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§ 01Episodes

Season one.

E01Why conflicts escalate, and the role of neutralitySandra Hitchcock · South Africa31 Jan 2026 E02Opportunity costs leaders rarely calculateRajesh Bisaria · India7 Feb 2026 E03Neutrality in practice: lessons from international mediationCorrado Mora · Italy14 Feb 2026 E04How neutrals handle emotion without taking sidesJacqueline N. Kamau · Kenya21 Feb 2026 E05Neutrality in global practice: culture, listening and trustThomas P. Valenti · United States4 Mar 2026 E06When infrastructure projects run into conflictJesusito Morallos · Philippines11 Mar 2026 E07Practising neutrality: judgment and adaptability in mediationDavid Katona18 Mar 2026

Episode numbers follow release order; the E02 date has been corrected from the earlier listing.

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Episode 7 · 18 Mar 2026

Practising Neutrality: Judgment & Adaptability in Mediation

With David Katona

What does neutrality really look like in practice?Mediation is often taught through structured frameworks. But in real disputes, mediators encounter parties who may be emotional, unpredictable, and coming…

Episode 6 · 11 Mar 2026

When Infrastructure Projects Run Into Conflict

With Jesusito Morallos

When infrastructure projects face pressure, conflicts rarely emerge from a single failure. They emerge where risk, contracts, engineering realities, and expectations collide. In this episode of The Neutral…

Episode 5 · 4 Mar 2026

Neutrality in Global Practice: Culture, Listening, and Trust

With Thomas P. Valenti

Neutrality is often described as impartiality. In practice, it is far more demanding. It is a discipline of judgment, perception, and conscious restraint. In Episode 5 of The…

Episode 4 · 21 Feb 2026

How Neutrals Handle Emotion Without Taking Sides

With Jacqueline N. Kamau

Neutrality in mediation is often understood as impartiality. In practice, it requires emotional awareness, restraint, and the ability to manage tension without becoming part of it. In Episode…

Episode 3 · 14 Feb 2026

Neutrality in Practice Lessons from International Mediation

With Corrado Mora

Neutrality in mediation is often described as a principle. In international practice, it is a continuous professional discipline. In Episode 3 of The Neutral Voice, international mediator Corrado…

Episode 1 · 31 Jan 2026

Why Conflicts Escalate and the Role of Neutrality

With Sandra Hitchcock

In this episode of The Neutral Voice, we explore why conflicts so often escalate instead of resolving, even when parties genuinely want an outcome. Our guest, Sandra Hitchcock,…

Episode 2 · 7 Jan 2026

Opportunity Costs Leaders Rarely Calculate

With Rajesh Bisaria

In this episode of The Neutral Voice explores the hidden opportunity costs of unresolved tensions in organisations. In conversation with international arbitrator and neutral Rajesh Bisaria, this episode…