SSAB - August 28, 2026

<p>Owie my tummy hurts! Stupid California Reaper! Stupid YouTube video making!</p><p><br></p><p>Back to my normal set up! Broadcasting LIVE from the Nomad Hostel in downtown Toronto! A new pod capsule hotel here in Toronto. CHEAP! ($60!). Friendly staff! (They’re new?) How long will this last?? They will even let me use the washer dryer for free!</p><p><br></p><p>Got the Queens Street video done but… it’s not what I thought it would be.</p><p>-DID see some passed out junkies outside the hostel last night, but when I went out later to shoot the video, it just seemed odd to be recording them</p><p>-Walked from the hostel to the end of the Western side of the street</p><p>-Met a dispensary worker and he was more than happy to talk shop! Not sure how this is going to work when I go back to China!</p><p>-And I tried Dave’s Hot Chicken CAROLINA REAPER! All for the Tube… and yes, my stomach hurt after.</p><p><br></p><p>And what happened to Niagara? Well, the economics of staying one more night and… Trump signs executive order to rename Lake Ontario to… Lake America? I gotta see this!</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/tariffs/2026/08/28/pm-carney-challenges-trumps-order-to-rename-lake-ontario-to-lake-america">https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/tariffs/2026/08/28/pm-carney-challenges-trumps-order-to-rename-lake-ontario-to-lake-america</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Donate to the show! PayPal link below!</p><p><br></p><p>https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA</p><p><br></p><p>***</p><p>Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com</p><p><br></p><p>Transcript and more available on Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1om1Geup1o6Adi-A8kTAnCf12Zo7nDkAt?usp=sharing</p><p><br></p><p>Newsletter over at stevensirski.substack.com</p><p><br></p><p>Language vlog on http://www.youtube.com/@stevenslanguagevlog</p><p><br></p><p>Google Stock Tracker Sheet</p><p>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kbpCC2cieuq23zYyr0-WznPRogVX0aS86BF4_vPvgMY/edit?usp=sharing</p><p><br></p><p>Hope you have a great weekend!</p><p><br></p><p>00:00 Reaper Regrets</p><p>00:27 New Hostel Economics</p><p>01:53 Minimalist Packing Mishap</p><p>02:47 The Case of the Missing Shorts</p><p>06:13 Why Niagara Falls Waits</p><p>06:36 Podcast Editing Apology</p><p>10:21 Hostel Chats and Work Visas</p><p>13:18 Queen Street West Reality</p><p>16:48 Show Dont Tell Filmmaking</p><p>20:57 Dispensary Interview Detour</p><p>24:22 Finding an Ending</p><p>25:31 Daves Hot Chicken Tem