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Welcome to the Wild Life Unschooling Podcast, where we explore alternative education and empower families to embrace unconventional paths. In this episode, join us as we engage in a captivating conversation with entrepreneur, author, proud father of six, and Bitcoin enthusiast, Jimmy Song. With a focus on family values, and the indoctrination prevalent in traditional schooling systems, Jimmy offers a unique perspective on how unschooling can provide a powerful antidote. Jimmy shares personal anecdotes and insights into how unschooling allows families to cultivate their unique set of values, fostering a deeper connection and sense of purpose within the family unit. Furthermore, we delve into the pervasive nature of propaganda and indoctrination within traditional schooling systems. Jimmy shines a light on the importance of critical thinking and independent learning in helping children navigate the barrage of biased information and develop a well-rounded perspective on the world. "I promised the kids a puppy if they would come on this trip. So all during the trip they were looking up different breeds and the entire process of getting a dog, how to take care of dogs, and what to do with dogs. Those are all things they were curious about, and that's an avenue of curiosity […] maybe that becomes a passion or something. But those are wonderful ways to sort of engage with them and help them. The stuff that we learn in school is just so damn boring, you know. A lot of times it's like, who cares?!" As a passionate advocate for #Bitcoin and its underlying principles, Jimmy draws parallels between the #decentralized nature of Bitcoin and the ethos of #unschooling. He explores the intersection of financial #freedom, intellectual #sovereignty, and independent #education, demonstrating how embracing alternative paths can empower individuals and families to challenge the status quo.

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Wild Life Unschooling • #12: Family values: baseline of education - with Jimmy Song • Listen on Fountain

Welcome to the Wild Life Unschooling Podcast, where we explore alternative education and empower families to embrace unconventional paths. In this ...

I just had a talk with my son about the #Bitcoin #Atlantis conference in Madeira we went to a couple of years ago. Together with Sylvia from @A Place To Be and @Daniel Prince we had a panel about #unschooling. I just hate crowded places, but it was a small conference. The best part without a doubt was, how many many many #homeschooling families were there. Absolutely wonderful to see!

Alice in wonderland is about taking the right kind of drugs, isn't it? My parents didn't get it, as a child it made me want to try Amanita muscaria so badly, still didn't had the chance to try it. 🍄🍄🍄

One of my very first episodes was with Andrew Howard about the separation of #education and #state. Still one of my favorite episodes of all time. And I was living in my friend's garage, because I wasn't able to find a place to live. Moldy, crappy, disgusting garage.

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Wild Life Unschooling • #11: Separation of education and state - with Andrew Howard • Listen on Fountain

Why are there so many Bitcoiners into unschooling? Because Bitcoin and unschooling are following the same path: the separation of things and state....

People often frame unschooling as a form of #rebellion. A rejection of traditional norms. A middle finger to the school system. And yes this is what it iiiis, but some families arrive here because they’re fed up with institutional schooling. But if you strip away the emotional narratives, the debates about curriculum, and all the blabla, you’re left with a simple truth: Unschooling is not only a reaction. It’s also a very important adaptation. It’s what learning looks like when you update your model of human development to match the world we actually live in. And not the world that existed when mass schooling was invented. #School as we know it was designed in the 1800s and early 1900s for a world with three defining features: Knowledge was scarce. Because books were expensive. Libraries were limited. If you didn’t learn it in school or from an expert nearby, you probably weren't going to learn it. Because there was no internet, right? And they wanted (and still want) to produce predictable workers, who could follow instructions, show up on time, tolerate monotonous tasks, and behave all the same... All of this changed, changed a lot. In 2025, knowledge is abundant to the point of overflow. And the most valuable work is self-directed, creative, networked, and adaptive. Yet we still put children into a system built for a world that no longer exists, and then we blame kids for being disengaged, unmotivated and distracted. So, it’s natural, that more and more parents choose to opt out and go for #homeschooling, #unschooling or #worldschooling. Away from these unnatural hierachy, from the factory-like environment, and the standardized curriculum. #Freedom-based #education is more like a laboratory, like a network, a set of evolving personal pathways. And for the „school-lovers“ this might look like chaos, and „kids doing whatever they want“. But actually it is the educational way for families, that choose their kid's success, health and happiness on every level, setting them up for the future, while creating a new future. And I think this is really beautiful.

Newwwww! In this talk, we look at #homeschooling/#unschooling from different perspectives, and about how to jump into the unknown - with Michael Jordan from @The Bitcoin Way is into decentralized #money and decentralized #education.

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Wild Life Unschooling • #89: The one trick pony - w/Michael Jordan from The Bitcoin Way • Listen on Fountain

In this talk, we look at homeschooling/unschooling from different perspectives, and about how to jump into the unknown - with Michael Jordan from T...

We lived on the Canary Islands for quite some years, so many beautiful memories and friendships we made there. But we had to leave, as #homeschooling/#unschooling became impossible for us over there. So I took the cat, the dog, the other dog, and the kid, and the kid's friend, packed our car, and we made a nice road/ferry trip from the Canary Islands to Spain, to Portugal, then to Egypt. But holy shit, I miss the Canary Islands a lot, but we had to keep on going to be able to live a free life. Sometimes freedom means choosing the harder road and carrying your love for a place with you, instead of staying where your spirit can’t grow anymore.

If you were designing an education system from scratch in 2025, with AI tutors, on-demand knowledge, and unprecedented tools, would you build a system where 30 kids sit in one room learning the same thing at the same time? FUCKING HELL NO. But we keep the old model because it’s familiar, not because it works. #Unschooling/#worldschooling/#homeschooling is not an alternative, this is simply what learning looks like when you remove obsolete shit.

When external pressure drops, the nervous system recalibrates. Less chronic stress leads to better emotional regulation, stronger relationships, and more capacity for #responsibility and #creativity. WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT?? #Autonomy over time and energy doesn’t just feel better, it measurably changes how people function and what they’re able to take on. #Growth comes from that space. And let's talk about the time with your kids, that #homeschooling/#unschoolig/#worldschooling gives you. Did you know homeschooling families often spend significantly less time on formal classroom hours yet end up gaining more total time together as a #family? Many homeschoolers report finishing learning their daily stuff in about 2–3 hours, that is much less than the typical 6–8 hour school day, and that frees up hundreds of extra shared hours over a year. One analysis suggests homeschooling parents can end up with roughly 1,260 more hours per year with their kids compared to #government schooling, and over a childhood that adds up to more than 16,000 extra hours of family time. It's not easy, it's not conventional, but it is fucking worth it. ❤️

You’re trying to find the exact number where the average person goes, „Ah yes. I have been professionally bamboozled“, lol, but here’s the twist: the answer isn’t a number. It’s a setting from my point of view. Some people have their skepticism knob permanently set to „factory default“ and some never installed the update. And that’s where #unschooling comes in. Because when you’re unschooled, you’re not trained to memorize answers and trust the authority that handed them to you. You’re trained to ask, „Wait… does this actually make sense????“ You learn pattern recognition, not obedience. So after Lie #3, you’re already side-eyeing the calculator and questioning who programmed it. Unschooling doesn’t guarantee you won’t be lied to, but what I see, it just makes sure you don’t keep counting lies like they’re Pokémon you’re supposed to collect. In short: Unschooling isn’t about avoiding education. It’s about avoiding the math problem where the solution is „believe them harder“.

This goes out to all the #homeschooling, #worldschooling and #unschoolig #families out there, living their lives completely different form the norm, challenging the status quo day by day, and creating change in this world through creating new/old ways to educate kids! <3

This beautiful #dog named Kleini just moved in with us - looking for a lovely family for her. If someone knows someone in #Mexico <3

Peter Young is a pioneering force at the Free Cities Foundation, passionately advancing the frontiers of freedom and innovation in city-building. He champions the development of autonomous cities grounded in self-governance and free-market ideals. His enthusiasm for creating communities that place individual liberty and prosperity at the forefront is truly motivating. Peter collaborates with a wide range of partners to transform the ambitious concept of free cities into tangible reality, establishing himself as a central figure in the push for greater independence and freedom in urban governance. Peter Young recently joined the Wild Life #Unschooling #Podcast for an outstanding conversation covering the #libertarian way of life, free private cities, and much more! We delved deeply into libertarian living principles and their connections to concepts like special economic zones. Peter’s insights were eye-opening, delivering bold new viewpoints on governance and #community that boldly challenge conventional norms! ❤️

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Wild Life Unschooling • #48: This guy is already living the future - w/Peter Young from Free Cities Foundation • Listen on Fountain

Peter Young is a trailblazer at the Free Cities Foundation, dedicated to pushing the boundaries of freedom and innovation in urban development. Wor...

In this talk, we look at #homeschooling/#unschooling from different perspectives, and about how to jump into the unknown - with Michael Jordan from @The Bitcoin Way.

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Wild Life Unschooling • #89: The one trick pony - w/Michael Jordan from The Bitcoin Way • Listen on Fountain

In this talk, we look at homeschooling/unschooling from different perspectives, and about how to jump into the unknown - with Michael Jordan from T...

School is the opposite of what humans need to reach their full potential. #School teaches more through its structure than its content: • Sit still • Don’t question • Wait for permission • Follow instructions • Obey authority • Don’t take risks This conditioning stays far longer than any algebra formulas. And exactly this is the problem! #Unschooling/#homeschooling/#worldschooling, by contrast, teaches: • Self-direction • Problem-finding • Intrinsic motivation • Resourcefulness • Self-respect • Agency One prepares you for managing yourself. The other prepares you for being managed. Set your kids free and follow me into the unschooling rabbit hole ♥️ https://fountain.fm/show/0cjwJbTn6z3lPXNX8ISg

Like many parents, I've had moments of wondering if I'm failing my #kid. I went through that same process when I began questioning the traditional school system. Initially, I worried about how school might fail my #child, but then I started to consider if not following the traditional route of #education would lead to failure on my part. Taking the full responsibility for your kids' education can be scary, absolutely. But the more I let go and reflect on our fears, the more I realized - hey, nothing to be afraid of, the biggest thread to my kid is already out the way: traditional schooling. In this episode, I'm talking to the founder of The Hub, Luba Vangelova, about the depths of this fear of failing our kids, and how to escape that fearful cycle and head into a future full of trust. Luba is an #unschooling mum herself, she shares a lot about her perspective on unschooling, and of course she introduces us to The Hub, a unique learning-cohort programs for unschooled/homeschooled tweens and teens!

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Wild Life Unschooling • #40: Fear of failing our kids - w/Luba Vangelova from The Hub • Listen on Fountain

Like many parents, I've had moments of wondering if I'm failing my kid. I went through that same process when I began questioning the traditional s...

🤔💭 What really went down with Operation Paperclip after World War II? Why do politicians get legal immunity? How did the Moon end up at the exact distance and size to perfectly eclipse the Sun—neither too big, too small, nor off to the side? Why was the concert pitch standardized at 440 Hz in 1939, over the objections of so many musicians who preferred 432 Hz? Ever notice how signing the cross in church traces what looks like an upside-down cross if you follow the lines? Why are babies getting more and more vaccines in their early years? What's the story behind that Egyptian pyramid on the U.S. dollar bill? Why do we pay to live on a planet we were born on? How could NASA "lose" the original footage from one of humanity's greatest achievements, the Moon landing? Why hasn't anyone returned to the Moon since the early 1970s? If Neil Armstrong was first on the Moon, who was holding the camera? Why do hospital meals suck so bad and cost so much when good nutrition is exactly what sick people need? Why weren't we taught about the Rhine Meadows Camps in school history lessons? Why did 56 countries sign a treaty banning exploration in Antarctica? Why do official NASA Earth photos show continents in wildly different sizes and proportions over the years? Why is 95% of our DNA labeled "junk" and who decided that? How did people living in huts, riding horse carts, with no machines or lasers, build those massive, perfectly symmetrical cathedrals and government buildings? Why does the same ancient, pre-flood-style architecture pop up all over the world? Why are mushrooms all over ancient Christian artwork? #unschooling #homeschooling #worldschooling

You already learned a lot about Bitcoin on this pod, now it’s time to climb up a layer and talk about the Lightning Network. This episode is about #Bitcoin, focus on #Lightning, and "working on your own dreams". What does this have to do with unschooling? Everything. Because with a shitty monetary system, we don't have the time to work on our dreams, because we're too busy surviving everyday life. Ivan Makedonski from @Breez ⚡️ has all the answers to your Lightning questions – and probably also the final answer to why self-sovereign parents like you, need Lightning as a fast, secure and cheap payment solution, that is based on Bitcoin.

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Wild Life Unschooling • #41: Work on your own dreams - w/Ivan Makedonski from Breez • Listen on Fountain

You already learned a lot about Bitcoin on this pod, now it’s time to climb up a layer and talk about the Lightning Network. This episode is abou...

Serious question: should we be preparing kids for the current economy, or the one that will exist in 20 years? Because, most of the parents I talk to want to see change, but still send their kids to #school to learn things that won't prepare them for "the change". Follow me into the #unschooling rabbit hole: https://fountain.fm/show/0cjwJbTn6z3lPXNX8ISg