Homeschool Talks is an informative podcast about all things homeschooling. We feature exciting interviews with homeschoolers from all walks of life as well as leaders and influencers in the homeschool movement. Each episode is packed with practical tips, inspiring stories, and more.
Homeschool Talks: Ideas and Inspiration for Your Homeschool
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Homeschool Talks is an informative podcast about all things homeschooling. We feature exciting interviews with homeschoolers from all walks of life as well as leaders and influencers in the homeschool movement. Each episode is packed with practical tips, inspiring stories, and more.
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Recent Episodes
November 3, 2025
Finding Strength and Connection Through Homeschooling | An Interview with Nicole Kardoes
<p><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">Nicole Kardoes</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">began homeschooling</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">while</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">her husband</span><span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">,</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">Lieutenant Colonel Michael</span><br role= "presentation" /> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">Kardoes</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">,</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">served in the Air Force</span><span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">. F</span><span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">requent moves and long deployments were simply</span><br role="presentation" /> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">part of life</span><span dir= "ltr" role="presentation">, and h</span><span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">omeschooling</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">became a way to bring consistency to their ever</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">-</span><br role= "presentation" /> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">changing world</span><span dir= "ltr" role="presentation">.</span><br role="presentation" /> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">In</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">2022</span><span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">,</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">Michael passed away from burn pit exposu</span><span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">re</span><span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">.</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">H</span><span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">omeschooling</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">quickly</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">became</span><br role="presentation" /> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">much more than an educational choice</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">,</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">i</span><span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">t became a lifeline</span><span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">.</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">Nicole and her children</span><br role="presentation" /> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">were given</span> <span dir= "ltr" role="presentation">the</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">gift of the</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">flexibility and stability they needed to grieve, heal, and rebuild.</span><br role="presentation" /> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">In this episode, Nicole shares her story of</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">love, loss, and resilience</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">,</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">and how the military</span><br role="presentation" /> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">homeschooling community and organizations like the Tunnel to Towers Foundation</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">helped her family find hope and strength through it all.</span><br role="presentation" /> <br role="presentation" /> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">"</span><span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">Resiliency</span><span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">,</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">being part of a community</span><span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">,</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">a</span><span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">cademics</span><span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">—</span><span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">t</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">hey all play a part in</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">homeschooling. I have kids that are married with their master's degree</span><span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">,</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">and they had</span><br role="presentation" /> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">scholarships all the way through. I have other kids that did community college. I have</span><br role="presentation" /> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">two that aren't sure they even want to go to colleg</span><span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">e.</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">(</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">My 15</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">-</span><span dir= "ltr" role="presentation">year</span><span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">-</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">old wants to be a</span><br role="presentation" /> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">farrier, so she wants to go trade school.</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">)</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">There is room for all th</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">e</span><span dir= "ltr" role="presentation">se things</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">w</span><span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">ithin</span><br role="presentation" /> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">homeschooling</span><span dir= "ltr" role="presentation">!</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">Whether it's the kid who absolutely hates academics and they just want</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">you to hurry up and count the credits and be done,</span> <span dir= "ltr" role="presentation">[or]</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">the kid who aspires for graduate</span> <span dir= "ltr" role="presentation">school or maybe becoming a professor themselves someday and getting that PhD,</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">there's room for</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">[both]</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">. That's the beautiful thing. We can tailor it to that while we are</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">giving them other skills as well.</span><span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">"</span><span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">—</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">Nicole Kardoes</span></p>
October 20, 2025
Building Legacy Through Homeschooling: | An Interview with Joyce Bures
<p><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">From beginning</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">homeschooling in the early 1990s</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">to a grand</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">vision</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">for</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">a community</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">that uplifts and empowers Black homeschool families with resources, representation,</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">Joyce Burges has probably seen it all</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">.</span><br role= "presentation" /> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">In this episode, Joyce opens up</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">to HSLDA Att</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">orney Amy Buchmeyer</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">to discuss</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">t</span><span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">he</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">origins of National Black Home Educators and the impact</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">they are</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">making today</span><span dir= "ltr" role="presentation">,</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">h</span><span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">er</span><br role="presentation" /> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">curriculum</span><span dir= "ltr" role="presentation">,</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">w</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">hy preserving family traditions</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">is important,</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">and</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">how</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">building strong</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">parent</span><span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">–</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">child relationships are at the heart of</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">homeschooling</span><span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">.</span><br role="presentation" /> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">If you</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">’</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">re looking</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">for</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">encouragement and a reminder that homeschooling is about more</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">than academics, Joyce</span><span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">’</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">s story will inspire you</span><span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">!</span><br role="presentation" /> <br role="presentation" /> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">“</span><span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">I was reading</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">Little House on the</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">P</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">rairie books to my daughter</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">[when]</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">she asked</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">the</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">question,</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">‘</span><span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">M</span><span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">ama</span><span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">,</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">i</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">s there someone in our family who</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">quilts</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">, who make jams and jellies,</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">who has a farm, you know, who lives in the country, who's a pioneer?</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">’</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">I was blessed to</span><br role="presentation" /> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">be around my grandparents and to be raised on their farm and to see all of th</span><span dir= "ltr" role="presentation">e great</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">things that my grandmother did. That put me on the journey to finding books</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">that</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">align</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">with Little House on the Prairie to let her see herself as a black little girl that other black</span> <span dir= "ltr" role="presentation">children have done this as well other than just me, her mom</span><span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">,</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">to s</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">ee young girls that</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">partake of these things. And why was that important? It was important because it</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">brought family together.</span><span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">”</span><span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">—</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">Joyce Burges</span></p>
October 6, 2025
Grace, Gratitude and the Journey of Parenting | An Interview with Dr. Daniel Huerta
<p><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">Parenting can feel like a balancing act of love, discipline, and endless</span> <span dir= "ltr" role="presentation">patience. Dr.</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">Daniel Huerta, a licensed counselor and homeschool dad, reminds us that the journey</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">isn</span><span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">’</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">t just about shaping our children</span><span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">,</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">it</span><span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">’</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">s also about the transformation happening in us.</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">In this episode, Dr. Huerta unpacks the seven traits of effective</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">parentin</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">g and</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">offers</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">encouragement for parents to lean into these values while adapting to each child</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">’</span><span dir= "ltr" role="presentation">s</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">unique personality and needs.</span><br role= "presentation" /> <br role="presentation" /> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">“</span><span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">Parents are doing the best they can with what they have</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">, a</span><span dir= "ltr" role="presentation">nd</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">I</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">encourage them to look</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">at tha</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">t. Are you bringing the best you can with what you've got?</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">. . .W</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">ith that, you get to</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">guide your kids, you get to have a relationship with them.</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">Y</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">ou can give your kids the</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">investment of time and the investment of your attention. That is hard in homeschoolin</span><span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">g</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">because you've got so many things grabbing for your attention, you have multiple kids</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">that are needing your attention your guidance, then you've got the chores of the house</span> <span dir="ltr" role="presentation">that are right there in front of you</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">. . .</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">that's where the intentionality comes in</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">of how</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">you're going to invest that time to have a relationship.</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">T</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">hey need you to know who they</span> <span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">are.</span><span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">”</span><span dir="ltr" role= "presentation">—</span><span dir="ltr" role="presentation">Dr. Daniel Huerta</span></p>
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