The Mediator’s Studio: All hands on deck: mediation in a changing world – Season 7 now available
What does it take—mentally, emotionally, politically—to keep peace alive?
From backchannel talks to public negotiations, The Mediator’s Studio Season 7 reveals the quiet courage, emotional complexity, and sharp strategy that define modern peacemaking. Subscribe to The Mediator’s Studio on Apple, Spotify, or your favourite streaming platform to listen to the latest episodes and catch up on the captivating stories from our previous six seasons.
Recorded largely at the Oslo Forum in June 2025, this new season takes listeners deep inside the minds—and hearts—of those working to resolve the world’s most intractable conflicts. Across five episodes, diplomats, envoys, and peacemakers share personal stories from the frontlines of diplomacy, offering a rare glimpse into the human side of high-stakes mediation.
This season’s guests include:
- A novelist-turned-mediator who navigates gang violence and war zones with a storyteller’s sensibility
- The UN’s Special Envoy to Yemen on the mental toll of conflict resolution—and why honesty is non-negotiable
- A former head of state who believes coffee breaks can unlock peace
- South Korea’s first female Foreign Minister reflecting on quiet diplomacy and years of engagement with North Korea
- And Egypt’s Ambassador to Russia, who builds bridges in places where trust is scarce, and interests collide.
Episode 1: Hans Grundberg
Episode 2: Kung-wha Kang
Episode 3: Nazih Elnaggary
Episode 4: Claire Hajaj
Episode 5: Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta
The Mediator’s Studio is co-produced by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD).
We hope you enjoy Season 7 and the previous episodes. Tell us what you think by tweeting at our host Adam Cooper @adamtalkspeace or filling in this quick survey https://0lotay3liy7.typeform.com/to/BszSNdLf