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
110 episodes
110. Vanessa Braun and Building a Village
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Vanessa Braun from Medicine Hat, Alberta. Vanessa is a passionate homeschooling mom of four, a teacher, and a community organizer. Vanessa describes her journey from a traditional public school back...
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109. Rowan Atkinson and Avoiding Homeschool Burnout, Freak Out, and Zone Out
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Rowan Atkinson from Ontario, Canada. Rowan is a second-generation homeschooler, author, and experienced homeschooling mom of four. Rowan shares how she got into homeschooling, beginning with her own...
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108. Martin Vervloet and Homeschooling with Intention
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Martin Vervloet from Alberta. Martin is a homeschool father of 11 who preaches the gospel, works construction, and gives a lot of service. Martin shares his experiences as a father of a large family...
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107. Andrew Pudewa and Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW)
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Andrew Pudewa from Oklahoma. Andrew is a homeschool father of seven children and eighteen grandchildren, and he is the founder and director of the Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW). Andrew s...
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106. Micro-school Homeschooling with Jill Baumann
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Jill Baumann from Texas. Jill is a pioneering homeschool mother, micro school co-founder, and creator of innovative resources for independent teen learners. When her children were young, Jill sought...
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105. Creative Teamwork with the Bryant Family
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with the Bryant family from Southern California. Bobby Bryant II and his three children, Bobby III, Ava, and Joseph, discuss their unique homeschooling journey, the role of faith in their education, and ...
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104. Winnie and Emaghea Lau and cashsmartforlife.com
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Winnie and Emaghea Lau from Edmonton, Alberta. Winnie and Emaghea are a mother-daughter duo and the founders of the Cash Smart for Life (CSFL) program. We discuss their mission to empower families—e...
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103. Jason Weening and heydads.ca
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Jason Weening from Saskatchewan, Canada. Jason is a homeschool dad of ten, author, entrepreneur, and speaker. He shares his family’s extraordinary journey from Ontario to Saskatchewan, including a y...
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102. Bethany Baldwin and MAD Society Inc.
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Bethany Baldwin from Ohio. Bethany is a homeschooling mother of five and the owner of Mad Society Inc. Bethany talks about the challenges and rewards she has experienced and her innovative approach ...
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101. Julie Bogart and Becoming a Critical Thinker
In today’s episode, we get to spend time again with Julie Bogart from Ohio. Listeners will love this enriching conversation on critical thinking, parenting, and the evolving landscape of education. Julie, the creator of the Brave Writer program...
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49:29
100. Transformations Through Homeschooling with Sue Music
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Sue Music from Calgary, Alberta. Sue shares her journey as a homeschooling mother of three, detailing her initial uncertainties, the transition from traditional schooling, and the unique learning op...
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99. Leah Farish and Conversation Balloons
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Leah Farish, an award-winning civil rights attorney, author, speaker, and homeschool mother of two. Leah shares insights from her diverse career, including her experience as a homeschooling mother a...
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98. Susan Ison, Bethany Pinos, and Victus Study Skills System
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Susan Ison, founder and president of Victus Study Skills System, and Bethany Pinos, an educational consultant for Victus. Our conversation focuses on the importance of study skills, organizational h...
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97. Chris Koerner and The Koerner Office
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Chris Koerner from Texas. Chris is a father of four, a serial entrepreneur who has created more than 75 businesses with 10 of them worth 7-8+ figures, he’s a business ideas addict with more than a m...
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96. Dan Hill and Paper Plane Learning
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Dan Hill from Utah. Dan is a homeschool father of three sons, 3D animator, artist, a multifaceted educator, musician, and entrepreneur. Dan describes his “Forrest Gump”-like meandering and falling i...
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95. Brad Cornish and Loving the Homeschool Life
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Brad Cornish from Stirling, Alberta. Brad is a dentist, golfer, reader, outdoor enthusiast, and most importantly, a homeschooling father of five. He describes how his family unexpectedly fell into h...
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94. Nathan Wallick and Peoria Carp Hunters
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Nathan Wallick from Peoria, Illinois. Nathan is a homeschool dad of three, firefighter, adventurer, founder of Peoria Carp Hunters, and his Instagram reels will have you riveted! He shares his journ...
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93. Matt Beaudreau and Apogee Strong
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Matt Beaudreau, homeschool father of 3 and founder and CEO of Apogee Strong. In our conversation, Matt explains how he ended up homeschooling, and why he cares so much about self-directed learning a...
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53:18
92. 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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91. 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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90. 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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48:16
89. 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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88. 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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