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EU267: Growing Up Unschooling with Laura and Allen Ellis

March 4, 2021 By Anna Brown 1 Comment

Siblings Laura and Allen Ellis join me this week to talk about growing up unschooling. They share how their childhood interests and experiences connect to the work that they currently do and some of the realizations they made along the way. We talk about the role their mother played in supporting their interests and providing […]

EU231: Growing up Unschooling with Michael Laricchia

June 25, 2020 By Anna Brown Leave a Comment

My son Michael joins me this week to talk about his experience growing up unschooling! We had a lot of fun diving into his varied interests, the threads that weave through them, and how they have helped shape the person he is today. We also talk about his experience with type 1 diabetes and our […]

EU218: Growing Up Unschooling with Jayn Coburn

March 12, 2020 By Anna Brown Leave a Comment

Jayn Coburn joins me this week to talk about her experience growing up unschooling. Her mom, Robyn, joined me back in 2017 so it was great to connect with Jayn! She openly shares her unschooling experience and insights. We talk about video games, learning, food controls, and touch many of the big topics that come […]

EU212: Ten Questions with Nisa & Jewel Deeves

January 30, 2020 By Anna Brown 1 Comment

Nisa Deeves and her daughter Jewel join me this week to answer ten questions about their unschooling lives. This was a lovely chat that felt like sharing a cup of tea with old friends. I love the rich tapestry of lives created by all of the unschoolers who so generously share their time with me. […]

EU207: Advice from Grown Unschoolers

December 26, 2019 By Pam Laricchia Leave a Comment

It’s compilation episode time again! In many of my conversations with grown unschoolers, I ask what advice they’d like to share with newer unschooling parents who are starting out on this journey. In this episode, I’ve woven together answers from eleven episodes and twelve grown unschoolers. It’s so interesting to hear the things that they […]

EU196: Growing up Unschooling with Katie Patterson

October 3, 2019 By Anna Brown Leave a Comment

Katie Patterson left school after kindergarten and grew up unschooling. She is an actress, a writer, and an all-around lover of horror. We have a wonderful conversation about her childhood, how her path has unfolded, what she loved about unschooling, and what she’s up to now. Questions for Katie Can you share with us a […]

EU181: Growing Up Unschooling with Jack & Sean O’Brien

June 20, 2019 By Anna Brown 1 Comment

Jack and Sean O’Brien both grew up unschooling. Sean chose to continue unschooling during his teen years and Jack chose to go to high school. Now they’re both in college and we have a wonderful conversation about the ways that unschooling has woven its way through their current college experiences. Questions for Jack & Sean […]

EU180: Growing Up Unschooling with Nick Bergson-Shilcock

June 13, 2019 By Anna Brown Leave a Comment

Nick Bergson-Shilcock joins me this week! In a nutshell, Nick grew up unschooling and now runs the Recurse Center in New York. It’s a wonderful space for both new and experience programmers to take a sabbatical and vastly improve their programming skills. It was fascinating to hear the story of how the Recurse Center came […]

EU177: Growing Up Unschooling with Alyssa Patterson

May 23, 2019 By Anna Brown Leave a Comment

Alyssa Patterson joins me this week to chat about growing up unschooling! Alyssa and I dive into her interests growing up, her choice to go to high school for a year and a half, how she came to open her own business a few months ago, what she appreciates most about growing up unschooling, and […]

EU170: Unschooling in Action with Kelli & Rhanna Lincoln

April 4, 2019 By Anna Brown Leave a Comment

Kelli and Rhanna Lincoln, unschooling mom and daughter, join me this week on the podcast. I had so much fun chatting with them and hearing about their unschooling lives—from both their perspectives. We talk about their journey to unschooling, living and learning with four kids (or three siblings!), their family’s RV travels, their latest business […]

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