The Hannah Frankman Podcast

Jan 31 2025 84 ep. 82 mins 35

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Conversations on education, lifestyle, personal development, and freedom — all in ardent pursuit of a life well lived.

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My Top Book Recommendations for Homeschoolers Part 2

Jan 31 2025 29 mins

In this episode, Hannah shares 10 more of her favorite books on education for homeschoolers and their parents. If you’d like to hear Part 1, you can find that here. Chapters: 0:00 - Top Book Recommendations 0:59 - Deschooling Society - Ivan Illich 2:48 - How Children Learn - John Holt 4:36 - Unschooled - Kerry McDonald 6:16 - The Discovery of the Child - Maria Montessori 9:38 -

What is Social Media Doing to Kids?

Jan 23 2025 27 mins

In this solocast, expect to learn about the recent Tik Tok ban, the social media driven mental health crisis, whether or not these apps are inherently harmful to kids, and the potential for social media to be used with intention for education and personal growth. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:33 - Why Was Tik Tok Temporarily Banned? 3:34 - What is Social Media Doing to Us? 4:14 - The S

Ellen Fishbein: How Writing Should Be Taught in School

Jan 16 2025 54 mins

Ellen Fishbein is a full time editor who has worked with writers like Coleman Hughes, Shane Parrish, and David Perell. She and her team offer coaching via Writing.coach and publish short books via Altamira Studio. Expect to learn Ellen’s 3 Principles of Writing that she wishes were taught in school, the importance of having clear goals before you begin writing, why we should fir

Scott Scheall: The Declining Value of the Modern College Degree

Jan 09 2025 88 mins

Scott Scheall spent the majority of his academic career at Arizona St. University, the largest university in the world, and is now a professor at the University of Austin, perhaps the smallest university in the world. Expect to learn about the bureaucracy that exists in large academic institutions and the perverse incentives in place that make it so difficult for faculty to deliver

Michael Gibson: How Philosophy Helps Build Companies

Jan 02 2025 68 mins

Michael Gibson is a co-founder of the Teal Fellowship and then built the investment firm 1517, both of which invest in young people without college degrees to build start ups. Before his academic apostasy, he was working towards a doctorate in philosophy at the University of Oxford. He has written on innovation and technology for MIT’s Technology Review, National Review, the Atla

Laura Williams: Writing for the Real World

Dec 19 2024 79 mins

Laura Williams is a ghostwriter, editor, and the current managing editor at the American Institute for Economic Research. In this episode, we explore the many cases for teaching writing in today's social media and AI-driven world: as a form of self-discovery, a way of building credibility, a tool for developing and refining thoughts, and a means of joining the historical conversat

Thomas Hogan: The First Semester at America's Newest University

Dec 12 2024 80 mins

Thomas Hogan is a professor of Economics at the University of Austin, where he is making a return to academia after spending years in the business world. Thomas has worked in finance and business, and served as the Chief Economist for a US Senate Community. In this episode, expect to learn about Thomas’ first term teaching at UATX and the culture they are fostering at America’s

Michael Horn: Disruptive Innovation & The Future of Education

Dec 05 2024 64 mins

Michael Horn is a professor at the Harvard School of Education and author of multiple books including "Disrupting Class" co-authored with Clayton Christensen, and most recently “Job Moves”. Michael’s work focuses primarily on innovation and the future of education. In this episode, you'll learn about the trends Michael observes in K-12 and higher education, his perspective o

How to Deschool Your Kids

Nov 28 2024 37 mins

In this solocast, Hannah explores five of the most harmful lessons taught in public schools, examines how these lessons set kids up for failure in the real world, and discusses the process of deschooling and detoxing from traditional education. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:13 - Deschooling 3:43 - The Harmful Lessons That Public Schools Teach 5:17 - Waiting for Permission 11:57 - Being

Matt Bateman: How Bad is AI-Enabled Cheating?

Nov 21 2024 80 mins

Matt Bateman returns to the Hannah Frankman Podcast for the third time! Matt is the co-founder of Higher Ground Montessori, one of the largest networks of Montessori schools in the world. Matt was a former philosophy professor at universities and is an expert in early childhood development. This episode is all about AI in education. Expect to learn about the developments that have