In this episode of Owl Chats, hosts Tia Priest-Willimott and Ben Devlin sit down with Mike Sykes. Mike is a U.S. Foreign Service Officer and the Parliamentary Advisor to the U.S. Ambassador in Canberra. They chat about how the U.S. electoral system compares to Australia's and the ACT's, the upcoming U.S. election, and the role of media in democracy.