

LiberatED Podcast
Kerry McDonald
The LiberatED Podcast tells the stories of the entrepreneurial parents and teachers who are creating innovative K-12 learning options across the US and expanding education options for families.
This twice-weekly podcast is hosted by Kerry McDonald, a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education and leader of the Education Entrepreneurship Lab. A regular contributor at Forbes.com and The 74, Kerry is the bestselling author of Unschooled: Raising Curious, Well-Educated Children Outside the Conventional Classroom (Chicago Review Press, 2019), and the author of the forthcoming book, Joyful Learning: How To Find Freedom, Happiness, and Success Beyond Conventional Schooling (Hachette, 2025). She has a BA in economics from Bowdoin College and a master’s degree in education policy from Harvard University. A mom of four, Kerry lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Sign up for Kerry's free, weekly email newsletter at edentrepreneur.org.
This twice-weekly podcast is hosted by Kerry McDonald, a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education and leader of the Education Entrepreneurship Lab. A regular contributor at Forbes.com and The 74, Kerry is the bestselling author of Unschooled: Raising Curious, Well-Educated Children Outside the Conventional Classroom (Chicago Review Press, 2019), and the author of the forthcoming book, Joyful Learning: How To Find Freedom, Happiness, and Success Beyond Conventional Schooling (Hachette, 2025). She has a BA in economics from Bowdoin College and a master’s degree in education policy from Harvard University. A mom of four, Kerry lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Sign up for Kerry's free, weekly email newsletter at edentrepreneur.org.
Top mentioned books
Here are the most frequently recommended books on the LiberatED Podcast:

#1 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Joyful Learning
How to Find Freedom, Happiness, and Success Beyond Conventional Schooling
#2 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Courage to Grow

#3 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Odyssey

#4 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Case against Education

#5 Mentioned in 1 episodes
In defense of global capitalism
#6 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Meet Every Learner's Needs

#7 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Who Needs College Anymore?
Imagining a Future Where Degrees Won’t Matter
#8 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Playbook for Self-Directed Learning: A Leader's Guide to School Transformation and Student Agency

#9 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Peak Human

#10 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Room on the Broom

#11 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Art of Principled Entrepreneurship
Creating Enduring Value
#12 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Skipping College

#13 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Summerhill
A Radical Approach to Child Rearing
#14 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Pope and the CEO

#15 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Brave Learner

#16 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Capitalist Manifesto
Why the Global Free Market Will Save the World

#17 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Conscious capitalism
Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business
#18 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Progress
10 Reasons to Look Forward to the Future

#19 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Open
an autobiography

#20 Mentioned in 1 episodes