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Wednesday Apr 14, 2021
Wednesday Apr 14, 2021
This week, Imogen and I have a lively conversation about:
The highs and lows that affect our parenting, homeschooling and creative lives
Criticism: why do we let other people's opinions affect what we do? Whose opinions should we listen to? Why we shouldn't let criticism stop us from using our talents
Reviews: why we don't ask for many reviews
Writing about things we have never experienced
Paying it Forward: is free online stuff really free?
We're also discussing some books and movies.
And we're telling stories about:
how to remove a dead tree
cockroaches
how I might have made a difference to the lives of the world's dogs
and many other things
Show Notes
Things we mention in this episode:
Tamworth
Botanic gardens and Marsupial Park
Country Music Festival
Gunnedah
Silo Art: Dorothea MacKellar and her poem, My Country
Water Tower Art: The Long Tan Battle of the Vietnam War
Silo Art at Barraba
Book
Show Your Work: Ten Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered by Austin Kleon
Tin Tin comics and Netflix shows
Movies and Series
The Greatest Showman
Les Mis
Oklahoma
Hamilton
The Crown
The Chosen
My Unschooling Books
Curious Unschoolers: Kindle
Curious Unschoolers: paperback
Radical Unschool Love: Kindle
Radical Unschool Love: paperback
My Amazon Author Page
Where You Can Find Me
Unschooling Community
My Stories of an Unschooling Family community
Youtube
Sue Elvis
Blogs
Stories of an Unschooling Family
Where the Carol Birds Sing
Instagram
sue_elvis
Where You Can Find Imogen
Blog
Write.Rewrite.Read
Instagram
write.rewrite.read
Youtube
Imogen Elvis
Books
The Crystal Tree
The Shattering Song
Frost Hands
Thank you for listening to this episode!
Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
This week, Imogen and I are discussing:
Social media and video games: can we break the hooks that pull us in?
Books: is it okay to use someone else’s ideas and create something of our own?
In particular, we’re talking about the documentary, The Social Dilemma, and the books, Dust by Kara Swanson and The Drover’s Wife by Leah Purcell.
We’re also telling a few family stories.
Show Notes
Things we mention in this episode:
Indistractible and Hooked by Nir Eyal
The Social Dilemma on Netflix
Dust by Kara Swanson
The Drover’s Wife by Leah Purcell
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
Henry Lawson: poems and short stories
Bleak House and Little Dorritt by Charles Dickens
How to Train Your Dragon: movie and book
The Princess Bride: movie and book
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
Jeff Wayne’s musical, The War of the Worlds
My Unschooling Books
Curious Unschoolers: Kindle
Curious Unschoolers: paperback
Radical Unschool Love: Kindle
Radical Unschool Love: paperback
My Amazon Author Page
Where You Can Find Me
Unschooling Community
My Stories of an Unschooling Family community
Youtube
Sue Elvis
Blogs
Stories of an Unschooling Family
Where the Carol Birds Sing
Instagram
sue_elvis
Where You Can Find Imogen
Blog
Write.Rewrite.Read
Instagram
write.rewrite.read
Youtube
Imogen Elvis
Books
The Crystal Tree
The Shattering Song
Frost Hands
Thank you for listening to this episode!
Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
This week, as the rain continues to fall, I'm telling a few stories:
Wondering Weather I Should Iron
The Elvis Connection
Me? I'm Elvis' Wife
Why I'm Wearing Stiff Undies
Show Notes
My Unschooling Books
Curious Unschoolers: Kindle
Curious Unschoolers: paperback
Radical Unschool Love: Kindle
Radical Unschool Love: paperback
My Amazon Author Page
Where You Can Find Me
Unschooling Community
My Stories of an Unschooling Family community
Youtube
Sue Elvis
Blogs
Stories of an Unschooling Family
Where the Carol Birds Sing
Instagram
sue_elvis
Thank you for listening to this episode!
Tuesday Mar 16, 2021
Tuesday Mar 16, 2021
This week, my daughter Imogen is back, and we're talking about:
Writing: the definition of a story, what to write about, how we use our own experiences in stories.
Superhero movies: the big ideas contained in seemingly trivial stories
Behind-the scenes documentaries.
Rock climbing and glass blowing: creativity, and the lengths (or heights!) some people will go to follow their passions.
We’re also telling lots of stories.
Show Notes
Things we mention in this episode:
Camp NaNoWriMo
The A-Z blogging challenge
Masterclass:
Neil Gaiman and his writing class
Margaret Atwood and her writing class
WandaVision
The Making of Wandavision
Captain America: Civil War
Solo Free on Amazon Prime
The Dawn Face on Netflix
Blown Away on Netflix
My Unschooling Books
Curious Unschoolers: Kindle
Curious Unschoolers: paperback
Radical Unschool Love: Kindle
Radical Unschool Love: paperback
My Amazon Author Page
Where You Can Find Me
Unschooling Community
My Stories of an Unschooling Family community
Youtube
Sue Elvis
Blogs
Stories of an Unschooling Family
Where the Carol Birds Sing
Instagram
sue_elvis
Where You Can Find Imogen
Blog
Write.Rewrite.Read
Instagram
write.rewrite.read
Youtube
Imogen Elvis
Thank you for listening to this episode!
Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
This week, in this solo podcast episode, I'm sharing and discussing a few adventurous stories:
Unschooling: Haircut Courage
Younger Unschoolers: Spur-of-the-Moment Adventures
Enjoying an Unexpected Little Adventure
Show Notes
My Unschooling Books
Curious Unschoolers: Kindle
Curious Unschoolers: paperback
Radical Unschool Love: Kindle
Radical Unschool Love: paperback
My Amazon Author Page
Where You Can Find Me
Unschooling Community
My Stories of an Unschooling Family community
Youtube
Sue Elvis
Blogs
Stories of an Unschooling Family
Where the Carol Birds Sing
Instagram
sue_elvis
Photo
Me and my daughter Charlotte
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Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
After a 4-month break, my daughter Imogen and I are back! And we're chatting about:
Finishing novels and beta reading
My 19-year-old daughter Sophie and 'graduate' unschoolers
Bushfires and exploding trees
How our generous members saved our unschooling community
Vlogging
The TV shows we've been watching
The Masterclass classes we've been enjoying
We’re also discussing the question: is it okay to expose our kids to 'unsuitable' movies and books?
Show Notes
Things We Mention
Masterclass website
Matthew Walker on Masterclass
Neil Gaiman's books including Coraline and The Graveyard Book
Coraline the movie
WandaVision on Disney Plus
The Truth Seekers on Amazon Prime
My Unschooling Books
Curious Unschoolers: Kindle
Curious Unschoolers: paperback
Radical Unschool Love: Kindle
Radical Unschool Love: paperback
My Amazon Author Page
Where You Can Find Me
My Stories of an Unschooling Family community
Youtube
Sue Elvis
Blogs
Stories of an Unschooling Family
Where the Carol Birds Sing
Instagram
sue_elvis
Where You Can Find Imogen
Blog
Write.Rewrite.Read
Instagram
write.rewrite.read
Youtube
Imogen Elvis
Thank you for listening to this episode. If you enjoy my podcast, please consider sharing the link so that we can spread the word about unschooling!
Please feel welcome to visit my blog Stories of an Unschooling Family or Instagram to leave a comment. Perhaps you'd like to join our unschooling community?
Imogen and I would love to hear some feedback about our conversation!
Photo: Imogen took me out for a special celebratory breakfast. I've finished my children's novel!
Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
My daughter Imogen and I are discussing play, writing, books, Martians, and exercise. This episode is jam-packed full of stories, unschooling thoughts and resources.
Episode Contents
0:00-01:56 Intro
01:56-07:53 Excitement
07:53-10:51 Writing
10:51-18:08 Music
18:08-30:15 Kids’ Play
30:15-42:10 Adults’ Play
42:10-59:18 A Space Phase
59:18-01:03:31 A Novel and Priest Holes
01:03:31-01:07:11 Exercise
01:07:11-01:13:51 A Risqué Story
01:13:51-01:17:01 Listener Questions
01:17:01-01:21:38 End Stuff
Show Notes
Writing
NaNoWriMo
Music
Musescore
Garageband
Play
Blog Post: Doing What Kids Ought to Do
A Space Phase
The War of the Worlds book by H.G. Wells
Jeff Wayne's The War of the Worlds
The Martian book
The Martian movie
Space Odyssey: Voyage to the Planets
Exercise
Leslie Sansone's Walk at Home
Books
The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton
Imogen's new novel : Frost Notes
My Unschooling Books
Curious Unschoolers: Kindle
Curious Unschoolers: paperback
Radical Unschool Love: Kindle
Radical Unschool Love: paperback
My Amazon Author Page
Where You Can Find Me
My Stories of an Unschooling Family community
Youtube
Sue Elvis
Blogs
Stories of an Unschooling Family
Where the Carol Birds Sing
Instagram
stories_ofan_unschoolingfamily
Where You Can Find Imogen
Blog
Write.Rewrite.Read
Instagram
write.rewrite.read
Youtube
Imogen Elvis
Thank you for listening to this episode. If you enjoy my podcast, please consider sharing the link so that we can spread the word about unschooling!
Please feel welcome to visit my blog Stories of an Unschooling Family or Instagram to leave a comment. Perhaps you have a question for Imogen? We'd love to hear some feedback about our conversation!
Tuesday Oct 13, 2020
Tuesday Oct 13, 2020
My daughter Imogen and I are sharing some unschooling thoughts while we talk about what we’ve been working on, what we’ve been reading and watching, and what’s making us feel excited.
0:00 Intro
00:58 Introducing Imogen
01:47 Returning to Podcasting
05:50 Frost Hands and Writing
14:34 Writing Novels and Unschooling Books
21:57 The Inconvenience of Losing Our Videographer
32:14 Excited About Exercise
41:59 Escaping into a Novel
48:55 Rereading Retold Fairy Tales
53:52 Masterchef and Kids’ Happiness
01:01:29 The Masked Singer and Twonk
01:08:50 End Things
Show Notes
Imogen's new novel
Frost Hands
Podcasts about NaNoWriMo
Episode 153: More Unschool Writing Ideas and Resources
Episode 140: Difficult Things
Imogen's Music Youtube Channel
Imogen Elvis
Websites
Skillshare
Walk at Home
Books
The Lake House by Kate Morton
The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer
Blog Post
Why We Need to Support Our Kids' Choices
Video
My 2020 Global Homeschooling Summit interview video
My Unschooling Books
Curious Unschoolers: Kindle
Curious Unschoolers: paperback
Radical Unschool Love: Kindle
Radical Unschool Love: paperback
My Amazon Author Page
Where You Can Find Me
My Stories of an Unschooling Family community
Youtube
Sue Elvis
Blogs
Stories of an Unschooling Family
Where the Carol Birds Sing
Instagram
stories_ofan_unschoolingfamily
Where You Can Find Imogen
Blog
Write.Rewrite.Read
Instagram
write.rewrite.read
Thank you for listening to this episode. If you enjoy my podcast, please consider sharing the link so that we can spread the word about unschooling!
Please feel welcome to visit my blog Stories of an Unschooling Family to leave a comment!
Friday Jul 24, 2020
Friday Jul 24, 2020
This week, I'm sharing and discussing two stories about strewing:
Time For Some Strewing
Unschooling When Charlotte Mason Also Appeals to Our Hearts
I'm also talking about overwhelming times, how we don't have to be perfect, and looking for the delights in our days.
Show Notes
A Blog Post
Unschooling When Charlotte Mason Also Appeals to Our Hearts
Podcasts
Episode 151: All About Strewing
Episode 30: Why Classical Music Is Not Enough
A Book
The Book of Delights by Ross Gay
My Unschooling Books
Curious Unschoolers: Kindle
Curious Unschoolers: paperback
Radical Unschool Love: Kindle
Radical Unschool Love: paperback
My Amazon Author Page
Where You Can Find Me
My Stories of an Unschooling Family community
Youtube
Sue Elvis
Blogs
Stories of an Unschooling Family
Where the Carol Birds Sing
Thank you for listening to this episode. If you enjoy my podcast, please consider sharing the link so that we can spread the word about unschooling!
Please feel welcome to visit my blog Stories of an Unschooling Family to leave a comment!
Monday Jul 13, 2020
Monday Jul 13, 2020
This week, I'm talking about encouragement. I have two encouragement stories to share with you which I'm hoping you haven't heard before. But if you are familiar with them, will you think, "Sue is getting repetitive"? Will you consider giving my podcast a negative review? I hope not. Instead, maybe you'll offer some feedback.
Do you have any ideas for future episodes of this podcast? What would you like to hear about?
Most of my kids are grown up, so often I don't have any current unschooling news to share with you, (unless, of course, you're interested in hearing about my unschool learning). Over the years, I have explored a lot of unschooling topics multiple times, and sometimes it seems like I have said everything possible. Could it be time to pack up my mic? Move on and do something else?
I'd love to hear your thoughts. I know they will be kind and encouraging!
Episode Details
0:00 intro
1:53 discouraging words and negative podcast reviews
3:46 Crushed by a Label
11:11 story comments
13:07 Encouraging Each Other to Do Difficult Things
16:08 How I Became a Runner
24:46 what I learnt from my running adventure
33:01 other encouraging stories
33:53 I’d love to hear your thoughts!
34:42 Summit interviews worth watching
38:17 unschooling: something worth hearing about
38:55 an encouraging unschooling community
39:48 thank you for listening!
Show Notes
Blog Post
Encouraging Each Other to Do Difficult Things
The Homeschooling Global Summit
The Homeschooling Global Summit
My 2020 Summit interview
My Unschooling Books
Curious Unschoolers: Kindle
Curious Unschoolers: paperback
Radical Unschool Love: Kindle
Radical Unschool Love: paperback
My Amazon Author Page
Where You Can Find Me
My Stories of an Unschooling Family community
Youtube
Sue Elvis
Blogs
Stories of an Unschooling Family
Where the Carol Birds Sing
Thank you for listening to this episode. If you enjoy my podcast, please consider sharing the link so that we can spread the word about unschooling. A quick encouraging review or rating would help too!
Please feel welcome to visit my blog Stories of an Unschooling Family to leave a comment. I hope to see you inside my unschooling community. And if you haven't already seen it, perhaps you'd like to check out my Homeschooling Global Summit interview!