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.

In this episode of Owl Chats, host Maddi Green sits down with Noah Allan, proud Ngunnawal & Gamilaroi man, Anthropology student, CEO of Protect Tomorrow, and volunteer for the Yes23 campaign. Maddi and Noah chat about his drive, passion and why he will be voting yes at the referendum on October 14th.

In this episode of Owl Chats, host Tia Priest-Willimott is joined by Jeremy Hanson MLA. Jeremy Hanson is the Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the ACT Legislative Assembly, Shadow Minister for Education and Higher Education, Early Childhood Education, Police, Veterans’ Affairs, and is a Liberal member for Murrumbidgee. Tia and Jeremy chat about what an average day looks like for an MLA, challenges he’s faced in his different careers, and the way he consumes media.

In this episode, host Kelsang Dolkar is joined by Katie McAllister who is a producer with ABC Heywire. Heywire is an ABC initiative that has been running since 1998 in collaboration with the Australian Government. The program gives young people in rural and regional Australia a platform to add depth and texture to the representation of the lives of youth outside major cities.