In this inaugural episode, we summarize and listen in on a panel discussion at Carleton University on Examining the Role of the Media in the 2015 Election Campaign that featured Rosemary Barton CBC Host of Power and Politics, Paul Wells Political Editor with MacLean’s, and Susan Dellacourt columnist with the Toronto Star. Next, we interview Kartin Wittig who is speaking at the University of Ottawa on November 11 with a talk entitled Politics in the Shadow of the Gun: The Political Legacies of Rebellions for Party Politics after Civil War. The show then concludes with a recap of the public affairs and live journalism events for the week of November 9, 2015 taking place Around The Hill.