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Elektra by Sophokles translated by Anne Carson (from An Orestia translated by Anne Carson): Review @JoelSwagman
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Elektra by Sophokles translated by Anne Carson (from An Orestia translated by Anne Carson): Review
Joel Swagman 2024-07-27 | Links to stuff mentioned: Starting: An Oresteia translated by Anne Carson: youtu.be/AFfZyd_BPvo Agamemnon by Aiskhylos translated by Anne Carson: youtu.be/zIu7501QrWg Choephori by Aeschylus translated by Tony Harrison: Review: youtu.be/XvaaHNjG9QU Antigone by Sophocles translated by Dudley Fitts and Robert Fitzgerald: Review: youtu.be/d64gILAxKd0 Electra video from the Center for Hellenic Studies: youtube.com/live/8tTspXZWZu4?si=TtopOFdeZLPtogNC joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/07/elektra-by-sophokles-translated-by-anne.html Book Review Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7dao6py7ODX_PkUvrAEch7&si=kiFeTonJJ3Ux5H1T
The Routledge Handbook of Greek Mythology by Robin Hard: Book Review
Joel Swagman 2024-10-18 | Links to some of the reviews I mentioned: My review of The Iliad: youtu.be/BwJBerNrwIY My review of The Odyssey: youtu.be/KykQ5rtaPh0 My review of Prometheus Bound: youtu.be/PBGW3c9JYuE Greek Mythology Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5IDSN7E3MWlyZ2a4i_SlkQ&si=4vQ3rzSYMpXcbnHG joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-routledge-handbook-of-greek.html Book Review Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7dao6py7ODX_PkUvrAEch7&si=kiFeTonJJ3Ux5H1T
Mighty Marvel Masterworks: Fantastic Four Volume 2 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby: Review
Joel Swagman 2024-10-05 | Links to videos mentioned: Steve Donoghue's Review of the Fantastic Four: youtu.be/nmYXG8eAajo?si=jdmowmYH2KrSO1XB Michael K. Vaughan's Fantastic Four Video: youtu.be/jUNZeRnWA3I?si=jchBYXkhNKSyHBHf joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/10/mighty-marvel-masterworks-fantastic.html Graphic Novel Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6NMoYW6CBw6Qj_cqK8DIeb Book Review Playlist:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7dao6py7ODX_PkUvrAEch7
Tyrant by Valerio Massimo Manfredi: Book Review
Joel Swagman 2024-09-22 | Links to stuff mentioned: My review of The Peloponnesian War by Donald Kagan: youtu.be/AufRVghX_4k My review of Tides of War by Steven Pressfield: youtu.be/AZlHZfaQ6PQ Alexander: Child of a Dream by Valerio Massimo Manfredi (Alexander Trilogy Book 1): joelswagman.blogspot.com/2014/12/alexander-child-of-dream-by-valerio.html Alexander: The Sands of Ammon by Valerio Massimo Manfredi (Alexander Trilogy Book 2): joelswagman.blogspot.com/2015/02/alexander-sands-of-ammon-by-valerio.html Alexander: The Ends of the Earth by Valerio Massimo Manfredi (Alexander Trilogy Book 3): joelswagman.blogspot.com/2015/03/alexander-ends-of-earth-by-valerio.html Introduction to Ancient Greek History with Donald Kagan: joelswagman.blogspot.com/2016/01/introduction-to-ancient-greek-history.html 105 Carthage Enters the War by Ryan Stitt: youtu.be/MmincJLvbNE?si=AR9KQQ6qI8sb61QW joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/09/tyrant-by-valerio-massimo-manfredi-book.html Book Review Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7dao6py7ODX_PkUvrAEch7&si=kiFeTonJJ3Ux5H1T Historical Fiction Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6aPjnfogXT4vyaZ6934DkU&si=uD-6VWBSbV2wU61U Ancient History Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7tomUoLdvaX2CsHML6AjHz&si=_jJnkEDN1hvgXs5J
Revolutions Season 10: The Russian Revolution by Mike Duncan: Review
Joel Swagman 2024-09-19 | Sorry, I know this video wasn't very good. File this under: 1) The dangers of doing unscripted videos, and 2) I'm always sleepy when I film videos, because I have to wait for the kids to go to bed before I can film. There were several things I had planned to talk about that I just forgot to mention. And there were a few thins I mentioned that I wish I hadn't. (e.g. My mentioning of Mike Duncan's mixing up of some of the names in the last few episodes--mentioning that was a pedantic nit-pick.) Revolutions Started video: youtu.be/3WI-l2XqjkM Season 1: The English Revolution youtu.be/yN1U42i0RnA Season 2: The American Revolution youtu.be/eTD4MP4depA Season 3: The French Revolution youtu.be/qZuznvi3ewU Season 4: The Haitian Revolution youtu.be/l2HdaOMMpGQ Season 5: Spanish American Wars of Independence youtu.be/zvNbZ50TVvw Season 6: The Revolution of 1830 (July Revolution) youtu.be/z2GACNx1DTo Season 7: The Revolutions of 1848 youtu.be/I9KIZkR9jgU Season 8: The Paris Commune youtu.be/2wJLto2VFv8 Season 9: The Mexican Revolution: youtu.be/B8cbT7PfODc joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/09/revolutions-season-10-russian.html Links to stuff mentioned: My review of Young Stalin by Simon Sebag Montefiorejoelswagman.blogspot.com/2013/12/young-stalin-by-simon-sebag-montefiore.html My reviews of other Mike Duncan content: The History of Rome Podcast by Mike Duncan: Review youtu.be/67kZ5DIfXyk The Storm Before the Storm by Mike Duncan: Book Review youtu.be/6AfNvXDgUS8 My reviews of Youtube series, Podcasts, et cetera:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7Q0x810uuHR9lCSsHaWWoh Revolutions Podcast Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6-ke3vHTACPyGfxj1XT9Ib&si=l1YAItNi2SVLdGBk
Sideshow: Kissinger, Nixon and the Destruction of Cambodia by William Shawcross: Book Review
Joel Swagman 2024-09-13 | 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:youtu.be/HgneyXvRI04 and HERE: http://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2018/12/vlog-scripted-book-reviews-i-ramble-on.html In this case, the old blog post is here: joelswagman.blogspot.com/2013/08/sideshow-kissinger-nixon-and.html joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/09/sideshow-kissinger-nixon-and.html Scripted Review Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5BKcEIufNKlS58JHU_glyL&si=LSGB6VpxwRlvTQmc Book Review Playlist:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7dao6py7ODX_PkUvrAEch7
Swamp Thing (1982): Movie Review
Joel Swagman 2024-09-12 | Watch this movie on Youtube here: youtu.be/pUUFa6oejiY?si=InYKSJYa4BmbONfo My previous video (Swamp Thing: The Bronze Age: Volume 3: Book Review): youtu.be/PY1zbzlmHzE joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/09/swamp-thing-1982-movie-review.html Movie Review Playlist:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6N06WoIoV2fLb6xRYrepTk
Swamp Thing: The Bronze Age: Volume 3: Book Review
Joel Swagman 2024-09-09 | Graphic Novel Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6NMoYW6CBw6Qj_cqK8DIeb joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/09/swamp-thing-bronze-age-volume-3-book.html Book Review Playlist:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7dao6py7ODX_PkUvrAEch7
Lake Ea Chur Kap (Juns Home Resort), Buon Ma Thuot City, Dak Lak Province, Vietnam: Travelogue
Joel Swagman 2024-09-06 | Vietnam Travelogue playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6c40xkBpGLY_QMDrSpeIi3 joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/09/trip-to-central-highlands-in-vietnam.html Trip to the Central Highlands of Vietnam in 2024 Playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x74IEGwoanSNnF_cv9N45Q_&si=uLLDUBz_7_ebymcR Travelogue video playlist HERE:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x71JnPJ1gs_uaswSALX-7V9
Kotam Community Resort, Buon Ma Thuot City, Dak Lak Province, Vietnam: Travelogue
Joel Swagman 2024-09-06 | Vietnam Travelogue playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6c40xkBpGLY_QMDrSpeIi3 joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/09/trip-to-central-highlands-in-vietnam.html Trip to the Central Highlands of Vietnam in 2024 Playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x74IEGwoanSNnF_cv9N45Q_&si=uLLDUBz_7_ebymcR Travelogue video playlist HERE:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x71JnPJ1gs_uaswSALX-7V9
Trung Nguyen Coffee Village, Buon Ma Thuot City, Dak Lak Province, Vietnam: Travelogue
Joel Swagman 2024-09-06 | Vietnam Travelogue playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6c40xkBpGLY_QMDrSpeIi3 joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/09/trip-to-central-highlands-in-vietnam.html Trip to the Central Highlands of Vietnam in 2024 Playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x74IEGwoanSNnF_cv9N45Q_&si=uLLDUBz_7_ebymcR Travelogue video playlist HERE:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x71JnPJ1gs_uaswSALX-7V9
Dray Nur Waterfall, near to Buon Ma Thuot City, Dak Lak Province, Vietnam: Travelogue
Joel Swagman 2024-09-06 | Vietnam Travelogue playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6c40xkBpGLY_QMDrSpeIi3 joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/09/trip-to-central-highlands-in-vietnam.html Trip to the Central Highlands of Vietnam in 2024 Playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x74IEGwoanSNnF_cv9N45Q_&si=uLLDUBz_7_ebymcR Travelogue video playlist HERE:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x71JnPJ1gs_uaswSALX-7V9
Đồi Thông Forest, Buôn Tring, Krongbuk, Đắk Lắk Province, Vietnam: Travelogue
Joel Swagman 2024-09-06 | Vietnam Travelogue playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6c40xkBpGLY_QMDrSpeIi3 joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/09/trip-to-central-highlands-in-vietnam.html Trip to the Central Highlands of Vietnam in 2024 Playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x74IEGwoanSNnF_cv9N45Q_&si=uLLDUBz_7_ebymcR Travelogue video playlist HERE:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x71JnPJ1gs_uaswSALX-7V9
Đồi Thông Coffee, Phường An Lạc, Buôn Hồ, Đắk Lắk Province, Vietnam: Travelogue
Joel Swagman 2024-09-06 | Vietnam Travelogue playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6c40xkBpGLY_QMDrSpeIi3 joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/09/trip-to-central-highlands-in-vietnam.html Trip to the Central Highlands of Vietnam in 2024 Playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x74IEGwoanSNnF_cv9N45Q_&si=uLLDUBz_7_ebymcR Travelogue video playlist HERE:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x71JnPJ1gs_uaswSALX-7V9
Area around brother in Laws House, Phú Lộc, Krongnang, Dak Lak Province, Vietnam: Travelogue
Joel Swagman 2024-09-06 | Vietnam Travelogue playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6c40xkBpGLY_QMDrSpeIi3 joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/09/trip-to-central-highlands-in-vietnam.html Trip to the Central Highlands of Vietnam in 2024 Playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x74IEGwoanSNnF_cv9N45Q_&si=uLLDUBz_7_ebymcR Travelogue video playlist HERE:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x71JnPJ1gs_uaswSALX-7V9
Durian Farm of my wifes aunt, Buôn Hồ, Krong Buk, Dak Lak Province, Vietnam: Travelogue
Joel Swagman 2024-09-06 | Vietnam Travelogue playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6c40xkBpGLY_QMDrSpeIi3 joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/09/trip-to-central-highlands-in-vietnam.html Trip to the Central Highlands of Vietnam in 2024 Playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x74IEGwoanSNnF_cv9N45Q_&si=uLLDUBz_7_ebymcR Travelogue video playlist HERE:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x71JnPJ1gs_uaswSALX-7V9
View from my wifes aunts house in Buôn Hồ, Krong Buk, Dak Lak Province, Vietnam: Travelogue
Joel Swagman 2024-09-06 | Vietnam Travelogue playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6c40xkBpGLY_QMDrSpeIi3 joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/09/trip-to-central-highlands-in-vietnam.html Trip to the Central Highlands of Vietnam in 2024 Playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x74IEGwoanSNnF_cv9N45Q_&si=uLLDUBz_7_ebymcR Travelogue video playlist HERE:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x71JnPJ1gs_uaswSALX-7V9
Minh Thanh Pagoda, Pleiku City, Gia Lai Province, Vietnam: Travelogue
Joel Swagman 2024-09-06 | Vietnam Travelogue playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6c40xkBpGLY_QMDrSpeIi3 joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/09/trip-to-central-highlands-in-vietnam.html Trip to the Central Highlands of Vietnam in 2024 Playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x74IEGwoanSNnF_cv9N45Q_&si=uLLDUBz_7_ebymcR Travelogue video playlist HERE:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x71JnPJ1gs_uaswSALX-7V9
Dinosaur Park (Khu Vườn Hoan Hỷ), Pleiku City, Gia Lai Province, Vietnam: Travelogue
Joel Swagman 2024-09-06 | Vietnam Travelogue playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6c40xkBpGLY_QMDrSpeIi3 joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/09/trip-to-central-highlands-in-vietnam.html Trip to the Central Highlands of Vietnam in 2024 Playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x74IEGwoanSNnF_cv9N45Q_&si=uLLDUBz_7_ebymcR Travelogue video playlist HERE:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x71JnPJ1gs_uaswSALX-7V9
Ẩm Thực Quán Suối Ia Nil (Restaurant on the River) Pleiku City, Gia Lai Province, Vietnam
Joel Swagman 2024-09-05 | Vietnam Travelogue playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6c40xkBpGLY_QMDrSpeIi3 joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/09/trip-to-central-highlands-in-vietnam.html Trip to the Central Highlands of Vietnam in 2024 Playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x74IEGwoanSNnF_cv9N45Q_&si=uLLDUBz_7_ebymcR Travelogue video playlist HERE:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x71JnPJ1gs_uaswSALX-7V9
Yali Falls Hydropower Dam, Gia Lai Province, Vietnam: Travelogue
Joel Swagman 2024-09-05 | Vietnam Travelogue playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6c40xkBpGLY_QMDrSpeIi3 joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/09/trip-to-central-highlands-in-vietnam.html Trip to the Central Highlands of Vietnam in 2024 Playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x74IEGwoanSNnF_cv9N45Q_&si=uLLDUBz_7_ebymcR Travelogue video playlist HERE:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x71JnPJ1gs_uaswSALX-7V9
Tiên Sơn Pleiku Homestay, Pleiku City, Gia Lai Province, Vietnam: Travelogue
Joel Swagman 2024-09-05 | Vietnam Travelogue playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6c40xkBpGLY_QMDrSpeIi3 joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/09/trip-to-central-highlands-in-vietnam.html Trip to the Central Highlands of Vietnam in 2024 Playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x74IEGwoanSNnF_cv9N45Q_&si=uLLDUBz_7_ebymcR Travelogue video playlist HERE:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x71JnPJ1gs_uaswSALX-7V9
Bien Ho Pleiku Lake (Sea Lake), Pleiku City, Gia Lai Province, Vietnam: Travelogue
Joel Swagman 2024-09-05 | Vietnam Travelogue playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6c40xkBpGLY_QMDrSpeIi3 joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/09/trip-to-central-highlands-in-vietnam.html Trip to the Central Highlands of Vietnam in 2024 Playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x74IEGwoanSNnF_cv9N45Q_&si=uLLDUBz_7_ebymcR Travelogue video playlist HERE:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x71JnPJ1gs_uaswSALX-7V9
Biển Hồ Tea Coffee, Pleiku City, Gia Lai Province, Vietnam: Travelogue
Joel Swagman 2024-09-05 | Vietnam Travelogue playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6c40xkBpGLY_QMDrSpeIi3 joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/09/trip-to-central-highlands-in-vietnam.html Trip to the Central Highlands of Vietnam in 2024 Playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x74IEGwoanSNnF_cv9N45Q_&si=uLLDUBz_7_ebymcR Travelogue video playlist HERE:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x71JnPJ1gs_uaswSALX-7V9
Upes Garden and Coffee, Pleiku City, Gia Lai Province, Vietnam: Travelogue
Joel Swagman 2024-09-05 | Vietnam Travelogue playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6c40xkBpGLY_QMDrSpeIi3 joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/09/trip-to-central-highlands-in-vietnam.html Trip to the Central Highlands of Vietnam in 2024 Playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x74IEGwoanSNnF_cv9N45Q_&si=uLLDUBz_7_ebymcR Travelogue video playlist HERE:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x71JnPJ1gs_uaswSALX-7V9
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller: Book Review
Joel Swagman 2024-09-04 | This new camera I'm using has a 30 minute time limit before the recording stops. Unfortunately I did the thing I normally do, where I gave a long winded introduction, and then had to rush at the end to make the points about the book that I wanted to make. And the camera cut me off before I said everything about the book that I wanted to say. But, I said at least half of the things that I wanted to say about this book, so I'm going to call it good. Links to stuff mentioned: My video review of The Iliad: youtu.be/BwJBerNrwIY My written review of The Iliad: http://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2022/09/the-iliad-by-homer-book-review.html Written reviews in which I admit that I struggle with Mary Renault's prose style: joelswagman.blogspot.com/2015/03/fire-from-heaven-by-mary-renault.html and joelswagman.blogspot.com/2015/04/the-persian-boy-by-mary-renault.html Steve Donoghue's review of this book: stevedonoghue.com/steves-reviews//the-song-of-achilles-by-madeline-miller Past videos in which I mentioned how I had lobbied for this book in our book club: Starting: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles: youtu.be/RODR12lwgR0 Starting: Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro: youtu.be/BQKSNJOSUv8 joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/09/the-song-of-achilles-by-madeline-miller.html Book Review Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7dao6py7ODX_PkUvrAEch7&si=kiFeTonJJ3Ux5H1T
Pete Seeger: The Power of Song: Movie Review
Joel Swagman 2024-08-19 | Watch this movie on youtube here: youtu.be/4ej7SzOEnRA?si=AXkopPTwObADDtd_ joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/08/pete-seeger-power-of-song-movie-review.html Movie Review Playlist:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6N06WoIoV2fLb6xRYrepTk
The Twin Knights by Osamu Tezuka: Book Review
Joel Swagman 2024-08-18 | Links to stuff mentioned: * My review of Astro Boy Omnibus Volume 1 by Osamu Tezuka: youtu.be/U7hsyBuBTXQ * My review of Buddha by Osamu Tezuka: youtu.be/hEToRNO899o joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/08/the-twin-knights-by-osamu-tezuka-book.html Graphic Novel Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6NMoYW6CBw6Qj_cqK8DIeb Book Review Playlist:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7dao6py7ODX_PkUvrAEch7
Reading the Old Testament: An Introduction by Lawrence Boadt: Book Review
Joel Swagman 2024-08-18 | Links to everything mentioned: Book Street (where I found this book): youtu.be/2bmHRkV8p_U My review of Introduction to the Old Testament by Christine Hayes: youtu.be/UFeqGtb3zAE My review of The Unauthorized Version: Truth and Fiction in the Bible by Robin Lane Fox: youtu.be/6PvZGsvXveo My review of The Epic of Gilgamesh: youtu.be/vl_3plhriFk My read-through of The Bible (playlist): youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7_mCy4E6zi0MGTnFuQhSHH Steve Donoghue's Video: Western Canon Starter Kit #1: The Bible! youtu.be/WVL3rKcv0HQ?si=PlFMfIAvk2ElfPTS Started video for this book: youtu.be/TjTqqfnuHok joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/08/reading-old-testament-introduction-by.html Book Review Playlist:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7dao6py7ODX_PkUvrAEch7
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling: Book Review
Joel Swagman 2024-08-17 | Links to stuff mentioned: I got this book at Book Street: youtu.be/2bmHRkV8p_U Getting this book on my shelves: youtu.be/GD_kh5-1CCw My review of the 1967 Disney movie: youtu.be/yNT0bijKRJk My review of Kim by Rudyard Kipling: youtu.be/rZS0KfrpG5E My review of Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs: youtu.be/3v5ZhY1RNLg The Flashman series: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6a1zLr2frPxaOg8k0hOBlj Kaa's Hunting by Steve Donoghue: web.archive.org/web/20150320164348/http://www.openlettersmonthly.com/stevereads/2010/03/kaas-hunting joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/08/the-jungle-book-by-rudyard-kipling-book.html Book Review Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7dao6py7ODX_PkUvrAEch7&si=kiFeTonJJ3Ux5H1T
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself: Movie Review
Joel Swagman 2024-08-14 | Links to stuff mentioned: Watch this video on Youtube here: youtube.com/watch?v=DxUImhXnxts My review of Revolutions Season 9: The Mexican Revolution by Mike Duncan: youtu.be/B8cbT7PfODc The comment which recommended this movie to me: youtube.com/watch?v=B8cbT7PfODc&lc=UgxDMd4aS-xOm1lgu4N4AaABAg.A2p5COCC8H9A2v3XFNLhdX My review of Young Indiana Jones and the Curse of the Jackal: youtu.be/C4ac0jxqggM Wikipedia article: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_Starring_Pancho_Villa_as_Himself joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/08/and-starring-pancho-villa-as-himself.html Movie Review Playlist:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6N06WoIoV2fLb6xRYrepTk
Dark is the Sun by Philip José Farmer: Review (Does this count for Garbaugust?)
Joel Swagman 2024-08-12 | I got this book at book street: youtu.be/2bmHRkV8p_U This book has been on my shelves since April 16, 2023: youtu.be/n9Ib9mrPahI?si=ek59k2-n4KgNnZaQ My review of Riverworld TV movie: youtu.be/E4icZLEXlFc My reviews of the Land of Oz books: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7wYbip7R0n5QmITRd7Jd0g William's comment in which he invited me to Garbaugust: youtube.com/watch?v=B39YGTNf454&lc=UgzsixL7UA8lPmmBqvN4AaABAg Proof that I was travelling during the first week of August: youtu.be/2dcJGGQFFos Wikipedia article for this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Is_the_Sun joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/08/dark-is-sun-by-philip-jose-farmer-review.html Book Review Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7dao6py7ODX_PkUvrAEch7&si=kiFeTonJJ3Ux5H1T
Star Trek Into Darkness: Movie Review
Joel Swagman 2024-08-11 | 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:youtu.be/HgneyXvRI04 and HERE: http://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2018/12/vlog-scripted-book-reviews-i-ramble-on.html In this case, the old blog post is here: joelswagman.blogspot.com/2013/07/star-trek-into-darkness.html Links to other stuff mentioned: My review of the 2009 Star Trek: youtu.be/I5ayT0YGd9c Red Letter Media's review of this movie: youtu.be/bWLGH0VHUVs?si=EMszVO5QmrhdZ0V1 The io9 FAQ: web.archive.org/web/20140207052233/http://io9.com/star-trek-into-darkness-the-spoiler-faq-508927844 Interview with Ron Moore: web.archive.org/web/20140125172455/http://www.wired.com/underwire/2012/09/star-trek-tng25-ron-moore joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/08/star-trek-into-darkness-movie-review.html Movie Review Playlist:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6N06WoIoV2fLb6xRYrepTk
Invincible: Ultimate Collection Volume 1 by Robert Kirkman: Review
Joel Swagman 2024-08-10 | The camera I use automatically cuts out after 30 minutes, so that's why I had to stop when I did. There were a few more things I wanted to say about this comic (but ran out of time for), but so be it. I said most of what I wanted to say at least. I got this book at book street: youtu.be/2bmHRkV8p_U joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/08/invincible-ultimate-collection-volume-1.html Book Review Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7dao6py7ODX_PkUvrAEch7&si=kiFeTonJJ3Ux5H1T
An Oresteia translated by Anne Carson: Book Review
Joel Swagman 2024-08-10 | Previous videos about this book: Starting: An Oresteia translated by Anne Carson: youtu.be/AFfZyd_BPvo Agamemnon by Aiskhylos translated by Anne Carson: youtu.be/zIu7501QrWg Elektra by Sophokles translated by Anne Carson: youtu.be/se4NLJvcSf4 Orestes by Euripides translated by Anne Carson: youtu.be/FukEXccksp4 An Orestia translated by Anne Carson Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7CaC3nywKRENHscAh-C9X2&si=fHR3VKRgNJuFlpDy Links to related videos: The Oresteia by Aeschylus translated by Tony Harrison: Review: youtu.be/CvW0zbc6zLc The Peloponnesian War by Donald Kagan: Book Review: youtu.be/AufRVghX_4k joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/08/an-oresteia-translated-by-anne-carson.html Greek Mythology Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5IDSN7E3MWlyZ2a4i_SlkQ&si=4vQ3rzSYMpXcbnHG The Classics Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x53EsuWSZ-z0uFGL_0Jl6F1&si=b-RM7JLsLn2w8BZH Book Review Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7dao6py7ODX_PkUvrAEch7&si=kiFeTonJJ3Ux5H1T
Orestes by Euripides translated by Anne Carson (from An Orestia translated by Anne Carson): Review
Joel Swagman 2024-08-09 | Links to related videos: Starting: An Oresteia translated by Anne Carson: youtu.be/AFfZyd_BPvo Agamemnon by Aiskhylos translated by Anne Carson: youtu.be/zIu7501QrWg Elektra by Sophokles translated by Anne Carson: youtu.be/se4NLJvcSf4 Eumenides by Aeschylus translated by Tony Harrison: youtu.be/ZOL3XZ5yKC8 The author's name that I couldn't remember while filming is Olivia Coolidge. The book is The Trojan War by Olivia Coolidgejoelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/08/orestes-by-euripides-translated-by-anne.html Book Review Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7dao6py7ODX_PkUvrAEch7&si=kiFeTonJJ3Ux5H1T
Doraemons Long Tales Vol 8: Noby And The Dino Knights by Fujiko F. Fujio: Review
Joel Swagman 2024-08-05 | Graphic Novel Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6NMoYW6CBw6Qj_cqK8DIeb joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/08/doraemons-long-tales-vol-8-noby-and.html I got this book at book street: youtu.be/2bmHRkV8p_U Book Review Playlist:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7dao6py7ODX_PkUvrAEch7
Emerald Ho Tram Resort, Ho Tram, Ba Ria–Vung Tau Province, Vietnam: Travelogue Video
Joel Swagman 2024-08-04 | Vietnam Travelogue playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6c40xkBpGLY_QMDrSpeIi3 For video of the Pier (from a previous trip), see here: youtu.be/gCEtiQPgiw0?si=iW1rxl69bs5GD3HJ joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/08/trip-to-emerald-ho-tram-resort-ho-tram.html Travelogue video playlist HERE:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x71JnPJ1gs_uaswSALX-7V9
Eating Lunch at a Fish Farm, Con Dao Island, Ba Rịa–Vung Tau Province, Vietnam: Travelogue Video
Joel Swagman 2024-07-31 | Vietnam Travelogue playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6c40xkBpGLY_QMDrSpeIi3 joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/07/trip-to-can-dao-island-vietnam.html Trip to Con Dao Island playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4taqJ15JWUAba66RNGQ5gd&si=xMK0ZDhr08I7hL0Z Travelogue video playlist HERE:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x71JnPJ1gs_uaswSALX-7V9
Scenic Overlook from the Road, Con Dao Island, Ba Rịa–Vung Tau Province, Vietnam: Travelogue Video
Joel Swagman 2024-07-31 | Vietnam Travelogue playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6c40xkBpGLY_QMDrSpeIi3 joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/07/trip-to-can-dao-island-vietnam.html Trip to Con Dao Island playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4taqJ15JWUAba66RNGQ5gd&si=xMK0ZDhr08I7hL0Z Travelogue video playlist HERE:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x71JnPJ1gs_uaswSALX-7V9
National Forest, Con Dao Island, Ba Rịa–Vung Tau Province, Vietnam: Travelogue Video
Joel Swagman 2024-07-31 | Vietnam Travelogue playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6c40xkBpGLY_QMDrSpeIi3 joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/07/trip-to-can-dao-island-vietnam.html Trip to Con Dao Island playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4taqJ15JWUAba66RNGQ5gd&si=xMK0ZDhr08I7hL0Z Travelogue video playlist HERE:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x71JnPJ1gs_uaswSALX-7V9
Orson Hotel and Resort, Con Dao Island, Ba Rịa–Vung Tau Province, Vietnam: Travelogue Video
Joel Swagman 2024-07-31 | Vietnam Travelogue playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6c40xkBpGLY_QMDrSpeIi3 joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/07/trip-to-can-dao-island-vietnam.html Trip to Con Dao Island playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4taqJ15JWUAba66RNGQ5gd&si=xMK0ZDhr08I7hL0Z Travelogue video playlist HERE:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x71JnPJ1gs_uaswSALX-7V9
Beach at Con Son Town, Con Dao Island, Ba Rịa–Vung Tau Province, Vietnam: Travelogue Video
Joel Swagman 2024-07-31 | Vietnam Travelogue playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6c40xkBpGLY_QMDrSpeIi3 joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/07/trip-to-can-dao-island-vietnam.html Trip to Con Dao Island playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4taqJ15JWUAba66RNGQ5gd&si=xMK0ZDhr08I7hL0Z Travelogue video playlist HERE:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x71JnPJ1gs_uaswSALX-7V9
French Colonial Prison, Con Dao Island, Ba Rịa–Vung Tau Province, Vietnam: Travelogue Video
Joel Swagman 2024-07-31 | Vietnam Travelogue playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6c40xkBpGLY_QMDrSpeIi3 joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/07/trip-to-can-dao-island-vietnam.html Trip to Con Dao Island playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4taqJ15JWUAba66RNGQ5gd&si=xMK0ZDhr08I7hL0Z Travelogue video playlist HERE:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x71JnPJ1gs_uaswSALX-7V9
Shrine to Prince Cai, son of Phi Yen, Con Dao Island, Ba Rịa–Vung Tau Province, Vietnam: Travelogue
Joel Swagman 2024-07-31 | Vietnam Travelogue playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6c40xkBpGLY_QMDrSpeIi3 joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/07/trip-to-can-dao-island-vietnam.html Trip to Con Dao Island playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4taqJ15JWUAba66RNGQ5gd&si=xMK0ZDhr08I7hL0Z Travelogue video playlist HERE:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x71JnPJ1gs_uaswSALX-7V9
Shrine to Phi Yen, Con Dao Island, Ba Rịa–Vung Tau Province, Vietnam: Travelogue Video
Joel Swagman 2024-07-31 | Vietnam Travelogue playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6c40xkBpGLY_QMDrSpeIi3 joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/07/trip-to-can-dao-island-vietnam.html Trip to Con Dao Island playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4taqJ15JWUAba66RNGQ5gd&si=xMK0ZDhr08I7hL0Z Travelogue video playlist HERE:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x71JnPJ1gs_uaswSALX-7V9
Van Son Pagoda, Con Dao Island, Ba Rịa–Vung Tau Province, Vietnam: Travelogue Video
Joel Swagman 2024-07-31 | Vietnam Travelogue playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6c40xkBpGLY_QMDrSpeIi3 joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/07/trip-to-can-dao-island-vietnam.html Trip to Con Dao Island playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4taqJ15JWUAba66RNGQ5gd&si=xMK0ZDhr08I7hL0Z Travelogue video playlist HERE:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x71JnPJ1gs_uaswSALX-7V9
Vo Thi Saus grave at Hang Duong cemetery, Con Dao Island, Ba Rịa–Vung Tau Province, Vietnam
Joel Swagman 2024-07-31 | Vietnam Travelogue playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6c40xkBpGLY_QMDrSpeIi3 joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/07/trip-to-can-dao-island-vietnam.html Trip to Con Dao Island playlist HERE: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4taqJ15JWUAba66RNGQ5gd&si=xMK0ZDhr08I7hL0Z Travelogue video playlist HERE:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x71JnPJ1gs_uaswSALX-7V9
Agamemnon by Aiskhylos translated by Anne Carson (My second time reading Agamemnon)
Joel Swagman 2024-07-23 | Starting: An Oresteia translated by Anne Carson: youtu.be/AFfZyd_BPvo My first review of Agamemnon --Agamemnon by Aeschylus Translated by Tony Harrison: youtu.be/AxqIgSDYaDs joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/07/agamemnon-by-aiskhylos-translated-by.html Book Review Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7dao6py7ODX_PkUvrAEch7&si=kiFeTonJJ3Ux5H1T
Channel Update: Im going to indefinitely stop doing Weekly Reading Vlogs and Starting Videos
Joel Swagman 2024-07-21 | All my "starting" videos: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6iMcM85L9dcWvKxN6kGZKg&si=_CQ1ihibo9EqvzCU All my "weekly reading vlogs" videos: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x45zouAVdrWyM6CaPRYktXy&si=m5phtHPBYNL7-SUK joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/07/channel-update-im-going-to-indefinitely.html