Author: stephanusoptimus

  • SSP43 – Alyssa Brown

    SSP43 – Alyssa Brown

    Recorded Sunday November 26, 2023 On this episode, I have fellow expat Alyssa Brown joining me to talk about her life here in China and some of the things that she’s learned over the past few years, particularly as she is about to celebrate her fifth anniversary in the country.  Alyssa is an English teacher…

  • November 2023 – Audio Blogs

    ARCHIVES SSAB – November 1, 2023 New month! here we go! Is the beard gone?! Nope. Kinda haven’t even been thinking about that. But is it men’s health awareness month. Creative season starts.. NaNoWriMo – writing a book in a month, or trying to anyway. Will write it on… Twitter? Or Substack? Considering upgrading some…

  • SSP42 – Brad Seippel

    SSP42 – Brad Seippel

    Recorded Wednesday September 27, 2023 in Beijing, China. Brad Seippel aka thruoutin, an American-born electronic producer and multi-instrumentalist, joins the podcast today. He’s been in China for over fifteen years and now runs his own studio here in Beijing. But when he’s not helping other people record their own music, he is recording and producing…

  • October 2023 Audio Blogs

    October 2023 Audio Blogs

    ARCHIVES SSAB – October 2, 2023 Trillion stars: depressing or inspiring? Steve Bartlett podcast, young CEO, social media company  I gotta up my podcast game: mics, cameras, lights, production, everything Thinking of rearranging the apt in some ways to make more room, or at least fit more stuff in. Workout(s) in:Outside-6.5km run-rope work-high steps, push…

  • SSP41 – Curt Hamilton

    SSP41 – Curt Hamilton

    Recorded Thursday, August 23, 2023. He returns! From Ethiopia, fitness coach Curt Hamilton joins me once again nine months after his departure from Beijing. This time, however, he has lots to say about his life in Addis Ababa. Some of the topics we cover include: Eight months, how has the adjustment been and what has…

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