SS #174: Machine Culture
Scholé Sisters: Camaraderie for Classical Homeschooling Mamas
Brandy Vencel
4.7 • 540 Ratings
🗓️ 8 May 2026
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
Today's episode is a conversation about machine culture a la Paul Kingsnorth's book Against the Machine, but we managed to tie it to government funded homeschooling and online learning. It was a wild ride. You're going to love this conversation!
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| 0:00.0 | My aunt does like to say, if you are stating problems, but you don't have a solution, it's whining. |
| 0:08.4 | And we do see a little bit of that, right? |
| 0:11.0 | Oh, yeah. |
| 0:11.3 | It is high quality wine. |
| 0:12.5 | It's elegant. |
| 0:13.9 | It is elegant whining. |
| 0:15.5 | It is elegant whining. |
| 0:16.5 | It is elegant whining. Welcome to Skaley |
| 0:29.0 | Where we are cultivating the maximum number of thinking moms we can. |
| 0:33.5 | This is the podcast for classical homeschooling mamas who yearn for something more than just checking boxes and getting it all done. |
| 0:41.6 | Scolet Sisters discusses topics that matter to those of us who believe that educating ourselves through reading widely, thinking deeply, and applying faithfully, equips us for the task of educating our children. |
| 0:53.9 | I'm your host, Brandy Venzel. To get my free, |
| 0:57.9 | almost weekly, mostly Charlotte Mason newsletter, go to afterthoughtsblog.net slash subscribe and sign up. |
| 1:06.5 | My co-hosts today are Misty Winkler and Abby Wall. Misty is a homeschooling mom of five, including three graduates. |
| 1:14.4 | She writes and podcasts at simplyconvial.com and is the author of two excellent books, |
| 1:19.9 | The Convivial Homeschool and Simplified Organization. |
| 1:24.2 | Abby is basically the queen of the Scholeystership. |
| 1:35.3 | Abby is a country-living farmer, rancher, a loving wife and mom of five who homeschools and reads whenever she can. John Weir Laws, artist, author, and nature enthusiast is teaching our spring training sessions this year. |
| 1:43.3 | Come join us and embrace the practice of nature notebooks for every age. |
| 1:48.2 | The first session was this week, and it was amazing. |
| 1:52.1 | You can get the replay and then join us live for session two on May 12th. |
| 1:56.4 | Come and develop some skills that will help you forge a deeper connection with creation. |
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