SSAB - October 27, 2025

Sounding good, so I think.Coming up to the end of the month, what should I read for this year’s Halloween? The Rope? The Call of Cthulu? Another Edgar Allen Poe story?How was the bus ride? PUKE!Would you wait 30 minutes for a tanghulu? We did. It was WORTH IT!New SLV podcast up, Episode 61 - all about why I came to China. Thinking… how many episodes can I do a month and how big does the file have to be?Calculations for SLV podcast: what if I lowered the bitrate? You don’t need 48,000KHz do you?48MB48x4‎ = 192MB40x4‎ = 160162/4‎ = 40.5 (at 48,000 KHz) = 32 minute podcastAnd Starbucks changing things up, looks like they want to make people quit and reduce the workforce.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/@stevenslanguagevlogHope you have a great one!!00:00 Introduction and Weekend Recap01:42 Halloween Audiobook Plans06:30 Bus Ride Woes09:52 Unexpected Bus Complications10:29 Dealing with a Sick Passenger15:30 The Aftermath and Reflections18:53 Money-Saving Travel Tips19:15 Podcast Quality Assurance19:56 Audio Tweaks and Improvements21:30 Podcasting Challenges and Adjustments22:27 Language Log Podcast Insights23:30 Technical Difficulties24:14 Podcast Format and File Size Considerations29:15 Starbucks in China31:02 Tong Hulu Adventure36:54 Conclusion and Farewell