The Well-Trained Mind podcast

Susan Wise Bauer, Susanna Jarrett

susan@welltrainedmind.com

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Booking Overview

This podcast is a homeschooling and education-focused show where Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarrett unpack practical approaches to learning, curriculum, and how families adapt education over time. It’s also an effective platform for experts who can translate education research and innovation (including AI’s impact) into kid- and parent-friendly guidance.

Metrics

Episodes: 61

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.6/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

Contact Information

susan@welltrainedmind.com

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Host

Susan Wise Bauer - Co-host who discusses homeschooling and education, including episode content addressing learning approaches and education journeys.

Susanna Jarrett - Co-host who discusses homeschooling and education and engages with listener questions plus invited educators/experts on learning topics.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Education professionals, learning/edtech experts, or subject-matter authorities who can connect education methods to real-world guidance (e.g., AI’s effect on learning/work) and/or provide credible personal experience with homeschooling outcomes.
Required Achievements:  
Experience teaching or working with educational systems, Expertise in education technology or educational policy/practice, Published or recognized authority in homeschooling/education (including via well-known education authorship)

Recent Guest Discussions

Jose Vargas - Future Of Education And The Impact Of Generative Ai; Student-teacher Dynamics; Safeguards And Learning How AI Is Used.

Chris Bauer - Personal Homeschooling Experience As The Son Of The Author Of The Well-trained Mind; Challenges, Daily Life, And How Homeschooling Shaped His Life.

Recent Topics

Homeschooling, Curriculum, Education, Learning, Pedagogy

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Well-Trained Mind podcast
:

Responding to Listener Questions (or Things We Should Talk About More in the Homeschool Community!)

May 13, 2026

In this episode, Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarrett respond to listener questions. We also asked listeners to send us their thoughts about things we should be talking about more in the home education community.This episode has a video version! Check it out on YouTube!Note: around 51:27, Susanna mentions this episode, about choosing the right online school. 

Education and AI w/ Jose Vargas

May 06, 2026

In this episode, Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarrett welcome Jose Vargas to the podcast to discuss the future of education in the wake of the AI revolution.  (00:00) - Intro with Jose Vargas (02:42) - The onset of Generative AI (04:51) - Example uses of AI and the drawbacks (09:03) - The levels that Jose works with (10:56) - AI in animation (15:50) - The Student-Teacher dynamic (or lack thereof) (20:24) - What has changed for teachers and students (28:06) - Break (29:06) - Safeguards for fin...

RE-RELEASE: Homeschooled by Susan Wise Bauer w/ Chris Bauer

April 29, 2026

This week we're re-releasing one of our most popular episodes from last season - we'll be back to new episodes next week!In this episode, Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarrett interview Susan’s son, Chris Bauer, for the inside scoop on what it was like to be homeschooled by the author of The Well-Trained Mind. As promised, here is the "Daniel fingers!" blog post Chris mentions. At 50:53 Susan mentions her history growing up in a fundamentalist cult, for more on her story check out Season 1, Ep...

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