# SSAB - June 10, 2026

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Podcast: [The Audio Blog of Steven Sirski](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-audio-blog-of-steven-sirski-4631297)
Published: 2026-06-10T11:53:45+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stevensirski/episodes/SSAB---June-10--2026-e3kjkc2
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Chinese classes continue! How is your Chinese? Bought a few packages in an effort to bolster my speaking. Thinking… new YouTube series? Speaking to a Billion? One man’s quest to speak with every single Chinese-speaking person? Chinese subtitle workflow getting easier to do, continuing on with the basic FCP caption workflow. FM! Missed DELL! Micron! Markets continue to crash! (I put them on the list on May 7th!) Run done 6.51km in 43.36, kbells done, no gym fun, but out in the sun. It’s that time of year! Spraying for bugs! Got sprayed by a mist of malathion! And Apple updates its App Guidelines, did I miss something, but were dating apps easy to make?? App Guideline 4.3(b) New Language: …Certain kinds of apps, such as dating, flashlight, sound effects, wallpaper, simple timers, and fortune telling, are well established on the App Store and we will not accept new submissions unless they offer a meaningfully different or improved experience. … Other kinds of apps, such as drinking games, Kama Sutra, fart, and burp apps, are mediocre, low-quality, or low-effort and do not add value to the App Store. 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 Hope you have a great one!! 00:00 Cold Open Updates 00:38 Visa Countdown Reality 02:55 Cheap Italki Routine 05:07 Speaking to a Billion 08:40 Fixing YouTube Strategy 13:36 Chinese Progress an…

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