# SSAB - April 16, 2026

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Podcast: [The Audio Blog of Steven Sirski](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-audio-blog-of-steven-sirski-7041700)
Published: 2026-04-16T08:53:28+00:00
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Dangerous to lie down after dinner! Falling asleep and waking up early! Do you still hate Trump or have you forgiven him now that the market is up again? Niche vs newspaper? Which format wins? Specific topics or a variety of discussions? What’s my CTA?! And Bob Lazar has a new documentary out! He was on Rogan! Again! Is it time for disclosure or is this just a money grab?? 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 Stay cray out there! 00:00 Cold Open Grab Bag00:34 Podcast Routine Shift03:48 Substack Workflow Reality05:30 Post Dinner Crash07:31 3AM Run And Recovery08:39 Early Recording Tradeoffs10:01 Jet Lag Routine Dreams11:25 Trump Markets And Blame13:40 How Markets Really Move17:11 Options Power And Caveats18:44 Seasonality And No Advice19:44 Software Stocks Surge20:10 Market Call Stock Picks21:36 Double Bottom Explained22:00 Niche Versus Newspaper22:38 Podcast Identity Crisis24:53 Caption Workflow Breakthrough27:37 Jobs Money And Automation30:51 Aliens Area 51 Rabbit Hole35:45 Fearmongering And Budgets38:39 Wrap Up And Links

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