A smallish bird is perched on top of a weatherbeaten wooden stake, looking to its left and with an eye on us. Its head is black with a light grey chin, and its chest is also light grey. Its beak is white with a black tip that ends with a little downwards hook. Its wings are black on top and white below, but they can’t really been seen because they’re closed. In the background, out of focus, are some shrubs.
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Weekly Wrap 808: Productivity and wild birds are this week’s themes — and there’s more to come

My week of Monday 17 to Sunday 23 November 2025 was another busy one. More podcasts were recorded, but they’re taking their time to be extruded from the queue. Your patience is welcomed. Have a butcherbird!

Podcasts

ANNOUNCEMENT: Another Untitled Music Podcast is now available on YouTube, and because YouTube has its own music licenses it’s available there in nearly every country — apart from Russia and sometimes Belarus.

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Articles

  • The Weekly Cybers #94. Twitch added to the social media age restrictions just 19 days before they start, platforms to get a Digital Duty of Care, courts overwhelmed with AI garbage, and much more.

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The Week Ahead

On Monday I’ll edit and post the podcast with Peter Anderson. Promise.

On Tuesday I’m heading down to Sydney for the Influencing Christmas Party, my first for the year. They do a lot of work with technology journalists, so it’ll be a handy networking opportunity as well as a chance to have a drink or possibly two.

[Update 24 November 2025: Inserting a Sydney trip solely for a drinks event was a bit ambitious for this week. I’ve far too many other things to get done.]

On Wednesday I’ll edit and post the podcast with Dr Trent Yarwood.

On Thursday morning I’m recording an episode of The 9pm Edict with digital rights enthusiast Justin Warren, who’s been on the pod before. If you’re a supporter with a TRIGGER WORD or CONVERSATION TOPIC for this episode, please let me know by 10am AEDT that day, Thursday 27 November. This episode will be edited and posted early the following week.

On Friday I’ll produce The Weekly Cybers newsletter as usual.

Saturday will be yet another day down in Sydney, assisting with the apartment hunting. Snarky Platypus and I will also record a full episode of Another Untitled Music Podcast to be posted on Monday, probably.

Further Ahead

  • ATARASHII GAKKO!, Hordern Pavilion UNSW Roundhouse, Sydney, 4 December 2025. This Japanese group is well worth exploring. I’m not sure who I’m taking to this gig yet. Make me an offer. And to be clear, while I still haven’t decided on a co-conspirator for the night, I’ve have bought tickets.
  • Takashi Wakasugi Work In Progress, Factory Theatre, Sydney, 5 December 2025. He’s also doing a show on 6 December.

[Photo: A grey butcherbird (Cracticus torquatus), one of my regular and indeed most consistent visitors here at Bunjaree Cottages near Wentworth Falls, photographed on 19 November 2025.]

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