I learned a lot from this musical journey through Portugal. The tour guide is Portuguese DJ Alvaro Costa, who is interviewed by NPR?s Bob Boilen. Costa speaks with passion and energy, briskly taking the conversation from romantic music through jazz, then on to music that?s influenced by African and pop beats. Musical examples of each type of music punctuate the discussion. While both the talk and the music are interesting, the piece falls into a predictable pattern; it would have been nice to mix it up a bit. Boilen does a good job of pointing the conversation in interesting directions, but there are a couple of moments when he and Costa talk over each other, competing to make a point. All in all though, this was a fun piece that makes me want to hear more music from Portugal.