This Golden Hour
In this podcast, we specifically serve new homeschool families through engaging conversations with homeschool parents and families at all levels of experience and expertise. Listeners will increase their confidence and assurance about their children's education and future while diminishing their fears. This podcast helps you know how to begin homeschooling, navigate challenges, and answer questions for all stages of the journey.
The name “This Golden Hour” has meaning. First, this name refers to the years parents have to raise and teach their children from birth to when they leave home to be on their own. As parents, we have a golden opportunity to teach and learn alongside our children during these formative and essential years of growth and development. Second, “This Golden Hour” points to this same period of childhood as the children’s chance to read, explore nature, and enjoy an inspiring atmosphere of family, love, and learning.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 56 minutes
- Episodes
- 105
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
46. Blake Boles and Unschool Adventures
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Blake Boles from California. Blake is currently in Freiburg, Germany, and soon will be cycling in Chile. When Blake was attending the University of Cali…
43. Nadine Lauffer and How to Homeschool in High School Podcast
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Nadine Lauffer from Pennsylvania. Nadine is a current homeschool student and the host of the How to Homeschool in High School podcast. When she was in fo…
44. Rebecca Zipp and A Humble Place
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Rebecca Zipp from Colorado. Rebecca is a homeschool mother of two children and creator of the blog, A Humble Place, which she started in 2012. Her first …
42. Jeff Park and Alberta Parents Union
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Jeff Park from Calgary, Alberta. Jeff is a father of four and the founder and executive director of the Alberta Parents Union, with expertise in policy r…
41. Nephi Zufelt and Wealth Mentality Families
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Nephi Zufelt from Pocatello, Idaho. Nephi is a homeschooling father of five, mechanical engineer, business owner, leader in his local church congregation…
39. Pat Farenga and johnholtgws.com
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Pat Farenga from Boston, Massachusetts. Pat grew up in New York and eventually ended up in Boston for postsecondary studies. After completing his Master'…
40. Scott Postma and Kepler Education
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Scott Postma from Idaho. Scott is a homeschool father of four and a grandfather of six, all of whom are homeschooled. He has a PhD in Humane Letters from…
38. Chris Ronan and Geocaching
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Chris Ronan from Seattle, Washington. Chris is not a homeschool parent or connected to homeschool really at all, except that he works for a company that …
37. Steve Lambert and Five in a Row
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Steve Lambert from Kansas City, Missouri. Steve is a homeschool father of two, grandfather of 7, all of whom have graduated from homeschooling. Steve is …
36. Robert Flatt and the NCHC
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Robert Flatt from Oklahoma. Robert is a homeschool father of 4 and the executive director of the NCHC (National Christian Homeschool Championships), a ho…
35. Samantha Shank and Learn in Color
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Samantha Shank from Los Angeles, California. When she was only 14 years old, Samantha started her own business, Learn in Color. Now, after more than a d…
34. Jay Wile and Berean Builders
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Dr. Jay Wile from Indiana. Dr. Wile has a PhD in nuclear chemistry and has taught at Ball State University, Indiana University, and other postsecondary i…
33. Gramma Elizabeth
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with my very own mother-in-law, Elizabeth Dehghani from Edmonton, Alberta. Elizabeth is a mother of 4 and homeschooling grandmother of 17. If she could go bac…
32. Emily Jones and Family Tech University
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Emily Jones from Utah. Emily is a mother of five and cofounder with her husband of Family Tech University. When their oldest son was about 11 years old, …
31. Angelina Robillard and Academy in the Wild Forest School
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Angelina Robillard from Southern Alberta. Angelina is a recent homeschool mother of four and founder of Academy in the Wild forest school. Like many pare…
30. Kimberly Farley and Classic Learning Test (CLT)
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Kimberly Farley from Tennessee. Kimberly began her career as an occupational therapist but left the field of pediatric OT to invest in full time home edu…
29. Why "This Golden Hour?"
This short episode provides listeners with an explanation of why "This Golden Hour" was chosen as the title for the podcast. Just as photographers have a brief window of time, a golden or magic hour,…
28. Patty Marler and HSLDA Canada
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Patty Marler from Alberta. Patty was a homeschool mom of four, and all her children experienced their entire education without the public system. Initial…
27. Mary Prather, Homegrown Learners, and SQUILT
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Mary Prather from Atlanta, Georgia. Mary is a homeschool mother of two who have both graduated and are currently working on their respective degrees in u…
26. Candace Scott and tinyhousewife.com
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Candace Scott from Alberta, Canada. Candace is a homeschool mother of three, an author, and a blogger. She experienced a small period of homeschooling as…