Started: Blowback Season 1

[Notes: Now that I'm done with my 3 audiobooks (here, here and here--review of the last one coming soon--I'm going to go back and do a podcast next.  The last one I did was on the ancient world, so I thought I'd have my next one be on modern history just to balance things out.  (Also Blowback has been recommended to me by a few people as a good podcast.)  Blowback is divided into seasons, so I'll do this similar to how I did the Revolutions Podcast--I'll listen to each season twice, and then review the seasons individually.  Then, possibly, once I finish the last season, I may listen to the whole thing from start to end, and come back with one final review of all my thoughts.]

Listening Progress

May 10, 2026--Episode 1: Rosebud

This Week in Booktube: May 10, 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

Randy Ray How to Read Every Day (Even if You're Busy)

Bucky749 American samurai review 1

Bucky749 Book tag book number tag

Abby Reads The BookTube Number Tag

jim's books reading & stuff The Booktube Numbers Tag (origìnal).... un booktag muy chulo

William's Library The Apocrypha (part 2)

Abby Reads "Onion John" by Joseph Krumgold | A 5P Review

Bucky749 Thrifting : my library used books picked up.

Fallasburg Park, Vergennes Township (Spring): Guide to West Michigan

(Travelogues--West Michigan)

Fallasburg Park, Vergennes Township (Spring): Guide to West Michigan

Address: 1124 Fallasburg Park Dr NE, Lowell, MI 49331

This video also contains Fallasburg Historic District

Related Playlists:

Travelogues Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x71JnPJ1gs_uaswSALX-7V9

West Michigan Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4D-0HPmovcbB6cCqlVVGEL&si=IEFmZ3UMgJxI0F4F

Kent County Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5EOMa9ZWDBtdpQFwtlk_ev&si=t8952PnDfrJQTvBY

Vergennes Township Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4fz27GNfaz4l0l2E2fKlT6&si=iv_8UnWmcTgO-VQt

Started: The Princess and Curdie by George MacDonald

My Last Will by Joe Hill: Poem

(TESOL Worksheets--Poems ESL Listening)

Transcript: docs, pub
Video: HERE

Related Playlists:

Poems ESL Listening Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7ReDXIOlVgC1Ci0mGdDWqd

ESL Listening Exercises Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7xq-zLjulU2DRTjg2TNmAx

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

The Age of Revolution: 1789-1848 by Eric Hobsbawm read by Hugh Kermode: Review

(Book Review--Audiobook, Rereads, History)

This is a reread.  I originally reviewed this book on July 10, 2009.

Started: April 1, 2026

Review of an Audiobook: The Age of Revolution: 1789-1848 by Eric Hobsbawm read by Hugh Kermode

The video announcing my new audiobook project: https://youtu.be/pCo4kRRwx4s

For something I wish I would have included in this review, but forgot to review, see this post here.

Related Playlists:

Audiobook Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5JU_hUo4gD5WYCgfJeBiNg&si=LXjd2NzZ8z8Dso9E

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

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

History Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x52uI39vSXVrJvUFjdN9QkL

Holland Oz Exhibit Statues and Herrick District Main Library, Holland City

(Travelogues--West Michigan)

Holland Oz Exhibit Statues and Herrick District Main Library, Holland City

Address: 300 S River Ave, Holland, MI 49423

Related Playlists:

Travelogues Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x71JnPJ1gs_uaswSALX-7V9

West Michigan Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4D-0HPmovcbB6cCqlVVGEL&si=IEFmZ3UMgJxI0F4F

Ottawa County Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6OddthAYeQq7rW7rG0oTTd&si=Yy1NZMrBVurS_s1x

Holland City Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x759E67g7Go5TAwvBMSjDV4&si=zKj6USKHdzHmz6um

The newest of the Oldest Stories Podcast is out now.  (For my review of the whole series, see here.)

Sennacherib vs Hezekiah in 701 BCE: Isaiah and the Battle of Eltekeh

The Booktube Numbers Tag

I was tagged in Jim's video: https://youtu.be/hc8D2EmCEbI?si=O4ayIVK5zk3Jcc27

The Questions

1. What was your first Booktube video?

2. How many books are you currently reading?

3. What were the Top 3 books you read last year?

4. How many books did you read last year?

5. How many books have you rated as 5 stars this year?

6. Do you have a reading target for this year?

Are you on track?

7. How many pages long is the book you are reading now?

8. How long are your videos?

9. Do you have a favorite number?

10. Last Question: Do you have a book on your shelves with a number in the title or on the cover?

I tag:

 @Bucky749  

 @WilliamsLibrary  

 @DerekGreen1  

 @bethannebruninga-socolar  

 @JosephFrancisBurton  

 @abbyreads1  

Links to stuff mentioned (where applicable):

* Man's Fate by Andre Malraux translated by Haakon M. Chevalier: Book Review: https://youtu.be/h_ysEljuOCc

* Making Content Comprehensible for English Learners: The SIOP Model: 3rd Edition: Book Review: https://youtu.be/adX1bxeN62k

* Rereading Foundation by Isaac Asimov: https://youtu.be/eGKYGVJK5Oo

* Pontius Pilate by Paul L. Maier: Book Review: https://youtu.be/w-SsjFvMO3Y

* Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann: Book Review: https://youtu.be/H6TdMJi7m08

* The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald: Book Review: https://youtu.be/Vex9dxIxDFk

* The Lexical Approach by Michael Lewis: Book Review: https://youtu.be/aZPjbdDeUWQ

* Started: The Bible: https://youtu.be/ZSASoBvenLM

* Starting: Before the Muses: An Anthology of Akkadian Literature Edited by Benjamin R. Foster: https://youtu.be/GntFy0nIRPA

2025 Reading List: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2025/12/2025-reading-list.html

Tag Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x68GfUHYtDeSJLo6gwRKIID

William over at William's Library made another video on The Apocrypha for me.

The Apocrypha (part 2)

And just like last time, I discuss the issue further with him in the comments of the video.  But unlike last time, I'm not going to copy all those comments over to this blog.  (It's too much work.)  So if you want to follow our discussion, check out the comments section on William's video.