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LiberatED Podcast

LiberatED Podcast

Kerry McDonald · Education Entrepreneurship Lab

402 episodesEN

Show overview

LiberatED Podcast has been publishing since 2022, and across the 4 years since has built a catalogue of 402 episodes, alongside 2 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 250 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a several-times-a-week cadence, with the show now in its 5th season.

Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 34 min and 43 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Education show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 5 days ago, with 36 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Education Entrepreneurship Lab.

Episodes
402
Running
2022–2026 · 4y
Median length
38 min
Cadence
Several per week

From the publisher

The LiberatED Podcast tells the stories of the entrepreneurial parents and teachers who are creating innovative K-12 learning options across the US and expanding education options for families. This twice-weekly podcast is hosted by Kerry McDonald, a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education and leader of the Education Entrepreneurship Lab. A regular contributor at Forbes.com and The 74, Kerry is the bestselling author of Unschooled: Raising Curious, Well-Educated Children Outside the Conventional Classroom (Chicago Review Press, 2019), and the author of the forthcoming book, Joyful Learning: How To Find Freedom, Happiness, and Success Beyond Conventional Schooling (Hachette, 2025). She has a BA in economics from Bowdoin College and a master's degree in education policy from Harvard University. A mom of four, Kerry lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Sign up for Kerry's free, weekly email newsletter at edentrepreneur.org.

Latest Episodes

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Dr. James Tooley on Low-Cost Private Schooling

Aug 18, 202637 min

Our 400th episode—and a special announcement!

Aug 11, 20263 min

Building a Thriving Faith-Based Microschool with Emma Rodriguez

Aug 4, 202637 min

How One Community Is Connecting Schools, Students, and Employers

Jul 28, 202626 min

Navigating Legal Challenges as an Education Entrepreneur, with ERC's Lynn Swanson

Jul 21, 202636 min

From Democratic School Founder to Urban Nature Educator

Jul 17, 202635 min

What If Learning Started with Curiosity Instead of Curriculum?

Jul 14, 202647 min

Inside a Youth-Run Microschool in Virginia

Jul 7, 202635 min

When A Microschool Founder Has To Step Away

Jun 30, 202635 min

How Summit School Grew from 50 to 140 Students in 3 Years

Jun 23, 202633 min

Let 1,000 Flowers Bloom: The Future of Educational Freedom with Cato's Colleen Hroncich

Jun 16, 202633 min

The Ins & Outs of Launching a K-8 Hybrid Learning Community

Jun 9, 202634 min

How a Family Crisis Led to a New Educational Calling

Jun 2, 202635 min

Inside A Nature-Based School Near Boston

May 26, 202630 min

Bellwether's Mary Wells on AI, Education Innovation, & the Future of Learning

May 19, 202638 min

Why Families Are Flocking to this Project-Based Pennsylvania Homeschool Program

May 14, 202632 min

How the Yass Prize Powers Permissionless Education

May 5, 202637 min

In North Dakota, a small school makes a big impact

Apr 28, 202629 min

What 23,000 Parents Are Telling Us About School Choice

Apr 21, 202626 min

A Conversation with Prenda Microschool "Superguides"

Apr 14, 202633 min