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This episode delivers good news for parents, whether you’re already homeschooling or still considering it: the research is on your side. Homeschooled kids tend to do as well as or better than their peers, both socially and academically. Dr Rebecca English has spent 15 years studying homeschooling, and she also homeschools her own children. She is one of Australia’s most respected researchers in home education. In this episode, Dr Rebecca and Ellen dive into key things that allow homeschooled children to succeed. This includes giving children a say in how they learn, the freedom to stay with a topic until it clicks, and the choice to lean into what genuinely interests them. Meet Dr Rebecca English, home education researcher Rebecca did not set out to research home education. Her first degree was in business, majoring in advertising, and she moved into teaching after deciding advertising was not for her. She taught in schools serving low socioeconomic communities, then completed a PhD on international students in Australian secondary schools. While pregnant with her first child, she discovered homeschooling was an option in Australia. She proposed it to her university as a research topic and began interviewing families in 2011. Her perspective matters to a parent weighing this up because she can speak from both sides. She has read the studies, and she has homeschooled her own children. In the full episode, she gets specific about the parts families worry about most. What the research actually shows about social and academic outcomes and the importance of agency for successful learning. Key points from this episode Why homeschooled students do as well as or better than their mainstream-schooled peers. Homeschooled students actually can go to university. Agency is a child’s ability to control their own learning experience. Why agency is important for intrinsic motivation. Running the day based on tasks not time. Parent engagement is one of the strongest predictors of educational success. Homeschooling allows a child to work towards mastery. Teachers are leaving mainstream school for the same reasons students are. What the research says about homeschooled children’s academic outcomes This is the part most parents want and rarely get straight. Rebecca’s answer is that the research shows homeschooled young people are advantaged both socially and academically. The size of that advantage varies. At one end of the range, the effect is mild, and schooling and homeschooling make little measurable difference. At the other end, homeschooled students are clearly ahead of their mainstream schooled peers. The evidence comes from meta-analyses, which pool the findings of every available study on a topic. Across the key learning areas, homeschooled students tend to do as well as or better than their peers in school. Maths sometimes trails English and the social sciences, but in the main these young people are outperforming their mainstream schooled peers. Our guide to whether homeschooling is as high quality as traditional school covers this topic in more detail. Homeschooled students can still go to university Rebecca names university entry as the second misconception, and her answer is direct. Homeschooled students can go to university, and there are many ways in. The example she gives is vocational. At the university where she works, a Certificate IV in any subject is enough to be accepted into teaching, which means the pathway does not depend on an ATAR. Our guide to how homeschooling affects university admissions sets out the Australian pathways in detail. Why homeschooled students tend to do better Two things in the conversation explain the pattern, and neither is about the curriculum. The first is parent engagement. Engagement with a parent is one of the best predictors of educational success we have, and no cohort is more engaged than a parent sitting down one-to-one with their own child. Rebecca’s example is a child stuck on squared numbers. A parent can trace it back to shaky times tables, fix that, and then explain that the small two does not mean multiply by two. Then they can keep going, because no bell is going to end the lesson. The second is mastery. In a timetabled day, a subject stops after 70 minutes regardless of where a child is up to. “We work towards mastery in homeschooling. We don’t work towards mastery in school. After 70 minutes, maths stops mattering.”– Dr. Rebecca English At home there is no rule about how long anything takes. If geography is going well, there is no reason to stop at Australia’s capitals; you could move on to other countries. On the other hand, if a particular topic is not working, you can leave it and come back to it later. More on this in our guide to learning at your own pace. Does homeschooling affect social skills? What the research says Socialisation is the other half of what Rebecca describes as advantaged, and it is the misconception she hears most often. Some of it comes down to how safe a child feels asking a question. As Rebecca puts it, admitting you do not know your eight times tables at home is not shameful, because there is nobody to be embarrassed in front of. Ellen’s experience matches, and she is direct that there is no environment as nurturing as home. Families often arrive worried that a child is a year behind in a subject, which is a strange idea in homeschooling, because a child is simply where they are. Once that child is free to say they do not understand something, they frequently go scooting ahead. What Ellen values most is the change in children’s beliefs about themselves. A child who has decided they are hopeless at maths has usually just missed some steps. That belief is no longer set by who else is in the room. As Ellen puts it, these children are no longer limited by who is in their class or by what a teacher thinks they are capable of. More on this in our guide to homeschool socialisation. What learning agency means, and why it drives motivation Agency is an academic word for something most parents already understand. Rebecca defines it as your ability to control your world and your surroundings, which in education means your learning experience. Her view is that this has been steadily withdrawn. Over the past two decades, curriculum and teaching methods have both been overly centralised and standardised. “When we’re talking about agency in an academic sense, what we mean is your ability to control your world and your surroundings. And in terms of education, it’s your learning experiences.”– Dr. Rebecca English The reason it matters is motivation. Intrinsic motivation is what gets a child to start something difficult that they do not particularly feel like doing, and Rebecca’s believes that control and choice feed it directly. Tasks, not time: how to give a homeschooled child some say over their day The practical version is simple enough to try this week. Rather than running the day by the clock, you agree what needs to be done and let the child have some say in the order and the pace. Her recommendation is to set out the work for the day and leave how they arrange their time up to them. Ellen recognises the pattern from her own parenting. The moment you tell a child they have to do something, it becomes the last thing they want to do. Give them the same list with room to move, and it tends to get done. Choice can also sit inside the learning itself. Rebecca gives the example of a child who must cover algebra but can do so through something they care about, whether that is cooking, bikes, or anything else. At Euka, this shows up in how a lesson is built. Alongside the content, there is usually a hands-on activity, a digital activity and a downloadable sheet, so a child has some say in how they learn something and how they show what they know. The same applies at the weekly level. Families can follow a week plan that moves across subjects, or a subject plan that lets a child stay with science for three weeks if that is where their interest is. Why working to tasks prepares children for real workplaces Schools run on time. Most workplaces now run on tasks. Rebecca’s example is that if you finish your work early while working from home, nobody minds if you put a load of laundry on. The work is done, and that is what is being measured. Her conclusion is that in many ways homeschooling prepares a child better for the world we live in. It reframes one of the most common objections families hear: what happens when the child gets to the real world. A child who has spent years managing their own workload against deadlines has been practising the exact skill most jobs require. Our guide to how homeschooling prepares children for the real world goes through the other skills that carry across. How to give choice to a child coming out of school Ellen raises the obvious complication. A child arriving from school may have had very little say in anything, and handing them a blank day is not a plan. Rebecca’s answer is that it is gradual, and she compares it to teaching a child to ride a bike. You hold on, you hold on, and eventually you let go. She names three things that help in the meantime. Allow time to adjust to a workflow that is not organised around a bell, target learning towards things the child is genuinely interested in, and set some limits on screen time. In her own house, free time does not start until half past three, and only if the day’s tasks are finished. A child can do them first thing in the morning or half an hour before the deadline, and either is fine. Some children need a deadline to get moving. Others prefer to start immediately and clear it. The point is that they learn which one they are. When an anxious child needs to settle before starting schoolwork For many families, the first stretch is not about workload at all. Rebecca notes that school refusal is strongly correlated with anxiety and neurodivergence, so many children arrive carrying a good deal of stress. A significantly anxious child is not going to move straight into formal lessons that look like school. What they need first is space and time to heal after a very stressful experience. She is direct that it does not have to look like school. Older, more integrated models have a lot to offer, where a child interested in bikes can reach maths, science, English and history through that one subject. She is equally clear that this is not something to manage alone. Government data shows that neurodivergence is more common among homeschooled children than in the school population, so working with psychologists and therapists matters. Our guides to special needs homeschooling and homeschooling with ADHD go further into the practical side, and our episode on school refusal covers what sits underneath it. If that is where your family is right now, our parent’s guide to school refusal in Australia walks through the options, and bullying and homeschooling covers the case where that is the trigger. Why teachers are leaving the profession, and how it connects to school refusal The conversation then turns to a group nobody applies this lens to. Rebecca points out that teachers are leaving the profession in droves, and her reading is that many are unhappy for the same reasons the children are. As she puts it, we do not talk about teachers as school refusing, or as “school can’t”, but in many ways they are. They are just as anxious as the young people in their care. She traces it back to agency. Teachers have lost the capacity to shape learning around the children actually in front of them, which is the one thing home educators can still do. That takes her somewhere unexpected. If a government genuinely wanted fewer families choosing home education, she argues the answer is not aimed at families at all: re-engage teachers with their classes and give them room to manage learning the way home educators do. She is careful not to lay this at the feet of schools or teachers. The settings have narrowed for everyone inside them, and her view is that teachers would do this differently if they could. Ellen notes the ground is already shifting. In Queensland, education authorities now meet with homeschooling families regularly and ask how they can support them, and families there describe the relief of no longer feeling like the educational police are on their back. We have covered the student side of this in far more detail elsewhere. School refusal: unlocking the potential of homeschooling for anxious learners looks at what changes when an anxious child comes home, and our earlier episode asking whether you should force a child to go to school sits alongside it. What a good education means, according to a home education researcher Ellen closes by asking Rebecca for her own definition. Her answer is to meet a child in the moment, and to understand that those are just moments and that those moments will change. It is about showing a young person how to love learning. She does not believe there is a child who cannot learn something, and she has a story that explains why. While teaching a certificate class, she was writing her master’s thesis, and one student, the one flagged on the roll as the hardest to teach, asked what she was working on. She explained the theory she was using: that your life experiences prepare you to succeed in some settings and not others, so some children arrive at school with what that setting rewards and some do not. The student immediately connected it to his own life and moved into a genuinely thoughtful account of his own path through school. This was a child who could barely write his own name, engaging with philosophical thought. “There is no young person who can’t learn. We just need to communicate with them in the right way. And that’s what education is, it’s communication.”– Dr Rebecca English Questions answered in this episode Is homeschooling better than school? + The research Rebecca cites points that way on average. Homeschooled students do as well or better than their mainstream schooled peers, socially and academically. She is careful about the size of that advantage, which ranges from negligible to large depending on the study. The two things she credits are parent engagement and the freedom to work towards mastery. Do homeschooled students perform better? + Meta-analyses show homeschooled students performing as well as or better than their mainstream schooled peers across the learning areas. The size of the advantage varies between studies. Does homeschooling affect social skills? + Rebecca names socialisation as one of the two biggest misconceptions about home education. Her reading of the research is that these young people are advantaged socially as well as academically. Can homeschoolers go to university in Australia? + Yes, and Rebecca is clear there are many pathways in. She gives the example of a Certificate IV in any subject being enough to be accepted into teaching at the university where she works. Why do homeschooled children tend to do better? + Two reasons come up in the episode. Parent engagement is one of the best predictors of educational success, and homeschooling allows a child to work towards mastery rather than stopping when a bell rings. What does “agency” mean in education? + It is a child’s ability to control their own learning: the order in which they work, how they use their time, and, where possible, how they approach a topic. Rebecca ties this directly to intrinsic motivation. How much choice should I give my child? + Enough that they are managing something, and not so much that the day has no shape. The usual starting point is to assign what has to be done and let the child decide when and in what order. My child has never had a say in how they learn. Where do I start? + Slowly. Allow time to adjust to a day that is not run by a bell, focus the learning on things they are actually interested in, and set some limits on screens while the habit forms. What if my child finishes their work in two hours? + That is normal, because the day is no longer padded with bells, recess, lunch, library and handing out sheets. The measure is whether the work is done, not how long it took. Our guide to how many hours a day you should spend homeschooling gives typical ranges by grade. Does this work for an anxious or neurodivergent child? + It can, but Rebecca is clear that the first stretch should focus on settling rather than academics, and that families should work alongside psychologists or therapists where needed. Why this episode matters For a parent lying awake, wondering whether they are doing the right thing, this episode offers something specific to hold on to. The research on social and academic outcomes points one way, and the reasons behind it are not mysterious. A child who has some say in how they learn, works alongside an engaged parent, and isn’t cut short by a bell tends to do well. It also gives families an answer to the two questions asked most often, about socialisation and about university. Start the free homeschooling course If this episode has you thinking about what your own week could look like, our Complete Guide to Confident Homeschooling covers registering legally in your state, choosing and structuring a curriculum, building a daily rhythm, supporting a child who learns differently, and knowing your child is progressing. It is nine short video modules, about two and a half hours, hosted by Brett and Ellen. Free and self-paced. Start the free homeschooling course Related episodes. Do I need to be a teacher to homeschool? and Preparing your children for the real world. Related reading. 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Years before four members of the Siders family were charged with 16 counts of child endangering, six of the Siders children were enrolled in school with the Gallia County Local School District. The children were considered habitually truant during the 2021-2022 school district. But the children were enrolled in online school a year earlier. Law&Crime's Angenette Levy traces the school records for the children and looks at the controversial issue of homeschooling in this episode of Crime Fix —a daily show covering the biggest stories in crime.Host:Angenette Levy https://twitter.com/Angenette5Guests: Phillip Kuhn https://www.facebook.com/gallialocalCRIME FIX PRODUCTION:Head of Social Media, YouTube - Bobby SzokeSocial Media Management - Vanessa BeinVideo Editing - Van DinhGuest Booking - Alyssa Fisher & Diane KayeSTAY UP-TO-DATE WITH THE LAW&CRIME NETWORK:Watch Law&Crime Network on YouTubeTV: https://bit.ly/3td2e3yWhere To Watch Law&Crime Network: https://bit.ly/3akxLK5Sign Up For Law&Crime's Daily Newsletter: https://bit.ly/LawandCrimeNewsletterRead Fascinating Articles From Law&Crime Network: https://bit.ly/3td2IqoLAW&CRIME NETWORK SOCIAL MEDIA:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lawandcrime/Twitter: https://twitter.com/LawCrimeNetworkFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawandcrimeTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/lawandcrimenetworkTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lawandcrimeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Your child isn't a “grade level” they're a whole person, and the fastest way to lose motivation is to teach them like they're interchangeable. On this episode of The Brainy Moms Podcast, Dr. Amy and Sandy sit down with Jessica Parnell, CEO of Edovate Learning Corp, to get practical about personalized learning for homeschooling, online school, and hybrid models that actually respect how kids' brains develop. If you've ever felt pressure to recreate a traditional classroom at home, this conversation gives you a cleaner, calmer path forward.Jessica breaks down a key distinction: individualized learning starts with where a student is academically, while personalized education also accounts for personality, interests, and future goals. We talk through the planning process, including assessments that uncover an ideal learning environment and the “point of first failure” that often explains why a subject suddenly falls apart. We also connect the dots to neuroscience, including how repeated struggle can become a self-fulfilling identity and how small, targeted wins can rebuild confidence.We go beyond theory with real examples, including a student who went from spiraling in ninth grade to being celebrated for his art in Florence, Italy. We also dig into common parent concerns: meeting homeschool graduation requirements, avoiding over-scheduling, building independent learners through inquiry, and using “responsible online” learning that keeps younger kids moving and engaged. Finally, we look ahead at the homeschool landscape, micro-schools, and how AI can support personalization without replacing essential skills like writing in a child's own voice.If this helped you rethink what school can look like, subscribe, share this with a friend who's on the fence, and leave a quick review so more families can find the support they need.ABOUT US:The Brainy Moms is a parenting podcast hosted by cognitive psychologist Dr. Amy Moore and Sandy Zamalis. Dr. Amy and Sandy have conversations with experts in parenting, child development, education, homeschooling, psychology, mental health, and neuroscience. Listeners leave with tips and advice for helping parents and kids thrive. If you love us, add us to your playlist and follow us on social media! CONNECT WITH US:Website: www.TheBrainyMoms.com Email: BrainyMoms@gmail.com Social Media: @TheBrainyMomsSubscribe to our free monthly newsletterVisit our sponsor's website: www.LearningRx.com

There's a video that exists before any of this happened, where d4vd plays a character dragging a body into a car. Prosecutors are now alleging he did the real version of that scene to a fourteen-year-old, and tonight we sit with what that overlap actually means. David Burke's story starts small. Homeschooled, recording in his sister's closet, building an audience in Fortnite lobbies. Prosecutors say that's where he met Celeste Rivas Hernandez, both of them still teenagers, and the connection continued for years without anyone in either of their lives stepping in. At seventeen, newly signed to Darkroom and Interscope, Burke introduced an alter ego, Itami, the Japanese word for pain, an agent of chaos wearing a blindfold, built from a manga concept about a detective whose double commits the murders he investigates. He put that character on camera holding a knife, taking a woman's arm. Then the physical evidence entered the record. Investigators matched cuts on an inflatable pool in Burke's garage to fragments found on Celeste's leggings. DNA connected the Tesla and the home directly to her. A criminalist testified about real blood scrubbed from the garage near shelves of fake blood used for props. Cell tower data placed the Tesla in Santa Barbara County three times in the weeks after she allegedly died. She was fourteen when she went to his home on April 23, 2025, and was never heard from again. Her remains surfaced in his Tesla months later, the day after what would have been her fifteenth birthday. Burke has pleaded not guilty. Tonight we trace the character, the industry around him, and the forensic case now in front of a judge. Links Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod Disclaimer This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. Hashtags #D4vd #CelesteRivasHernandez #HiddenKillers #DavidBurke #Itami #PreliminaryHearing #TrueCrime #LACounty #JusticeForCeleste #MusicIndustry 

How much money is enough to make starting up safe? Vivek Sinha thought he knew: ₹50 lakh in the bank. The day he hit it, he quit.Vivek is the founder of Emversity, which trains people for the jobs India actually has in healthcare, hospitality, EPC and manufacturing. Homeschooled till eight in a Bihar village surrounded by three rivers, he built Buildzar, lost ₹50 lakh, and spent nine years compounding skills at Mobikwik, OYO and Unacademy before starting again in a sector everyone had written off.In this episode, Avnish and Vivek take on, 1. Where did you get the confidence to do this?2. Why didn't it work? What did you think going in that didn't play out?3. Should I drop out and work full time on my startup?" 4. How do I find the right co-founder?5. How can we secure investment in a stigmatized sector despite proven traction?"6. What stays with you: build it for the right reasons Chapters 00:00 Introduction02:00 Flood village to NIT: growing up in Bihar06:00 First startup & why it failed: market timing11:00 MobiKwik: 0 to 20 lakh merchants in 6 months16:00 OYO & Unacademy: the lessons that compounded22:00 The 9-year gap: how he killed bad ideas early28:00 Should you drop out of college?34:00 How many co-founders — and going solo40:00 Building in a stigmatised, out-of-favour sector48:00 What Mversity does + closing advice

Start with the paperwork instead of the crime scenes. In 2008 an Ohio judge approved a marriage for a girl who was fifteen and seven months pregnant. In 2024 California deputies documented that they had told David Burke how old Celeste Rivas Hernandez really was. Two records, two dead ends.One full conversation covering both the d4vd case in Los Angeles and the Siders 16 kids case in Vinton County, Ohio.The evidence segment walks through what a preliminary hearing has put in front of a judge. An LAPD criminalist testified that presumptive testing produced strong reactions on the rubber mats covering a Hollywood Hills garage floor and on the bricks under them. There were positives on a rowing machine, a green tarp, a charging cord and a trash bag containing wipes. A blue inflatable pool with nothing visible on it glowed in one area, and a second criminalist matched plastic fragments from the autopsy into the cuts in that pool. Blair Berk's entire cross has been about what nobody tested.The second segment goes back to who David Burke was. Homeschooled after seventh grade, raised on gospel music until thirteen, signed to a major label at seventeen, and the author of an alter ego named Itami who commits murders in his own videos.The third brings in retired FBI special agent Robin Dreeke for Ohio. Sixteen children removed from a home in Hamden. A room measuring roughly twelve feet by twelve, according to the sheriff. An attorney general who said waiting longer would very likely have meant a death or multiple deaths. Four adults charged with sixteen counts of endangering children each, all pleading not guilty.Two files, two states, and the same missing piece in both of them.Burke has pleaded not guilty and denies all wrongdoing through his attorneys. Celeste Rivas Hernandez was fourteen years old.END_LINKSJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDISCLAIMERThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS#D4vd #SidersFamily #TrueCrimeToday #CelesteRivasHernandez #ElizabethSiders #TrueCrime #DavidBurke #RobinDreeke #VintonCounty #TrueCrimePod

The connection between these two cases is not the crime. It is the signature. Ohio put a marriage license in front of a judge for a fifteen-year-old who was seven months pregnant, and it was approved. California deputies documented telling David Burke how old Celeste Rivas Hernandez was, and filed it.Everything in one place: the d4vd evidence conversation, the David Burke origin conversation, and the Siders 16 kids conversation with retired FBI special agent Robin Dreeke.Start in a Los Angeles courtroom, where an LAPD criminalist described spraying a Hollywood Hills garage and watching the floor mats react, then the bricks underneath. Then a rowing machine, a green tarp, a charging cord, and a trash bag holding wipes and a scrap of fabric. A blue inflatable pool that looked untouched still produced a glow, and a second criminalist fitted plastic fragments from the autopsy into the cuts in it. Blair Berk went at everything nobody swabbed, nobody collected, nobody compared. Tony and Robin make the defense answer for every item.Then the harder question. Who was David Burke before any of it? Homeschooled after seventh grade. A social life built on screens. A record deal at seventeen. An alter ego named Itami, described in his own words as an agent of chaos, who commits murders in his videos.Then Ohio. Sixteen children, eighteen months to eighteen years, removed from a house in Hamden after a warrant tied to an unrelated matter. A room the sheriff said measured roughly twelve by twelve. An attorney general who said waiting longer would very likely have meant a death or multiple deaths. Four adults charged with sixteen counts of endangering children apiece. All four pleaded not guilty.Different states, different worlds, one identical failure sitting in the middle of both files.Burke has pleaded not guilty and denies all wrongdoing. Celeste Rivas Hernandez was fourteen years old.END_LINKSJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDISCLAIMERThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS#D4vd #SidersFamily #HiddenKillers #CelesteRivasHernandez #ElizabethSiders #TrueCrime #HiddenKillersPodcast #DavidBurke #RobinDreeke #TrueCrimeFans

A label. A management team. Two sheriff's departments. Every one of them had a piece of the picture, and prosecutors say the relationship at the center of it began when Celeste Rivas Hernandez was young enough that the number alone ends most conversations.Long before the d4vd preliminary hearing, David Burke sat down for an interview and explained a character he had invented. He said he was writing a manga about a detective. The detective had an evil version of himself who showed up at random moments. That version committed murders. The detective then had to solve them.He named the character Itami, which means pain in Japanese. He called him an agent of chaos and compared him to Tyler Durden in Fight Club.Then he put him in the work. A bloody knife in one video. An animated sequence in another. A video before his debut album in which Burke drags a body and loads it into the trunk of a car.Tony and Robin use that as the doorway into a bigger question: who was this young man before any of it? Homeschooled after seventh grade. Gospel music only until thirteen. A social life built entirely inside gaming lobbies. Signed to a major label at seventeen with a valuation in the millions and no anchor anywhere near him.They also give the other argument its full weight. Violent art is not proof of violence, and treating lyrics as confessions is how innocent people get railroaded.But prosecutors allege Burke did the specific thing his character was written to do, and a whole machine of executives and managers watched a nineteen-year-old sell his own darkness without anyone asking what was underneath it.Burke has pleaded not guilty and denies all wrongdoing through his attorneys. Celeste Rivas Hernandez was fourteen years old.END_LINKSJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDISCLAIMERThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS#D4vd #DavidBurke #TrueCrimeToday #Itami #CelesteRivasHernandez #TrueCrime #MusicIndustry #Interscope #Psychology #TrueCrimePod

How does a 19-year-old entrepreneur build a nationwide mastermind, host successful live events, grow a powerful personal brand, and build a thriving business before turning 20?  In this episode, Malcolm Keith reveals the mindset, strategies, and systems behind his rapid success. Most people spend their late teens trying to figure out what they want to do. Malcolm Keith spent his building communities, hosting live mastermind events, creating recurring revenue, and surrounding himself with high-level entrepreneurs. In this conversation, Malcolm shares how he transitioned from being obsessed with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to becoming one of the youngest entrepreneurs building live events and business communities across the United States. He explains why relationships became his biggest competitive advantage, how he learned from mentors years ahead of him, and why taking action early changed the trajectory of his life. We also dive into: • How Malcolm built a nationwide mastermind community before age 20 • The business model behind hosting profitable live events • How networking creates opportunities that money can't buy • Why young entrepreneurs should prioritize relationships over followers • The mindset shifts that accelerated his personal and business growth • Lessons from building recurring revenue and scaling a community • Why waiting until you're "ready" is the biggest mistake young founders make Whether you're a young entrepreneur, creator, business owner, or someone looking to build a network that creates opportunities, this episode is packed with practical advice you can apply immediately. Subscribe for more conversations with entrepreneurs, founders, marketers, and business leaders sharing the real strategies behind building successful companies. CHAPTERS: 0:00 Meet Malcolm: Certified at 16, Running Events at 19 0:58 Homeschooled at Business Events, Not in Class 3:16 Growing Up in the Family Dojo 4:40 Why Skilled Martial Artists Struggle at Business 5:45 The Phoenix Event That Hooked Him at 15 6:53 Finding His People & Why Entrepreneurship Is Lonely 7:59 The Roseto Effect: Community as Medicine 11:04 Get the Skills Before the Idea 14:19 Why Most People Never Take Action 16:01 The Teen Advantage: No Fear of Failure Yet 18:00 The One Regret That Sparked the Teen Mastermind 22:05 Inside the Mastermind: A Team of Teen Specialists 23:48 Rose's Story: From Shy Kid to Speaking on Stage 26:55 "You Should Charge for This" — Beating the Fear 30:45 The $5K Price & Selling Parents on the Dream 33:24 Where His Leadership Comes From & Setting Real Goals 37:00 The Organic Funnel: Win the Parent First 40:26 Funnel Advice for Beginners: Keep It Simple 45:11 "It Doesn't Hurt to Ask" — The Video That Worked 47:13 How the Live Event Was Born 51:30 Rapid Fire Round + Funnel Hacking Live 55:40 Once a Black Belt, Black Belt for Life 57:45 Where to Find the Teen Mastermind  

This week, Gethard talks with a middle school theater teacher about growing up homeschooled, her time in a traveling Christian theater troupe, and what it was like adjusting to public school life. She and Geth talk about the importance of arts in schools, what kids learn when they get comfortable being on stage, and why 6th grade boys might be the toughest crowd of all. Sign up for Beautiful/Anonymous+ to get ad free episodes and access to exclusive audio including 5 Random Questions with this week's caller. Leave us a voicemail at (973) 306-4676 Head to chrisgeth.com for tickets to Gethard's upcoming shows. save 25% on your first order at Zazzle.com check it out: What It's Like to Be… Wherever you get podcasts Visit forhers.com/beautiful to get personalized, affordable care that gets you.

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This week on From the Front Porch, Annie is joined by her actual dad and The Bookshelf's Shop Dad, Chris! Annie and Chris chat about his reading life and some of his favorite books in honor of Father's Day. These books are perfect for giving to your own dad or anyone who's been there for you like a dad. To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 585) or download and shop on The Bookshelf's official app: The Man No One Believed: The Untold Story of the Georgia Church Murders by Joshua Sharpe A Killer Wedding by Joan O'Leary Daikon by Samuel Hawley Running Deep by Tom Clavin James by Percival Everett Bone Valley: A True Story of Injustice and Redemption in the Heart of Florida by Gilbert King Beartown by Fredrik Backman The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmond Fitzgerald by John U. Bacon So Far Gone by Jess Walter Warning Signs by Tracy Sierra All Carry by Gene Wojciechowski The Fourth Branch: How State Government Can Save Our Union by Daniel Squadron From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf's daily happenings on Instagram and Facebook, and all the books from today's episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.  A full transcript of today's episode can be found here. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.  This week, Annie is reading This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page. Shop Dad is reading Homeschooled by Stefan Merrill Block. If you liked what you heard in today's episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We're so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

D4VD admitted in interview after interview that the emotions in his music weren't real. He said they were constructed. Performed. Pulled from other people's lives. We heard that as a charming origin story. According to prosecutors, it may have been something else entirely.This episode takes a hard look at who David Anthony Burke was before the allegations — not as a musician, but as a person shaped by isolation. Homeschooled from seventh grade. No peer social environment. A digital world that came before the physical one. Burke told the CBC the first concert he ever attended was his own. He told Dazed he'd create fake emotional scenarios and channel them into content. Every interviewer heard it. Nobody connected it to anything darker.According to prosecutors, Burke was allegedly running two entirely separate realities at the same time for over a year. On one side, a rising career and public press about emotional growth. On the other, according to the People's Brief, an alleged relationship with a child held together by secret phones, alleged fake identification, and matching tattoos that spelled out the one word that allegedly held it all in place. When LA County deputies conducted a welfare check and told Burke directly that Celeste Rivas Hernandez was thirteen, he allegedly showed them a yearbook photo of her from his phone — while telling them he'd only met her once. According to prosecutors, the relationship didn't stop. It allegedly escalated.We trace the psychology of how someone allegedly builds and maintains a hidden world, the alleged forty-eight hours prosecutors describe after Celeste was allegedly killed — including the podcast interview and the album release — and the art that may have been telling the story all along: a hit called “Romantic Homicide,” a music video showing a body placed in a trunk, and an album called Withered.Burke has pleaded not guilty. His defense team says he did not commit this crime and was not the cause of Celeste's death.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#D4VD #DavidAnthonyBurke #CelesteRivasHernandez #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #JusticeForCeleste #TrueCrimePodcast #MurderCase #TrueCrimeCommunity #CrimePsychology

John, Ben and Steven McFie were home educated and are self-elected college opt-outs. All three of them are business owners and do not regret skipping a college degree.   College can be a smart or a foolish decision depending on the circumstances. This episode is not meant to discourage or encourage a college education, but is rather about learning your options and gaining perspective so you can make a smart decision with your resources of time and money.  Listen and hear stories, examples and their personal opinions on college education and schooling.

JPMorgan Bombshell Sexual Harassment: A sexual harassment suit against a female boss named Lorna Hajdini has taken the Internet by storm. Is this a complete fabrication? Or is this a Supernatural situation where it is so crazy that no one would believe it.Mother Relationships: A super chat prompts us to discuss our relationships with our mothers, this brings up Jim's classic childhood stories between Clown Day and his Jupiter science fair project.Palette Cleansers: A streamer walking across the country gets hit by a car on live, making your son smash his PS5, Security utility belts and more.THE BEAR!, FUCK YOU WATCH THIS!, MICHAEL JACKSON!, ANOTHER PART OF ME!, CAPTAIN EO!, BAD!, CATCH UP!, WAVYG!, SUPERCHATS!, LEO!, FRANKENSTEIN'S MONSTER!, DR. FRANKENSTEIN!, THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN!, JP MORGAN!, SEXUAL HARASSMENT CASE!, CHASE!, SEX SLAVE!, BOSS!, CANONS!, ASIAN!, FISH HEAD!, UGLY!, SUPERNATURAL!, BROWN BOY!, SUBMIT APPLICATION!, INDIAN GUY!, SHOW BUBS!, FUNNY DEATH!, RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOUR MOTHERS!, BOOKTOK!, COMICAL DEATH!, NOT A PERSON!, MOTHERS!, DEAD MOM!, SOLO EPISODE!, 9/11 STORY!, EAST COAST TIME!, WE'RE GOING TO WAR!, CLOWN DAY!, PROJECT!, HELP FROM PARENTS!, HOME SCHOOLED!, VEGGIETALES!, LARRY THE CUCUMBER!, PICTURE!, JUPITER!, WALKING ACROSS THE COUNTRY!, HIT BY CAR!, GETS BACK UP!, QUIET!, INSPIRING!, BACK BRACE!, STREAMER!, RIGHT WING GRIFT!, CINNABON!, AGAINST TRAFFIC!, PS5!, SMASHED!, CAT!, REVENGE!, PUNISHMENT!, BLADE SECURITY GUARD!, UTILITY BELT!, WEAPONS!, BEAR SPRAY!, ASIAN!,You can find the videos from this episode at our Discord RIGHT HERE!

What happens when someone who hated being homeschooled grows up and chooses to homeschool his own children anyway?In this deeply honest conversation, Logan Hufford shares what homeschooling looked like growing up in a large family in the 90s, why he resented parts of it for years, and what he's doing differently with his own kids today.We also talk about something many parents are afraid to discuss openly: what children are being exposed to online at shockingly young ages — and how silence, shame, and lack of conversation can impact kids long-term.Inside this episode:• what Logan wishes his parents had done differently• how over-sheltering can backfire• pornography addiction and dopamine-driven behavior• why vulnerable conversations matter more than perfect parenting• how to talk to kids without creating shame• the reality of parenting in the internet era• resources parents can use to start age-appropriate conversationsThis is a sensitive but incredibly important discussion for both homeschooling and non-homeschooling families alike.Listener discretion advised for younger ears.Resources:Good Pictures Bad Pictureshttps://www.conquerseries.com- For a man who might be struggling or a woman who is close to a man who struggles, the best single resource to gain an education of how sexual addiction works is the Conquer SeriesFollow Logan on Instagram

Ever wondered what it is actually like to be homeschooled from kindergarten all the way through high school? In this episode of the Homeschool Yo Kids podcast, we sit down with Ruth, a former K-12 homeschooler and educator, to discuss the freedom of learning at your own pace and how it shaped her career in special education. Ruth shares her unique journey growing up as the oldest of five siblings in a family that prioritized individualized education long before the internet made it easy.In this deep dive, Ruth explains how her mother, despite her own struggles with reading, taught herself phonics to ensure her children had a solid foundation. We explore the benefits of the Running Start program, which allowed Ruth to earn an associate degree before she even had a high school diploma. You will also learn about the Independent Education Network, a platform Ruth founded to empower middle school students and teachers to work together in a way that suits their unique needs.Whether you are a veteran homeschooler or just starting to consider alternatives to public school, this conversation offers valuable insights into curriculum planning, special education support, and the importance of being your child's first teacher. Ruth provides practical advice on how to handle the high school years and shares why colleges often prefer homeschool graduates who can manage their own schedules.Website www.independent-ed.comEmail hello@independent-ed.comwww.ruthkane.comRuth is the founder of Independent Education Network (IEN), a virtual learning program built specifically for homeschool families, non-traditional learners, and families seeking enrichment — serving students in grades 6–8. A homeschooler herself from kindergarten through 12th grade, Ruth went on to earn her degree in special education and spent over 10 years in the classroom before returning to her roots. IEN is the intersection of everything she believes about learning — that every child deserves an environment where they can truly thrive, and every teacher deserves the freedom to actually teach. Through small-group courses in ELA, Math, Science, Geography, French, and Pattern Making, IEN gives students and educators exactly that. Free to learn. Free toteach. Free to grow.Spring 2026 enrollment is open now, with a summer session and full fall launch on the way.Chapters0:00 Intro and meeting Ruth3:45 Growing up as a K-12 homeschooler7:20 The luxury of learning at your own pace11:15 Resourcefulness before the internet15:30 How Ruth's mom taught herself phonics19:10 Middle school and early online learning23:25 The Running Start program and college degrees27:50 Transitioning to special education teaching32:15 Launching the Independent Education Network36:40 Educational consulting for parents40:10 Success stories and sibling achievements42:15 Three pieces of advice for parents43:30 End of videCheck out the links above to connect with Ruth and learn more about her consulting services and the Independent Education Network. Make sure to like this video and subscribe to the channel for more support on your homeschooling journey.#homeschooling #education #specialeducation #independentlearning #homeschooltips

This week we're re-releasing one of our most popular episodes from last season - we'll be back to new episodes next week!In this episode, Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarrett interview Susan's son, Chris Bauer, for the inside scoop on what it was like to be homeschooled by the author of The Well-Trained Mind. As promised, here is the "Daniel fingers!" blog post Chris mentions. At 50:53 Susan mentions her history growing up in a fundamentalist cult, for more on her story check out Season 1, Episode 1:Our Education Journeys, or Season 4, Episode 1: Honest Reflections on My Homeschool Experience w. Susan Wise Bauer  (00:00) - Intro with Chris (Christopher) Bauer (01:25) - Chris was the test case (02:52) - Who is Chris? (09:45) - Chris' homeschool experience in 3 words | Consistent, flexible, and varied (10:30) - Earliest homeschool memories (16:23) - Typical homeschool days (23:51) - Susan invites negativity (27:07) - The rest of Chris' homeschool day (30:19) - Break (30:21) - Chris' biggest challenges (34:05) - How homeschooling shaped Chris' life (39:17) - Beta testing WTM (45:32) - What would Chris change? (47:00) - What Chris is passionate about (48:03) - Definite do and don't for Chris' hypothetical future children (52:04) - Outro

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As you know if you listened to my episode about Homeschooled, I found it to be a fascinating deep dive into an enmeshed relationship between the author and his homeschooling mom. Today I'm thrilled to have Stefan as a guest! He is wonderful, open, smart, and introspective. He is a kindred spirit and I identify a lot with many of the themes he brings up in his work, from my own childhood.Note: There are spoilers... but not for everything. It is a wild ride of a book, buy it here: ⁠https://amzn.to/4rNNcN3⁠My newest venture, including ALL BRAND NEW POSTS EVERY DAY: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/drpsychmom/posts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join my awesome Midlife Women's Group here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠drpsychmom.com/mwg⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To get over 200 more episodes, most recently "Incompatibility Is More Of A Big Deal Than People Think," subscribe here! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For my secret Facebook group, the "best money I've ever spent" according to numerous members: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/drpsychmom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠For coaching from DPM, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠For therapy or coaching, contact us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

On this episode of Coastal Idiots, Katherine and Shane sit down with homeschooled comedian Andrew Stanley to compare wildly different educational upbringings. From Catholic school guilt to public school chaos to whatever the hell homeschool recess looks like, the trio swap stories, roast each other's formative years, and try to figure out who turned out the most normal (spoiler: no one). ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Coastal Idiots is a weekly comedy podcast where each week your host Shane and Katherine are joined by a friend or two where they do something very stupid and hilarious. Follow Katherine and Shane so they have a reason to keep going. The show is produced by the marvelous Keida Mascaro. Some of the art on the walls by the great Perry Shall. Music by Gymshorts and Alex Orange Drink. Your favorite idiots are now available wherever you listen to podcasts! Stream video on Spotify or Youtube, to drink in every detail of Katherine Blanford & Shane Torres' shenanigans and insane sketches. Listen to audio on all podcast platforms. Welcome to the ATC family! Let's get weird. Let's get Coastal. More Andrew! IG: https://www.instagram.com/andrewwstanley/ More Coastal Idiots! IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/coastalidiots/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ More Katherine! IG⁠: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/itskatherineblanford/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ More Shane! IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/shanetorres/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Produced by Keida Mascaro ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/keidamascaro/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Cave Podcast Studio ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://keidamascaro.com/the-cave⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Presented by: All Things Comedy IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/allthingscomedy/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Theme Song by GYMSHORTS IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/gymshortsmusic/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Logo & Artwork by Perry Shall IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/perryshall/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, we wrapped up our five-episode series all about social life and friendship for neurodivergent homeschooled kiddos. Episode 311 digs into a topic many families experience but often don't have a name for: social hangovers—the aftermath of social time when kids (and adults!) crash, resist future invitations, or need days to recover. Key Takeaways Social hangovers are the nervous system's delayed response to social effort, especially common in neurodivergent kids who mask, self-monitor, and process a ton during interactions. Signs include: Irritability or emotional explosions Withdrawal/shutdown Physical complaints (headaches, stomachaches) Refusal of future plans Reframe the behavior: This isn't poor behavior—it's delayed processing, not avoidance. Build recovery plans BEFORE burnout happens! Include: Predictable ending times and visual cues Leaving while things are still going well Immediate decompression time (quiet, silence, snacks, audiobooks) Regulation through movement or sensory comfort No reflection or questions until after decompression Proactive Strategies Know your child's social energy window—how long they can handle interactions before going into yellow or red zones. Support with lighter academic loads or more autonomy the day after social events. Avoid stacking multiple social events together; buffer days matter! Teach kids to name their feelings and advocate for breaks without shame. The Learner's Lab & Friendship Pathways If you want more strategies, real-time classes, and a supportive community, check out the Learner's Lab! Plus, grab our Friendship Pathways Handout (linked above!). The Learner's Lab is open to families using charter/ESA funds—reach out if you'd like us to become an approved vendor for your organization.   Links and Resources from Today's Episode Thank you to our sponsors: CTC Math – Flexible, affordable math for the whole family! Curiosity Post – A Snail Mail Club for kids – Real mail; Real life! The Learner's Lab – Online community for families homeschooling gifted/2e & neurodivergent kiddos! The Lab: An Online Community for Families Homeschooling Neurodivergent Kiddos The Homeschool Advantage: A Child-Focused Approach to Raising Lifelong Learners Raising Resilient Sons: A Boy Mom's Guide to Building a Strong, Confident, and Emotionally Intelligent Family The Anxiety Toolkit Sensory Strategy Toolkit | Quick Regulation Activities for Home Affirmation Cards for Anxious Kids Nurturing Neurodivergent Friendships: Practical Tips for Parents and Kids RLL #42: What It's Like to be Homeschooled with Best Friends Molly and Ella Teaching Kids About Being a Good Friend with Help From Great Books and Netflix Teaching Kids to Befriend Others 5 Tips for Helping Gifted Children Make Friends Navigating Sensory Overload: Actionable Strategies for Kids in Loud Environments The Not-So Friendly Friend: How to Set Boundaries for Healthy Friendships Social Skills Activities for Kids Growing Friendships: A Kids' Guide to Making and Keeping Friends Have You Filled a Bucket Today?: A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids One Big Heart: A Celebration of Being More Alike than Different Life Skills for Kids: Unlocking a World of Possibilities through Friendship, Decision-Making, Cooking, Achieving a Success Mindset, Time-Management, Budgeting, and More  Empathy Workbook for Kids: 50 Activities to Learn About Kindness, Compassion, and Other People's Feelings  

This week we are joined by Jeremy Alder! Jeremy Alder is a dry, spiritually curious comedian who draws on his upbringing as a homeschooled kid in a deeply religious Texas family to craft quietly audacious, deceptively sharp comedy. His Dry Bar Comedy special has surpassed 5 million views, and he's been featured on Nateland Presents and heard regularly on SiriusXM. Headlining nationwide, Jeremy explores themes of faith, doubt, parenthood, and growing up "raised weird" with a calm, precise delivery. He has a gift for pulling audiences into unexpected conversations — and keeping them laughing the whole way through. Check him out! In this episode, Jeremy Alder shares his unique journey from being homeschooled in Texas to navigating college life and eventually finding his passion in stand-up comedy. He reflects on the impact of his strict religious upbringing and how it shaped his perspectives on culture and personal development. Jeremy also discusses the challenges and rewards of balancing fatherhood and academics while pursuing a non-traditional path. Give this episode a listen! Recommendations From This Episode:  Educated - Tara Westover Homestead Rescue Follow Jeremy: @jeremy.alder Follow Carly: @carlyjmontag Follow Emily: @thefunnywalsh Follow the podcast: @aloneatlunchpod Please rate and review the podcast! Spread the word! Tell your friends!  Email us: aloneatlunch@gmail.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, we're exploring an important and sometimes misunderstood topic: what to do when our neurodivergent kids are happier alone and genuinely prefer solitude over social interactions. Key Takeaways: Solitude Can Be Healthy: Recognize that some children genuinely enjoy being alone, and this can be restorative, not problematic. Honor their need for quiet time without assuming something is wrong. Distinguish Between Solitude and Isolation: Pay attention to signs. Healthy solitude is chosen, flexible, and doesn't carry shame, while isolation is often rigid, driven by fear, and paired with sadness or avoidance. Listen More Than You Talk: When your child expresses a preference for being alone, approach with curiosity rather than correction. Ask open-ended questions and avoid jumping into problem-solving. Don't Force Social Exposure: Avoid pushing frequent social situations or using solitude as a consequence. Let your child take breaks and control their level of social participation. Offer Invitations Without Pressure: Always keep low-demand connection options available. Respect "not now" and provide different types of social opportunities to let your child decide what feels safest. Honor Individual Differences: Never compare your child's social preferences to siblings or peers. Each child's needs and approach to friendships are unique and deserving of respect. Keep Connection Accessible: Even for children who prefer solitude, periodically check in. Offer short, interest-based activities, familiar settings, or intergenerational relationships to keep social muscles warm. Connection Isn't Linear or Urgent: Reassure your child (and yourself) that social growth happens at their own pace. Deep friendships may come later and are worth waiting for. Gentle Check-Ins: Periodically ask your child if they feel lonely or peaceful in their solitude, and discuss what helps them recharge and feel connected, without requiring action. Encourage Self-Discovery: Support your child's exploration of what types of friendships and connections work for them. Provide opportunities but let them drive the process. Cherish the connections your child finds, offer gentle support, and remember: The world would be boring if we all fit the same mold. Your child's unique wiring deserves celebration, not correction. Links and Resources from Today's Episode Thank you to our sponsors: CTC Math – Flexible, affordable math for the whole family! Curiosity Post – A Snail Mail Club for kids – Real mail; Real life! The Learner's Lab – Online community for families homeschooling gifted/2e & neurodivergent kiddos! The Lab: An Online Community for Families Homeschooling Neurodivergent Kiddos The Homeschool Advantage: A Child-Focused Approach to Raising Lifelong Learners Raising Resilient Sons: A Boy Mom's Guide to Building a Strong, Confident, and Emotionally Intelligent Family The Anxiety Toolkit Sensory Strategy Toolkit | Quick Regulation Activities for Home Affirmation Cards for Anxious Kids Nurturing Neurodivergent Friendships: Practical Tips for Parents and Kids RLL #42: What It's Like to be Homeschooled with Best Friends Molly and Ella Teaching Kids About Being a Good Friend with Help From Great Books and Netflix Teaching Kids to Befriend Others 5 Tips for Helping Gifted Children Make Friends Navigating Sensory Overload: Actionable Strategies for Kids in Loud Environments The Not-So Friendly Friend: How to Set Boundaries for Healthy Friendships Social Skills Activities for Kids Growing Friendships: A Kids' Guide to Making and Keeping Friends Have You Filled a Bucket Today?: A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids One Big Heart: A Celebration of Being More Alike than Different Life Skills for Kids: Unlocking a World of Possibilities through Friendship, Decision-Making, Cooking, Achieving a Success Mindset, Time-Management, Budgeting, and More  Empathy Workbook for Kids: 50 Activities to Learn About Kindness, Compassion, and Other People's Feelings   Grab Your FREE Friendship Guide!

This awesome book held my attention in a way that few do. It is a riveting discussion of Stefan's enmeshment with his mom that manifested in homeschooling which was very isolating but allowed his mother to remain in his babyhood forever. Spoilers after the first few minutes... I give you fair warning though. I'm going to have Stefan as a guest soon so listen and read the book before! It's here! https://amzn.to/4rNNcN3My newest venture, including ALL BRAND NEW POSTS EVERY DAY: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/drpsychmom/posts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join my awesome Midlife Women's Group here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠drpsychmom.com/mwg⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To get over 200 more episodes, most recently "Sex At Midlife," subscribe here! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/drpsychmomshow/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For my secret Facebook group, the "best money I've ever spent" according to numerous members: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/drpsychmom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠For coaching from DPM, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.drpsychmom.com/coaching/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠For therapy or coaching, contact us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.bestlifebehavioralhealth.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

President of The Family Foundation of Virginia Victoria Cobb joins the show to talk about the lawsuit she filed to allow home schooled kids to play sports at public schools.

As parents and educators, we all want to nurture resilience and empathy in our children—especially when it comes to social skills and building friendships. In the latest episode of the podcast, Colleen dives deep into how to help children cope with rejection and social setbacks. Here are three key takeaways from the episode: Validate Their Feelings First When kids experience rejection, don't rush to "fix" things. Instead, acknowledge and validate their emotions. Statements like "That hurt. I get that, and I'm glad you told me," create a safe space for your child to process feelings without shame. Separate Facts from Stories Teach children to distinguish between what actually happened and the negative narratives their minds might create. A practical visual exercise: Have them write down the facts ("The child didn't want to play with me") versus what their brain is telling them ("I'm not likable"), and then gently challenge those interpretations. Skill Building Over 'Bouncing Back' Rather than pushing for immediate resilience, focus on slowly building the skills your child needs to handle social setbacks. This may include providing emotional support, practicing exit strategies for tough situations, and encouraging safe social interactions for therapeutic "wins." If you're supporting neurodivergent learners, remember: Just by showing up and validating their emotions, you're doing something truly meaningful. For more resources and strategies, check out the full episode and join the community in the Learner's Lab. Links and Resources from Today's Episode Thank you to our sponsors: CTC Math – Flexible, affordable math for the whole family! Curiosity Post – A Snail Mail Club for kids – Real mail; Real life! The Learner's Lab – Online community for families homeschooling gifted/2e & neurodivergent kiddos! The Lab: An Online Community for Families Homeschooling Neurodivergent Kiddos The Homeschool Advantage: A Child-Focused Approach to Raising Lifelong Learners Raising Resilient Sons: A Boy Mom's Guide to Building a Strong, Confident, and Emotionally Intelligent Family The Anxiety Toolkit Sensory Strategy Toolkit | Quick Regulation Activities for Home Affirmation Cards for Anxious Kids Nurturing Neurodivergent Friendships: Practical Tips for Parents and Kids Beyond Be Yourself: Social Scripts That Build Connection for Neurodivergent Kids RLL #42: What It's Like to be Homeschooled with Best Friends Molly and Ella Teaching Kids About Being a Good Friend with Help From Great Books and Netflix Teaching Kids to Befriend Others 5 Tips for Helping Gifted Children Make Friends Navigating Sensory Overload: Actionable Strategies for Kids in Loud Environments The Not-So Friendly Friend: How to Set Boundaries for Healthy Friendships Social Skills Activities for Kids Growing Friendships: A Kids' Guide to Making and Keeping Friends Have You Filled a Bucket Today?: A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids One Big Heart: A Celebration of Being More Alike than Different Life Skills for Kids: Unlocking a World of Possibilities through Friendship, Decision-Making, Cooking, Achieving a Success Mindset, Time-Management, Budgeting, and More  Empathy Workbook for Kids: 50 Activities to Learn About Kindness, Compassion, and Other People's Feelings  

 In this episode, Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarrett welcome Rachael Denhollander to the podcast to discuss homeschooling and abuse. Illinois case mentioned in the episode Book mentioned: Homeschooled by Stefan Merrill Block Links on biblical counseling movementWhen Restoration Hurts via Christianity TodayThe Rise of Biblical Counseling via Pacific Standard  (00:00) - Introduction with Rachael Denhollander (03:36) - Understanding abuse in homeschooling (05:10) - Defining the categories of abuse (08:38) - Isolation and ultimate authority (17:33) - How to teach when authority is overstepping (22:48) - How to teach when and how to say "no" (27:40) - Break (28:17) - Authority is not absolute (32:04) - What to look for (36:52) - What is reasonable government oversight? (54:23) - What to look out for (57:38) - What should we be asking ourselves? (01:01:31) - Outro

Struggling with social skills practice that actually feels natural? This week on the podcast, we're diving deep into practical, respectful ways to support our neurodivergent kiddos as they navigate friendships and social situations—without the cringe! From conversation entry points (aka scripts that don't turn our kids into social robots!) to playful, low-stakes role-playing at home, Colleen shares hands-on strategies to boost confidence and make socializing just a little easier for everyone involved. If "Just be yourself!" doesn't cut it in your house, you're not alone. Listen to this episode and help your kids build real-world connections, one conversation at a time. Key Takeaways: Scripts as Scaffolding, Not Life Sentences: Social scripts aren't rigid lines for kids to memorize forever. Instead, they serve as supportive "training wheels" to help neurodivergent kids enter, maintain, and exit conversations more naturally—reducing anxiety and offering footholds toward authentic communication. Practice Through Playful, Low-Stakes Moments: Avoid pressuring your child with public corrections or high-stakes rehearsal before social events. Instead, incorporate side-by-side role play, movie-pause coaching, and micro-practicing to gently build and reinforce social skills without making kids feel evaluated. Measure Progress by Initiative, Not Perfection: Success isn't about perfect eye contact or flawless conversation. Celebrate when your child initiates conversations, adapts their scripts into their own words, or asks to socialize again. These signs mean scripts are becoming real-world skills! Parenting and homeschooling neurodivergent kids is tough—but you're already doing amazing work just by showing up, learning, and supporting your child's unique journey. Links and Resources from Today's Episode Thank you to our sponsors: CTC Math – Flexible, affordable math for the whole family! Curiosity Post – A Snail Mail Club for kids – Real mail; Real life! The Learner's Lab – Online community for families homeschooling gifted/2e & neurodivergent kiddos! The Lab: An Online Community for Families Homeschooling Neurodivergent Kiddos The Homeschool Advantage: A Child-Focused Approach to Raising Lifelong Learners Raising Resilient Sons: A Boy Mom's Guide to Building a Strong, Confident, and Emotionally Intelligent Family The Anxiety Toolkit Sensory Strategy Toolkit | Quick Regulation Activities for Home Affirmation Cards for Anxious Kids Nurturing Neurodivergent Friendships: Practical Tips for Parents and Kids RLL #42: What It's Like to be Homeschooled with Best Friends Molly and Ella Teaching Kids About Being a Good Friend with Help From Great Books and Netflix Teaching Kids to Befriend Others 5 Tips for Helping Gifted Children Make Friends Navigating Sensory Overload: Actionable Strategies for Kids in Loud Environments The Not-So Friendly Friend: How to Set Boundaries for Healthy Friendships Social Skills Activities for Kids Growing Friendships: A Kids' Guide to Making and Keeping Friends Have You Filled a Bucket Today?: A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids One Big Heart: A Celebration of Being More Alike than Different Life Skills for Kids: Unlocking a World of Possibilities through Friendship, Decision-Making, Cooking, Achieving a Success Mindset, Time-Management, Budgeting, and More  Empathy Workbook for Kids: 50 Activities to Learn About Kindness, Compassion, and Other People's Feelings  

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This week's podcast is for all who are dealing with the reality that their future will not look like the past. There will be no neatly paved road. No ladder with perfectly placed rungs. Instead, there will be relentless headwinds, industries reshaped by technology and marketplaces rendered by global forces. Jobs will collapse, and new ones will emerge. Which is why I invited The k3 Sisters Band to join me this week. Three sisters who chose to make their destiny a matter of choice, rather than leave it to chance. Homeschooled. Fourth-generation musicians. As children, on a flight home from Disney, they sketched the name of a band that did not yet exist. They kept the drawing, they kept dreaming, and they kept doing. They played in churches, fairs, school cafeterias, and nursing homes across Texas while other kids lined up at lockers. They did not wait for a record label to find an audience. They mastered streaming and social platforms like TikTok. Their songs have been played millions of times, and they have fans in 70 countries. They created a community built on positivity, anti-bullying messages, and songs written in their fans' languages. Fifteen years later, The k3 Sisters Band have released 15 albums, written over 170 songs, and just recorded 24K Gold live with no digital or AI modification. Their philosophy is simple. Do it yourself. But do it. In a culture that often feels dystopian, they chose a utopian view. In an industry obsessed with shortcuts, they chose craft. In a digital world addicted to filters and AI, they chose authenticity. This episode is not just for young people or music fans. It is for parents wondering how to prepare their kids for an uncertain future. And for anyone who feels the ground shifting beneath their feet. I have included some of their fantastic music.   To learn more about The K3 Sisters Band: https://www.k3sistersband.com To find out more about RBC Future Launch to support Canadian Youth: https://www.rbc.com/en/future-launch/about/ To find out more about FirstUp by RBCX music, a program dedicated to providing emerging Canadian artists with a platform for exposure, funding, education and mentorship opportunities. https://www.rbc.com/dms/enterprise/music/first-up.html  

Feeling lonely in your homeschool journey because co-ops just don't fit? You are NOT failing—neither are your kiddos. In this episode, Colleen shares why neurodivergent kids often struggle with traditional group settings and how you can help your child build real, interest-led friendships that honor who they are. Tune in for encouragement, practical steps, and a permission slip to stop chasing "normal" and start creating meaningful connections in your own way. Key Takeaways: You can re-define social success for YOUR family There are easy ways to find connection outside the co-op A simple 3-step plan to build interest-led community Show yourself compassion for the tough days You've got this. You're the perfect parent for your perfect child.   Links and Resources from Today's Episode Thank you to our sponsors: CTC Math – Flexible, affordable math for the whole family! Curiosity Post – A Snail Mail Club for kids – Real mail; Real life! The Learner's Lab – Online community for families homeschooling gifted/2e & neurodivergent kiddos! The Lab: An Online Community for Families Homeschooling Neurodivergent Kiddos The Homeschool Advantage: A Child-Focused Approach to Raising Lifelong Learners Raising Resilient Sons: A Boy Mom's Guide to Building a Strong, Confident, and Emotionally Intelligent Family The Anxiety Toolkit Sensory Strategy Toolkit | Quick Regulation Activities for Home Affirmation Cards for Anxious Kids Nurturing Neurodivergent Friendships: Practical Tips for Parents and Kids RLL #42: What It's Like to be Homeschooled with Best Friends Molly and Ella Teaching Kids About Being a Good Friend with Help From Great Books and Netflix Teaching Kids to Befriend Others 5 Tips for Helping Gifted Children Make Friends Navigating Sensory Overload: Actionable Strategies for Kids in Loud Environments The Not-So Friendly Friend: How to Set Boundaries for Healthy Friendships Social Skills Activities for Kids Growing Friendships: A Kids' Guide to Making and Keeping Friends Have You Filled a Bucket Today?: A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids One Big Heart: A Celebration of Being More Alike than Different Life Skills for Kids: Unlocking a World of Possibilities through Friendship, Decision-Making, Cooking, Achieving a Success Mindset, Time-Management, Budgeting, and More  Empathy Workbook for Kids: 50 Activities to Learn About Kindness, Compassion, and Other People's Feelings  

What actually produces embittered homeschooled kids? This conversation examines the patterns that provoke children to wrath — control without relationship, structure without vision, and homes disconnected from church and community. Kevin and Danny call families back to a God-centered model of education rooted in Scripture and relational discipleship.

A new MP3 sermon from Generations Radio is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: How to Raise Embittered Homeschooled Kids Speaker: Kevin Swanson Broadcaster: Generations Radio Event: Radio Broadcast Date: 2/19/2026 Length: 32 min.

Actor comic and writer Jamie Kaler talks about trying to manage a career while still making dinner for his girls, how's staying home to be a dad forced him to find other outlets, how podcasting in social media is the next big hurdle, how the navy helped him be funny, how stand up comedy has changed, and how to survive the wild ride of show business. Bio:Jamie Kaler An accomplished actor, comic, host, voice-over artist and podcaster, Jamie Kaler is probably best known for his starring role as “Mike” on the hit TBS show, “My Boys”. His prolific acting career includes appearances on Friends, Will and Grace, How I Met Your Mother, Parenthood, King of Queens, The Middle, My Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, NCIS, Shake it Up, That 70's Show, and American Housewife, as well as numerous films including, The Family Stone, The Wicked, Aftermath, and over 200 commercials. He is currently recurring on ”Tacoma FD” on Netflix, and is the host of  both “America: Facts vs. Fiction” and “Haunted Live” on Discovery Plus. As a Dad Influencer, he has created extensive content for The Dadlands, the web series, Dads in Parks, the podcast, “Father Time”, and his current weekly live virtual show, podcast and personal brand, “The Parent's Lounge”. As a voiceover artist, his credits include the “Bloopers Host” on Robot Chicken, "Travis the Announcer" on Loud House, Fallout 4, and numerous commercial campaigns. As a comedian he was one of the New Faces at the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal and has appeared on Chelsea Lately, The Late Late Show, Live at Gotham, Mock-pocalypse, and World's Dumbest. His two albums “Happy Father Daze”, and “HomeSchooled” (on youtube) hit #1 on iTunes. His new Dry Bar Comedy Special, “Father at 50!” was just released. Originally from New Hampshire, Jamie graduated from Boston University on an NROTC scholarship and served as an officer in the U.S. Navy for 5 years before beginning his career as a performer.  When not working, he is obeying every command of his wife, Kate, and two daughters, Hannah and Claire.  Full list of credits. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0435695/ Check him out on: https://jamiekaler.com/ https://www.youtube.com/user/jamiekaler https://www.facebook.com/OfficialJamieKaler Twitter/Instagram/Tik Tok @jamiekaler  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on From the Front Porch, it's a New Release Rundown! Annie, Erin, and Olivia share the February releases they're excited about to help you build your TBR. When you purchase or preorder any of the books they talk about, enter the code NEWRELEASEPLEASE at checkout for 10% off your order! To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 567) or download and shop on The Bookshelf's official app: Annie's Books: This Is Not About Us by Allegra Goodman So Old, So Young by Grant Ginder More Than Enough by Anna Quindlen Olivia's Books: Warning Signs by Tracy Sierra Birdy by N West Moss PostScript by Cory McCarthy Erin's Books: Good People by Patmeena Sabit The Reservation by Rebecca Kauffman A Good Animal by Sara Maurer From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf's daily happenings on Instagram, Tiktok, and Facebook, and all the books from today's episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.  A full transcript of today's episode can be found here. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.  This week, Annie is reading Homeschooled by Steffan Merrill Block. Olivia is reading Detour by Jeff Rake and Rob Hart. Erin is listening to  Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser. If you liked what you heard in today's episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We're so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week. Our Executive Producers are...Ashley Ferrell, Beth, Cammy Tidwell, Gene Queens, Jammie Treadwell, Joseph Shorter IV, Kimberly, Linda Lee Drozt, Nicole Marsee, Stephanie Dean, and Wendi Jenkins.

After being coerced into homeschool by a mother whose love threatens to consume him, Stefan must confront how an isolated childhood shrouded in secrecy will shape his life. Stefan Merrill Block's memoir is titled Homeschooled.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on From the Front Porch, it's a new episode of Into the Backlist! Today, Annie changes her focus from new releases to dive into the backlist: the books that came out years ago, the books that didn't get enough attention, the books you may stumble upon while browsing in an indie bookstore like The Bookshelf. To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 565) or download and shop on The Bookshelf's official app: Walking With Sam by Andrew McCarthy From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf's daily happenings on Instagram, Tiktok, and Facebook, and all the books from today's episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.  A full transcript of today's episode can be found here. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.  This week, Annie is reading Homeschooled by Stefan Merrill Block. If you liked what you heard in today's episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We're so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week. Our Executive Producers are...Beth, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, Jammie Treadwell, and Amanda Whigham.

Channing Tatum stops by to catch up and talk about the hit performance show ‘Magic Mike Live,' now headed to New York City. Also, the cast of ‘Queer Eye' joins to share details on the show's 10th and final season. Plus, the author of Jenna's latest book club pick, Homeschooled, Stefan Merrill Block, shares more about his memoir. And, Jenna and Sheinelle answer some listeners' questions in a segment of ‘Ask Away.'  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Special episode with my oldest child, Lydia!  She just finished her first semester in college and we talk about how that new transition in her life affected her physical, mental and spiritual wellness. Here's what I asked her:Homeschooled to dorm life - how has that transition been?What are some things we did in your dorm room to make it healthier?Has it been easy or hard to be a healthy college studentHow do you handle dining hall food?How has your mental health been? - What are some challenges for that?Has it been hard to pursue spiritual health in college?What are some things you wish you could tell all your college friends about healthy choices?What do you see as some of the biggest barriers to healthy living for young adults?What is something you would like to do better for your health next semester?Tell me about your college “health” class.As her mom, I wish I had been more educated about food, vaccines, antibiotics to prevent some of the health issues you had. How does it make her feel knowing that her parents didn't make all the right choices?What do you see as your bigger health challenge now?Do you feel educated enough to care for yourself?Are you glad that I tried to teach you about some of those things? What are some of your “go to's” when you don't feel well?If you have kids that are college bound in the next couple years, or are currently struggling to prioritize health in college, you'll love hearing what Lydia has to say!  And we'd love for you to share this episode with your friends! Some dorm essentials we mentioned: (Thank you so much for using our affiliate links.)Air filter - https://amzn.to/4pDjdqaWater filter - https://amzn.to/4aU7i3rVitamin C - https://amzn.to/49yrJkk100% organic cotton twin XL sheet set - https://amzn.to/4qOHASONon toxic cleaning products - https://www.norwex.com/p/household-package?r=melishameredith&store=usNon toxic makeup - https://prz.io/rJ34g8uJReach out by email if you need more info or have any questions. (below)Check out the Breast Health Guide - dailywellnesscommunity.com/breast-health-guidePlease take 1 minute to show your support of the show!  Apple Podcasts: Sign in and scroll to the bottom to review!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-wellness-podcast/id1651051841Spotify: Leave a rating and follow the show! (Click on the 3 dots.) https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/melisha-meredithYouTube: Subscribehttps://www.youtube.com/@DailyWellnessCommunity-podcastConnect with Melisha and the Daily Wellness Communityinstagram.com/dailywellnesscommunity/facebook.com/dailywellnesscommunityWebsite: dailywellnesscommunity.comEmail us at: info@dailywellnesscommunity.comSome products I mention may be affiliate links, which means I may receive a small commission if you decide to make a purchase through one of my links. Our family greatly appreciates your support, it helps us keep creating the free resources we make for you all!DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on my website.

On this episode of Marginalia, Beth Golay speaks with author Stefan Merrill Block about his memoir, "Homeschooled." Plus, book critic Suzanne Perez reviews the novel, "The Ten Year Affair" by Erin Somers.

What happens when a homeschooled kid grows up, skips the “missing out” narrative, and builds a real community of motivated teens who want to create, lead, and launch?In this episode of The Homeschool How To Podcast, I'm joined by Malcolm—a homeschooled graduate who spent years in Classical Conversations (CC) and is now the founder of Teen Mastermind, a fast-growing entrepreneurship community for teens that's already reaching beyond the U.S.We talk about what homeschooling was actually like from the student perspective—socialization, friendships, motivation, prom/homecoming alternatives, and why Malcolm says he didn't miss out… he dodged a bullet. You'll also hear a clear, simple breakdown of the classical education model (grammar, dialectic/logic, rhetoric) and how CC works week-to-week for families considering it.Then we go deeper into the part parents don't always know how to teach: entrepreneurship. Malcolm shares what he learned from attending business events with his family, why masterminds matter, and how being around the right people can change a teen's trajectory.If you've ever wondered:“Will my kids resent homeschooling?”“How do homeschoolers actually make friends?”“Is Classical Conversations worth it?”“How do I raise a motivated teen with real-world skills?”…this episode is for you.Resources mentioned:theteenmastermind.comteenmastermindlive.comSupport the showInstagram: TheHomeschoolHowToPodcast Facebook: The Homeschool How To Podcast

Alyssa Zinger, 24, faces a list of charges related to allegations that she posed as a homeschooled 14-year-old girl so she could have sex with teenage boys in 2023. Zinger has been held without bond since 2024 after police said they discovered the case involved more than one victim. Her trial is currently scheduled for late May 2026. Law&Crime's Angenette Levy goes through everything we know about the case in this episode of Crime Fix — a daily show covering the biggest stories in crime.PLEASE SUPPORT THE SHOW:Grow your own audience today – go to https://opus.pro/crimefix for 1 week free plus 50% off the first 3 months of Opus Pro.Host:Angenette Levy https://twitter.com/Angenette5CRIME FIX PRODUCTION:Head of Social Media, YouTube - Bobby SzokeSocial Media Management - Vanessa BeinVideo Editing - Daniel CamachoGuest Booking - Alyssa Fisher & Diane KayeSTAY UP-TO-DATE WITH THE LAW&CRIME NETWORK:Watch Law&Crime Network on YouTubeTV: https://bit.ly/3td2e3yWhere To Watch Law&Crime Network: https://bit.ly/3akxLK5Sign Up For Law&Crime's Daily Newsletter: https://bit.ly/LawandCrimeNewsletterRead Fascinating Articles From Law&Crime Network: https://bit.ly/3td2IqoLAW&CRIME NETWORK SOCIAL MEDIA:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lawandcrime/Twitter: https://twitter.com/LawCrimeNetworkFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawandcrimeTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/lawandcrimenetworkTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lawandcrimeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A New Friend: Huge news for the Jimandthemalos, Violent J was nice enough to give a very special message to all the Filth Pigs out there and let them know to get ready for the Tots TURNT Toy Drive. THE DUKE! Also Jim and Them promo on Juggalo Championship Wrestling! Feldmas & Goonies Lego: Feldmas came early with a hot new Christmas song that goes by the name of "Vampires Ballad". Also a huge Goonies Lego set has been released and they don't get Corey to market it!? Live Instagram: We look back on the halcyon days of September 2025 when Corey Feldman did an IG live listen of his 22 For 4 Beatles inspired EP. COREY FELDMAN!, SHOW STOPPER!, LET'S JUST TALK!, DON CHEADLE!, BOOGIE NIGHTS!, JIM AND THEM IS POP CULTURE!, POST COREYWEEN FUGUE STATE!, FELDMAS!, FELDSGIVING!, REAL ONES!, COREYWEEN HANG!, PO BOX!, STICKERS!, COREYWEEN 2.2 BOX SET!, CANDY!, COASTERS!, SUNGLASSES!, JARED LETO JOKER GIRLFRIEND!, HORROR!, TOTS TURNT!, SNEAK PEEK!, TOY SHOPPING SPREE!, FIRE DEPARTMENT!, VIOLENT J THE DUKE!, ICP!, INSANE CLOWN POSSE!, NOT A CAMEO!, JESSE VENTURA!, ALIVE?!, DEAD?!, WRESTLER!, TOO FAR!, JURASSIC PARK!, CHRISTMAS MUSIC!, VAMPIRES BALLAD!, ADRIEN SKYE!, JOLLY!, FESTIVE!, PUPPETS!, MARIAH CAREY!, JEFF!, HOME SCHOOLED!, COKE HOURS!, CHORDS!, AEAEAEA!, RETRO ROCK!, I'M A MESS!, LOVE!, MEDLEY!, EMBARRASSED!, PISSING!, BUDDHA!, BUDAPISS!, KARAOKE!, DRUMS!, AIR DRUMS!, PISS PROTESTORS!, PHYSICAL COPIES!, SALES!, EP RELEASES!, DANCING WITH THE STARS!, NEW SONG!, PACT!  You can find the videos from this episode at our Discord RIGHT HERE!

In this episode of the Wildly Capable Show, we sat down to discuss college readiness with Shellee Howard, founder and CEO of College Ready. They explore the importance of self-discovery for teens, how to identify the right path for each child, and the significance of financial literacy in preparing for college. Shellee shares her unique perspective on college admissions, the role of passion projects, and strategies for securing scholarships. Shop our sponsors and save:Ancestral Supplements—the cleanest protein powder on the marketUse code: HOMEGROWN at checkout for 15% offHaselmayer Goods—Try our Raw milk & Tallow BarUse code: HOMEGROWN at checkout for 10% offFind Shellee on Instagram HERE. Empowereducation.worldWatch the interview on YouTube HERE.Follow the Wildly Capable Show Instagram HERE.Find Homegrown on Instagram HERE.Find Liz Haselmayer on Instagram HERE.Find Joey Haselmayer on Instagram HERE.Shop real food meal plans and children's curriculum HERE.Join us on SubStack HERE.

Homeschooling isn't just about academics.  It's about shaping character, habits, and family culture in the everyday moments.  In this conversation with Erin from Gentle + Classical Press, we talk about what the early years can look like without the pressure of early academics, how to raise children who know how to use their free time well, and why consistency matters more than perfection.  You'll hear encouragement for the overwhelmed mom, perspective on kids' different personalities, and practical ways to build a gentle and classical foundation in your home. If you're looking for fresh vision and tangible ideas for your homeschool days, this is an episode you won't want to miss! In this episode, we cover: Erin's family life with four children, 15 years of homeschooling, and a business run alongside homesteading A shift from academic goals to discipleship, character development, and strong family habits The meaning of a “gentle and classical” approach, blending Charlotte Mason influence with classical education in a soft, approachable way Preschool years centered on scripture memory, virtues through song, habit training, and life skills, with limited academics before age six Encouragement for overwhelmed moms: God equips you for the children He gave you, one hard day won't undo everything, and comparison online is misleading The role of children's personalities in shaping both family dynamics and parental growth Homeschooling with a deeper purpose of individualized learning, supporting specific needs, and cultivating family culture Lessons learned from the early years, including the importance of consistency in habits and the danger of overemphasizing grades or peer influence Recognizing readiness for formal learning by watching attention spans, keeping lessons short, and letting children progress in their own time Homeschooled kids often learn to use free time creatively, developing projects and play rather than becoming bored or dependent on screens View full show notes on the blog + watch this episode on YouTube. Thank you for supporting the sponsors that make this show possible! RESOURCES MENTIONED Listen to Erin's recent podcast episode about why homeschooling is a foundational choice for her family Check out Erin's preschool homeschool offerings  Join my FREE masterclass to learn my 4-step framework for making money on YouTube Master the rhythm of sourdough with confidence in my Simple Sourdough course Gain the sewing knowledge and skills every homemaker needs in my Simple Sewing series Turn your content creation dreams into a profitable business with my YouTube Success Academy Keep all my favorite sourdough recipes at your fingertips in my Daily Sourdough cookbook CONNECT Erin Cox of The Gentle + Classical Press | Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube Lisa Bass of Farmhouse on Boone | Blog | YouTube | Instagram | TikTok | Facebook | Pinterest Do you have a question you'd like me to answer on the podcast?  A guest you'd like me to interview?  Submit your questions and ideas here: bit.ly/SFLquestions.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Homeschooling isn't just about academics.  It's about shaping character, habits, and family culture in the everyday moments.  In this conversation with Erin from Gentle + Classical Press, we talk about what the early years can look like without the pressure of early academics, how to raise children who know how to use their free time well, and why consistency matters more than perfection.  You'll hear encouragement for the overwhelmed mom, perspective on kids' different personalities, and practical ways to build a gentle and classical foundation in your home. If you're looking for fresh vision and tangible ideas for your homeschool days, this is an episode you won't want to miss! In this episode, we cover: Erin's family life with four children, 15 years of homeschooling, and a business run alongside homesteading A shift from academic goals to discipleship, character development, and strong family habits The meaning of a “gentle and classical” approach, blending Charlotte Mason influence with classical education in a soft, approachable way Preschool years centered on scripture memory, virtues through song, habit training, and life skills, with limited academics before age six Encouragement for overwhelmed moms: God equips you for the children He gave you, one hard day won't undo everything, and comparison online is misleading The role of children's personalities in shaping both family dynamics and parental growth Homeschooling with a deeper purpose of individualized learning, supporting specific needs, and cultivating family culture Lessons learned from the early years, including the importance of consistency in habits and the danger of overemphasizing grades or peer influence Recognizing readiness for formal learning by watching attention spans, keeping lessons short, and letting children progress in their own time Homeschooled kids often learn to use free time creatively, developing projects and play rather than becoming bored or dependent on screens View full show notes on the blog + watch this episode on YouTube. Thank you for supporting the sponsors that make this show possible! RESOURCES MENTIONED Listen to Erin's recent podcast episode about why homeschooling is a foundational choice for her family Check out Erin's preschool homeschool offerings  Join my FREE masterclass to learn my 4-step framework for making money on YouTube Master the rhythm of sourdough with confidence in my Simple Sourdough course Gain the sewing knowledge and skills every homemaker needs in my Simple Sewing series Turn your content creation dreams into a profitable business with my YouTube Success Academy Keep all my favorite sourdough recipes at your fingertips in my Daily Sourdough cookbook CONNECT Erin Cox of The Gentle + Classical Press | Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube Lisa Bass of Farmhouse on Boone | Blog | YouTube | Instagram | TikTok | Facebook | Pinterest Do you have a question you'd like me to answer on the podcast?  A guest you'd like me to interview?  Submit your questions and ideas here: bit.ly/SFLquestions.