Sweet 13 Bonus: Thirteen Years of Homeschool Help

October 1, 2026 by Leave a Comment

College Prep Genius Sweet 13 Bonus Episode

College Prep Genius is part of the Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network — and the network has a birthday this month.

This month the Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network turns thirteen, and this is the birthday episode.

The format is simple. Hosts from across the network each took one real question from a homeschool parent — the kind that actually lands in an inbox — and answered it. Thirteen questions, about half an hour, running on every feed in the network this week.

Who you will hear: Felice Gerwitz on whether to homeschool at all · Hal and Melanie Young on boys who will not sit still · Dr. Melanie Wilson on why you are already behind · Sabrina and Vicki from 7Sisters on the high school transcript · Sue Myers on a fever and a two-year-old · Meryl van der Merwe on teenagers and AI · Meredith Curtis on getting the joy back · Lisa Nehring on life skills before they launch.

Felice closes it herself, with the part she does not usually say out loud: what it cost to keep this network on the air for thirteen years, and why the people who podcast here are unsung heroes.

If you have only ever listened to this one show, consider this your introduction to the rest of them.

🎂 The Sweet 13 Giveaway is open. More than $1,500 in prizes, four drawings across October, and a free party favor for everyone who enters. Enter at ultimateradioshow.com/sweet-13 — October 1 through 29. No purchase necessary, US residents 18+, official rules here.

Presented by Eden’s Table. Use code EDEN13.

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Sweet 13 Bonus: Thirteen Years on the Air

October 1, 2026 by Leave a Comment

Sweet 13 Military Homeschool Moms Podcast bonus episode

The Military Homeschool Podcast is part of the Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network — and the network has a birthday this month.

This month the Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network turns thirteen, and this is the birthday episode.

The format is simple. Hosts from across the network each took one real question from a homeschool parent — the kind that actually lands in an inbox — and answered it. Thirteen questions, about half an hour, running on every feed in the network this week.

Who you will hear: Felice Gerwitz on whether to homeschool at all · Hal and Melanie Young on boys who will not sit still · Dr. Melanie Wilson on why you are already behind · Sabrina and Vicki from 7Sisters on the high school transcript · Sue Myers on a fever and a two-year-old · Meryl van der Merwe on teenagers and AI · Meredith Curtis on getting the joy back · Lisa Nehring on life skills before they launch.

Felice closes it herself, with the part she does not usually say out loud: what it cost to keep this network on the air for thirteen years, and why the people who podcast here are unsung heroes.

If you have only ever listened to this one show, consider this your introduction to the rest of them.

🎂 The Sweet 13 Giveaway is open. More than $1,500 in prizes, four drawings across October, and a free party favor for everyone who enters. Enter at ultimateradioshow.com/sweet-13 — October 1 through 29. No purchase necessary, US residents 18+, official rules here.

Presented by Eden’s Table. Use code EDEN13.

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Sweet 13 Bonus: Thirteen Hosts, One Episode

October 1, 2026 by Leave a Comment

Homeschool Curious | Bonus episode Sweet 13

The Homeschool Curious Podcast is part of the Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network — and the network has a birthday this month.

This month the Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network turns thirteen, and this is the birthday episode.

The format is simple. Hosts from across the network each took one real question from a homeschool parent — the kind that actually lands in an inbox — and answered it. Thirteen questions, about half an hour, running on every feed in the network this week.

Who you will hear: Felice Gerwitz on whether to homeschool at all · Hal and Melanie Young on boys who will not sit still · Dr. Melanie Wilson on why you are already behind · Sabrina and Vicki from 7Sisters on the high school transcript · Sue Myers on a fever and a two-year-old · Meryl van der Merwe on teenagers and AI · Meredith Curtis on getting the joy back · Lisa Nehring on life skills before they launch.

Felice closes it herself, with the part she does not usually say out loud: what it cost to keep this network on the air for thirteen years, and why the people who podcast here are unsung heroes.

If you have only ever listened to this one show, consider this your introduction to the rest of them.

🎂 The Sweet 13 Giveaway is open. More than $1,500 in prizes, four drawings across October, and a free party favor for everyone who enters. Enter at ultimateradioshow.com/sweet-13 — October 1 through 29. No purchase necessary, US residents 18+, official rules here.

Presented by Eden’s Table. Use code EDEN13.

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Sweet 13 Bonus: Somebody Says You Are Doing It Wrong

October 1, 2026 by Leave a Comment

Homeschooling IRL | Sweet 13 Bonus Episode

 

The Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network turns thirteen this month, and for the birthday every host sat down and answered one real question from a homeschool parent. One question each, all in one episode.

Homeschooling in Real Life is in it — because of course it is. This was always the show that covered what the convention would not.

Their question: “Somebody in your homeschool group has made it clear you are doing this wrong.”

Fletch and Kendra go to 1 John 5 and land on the thing nobody wants to hear: the passage says pray for them. It does not say write them a letter telling them how wrong they are in 25 points. It does not say lambast them on social media. It does not say keep your kids away from theirs. The clip comes from When My Convictions Aren’t Your Convictions.

Felice has something to say about this show in the episode, too: “Their podcast is still getting played and listened to because their message is timeless.” She is right.

Also in this episode: Felice Gerwitz on whether to homeschool at all · Hal and Melanie Young on boys who will not sit still · Dr. Melanie Wilson on why you are already behind · the 7Sisters on the high school transcript · Sue Myers on a fever and a two-year-old · Meryl van der Merwe on teenagers and AI · Meredith Curtis on getting the joy back · Lisa Nehring on life skills before they launch.

🎂 The Sweet 13 Giveaway is open. More than $1,500 in prizes, four drawings across October, and a free party favor for everyone who enters. Enter at ultimateradioshow.com/sweet-13 — October 1 through 29. No purchase necessary, US residents 18+, official rules here.

Presented by Eden’s Table. Use code EDEN13.

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Sweet 13 Bonus: It Is Lab Science and You Are Not a Scientist

October 1, 2026 by Leave a Comment

Creation Science Podcast | Sweet 13 Bonus Episode

The Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network turns thirteen this month. To celebrate, every host on the network answered one real question from a homeschool parent — thirteen questions, one episode, running on every feed.

One of those questions is the one you already know: “It is lab science, and you are not a scientist.”

It is the fear that arrives the year a kid hits high school, and it is the reason this show exists. Felice Gerwitz wrote the science curriculum before she ever built this network — so when that question comes up in the birthday episode, it points listeners straight here, to the Creation Science Podcast.

If that is you, start anywhere in this feed. There are years of it.

Also in this episode: Felice Gerwitz on whether to homeschool at all · Hal and Melanie Young on boys who will not sit still · Dr. Melanie Wilson on why you are already behind · the 7Sisters on the high school transcript · Sue Myers on a fever and a two-year-old · Meryl van der Merwe on teenagers and AI · Meredith Curtis on getting the joy back · Lisa Nehring on life skills before they launch.

🎂 The Sweet 13 Giveaway is open. More than $1,500 in prizes, four drawings across October, and a free party favor for everyone who enters. Enter at ultimateradioshow.com/sweet-13 — October 1 through 29. No purchase necessary, US residents 18+, official rules here.

Presented by Eden’s Table. Use code EDEN13.

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Sweet 13 Bonus: Should You Even Homeschool?

October 1, 2026 by Leave a Comment

Sweet 13 Vintage Homeschool Moms Podcast bonus episode

Thirteen years ago this network did not exist. There was an idea, a spare room, and a handful of friends from the homeschool conference circuit who said yes.

This bonus episode is the birthday party. One question at a time, every host on the network answers something a real homeschool mom actually asked — and you will hear the show that started it all twice: once at the top, and once at the end.

Felice’s question in this episode: “Should you consider homeschooling?”

It is the question that has never stopped arriving in her inbox, from the mom who is scared and hopeful in equal measure. If it is speaking to someone you know, send them the full episode.

Felice closes the show too, with the part she does not usually say out loud: what it actually cost to keep this thing on the air, and why the podcasters here are unsung heroes.

Also in this episode: Hal and Melanie Young on boys who will not sit still · Dr. Melanie Wilson on why you are already behind · the 7Sisters on the high school transcript · Sue Myers on a fever and a two-year-old · Meryl van der Merwe on teenagers and AI · Meredith Curtis on getting the joy back · Lisa Nehring on life skills before they launch.

🎂 The Sweet 13 Giveaway is open. More than $1,500 in prizes, four drawings across October, and a free party favor for everyone who enters. Enter at ultimateradioshow.com/sweet-13 — October 1 through 29. No purchase necessary, US residents 18+, official rules here.

Presented by Eden’s Table. Use code EDEN13.

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Sweet 13 Bonus: My Teen Is Using AI

October 1, 2026 by Leave a Comment

Homeschooling with Technology - Sweet 13 Bonus episode

 

Meryl has been tracking what technology does to a homeschool since before most of us were paying attention. That is why she gets this question.

For the network’s thirteenth birthday, every host answers one real question from a homeschool parent. Here is hers.

Her question: “Your teenager is using AI to do their schoolwork, and you have no idea whether to ban it or teach it.”

Her answer is the analogy that makes it click: adults use AI like an intern — a junior one, whose work you check. Teens do not see an assistant. They see a replacement, a shortcut, a brain double. We do not use it as a crutch; we use it to help us, and that is what your teen has to learn. The clip comes from Creating an AI Policy for Your Homeschool.

Also in this episode: Felice Gerwitz on whether to homeschool at all · Hal and Melanie Young on boys who will not sit still · Dr. Melanie Wilson on why you are already behind · the 7Sisters on the high school transcript · Sue Myers on a fever and a two-year-old · Meredith Curtis on getting the joy back · Lisa Nehring on life skills before they launch.

🎂 The Sweet 13 Giveaway is open. More than $1,500 in prizes, four drawings across October, and a free party favor for everyone who enters. Enter at ultimateradioshow.com/sweet-13 — October 1 through 29. No purchase necessary, US residents 18+, official rules here.

Presented by Eden’s Table. Use code EDEN13.

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Sweet 13 Bonus: Why You Are Already Behind

October 1, 2026 by Leave a Comment

Melanie came to this network from a blogging conference. Felice met her, heard what she was doing, and invited her on — and the Homeschool Sanity Show has been steadying homeschool moms ever since.

Melanie came to this network from a blogging conference. Felice met her, heard what she was doing, and invited her on — and the Homeschool Sanity Show has been steadying homeschool moms ever since.

For the thirteenth birthday, every host on the network takes one question. Just one. Here is hers.

Her question: “It is October, you are already behind, and you are starting to wonder if you are the problem.”

The good news, in her words: there is nothing wrong with you. You have run into a thinking error that catches the smartest people — the planning fallacy — and it is fixable. The clip is from Why You’ve Fallen Behind In Your Homeschool Plan.

Also in this episode: Felice Gerwitz on whether to homeschool at all · Hal and Melanie Young on boys who will not sit still · the 7Sisters on the high school transcript · Sue Myers on a fever and a two-year-old · Meryl van der Merwe on teenagers and AI · Meredith Curtis on getting the joy back · Lisa Nehring on life skills before they launch.

🎂 The Sweet 13 Giveaway is open. More than $1,500 in prizes, four drawings across October, and a free party favor for everyone who enters. Enter at ultimateradioshow.com/sweet-13 — October 1 through 29. No purchase necessary, US residents 18+, official rules here.

Presented by Eden’s Table. Use code EDEN13.

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Sweet 13 Bonus: Boys Who Will Not Sit Still

October 1, 2026 by Leave a Comment

Making Biblical Family Life Practical | Sweet 13 Bonus episode

Hal and Melanie have been on this network since nearly the beginning. Felice met them on the conference circuit, asked if they would podcast, and they said yes — and they are still here thirteen years later.

For the network’s birthday, every host answers one question a real homeschool mom actually asked. This is that episode.

Their question: “Your boys will not sit still, and you are out of ideas.”

You know the answer if you have been listening a while, but it never stops being true: boys need to move, and the research backs it up. When they use their big muscle groups, they actually learn better. The clip comes from Boy-Friendly Homeschooling — go hear the whole thing if the mini-trampoline idea catches you.

Also in this episode: Felice Gerwitz on whether to homeschool at all · Dr. Melanie Wilson on why you are already behind · the 7Sisters on the high school transcript · Sue Myers on a fever and a two-year-old · Meryl van der Merwe on teenagers and AI · Meredith Curtis on getting the joy back · Lisa Nehring on life skills before they launch.

🎂 The Sweet 13 Giveaway is open. More than $1,500 in prizes, four drawings across October, and a free party favor for everyone who enters. Enter at ultimateradioshow.com/sweet-13 — October 1 through 29. No purchase necessary, US residents 18+, official rules here.

Presented by Eden’s Table. Use code EDEN13.

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Sweet 13 Bonus: Will I Wreck the Transcript?

October 1, 2026 by Leave a Comment

Homeschool Highschool Podcast | Sweet 13 Bonus episode

 

Felice met the 7Sisters team at a blogging conference and invited them to bring homeschool high school to the network. Years and hundreds of episodes later, they are still the ones parents come to when the teen years arrive.

For the network’s thirteenth birthday, every host answers a single real question. This one is theirs.

Their question: “Your oldest is about to hit high school, and you are quietly terrified you are going to wreck their transcript.”

Their answer starts with a joke and ends with a reframe: there is no cookie-cutter homeschool high school, because there is no cookie-cutter kid — and yet the transcript is exactly a cookie cutter, one that admissions officers know how to read. Your job is the translation. The clip comes from Transcript Basics.

Also in this episode: Felice Gerwitz on whether to homeschool at all · Hal and Melanie Young on boys who will not sit still · Dr. Melanie Wilson on why you are already behind · Sue Myers on a fever and a two-year-old · Meryl van der Merwe on teenagers and AI · Meredith Curtis on getting the joy back · Lisa Nehring on life skills before they launch.

🎂 The Sweet 13 Giveaway is open. More than $1,500 in prizes, four drawings across October, and a free party favor for everyone who enters. Enter at ultimateradioshow.com/sweet-13 — October 1 through 29. No purchase necessary, US residents 18+, official rules here.

Presented by Eden’s Table. Use code EDEN13.

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