Homeschool Talks: Ideas and Inspiration for Your Homeschool

About Homeschool Talks: Ideas and Inspiration for Your Homeschool

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.

Publisher

HSLDA

Category

education · kids & family

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 Jan 2018

Latest episode

3 Nov 2025

Latest episodes

170 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   3 Nov 2025

   Finding Strength and Connection Through Homeschooling | An Interview with Nicole Kardoes

   Nicole Kardoes began homeschooling while her husband, Lieutenant Colonel Michael Kardoes, served in the Air Force. Frequent moves and long deployments were simply part of life, and homeschooling became a way to bring consistency to their ever- changing world. In 2022, Michael passed away from burn pit exposure. Homeschooling quickly became much more than an educational choice, it became a lifeline. Nicole and her children were given the gift of the flexibility and stability they needed to grieve, heal, and rebuild. In this episode, Nicole shares her story of love, loss, and resilience, and how the military homeschooling community and organizations like the Tunnel to Towers Foundation helped her family find hope and strength through it all. "Resiliency, being part of a community, academics—they all play a part in homeschooling. I have kids that are married with their master's degree, and they had scholarships all the way through. I have other kids that did community college. I have two that aren't sure they even want to go to college. (My 15-year-old wants to be a farrier, so she wants to go trade school.) There is room for all these things within homeschooling! Whether it's the kid who absolutely hates academics and they just want you to hurry up and count the credits and be done, [or] the kid who aspires for graduate school or maybe becoming a professor themselves someday and getting that PhD, there's room for [both]. That's the beautiful thing. We can tailor it to that while we are giving them other skills as well."—Nicole Kardoes

2. 

   20 Oct 2025

   Building Legacy Through Homeschooling: | An Interview with Joyce Bures

   From beginning homeschooling in the early 1990s to a grand vision for a community that uplifts and empowers Black homeschool families with resources, representation, Joyce Burges has probably seen it all. In this episode, Joyce opens up to HSLDA Attorney Amy Buchmeyer to discuss the origins of National Black Home Educators and the impact they are making today, her curriculum, why preserving family traditions is important, and how building strong parent–child relationships are at the heart of homeschooling. If you’re looking for encouragement and a reminder that homeschooling is about more than academics, Joyce’s story will inspire you! “I was reading Little House on the Prairie books to my daughter [when] she asked the question, ‘Mama, is there someone in our family who quilts, who make jams and jellies, who has a farm, you know, who lives in the country, who's a pioneer?’ I was blessed to be around my grandparents and to be raised on their farm and to see all of the great things that my grandmother did. That put me on the journey to finding books that align with Little House on the Prairie to let her see herself as a black little girl that other black children have done this as well other than just me, her mom, to see young girls that partake of these things. And why was that important? It was important because it brought family together.”—Joyce Burges

3. 

   6 Oct 2025

   Grace, Gratitude and the Journey of Parenting | An Interview with Dr. Daniel Huerta

   Parenting can feel like a balancing act of love, discipline, and endless patience. Dr. Daniel Huerta, a licensed counselor and homeschool dad, reminds us that the journey isn’t just about shaping our children, it’s also about the transformation happening in us. In this episode, Dr. Huerta unpacks the seven traits of effective parenting and offers encouragement for parents to lean into these values while adapting to each child’s unique personality and needs. “Parents are doing the best they can with what they have, and I encourage them to look at that. Are you bringing the best you can with what you've got?. . .With that, you get to guide your kids, you get to have a relationship with them. You can give your kids the investment of time and the investment of your attention. That is hard in homeschooling because you've got so many things grabbing for your attention, you have multiple kids that are needing your attention your guidance, then you've got the chores of the house that are right there in front of you. . .that's where the intentionality comes in of how you're going to invest that time to have a relationship. They need you to know who they are.”—Dr. Daniel Huerta

Who has been a guest on Homeschool Talks: Ideas and Inspiration for Your Homeschool

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Timothy Wesco
• Darren Jones
• Rear Admiral James Waters

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

5,304,223

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

58 ratings

Spotify

4.0 / 5

10 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 83 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

92

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

92

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