Podcast Episodes

RAR #272: Giving Flora Her Voice with Astrid Sheckels

Astrid Sheckels continues the wit and whimsy of childhood through her marvelous and magnificent illustrations and storytelling. 

You might recognize h…

5 months ago

Best of RAR: What Do We Mean by Peace?

Peace. It sounds lovely, right? It’s what so many of us want more than anything else in our homeschools. We long for peace, even if it often feels un…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Best of RAR: 5 Habits of Happy Homeschoolers

What does having a happy homeschool mean to you? 

How would you describe it? What would you be doing?

Our homeschools are all unique. We have different…

6 months ago

RAR #271: An Inside Look at Writing & Illustrating a Picture Book with Katie Wray Schon

Today, I have a very special treat for you! This spring, our publishing imprint here at RAR, Waxwing Books, celebrated the release of Painting Wonder…

6 months, 1 week ago

RAR #270: The Whys and Hows of Quiet Reading Time

One of the all-time most useful things I’ve implemented in my homeschool is Quiet Reading Time.

I did Quiet Reading Time with my three eldest kids, wh…

6 months, 3 weeks ago

RAR #269 – A Vacation for Your Homeschooling Heart

Summer break . . . It’s often not much of a break, right?

Even if you find yourself with a little less on your plate, anxiety and second-guessing have…

7 months, 1 week ago

RAR #268 Advice to Young (And Young at Heart) Creatives

Have you ever read a book and thought, “Wow, how did the author do that?!” 

Or maybe you’d love to sit down with your favorite author and pick their b…

7 months, 3 weeks ago

RAR #267: A Conversation About Belovedness with Emily Wilson Hussem

If you’ve been around the Read-Aloud Revival for a minute, you might know that C. S. Lewis’s The Screwtape Letters is one of my all-time favorite boo…

8 months, 1 week ago

RAR #266 How to Do Shakespeare (and Actually Enjoy It)

On the last episode of the Read-Aloud Revival, we talked about why Shakespeare is not a school subject. I hope we were able to convince you!

But if we…

8 months, 3 weeks ago

RAR #265 Shakespeare Is Not a School Subject

When most of us hear the name “Shakespeare,” we probably think back to a high school classroom, fluorescent lights buzzing overhead, while we struggl…

9 months ago