The Audio Blog of Steven Sirski

About The Audio Blog of Steven Sirski

The daily musings of an expat in Beijing.

Publisher

Steven Sirski

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

29 Jul 2021

Latest episode

20 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

1,428 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Oct 2026

   SSAB - October 20, 2026

   Academic English? What’s the difference?! Had a very good IELTS talk with one of the students today. Positive vs negative responses. And should we record these to playback and analyze? Thinking… what would an online degree in Chinese be like? And why would I want to do one? -More recognition than HSK -A variety of topics -In depth knowledge (but why do I need this?) And there seems to be more Jesus and God talk as of late. Why? Well, I think it’s become clear that the USA has some issues as of late and the Church has especially been sidelined. New Pope is USAmerica, is that the only reason? Donate to the show! PayPal link below! https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA *** Show notes n tracks available on stevensirski.com Episode summaries in Chinese: https://stevensirski.github.io/ssab-zh/ 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 Setup and Teasers 00:46 Show Intro and Monolingual Classrooms 02:28 Academic English and Contractions 06:14 Third Person Review Assignment 08:47 Semester Classes and Exam Rubric 11:28 Speaking vs Writing Exams 13:06 Casual English and Attendance 14:48 Office Hours and IELTS Buddies 18:07 IELTS Practice Session 24:21 Recording and Transcribing Speech 29:16 Online Chinese Degree Idea 31:20 HSK vs IELTS 33:05 Motivations for Chinese Degree 37:14 Adam Curry Leaving No Agenda 39:53 Catholicism and Religion Sensitivities 42:02 Good vs Evil and the Bible 43:24 American Pope and DEI 45:27 Skepticism About the Bible 47:04 Concise History of the Church 48:38 Wrap Up Links and Support

2. 

   19 Oct 2026

   SSAB - October 19, 2026

   AI continues to astound me! Editable titles in FCP? No problem! Website for the podcast? Sure! Show analysis? Done! Now if I could only get this to work offline. Thinking about focusing the podcast a little more, or at least a little more often. Chinese history, language, finance, etc. Workouts in and how is the creatine going, Steve? Getting big? Yea, kinda. -125 kg deadlift on Saturday x 1 rep -Quick leg workout yesterday morning -Squats and bench this morning, run done in the afternoon (7 km in 45.05, why do I run faster after gym workouts?) -And gaining weight, up ~1 kg in the last week. And I met the parents! What’s next?! We’ll see! Donate to the show! PayPal link below! https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA *** Show notes n tracks available on stevensirski.com Episode summaries in Chinese: https://stevensirski.github.io/ssab-zh/ 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 Intro 00:50 AI Replacing Video Editors 02:57 Editable Final Cut Pro Titles 03:54 Explainer Videos for Toronto Footage 05:23 Automated Clip Workflow 06:59 Computering Fun Again 08:47 Ebooks and Humanizing AI Text 11:31 Explainers Replacing Plugins 13:42 Claude Usage and Security Risks 17:57 Blackmagic Cam and Offline AI 21:27 Focusing the Podcast 24:11 ESL Brand and Podcast Focus 29:01 Creatine and Body Changes 32:39 Canada Weight Gain and Protein 35:05 Bench and Deadlift Progress 40:06 Run and Muscle Priming 41:20 Meeting Her Parents 44:20 Wrap Up Links and Support

3. 

   16 Oct 2026

   SSAB - October 16, 2026

   Steve! Enough with the AI! Or is this podcast simply going to be all about your little workflow?! (Well, next job is to create a Super Folder of ESL Content) New gym cycle begins (or at least a new pass). Still recovering from Wednesday’s session. They’re changing the elevator! Finally! Blueberries a falling?! Why are they getting CHEAPER?! WOW did I get the price movement of COAL wrong! I was thinking Guanghui Energy was a coal company when really they’re an LNG company… or they are now? And Adam Curry is leaving the No Agenda Show, but not leaving podcasting. Will have to talk a little more about this next week. Donate to the show! PayPal link below! https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA *** Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com Transcript and more available on Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1om1Geup1o6Adi-A8kTAnCf12Zo7nDkAt?usp=sharing 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 weekend! God Bless! 00:00 Cold Open Headlines 00:33 Intro and Week of AI 02:43 ESL Content Backlog 04:57 Six Months of Content 06:55 ESL Repository Idea 09:19 AI Game Changer 10:26 Classroom AI Essay Exercise 13:57 Super ESL Folder Plan 15:41 New Gym Cycle 19:02 Blackmagic Controller Glitch 20:29 Cluttered Recording Setup 21:25 Creatine and Supplements 25:07 Elevator Replacement 27:31 Blueberry Price Drop 31:51 Milk and Egg Prices 35:25 Coal Price Mistake 39:12 Adam Curry Leaving No Agenda 45:23 Thanks to Adam Curry 47:06 Wrap Up Links and Support

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