Anthony is joined by one of the Heartwood ALC co-founders, Julia Cordero. Julia has been in education for more than 20 years, in private schools, at a public access TV…
25-year-old wife and mama, Moya Kelly, and I have this beautiful intergenerational conversation around mothering and deschooling ourselves, and giving our children room to guide us. Part I is about…
In this episode, Atlanta-based wellness entrepreneur, Chante’ Smith, talks about how she and her partner facilitate multiple learning paths within their household. Their children, Chloe (11), S’vaan (9), and Sekou…
In this episode, I’m pushing you a bit. Maybe more than a bit. The invitation here is one of accountability and self-inquiry, something I think is vital for us to…
In this episode, Dr. Scott Speed and I speak on systems thinking, why there is no such thing as a “good public school,” shifting our focus from institutions to individuals…
In this episode, return guest, Lane Santa Cruz and I deep dive into the idea of bodily autonomy and the skewed ideas we pass on to children. In other words,…
Moji Yai, a birthworker/doula and new unschooling parent, talks about decolonizing the mind, mothering ourselves, and reaching back, Sankofa-style, to access the old wisdom and honor the old traditions that…
Raising Free People applies an equity and mutual-respect based approach to parenting and caregiving relationships between adults and children/young adults. In this approach, the goal is to integrate social justice…
In this episode, author and homeschooling consultant, Zakkiyya Chase, talks about the inspiration and frustrations behind her debut book, No Dream Deferred: Why Black and Latino Families are Choosing Homeschool.…
It's the first episode of Season Two, and Akilah's offering up an overview of the deschooling, unschooling, personal leadership mojo that will anchor this season's episodes. The podcast is expanding…
In this, the season finale, I bring in my husband, Kris, to explore fatherhood, blackness and politics, the toxicity of gender roles, parenting, trust, and why school goes against our…
We explore…her work with the Suspension Representation Project in New York, surviving childhood, co-founding a self-directed learning space for teens and adults (Dida Academy in Brooklyn), children’s legal rights (existing…