Welcome to Cities as Women: Stories Untold, a podcast that explores the soul of cities through the lens of the feminine.

In this episode, Maria shares a deeply moving dialogue about Beirut, one of the world’s most extraordinary cities. She is joined by Oliver de Gem—design consultant, jewelry creator, maverick of embodiment, and a true ferry of Beirut’s spirit.

This is a journey into Beirut’s essence: echoing with the inflections of Fairuz, the poetry of a city that rises from its own ashes time and again. Oliver shares personal memories from Beirut’s most turbulent years—of war, yes, but also of creation, of beauty and bursting life.

A conversation, a dance, a tribute to a city like no other.