Privatizing Education with Arvin Vohra – 014

On April 30, 2019December 30, 2019 By BPangieIn Homeschooling, Homeschools, Liberty and Freedom, PodcastLeave a comment

This week the Liberty Hippie is joined by the former Vice Chair of the Libertarian Party, the one and only Arvin Vohra. Arvin is an author of a number of books, including How to Get Into an Ivy League College, and Lies, Damned Lies, and College Admissions: An Inquiry into Education, and the creator of the Vohra Method, a highly specialized tutoring and college preparatory program.

In this episode we talked about privatizing the public education sphere and the potential of what that might look like. We also discussed why the public school model is failing students and how children can benefit from enrolling in an alternative schooling method – homeschooling, private school, etc.

The Links

After the show, the Liberty Hippie carries on about one of his pet peeves around this time of year: the Vidalia Onion packing season. He gets into the problems with government protection of crops based on where they are grown or produced, and questions why the state should hold a trademark on an entire crop.

The Onion Links

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Link to show notes for episode 013 with Jason Carrier.

Always Growing with Jason Carrier – 013

On April 23, 2019December 30, 2019 By BPangieIn Homesteading, Homesteads, PodcastLeave a comment

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Link to episode 13 on Libsyn.

There are a number of reasons I decided to start this podcast, but one of the biggest contributing factors was Jason Carriers podcast. As he said at the end of the show, there is such an overlap of values between the homesteading community and the liberty minded community. Today’s interview with Jason was certainly an entertaining one. We talked about how he got from suburbia, to horse boarder, to homesteader with his finger in everything. Jason has planted a wide array of orchards, he gardens, he raises bees and chickens, and he recently constructed his own aquaponics system. I hope this interview with Jason can bring you some inspiration and encourage you to get out there and just get started.

After the interview, I take a look at Sal Kahn’s (not the actor), Kahn Academy, a free market solution to education and one that many homeschoolers and public school students use to supplement their education.

The Sal Kahn Links

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Link to show notes for episode 012 with Stephen Rose of the AnarchoChristian podcast.

AnarchoChristian Homeschooling with Stephen Rose – 012

On April 16, 2019December 31, 2019 By BPangieIn Homeschooling, Homeschools, PodcastLeave a comment

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Once again, the Liberty Hippie dives deep into homeschooling with host of the AnarchoChristian Podcast, Stephen Rose. We talk a bit about Stephen and his wife’s high school days, and then get into the hows and whys of their homeschooling tenure and how they are able to incorporate their faith into their homeschool curriculum.

All the Links

After the interview, the Liberty Hippie gets into some free market ways to capture and use CO₂. Specifically he examines a company called Blue Planet that has designed a method of capturing CO₂ to create aggregate for concrete. It’s an interesting free market design on the surface, but the owner also exhibits some prime cronyism suggesting that this method of capture and use will do well because governments have the power to force companies to use aggregate derived from captured CO₂.

All the Articles

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Link to show notes for episode 011 with Kristin Hammock of Hammock Haven Farm.

Chasing Goats with Kristen Hammock of Hammock Haven Farm – 011

On April 9, 2019December 31, 2019 By BPangieIn Animals, Food, Homesteading, Homesteads, PodcastLeave a comment

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This week the Farm Boss from Hammock Haven Farm, Kristin Hammock, stopped by to talk about goats. We talked about how she got into goats and what she does with the plethora of milk. We got into her breeding program and what she does to keep genetics fresh and healthy as well as some of the basics of keeping a goat herd. We also looked at how she manages to make keeping goats profitable.

All the Links

Once the interview wraps up, the Liberty Hippie reminds you to poke your congress people and hope they actually do something productive, like signing a letter from the HSLDA and creating legislation to remove archaic laws that inhibit the ability of homeschool students to obtain jobs and go to work.

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Link to show notes for episode 010 with Raylene Lightheart of The Launch Pad Media’s Blast Off with Johnny Rocket and Raylene Lightheart.

Turning Up the Homeschooling Volume with Raylene Lightheart – 010

On April 4, 2019December 31, 2019 By BPangieIn Curriculum, Homeschooling, Homeschools, Liberty and Freedom, PodcastLeave a comment

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The Homeschooling Liberty volume got cranked up to eleven this week as Raylene Lightheart of the Launch Pad Media and Blast Off with Johnny Rocket and Raylene Lightheart stopped by to do some talking about homeschooling. We talk about some of her experiences with public education – which are pretty daunting – and get into what it’s like homeschooling five kids with a wide variety in ages. Raylene also mentioned some excellent resources that provide both information and motivation for homeschooling families of any variety.

All the Links

After the interview with Raylene is over, the Liberty Hippie moves on to another free-market solution to climate change and carbon sequestration when he brings attention to a company called BioCarbon Engineering. BioCarbon works with drones to map land that has suffered from deforestation – man-made or natural – and then plants trees from the air!

Don’t forget to join the facebook group, The Homesteaded Homeschool Forum Facebook Group, to share your thoughts, ask questions, and make suggestions to help shape and direct the show!

If you feel so inclined to support the show financially you can click on the Amazon link in the side bar, or by checking out the Liberty Hippie’s bitbacker.io account, where you can show your support by donating Bitcoin or Bitcoin Cash.

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Link to show notes for episode 009 with Julie Kirchner of Sadie-Girl Farm.