{"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":"Homeschool Freedom: Lauren Gideon  and Education Independence","slug":"homeschool-freedom-lauren-gideon-and-education-independence","published_at":"2026-05-18T05:15:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nicki-truesdell-podcast-7235662/homeschool-freedom-lauren-gideon-and-education-independence","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nicki-truesdell-podcast-7235662","url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/346676dc37254ee3bdcad1815a7e2aed20f6c8090c99d0db7d37688af943245b/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiI4YWEzODg2ZS1mMDRhLTRkYTgtOTAyOS1jYzZlNDZmODE0MTAiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiJjYjAxM2ZlNi1jMzFjLTRjNmUtYmI1Yy1mZTAyOGEzY2NkNjUiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2NDRhNzJkNWQyZWQ5ZTQ2YTIyMzU4NWIiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmEwOWQxYzM4ZjZmYzhhODg0N2UxZThiL25pY2tpLXRydWVzZGVsbC1jb21wb3Nlci0yMDI2LTUtMTdfXzE2LTMzLTM4Lm1wMyJ9.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/346676dc37254ee3bdcad1815a7e2aed20f6c8090c99d0db7d37688af943245b/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiI4YWEzODg2ZS1mMDRhLTRkYTgtOTAyOS1jYzZlNDZmODE0MTAiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiJjYjAxM2ZlNi1jMzFjLTRjNmUtYmI1Yy1mZTAyOGEzY2NkNjUiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2NDRhNzJkNWQyZWQ5ZTQ2YTIyMzU4NWIiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmEwOWQxYzM4ZjZmYzhhODg0N2UxZThiL25pY2tpLXRydWVzZGVsbC1jb21wb3Nlci0yMDI2LTUtMTdfXzE2LTMzLTM4Lm1wMyJ9.mp3","summary":"As homeschooling grows at a rapid pace, we are witnessing a growing demand for free money, free materials, free activities to make it easier. In addition to that, we are watching state governments increase their demands on homeschooling parents in the name of “protection” and “academic rigor.” The freedom to educate your children at home is such a basic right, but it is really controversial in many circles, especially those who view government as the giver of liberty. Homeschool freedom has only existed for the past 30-40 years in America, and with growth has come more threats to that freedom. Today’s show is about education freedom and education subsidies. I’m joined by Lauren Gideon of Education Independence to discuss the current threats to homeschool freedom and what we can do about it. LINKS: Education Independence website: https://chooseeducationindependence.com/about/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EducationIndependenceCC/ X: https://x.com/eduindependence Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/education.independence/ Understanding school choice: https://nickitruesdell.com/understanding-school-choice/ 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/4h9k4d…","meta_description":"As homeschooling grows at a rapid pace, we are witnessing a growing demand for free money, free materials, free activities to make it easier. In addition…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4312,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-nicki-truesdell-podcast-7235662/episodes/homeschool-freedom-lauren-gideon-and-education-independence/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/homeschool-freedom-lauren-gideon-and-education-independence.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}