{"podcast":{"title":"The Audio Blog of Steven Sirski","slug":"the-audio-blog-of-steven-sirski-4631297","podcast_index_feed_id":4631297,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/60de2500/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.stevensirski.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/16151712/16151712-1697601718342-547b59c86f1a2.jpg","author":"Steven Sirski","episode_count":1342,"summary":"The daily musings of an expat in Beijing.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T10:21:17.615745+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-audio-blog-of-steven-sirski-4631297"},"episode":{"title":"SSAB - July 15, 2026","slug":"ssab-july-15-2026","published_at":"2026-07-15T09:09:57+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-audio-blog-of-steven-sirski-4631297/ssab-july-15-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-audio-blog-of-steven-sirski-4631297","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stevensirski/episodes/SSAB---July-15--2026-e3m3v65","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/60de2500/podcast/play/122862213/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-15%2F7a50815d-30fb-4980-36d3-d51c970e83ac.mp3","summary":"WTF AIR CANADA! Jacking prices up just as I’m about to place my order. Maybe by the end of this podcast tickets will be cheaper. ***UPDATE: It seems like it is a feature of the system to prevent abuse! Prices returned to their regular levels after the episode was recorded!*** IBM is It’s Been Mauled! WTF happened? AI! Really? Or just profit taking? IBM has been here before and will be here again. Building up processes and figuring out which email marketing systems work best. How to do a campaign properly? Email Octopus, Loops, Kit, SendFox (I forgot I had paid for this one), Zapier, and more. Did get a run done but no weights: 7km in 48 min 14 sec. Kinda hot out there. Thinking it might be time to take some time off. And how is life without the collagen? 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 Gripes 00:32 Recording Earlier Workflow 02:01 Transcripts And Timestamps 04:44 Listener Perks And Photos 07:50 Ebook Ideas And Payoff 10:22 Air Canada Fare Spike 12:29 Meetups And Podcast Vibe 17:42 IBM Flash Crash Breakdown 21:29 China Stocks Rebound Tracker 23:04 IBM Oversold Signals 24:29 Options Risk Reality 27:25 Seasonal Stock Timing 27:51 Email Funnel Frustrations 32:15 Choosing Newsletter Tools 37:55 Hot Run And Training Break 40:37 Supplements Without Collagen 46:06 Wrap Up And Links","meta_description":"WTF AIR CANADA! Jacking prices up just as I’m about to place my order. Maybe by the end of this podcast tickets will be cheaper. ***UPDATE: It seems like…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2834,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-audio-blog-of-steven-sirski-4631297/episodes/ssab-july-15-2026/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-audio-blog-of-steven-sirski-4631297/ssab-july-15-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}