# SSAB - April 28, 2026

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Podcast: [The Audio Blog of Steven Sirski](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-audio-blog-of-steven-sirski-7041700)
Published: 2026-04-28T11:16:26+00:00
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## Resource

Gotta get out more to take more album art pics! Someone stole my water bottle! AND SKIPPING ROPE! The gym is costing me more! WHY?! Listening in to some of my older podcasts (back when they were only 20 minutes long!) Lots are available on my website under the “Archives” section. Not sure you’ll like listening to those, not sure I’ll keep them up! (Fixed up the Notion database a little bit.) New feature to the podcast! A Google Sheet Stock Tracker! Find it below! Things to keep in mind! What is the 100-Age rule? (Missed a recent buyout: Shell buys ARC Resources!) Trump attempt again. The Canadians I know must be happy. Or sad that he wasn’t “gotten”! And what are some of the other books you recommend to read about China? Tim Clissold - Mr. ChinaFan Shen - Gang of OneChan Koonchung - The Fat Years (fiction)Jonathan Fenby - The Penguin History of Modern ChinaPaul Theroux - Riding the Iron RoosterJim Rogers - Adventure CapitalistThe Rape of NankingWild Swans 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 Sheet Stock Trackerhttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kbpCC2cieuq23zYyr0-WznPRogVX0aS86BF4_vPvgMY/edit?usp=sharing Hope you have a great one!! 00:00 Daily Routine Reset01:07 Streaming Plans Tease02:03 Gym Prices Jump04:27 Album Art Photo Problem07:03 Bottle and Rope Stolen09:41 Searching and Suspicions14:12 What It Means Now18:03 PayPal and Next Steps18:40 Podcast Archives and Hosting21:22 Backing Up the MP3 Library22:32 Looking Back and Cringing23…

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