Olivia and James Chat: Love Rings

Homecoming

Olivia first came across Charnel Rizk when she read her moving short essay My Family’s Yellow Fibro Home was my Greatest Teacher. As a young writer Charnel writes about her identity as a Lebanese-Australian, and how her background forms an indelible part of the performer, musician, and creative she is today.

Talking to Charnel gives us new insights into the way that coming from an immigration background can be simultaneously difficult and breathtakingly beautiful.

Cleopatra's Bling Podcast was produced byZoltan Fecsoand the CB team. Original music by Cameron Alva. You can discover Cleopatra's Bling designs,here.

News as a Force for Good

Do you sometimes feel scared about the direction that the world is going in, but not sure what you can do to help? Too overwhelmed to turn on the news?

Sophie McNeill is a journalist and researcher forHuman Rights Watch, covering everything from the most headline-grabbing events to some of the forgotten stories of our times. Her dedication to bringing to light stories from far flung corners of the world that deal with oppressed peoples gives her deep insight into lesser known details about important political dynamics.

She shared her insights with Olivia about the state of journalism in the world today, offering a better understanding of what we as news consumers can do to help.

Cleopatra's Bling Podcast was produced byZoltan Fecsoand the CB team. Original music by Cameron Alva. You can discover Cleopatra's Bling designs,here.

The Business of Building Brands

This episode contains inspiring ideas, intimate connection, and practical advice, as we explore the power of purpose-driven work. Less an interview and more a free ranging and informative conversation between two longtime friends and successful businesswomen.

Ethical beauty brand Fluff founder Erika Geraerts sat down with the creative director ofCleopatra's Bling, Olivia Cummings, to delve into the pressing issues of our time and the role that a life's vocation can play in shaping a better future.

Don't miss this opportunity to understand the journey from launch to legacy, and to learn about the business of building brands that truly matter.

This episode was live-recorded Wurundjeri country. Cleopatra's Bling Podcast was produced byZoltan Fecsoand the CB team. Original music by Cameron Alva. You can discover Cleopatra's Bling designs,here.

Relationship Revelations

Natasha Lunn is a bestselling writer and journalist whose passion is having Conversations on Love. Her weekly newsletter and her essay compilations of the same name help us understand how relationships function, and how they grow through our lives.

Natasha has interviewed Alain de Botton, Esther Perrel, and David Sedaris about love, and I was delighted to have the opportunity to interview her. I walked away from this conversation feeling wiser about love, life, and the length and breadth of all human relationships.

Cleopatra's Bling Podcast was produced byZoltan Fecsoand the CB team. Original music by Cameron Alva. You can discover Cleopatra's Bling designs,here.

The Story of Who We Are

A dinner party guest we'd all love to be next to (or, frankly, be!) is the warm, encylopaedically knowledgeable historian Erin O'Halloran.

As quick with an interesting anecdote as with unexpected insights into the connections between far reaching areas in the ancient world, listening to her is like being transported to Egypt, India or the Middle East in times gone by.

Bringing the lofty topic of history down into the earthy realm of the "story of who we are and how we came to be here", Erin takes facts and makes them a human drama that teaches us about our past in a vivid and gripping way.

Cleopatra's Bling Podcast was produced byZoltan Fecsoand the CB team. Original music by Cameron Alva. You can discover Cleopatra's Bling designs,here.