# SSAB - June 11, 2026 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-audio-blog-of-steven-sirski-7041700/ssab-june-11-2026 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-audio-blog-of-steven-sirski-7041700/ssab-june-11-2026.md Podcast: [The Audio Blog of Steven Sirski](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-audio-blog-of-steven-sirski-7041700) Published: 2026-06-11T11:09:49+00:00 Episode link: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ssab-june-11-2026--72478152 Audio file: https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72478152/db5e1eae_c3a9_58d8_c992_af0aefa51741.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-audio-blog-of-steven-sirski-7041700/episodes/ssab-june-11-2026 Duration seconds: 2711 ## Resource Hey, is podcast equipment a tax write off? Only if it makes money, Steve. Is this the benefit of working from home? Publishing continues. A difference in numbers, but YouTube is the only one that pays.Video night in Taipei TikTok = 0YouTube = 79Instagram = 118XHS = not published yet How long do you stay in a museum?TikTok = 27194 (and climbing)YouTube = 49Instagram = not published yetXHS = 180 GOLD getting low, time to look at it a little more closely. 894 RMB as of this recording, and RSI is in oversold territory. Workout in! 6.51km in 46.22. Then some kettlebell work. And was late to my Chinese class… oops! Thankfully we re-scheduled for the next hour. how are your studies going? 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 Sheethttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kbpCC2cieuq23zYyr0-WznPRogVX0aS86BF4_vPvgMY/edit?usp=sharing Hope you have a great one!! 00:00 Cold Open Banter00:30 Late Chinese Class Story02:27 Book Smart vs Street Chinese06:50 Italki Lessons and Real World Practice08:02 Speaking to a Billion Idea11:14 Podcast Gear Tax Write Offs13:03 Depreciation and CCA Basics15:40 Cross Border Tax Complications18:17 Profit Expectation and Fraud Warnings19:39 Starting a Business in China21:31 Publishing Stats Across Platforms22:51 TikTok vs YouTube Performance24:49 Follower Counts Check26:36 China Platforms Monetization28:47 English Teacher Series Idea30:02 Gold RSI Setup32:37 Gold Stocks Watchlist34:21 Adding GLD To Tracker38:25… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-audio-blog-of-steven-sirski-7041700/episodes/ssab-june-11-2026/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-audio-blog-of-steven-sirski-7041700/ssab-june-11-2026.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.