{"podcast":{"title":"The Audio Blog of Steven Sirski","slug":"the-audio-blog-of-steven-sirski-7041700","podcast_index_feed_id":7041700,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6211048/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-audio-blog-of-steven-sirski--6211048","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f83dcb84278d17f0d93fb0a890241367.jpg","author":"Steven Sirski","episode_count":1000,"summary":"The daily musings of an expat in Beijing.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-26T00:19:39.960493+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-audio-blog-of-steven-sirski-7041700"},"episode":{"title":"SSAB - April 10, 2026","slug":"ssab-april-10-2026","published_at":"2026-04-10T08:50:38+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-audio-blog-of-steven-sirski-7041700/ssab-april-10-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-audio-blog-of-steven-sirski-7041700","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ssab-april-10-2026--71229964","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71229964/b61c0c4c_9d80_1b21_f584_4531182247de.mp3","summary":"Up early and out the door! Jet lag hits! Out for a run, 7 km in 59.16, then off to the breakfast place for a small feed, and then the gym for an easy back day. Spent the day recording the basics of my course. One didn’t record the audio! Grrr! And it’s getting green out there! Catkins are here! 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 Hope you have a great weekend!! 00:00 Early Notes and Routine00:31 Back in Beijing Jet Lag01:52 Nap Gone Wrong04:11 Middle of Night Decision06:06 Predawn Compound Run08:56 Breakfast Bike and Protein10:43 China Tech Frustrations12:11 Early Gym Habit Reality14:36 Back Workout and Stretching15:31 McDonalds and Morning Gap16:24 Decluttering and Wardrobe18:17 Decluttering Workout Gear18:58 Dreaming of Online Workdays19:29 Building an IELTS Course20:46 Recording Four Lessons21:15 Who Are IELTS Examiners22:51 Learning ClassIn Platform24:19 Band Descriptors Breakdown28:09 Course Plan and Monetization31:22 Finding Students for Samples34:57 Deadlines Heat and Selling Stuff36:56 Spring Air and New Routine38:05 Wrap Up and Links","meta_description":"Up early and out the door! Jet lag hits! Out for a run, 7 km in 59.16, then off to the breakfast place for a small feed, and then the gym for an easy back…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2362,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-audio-blog-of-steven-sirski-7041700/episodes/ssab-april-10-2026/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-7041700/ssab-april-10-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}