Sorry Americans for Prosperity, You're Going to Have to Come Up with Better Talking Points

Dreadful-- 2nd Failed Version

Throwback Thursday. 

I messed up the line "her clothes and toys" again, so I decided to re-recorded it.

Successful version here:

https://youtu.be/WuYV8NeOT5U

https://sites.google.com/view/reading-and-listening-practice

Celebrating Banned Book Week

Links to stuff mentioned:

Did I just get a book banned from my library?: https://youtu.be/PbpxZwJwba8

List of most commonly challenged books in the United States: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_commonly_challenged_books_in_the_United_States

* Charlotte's Web by E.B. White: https://youtu.be/VmHLPuDOR38

* Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass: https://youtu.be/2Mj1PhLSpuw

* Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck: https://youtu.be/w5oh8a5j5vM

* East of Eden by John Steinbeck: https://youtu.be/ouXkUbtXd68

* Persepolis 1: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi: https://youtu.be/EIsfx1fKUuM

* The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton: https://youtu.be/Lgi6KqSfi44

* Rabbit, Run by John Updike: https://youtu.be/_tK0oB1ggvk

* Beloved by Toni Morrison: https://youtu.be/wEnvL5J0gYo

* A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle: https://youtu.be/T3Jno4fMf2E

* All Quiet On the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque: https://youtu.be/iETW1uB5P08

* The Age of Reason by Thomas Paine: https://youtu.be/ElY3IU4Oty4

* Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence: https://youtu.be/z5A4f4D3HjQ

* Out from Boneville by Jeff Smith: https://youtu.be/uQ4IrAn6ar8

* The Witches by Roald Dahl: https://youtu.be/BF9P894Jtu0

* Animal Farm by George Orwell: https://youtu.be/UZ4vb8McF8I

* God is not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything by Christopher Hitchens: https://youtu.be/QnNFh-Mn-Eg

* Shanghai Baby by Zhou Wei Hui: https://youtu.be/zfRW4XyikiU

* Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling: https://youtu.be/U-jirLdcRwg

* Catch-22 by Joseph Heller: https://youtu.be/MGy2a7GTFYM

And here's one I forgot to include in this video, but it's a big one:

Steal This Book by Abbie Hoffman: https://youtu.be/S87PD0qUjaQ

Banned Books Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKcL3PYTw1Js&si=KohkPjK4Yqb6cg1t

Did I just get a book banned from my library?

Links to stuff mentioned:

DC Finest: Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters: Book Review: https://youtu.be/-I5ctw1E6-Y

DC Finest: Green Arrow: The Trial of Oliver Queen: Book Review: https://youtu.be/QTexm4XG0NQ

Citizen’s Request for Reconsideration: https://kdl.org/citizens-request-for-reconsideration/

The Form: https://cdn-web-main.bibliocms.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/88/2021/10/KDL-Reconsideration-Request.pdf

Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Movie Review

Part 2: Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Movie Review

Links to stuff mentioned:

My review of Star Wars here: https://youtu.be/WRcOonqi_NY

The Empire Strikes Back: https://youtu.be/IzevCQxxOXo

Return of the Jedi: https://youtu.be/wWEE9DCpMyc

This is part of my so-called "Scripted Review" series, in which I make a Youtube video based on an old blogpost.  For more information on what this is and why I'm doing it, see HERE:

https://youtu.be/HgneyXvRI04

and HERE: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2018/12/vlog-scripted-book-reviews-i-ramble-on.html

In this case, the old blog post is here: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2015/12/star-wars-viii-force-awakens.html

Related Playlists:

Movie Reviews playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6N06WoIoV2fLb6xRYrepTk&si=EDHi2_Y41ACLnCmA

Scripted Movie Reviews playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x49ts8TV1DbXQo8zN_e65us&si=_gzqGAmaz337NVCP

Scripted Reviews Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5BKcEIufNKlS58JHU_glyL&si=Pje0KQqIqOgWGGUI

Movies I Watched in 2015 Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x426qg4s_QQsRhrKi2t2PeQ&si=rN0DxZavADhs53EF

9 Star Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5aPtoh3J8RAFCGWsr4kyX2

Star Wars: The Force Awakens Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXAXElIXogNI&si=ab_pfa5eyJ8Ub3Xi

Star Wars Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7Jm_h-i0bQnQMSWOPCW2Ta&si=e3zVCgCFCy1NNMBF

This Week in Booktube: October 4, 2026

(These are the Booktube videos I watched this week. As always, I encourage you also to check out each of the videos I've linked to down below.  Support Booktube.  And let me know what you've watched this past week.)

Google document: docs, pub 

Abby Reads The Packing Heat Book Tag | My Take on Holiday Reading

Twelve Months of Christmas Have We Maintained Our Five Star Streak? The Christmas Candle Lights an eternalflame. booktube

Superman: The Man of Steel Volume 5 by John Byrne, Marv Wolfman and Jerry Ordway: Book Review

(Book Review--Superman)

Part of my project to read through the Superman: Man of Steel series.

Superman: Man of Steel Volume 5 by John Byrne, Marv Wolfman and Jerry Ordway: Book Review

Part 2: Superman: Man of Steel Volume 5 by John Byrne, Marv Wolfman and Jerry Ordway: Book Review

Links to things mentioned:

* Superman: The Man of Steel: Volume 1: https://youtu.be/OS4Wf5P1VbY

* Superman: The Man of Steel: Volume 2: https://youtu.be/kHfRSa_XxH8

* Superman: The Man of Steel: Volume 3: https://youtu.be/pzZYDqfRlMY

* Superman: The Man of Steel: Volume 4: https://youtu.be/eof43z2pSbA

* Superman: The Triangle Era Omnibus Vol. 1: https://youtu.be/2m2K-A-DvIQ

Related Playlists:

Graphic Novel Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6NMoYW6CBw6Qj_cqK8DIeb

DC Comics Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6kPikhXNalrSh9BnvzZi2f&si=4rAijTT4v9u_06q2

Book Review Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7dao6py7ODX_PkUvrAEch7&si=EJ7CG8iO9IouNaYY

Books I Read in 2026: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7YYl7seud9ov0n6dtdHzvj&si=iMERlWtiF0Rq2-uy

Superman Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x72oeccW7gGCVROmoVmOpjF&si=NVVB2Mx3LpV0Cbyz

Superman: The Man of Steel Series Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFsyxFSUR_9Y&si=mJrKaW9whW7Ofkrc

Superman: The Man of Steel Volume 5 Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe38yIk_hg9o&si=Cp_KXhuc6ykpZHGF

The Silver Chair by C. S. Lewis: Book Review

(Book Review--Fantasy, Children's Literature, Reread)

Part of my project to read through The Chronicles of Narnia 

The Silver Chair by C. S. Lewis: Book Review

Part 2: The Silver Chair by C. S. Lewis: Book Review

Links to stuff mentioned in the video:

* Starting: The Chronicles of Narnia Series: https://youtu.be/IDelUfso6gg

* The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: https://youtu.be/81_cO5KRR9o

* Prince Caspian: https://youtu.be/VIpnBa6ViQ4

* The Voyage of the Dawn Treader: https://youtu.be/ZQ-lBTrnFyo

Related Playlists:

C.S. Lewis Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x652ViUArRPBmME9tmBM7T4&si=Qo_kE8ZR9O66uYN6

The Chronicles of Narnia Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x53uOnNLMOklk53XXwXrQ0u&si=_mqu2TfwLYzQDV_M

Book Review Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7dao6py7ODX_PkUvrAEch7&si=EJ7CG8iO9IouNaYY

Books I Read in 2026: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7YYl7seud9ov0n6dtdHzvj&si=iMERlWtiF0Rq2-uy

Fantasy and Science Fiction Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4NClast3lkLp_cQ1Tn-2cb

Rereads Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5dMXnK5v4Yc7a8MF5p32Bx

Young Adult literature playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5xhu8yD4fcSu3Lw6jJNDxS

The Silver Chair Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAA0E81SimKo&si=p5ac3ilp_xGvh1WB

How to Booktube

Links to stuff mentioned:

Let's talk about social media addiction and Booktube: https://youtu.be/0jsA4Hjox60

Pedants in Booktube comments: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/01/pedants-in-booktube-comments.html

Chomsky's Universal Grammar: Review: https://youtu.be/PG8OYXT1onE

I'm Going to Try for 4000 Watch Hours by January 31: https://youtu.be/E9sSHy7NI-k

How to Booktube Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIw3ZcUyn2mo&si=26J-RMX6FqeuKrd2

My Rules Failed Version

Throwback Thursday. 

I messed up a couple of words, so I decided to re-record this.

Successful version here:

https://youtu.be/IY-c3aYzQPI

https://sites.google.com/view/reading-and-listening-practice