The Nicki Truesdell Podcast

We tend to jump on ideas without asking where the ideas came from in the first place, and preschool is no exception. Why should homeschool moms feel pressure to have a professional preschool in their home if the roots of this concept are based in socialism and feminism?

Blog post/transcript with sources links: https://nickitruesdell.com/the-socialist-feminist-roots-of-preschool/

Preschool 101 podcast: https://youtu.be/cD2qkCRqZI0?si=nFOxpmmLWdfaZVdm

Communism study guide: https://nickitruesdell.com/teach-your-kids-the-truth-about-communism/

Five in a Row: https://link.amazon/B068ifJQs

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What can homeschool parents learn from people like Laura Ingalls Wilder, Benjamin Franklin, and C.S. Lewis? A lot, as it turns out. If you’ve been following me for any length of time you know that I talk a lot about educational methods before the 20th century, how incredibly varied they were without state standards or legal requirements, and how they still managed to produce amazing people who impacted our world in many ways. Jennifer Pepito joins me to discuss her brand new book, The Inspired Homeschool!

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Nicki’s posts about Laura Ingalls Wilder: https://nickitruesdell.com/?s=laura+ingalls

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I invited Heidi St. John to discuss the importance of this election and every election. To quote Heidi: Abortion, gay marriage, euthanasia, parental rights, open borders, socialism, Sharia law… It’s all up for grabs this November. The church needs to engage.

Show notes:

Heidi’s website: https://www.heidistjohn.net/

Heidi’s podcast: https://www.heidistjohn.net/podcast

Heidi’s books: https://link.amazon/B02LZ4d2o

Road to November episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brIqR5JF3Z0

Nicki’s interview on Islam with Laura Zifer: https://youtu.be/bFM4qLAdIFI?si=KpHXU2IAe4g60vrH

Nicki’s interview on Islam with Bill Federer: https://youtu.be/B_x2KL4nKFE?si=W-sLZEsydXL60c61

Teach your kids the truth about communism: https://nickitruesdell.com/teach-your-kids-the-truth-about-communism/

Nicki’s civics recommendations: https://nickitruesdell.com/homeschool-government-and-civics/

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Robert Skead is a children’s author based in New Jersey, and he has written books about baseball, the history of the American spy ring that helped win the revolution, and Vikings, among others. His newest Viking book released on September 15, and he’s here to tell us all about it today.

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Robert Skead website: https://robertskead.com/

Nicki’s previous interview with Rob: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-10-washingtons-spies-and-other-childrens/id1798330030?i=1000702461336

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Author, lawyer, and historian Tara Ross joins me to celebrate Constitution Day! Join us for a chat about how important it is to know the U.S. Constitution, to understand the electoral college, and how to make sense of the Federalist Papers. Check out Tara's books for adults and kids!

Tara Ross website: taraross.com

Tara Ross’ books on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4r75PwI

The Electoral College on Prager U: https://www.prageru.com/videos/do-you-understand-the-electoral-college

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Nicki’s homeschool government and civics guide: https://nickitruesdell.com/homeschool-government-and-civics/

Homeschooling with the U.S. Constitution: https://nickitruesdell.com/homeschooling-with-the-united-states-constitution/

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My guest is Dan Kleinman of Safe Libraries and World Library Association, an expert on the inner workings of the American Library Association and the tactics used to silence concerned Americans. He’s here to shed light on how the system works and what we can do about it.

Guide for Parents and Legislators on Obscenity, Drag Queen Story Hour, 1619 Project, Etc https://safelibraries.blogspot.com/2023/01/details-on-stopping-indoctrination.html

There Is No Such Thing as a Banned Book: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PZ2pDhKhRAtlNgR7gek_1kcdGFoskHpa/view?pli=1

 MLIS Degrees Are Woke https://safelibraries.blogspot.com/2024/03/mlis-degrees-are-woke.html

Groomer Schools and Drag Queen Story Hour https://newdiscourses.com/2022/06/groomer-schools-4-drag-queen-story-hour/

ALA is grooming kids https://www.c-span.org/video/standalone/?c5085234/user-clip-sen-lee-comments

The “Right to Read Act” https://worldlibraryassociation.org/right-to-read-act/

 Library Boards Trained to Lie by ALA https://safelibraries.blogspot.com/2023/06/library-boards-trained-to-lie-by-ala.html

Donate to legal funds for parents fighting the ALA https://www.givesendgo.com/legalfundforparents

Current lawsuits: https://randazza.com/lawsuits/jones-v-kleinman/

Nicki’s book lists: https://nickitruesdell.com/book-lists/

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Dr. Brian Ray of National Home Education Research Institute is back on the podcast with the most recent data on homeschooling outcomes, and they're better than ever!

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National Home Education Research Institute: https://nheri.org/

A Systematic Review of the Empirical Research on Selected Aspects of Homeschooling: Updated 2017–2026: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0161956X.2025.2605900

Duvall, Steven F., Delquadri, Joseph C., & Ward, D. Lawrence. (2004). A preliminary investigation of the effectiveness of homeschool instructional environments for students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder [ADHD]. School Psychology Review, 33(1), 140-158. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02796015.2004.12086238 

Duvall, Steven F., Ward, D. Lawrence, Delquadri, Joseph C., & Greenwood, Charles R. (1997). An exploratory study of home school instructional environments and their effects on the basic skills of students with learning disabilities. Education and Treatment of Children, 20(2), 150-172. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ553895

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Knowledge Keepers books on Amazon https://tinyurl.com/4h9k4dry

Nicki tackles the questions "Am I doing this right," or "will I mess up my kids?" that homeschool parents worry about every day.

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The Marxification of Education (book) by James Lindsay https://amzn.to/4gxQCkC

Interview with James Lindsay https://youtu.be/uZPRbJEMWD8?si=7-CdJCZt1ld_YheV

The Queering of the American Child (book) by James Lindsay https://amzn.to/4qjajA7

Nation’s scorecard education statistics

Interview with Chris Papst on graduating kids who can’t read https://youtu.be/jnpyeAwgIK8?si=mRwUO3L_OjCQ5Ndf

Blog post: It does not take 12 years to educate a child https://nickitruesdell.com/it-does-not-take-twelve-years-to-educate-a-child/

Blog post: I can tell you how to fix education https://nickitruesdell.com/can-tell-fix-education/

McGuffey lesson sample https://nickitruesdell.com/mcguffey-1848-high-school-lesson/

Homeschool 101 https://nickitruesdell.com/homeschool-101/

When Mother Reads Aloud https://nickitruesdell.com/mother-reads-aloud/

Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons https://amzn.to/4xPmBml

Math-U-See curriculum https://www.christianbook.com/page/homeschool/math/math-u-see?cat=Math-U-See&catid=2280087&event=AFF&p=1187914

Copywork https://nickitruesdell.com/copywork-and-language-arts/

Grammar https://nickitruesdell.com/iew-fix-it-grammar-curriculum-review/

Writing https://nickitruesdell.com/institute-for-excellence-in-writing-iew-curriculum-review/

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Brook Wayne, second-generation homeschooler and mother of 11, joins Nicki to share her advice for homeschooling moms in every stage of the journey. Brook and Israel Wayne are the faces of the Family Renewal ministry and the Raising Them Up podcast.

Family Renewal: https://familyrenewal.org/

Raising Them Up Podcast: https://generations.org/tabs/media/pages/raising-them-up

Nicki's interview with Israel Wayne: https://youtu.be/eich-_nbHcg

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The Smithsonian came under fire in congressional hearings recently due to the displays that the Trump administration has labeled racist and incorrect history. What’s happening in the Smithsonian and in American history museums in general is not just random liberals changing diplays to suit their politics. You’ve heard of critical race theory, which is just one subset of critical theory. What we’re witnessing here is another subset known as Critical America Theory. It’s an attempt to label all of American history as problematic, and it's not just the museums.

--> The Report: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Smithsonian-Report-Saving-Americas-Story.pdf <--

James Lindsay/Critical America Theory https://newdiscourses.com/2026/03/critical-america-theory-left-and-right/

James Lindsay/Long March https://newdiscourses.com/2026/03/explaining-the-long-march-through-the-institutions/

Podcast: Mary Grabar/Debunking Howard Zinn and 1619 https://youtu.be/kan4GtFUBxQ?si=tqIwyS8MH6md6jet

Podcast: Julie Behling/Beneath Sheep's Clothing https://youtu.be/uVtS7CwKYiQ?si=lpLQ-ejEMgig2GL_

Podcast: Xi Van Fleet/Mao's America https://youtu.be/kwTcBXRon0g?si=ogsieRcgFPXoJyn2

Podcast: James Lindsay/The Marxification of Education https://youtu.be/uZPRbJEMWD8?si=RvDeFCoKubTteuvX

Kimberle Crenshaw/Guardian Article https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/27/why-trumps-attack-on-the-smithsonian-matters

Podcast: Ken Ham/One Race One Blood https://youtu.be/ee4KL10KFdc?si=w1BkKJ7_6qCHWudx

Link: National Archives/AI https://x.com/sparklingruby/status/1637550235978199040?s=20

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