EPISODE · Apr 1, 2026 · 1H 2M
Are Homeschool History Programs Accurate? w/ Dr. Warren Throckmorton
from The Well-Trained Mind podcast · host Susan Wise Bauer & Susanna Jarrett
In this episode, Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarrett welcome Dr. Warren Throckmorton onto the podcast to review accuracy of various homeschool curricula. Links to Warren Throckmorton’s work elsewhere: Substack: The Throckmorton InitiativeBook: Getting Jefferson Right: Fact-Checking Claims About Our Third President Upcoming book: The Christian Past That Wasn't: Debunking the Christian Nationalist Myths that Hijack History Podcast: The Christian Past That Wasn't: Formerly Telling Jefferson's Lies X: @wthrockmortonFacebook: warrenthrockmortonBluesky: @wthrockmorton.bsky.socialExcerpt links:Our American Heritage by Judy Hull Moore, Abeka. Quotations come from pages 1, 3, and 53 The Mystery of History blog by curriculum author Judy Hull Moore “Benjamin Franklin – A Jack of All Trades”US Constitution and Government Course Book, The Good and the Beautiful. See sample from the publisher’s website. Quotations come from page 2, History Case File page 1, and page 2. A Young People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn and Rebecca Stefoff. Quotations come from 52, 54, 58, and 88. Why Learn History When it is Already On Your Phone by Sam Wineburg The Story of the World Volume 3: Early Modern Times Revised Edition by Susan Wise Bauer, Well-Trained Mind Press. Quotations come from 258-259, 260-262. History Quest: United States, Pandia Press. Quoted passages come from pages 52, 76, and 248.Snapshots of Early Modern History, Volume 2 by Vivian Meyers, Curiosity Chronicles. Quoted passages come from page 40. View samples on the publisher’s website. (00:00) - Intro with Warren Throckmorton (06:59) - What we're doing today (07:56) - Our American Heritage (16:10) - Mystery of History Vol. 4 (23:37) - The Good and the Beautiful US constitution course (34:27) - Break (34:28) - A Young People's History of the United States (40:19) - The Story of the World (46:05) - History Quest: United States (52:22) - Curiosity Chronicles: Early Modern Times (55:29) - How to evaluate the honesty of histories? (01:01:12) - Outro
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