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Homeschooling IRL | Parenting & homeschooling — unfiltered.
by Andy and Kendra Fletcher
Homeschooling in real life — the messy, funny, faith-filled truth about raising and teaching your kids. Hosts Fletch and Kendra Fletcher pull back the curtain on what homeschooling and parenting actually look like day to day: the wins, the meltdowns, the questions that keep you up at night, and the conversations most parents are afraid to have out loud. Every episode brings honest talk, plenty of laughs, and practical encouragement — often with a favorite guest — on everything from curriculum and burnout to marriage, faith, and the hard stuff: talking to your kids about sex, screens, growing up, and keeping your sanity along the way. If you’re homeschooling from a Christian worldview and you’re tired of the highlight reel, pull up a chair. You’re among friends who get it. Honest, evergreen conversations for every season of the homeschool journey. Part of the Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.
Episodes
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Sweet 13 Bonus: Somebody Says You Are Doing It Wrong
The Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network turns thirteen. Every host answers one real question — and Fletch and Kendra take the one nobody else on the network would touch. The post Sweet 13 Bonus: Somebody Says You Are Doing It Wrong appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.
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From “Not Tonight” to Talking It Out: Intimacy in a Christian Marriage
⚠️ Grown-ups only. This episode contains mature content — guard little ears before you press play. Most homeschool families are great at talking to their kids about sex. Talking to each other? That’s where things get quiet. In this Homeschooling in Real Life encore, Fletch and Kendra open a...
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When Your Child Sees Something They Shouldn’t Online: A Parent’s Guide
When Your Child Sees Something They Shouldn’t Online: A Parent’s Guide Parent note: this episode discusses pornography and its effect on kids and families. The conversation is frank but never graphic — it’s meant for grown-up ears, so you may want to listen before the little ones are in the room....
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I Love Homeschooling, But I’ll Tell You Its Flaws
📚 Part of our guide: How to Start Homeschooling Special Replay: The Flaws and Benefits of Homeschooling Homeschooling IRL — Episode 15 | Updated replay for 2026 From the Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network. This episode is a special replay, updated for 2026. In it, veteran homeschooling parents...
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Homeschooling The Struggling Learner
Are you homeschooling a struggling learner? Fletch and Kendra share three practical ideas for you as you consider homeschooling a child who struggles. Join us for this week’s episode as we answer a listener’s question about how to give struggling learners the time and attention they need. EPISODE...
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Homeschooling The Struggling Learner – HIRL Episode 102 Replay
Are you homeschooling a struggling learner? Fletch and Kendra share three practical ideas for you as you consider homeschooling a child who struggles. Join us for this week’s episode as we answer a listener’s question about how to give struggling learners the time and attention they need. EPISODE...
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How to Raise a Pagan Kid in a Christian Home (Replay)
How to Raise a Pagan Kid in a Christian Home (with Barrett & Jennifer Johnson) Sponsored by CTCMath.com Episode Snapshot What happens when “good behavior” gets mistaken for gospel transformation? In this episode, Fletch and Kendra sit down with Barrett and Jennifer Johnson to talk about how...
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Special Replay: HomeschoolingIRL Episode 6: I’m Thinking About Homeschooling, But…
📚 Part of our guide: How to Start Homeschooling Thinking about homeschooling? Have a friend who is? Are you thinking about homeschooling? On this episode of Homeschooling IRL, we’ll answer your burning questions about homeschooling, such as, “Will my kids have to raise their hands to ask to go…
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Special Replay: What To Do About Sibling Relationships?
Special Replay: We received a message on the HomeschoolingIRL Facebook page that said, “Please, please, please do an episode on siblings fighting. Thanks!” Sibling relationships. Sibling rivalries. Siblings fighting. We put out the question to our listeners and they responded with story after…
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Back to School (Replay)
Are you starting your school year? In this Best of HIRL, we gather around the teacher’s lounge and gear up for another year of teaching our kids at home. When this episode first ran, Fletch and Kendra were starting their 19th year of homeschooling with a bang and letting you in on the fun. In […]...
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HomeschoolingIRL Episode 4: Homeschooling Will Save Your Kids, Part One
Homeschooling Will Save Your Kids? Sponsored by CTCMath.com Most of us won’t say outright that we think homeschooling will save your kids, but many of us pack this idea in the back of our minds: if we only do it right, our kids will turn out to be good, godly adults. Is that true? Can […] The…
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Talking With Kids About Tragedy – Special Replay
Talking with Kids About Tragedy Tragedy. In terms of media and social media, tragedy has become a staple of our daily diet. The world seems to be going crazy and the news is full of stories that are difficult for kids to process and understand. How do we talk to our children about race issues,...
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Special Replay | Can Your Homeschooler Go To College – HIRL Episode 27
Can Your Homeschooler Go To College? The answer to this question is obvious: we all know that homeschoolers can go to college! This episode is brought to you by CTCMath.com – a wonderful math curriculum for all of your homeschool needs, or to brush up on new skills. On this episode of…
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Affording College – HIRL Episode 126 (Replay)
When our students hope to go to college, the perennial question remains: how in the world will they pay for it? We decided to return to the topic of affording college with College Prep Genius Jean Burk because we know she has valuable information to share. We think you’ll be encouraged and feel...
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Best of HIRL: Loving the Unlovable (Replay)
A special replay! We all have those people in our lives who prove to be a challenge to love: a grumpy toddler, a brooding teen, an irritable spouse, a controlling parent. How do we love them in spite of their unloveliness? What does the gospel tell us about our own unloveliness, and God’s love…
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Special Replay: How Do I Make Homeschooling Fun?
This week on Homeschool IRL, Fletch and Kendra answer a question submitted from a listener, "How Can I Make My Homeschool Fun?" The post Special Replay: How Do I Make Homeschooling Fun? appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.
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Special Replay: 5 Ways To Rock Your Homeschool
Need some motivation? Encouragement? Tips? Join us for 5 Ways to Rock Your Homeschool! The post Special Replay: 5 Ways To Rock Your Homeschool appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.
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Homeschooling The Struggling Learner – HIRL Episode 102 Replay
Are you homeschooling a struggling learner? Fletch and Kendra share three practical ideas for you as you consider homeschooling a child who struggles. Join us for this week’s episode as we answer a listener’s question about how to give struggling learners the time and attention they need. EPISODE...
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Special Replay: Launching Your High Schooler Into Life
Back in Episode 25, we talked about launching your kid into college. During that discussion, we explained how we have chosen to launch our kids during their senior year of high school, which allows them the freedom to begin making life decisions before they even leave our home. One of our…
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I Love Homeschooling But I Hate Teaching Math – HIRL Episode 31
Hate math? And I hate teaching science. And writing. Or . . . Let’s get real homeschoolers. Most of us have at least one subject we don’t enjoy teaching. What? That is difficult to justify when we are the ones in charge of teaching all the subjects. So what is a homeschooling parent supposed to…
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HomeschoolingIRL Episode 2: Homeschooling is a Buzzkill
HomeschoolingIRL Homeschooling Is A Buzzkill sponosred by NOW Programs. On this episode of Homeschooling In Real Life, Fletch and Kendra introduce you to one of the phrases used often around their home: Homeschooling Is A Buzzkill! Listen in as they discuss what happens when expectations do not...
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Can Your Homeschooler Go To College – HIRL Episode 27 (replay)
The answer to this question is obvious: we all know that homeschoolers can go to college! On this episode of Homeschooling In Real Life, (sponsored by Judson College) Fletch and Kendra get real and challenge their listeners to join them in a difficult discussion about fear and trusting God as…
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Let Go So They Can Launch: The Truth About College Admissions for Homeschool Grads
Let Go So They Can Launch: The Truth About College Admissions for Homeschool Grads Special Thanks to Our Network Sponsor – Judson College Judson College offers biblical and practical training wherever a student is called, equipping them to live all of life for Christ. You’ve heard it—the...
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What Homeschooling Does To A Marriage – HIRL Episode 17
What Homeschooling Does to a Marriage You are going to want to grab your spouse for this episode! Fletch and Kendra dive right into the middle of the topic and discuss how the stress of homeschooling can leak into your marriage relationship. Throughout this episode, you will hear live interviews...
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Best of HIRL Holiday Series – Traveling With Kids
Join us on this episode of Homeschooling in Real Life as we talk about the ins and outs of traveling with kids. On this episode we are NOT talking about vacation planning. Instead we are talking about giving your family a love for travel, a love for God’s world and a love for taking your love for...
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Why The Rise In African American Homeschooling, Part 1 (Replay)
The Rise of African American Homeschooling Last month, Fletch read an interesting article in The Washington Post called, Racism in Schools is Pushing More Black Families to Homeschool Their Children. The title alone was enough to get him interested, but in the article the writer discussed why…
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Affording College – HIRL Episode 126 (Replay)
When our students hope to go to college, the perennial question remains: how in the world will they pay for it? We decided to return to the topic of affording college with College Prep Genius Jean Burk because we know she has valuable information to share. We think you’ll be encouraged and feel...
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HomeschoolingIRL Episode 3: Homeschooling, Halloween and Harry Potter
Homeschooling, Halloween, and Harry Potter Homeschooling, Halloween, and Harry Potter? Are we nuts? Well, yes, but that didn’t stop us from tackling two hot-potato topics that homeschoolers traditionally love to argue over. You, too? In this episode, replayed in honor of the Ultimate Homeschool...
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Special Replay! Homeschooling Will Save Your Kids, HIRL
Homeschooling Will Save Your Kids? Most of us won’t say outright that we think homeschooling will save our kids, but many of us pack this idea in the back of our minds: if we only do it right, our kids will turn out to be good, godly adults. Is that true? Can we trust that […] The post Special...
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I Love Homeschooling But I Hate Teaching Math – HIRL Episode 31
Hate math? And I hate teaching science. And writing. Or . . . Let’s get real homeschoolers. Most of us have at least one subject we don’t enjoy teaching. What? That is difficult to justify when we are the ones in charge of teaching all the subjects. So what is a homeschooling parent supposed to…
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Homeschooling Through Hard Times
Hard times! As much as we might like it to be, life is not all ponies, rainbows, and watercolor daisies. On this episode of HomeschoolingIRL we discuss the issue of homeschooling when life gets hard. Difficulties can look different in every family – marital stress, tragedies, health challenges,...
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What Homeschooling Does To A Marriage – HIRL Episode 17 (Replay)
You are going to want to grab your spouse for this episode! Fletch and Kendra dive right into the middle of the topic and discuss how the stress of homeschooling can leak into your marriage relationship. Throughout this episode, you will hear live interviews conducted with couples on the floor of...
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Homeschooling Through Hard Times
Hard times! As much as we might like it to be, life is not all ponies, rainbows, and watercolor daisies. The post Homeschooling Through Hard Times appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.
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College Admissions and the Helicopter Parent
College Admissions and the Helicopter Parent Have you ever heard that sound? The rhythmic whirring of blades as they chop through the air? That is the sound of a helicopter parent hovering over their homeschooled child getting ready for college. That’s right, we are back at it again with an...
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Grandparents Who Homeschool (Replay)
During a recent homeschooling convention where we were speaking, an older gentleman approached the Homeschooling in Real Life booth and asked what we might know about grandparents who homeschool. He was planning to help his daughter homeschool her children, and he was there to gather information....
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Homeschooling Multiple Ages – HIRL Special Replay
📚 Part of our guide: Homeschooling with Toddlers & Little Ones How does a homeschooling parent possibly educate older kids while at the same time juggling preschoolers, toddlers, and babies? Is it even realistic to think we could do a good job while spinning so many homeschool plates? On this...
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Classroom Teachers Who Homeschool (Replay)
Fletch and Kendra sit down with classroom teacher turned homeschool mom to talk about the transition and challenges of leaving the classroom to come home. The post Classroom Teachers Who Homeschool (Replay) appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.
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Talking With Kids About Tragedy – Special Replay
Talking with Kids About Tragedy Tragedy. In terms of media and social media, tragedy has become a staple of our daily diet. The world seems to be going crazy and the news is full of stories that are difficult for kids to process and understand. How do we talk to our children about race issues,...
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Special Replay: How Do I Make Homeschooling Fun?
This week on Homeschool IRL, Fletch and Kendra answer a question submitted from a listener, "How Can I Make My Homeschool Fun?" The post Special Replay: How Do I Make Homeschooling Fun? appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.
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I Love Homeschooling, But I’m Totally Disorganized
📚 Part of our guide: Homeschool Organization So you love the idea of homeschooling, but you are totally disorganized? Is this a deal killer? Should you pack up your kids and send them off to the local school house where they will be kept on track by rigid teaching plans that maintain scope and...
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Cultures and a Heart for the World – HIRL Episode 153
Ever wonder how to give your kids a healthy love for the world and a desire to know other cultures? How about making missions an every day part of your homeschool and home life? What if you can’t travel far from home but want your kids to develop a view that reaches far beyond your […] The post...
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Beloved Mess – HIRL Episode 109 (Replay)
Are you a beloved mess? Tired of trying to make your family seem as if you’ve got it all together? Exhausted by external standards that seem unreachable or even crushing? The Christian life is not about being less of a mess. It’s about admitting that we need to be saved from trying to clean...
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When Mom Loses Control Of Her Mouth – HIRL Episode 55
Spicy words? Uncontrolled tongues? What do you do when Mom is the one to lose control of her mouth and damages the ones she loves with sharp words? One of our faithful HIRLers called in asking us to answer these questions, so we dove right in. Thanks to our sponsor, A Fanthom Presents Film – […]...
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Homeless Homeschooling – HIRL Episode 124 (Replay)
Homeless homeschoolers? Sorry for the bait and switch, but this family is anything but homeless! This is a family who decided to take the kids AND the homeschool on the road! Join us and our special guests Megan and Mike Knorpp from KnorppandSouth.com. The Knorpps are homeschooling parents of 9…
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Replay: When My Convictions Aren’t Your Convictions – HIRL Episode 94
Homeschooling. Health food. Small church. Mom stays home. KJV only. Dresses. Youth group. Public school. No TV. Our convictions, or the things we strongly about, can drive so much of our lives and end up being the choices by which we define ourselves. They can bring like-minded believers together...
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Family Devotions with Marty Machowski – HIRL Episode 128
It’s almost the season of Advent, and we have a special gift for you! Join us as we welcome pastor, homeschool father, and family devotions author, Marty Machowski. We talk with Marty about family devotions and why we need to encourage each other as families to gather together around the Word of...
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Best of Homschooling IRL: Affording College | Special Replay
A special replay in honor of the Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network’s 10th Birthday! << Click to enter giveaway. It’s that time of year again – graduation is upon us and college is looming into the future. In this replay of the Best of Homeschooling IRL, listen in as Fletch and Kendra interview...
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Special Replay: The Desperate Need To Get It Right
On this episode we are talking about how to homeschool when we feel like we just don’t measure up to the other homeschool moms we know. The post Special Replay: The Desperate Need To Get It Right appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.
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I Love Homeschooling But I Am Totally Disorganized | Replay
So you love the idea of homeschooling, but you are totally disorganized? Is this a deal killer? Should you pack up your kids and send them off to the local school house where they will be kept on track by rigid teaching plans that maintain scope and sequence? It’s time for us all to get […] The...
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HomeschoolingIRL Replay Homeschooling, Halloween and Harry Potter
Homeschooling, Halloween, and Harry Potter Thank you to this podcast episode sponsor: Route 60 – The Biblical Highway. In theaters September 18th & 19th only. Please check the website to learn more about this wonderful movie. Homeschooling, Halloween, and Harry Potter? Are we nuts? Well, yes, but...
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Homeschooling in real life — the messy, funny, faith-filled truth about raising and teaching your kids. Hosts Fletch and Kendra Fletcher pull back the curtain on what homeschooling and parenting actually look like day to day: the wins, the meltdowns, the questions that keep you up at night, and the conversations most parents are afraid to have out loud. Every episode brings honest talk, plenty of laughs, and practical encouragement — often with a favorite guest — on everything from curriculum and burnout to marriage, faith, and the hard stuff: talking to your kids about sex, screens, growing up, and keeping your sanity along the way. If you’re homeschooling from a Christian worldview and you’re tired of the highlight reel, pull up a chair. You’re among friends who get it. Honest, evergreen conversations for every season of the homeschool journey. Part of the Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.
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