Episodes

This episode is proudly sponsored by Eden’s Table — a Christ-centered herbalism curriculum for K-5 homeschool families. One plant a week, woven through Bible, science, history, art, and Latin. Try a free week → Grateful for the US Constitution In “Grateful for the US Constitution,” Episode #266, Meredith Curtis unwraps the great blessings inside the US Constitution in an easy-to-understand way. She explores the foundational design, core principles, and balance of power. Our Founding Fathers cr...

This episode is proudly sponsored by Eden’s Table — a Christ-centered herbalism curriculum for K-5 homeschool families. One plant a week, woven through Bible, science, history, art, and Latin. Try a free week → US Farming & Food In “US Farming & Food” Episode #264, Meredith Curtis introduces you to America’s family farms. American farmers work hard to produce the food we need and enjoy. Let’s find out what animals they raise and what crops they grow. What companies process and package food for...

This episode is proudly sponsored by Eden’s Table — a Christ-centered herbalism curriculum for K-5 homeschool families. One plant a week, woven through Bible, science, history, art, and Latin. Try a free week → Happy Birthday, Route 66 In “Happy Birthday, Route 66,” Episode #263, Meredith Curtis celebrates America’s favorite vacation road. First came the Model T, and then came road trips. Route 66 became the road to adventure and family togetherness in 1926. Decommissioned in 1985 due to the I...

Meredith is one of the friends who said yes before there was anything to say yes to. Felice knew her from speaking at homeschool conferences, asked her to podcast, and Finish Well has been here ever since. For the thirteenth birthday, every host on the network answers one real question. Here is hers, and it is the one people do not like to say out loud. Her question: “Nobody in your house likes school anymore. Including you.” She names the symptoms first — the grumpiness, the complaining, the ...

This episode is proudly sponsored by Eden’s Table — a Christ-centered herbalism curriculum for K-5 homeschool families. One plant a week, woven through Bible, science, history, art, and Latin. Try a free week → Sea to Shining Sea In “Sea to Shining Sea,” Episode #262, Meredith Curtis shares our exciting story of 13 British colonies transformed into a nation spanning from the Atlantic to the Pacific. It didn’t happen overnight. We grew little by little as our history played out. Eventually, we ...

🌿 This episode is proudly sponsored by Eden’s Table — a Christ-centered herbalism curriculum for K-5 homeschool families. One plant a week, woven through Bible, science, history, art, and Latin. Try a free week → Vacation Highway or Military Express? In “Vacation Highway or Military Express?,” Episode #261, Meredith Curtis introduces you to the US Interstates. Discover how and why it was built, what inspired the system, and who started it. How do they number the Interstates? Why are they limit...

🌿 This episode is proudly sponsored by Eden’s Table — a Christ-centered herbalism curriculum for K-5 homeschool families. One plant a week, woven through Bible, science, history, art, and Latin. Try a free week → Business Family Dynasties In “Business Family Dynasties,” Episode #260, Meredith Curtis introduces you to the US “nobility”- some powerful families that have influenced American business over centuries. Meet the Cathy family, Rockefeller family, Vanderbilt family, Morgan family, DuPon...

🧮 This episode is proudly sponsored by CTCMath — an online math program designed to help homeschool families build confidence and mastery, one lesson at a time. Try CTCMath → Ministry & Political Family Dynasties In “Ministry & Political Family Dynasties,” Episode #259, Meredith Curtis introduces you to the US “nobility”- some powerful families that have influenced America over centuries. Meet the Graham family, Adams family, Harrison family, Kennedy family, & Bush family. Discover their impac...

🧮 This episode is proudly sponsored by CTCMath — an online math program designed to help homeschool families build confidence and mastery, one lesson at a time. Try CTCMath → Our Patriotic Songs In “Our Patriotic Songs,” Episode #258, Meredith Curtis challenges you to learn and teach your children 5 patriotic songs, all written before this century, bursting with patriotic pride and a trust in Almighty God. She shares the story behind each song and includes a link to a lyric video for each one....

🧮 This episode is proudly sponsored by CTCMath — an online math program designed to help homeschool families build confidence and mastery, one lesson at a time. Try CTCMath → A Homeschool Mom Looks at Freedom In “A Homeschool Mom Looks at Freedom,” Episode #257, Meredith Curtis introduces you to Teresa Clayton, a homeschool mom, with strong feelings about American freedom. Meredith & Teresa talk about history, freedom, and their relationship with Jesus Christ. They discuss ways to impart a lov...

🧮 This episode is proudly sponsored by CTCMath — an online math program designed to help homeschool families build confidence and mastery, one lesson at a time. Try CTCMath → Our Heritage of Freedom II In “Our Heritage of Freedom II,” Episode #256, Meredith Curtis takes you back in time to the early days of our nation, in fact, while we were still British colonies. She walks you through our heritage of freedom, from the Mayflower Compact to the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution....

🌿 This episode is proudly sponsored by Eden’s Table — a Christ-centered herbalism curriculum for K-5 homeschool families. One plant a week, woven through Bible, science, history, art, and Latin. Try a free week → Our Heritage of Freedom I In “Our Heritage of Freedom I,” Episode #255, Meredith Curtis takes you back in time to the very beginning and walks you through our heritage of Freedom. From the Garden of Eden and the Law of Moses through Greek, Roman, Anglo-Saxon, and British influence, we...

🌿 This episode is proudly sponsored by Eden’s Table — a Christ-centered herbalism curriculum for K-5 homeschool families. One plant a week, woven through Bible, science, history, art, and Latin. Try a free week → Our Founding Mothers In “Our Founding Mothers,” Episode #254, Meredith Curtis introduces you to 6 Founding Mothers who raised children while they invented a dye, helped write documents, fought in a battle, rescued priceless artifacts from a fire, fought with words, and stood strong b...

🌿 This episode is proudly sponsored by Eden’s Table — a Christ-centered herbalism curriculum for K-5 homeschool families. One plant a week, woven through Bible, science, history, art, and Latin. Try a free week → US Habits Keeping Freedom Alive In “US Habits Keeping Freedom Alive,” episode #253, Meredith Curtis continues celebrating America’s 250th Birthday by uncovering American habits that preserve individual and national freedom. Faith & Family; Hard Work; Community Service; Rule of Law; a...

🧮 This episode is proudly sponsored by CTCMath — an online math program designed to help homeschool families build confidence and mastery, one lesson at a time. Try CTCMath → US Navy Life In “US Navy Life,” episode #252, Meredith Curtis and Laura Nolette continue celebrating America’s 250 Birthday celebration by taking a close look at one military family with gratitude for all our men and women in uniform and their families. We’re looking back over Laura’s father Lew’s navy career. Of course,...

🧮 This episode is proudly sponsored by CTCMath — an online math program designed to help homeschool families build confidence and mastery, one lesson at a time. Try CTCMath → Will the Real Father of American Education Please Stand Up? In “Will the Real Father of Education Please Stand Up,” episode #251, Meredith Curtis continues celebrating America’s 250 Birthday celebration by looking back at American education from colonial times until today and the man who founded it. But wait. Is it Noah ...

🧮 This episode is proudly sponsored by CTCMath — an online math program designed to help homeschool families build confidence and mastery, one lesson at a time. Try CTCMath → The Bible & the American Revolution In “The Bible and the American Revolution,” episode #250, Meredith Curtis continues celebrating America’s 250 Birthday celebration with a look at the Bible’s influence on the Founding Fathers. Did the Bible really shape the culture of Colonial America & the American Revolution? Did the...

Teens on the Pony Express In “Teens on the Pony Express,” episode #249, Meredith Curtis continues celebrating America’s 250 Birthday celebration with the Pony Express. Grab the entire family and meet 15-year-old Bill who discovers a Job Poster. Wanted: Riders for the Pony Express. Young Skinny Wiry Fellows. Riders willing to risk death daily. Orphans preferred. Wages $25 per week. If you’re a teen, would you apply? If you’re a parent, would you let your teen apply. The Pony Express captured the...

Undercover Superheroes of the American Revolution In “Undercover Superheroes of the American Revolution,” episode #248, Meredith Curtis continues celebrating America’s 250 Birthday celebration by introducing you to the Undercover Superheroes of the American Revolution. We’re talking about the Son’s of Liberty, of course. Mostly young husbands and fathers, there were some older men, too. They did crazy things like throw tea into Charleston’s and Boston’s harbor. God bless the USA. Powerline Pro...

Celebrations & Contests In “Celebrations & Contests,” episode #247, Meredith Curtis shares all the contests and celebrations she’s uncovered for America’s 250 Birthday celebration all year long. From art and writing contests to special celebrations from American Legion, DAR, and US National Park Service. Take time to celebrate this year – it’s a once-in-a-lifetime birthday! God bless the USA. Powerline Productions, Inc. Bringing Homeschool Joy to Families Everywhere! Show Notes USA is 250 year...

Pop the Popcorn & Watch a Christmas Movie In “Pop the Popcorn & Watch a Christmas Movie,” episode #246, Meredith Curtis suggests Christmas movies for the whole family. At our house, we love to curl up under a blanket and watch a Christmas movie with the whole family. Some are inspirational, others funny, and all wholesome and entertaining. Let’s admit it. We all watch movies – a lot – so choose wisely and spread a little Christmas cheer. Powerline Productions, Inc. Bringing Homeschool Joy to Fa...

A Moravian Christmas In “A Moravian Christmas,” episode #245, Meredith Curtis introduces listeners to the passionate and joyful Moravians who traveled to the New World to save souls. Their missionary zeal was only matched by their joyful Christmas celebrations. Travel with me back to Colonial Times and meet these amazing people who led Charles and John Wesley to Christ and continue to send missionaries around the world. Powerline Productions, Inc. Bringing Homeschool Joy to Families Everywhere!...

Teen Queen Elisabeth In episode 244, “Teen Queen Elisabeth,” Meredith Curtis introduces you to a teenage queen. Have you ever imagined yourself as a princess or queen? How fun to have beautiful clothes and servants to wait on you hand and foot, especially back in the times of knights and castles. Married at 14 and widowed at 20, this young woman ruled in her husband’s absence. How did a teenage girl rule a kingdom? And why did she make the rest of the royal family so mad? Powerline Productions,...

Write a Mystery 104: Suspects, Clues, Red Herrings In episode 243, “Write a Mystery 104: Suspects, Clues, & Red Herrings,” Meredith Curtis talks about those ingredients that make a mystery fun. Mystery writers, it’s time to create suspects and all those clues that lead the detective and reader to unmask the criminal, and the red herrings that lead them astray. In a classic who dun it, the writer keeps the reader guessing until the end. That requires motive, means, and opportunity. While super fu...