Episodes

Latest Episode
Episode 500: What Are We Really Doing Here? Part 1

Episode 500: What Are We Really Doing Here? Part 1

Episode 500 · · 29:44

 In part one of the 500th episode, Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker reflect on the history and growth of the Arts of Language podcast. They share lighthearted stories about podcast lis...

Episode 499: A Conversation about Critical Thinking with Jennifer Mauser

Episode 499: A Conversation about Critical Thinking with Jennifer Mauser

Episode 499 · · 23:21

  In this episode, Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker talk with Jennifer Mauser, an educational consultant with IEW Schools Department, about the importance of critical thinking and s...

Episode 498: Playing Catch-Up to Help Students Who Join Class Midyear

Episode 498: Playing Catch-Up to Help Students Who Join Class Midyear

Episode 1 · · 23:59

In this episode, Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker address how to assist students who join midyear. They discuss whether it is necessary to teach all the previous units before new stude...

Episode 497: Writing and Classical Education with Donahue Academy

Episode 497: Writing and Classical Education with Donahue Academy

Episode 1 · · 24:00

In this episode, Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker talk with Donahue Academy’s Dr. Marc Snyder, principal, and Deacon Edward Watson, assistant principal for curriculum and instruction....

Episode 496: Become a Read-Aloud Parent

Episode 496: Become a Read-Aloud Parent

Episode 1 · · 24:32

In this episode, Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker discuss a recent study that shows young parents are not reading aloud to their children. Andrew shares stories of reading aloud to hi...

Episode 495:  Homeschool Advocates with Darren Jones

Episode 495: Homeschool Advocates with Darren Jones

Episode 1 · · 26:33

In this Homeschool 101 episode, Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker talk with Darren Jones, senior counsel and director of group services at Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA)...

Episode 494: Enhancing Thinking through Vocabulary

Episode 494: Enhancing Thinking through Vocabulary

Episode 1 · · 18:51

“You can’t think a thought if you don’t have the words to think it.” In this episode, Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker talk about how building vocabulary enhances thinking skills. Thr...

Episode 493: What Else Is in Your Audible Account?

Episode 493: What Else Is in Your Audible Account?

Episode 1 · · 25:06

In this episode, Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker add more books to your TBR (to be read) pile. Listen as they describe more favorite fiction and nonfiction selections, perfect for li...

Episode 492: Academic Integrity with Dr. Steven Hales

Episode 492: Academic Integrity with Dr. Steven Hales

Episode 1 · · 28:02

In this fascinating episode, Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker talk with Dr. Steven Hales about the challenges of teaching and learning in the age of AI. Dr. Hales is a professor of ph...

Episode 491: The Value of IEW with Sydney Hoff

Episode 491: The Value of IEW with Sydney Hoff

Episode 1 · · 23:56

If you have ever considered becoming an accredited IEW instructor, this podcast is for you. Listen as Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker talk with Sydney Hoff, founder and director of R...

Episode 490: Live Ask Andrew Anything

Episode 490: Live Ask Andrew Anything

Episode 1 · · 36:06

In this Live Ask Andrew Anything episode, Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker answer questions submitted by listeners. They discuss how to encourage a child to continue practicing a musi...

Episode 489: The Power of Magnum Opus Magazine with Lizabeth Brasells

Episode 489: The Power of Magnum Opus Magazine with Lizabeth Brasells

Episode 1 · · 26:31

In this episode Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker interview Lizabeth Brasells, the managing editor of Magnum Opus Magazine—IEW’s premier showcase of work from students around the world...

Episode 488: Helping Students Avoid Plagiarism, Part 2

Episode 488: Helping Students Avoid Plagiarism, Part 2

Episode 1 · · 36:12

Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker continue their live session at the NCFCA National Championships. This part of the conversation focused on how using the IEW methodology helps students...

Episode 487: Helping Students Avoid Plagiarism, Part 1

Episode 487: Helping Students Avoid Plagiarism, Part 1

Episode 1 · · 22:44

Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker recorded this two-part podcast at the NCFCA National Championship in St. Paul, Minnesota, in June 2025. They discuss what plagiarism is, why it is eas...

Episode 486: Unfairly Advantaging Your Students

Episode 486: Unfairly Advantaging Your Students

Episode 1 · · 23:52

In this episode, Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker discuss how children thrive when parents read aloud to them. Reading aloud builds family bonds and shared memories as well as increas...

Episode 485: Tips for New Homeschoolers

Episode 485: Tips for New Homeschoolers

Episode 1 · · 22:13

In this episode, Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker share their top tips for new homeschool families. They focus on overall lifestyle choices and priorities instead of specific curricul...

Episode 484: Thinking with Famous Questions and Quotations

Episode 484: Thinking with Famous Questions and Quotations

Episode 1 · · 25:09

Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker continue diving into this year's theme: How to Think. In this episode, they talk about famous questions and quotations that have to do with thinking a...

Episode 483: How AI Affects Thinking

Episode 483: How AI Affects Thinking

Episode 1 · · 22:02

In this episode, Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker talk about how the use of AI for writing impacts the process of training students to be critical thinkers. While it may be tempting f...

Episode 482: Excellence in Customer Service with Catherine Hafer

Episode 482: Excellence in Customer Service with Catherine Hafer

Episode 1 · · 22:23

In this episode, Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker are joined by IEW’s Customer Support Manager, Catherine Hafer, to discuss the many roles that the customer service team members fill ...

Episode 481: Writing Across the Curriculum with Dr. O’Toole

Episode 481: Writing Across the Curriculum with Dr. O’Toole

Episode 1 · · 27:17

In this engaging episode, Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker discuss the idea of writing across the curriculum with Dr. Kathleen O’Toole, Associate Vice President for K-12 Education at ...