{"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 - June 22, 2026","slug":"ssab-june-22-2026","published_at":"2026-06-22T10:14:37+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-audio-blog-of-steven-sirski-4631297/ssab-june-22-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-audio-blog-of-steven-sirski-4631297","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stevensirski/episodes/SSAB---June-22--2026-e3l476a","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/60de2500/podcast/play/121821834/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-22%2F0fb57aa4-fc35-2e9f-eb5d-01deea949ec3.mp3","summary":"Authentication continues, can’t I just get this done here? Paying $300 for a certified photocopy?! Why DID my TikTok video get so many views? Apparently there was some sort of trending song with “Taiwan museum”… no idea. Most of the views were only a second or two long. Re-assessing how often I’ll post, and thinking it might be time to scale back. We got the watch! Discount and all! But we had to do an unboxing right away because they needed PROOF! How is it so far? Workout in! Chest day followed by 7km run in 48.21! And we’re getting a new TV! 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 start of week! 00:00 Notes and Setup 00:27 Fathers Day Intro 01:17 Degree Authentication Drama 03:23 Sketchy Apostille Service 07:20 Embassy Plan and Deadlines 10:48 Posting Frequency Doubts 14:13 YouTube and TikTok Analytics 22:03 Document vs Present Strategy 28:55 Rebrand and Product Ideas 33:00 Travel Plans vs Beijing Rent 38:30 New Watch and Workout 42:36 New TV and Landlord Worries 44:38 Wrap Up and Links","meta_description":"Authentication continues, can’t I just get this done here? Paying $300 for a certified photocopy?! Why DID my TikTok video get so many views? Apparently t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2775,"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-june-22-2026/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-june-22-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}