Amanda McKinney is a homeschool mom to her four children and the co-host of two podcasts. She co-hosts with her father, comedian John Branyan, on The Comedian Next Door podcast and she co-hosts with her sisters and fellow homeschool moms on the Just Because I Love You podcast. Amanda is also a blogger and culture critic who’s not afraid to speak her mind on today's important issues. 

In this episode, I continue my conversation with Amanda via video chat and we consider changing the name of the podcast to “Good Stuff” podcast. We talk about the limits of public school and how if you cannot include religion in education, especially in teaching history, things do not make sense. Religion is at the core of why and how humans operate and live their lives. We discuss how making religion taboo in schools is having a negative impact on children’s mental health. As Amanda shares some of her favorite writers and speakers, she expounds on the importance of knowing who you are listening to and the philosophy (or why) behind their message.