In this episode, Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarrett welcome Nendir Noel to the podcast to discuss classical education, its connection to the proverbial “West,” and a few alarming trends we’ve noticed in the American classical education community.

• Website recommended by Susan: https://pharos.vassarspaces.net/
• Correction: Cannon Press published Stephen Wolfe “The Case for Christian Nationalism,” not William Wolfe.

• (00:00) - Intro with Nendirmwa Noel
• (03:23) - Nendirmwa's background
• (07:13) - Looking back on Nendimwa's education
• (12:11) - Difference in American education
• (23:15) - Break
• (24:14) - Classical education being portrayed as superior
• (31:10) - Homeschooling's false link to racist ideology
• (37:17) - Curriculum red flags
• (46:57) - Defining what classical education is to us
• (50:34) - In the Conversation Co-op

In this episode, Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarrett welcome two of our colleagues, Mel Moore and Bridget Nickerson, for a conversation about ignoring peer pressure and choosing homeschool programs that work for your students.

• (00:00) - Intro with Bridget Nickerson and Mel Moore
• (04:08) - The problem with lists
• (17:30) - Fear of explusion?
• (19:12) - Common gatekeeping tactics
• (26:44) - Break
• (27:44) - The myth of "safety"
• (35:26) - Hidden ideologies?
• (39:15) - Will I accidentally turn my child into [x]
• (41:08) - Pushing back against "sneaky"
• (44:24) - How to choose the "right" curricula
• (50:26) - Outro

In this episode, Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarrett welcome Dr. Warren Throckmorton onto the podcast to review accuracy of various homeschool curricula.

Links to Warren Throckmorton’s work elsewhere:

• Substack: The Throckmorton Initiative
• Book: Getting Jefferson Right: Fact-Checking Claims About Our Third President
• Upcoming book: The Christian Past That Wasn't: Debunking the Christian Nationalist Myths that Hijack History
• Podcast: The Christian Past That Wasn't: Formerly Telling Jefferson's Lies
• X: @wthrockmorton
• Facebook: warrenthrockmorton
• Bluesky: @wthrockmorton.bsky.social

Excerpt links:

• Our American Heritage by Judy Hull Moore, Abeka. Quotations come from pages 1, 3, and 53
• The Mystery of History blog by curriculum author Judy Hull Moore “Benjamin Franklin – A Jack of All Trades”
• US Constitution and Government Course Book, The Good and the Beautiful. See sample from the publisher’s website. Quotations come from page 2, History Case File page 1, and page 2.
• A Young People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn and Rebecca Stefoff. Quotations come from 52, 54, 58, and 88.
  • Why Learn History When it is Already On Your Phone by Sam Wineburg
• The Story of the World Volume 3: Early Modern Times Revised Edition by Susan Wise Bauer, Well-Trained Mind Press. Quotations come from 258-259, 260-262.
• History Quest: United States, Pandia Press. Quoted passages come from pages 52, 76, and 248.
• Snapshots of Early Modern History, Volume 2 by Vivian Meyers, Curiosity Chronicles. Quoted passages come from page 40. View samples on the publisher’s website.

• (00:00) - Intro with Warren Throckmorton
• (06:59) - What we're doing today
• (07:56) - Our American Heritage
• (16:10) - Mystery of History Vol. 4
• (23:37) - The Good and the Beautiful US constitution course
• (34:27) - Break
• (35:27) - A Young People's History of the United States
• (41:18) - The Story of the World
• (47:04) - History Quest: United States
• (53:21) - Curiosity Chronicles: Early Modern Times
• (56:28) - How to evaluate the honesty of histories?
• (01:02:11) - Outro