The Nicki Truesdell Podcast

Nicki has over 40 years of experience in the homeschool world and has had a front-row seat to homeschool freedom and the pioneers who fought for it. She describes how we got here, and how vouchers/ESAs are a direct threat to thatfreedom.
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⁠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

In a world of gender confusion and rampant health problems, it’s so important to teach ourkids how to understand health and fitness from a biblical perspective. And as Christianhomeschoolers, we really owe it to our children (and grandchildren) to teachthem how to make wise food choices and why, how to properly exercise and why,and even how to approach mental and sexual health God’s way.
My guest is AshtonTate, the creator of the FORM homeschool curriculum for health and fitness, aprogram I discovered a couple of years ago and absolutely love.
 
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Use code NICKI for 15% off
F.O.R.M. curriculum https://www.formeducation.org/homeschool
Read Nicki’s review: https://nickitruesdell.com/review-f-o-r-m-homeschool-health-curriculum/
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Website https://nickitruesdell.com/
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Linda Hobar, creator of the Mystery of History homeschool curriculum, discusses four stories from history that connect to today's headlines: October 7 Hamas attack, Ukraine, Taiwan, and Iran.

Related Links:
The Mystery of History: https://themysteryofhistory.com/
How Nicki uses Mystery of History in her homeschool: https://nickitruesdell.com/mystery-of-history-how-we-use-it/

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
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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

Laura Zifer has spent 20 years in various ministries andpositions relating to Islam around the world. She joins Nicki to help demystify the practices and beliefs of Islam in light of current events and 1,400 years of world history.
Related Links:
Laura’s website https://laurazee.org/
Foundations in Islam/Women in Apologetics https://womeninapologetics.com/islam-foundations-course/
Podcast https://knightandrose.podbean.com/
Open Doors International https://www.opendoors.org/en-US/
Iraq’s secret sex trade – documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJEGQQwJmkg
Open the Books https://www.openthebooks.com/
 
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
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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

Nicki tackles the question of abuse in homeschooling after the latest attack piece from the New York Times.

Related Links:
Full transcript blog post with links https://nickitruesdell.com/are-homeschool-kids-abused/
NYT: Homeschooled Kids are Not All Right https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/opinion/home-school-isolation.html
Dallas Observer https://www.dallasnews.com/news/watchdog/2016/11/18/state-lawmaker-says-texas-school-board-members-get-indoctrination-into-groupthink-culture/?fbclid=IwY2xjawO1UaBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEembT7bCFYKyvaFfAuRn14ltYdAwgPInO1a9g0B50oghCtWe0xpzG0V5L9Mj4_aem_YKGQtj9NsCljfJKrFfH6oA
Research from NHERI https://nheri.org/what-research-says-about-public-school-private-school-and-homeschool-child-abuse-neglect-and-fatalities/
Education: Does God Have an Opinion?" by Israel Wayne https://amzn.to/4jf4MqQ
Sexual misconduct in schools https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/protecting-children-from-sexual-abuse/202305/educator-sexual-misconduct-remains-prevalent-in
Nation's Report Card/Public School Academic Stats https://www.nagb.gov/news-and-events/news-releases/2025/declines-in-8th-grade-science-and-12th-grade-math-and-reading.html
Coalition for Responsible Home Education https://crhe.org/make-homeschool-safe-act/

Connect with Nicki -- ⁠
Website https://nickitruesdell.com/
Homeschool 101⁠https://nickitruesdell.com/homeschool-101/ ⁠
Homeschool Consultations⁠https://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
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Get my books:
⁠AnyoneCan Homeschool⁠ onAmazon, Kindle, and Audible! https://amzn.to/4fnSWs8
Home Sweet Homeschool onAmazon and Kindle https://amzn.to/4qY4zMb
Knowledge Keepers books on Amazon https://tinyurl.com/4h9k4dry