The Audio Blog of Steven Sirski

By: Steven Sirski
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  • The daily musings of an expat in Beijing.
    Copyright Steven Sirski
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  • SSAB - January 14, 2025

    SSAB - January 14, 2025
    Jan 15 2025
    Zuckerberg on Rogan, LOTS of so-called “TikTok Refugees” on XiaoHongShu… will this be a problem for China? New Language Vlog podcast up! Have spent a LOT of time editing videos these days and think I’ve finally got a way to publish more with less work. Emerging markets ready to bounce? India, China, what else? Kathleen Peddicord “How to Buy Real Estate Overseas” was the book and author. DuZhi apparently a propaganda magazine from the US… who knows? Coming up to Spring Festival and I can’t help but think it would be nice to just travel or go sit somewhere for a bit. Oh yeah, still going to Harbin in a couple weeks. Donate to the show! PayPal link below! https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA *** Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com And on Notion: https://stevensirski.notion.site/SSAB-The-Audio-Blog-of-Steven-Sirski-00acfe344e164bfab191d3cddf6952b2?pvs=4 December Drumming 2024 over here: https://skrskimuzik.bandcamp.com/album/december-drumming-2024 Newsletter over at stevensirski.substack.com (soon to be AI generated!) Language vlog on http://www.youtube.com/@stevenslanguagevlog Hope you have a great Tuesday! 00:00 Introduction and Opening Remarks 00:43 Language Vlog Podcast Insights 02:36 Challenges with YouTube and Social Media 05:12 Strategies to Counteract Shadow Banning 06:02 Marketing and Business Reflections 07:46 Thoughts on Podcasting and Future Ventures 16:51 Stock Market and Financial Analysis 26:51 Real Estate and Investment Reflections 30:31 Spring Festival Plans and Conclusion
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    32 mins
  • SSAB - January 13, 2025

    SSAB - January 13, 2025
    Jan 13 2025
    Is TikTok banned yet? Big movement to XiaoHongShu, or at least some comments about the platform being better than FB and Insta. Those other platforms won’t be going away any time soon, though, cause they can monetize, XHS doesn’t. Off to the Military Museum - not bad. Lots of big equipment, no cafe or many places to sit down. What did we learn? China got invaded a bunch of times. Spent most of the day editing videos! Morning workout: -25 minutes on the bike -then four rounds of: kettle bell walks, hip adduction and abduction, single leg hamstring curls dips, pull ups. Afternoon: 6.51 km in 44.38, then four rounds of 40 double under, 10 bench jumps, 5 one arm push ups each side, 5 assisted pistol squats each side. Russian done: 20 minutes reading, 16 minutes conjugating, 30 minutes listening. Getting easier. Chinese: only podcast listening. Would you want an apartment in China? https://www.wsj.com/world/china/chinas-local-governments-settle-overdue-bills-with-apartments-not-cash-50a35053?mod=itp_wsj,djemITP_h Donate to the show! PayPal link below! https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA *** Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com And on Notion: https://stevensirski.notion.site/SSAB-The-Audio-Blog-of-Steven-Sirski-00acfe344e164bfab191d3cddf6952b2?pvs=4 December Drumming 2024 over here: https://skrskimuzik.bandcamp.com/album/december-drumming-2024 Newsletter over at stevensirski.substack.com (soon to be AI generated!) Language vlog on http://www.youtube.com/@stevenslanguagevlog Hope you have a great start of week! 00:00 Introduction and Initial Thoughts 00:17 TikTok and Social Media Landscape 12:04 Military Museum Visit 19:05 Editing and Workflow Improvements 20:33 Fitness Routine and Challenges 24:19 Language Learning Strategies 27:25 Real Estate in China 30:58 Conclusion and Sign-Off
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    32 mins
  • SSAB - January 10, 2025

    SSAB - January 10, 2025
    Jan 10 2025
    Trying out the mic with the QuickTime, but the Notes application won’t use the Shure MV7+ as input. How did it all sound yesterday? This new MacBook is rather bass-y. Workout in, but barely! 7.02km in 1 hr 6 min 56 sec. 54 pull ups total, double that for push ups, triple for squats. Felt rough the entire time… like just slow. No deadlifts as I had an idea… to go to Tianjin, but then I realized I had no room on my cameras. Sooo… had to transfer footage. But this does go along the lines of my adventure travel videos. Thinking… what else could I do? Why Tianjin? Well, the latest vlog I posted, someone suggested I should just get on the train and go somewhere. Tianjin’s the closest. Reading DuZhe 读者, a magazine for students or young people. I guess it’s one of those “wholesome” publications that tries to instil good ideas in people’s heads rather than others (eg, comics).  Chinese stocks sure not moving the way I thought they would back in December. Gold is up but is still in a downtrend. Donate to the show! PayPal link below! https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA *** Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com And on Notion: https://stevensirski.notion.site/SSAB-The-Audio-Blog-of-Steven-Sirski-00acfe344e164bfab191d3cddf6952b2?pvs=4 December Drumming 2024 over here: https://skrskimuzik.bandcamp.com/album/december-drumming-2024 Newsletter over at stevensirski.substack.com (soon to be AI generated!) Language vlog on http://www.youtube.com/@stevenslanguagevlog Hope you have a great weekend! 00:00 Introduction and Setup 00:27 New Microphone and Workout Reflections 01:17 Podcasting Journey and Technical Challenges 02:51 Recording Setup and Storage Issues 05:58 Workout Routine and Challenges 11:04 Debating a Trip to Tianjin 17:27 Language Learning and Vlogging Goals 24:30 Chinese Magazine and Stock Market Insights 31:08 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
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    34 mins

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