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Posted on 15 February 202615 February 2026

Weekly Wrap 820: A podcast about AI, and big changes loom

The view across Hyde Park, Sydney, from College Street. In the lower third of the image are the tops of various kinds of trees. But the main part of the image is the cityscape of the Sydney CBD, with a jumble of various skyscrapers modern and 20th century, behind the park and on the left of it. All is set against a bright blue sky and a few cirrus clouds.

My week of Monday 9 to Sunday 15 February 2026 saw me settle into a busier phase of life, preparing for my move back to Sydney after 15 years in a kind of exile, as well as the usual podcast production and, as it happens, a new phase of work for a client.

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Posted on 13 February 202612 February 2026

The 9pm S-Bend of Technology with David Gerard

A balding clean-shaven white man in spectacles, probably Gen X, looking disdainfully at the camera. It’s David Gerard!
David Gerard watches patiently as he waits for the AI bubble to burst. (Photo: Pauline Martindale )

As the summer series continues we’re joined once more by David Gerard for a suitably cynical look at what’s happening in and around the AI bubble. Bros, do not send hate mail, but we do not believe your claims.

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Posted on 08 February 202612 February 2026

Weekly Wrap 819: The relocation is confirmed! To Campsie!

On a bright sunny day with blue sky stands a red-brick hotel, three storeys high, with the ground floor finished in cream tiles. The awning is dark green, and reads “Campsie Hotel” in white.

My week of Monday 2 to Sunday 8 February 2026 wasn’t particularly productive, but my move back to Sydney was finally confirmed after 15 years of living in the Blue Mountains “for a few weeks”. Not immediately, but very soon. I have a lot to think about.

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Posted on 01 February 202602 February 2026

Weekly Wrap 818:The future hinges on the Momos of Fate

Ten little dumplings, fried, sit on a brown plate along with a small brown bowl of a brown sauce. The plate sits on a dark wooden table, and in the background is a glass of water.

My week of Monday 26 January to Sunday 1 February 2026 represents a hinge of fate, or at least it’s very likely to do so. I’ll find out in the coming days, and then I’ll explain what I mean. Either way, it’s nothing to do with Winston Churchill.

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Posted on 29 January 2026

The 9pm 57 Varieties of Thai with Erin Cook

A white woman with her long brown hair tied back wears a yellow and black top, sunglasses, and a smile like the Mona Lisa. Behind her stretches out a view of a tropical landscape and, eventually, the ocean. It?s Erin Cook!
Erin Cook stands tall over South-East Asia. (Photo: Supplied).

With Thailand’s general election just over a week away, I figured it’s time once more to chat with journalist Erin Cook, who specialises in South-East Asia. But as always we talk about much more than just Thailand.

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Posted on 25 January 202629 January 2026

Weekly Wrap 817: Just look at the state of things!

Looking through the gap in a very rickety wooden fence, across an overgrown lawn, to a pair of tiny old sheds made of fibreboard or possibly asbestos, with broken windows and collapsing, rusty iron roofs.

My week of Monday 19 to Sunday 25 January 2026 was relatively quiet with lots of naps. But some planning was done, and the weather turned from wet to hot. Keep it clean, OK?

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