SSAB - September 7, 2026

<p>Hello from Detroit, Michigan!</p><p><br></p><p>Got in Saturday morning (sorry I didn’t publish Friday’s episode until later). Got about three hours of sleep and… that wasn’t enough. </p><p><br></p><p>Weekend review.</p><p><br></p><p>Out and about in Detroit, Coney Island hot dogs, Buddy’s Pizza, Detroit Institute of Arts, Lime Bike, Hamtamck Hostel</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 one!! </p><p><br></p><p>00:00 Goodbye Detroit Vibes</p><p>00:31 Expat Again and Time Crunch</p><p>01:49 Exhausted Drive and Close Call</p><p>06:12 Airport to Downtown on a Budget</p><p>09:00 Hamtramck Intro and Getting Around</p><p>14:30 Hostel Life and Riverwalk Setup</p><p>16:15 Jazz Fest and Hamtramck Food Scene</p><p>18:12 Hostel Characters and Festival Chats</p><p>22:14 Laundry Night and Reading The Stand</p><p>24:14 Sunday Plans and Detroit Institute of Arts</p><p>26:59 Making Videos and Trip Content Goals</p><p>29:02 Video Plans and Publishing</p><p>30:13 Recording in Public</p><p>30:37 Detroit Institute of Arts Visit</p><p>33:40 Detroit Food Quest Begins</p><p>33:49 Coney Dogs Taste Test</p><p>35:18 Origins of American Junk Food</p><p>38:42 Riverwalk Jazz Festival Night</p><p>40:53 Late Night Scooter Ride Back</p><p>41:56 Monday Plans and Ticket Mistake</p><p>43:24 Buddy's Detroit Style Pizza</p><p>47:54 What Counts as a Good Deed</p><p>50:03 Next Day Bridge and Travel Logistics</p><p>52:36 Wrapping Up and Final Thoughts</p>