SSAB - April 28, 2026

Gotta get out more to take more album art pics!Someone stole my water bottle! AND SKIPPING ROPE!The gym is costing me more! WHY?!Listening in to some of my older podcasts (back when they were only 20 minutes long!) Lots are available on my website under the “Archives” section. Not sure you’ll like listening to those, not sure I’ll keep them up! (Fixed up the Notion database a little bit.)New feature to the podcast! A Google Sheet Stock Tracker! Find it below! Things to keep in mind! What is the 100-Age rule? (Missed a recent buyout: Shell buys ARC Resources!)Trump attempt again. The Canadians I know must be happy. Or sad that he wasn’t “gotten”!And what are some of the other books you recommend to read about China?Tim Clissold - Mr. ChinaFan Shen - Gang of OneChan Koonchung - The Fat Years (fiction)Jonathan Fenby - The Penguin History of Modern ChinaPaul Theroux - Riding the Iron RoosterJim Rogers - Adventure CapitalistThe Rape of NankingWild SwansDonate to the show! PayPal link below!https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA***Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.comAnd on Notion: https://stevensirski.notion.site/SSAB-The-Audio-Blog-of-Steven-Sirski-00acfe344e164bfab191d3cddf6952b2?pvs=4Newsletter over at stevensirski.substack.comLanguage vlog on http://www.youtube.com/@stevenslanguagevlogGoogle Sheet Stock Trackerhttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kbpCC2cieuq23zYyr0-WznPRogVX0aS86BF4_vPvgMY/edit?usp=sharingHope you have a great one!!00:00 Daily Routine Reset01:07 Streaming Plans Tease02:03 Gym Prices Jump04:27 Album Art Photo Problem07:03 Bottle and Rope Stolen09:41 Searching and Suspicions14:12 What It Means Now18:03 PayPal and Next Steps18:40 Podcast Archives and Hosting21:22 Backing Up the MP3 Library22:32 Looking Back and Cringing23:48 Notion Database Update24:24 New Stock Tracker Sheet26:02 ChatGPT Missed Tickers27:54 What the Columns Mean28:52 The $10K Hypothetical30:52 Capital Gains Reality Check32:38 More Stocks and Donations35:02 Age Rule and ARC Deal36:14 Trump Shooting Reactions37:47 China Book Recommendations44:59 Wrap Up and Links