SSAB - August 18, 2025

Saw Dead to Rights (南京照相馆). Heartbreaking. Lots of people die. About the Japanese invasion of Nanjing and how the atrocities were documented. During the 1937 Nanjing Massacre, postman A Chang posed as a photo developer, helping Japanese forces while secretly sheltering Chinese refugees. He later risked his life evacuating them and revealing evidence of the atrocities.-Use of propaganda to promote how good things were-The difference between the North and the South Chinese and how they couldn’t coordinate a defense against the Japanese because they didn’t speak the same language SLV podcast recorded.Workouts in! Light weights at the gym, then 7km in 49min 3 seconds. Thought I could do the rope work tomorrow.Donate 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/@stevenslanguagevlog00:00 Introduction and Podcast Overview00:38 Movie Review: Dead to Rights01:27 Historical Context: Japan-China Relations04:25 Movie Analysis: Themes and Impact10:47 Upcoming Movies and Historical Reflections17:29 Personal Reflections and Podcast Plans25:21 Daily Life and Future Topics32:04 Conclusion and Call to Action