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27 September 2026

Weekly Wrap 852: The Return of the Endangered Moth

On a concrete floor sits a dark brown moth with its wings folded. Running across the wing is a darker stripe interrupted by two light-coloured spots.

My week of Monday 21 to Sunday 27 September 2026 was both productive and scrumptious. A podcast posted. A livestream conducted. Two new dishes conquered. And an endangered moth sighted.

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22 September 202626 September 2026

The 9pm Space Dust of Disappointment with Dr Alice Gorman and Rami Mandow

Left: Dr Alice Gorman. (Photo: Simon Royal/ABC) Right: Rami Mandow. (Photo: Supplied; Post-processing: Stilgherrian). Not the best ALT text, I know, but yeah a white women and a man "of Middle-Eastern appearance". — Left: Dr Alice Gorman. (Photo: Simon Royal/ABC) Right: Rami Mandow. (Photo: Supplied; Post-processing: Stilgherrian).

The US has confirmed that it has weapons in space, although it hasn’t explained what kind. So let’s do an episode on space with space archaeologist Dr Alice Gorman aka Dr Space Junk and astrophysicist Rami Mandow. What a shallow excuse!

20 September 202627 September 2026

Weekly Wrap 851: The Raven of Spring Productivity

A black bird stands side-on to us on top of a bright red "No Stopping" sign in front of a bright blue sky. It's an Australian raven! Their beak is open as they croak, and the shaggy "beard" feathers are delightfully shaggy indeed. Their feathers are very glossy black. Either side, out of focus in the background, are some medium-rise apartment buildings.

My week of Monday 14 to Sunday 20 September 2026 was sunny, productive, and full of birds — especially a very glossy Australian raven who followed me down a street in Canterbury. And I kicked off the spring series of The 9pm Edict podcast. Hurrah!

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14 September 202614 September 2026

The 9pm Smoke and Durianomics 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 enjoying the clear air of South-East Asia, at least at the time of recording. (Photo: Supplied).

This is the first episode of the Spring Series 2026, and we’re kicking things off with one of our more popular guests, journalist Erin Cook, who covers South-East Asia. Today we’re talking about the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, and more.

13 September 202618 September 2026

Weekly Wrap 850: I am a space computer, no really

A street corner in suburban Sydney. We’re looking diagonally across the intersection to an inter-war commercial building, probably 1930s by my guess, which has been converted into a pub. The ground level is painted cream with a lower section of dark green tiles. Above are two floors of cream-painted walls, topped with the legend “Station House”. The awning also reads “Station House Hotel”, and is hung with red Chinese lanterns. Either side of the image are London plane tree, bare of leaves because it’s only the very start of spring. A blue and white bus is pulling up from the left.

My week of Monday 7 to Sunday 13 September 2026 was relatively ordinary. I didn’t get a lot done, but it wasn’t a disaster either. I ate fish. But most importantly, a fun little film was released, one in which I’d played a small part. The photo of the pub is totally unrelated.

07 September 202613 September 2026

Weekly Wrap 849: How much wood could a wood duck duck?

On a green lawn stand five ducks, black and grey and a little speckled white, all facing to the right.

How about five of them? Quack! My week of Monday 31 August to Sunday 6 September 2026 was a mixed bag of naps and minor victories. I had hoped to get a lot more planning and organising done, but there was a lot more to sort through than I’d estimated. It was stressful.