On the first episode, Aki Soga, the newly appointed editor of the Free Press, joins the podcast. Aki has worked at the Free Press since 1991, having held multiple positions, including business editor, editorial page editor, and reader engagement editor. 

Host Blaise Siefer, a summer intern with the Free Press, asks reporters and editors questions such as:

• What was your childhood like?
• How did you discover a passion for journalism?
• What brought you to Burlington, and more specifically, to the Free Press?
• What do you love about your job? What's challenging?