{"podcast":{"title":"The Nicki Truesdell Podcast","slug":"the-nicki-truesdell-podcast-7235662","podcast_index_feed_id":7235662,"rss_url":"https://api.riverside.fm/hosting/xEXRguad.rss","website_url":"https://nickitruesdell.com/","image_url":"https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/imports/podcasts/cb013fe6-c31c-4c6e-bb5c-fe028a3ccd65/37071104-1682603214816-88627a2f761ff.jpg","author":"Nicki Truesdell","episode_count":66,"summary":"Join Nicki weekly as she gets to the heart of discipleship in the home. Second-generation homeschooler and veteran homeschool mom for more than 20 years, blogger, speaker, and author of Anyone Can Homeschool, Nicki blends a message of biblical motherhood with practical homeschooling tips.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-13T12:18:46.305583+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nicki-truesdell-podcast-7235662"},"episode":{"title":"Are homeschool kids abused?","slug":"are-homeschool-kids-abused","published_at":"2025-12-21T06:12:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nicki-truesdell-podcast-7235662/are-homeschool-kids-abused","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nicki-truesdell-podcast-7235662","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nicki-truesdell/episodes/Are-homeschool-kids-abused-e3ckkjh","audio_url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/9846f0e1226ee44b523fafc98b50f1e73b5430726637cfccca9436e3446c314d/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiJhNWUyZGM0OC05MzM4LTQ4MTYtODQ0Yi1jZGM0NWMxZDQ5MzIiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiJjYjAxM2ZlNi1jMzFjLTRjNmUtYmI1Yy1mZTAyOGEzY2NkNjUiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2NDRhNzJkNWQyZWQ5ZTQ2YTIyMzU4NWIiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvaW1wb3J0cy9wb2RjYXN0cy9jYjAxM2ZlNi1jMzFjLTRjNmUtYmI1Yy1mZTAyOGEzY2NkNjUvZXBpc29kZXMvYTVlMmRjNDgtOTMzOC00ODE2LTg0NGItY2RjNDVjMWQ0OTMyLzQxNDc1NTY0Ni00NDEwMC0yLTdjMTE1NzZjMDRiOTkubXAzIn0=.mp3","summary":"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 X⁠ https://x.com/nickitruesdell Get my books: ⁠ AnyoneCan Homeschool ⁠ onAmazon, Kindle, and Au…","meta_description":"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…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2859,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-nicki-truesdell-podcast-7235662/episodes/are-homeschool-kids-abused/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nicki-truesdell-podcast-7235662/are-homeschool-kids-abused.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}