# SSAB - July 16, 2026

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Podcast: [The Audio Blog of Steven Sirski](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-audio-blog-of-steven-sirski-4631297)
Published: 2026-07-16T09:33:16+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stevensirski/episodes/SSAB---July-16--2026-e3m5dhj
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Duration seconds: 2416

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Flight moved! The price increases seem to be a system feature, not a flaw! Blocking people from trying to shimmy the tickets, or something like that. Tuesday is departure day, am I ready? What will I do? Stuff a goin bye bye! Stamps, keyboards, and postcards. What’s next? Books? Speaking of going bye bye, the shout at 5am must’ve been… Argentina scoring. Bye bye England! Did NOT get up for the game but watched the highlights. England was up 1 until the 85th minute and then… Argentina scores. Then they scored in extra time. Wow. I guess the guy upstairs is an Argentina fan. Trump coin a go go! Only dead presidents may preside? But Trump has recently talked about being number one on the hit list. Is this foreshadowing? Steve, it ain’t you, it’s the SanFu! The hottest time of the year, no wonder you’re feeling a little low down. 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 Newsletter over at stevensirski.substack.com Language vlog on http://www.youtube.com/@stevenslanguagevlog Google Stock Tracker Sheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kbpCC2cieuq23zYyr0-WznPRogVX0aS86BF4_vPvgMY/edit?usp=sharing Stay cool out there! 00:00 Flight Change Drama 00:30 Air Canada Pricing Tricks 04:22 Red Eye Route Plans 06:22 Not Ready Yet 09:08 Stamps And Postcards 14:45 Stamp Collector Notes 17:43 Decluttering Before Leaving 18:38 Bye Bye England 23:49 World Cup Schedule Talk 25:22 Trump Coin Rumors 28:30 Intel Agency Theories 36:56 Sanfu Summer Slump 39:13 Wrap Up And Links

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