The Nicki Truesdell Podcast

What can homeschool parents learn from people like Laura Ingalls Wilder, Benjamin Franklin, and C.S. Lewis? A lot, as it turns out. If you’ve been following me for any length of time you know that I talk a lot about educational methods before the 20th century, how incredibly varied they were without state standards or legal requirements, and how they still managed to produce amazing people who impacted our world in many ways. Jennifer Pepito joins me to discuss her brand new book, The Inspired Homeschool!

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I invited Heidi St. John to discuss the importance of this election and every election. To quote Heidi: Abortion, gay marriage, euthanasia, parental rights, open borders, socialism, Sharia law… It’s all up for grabs this November. The church needs to engage.

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Heidi’s website: https://www.heidistjohn.net/

Heidi’s podcast: https://www.heidistjohn.net/podcast

Heidi’s books: https://link.amazon/B02LZ4d2o

Road to November episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brIqR5JF3Z0

Nicki’s interview on Islam with Laura Zifer: https://youtu.be/bFM4qLAdIFI?si=KpHXU2IAe4g60vrH

Nicki’s interview on Islam with Bill Federer: https://youtu.be/B_x2KL4nKFE?si=W-sLZEsydXL60c61

Teach your kids the truth about communism: https://nickitruesdell.com/teach-your-kids-the-truth-about-communism/

Nicki’s civics recommendations: https://nickitruesdell.com/homeschool-government-and-civics/

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Robert Skead is a children’s author based in New Jersey, and he has written books about baseball, the history of the American spy ring that helped win the revolution, and Vikings, among others. His newest Viking book released on September 15, and he’s here to tell us all about it today.

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Robert Skead website: https://robertskead.com/

Nicki’s previous interview with Rob: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-10-washingtons-spies-and-other-childrens/id1798330030?i=1000702461336

Rob Skead’s books on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4jt6F52

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RobertJSkead

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Author, lawyer, and historian Tara Ross joins me to celebrate Constitution Day! Join us for a chat about how important it is to know the U.S. Constitution, to understand the electoral college, and how to make sense of the Federalist Papers. Check out Tara's books for adults and kids!

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Tara Ross’ books on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4r75PwI

The Electoral College on Prager U: https://www.prageru.com/videos/do-you-understand-the-electoral-college

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Nicki’s homeschool government and civics guide: https://nickitruesdell.com/homeschool-government-and-civics/

Homeschooling with the U.S. Constitution: https://nickitruesdell.com/homeschooling-with-the-united-states-constitution/

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My guest is Dan Kleinman of Safe Libraries and World Library Association, an expert on the inner workings of the American Library Association and the tactics used to silence concerned Americans. He’s here to shed light on how the system works and what we can do about it.

Guide for Parents and Legislators on Obscenity, Drag Queen Story Hour, 1619 Project, Etc https://safelibraries.blogspot.com/2023/01/details-on-stopping-indoctrination.html

There Is No Such Thing as a Banned Book: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PZ2pDhKhRAtlNgR7gek_1kcdGFoskHpa/view?pli=1

MLIS Degrees Are Woke https://safelibraries.blogspot.com/2024/03/mlis-degrees-are-woke.html

Groomer Schools and Drag Queen Story Hour https://newdiscourses.com/2022/06/groomer-schools-4-drag-queen-story-hour/

ALA is grooming kids https://www.c-span.org/video/standalone/?c5085234/user-clip-sen-lee-comments

The “Right to Read Act” https://worldlibraryassociation.org/right-to-read-act/

Library Boards Trained to Lie by ALA https://safelibraries.blogspot.com/2023/06/library-boards-trained-to-lie-by-ala.html

Donate to legal funds for parents fighting the ALA https://www.givesendgo.com/legalfundforparents

Current lawsuits: https://randazza.com/lawsuits/jones-v-kleinman/

Nicki’s book lists: https://nickitruesdell.com/book-lists/

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Dr. Brian Ray of National Home Education Research Institute is back on the podcast with the most recent data on homeschooling outcomes, and they're better than ever!

Related links:

National Home Education Research Institute: https://nheri.org/

A Systematic Review of the Empirical Research on Selected Aspects of Homeschooling: Updated 2017–2026: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0161956X.2025.2605900

Duvall, Steven F., Delquadri, Joseph C., & Ward, D. Lawrence. (2004). A preliminary investigation of the effectiveness of homeschool instructional environments for students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder [ADHD]. School Psychology Review, 33(1), 140-158. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02796015.2004.12086238

Duvall, Steven F., Ward, D. Lawrence, Delquadri, Joseph C., & Greenwood, Charles R. (1997). An exploratory study of home school instructional environments and their effects on the basic skills of students with learning disabilities. Education and Treatment of Children, 20(2), 150-172. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ553895

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Nicki tackles the questions "Am I doing this right," or "will I mess up my kids?" that homeschool parents worry about every day.

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The Marxification of Education (book) by James Lindsay https://amzn.to/4gxQCkC

Interview with James Lindsay https://youtu.be/uZPRbJEMWD8?si=7-CdJCZt1ld_YheV

The Queering of the American Child (book) by James Lindsay https://amzn.to/4qjajA7

Nation’s scorecard education statistics

Interview with Chris Papst on graduating kids who can’t read https://youtu.be/jnpyeAwgIK8?si=mRwUO3L_OjCQ5Ndf

Blog post: It does not take 12 years to educate a child https://nickitruesdell.com/it-does-not-take-twelve-years-to-educate-a-child/

Blog post: I can tell you how to fix education https://nickitruesdell.com/can-tell-fix-education/

McGuffey lesson sample https://nickitruesdell.com/mcguffey-1848-high-school-lesson/

Homeschool 101 https://nickitruesdell.com/homeschool-101/

When Mother Reads Aloud https://nickitruesdell.com/mother-reads-aloud/

Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons https://amzn.to/4xPmBml

Math-U-See curriculum https://www.christianbook.com/page/homeschool/math/math-u-see?cat=Math-U-See&catid=2280087&event=AFF&p=1187914

Copywork https://nickitruesdell.com/copywork-and-language-arts/

Grammar https://nickitruesdell.com/iew-fix-it-grammar-curriculum-review/

Writing https://nickitruesdell.com/institute-for-excellence-in-writing-iew-curriculum-review/

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Brook Wayne, second-generation homeschooler and mother of 11, joins Nicki to share her advice for homeschooling moms in every stage of the journey. Brook and Israel Wayne are the faces of the Family Renewal ministry and the Raising Them Up podcast.

Family Renewal: https://familyrenewal.org/

Raising Them Up Podcast: https://generations.org/tabs/media/pages/raising-them-up

Nicki's interview with Israel Wayne: https://youtu.be/eich-_nbHcg

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The Smithsonian came under fire in congressional hearings recently due to the displays that the Trump administration has labeled racist and incorrect history. What’s happening in the Smithsonian and in American history museums in general is not just random liberals changing diplays to suit their politics. You’ve heard of critical race theory, which is just one subset of critical theory. What we’re witnessing here is another subset known as Critical America Theory. It’s an attempt to label all of American history as problematic, and it's not just the museums.

--> The Report: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Smithsonian-Report-Saving-Americas-Story.pdf <--

James Lindsay/Critical America Theory https://newdiscourses.com/2026/03/critical-america-theory-left-and-right/

James Lindsay/Long March https://newdiscourses.com/2026/03/explaining-the-long-march-through-the-institutions/

Podcast: Mary Grabar/Debunking Howard Zinn and 1619 https://youtu.be/kan4GtFUBxQ?si=tqIwyS8MH6md6jet

Podcast: Julie Behling/Beneath Sheep's Clothing https://youtu.be/uVtS7CwKYiQ?si=lpLQ-ejEMgig2GL_

Podcast: Xi Van Fleet/Mao's America https://youtu.be/kwTcBXRon0g?si=ogsieRcgFPXoJyn2

Podcast: James Lindsay/The Marxification of Education https://youtu.be/uZPRbJEMWD8?si=RvDeFCoKubTteuvX

Kimberle Crenshaw/Guardian Article https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/27/why-trumps-attack-on-the-smithsonian-matters

Podcast: Ken Ham/One Race One Blood https://youtu.be/ee4KL10KFdc?si=w1BkKJ7_6qCHWudx

Link: National Archives/AI https://x.com/sparklingruby/status/1637550235978199040?s=20

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Today’s episode may be controversial, depending on where you land on Israel. My guest is David from the popular YouTube channel History For the Ages to discuss the history of Israel, Zionism, antisemitism, and history as well as homeschooling and college. You won't want to miss this one!

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David and History for the Ages YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HistoryfortheAges

Condensed history of Israel video: https://youtu.be/VbefSbeYexI?si=-Yhr_AT_mZpBkCnG

College video: https://youtu.be/6W3ZGxODSEk?si=jWk-wOZ9uwKmc-hc

Book: “Son of Hamas” https://amzn.to/3Tk58mX

Video: The Cost of Antisemitism https://youtu.be/hodMJEgAocI?si=KSjkH1QNW6ihjMLc

Video: The Political Spectrum https://youtu.be/z_HQ4rHTxco?si=2tQg45obLF0l-EjH

History for the Ages on Teachers Pay Teachers: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/david-and-history-for-the-ages

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Historyfortheages

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Jim Hodges shares his extensive experience in narrating and producing audiobooks, focusing on classics, historical novels, and educational content for homeschooling families. Discover how audiobooks can enrich learning, build memories, and make history come alive.

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G. A. Henty book list: https://nickitruesdell.com/churchill-henty-world-history-curriculum/

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Nicki invites her two besties on to talk about homeschooling! We discuss homeschooling an only child, socialization, reading struggles, strong-willed children, graduation, college, and the goodness of God.

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Heritage Letter is a fun subscription kit for families that features letters, photos, and postcards about the great people of American history and our beautiful landmarks! Homeschoolers use them as springboards to new studies, in morning baskets, and in co-op settings.

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American Heritage Adventure Subscription

https://heritageletter.com/pages/american-heritage-adventure-letter-subscription

American Patriots Collection

https://heritageletter.com/pages/american-patriots-subscription

American Icons Collection

https://heritageletter.com/pages/american-icons-collection-monthly-national-park-letters

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Anna from Homeschooling With Period Dramas joins Nicki with her list of 15 family-friendly movies for the whole family for the 4th of July!

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We need to understand what made America great if we want to make America great again. The Bible is the source of all wisdom for Christians, and the Constitution is still the answer to America’s issues. This combination has worked well for Americans for over 200 years! America was once called “a city on a hill,” and it was because of this freedom that was grounded in strong biblical principles.

Resources

• The Mayflower Compacthttps://www.pilgrimhall.org/the-mayflower-compact/
• The New England Primerhttps://nickitruesdell.com/what-the-new-england-primer-teaches-us-about-america/
• The Westminster Catechismhttps://nickitruesdell.com/teaching-your-children-the-catechism/
• The Declaration of Independencehttps://nickitruesdell.com/able-and-mighty-men-the-biographies-of-the-men-who-signed-the-declaration-of-independence-free-study-guide/
• The U.S. Constitutionhttps://nickitruesdell.com/homeschooling-with-the-united-states-constitution/

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Having more than two kids in America gets all sorts of backlash from the world, but sadly, also from Christians. But it’s because so many have chosen the world’s wisdom over God’s. My guest today is Katie LaPierre, homeschool Mom of 11, Pastor’s wife, and the voice behind the popular Facebook page “Eternally Minded Mamas.” She is here to testify to the blessings of having many arrows!

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Eternally Minded Mamas https://www.facebook.com/eternallymindedmamas

Your Marriage, God’s Way https://yourmarriagegodsway.org/about/

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As Christians, how do we parent wisely in this environment?

Our culture has become saturated in all forms of rebellion against God, not the least of which is the LGBT movement. No matter how you raise your children, they will be exposed. Children’s toys, cookies, candy, cereal, clothing lines, and cartoons have all become mouthpieces for sexual perversion. You would literally have to live in a bubble to keep your children from it.

Today I want to encourage Christian parents that this battle is worth your time.

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Mama Bear Apologetics Guide to Sexuality: https://amzn.to/43Y2aXb

NEW Mama Bear Apologetics Guide to Sexuality and Gender Identity: Empowering Your Kids to Understand and Live Out God’s Design; Updated and Expanded https://amzn.to/4fvlvpQ

Love Thy Body by Nancy Pearcy https://amzn.to/4uoHLFR

The Queering of the American Child https://amzn.to/49KUgUJ

https://www.heritage.org/marriage-and-family/commentary/young-children-are-being-targeted-sexual-content-the-equality-act

Shelter your children: https://www.expositoryparenting.org/blog/2021/11/2?rq=shelter

It’s time to question the teaching credentials of science deniers: https://nickitruesdell.com/question-teaching-credentials-of-science-deniers/

School library books: https://www.whatsinsidechildrensbooks.com/articles/what-in-the-world-is-going-on-at-the-schoolhouse/

“50 Best LGBTQ colleges” https://www.collegechoice.net/choosing-a-college/best-lgbt-friendly-colleges-and-universities/

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“The watch company that knows what time it is. ABOLISH ABORTION. PAX AMERICANA. SOLI DEO GLORIA. Micah 6:8 - Genesis 1:28 - 2 Chronicles 7:14”

My guest is a homeschool dad, a Marine combat veteran, intelligence analyst, and entrepreneur whose life has been defined by a commitment to truth — whether on the battlefield, in the halls of power, or in the public square. He served honorably in the United States Marines Corps, deploying to Iraq, and went on to conduct intelligence analysis at the Defense Intelligence Agency and anti-money laundering work for a major financial institution. His name is Paul Brown, and He is the founder of Wasson Watch Co. He has become known for speaking candidly on some of the most consequential issues of our time — faith, politics, abortion, anti semitism, immigration, and war.

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Critical Pedagogy podcast with James Lindsay: Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-theft-of-education-with-james-lindsay/id1798330030?i=1000728986426 YouTube https://youtu.be/uZPRbJEMWD8\

Public School Outcomes: https://www.nagb.gov/news-and-events/news-releases/2025/declines-in-8th-grade-science-and-12th-grade-math-and-reading.html

homeschool co-ops: https://nickitruesdell.com/the-big-list-of-homeschool-co-op-class-ideas/

Institute for Excellence in Writing online classes: https://iew.com/support/classes/registration?ref=NICKITRUESDELL

Math-U-See: https://www.christianbook.com/page/homeschool/math/math-u-see?cat=Math-U-See&catid=2280087&event=AFF&p=1187914

The 101 Series Science: https://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?event=AFF&p=1187914&item_no=955040

Homeschooling with Dyslexia: Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/homeschooling-with-dyslexia-marianne-sunderland/id1798330030?i=1000736056638 YouTube https://youtu.be/X_mOl7GJRcE

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As homeschooling grows at a rapid pace, we are witnessing a growing demand for free money, free materials, free activities to make it easier. In addition to that, we are watching state governments increase their demands on homeschooling parents in the name of “protection” and “academic rigor.”

The freedom to educate your children at home is such a basic right, but it is really controversial in many circles, especially those who view government as the giver of liberty. Homeschool freedom has only existed for the past 30-40 years in America, and with growth has come more threats to that freedom.

Today’s show is about education freedom and education subsidies. I’m joined by Lauren Gideon of Education Independence to discuss the current threats to homeschool freedom and what we can do about it.

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