# Small Time Bets

A show with one of my best mates about technology, the wider world, and the strange discipline of saying what you think before hindsight gets involved.

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Tags: predictions, friendship, annual

## What it is

Small Time Bets is a podcast I started during the COVID lockdowns with one of my best mates. At the beginning, it was a weekly excuse to talk openly and honestly about what had happened that week: technology news, bigger industry shifts, the state of the world, and whatever felt like it might matter later.

It was always deliberately small-scale and conversational. The point was not to sound like experts with perfect takes; it was to create a public record of what seemed plausible at the time, with enough humour and honesty to come back later and see what aged well.

## What it became

Keeping it weekly eventually became unsustainable, but the best part of the format survived. Small Time Bets is now an annual predictions show: we look back at the year that just happened, review what we got right and wrong, and make a fresh set of predictions for the year ahead.

That annual rhythm gives the show a useful constraint. We have to say what we think before hindsight makes everything obvious, then return to the evidence later.

## Where to find it

The easiest place to find the archive and platform links is the Small Time Bets Linktree. Episodes are also available through the podcast platforms listed below.

## Listen

- [Linktree](https://linktr.ee/smalltimebets)
- [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/)
- [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/)