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The Audio Blog of Steven Sirski

Steven Sirski

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SSAB - November 28, 2025

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2025/11/28

About that AI revolution and who’s it affecting… remember how I said yesterday that there are LOTS of jobs IF you’re willing to move? And are businesses willing to help out? Well, what if AI is taking away jobs from the developing countries by way of AI voice calling?! And what if the JOBS ARE IN the US AND the people in these developing countries ARE willing to move?!And what about China implementing AI bots in their factories? Will this keep costs down? What about

31:44

SSAB - November 26, 2025

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2025/11/26

More wind and a possibility of snow!Workouts in! Post-class run 3.54km in 26.50, off the to gym for legs and some shoulders, then back out for another 7.51km in 53.30.How am I learning DaVinci? In Chinese! Will it work this time?Pizza with kale, am I doing it wrong?And some thoughts on the labour market as it stands. (To be continued…)Donate to the show! PayPal link below!https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA***Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.comAnd on Notion:

33:50

SSAB - November 25, 2025

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2025/11/25

Black Friday deals a go go! How many do you really need? Despite my middle class struggles, seeing and thinking about what I could get now to make life a bit easier (in terms of video editing).Every expat says “This time is different!” But it never is. It’s simply easier to keep going where you are rather than moving any further. What else did ChatGPT say about going to the Middle East?No real workout in, had to keep grading.And, new video up on the language vlog, all about the electric pipa.Donate

41:40

SSAB - November 24, 2025

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2025/11/24

Big winds a howling! Still got the workouts in today! 3.53km run done in 20.36, then to the gym for chest and back, then back out INTO THE WIND for a 4.51km run in 30.24. Feeling rather knackered now.SLV Episode 65 recorded and published, how was DaVinci in the workflow?Grading continues, will I make the deadline? And what sort of deadlines can there really be? Just get it done.And what about the Middle East? How serious are you? About as serious as every other expat whose contract is coming up for

41:18

SSAB - November 19, 2025

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2025/11/19

Fell asleep early last night!Trade schools for the win?https://www.wsj.com/opinion/ford-motor-ceo-jim-farley-mechanic-shortage-autos-skilled-workers-334ae52d?mod=itp_wsj,djemITP_hWorkouts in! 7.51km morning run in 49.28, then modified afternoon chest and back workouts, then ran back to the university for 5km in 29.33 to invigilate the exam. Had to modify the typical back workout so not as focused as before. But I remember I DID actually workout on Tuesday, just a simple 30 minute full body.Alcohol

34:00

SSAB - November 18, 2025

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2025/11/19

Hey, I’ve been pirated! My Military Museum video has been re-uploaded and dubbed over in Chinese by some fake YouTube account. Guess I gotta make a claim.DaVinci installed! Speed Editor charged!Does it work?! Not as intuitive as Final Cut. But LOTS of memory being taken up. (DaVinci for iPad is a different subscription.)No workout in, but putting in suggestions for work… waitaminute, is this freshman fantasy?Maca motivation or is it all in the dreams?Donate to the show! PayPal link

43:00

SSAB - November 14, 2025

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2025/11/14

You dropped the ball, Steven! You could’ve got them talking about math!Bought DaVinci… I can always return it.Downloading some video editing plugins, looking to make video editing fun again. I spent money on the audio editing, should I do the same with video?Workouts in! 3.51km run in 26.04 (with a backpack, computer n all), then off to the gym for 110 or so pull ups, 220 push ups, 330 squats. Then did a quick chest and leg workout, then back out for another 4.53km.New Camera APP! Yey! I’ve been

34:23

SSAB - November 13, 2025

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2025/11/13

Are they asleep already? Just who IS living next to me?SLV Episode 64 recorded, getting a little better at focusing my episodes. All about Music Engineering. Was NOT as dorky as it could’ve been… even showed them some old videos of myself!Peaked into another class to see what the students were doing… they were sleeping! Students doing math in class… maybe cause their marks aren’t so good and they find my class STIMULATING so they do their homework during my class.Went to the library for the first

34:04

SSAB - November 12, 2025

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2025/11/12

Lost, then found! Good thing I ran around! Displaced my university food card and so had to go looking for it. Found it as someone had put it on the curb.Workouts in! No morning run, but did end up doing 8km after the gym this afternoon. took 54.52. Chest and glutes again today. How is the Maca motivation going?How is your Chinese going?Donate to the show! PayPal link below!https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA***Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.comAnd on Notion:

35:19

SSAB - November 11, 2025

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2025/11/11

Lest we forget! Remembrance Day in the West, shopping day in China! Anything good to buy? Doesn’t look like it.Workout in! And trying some different APPs. Did back and shoulders today. Currently trying out the APP Hevy. Looks interesting, but too bad I can’t copy + paste my workout. Maybe AI has made me lazy?-Hevy-Strong-Strava-runo APP-Tempo-PUSH-JeFit-iMuscle2-RunkeeperAnd should I go study Chinese in the mountains?Donate to the show! PayPal link

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SSAB - November 10, 2025

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2025/11/10

Back is killing me after sitting in this chair all weekend!Marking begins! Starting early and looking to get it done quick.Workouts in! 3.5km run in 20.57, then hitting legs today, then back out for another 4.5km run in 27.42.SLV Episode 63 up and out! Stats looking good.And a bit of sad news: a death in the family, how do bereavement flights work?Donate to the show! PayPal link below!https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA***Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.comAnd on Notion:

39:44

SSAB - November 7, 2025

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2025/11/07

Adding to yesterday’s one year analysis, what’s the issue? The issue isn’t so much that I haven’t built the next thing, it’s that all of the things I have done in the last year could have been done while at my old job. Basically, I created a bunch of work for myself that really only led to me making less money and still just getting the same number of things done.Tried to sit down and re-write yesterday’s transcript into a blog and it just took forever. Not a speedy thing. They’re different

39:45

SSAB - November 6, 2025

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2025/11/06

Steve, do you miss your old job one year on? No, maybe the size of the paycheques, but not the monotony.KFC on campus! Same with Luckin! Is this CAPITALization of the university education a good thing or bad thing? And did I try anything?Moderations done, so marking begins. Learning a lot about the structure of sentences, ie, what would be considered strictly compound and complex sentences.Found the smoking hole in the apartment, it’s right by the air conditioner… and where the birds try to come

39:04

SSAB - November 5, 2025

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2025/11/05

Easy going day, but this won’t last.Looking into voice and SMS services, Twilio, Eleven Labs, Retell AI, and a few others. Doesn’t have to be perfect, but does need to be effective.Back to YouTube Shorts as they garner a higher view rate than my long form videos. Also looking to build out the Chinese course again this year. Workouts in! 7.51km in 50.07 (didn’t want to go!), Back upper body workout in the gym this afternoon, then back out for another 4.57km run in 30.18. Thinking, wouldn’t it be cool

39:29

SSAB - November 4, 2025

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2025/11/04

From Shanghai to Song Shan, this podcast is with you!Getting cold, or getting a head cold? Gotta bundle up!No workout in today cause had to do my moderation, did the kids listen to what was needed?New AI tools to try out, and getting ready for a revised Chinese course! Gamma AI, Retell AI, and how else can I use the podcast to promote these things? Duped by Mac Whisper! I thought it was an official program! Turns out not! Transcriptionist seems better, though simpler.Bought some sales courses, will

41:56

SSAB - November 3, 2025

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2025/11/03

Up from a nap!Welcome to the new month! November here we are!New AI tools to try out, and getting ready for a revised Chinese course! Gamma AI, Retell AI, and how else can I use the podcast to promote these things?Workouts in! De-load week? 3.58km run in 22.04, then to the weight room for legs and chest, then back outside for another 4.51km run in 28.12. Getting cold! And I don’t want to get my new jacket sweaty! hahahaAnd, I can tell you’re not from Beijing… you thought I was cool. Meeting a group

51:54

SSAB - October 31, 2025

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2025/10/31

Guess I have some editing to do!聊斋志异 by request! But… some different stories. Workout in! Only a 4.52km run AFTER my workout. Did get 110 pull ups done, 220 push ups, 330 squats, but all were unweighted. Took about 30 minutes to do. Just wasn’t feeling it but mainly because I hadn’t slept well. Was working on yesterday’s episode in the morning, the freelance course, then had to finish editing my Tiananmen video (finally published).Mid-term writing exam done, next week is listening and reading. End

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SSAB - October 30, 2025

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2025/10/30

Twas the night before Hallow’s Eve, and all was a-twitter, frothing hither and tither, especially the critters…The US testing nukes, but… against whom? Given yesterday’s talk about Project Serpo and all the alien stuff, do you think those nukes are for us? Or just a proof of technology AND, more importantly, a big step in the RESEARCH and DEPLOYMENT of the knowledge?No workout in, even though had plenty of time. Feeling fine, could I have gotten one in time?SLV Episode 62 recorded, all about the

60:14

SSAB - October 29, 2025

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2025/10/29

Workouts in! 7.52km in the morning in 47.02, weight room in the midday for mostly upper body but some legs too, then out for another 4.52km in 29.27.Natty gains: Mike Israetel with Jeremy Ethierhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vawuA8-CLWw-sleep is important - stress can affect it, so can alcohol-how much can you actually gain? Will your gains change over time?Another video edited and should be up soon. No SLV podcast recorded just yet.GOLD a tanking, stonks accelerating - Trump and Xi to meet, it’s

39:00

SSAB - October 28, 2025

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2025/10/28

Still working out, Steve? Yes. Yesterday’s runs in! First run done was 3.51km in 21.49, then off to the gym for legs and chest, then out for another 4.52km run in 28.10. Another workout in today, but focused on the back. Followed some of Jeff Nippard’s odd workouts to help hit the back. Thinking… what if I just did single muscle groups? Could I make it work?What of the gamification of education? Had the manager from Australia visit yesterday, she suggested I ask the students to move up to the front

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