The Nicki Truesdell Podcast

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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Home Sweet Homeschool on Amazon and Kindle https://amzn.to/4qY4zMb
Knowledge Keepers books on Amazon https://tinyurl.com/4h9k4dry

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.
 Related Links:
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
Rob Skead’s books on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4jt6F52
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RobertJSkead
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Get my books:
⁠Anyone Can Homeschool⁠ on Amazon, Kindle, and Audible! https://amzn.to/4fnSWs8
Home Sweet Homeschool on Amazon and Kindle https://amzn.to/4qY4zMb
Knowledge Keepers books on Amazon https://tinyurl.com/4h9k4dry

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
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaraRoss.1787
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taraross1787/
X: https://x.com/TaraRoss
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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Get my books:
⁠Anyone Can Homeschool⁠ on Amazon, Kindle, and Audible! https://amzn.to/4fnSWs8
Home Sweet Homeschool on Amazon and Kindle https://amzn.to/4qY4zMb
Knowledge Keepers books on Amazon https://tinyurl.com/4h9k4dry

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

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!

Related links:
 
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
 
Connect with Nicki -- ⁠
Website https://nickitruesdell.com/
Homeschool 101⁠ https://nickitruesdell.com/homeschool-101/ ⁠
Homeschool Consultations⁠ https://nickitruesdell.com/homeschool-consulting/ ⁠
Facebook⁠ https://www.facebook.com/nickitruesdellofficial
⁠Instagram⁠ https://www.instagram.com/nickitruesdell/
 ⁠Amazon⁠ https://www.amazon.com/shop/nickitruesdell.com?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsfshop_WZG2CAV74BJG6723114Q
 X⁠ https://x.com/nickitruesdell
  
Get my books:
⁠Anyone Can Homeschool⁠ on Amazon, Kindle, and Audible! https://amzn.to/4fnSWs8
Home Sweet Homeschool on Amazon and Kindle https://amzn.to/4qY4zMb
Knowledge Keepers books on Amazon https://tinyurl.com/4h9k4dry