Join Farrar and Jill as they discuss community colleges as a viable path for homeschoolers. Many homeschoolers decide to utilize the local community college for dual enrollment and increasingly more homeschool graduates are deciding to take the community college path after graduation. Is community college right for your family? Listen to our latest podcast to […]
Conversations & Camaraderie
Weekly podcasts covering everything from getting started with homeschooling to college applications. Join us each week as we share our opinions, experience, and advice from years of homeschooling.

Musecast Modays – Global Perspective Studies
Join Farrar and Jill as they discuss Simplify’s new curriculum offering for high schoolers – Global Perspective Studies. GPS… is secular is challenging features diverse authors has a wide variety of writing assignments is adaptable to lots of profiles of students Listen as Farrar and Jill discuss GPS and why they are so excited about […]
Musecast Mondays – College Admissions Scandal
MuseCast Modays are back in a new season with Jill and Farrar! We are so excited to be podcasting again and can’t wait to bring you new episodes every other week on topics ranging from college admissions to homeschooling with our new curriculum, GPS. In this episode, Jill and Farrar talk about the college admissions […]
Musecast Mondays – Back to Basics
Join Jill and Farrar as they discuss and reminisce about homeschooling back in the day.
Musecast Mondays: JUGGLING A HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE
Overwhelmed with your homeschooler’s high school schedule? If so you are not alone!
Musecast Mondays: Peek Into A Homeschool
Our first episode in a new series in which we go around the country interviewing homeschool families about their homeschool journey.
Musecast Mondays: Making a College List
In this episode Farrar and Jill discuss the importance of having safeties, matches, and reach schools and how many of each type of school to have.
MuseCast Mondays: When Everything Goes Wrong
Join Jill and Farrar in the first podcast of our 2nd season as they discuss what to do when the best homeschool plans go wrong.
MuseCast Mondays: Summer and Homeschooling
Summer is a great time to catch up and learn at ease!
MuseCast Mondays: Anxiety and Homeschooling
Anxiety, perfectionism, depression…we offer some tips on how to deal.
MuseCast Mondays: AP Classes for Homeschoolers
Are AP classes a good option for homeschoolers who seek challenge?
MuseCast Mondays: Transitioning Into High School
Planning for high school? Don’t fear it!
MuseCast Mondays: Homeschool Organization
What do you use to get your homeschooling days in order?
MuseCast Mondays: Even More Selective College Admissions
Our second parter discusses the even more selective admissions of the Fall 2017 application cycle.
MuseCast Mondays: The 2018 UC Admissions Debacle
Don’t miss our first part on understanding why University of CA admissions are getting harder.
MuseCast Mondays: The Common Application Essay Prompts 2018-19
Find out the best strategies to approach The Common Application essay topics.
MuseCast Mondays: Homeschooling Communities
Homeschooling communities are now quite plentiful online if not in person. Tune in to our muses and their experiences with these groups and forums.
MuseCast Mondays: Homeschooling When You Have Major Life Issues
Life isn’t always predictable when you are homeschooling. What do you do when something unexpected like illness or divorce happens? Listen in now!
MuseCast Mondays: Homeschooling the “Average” Child
What does homeschooling an average child mean? Is doing “just enough” academically actually enough? Listen in!
MuseCast Mondays: Why Homeschoolers Need Summer Camps
If you have been considering summer camps for your homeschooler, now is the time to start applications!
MuseCast Mondays: Designing A High School Class At Home
Farrar, Jill, and Suji share thoughts on designing a high school class at home.
MuseCast Mondays: How to Plan for Homeschooling High School
Let us tell you why homeschooling high school is an amazing opportunity to honor a teen’s interests.
MuseCast Mondays: How to Choose a College
Farrar quizzes Jill and Suji on how to guide your kids to narrow down college choices.
MuseCast Mondays: College Application Tips for Juniors
What to start thinking about and planning for…essays, LoRs, testing, and all that paperwork!
MuseCast Mondays: Getting Started With Homeschooling, Part 2
Homeschool socialization, high school, and more! Listen now to Part 2 with Jill and Farrar.
MuseCast Mondays: Getting Started With Homeschooling, Part 1
Jill and Farrar offer tried and tested tips in a two-part podcast.
MuseCast Mondays: Winter Blues: Changing Gears Mid-Year
Thinking about changing things up via new curriculum routines? Listen now!
MuseCast Mondays: The Common Application
Is your senior applying to Common App schools? Here are the most important things homeschooling parents need to know.
MuseCast Mondays: Homeschooling Middle School
Middle school, newly-minted teens, puberty and executive functioning…all this and more in this week’s podcast.
MuseCast Mondays: Homeschool Field Trips
Field Trips! Learn how to make the most of them when homeschooling! And never be afraid to take those detours.
MuseCast Mondays: High School Credits
Join Farrar, Jill, and Suji on a discussion about awarding high school credits.
MuseCast Mondays: Homeschooling Kids with Intense Passions
Does your child ask for more time to spend on their interests vs. school work?
MuseCast Mondays: The UC Application
Join Farrar, Jill, and Suji for a podcast on applying to the University of California as a homeschooler.
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