Homeschooling IRL

By Andy and Kendra Fletcher

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These witty podcasters like to poke sticks at the conventional and with heaps of grace they will confront a few of the sacred cows that Christian homeschoolers like to worship. Their love for the Gospel will remind their listeners on every episode of the freedom that Christ pours out in generous amounts. Grace Wins!

Episode Date
Homeschooling The Struggling Learner
Mar 03, 2026
Homeschooling The Struggling Learner – HIRL Episode 102 Replay
Jan 27, 2026
How to Raise A Pagan Kid In A Christian Home – HIRL Replay
Jan 14, 2026
Special Replay: HomeschoolingIRL Episode 6: I’m Thinking About Homeschooling, But…
Sep 23, 2025
Special Replay: What To Do About Sibling Relationships?
Aug 22, 2025
Best of HIRL: Back To School (Replay)
Aug 12, 2025
HomeschoolingIRL Episode 4: Homeschooling Will Save Your Kids, Part One
Jul 14, 2025
Talking With Kids About Tragedy – Special Replay
Jul 08, 2025
Special Replay | Can Your Homeschooler Go To College – HIRL Episode 27
Jun 30, 2025
Affording College – HIRL Episode 126 (Replay)
Jun 24, 2025
Best of HIRL: Loving the Unlovable (Replay)
Jun 09, 2025
Special Replay: How Do I Make Homeschooling Fun?
May 23, 2025
Special Replay: 5 Ways To Rock Your Homeschool
May 15, 2025
Homeschooling The Struggling Learner – HIRL Episode 102 Replay
May 02, 2025
Special Replay: Launching Your High Schooler Into Life
Apr 21, 2025
I Love Homeschooling But I Hate Teaching Math – HIRL Episode 31
Apr 10, 2025
HomeschoolingIRL Episode 2: Homeschooling is a Buzzkill
Mar 24, 2025
Can Your Homeschooler Go To College – HIRL Episode 27 (replay)
Mar 17, 2025
Let Go So They Can Launch: The Truth About College Admissions for Homeschool Grads
Mar 10, 2025
What Homeschooling Does To A Marriage – HIRL Episode 17
Feb 07, 2025
Best of HIRL Holiday Series – Traveling With Kids
Nov 19, 2024
Why The Rise In African American Homeschooling, Part 1 (Replay)
Nov 07, 2024
Affording College – HIRL Episode 126 (Replay)
Oct 29, 2024
HomeschoolingIRL Episode 3: Homeschooling, Halloween and Harry Potter
Oct 24, 2024
Special Replay! Homeschooling Will Save Your Kids, HIRL
Oct 18, 2024
I Love Homeschooling But I Hate Teaching Math – HIRL Episode 31
Oct 11, 2024
Homeschooling Through Hard Times
Oct 04, 2024
What Homeschooling Does To A Marriage – HIRL Episode 17 (Replay)
Sep 19, 2024
Homeschooling Through Hard Times
Sep 10, 2024
College Admissions and the Helicopter Parent – HIRL Episode 105
Sep 05, 2024
Grandparents Who Homeschool – HIRL Special Replay
Aug 20, 2024
Homeschooling Multiple Ages – HIRL Special Replay
Aug 13, 2024
Classroom Teachers Who Homeschool – Special Replay
Aug 05, 2024
Talking With Kids About Tragedy – Special Replay
Jul 15, 2024
Special Replay: How Do I Make Homeschooling Fun?
Jul 09, 2024
Back to Homeschool: I Love Homeschooling But I Am Totally Disorganized
Jul 01, 2024
Cultures and a Heart for the World – HIRL Episode 153
Feb 28, 2024
Beloved Mess – HIRL Episode 109 (Replay)
Feb 19, 2024
When Mom Loses Control Of Her Mouth – HIRL Episode 55
Feb 17, 2024
Homeless Homeschooling – HIRL Episode 124 (Replay)
Feb 13, 2024
Replay: When My Convictions Aren’t Your Convictions – HIRL Episode 94
Feb 06, 2024
Family Devotions with Marty Machowski – HIRL Episode 128
Nov 20, 2023
Best of Homschooling IRL: Affording College | Special Replay
Oct 17, 2023
Special Replay: The Desperate Need To Get It Right
Sep 26, 2023
I Love Homeschooling But I Am Totally Disorganized | Replay
Sep 19, 2023
HomeschoolingIRL Replay Homeschooling, Halloween and Harry Potter
Sep 13, 2023
Homeschooling The Struggling Learner – HIRL Episode 102 Replay
Sep 06, 2023
Can We Afford To Homeschool? Understanding Homeschool Finances
Aug 30, 2023
Replay: Devotions For The Real Family
Aug 22, 2023
HomeschoolingIRL Replay- Homeschooling With Exchange Students
Aug 12, 2023
Homeschooling Through Hard Times
Aug 03, 2023
Replay | The Homeschool Budget – HIRL Episode 97
Jul 18, 2023
Affording College – HIRL Episode 126
Jul 11, 2023
REPLAY | Back To School – HIRL Episode 116
Jul 05, 2023
What Homeschooling Does To A Marriage – HIRL Episode 17
Jun 01, 2023
Homeschooling is a Buzzkill Remix – Episode 83
May 24, 2023
I Love Homeschooling But I Hate Teaching Math – HIRL Episode 31
May 17, 2023
Love In The House
May 11, 2023
Special Replay: Extracurricular Overkill
May 03, 2023
Special Replay | Can Your Homeschooler Go To College – HIRL Episode 27
Apr 25, 2023
Special Replay! HomeschoolingIRL Episode 4: Homeschooling Will Save Your Kids, Part One
Apr 19, 2023
Special Replay: HomeschoolingIRL Episode 6: I’m Thinking About Homeschooling, But…
Apr 11, 2023
Holiday Replay |Holiday Series: Stocking Stuffer
Dec 21, 2022
The Quiet Fight Between Women – HIRL Episode 56
Dec 16, 2022
Special Replay | The Working Homeschool Mom – HIRL Episode 141
Dec 08, 2022
Special Replay | Best of HIRL Christmas Series: Jesus vs. Santa
Dec 05, 2022
Listener Q&A – Special Replay
Oct 17, 2022
Special Replay: 5 Ways To Rock Your Homeschool
Oct 10, 2022
Special Replay: Launching Your High Schooler Into Life
Sep 22, 2022
Special Replay: What To Do About Sibling Relationships?
Sep 15, 2022
Special Replay: How Do I Make Homeschooling Fun?
Aug 22, 2022
Special Replay – Going Back To School
Aug 15, 2022
Classroom Teachers Who Homeschool – Special Replay
Sep 27, 2021
Homeschooling Multiple Ages – HIRL Special Replay
Sep 20, 2021
Homeschooling Through Hard Times
Sep 13, 2021
Special Replay: Babysitting
Sep 09, 2021
Christ in the Chaos – HIRL Episode 34
Aug 30, 2021
Special Replay: The Desperate Need To Get It Right
Aug 27, 2021
What’s Your New Normal? – HIRL Episode 160
Apr 20, 2020
Blessed Are The Crisis Schoolers- HIRL Episode 159
Apr 06, 2020
Hope Shifting and Covid19 – HIRL Episode 158
Mar 30, 2020
Best of HIRL: Loving the Unlovable
Dec 10, 2019
Best of HIRL Replay: The Working Homeschool Mom
Aug 18, 2019
Best of HIRL Replay: Facetime
Aug 14, 2019
Grandparents Who Homeschool – HIRL Special Replay
Aug 06, 2019
The Disappointed Parent – HIRL Special Replay
Jul 24, 2019
When Homeschoolers Judge – Best of Homeschooling IRL
Jul 19, 2019
5 Apps All Parents Should Know – Best of Homeschooling IRL
Jul 12, 2019
Best of Homschooling IRL: Affording College
Apr 28, 2019
Best of HIRL: Homeschooling Multiple Ages
Apr 03, 2019
Special Edition of HIRL: Mid-Year Slump
Feb 04, 2019
Special Edition of HIRL: Family Devotions with Marty Machowski
Feb 02, 2019
Special Edition of HIRL: Devotions For The Real Family
Jan 30, 2019
“Out of Retirement” Update from Homeschooling in Real Life: Leaving Legalism
Nov 15, 2018
Best of HIRL: The Educated Parent
Oct 15, 2018
Best of HIRL: Boys To Men
Oct 10, 2018
Best of HIRL: When Your Homeschool Owns You
Oct 03, 2018
Replay: Devotions For The Real Family
Sep 24, 2018
Back to School Replay: Extracurricular Overkill
Sep 19, 2018
Back to School Replay: Moms and Teen Boys
Sep 12, 2018
Back to School Replay: I Love Homeschooling But I Am Totally Disorganized
Sep 04, 2018
Best of HIRL: Back To School
Aug 31, 2018
Summertime Favorites – The Homeschool Budget
Jul 02, 2018
Summertime Favorites – Can We Afford To Homeschool?
Jun 28, 2018
Summertime Favorites – Girls, Again
Jun 18, 2018
Summertime Favorites – Boys, Again
Jun 15, 2018
Best of HIRL: Dads Who Homeschool
Apr 21, 2018
Best of HIRL: I Love Homeschooling, But I’ll Tell You Its Flaws
Apr 17, 2018
Best of HIRL: Answering Homeschool Critics
Apr 05, 2018
Best of HIRL: How The Gospel Makes Us Unoffendable
Apr 02, 2018
Best of HIRL: How to Raise A Pagan Kid In A Christian Home
Mar 28, 2018
The Best of HIRL: The Quiet Fight Between Women
Mar 23, 2018
Best of HIRL: Heart for the World
Mar 19, 2018
Best of HIRL: Knights in Training
Mar 17, 2018
Best of HIRL: How To Watch TV Without Selling Your Soul
Mar 12, 2018
How To Deal With Homeschool Burnout – Special Replay
Feb 26, 2018
Talking With Kids About Tragedy – Special Replay
Feb 19, 2018
When Your Homeschool Owns You – HIRL Replay
Dec 19, 2017
Best of HIRL Christmas Series: Jesus vs. Santa
Dec 09, 2017
Best of HIRL Holiday Series: Stocking Stuffer
Dec 04, 2017
Best of HIRL Holiday Series: What To Do About Sibling Relationships?
Dec 02, 2017
Best of HIRL Holiday Series – Traveling With Kids
Nov 27, 2017
Homeschooling Multiple Ages
Nov 18, 2017
I Love Homeschooling But I’m Totally Burned Out
Nov 13, 2017
Best of HIRL: Transparent Parenting
Nov 11, 2017
I Love Homeschooling But My Kids Are With Me All the Time
Nov 06, 2017
How Do I Make Homeschooling Fun?
Nov 04, 2017
Homeschooling Through Hard Times
Oct 30, 2017
Homeschooling and Marriage
Oct 28, 2017
5 Ways To Rock Homeschool
Oct 26, 2017
Best of Homeschooling IRL: I Love Homeschooling, But I Hate Teaching Writing
Sep 23, 2017
Best of Homeschooling IRL: Unrealistic Expectations
Sep 20, 2017
Best of Homeschooling IRL: The Purity Culture with Sheila Gregoire
Sep 18, 2017
Best of Homeschooling IRL: What Josh Duggar Forgot
Sep 11, 2017
HIRL Episode 156: The Goodbye Show
Jul 24, 2017
HIRL Episode 155: Did Joshua Harris Kiss Dating Goodbye?
Jul 17, 2017
Avoiding Spiritual Abuse – HIRL Episode 154
Jun 19, 2017
Heart for the World – HIRL Episode 153
Jun 13, 2017
Facetime – HIRL Episode 152
Jun 06, 2017
Knights in Training – HIRL Episode 151
May 29, 2017
Listener Q&A, Part 2 – HIRL Episode 150
May 15, 2017
Listener Q&A, Part 1 – HIRL Episode 149
May 08, 2017
Boys To Men – HIRL Episode 148
May 01, 2017
When Homeschoolers Judge – HIRL Episode 147
Apr 25, 2017
Babysitting – HIRL Episode 146
Apr 17, 2017
Undone Redone: Marriage and The Gospel – HIRL Episode 145
Apr 03, 2017
When Your Homeschool Owns You – HIRL Episode 144
Mar 27, 2017
5 Apps All Parents Should Know – HIRL Episode 143
Mar 22, 2017
Parenting: Principles Over Formula – HIRL Episode 142
Mar 13, 2017
The Working Homeschool Mom – HIRL Episode 141
Mar 06, 2017
Love, Honor, and Virtue – HIRL Episode 140
Feb 28, 2017
Homeschooling and Adoption – HIRL Episode 139
Feb 21, 2017
Introducing Mr. D Math – HIRL Episode 138
Feb 15, 2017
The Educated Parent – HIRL Episode 137
Feb 12, 2017
How To Watch TV Without Selling Your Soul – HIRL Episode 136
Feb 02, 2017
Mid-Year Slump – HIRL Episode 135
Jan 23, 2017
Real Encouragement – HIRL Episode 134
Jan 16, 2017
Rebroadcast – Unrealistic Expectations – HIRL Episode 133
Jan 09, 2017
Rebroadcast – Multiple Ages – HIRL Episode 132
Jan 02, 2017
Rebroadcast – Beloved Mess – HIRL Episode 131
Dec 19, 2016
Rebroadcast – Classroom Teachers – HIRL Episode 130
Dec 12, 2016
Rebroadcast – SexEd For Parents – HIRL Episode 129
Dec 05, 2016
Family Devotions with Marty Machowski – HIRL Episode 128
Nov 28, 2016
The Desperate Need To Get It Right – HIRL Episode 127
Nov 21, 2016
Affording College – HIRL Episode 126
Nov 14, 2016
The Purity Culture with Sheila Gregoire – HIRL Episode 125
Oct 31, 2016
Homeless Homeschooling – HIRL Episode 124
Oct 24, 2016
What’s The Deal With Charter Schools – HIRL Episode 123
Oct 17, 2016
Loving the Unlovable – HIRL Episode 122
Oct 10, 2016
Grandparents Who Homeschool – HIRL Episode 121
Oct 03, 2016
The Disappointed Parent – HIRL Episode 120
Sep 26, 2016
How To Be A Good Sister – HIRL Episode 119
Sep 19, 2016
Homeschooling In Hawaii – HIRL Episode 118
Sep 12, 2016
Happy Labor Day HIRLers!
Sep 05, 2016
Talking Sex With Sheila Gregoire – HIRL Episode 117
Aug 29, 2016
Back To School – HIRL Episode 116
Aug 22, 2016
Sex Ed For Parents, Part 1 – HIRL Episode 115
Aug 15, 2016
When Your Kid Discovers Porn – HIRL Episode 114
Aug 08, 2016
I Love Homeschooling, But I Hate Teaching Writing – HIRL Episode113
Aug 01, 2016
I Love Homeschooling, But I Hate Teaching Science – HIRL Episode112
Jul 25, 2016
Classroom Teachers Who Homeschool – HIRL Episode 111
Jul 18, 2016
Talking With Kids About Tragedy – HIRL Episode 110
Jul 11, 2016
Beloved Mess – HIRL Episode 109
Jul 04, 2016
Quick Announcement – HIRL June 2016
Jun 27, 2016
Homeschooling Multiple Ages – HIRL Episode 108
Jun 20, 2016
Give Your Child The World – HIRL Episode 107
Jun 13, 2016
Art, Films, Naked Statues and Hitler – HIRL Episode 106
Jun 06, 2016
College Admissions and the Helicopter Parent – HIRL Episode 105
May 30, 2016
Dads Who Homeschool – HIRL Episode 104
May 23, 2016
Unrealistic Expectations – HIRL Episode 103
May 16, 2016
Homeschooling The Struggling Learner – HIRL Episode 102
May 09, 2016
Homeschooling In Alaska -HIRL Episode 101
May 02, 2016
Celebrating 100! – HIRL Episode 100
Apr 25, 2016
Finances and Hope Shifting – HIRL Episode 99
Apr 18, 2016
Affording College – HIRL Episode 98
Apr 11, 2016
The Homeschool Budget – HIRL Episode 97
Apr 04, 2016
Extracurricular Overkill – HIRL Episode 96
Mar 28, 2016
Traveling With Kids – HIRL Episode 95
Mar 21, 2016
When My Convictions Aren’t Your Convictions – HIRL Episode 94
Mar 14, 2016
Homeschooling For The Short Term – HIRL Episode 93
Mar 07, 2016
Moms and Teen Boys – HIRL Episode 92
Feb 29, 2016
Is “Me Time” Necessary? – HIRL Episode 91
Feb 22, 2016
Spiritual Abuse, Part 2 – HIRL Episode 90
Feb 15, 2016
Spiritual Abuse, Part 1 – HIRL Episode 89
Feb 08, 2016
What Is Homeschooling In Real Life? – HIRL Episode 88
Feb 01, 2016
Rebroadcast – Losing Our Religion – HIRL Episode 87
Jan 25, 2016
Rebroadcast – How The Gospel Makes Us Unoffendable – HIRL Episode 86
Jan 18, 2016
Rebroadcast – Black Sheep Homeschoolers – HIRL Episode 85
Jan 11, 2016
Rebroadcast – Christ in the Chaos – HIRL Episode 84
Jan 04, 2016
Homeschooling is a Buzzkill Remix – Episode 83
Dec 28, 2015
Stocking Stuffer – HIRL Episode 82
Dec 21, 2015
Hope Shifting – HIRL Episode 81
Dec 14, 2015
Raising Kids, Losing Yourself – HIRL Episode 80
Dec 07, 2015
Jesus vs. Santa – HIRL Episode 79
Nov 30, 2015
Devotions For The Real Family – HIRL Episode 78
Nov 23, 2015
Spread Too Thin – HIRL Episode 77
Nov 16, 2015
Family Feud – HIRL Episode 76
Nov 09, 2015
Financial Strain – HIRL Episode 75
Nov 02, 2015
Homeschooling Gifted Kids – HIRL Episode 74
Oct 26, 2015
Raising Adults – HIRL Episode 73
Oct 19, 2015
Teens And Social Media – HIRL Episode 72
Oct 12, 2015
Homeschooling With Dyslexia – HIRL Episode 71
Oct 05, 2015
Let’s Talk About Sexual Abuse – HIRL Episode 70
Sep 28, 2015
Courtship In Crisis – HIRL Episode 69
Sep 21, 2015
Girls, Again – HIRL Episode 68
Sep 14, 2015
Boys, Again – HIRL Episode 67
Sep 07, 2015
What Josh Duggar Forgot – HIRL Episode 66
Aug 31, 2015
Adoption and the Homeschool Family, Part 2 – HIRL Episode 65
Aug 24, 2015
Adoption and the Homeschool Family, Part 1 – HIRL Episode 64
Aug 17, 2015
I Love Homeschooling But My Kids Don’t – HIRL Episode 63
Aug 10, 2015
Can We Afford To Homeschool? – HIRL Episode 62
Aug 03, 2015
Organizing Your Homeschool – HIRL Episode 61
Jul 27, 2015
Depression and the Homeschooling Mom – HIRL Episode 60
Jul 20, 2015
My Spouse Doesn’t Want Me To Homeschool – HIRL Episode 59
Jul 13, 2015
How To Deal With Homeschool Burnout – HIRL Episode 58
Jul 06, 2015
Launching Your High Schooler Into Life – HIRL Episode 57
Jun 29, 2015
The Quiet Fight Between Women – HIRL Episode 56
Jun 22, 2015
Why The Rise In African American Homeschooling, Part 2 – HIRL Episode 54
Jun 08, 2015
What To Do About Sibling Relationships? – HIRL Episode 53
Jun 01, 2015
Why The Rise In African American Homeschooling, Part 1 – HIRL Episode 52
May 25, 2015
Celebrating 50 Episodes – HIRL Episode 51
May 18, 2015
How The Gospel Makes Us Unoffendable – HIRL Episode 50
May 11, 2015
Homeschooling With Special Needs – HIRL Episode 49
Apr 27, 2015
The Real Marriage Podcast – HIRL Episode 48
Apr 20, 2015
Transparent Parenting – HIRL Episode 47
Apr 13, 2015
Top 10 Lessons From TV Dads, Part 2 – HIRL Episode 46
Apr 06, 2015
Losing Our Religion – HIRL Episode 45
Mar 30, 2015
Top 10 Lessons From TV Dads, Part 1 – HIRL Episode 44
Mar 23, 2015
I Love Homeschooling, But I Hate Homeschool Conventions – HIRL Episode 43
Mar 16, 2015
Answering Homeschool Critics – HIRL Episode 42
Mar 09, 2015
Some Dads Have All The Fun – HIRL Episode 41
Mar 02, 2015
Ask Us Anything You Want, Again – HIRL Episode 40
Feb 23, 2015
I Love Homeschooling…But I’m Totally Burned Out – HIRL Episode 39
Feb 16, 2015
Balancing Home Business and Homeschool – HIRL Episode 38
Feb 09, 2015
Can We Be Friends With Our Kids – HIRL Episode 37
Feb 02, 2015
How Do I Make Homeschooling Fun? – HIRL Episode 36
Jan 26, 2015
Black Sheep Homeschoolers – HIRL Episode 35
Jan 19, 2015
Christ in the Chaos – HIRL Episode 34
Jan 05, 2015
I Love Homeschooling, But I’m Not A Good Teacher – HIRL Episode 33
Dec 22, 2014
I Love Homeschooling But I Am Totally Disorganized – HIRL Episode 32
Dec 08, 2014
I Love Homeschooling But I Hate Teaching Math – HIRL Episode 31
Nov 24, 2014
I Love Homeschooling But My Kids Are With Me All the Time – HIRL Episode 30
Nov 10, 2014
All The Single Ladies – HIRL Episode 29
Oct 27, 2014
The Internet In Real Life – HIRL Episode 28
Oct 13, 2014
Can Your Homeschooler Go To College – HIRL Episode 27
Sep 29, 2014
Is Courtship Fundamentally Flawed – HIRL Episode 26
Sep 15, 2014
Launching Your Kid to College – HIRL Episode 25
Sep 01, 2014
5 Ways To Rock Your Homeschool – HIRL Episode 24
Aug 18, 2014
Homeschooling in New York City – HIRL Episode 23
Aug 02, 2014
Homeschooling Through Hard Times – HIRL Episode 22
Jul 19, 2014
Let’s Talk Sex…Again – HIRL Episode 21
Jul 04, 2014
Ask Us Anything You Want – HIRL Episode 20
Jun 21, 2014
What Homeschooling Dads Wish Their Wives Knew – HIRL Episode 19
Jun 07, 2014
Homeschool Grads Tell All – HIRL Episode 18
May 24, 2014
What Homeschooling Does To A Marriage – HIRL Episode 17
May 10, 2014
How Do I Talk To My Kids About Sex? – HIRL Episode 16
Apr 26, 2014
I Love Homeschooling, But I’ll Tell You Its Flaws – HIRL Episode 15
Apr 12, 2014
Love In The House – HIRL Episode 14
Mar 29, 2014
How to Raise A Pagan Kid In A Christian Home – HIRL Episode 13
Mar 15, 2014
Give Them Grace – HIRL Episode 12
Mar 01, 2014
Start A Rock Band With Your Daughter – HIRL Episode 11
Feb 15, 2014
GIRLS! – HIRL Episode 10
Feb 01, 2014
BOYS! – HIRL Episode 9
Jan 18, 2014
HomeschoolingIRL Episode 8 – Homeschooling With Exchange Students
Jan 04, 2014
HomescholingIRL Episode 7 – Christmas Party!
Dec 21, 2013
HomeschoolingIRL Episode 6: I’m Thinking About Homeschooling, But…
Dec 06, 2013
HomeschoolingIRL Episode 5: Homeschooling Will Save Your Kids, Part Two
Nov 23, 2013
HomeschoolingIRL Episode 4: Homeschooling Will Save Your Kids, Part One
Nov 09, 2013
HomeschoolingIRL Episode 3: Homeschooling, Halloween and Harry Potter
Oct 25, 2013
HomeschoolingIRL Episode 2: Homeschooling is a Buzzkill
Oct 12, 2013
HomeschoolingIRL Episode 1: What is Homeschooling IRL?
Sep 13, 2013