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Welcome to Degree Free! It’s our job to share fundamentals we’ve discovered and the mistakes we’ve made while self educating, getting work, building businesses, and making money. We’ll tell you how to make it happen, no degree needed!
Episodes(40 episodes)
Your Kid Can Be an Engineer Without a Degree (Here’s How) (The Hannah Maruyama Show #9)
Want to guide your 16-20 year old to careers that help them reach their goals? Check out our workbook set:
➡️ https://degreefree.com/book
Want a custom career plan for your 16-20 year old?
Apply for the Degree Free Launch Program:
➡️ https://degreefree.com/launch
Parents hear engineering and picture one path: choose a major, buy a four-year degree, then apply for a job. That skips the most important question. What type of engineering fits the life your child wants? I explain what a Professional Engineer license is and why most engineering work doe...
Published: Sep 8, 2026Duration: 21m 14s
Colleges Think 3-Year Degrees Fix This. The World Disagrees. (Degree Free #204)
Want to guide your 16-20 year old to careers that help them reach their goals? Check out our workbook set:
➡️ https://degreefree.com/book
Want a custom career plan for your 16-20 year old?
Apply for the Degree Free Launch Program:
➡️ https://degreefree.com/launch
The degree-free shift is not just happening in the United States. China removed or suspended more than 12,000 undergraduate programs while adding new programs tied to fast-moving technical fields. In South Korea, SK hynix removed degree rules from major technical roles. In the United Kingdom, Marks & Spencer opened 1,000 training...
Published: Sep 3, 2026Duration: 52m 34s
What If the College Experience Has Nothing to Do With College (The Hannah Maruyama Show #8)
Want to guide your 16-20 year old to careers that help them reach their goals? Check out our workbook set:
➡️ https://degreefree.com/book
Want a custom career plan for your 16-20 year old?
Apply for the Degree Free Launch Program:
➡️ https://degreefree.com/launch
The college experience is not something a school owns. It is the pattern of life many young adults enter between 18 and 22. They have more freedom, more time, and more chances to try new things. That is why this age can bring close friends, a spouse, a network, and real...
Published: Sep 1, 2026Duration: 20m 56s
College Is Making Your Kid Unemployable (Degree Free #203)
Want to guide your 16-20 year old to careers that help them reach their goals? Check out our workbook set:
➡️ https://degreefree.com/book
Want a custom career plan for your 16-20 year old?
Apply for the Degree Free Launch Program:
➡️ https://degreefree.com/launch
A father earning $140,000 a year feels guilty because paying for his children's college could put him in debt. That guilt is common. Parents are told that buying a degree proves they love their child and protects their future. But signing a loan without a clear career reason can put...
Published: Aug 27, 2026Duration: 43m 41s
Episode 7
If Your Son Left College and Is Stuck at Home (The Hannah Maruyama Show #7)
Want to guide your 16-20 year old to careers that help them reach their goals? Check out our workbook set:
➡️ https://degreefree.com/book
Want a custom career plan for your 16-20 year old?
Apply for the Degree Free Launch Program:
➡️ https://degreefree.com/launch
I am talking about young men whose sadness, anger, or anxiety comes from being stuck without a clear goal. I am not talking about a diagnosed mental health disorder. For a son in this situation, the feeling that he is going nowhere may be accurate information about his life...
Published: Aug 25, 2026Duration: 21m 18s
The College Experience Was Never About College (Degree Free #202)
Want to guide your 16-20 year old to careers that help them reach their goals? Check out our workbook set:
➡️ https://degreefree.com/book
Want a custom career plan for your 16-20 year old?
Apply for the Degree Free Launch Program:
➡️ https://degreefree.com/launch
Young adults are moving to college towns without enrolling. They are living near people their age, working strategic entry-level jobs, earning credentials, and building professional networks. They still get the social parts parents want from college, but they avoid tuition and loans.
Some can even rent off...
Published: Aug 20, 2026Duration: 17m 40s
Episode 6
College Won’t Save Your Son. This Will. (The Hannah Maruyama Show #6)
Want to guide your 16-20 year old to careers that help them reach their goals? Check out our workbook set:
➡️ https://degreefree.com/book
Want a custom career plan for your 16-20 year old?
Apply for the Degree Free Launch Program:
➡️ https://degreefree.com/launch
Parents are told college will give their sons structure, maturity, friends, and a career. The data does not support that promise. College students report high levels of depression and anxiety. More than half of graduates start underemployed, and many remain there a decade later. Debt can delay marriage...
Published: Aug 19, 2026Duration: 17m 50s
What College Will Take From Your Daughter (Degree Free #201)
Want to guide your 16-20 year old to careers that help them reach their goals? Check out our workbook set:
➡️ https://degreefree.com/book
Want a custom career plan for your 16-20 year old?
Apply for the Degree Free Launch Program:
➡️ https://degreefree.com/launch
We want to talk about the worst advice we give young women right now, and it's this: if your daughter wants to be a stay at home mom, she needs a backup plan, and that backup plan should be college. We've been hearing this from financial personalities, guidance...
Published: Jul 16, 2026Duration: 44m 34s
The College ’Experience’ Isn’t Real (Degree Free #200)
Want to guide your 16-20 year old to careers that help them reach their goals? Check out our workbook set:
➡️ https://degreefree.com/book
Want a custom career plan for your 16-20 year old?
Apply for the Degree Free Launch Program:
➡️ https://degreefree.com/launch
The college experience is one of the biggest reasons parents push their young adults toward a degree. But when you pull it apart, the experience people are describing has nothing to do with college. It's just what happens when you're between 18 and 22. You grow up. You make friends...
Published: Jul 9, 2026Duration: 31m 51s
Why This Mom Hired a Life Coach... (Degree Free #199)
Want to guide your 16-20 year old to careers that help them reach their goals? Check out our workbook set:
➡️ https://degreefree.com/book
Want a custom career plan for your 16-20 year old?
Apply for the Degree Free Launch Program:
➡️ https://degreefree.com/launch
We got a call from a mom who was doing everything she thought she was supposed to do. Her son was 19, had left college, left trade school, and was stuck at home feeling depressed and directionless. Her solution was a life coach to help him feel better about wh...
Published: Jul 2, 2026Duration: 18m 33s
Episode 1
Your Teen Doesn’t Need College (Here’s Proof) (The Hannah Maruyama Show #5)
Want to guide your 16-20 year old to careers that help them reach their goals? Check out our workbook set:
➡️ https://degreefree.com/book
Want a custom career plan for your 16-20 year old?
Apply for the Degree Free Launch Program:
➡️ https://degreefree.com/launch
Here's the thing most parents don't know: "degree required" on a job posting almost never means legally required. It means a company added a filter to avoid defending their hiring in court, a direct result of a 1971 Supreme Court case called Griggs vs. Duke Power. Degrees became a litiga...
Published: Jun 30, 2026Duration: 21m 57s
Episode 198
Her 19 Y/o Son Needs Work (Not Therapy) (DF#198)
Want to guide your 16-20 year old to careers that help them reach their goals? Check out our workbook set:
➡️ https://degreefree.com/book
Want a custom career plan for your 16-20 year old?
Apply for the Degree Free Launch Program:
➡️ https://degreefree.com/launch
We want to talk about what is actually happening to young men right now, and why college is making it worse, not better. The data is not subtle. Gen Z men with college degrees now have the same unemployment rate as degree-free Gen Z men. Four out of ten s...
Published: Jun 19, 2026Duration: 38m 28s
Parents Need to Know This (Before Your Teen Enrolls in College) (HM#4)
Want to guide your 16-20 year old to careers that help them reach their goals? Check out our workbook set:
➡️ https://degreefree.com/book
Want a custom career plan for your 16-20 year old?
Apply for the Degree Free Launch Program:
➡️ https://degreefree.com/launch
The whole K through 12 system is built around one goal: college enrollment. Schools track it, report it, and put it on banners. But enrollment tells you nothing about what happens after your child signs the form. So let me show you what the numbers actually say. About 62% of high...
Published: Jun 18, 2026Duration: 20m 35s
Episode 199
AI Will Create Your Teen's Career (The Hannah Maruyama Show #3)
Want a custom career plan for your 18-20 year old? ➡️ https://degreefree.com/launch
Want to guide your 16-20 year old to their future career: ➡️ https://degreefree.com/book
Published: Jun 4, 2026Duration: 24m 9s
Episode 197
Save Your Sons: What Parents Need to Know (DF#197)
Want to guide your child to careers that help them reach their goals? Check out our workbook set: ➡️ https://degreefree.com/book/
Want a custom career plan for your 18-20 year old? Apply for the Degree Free Launch Program: ➡️ https://degreefree.com/launch
Published: May 28, 2026Duration: 28m 9s
Episode 197
Why New College Grads Can't Get Jobs (It's Not AI) (The Hannah Maruyama Show #2)
Want a custom career plan for your 18-20 year old? ➡️ https://degreefree.com/launch
Want to guide your 16-20 year old to their future career: ➡️ https://degreefree.com/book
Published: May 25, 2026Duration: 27m 20s
The Real Threat to Your Kid’s Career Isn’t AI... It’s Outdated Advice (The Hannah Maruyama Show #1)
Want a custom career plan for your 18-20 year old? ➡️ https://degreefree.com/launch
Want to guide your 16-20 year old to their future career: ➡️ https://degreefree.com/book
Published: May 7, 2026Duration: 18m 30s
Episode 196
Career Planning for Middle and High Schoolers (DF#196)
Want to guide your child to careers that help them reach their goals? Check out our workbook set: ➡️ https://degreefree.com/book/
Want a custom career plan for your 18-20 year old? Apply for the Degree Free Launch Program: ➡️ https://degreefree.com/launch
Helping your child explore different interests and possible career paths early on can shape how they see themselves and their future. In this episode, we share simple ways parents can help kids under 15 discover new skills, build confidence, and stay curious about the world around them.
Many kids only know a handfu...
Published: Jan 14, 2026Duration: 16m 31s
Episode 195
How to Talk to Your Teen About Their Future Career Path (DF#195)
Want to guide your child to careers that help them reach their goals? Check out our workbook set: ➡️ https://degreefree.com/book/
Want a custom career plan for your 18-20 year old? Apply for the Degree Free Launch Program: ➡️ https://degreefree.com/launch
Many parents feel overwhelmed when their teen is getting close to graduation and still doesn’t have a clear plan for what comes next. In this episode, we talk about how to help your teenager make real, informed decisions about their future — whether that includes college, work, training, or another path.
We explain...
Published: Jan 14, 2026Duration: 32m 43s
Episode 194
From Lost and Stuck to Career Ready: A Parent's Action Plan (DF#194)
Want to guide your child to careers that help them reach their goals? Check out our workbook set: ➡️ https://degreefree.com/book/
Want a custom career plan for your 18-20 year old? Apply for the Degree Free Launch Program: ➡️ https://degreefree.com/launch
In this episode we talk about one of the biggest challenges parents face today: helping young adults find career direction when they’re out of high school, in college, or unsure whether college is the right path. Drawing from our experience working with hundreds of students and young adults, we break down the three...
Published: Jan 14, 2026Duration: 28m 57s