The Home Grown Podcast
Welcome to The Home Grown Podcast — a place where providers come together to share the mess, the mayhem, and the magic of family child care. So grab your coffee, take a deep breath, and settle in.
Episodes

May 7, 2026

Apr 23, 2026
Apr 23, 2026
33 min
Whoops, someone forgot to upload the episodes! Sorry about that! To make up for it, here is another conversation with Kisa Marx, author of We are Who We’re Waiting For and co-host of the podcast, Liberated Learning.
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Apr 2, 2026
Apr 2, 2026
27 min
Bethany and Melinda have a conversation with Kisa Marx about a lot of things.
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Mar 26, 2026
Mar 26, 2026
27 min
No, not the store. Stay tuned until the end for the cutest boy you’ve ever heard not know the lyrics to a song

Mar 19, 2026
Mar 19, 2026
43 min
In this episode of The Home Grown Podcast, Bethany and Melinda talk about a lot of things, including chickens and cake.

Mar 12, 2026
Mar 12, 2026
28 min
Bethany and Melinda talk about mud and ask you to come fight with us, or not, it’s up to you

Feb 26, 2026
Feb 26, 2026
34 min
In this episode Bethany admits that she started this podcast to ask Melinda one question.

Feb 12, 2026
Feb 12, 2026
24 min
Melinda and Bethany kept yapping after the recording stopped so they picked up the conversation of policies but talked more about messy play policies, maybe other things

Feb 5, 2026
Feb 5, 2026
22 min
Melinda and Bethany yap about policies, want to hear more? Send us your questions on Facebook

Jan 30, 2026
Jan 30, 2026
43 min
In this episode of The Home Grown Podcast, Bethany and Melinda are joined by the amazing Kisa Marx to talk about . . . well, everything.



