Exploring Unschooling

Pam Laricchia, Anna Brown, Erika Ellis

Booking Overview

This interview-led show focuses on unschooling, self-directed learning, and connected family relationships, with external guests typically comprising experienced unschooling parents, adult unschoolers, and occasional small panels. Credible pitches include unschooling advocates with substantial lived experience, adult learners who can discuss education or career paths, and parenting or education experts whose work aligns with self-directed learning; booking difficulty is low because guests are often drawn from the show's broader community rather than requiring major public prominence.

Metrics

Episodes: 450

Frequency: Biweekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

pam@livingjoyfully.ca

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Host

Pam Laricchia - Unschooling author and educator focused on lifelong learning, parenting, and connected family relationships.

Anna Brown - Unschooling and parenting commentator focused on lifelong learning, family relationships, and everyday experiences.

Erika Ellis - Unschooling and parenting commentator focused on lifelong learning, family relationships, and everyday experiences.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low

Typical Credentials:

Substantial lived experience with unschooling, self-directed learning, connected parenting, or related family education practices; relevant personal or professional expertise is useful but major public visibility is not required.

Required Achievements:

Recent Guest Discussions

Julia Triman - Her Family's Evolving Unschooling Journey, Following Interests Into Entrepreneurship, Quilting, And Paradigm Shifts In Parenting And Learning.

Halie Barrick - Growing Up Unschooling, Pursuing Higher Education, Starting A Business, And Advice For Parents Beginning Their Unschooling Journey.

Recent Topics

Education, Unschooling, Parenting, Self Directed Learning, Family Relationships

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Exploring Unschooling

EU418: When Teachers Become Unschoolers

September 24, 2026

Pam and Anna interviewed three former teachers who are all unschooling parents and members of the Living Joyfully Network. Erika Ellis, Jen Hollis, and Michelle Kren shared their experiences becoming teachers as well as their thought processes as they chose unschooling for their own families. They talked about their changing views of education and how their roles as teachers helped shape their ideas of parenting. It was a fascinating window into a very common phenomenon – teachers b...

EU417: On the Journey with Julia Triman

September 10, 2026

We’re back with another On the Journey episode! Pam, Anna, and Erika had fun connecting with Living Joyfully Network member Julia Triman. Julia was on the podcast with Pam back in 2021, when she talked about her unschooling stories. It was really cool to hear how things have changed and how they’ve stayed the same in her family of four. Julia shared about her family’s latest passions and what has surprised her the most about her unschooling journey. She also talked about her in...

EU416: A Field Guide: Accepting the Value of All Experiences

August 27, 2026

We’re back with the fourth episode in our series in which we’re working our way through Pam’s book, The Unschooling Journey: A Field Guide. Today, we’re continuing our exploration of the deschooling phase of the journey with stage eight: Accepting the Value of All Experiences. We’ve questioned our beliefs about learning and about parenting. Now we’re moving beyond judgement. As our understanding of this new world of unschooling grows, we are drawn to digging deeper. Using the lens of...

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