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EU239: Unschooling Dads with Roop Bhadury

August 20, 2020 By Anna Brown Leave a Comment

This week I’m joined by unschooling dad, Roop Bhadury. Roop’s wife Susan joined me earlier this year in episode 220. It was such a treat to get to hear about their family from Roop’s perspective but more than that we had an amazing conversation about the philosophies of unschooling and entrepreneurship, life, relationships, we covered […]

EU214: Unschooling Dads with Bob Mahan

February 13, 2020 By Anna Brown Leave a Comment

Bob Mahan joins me to talk about his experience as an unschooling dad. An accountant for 24 years, he had all the bells and whistles of that career, but he didn’t enjoy it. In our conversation, he shares his journey from there to unschooling and living a life of freedom, fun, and connection. Nowadays, Bob, […]

EU205: Unschooling Dads with Lucas Land

December 5, 2019 By Anna Brown 2 Comments

Lucas Land is an unschooling dad with three kids, and we have a wonderful conversation about deschooling, living in another country, trusting our kids, and lots more! He also recently started a podcast, We Don’t Talk About That with Lucas Land. Questions for Lucas Can you share with us a bit about you and your […]

EU167: Unschooling Dads with Ben Lovejoy

March 14, 2019 By Anna Brown Leave a Comment

Ben Lovejoy, a long-time unschooling dad, joins me this week. I met Ben and his family at the first unschooling conference we ever attended. His boys are grown now and we have a lovely chat reflecting on his family’s journey, including the influence of his military background, the idea of rules versus principles, the value […]

EU154: Unschooling Dads and Documentaries with Jeremy Stuart

December 13, 2018 By Anna Brown Leave a Comment

Jeremy Stuart joins Pam for an engaging conversation about unschooling, documentaries, and life. Jeremy is an unschooling dad and video editor who also directed and co-produced the documentary film, Class Dismissed, which was released in 2015. Since then, it has been screened in more than 60 countries and translated into five languages. He’s now in the […]

EU151: Escape Adulthood with Kim and Jason Kotecki

November 22, 2018 By Pam Laricchia Leave a Comment

Kim and Jason Kotecki are unschooling their three children, and they are also the brains and the fun behind escapeadulthood.com! We have a fantastic conversation, diving into their journey to unschooling, how they got into the work of fighting adultitis, how encouraging people to see their days through a more child-like lens is remarkably similar […]

EU136: Our Unschooling Journey with Jessica Hughes

August 9, 2018 By Pam Laricchia 4 Comments

Jessica Hughes and her husband, Micah, have three children, ages 11 to 18. When their kids were younger, they were homeschooling with a curriculum but they eventually found their way to unschooling. We talk about that journey, what you can do when you feel caught up in everyday “struggles,” supporting your husband’s journey, shifting away from […]

EU128: Reluctant Spouse to Unschooling Advocate with Zach & Heather Lake

June 14, 2018 By Pam Laricchia 2 Comments

Zach and Heather Lake join me this week to talk about Zach’s journey from reluctant spouse to unschooling advocate. Heather has been on the podcast before taking about her deschooling journey, and after the episode she mentioned that her husband has had quite the journey as well. It occurred to me that it would be interesting to […]

EU110: Unschooling Dads & Music with Alan Marshall

February 8, 2018 By Pam Laricchia Leave a Comment

Alan Marshall is an unschooling dad, a professional musician, and a university professor in the music department. We dive into his family’s journey to unschooling, his eldest’s transition to junior high, ways to approach music lessons and practice music using scale search, advice for dads just starting out with unschooling, and lots more. Quote of […]

EU105: Unschooling Dads with Nick Hess

January 4, 2018 By Pam Laricchia 2 Comments

My guest this week is Nick Hess, also known online as The Unschool Dad. He and his wife unschool their five children. We chat about about his family’s move to unschooling, what it was about unschooling that resonated with him, what he’s found challenging, and surprising, about unschooling as it has unfolded in their lives, […]

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