This Golden Hour
In this podcast, we specifically serve new homeschool families through engaging conversations with homeschool parents and families at all levels of experience and expertise. Listeners will increase their confidence and assurance about their children's education and future while diminishing their fears. This podcast helps you know how to begin homeschooling, navigate challenges, and answer questions for all stages of the journey.
The name “This Golden Hour” has meaning. First, this name refers to the years parents have to raise and teach their children from birth to when they leave home to be on their own. As parents, we have a golden opportunity to teach and learn alongside our children during these formative and essential years of growth and development. Second, “This Golden Hour” points to this same period of childhood as the children’s chance to read, explore nature, and enjoy an inspiring atmosphere of family, love, and learning.
Episodes
92 episodes
93. Eli and Homeschool Surfing
In this episode we get to spend time with my brother-in-law, Eli, from Alberta. Eli is a homeschool dad of four, business owner, and entrepreneur from Alberta. Today, Eli is joining us from Hawaii, where he and his family like to frequent durin...
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92. Nicki Truesdell and Anyone Can Homeschool
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Nicki Truesdell from Texas. Nicki is a second-generation homeschooling mother of five, author of Anyone Can Homeschool and other works, and she is a homeschool advocate and consultant. Nick...
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91. Craig Harrison and Your Child's Best Teacher
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Craig Harrison from Minnesota. Craig is an engineer, former Uber driver, homeschool father of two boys, and the author of Your Child’s Best Teacher: A Father’s Perspective on Home Education...
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90. Lyndsey and Matt Mimnagh and Treehouse Schoolhouse
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Lyndsey and Matt Mimnagh from North Carolina. They talk about homeschooling their four children, balancing family life, entrepreneurship, and the creation of Treehouse Schoolhouse, a homeschooling w...
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89. Laurie Zienchuk and Stockpiling Your Toolbox
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Laurie Zienchuk, a seasoned homeschool mom of two sons from Lethbridge, Alberta. Laurie shares her family's journey and decision to homeschool while living abroad in countries such as Japan, South K...
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87. Intuitive Homeschooling with Amie Bowden
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Amie Bowden, a homeschooling mother of six children from Cranbrook, British Columbia. Amie discusses her family's active lifestyle, her children's varying educational needs, and the different learni...
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86. Tammy Hein and Gentle Giant Acres
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Tammy Hein from southern Alberta, Canada. Tammy is the founder of Gentle Giant Acres, a family homestead turned therapeutic farm. She shares her unique journey into homeschooling, inspired by her in...
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85. Janeen Alley and Becoming the CEO of Your Life
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Janeen Alley from Colorado. Janeen is a homeschooling mother of four, a resilience and self-trust coach for women,and the host of the 'Becoming the CEO of Your Life' podcast. We talk about Janeen’s ...
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84. Denny Burton: Homeschooling Works Out Well
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Denny Burton from Alberta Canada. Denny and his wife recently had their first baby, and they plan to homeschool. Denny has a unique background growing up as a homeschooled student. He’s also a playw...
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83. Dr. Keri Ingraham and Discovery Institute
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Dr. Keri Ingraham from Washington. Dr. Ingraham is a senior fellow of Discovery Institute and director of the Institute's American Center for Transforming Education. She's also a senior fellow at In...
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82. Your Kids Need YOU with Rachael Nelson
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Rachael Nelson from Alberta. Rachael is a seasoned homeschool mother of five children. We talked a lot about the challenges, benefits, and rewards of homeschooling. Rachael imparts her wisdom and co...
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81. Cathy Duffy and Cathy Duffy Reviews
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Cathy Duffy from California. Cathy is a veteran homeschool mother, author, and perhaps best known for her prolific, thorough, and quality curriculum reviews. Cathy shares her extensive experience in...
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80. Peter Stock, President of HSLDA Canada
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Peter Stock from Toronto, Ontario. Peter is a homeschooling father and President of both HSLDA Canada and CCHE. We discuss the homeschooling landscape in Canada, legal challenges, and the history an...
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79. Robynn Lang and Developing Character and Discipleship
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Robynn Lang from Edmonton, Alberta. In our conversation, Robynn recounts her family's transition into homeschooling during Covid and the benefits they have observed for their children along the way....
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78. Dusty Haayema and Beat of Our Drum
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Dusty Haayema from Pincher Creek, Alberta. Dusty is a mother of three and has homeschooled her children for almost a decade. She relates her early transition from public education to homeschooling, ...
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77. Dr. Rich Melheim and R.I.C.H. Learning
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Dr. Rich Melheim from Minnesota. Dr. Rich is the Chief Education Officer, Chief Creative Officer, and founder of R.I.C.H. Learning. He has spoken in over a thousand cities on five continents, author...
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76. Kali Mitchell and Working to Homeschool
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Kali Mitchell from South Carolina. Kali is a full-time stylist, homeschooling mother of three, and the founder of Working to Homeschool with thousands of IG followers. She shares her journey from be...
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75. Part Two of Nomadic Homeschooling with Janette and Aaron Beier
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Janette and Aaron Beier from Colorado. The Beiers share their unique journey of blending two families and homeschooling their nine children while traveling the United States and Canada in an R...
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74. Part One of Nomadic Homeschooling with Janette and Aaron Beier
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Janette and Aaron Beier from Colorado. The Beiers share their unique journey of blending two families and homeschooling their nine children while traveling the United States and Canada in an R...
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73. Fitting Family Needs through Homeschooling with Ashley Forin
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Ashley Forin from Alberta, Canada. Ashley is a homeschooling mother of four children, ranging from 4 to 12. Ashley conveys her personal journey, from her childhood in British Columbia to her c...
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72. Marlene Peterson and Libraries of Hope
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Marlene Peterson from Virginia. Marlene is the founder of Libraries of Hope and The Well Educated Heart. Marlene, a mother of nine and veteran home educator, emphasizes the importance of heart-based...
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71. Carol Worthy and Adaptable Learning
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Carol Worthy, a homeschooling mother of seven from California. Carol shares her unique journey and experiences from homeschooling her children, emphasizing the values of individualized learning and ...
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70. Nicolette Sowder and Wilder Child
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Nicolette Sowder from Michigan. Nicolette, founder of Wilder Child and creator of the Kids Moon Club, shares insights from her journey as a homeschooling mother who has integrated nature into educat...
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