Episode 4

Ep. 4: The sounds, hazards, and culture of driving in Chile and Sri Lanka

This podcast combines two pieces from Tales under the cat tree with some additional content.

The "hazards" of driving in Chile

Every country has its driving norms and after driving 2,500 kilometres in Chile, I think I've figured out at least one that you might want to have in the back of your mind before visiting! Read the full piece.

Photos: Scenes from the Atacama, Chile, Carnival in Arica, Chile

The Colombo Traffic Symphonic Orchestra

What was it like to drive through the busy congested streets of Colombo, Sri Lanka? Let me take you on a "musical" journey. In some parts and times in the city, this is not yet ancient history. Read the full piece


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Tales under the cat tree: Conversations on Imagination, Tech & Human Adventure
Hosted by tech leader and storyteller Duleepa Wijayawardhana, this podcast explores the intersections of technology, fiction, and human adventure. Words create the worlds we live in—join us for weekly conversations that spark your imagination.

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Duleepa Wijayawardhana

It started with late nights, glue sticks, and a university newspaper / radio.

That early obsession with how words reach people took me from student journalism to a career spanning the globe. I’ve gone from designing newspapers and having radio shows to building systems at BioWare (yes, the RPG legends), managing data at MySQL, and now leading tech at Supermetrics in Helsinki.

But at my core, I’m still that geek who believes writing is just code for the human mind.

While a computer chip executes code exactly, your imagination runs stories based on your own unique wiring. Tales under the cat tree is where we run those programs together. Whether we're exploring the fiction that inspires us or the tech that defines us, my goal is to spark your imagination and—most importantly—never make you go "meh."

Words create the worlds we live in. Let's explore them.