Jennie and Amye sit down with Karen Grassle, the actress behind Little House on the Prairie's beloved Ma, to discuss her forthcoming memoir, Bright Lights, Prairie Dust. Join us as we discuss the pill, Kennedy, Shakespeare, therapy, and of course, baking pies and cutting off your leg. You can order Karen's memoir today at www.karengrassle.net To sign up for our Patreon feed, download the Patreon app or visit www.patreon.com/genxthisiswhy Follow Gen X, This is Why on Facebook : facebook.com/genxt...
Oct 26, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 98
In one of the most memorable episodes for young people everywhere, Laura and Nellie get into a fight which leaves Laura hanging out in Almanzo's house in just his robe after a ride on his buckboard. Pa comes in swinging a hard left and Amye is here for it. Laura is determined to be thought of as a woman, Garvey and Charles get a new couple name, and Caroline has to clean up Charles' mess. We have a terrible movie recommendation from our mother, and Amye does the worst Almanzo impression on earth...
Oct 25, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 97
In this 1984 adaptation of the Stephen King short story, a bunch of kids kill all of the adults in a small farm town in Nebraska. Instead of partying and doing normal kid stuff, these kids get real passionate about corn and the upcoming harvest. We discuss our old school field trips and possible exploitation of the Amish, Jennie thinks all gingers look alike, and Amye passionately tries to clear Stephen King's name. Show Notes: To sign up for our Patreon feed, download the Patreon app or visit w...
Oct 21, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 96
It's season six and still no Edwards...sigh. Nellie graduates from school on the first day of the new year, and is gifted a restaurant to help her land a husband. Of course, Caroline ends up running this place after Pa is injured by an oversized Tinker Toy. And Manly comes to town to hit on teenagers. We learn Bandit's real name, Amye's dog is a constant nuisance, and Jennie threatens Amye with a millstone. Show Notes: To sign up for our Patreon feed, download the Patreon app or visit www.patreo...
Oct 18, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 95
Little House ends the season with a big ol’ downer. We meet Dylan, a moody kid who sits in the woods and paints while reciting Homer and dreaming of the ocean. In other words, teenage Amye’s perfect high school boyfriend. Dylan is diagnosed with leukemia and ropes Laura and Albert into accompanying him on a mission to see the Pacific before he dies. Carrie definitely played with Duplo blocks, Albert is a terrible train thief, and Pa beats the crap out of some rando. Jennie fails miserably at her...
Oct 11, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 94
Little House delivers the goods with an epic episode full of gun play, dying children, and Hero Mode! When two dickbags sell the town tainted meat, the citizens of Walnut Grove are at the mercy of Doc Baker who actually does something this time! Amye talks birth order as it pertains to marriage, and Jennie wants to come back in her next life as a bee. Show Notes: To sign up for our Patreon feed, download the Patreon app or visit www.patreon.com/genxthisiswhy Follow Gen X, This is Why on Facebook...
Oct 04, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 93
Charles goes to town for business and ends up saving an entire family and making such an impression on them that they name their child after him. Jennie is medicating herself live on air, Amye did some shady deals while living in the country, Jeff Goldblum gets drug through the mud, and Amye has to explain to Jennie what constitutes a "hot dad." Show Notes: To sign up for our Patreon feed, download the Patreon app or visit www.patreon.com/genxthisiswhy Follow Gen X, This is Why on Facebook : fac...
Sep 27, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 92
If you loved this episode, sign up at Patreon for more Love Boat content: https://www.patreon.com/genxthisiswhy Jennie got drunk, everyone, and her notes are kind of a mess. But even sober, this episode was bonkers. Bob Crane is unknowingly hitting on his long lost daughter. Kathy Bates married a broke-down Willie Wonka, and all they want to do is bang. Finally, the WIlliams’ upgrade to the ship’s fanciest suite and are forced to pretend they’re advertising tycoons. We discover Doc has total old...
Sep 25, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 91
Jennie’s former woodshop teacher is at the writing helm again this week! After feeling some warmth from a window, Mary believes she is regaining her sight. She’s really eager to ditch the blind school to which she just committed her life, and Adam is not happy about it. Laura and Albert destroy Edward’s bachelor shack, Doc Baker knows nothing, and Pa battles and finally defeats the end boss: Mary 1.0, while Caroline merely wounds and weakens Adam 1.0. Jennie is rewatching Schitt’s Creek, and Amy...
Sep 20, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 90
Nels is stunned when Harriet buys Kazia’s lake house out from under her-does he forget who he married? Laura and her posse, who frequent the lake house to hear sea shanties and tales of The Lochness Monster, are determined to scare the Olesons from their beloved Kezia’s home. Rev once again demonstrates great judgement when he brings a bunch of kids along for a dramatic eviction, and Jonathon Garvey has terrible taste in decor. Jennie contemplates biting strangers’ legs for a mortgage payoff and...
Sep 13, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 89
Mary discovers she’s pregnant and decides to write to Adam's estranged father and invite him to town, despite Adam’s objections. No one is shocked when he turns out to be a douchebag. Doc Baker comes around, so of course there’s a tragic fatality. Laura has turned into Mary, Albert falls in love with his teacher, and a questioning kid saves the day. Jennie loves the movie Anaconda, and Amye remembers her obsession with the book Love Story in high school. Also- we wonder why you need a stunt doub...
Sep 06, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 88
Amye slacked off and didn't write a description so here it goes: Carrie is in an acid fever dream where she meets her twin and she takes her to heaven to visit Johnathan aka Mr. Simms. Pa is on some crappy job again because he still has no agent. Carrie tries to mack on Laura's friend Andrew but is met with a big scoop of NOPE as soon as he lays eyes on her. Someone uses fake fruit as a prop and Jennie flies into the rage corner because she can't tolerate bad set styling. Why did we watch this o...
Aug 30, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 87
The mediocre writing continues as we are dragged into episode two of this story arc. Having completed half of the journey from Winoka to the new blind school in Walnut Grove, the “blind school brigade” must face a deadly challenge in the form of a calm, shallow river. Adam hulks out in a moment of PTSD, Joe Kagan creeps on Hester Sue, and Harriet turns out to not be a bigot after all. Oh, and Carrie prays to a chicken wing. Jennie shares her first “pro tip,” Amye knows nothing about rivers (add ...
Aug 23, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 86
It's moving time for the blind school, yet we spend the first twenty minutes of the episode exploring horrific racism. Seems the good christians of Walnut Grove don't want to let Joe Kagan pray in their church. Then, we learn another good christian man, Standish, is buying the blind school out from under Mary and Adam. In both scenarios, Pa saves the day- to no one's surprise. We get an update on Jennie's move, we spend quite a while talking sh*t about our parents, and we both agree Nels needs t...
Aug 16, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 85
Adam and Mary are getting married and nothing can stop them except: Mary's insecurities, a deadly dust storm, and Adam's stint in the rage corner. In the end, we must sit through a 25 minute wedding ceremony delivered by a dusty Rev Alden. We discover the source of gossip in Walnut Grove, and we do a quick round of FMK: F*ck, Marry, Kill, and it isn't pretty. Show Notes: To sign up for our Patreon feed, download the Patreon app or visit www.patreon.com/genxthisiswhy Follow Gen X, This is Why on ...
Aug 09, 2021•47 min•Season 1Ep. 84
In another installment of Harriet is awful, Sterling Murdoch comes to town to open a newspaper called The Pen and the Plow. The only news getting spread however, is malicious gossip from the new star reporter-Harriet Oleson. We reminisce about a time when news was news, and have yet another television recommendation. Amye fails miserably to divide 25 in half, and it’s Jennie’s birthday! Show Notes: To sign up for our Patreon feed, download the Patreon app or visit www.patreon.com/genxthisiswhy F...
Aug 02, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 83
Finally! Amye convinces Jennie to sit down and watch the beloved 1971 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and it's worth it just to hear her reaction to the dreadful Grandpa Joe. Other discussions include Jeff Bezos and his interesting journey, more Bon Jovi news-whether you want it or not, and get ready Gen X: everything is a test or a trick. Show Notes: To sign up for our Patreon feed , download the Patreon app or visit www.patreon.com/genxthisiswhy Follow Gen X, This is Why on Facebook : fa...
Jul 29, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 82
In this riveting episode, Pa buys Albert a bull/calf/cow (some kind of livestock) and Laura is quite literally shoved aside as Charles and his new son grow closer. As usual, an Ingalls kid runs away, Pa cries, and Caroline has to fix everything. Meanwhile, we can’t name the villain in Harry Potter, we have a discussion about “boat life,” and we fight over Jennie’s HBO password. Show Notes: To sign up for our Patreon feed , download the Patreon app or visit www.patreon.com/genxthisiswhy Follow Ge...
Jul 26, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 81
The Ingalls, Garveys, and Olesons return to a broken down Walnut Grove and get to work rebuilding the town. Nels is still feeling the aftereffects of his city life and rages on Harriet, Charles may be getting hotter, and Doc Baker loses yet another patient in his care. Jennie gives us the world’s worst index card, Amye saw a whale (finally), and we demand justice for Hanson who totally deserved better in the end. Show Notes: To sign up for our Patreon feed, download the Patreon app or visit www....
Jul 19, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 80
The Ingalls, Garveys, and Olesons return to a broken down Walnut Grove and get to work rebuilding the town. Nels is still feeling the aftereffects of his city life and rages on Harriet, Charles may be getting hotter, and Doc Baker loses yet another patient in his care. Jennie gives us the world’s worst index card, Amye saw a whale (finally), and we demand justice for Hanson who totally deserved better in the end. Show Notes: To sign up for our Patreon feed , download the Patreon app or visit www...
Jul 12, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 79
Charles is forced to attend a birthday party after the beating of his life, "Albert becomes Albert the Bastard," and Caroline and Mary play puppetmaster. Amye can't control her crying, Jennie's air conditioner makes another appearance, and we're ashamed to admit-we make some jokes at Mary's expense because we are horrible people. Show Notes: To sign up for our Patreon feed, download the Patreon app or visit www.patreon.com/genxthisiswhy Follow Gen X, This is Why on Facebook : facebook.com/genxth...
Jul 05, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 78
This episode is a disaster, as Jennie's background noise is ratcheted up to ten and Amye is sick and sniffling through the whole thing. Also a disaster is the Ingalls' new living quarters. Charles and Caroline get a job because of Caroline's amazing biscuits, Charles angrily waits tables, and Laura is in hell. Jennie threatens to punch Amye, and Amye-clearly under the influence of cold medicine-feels empathy for older sibs everywhere. Show Notes: To sign up for our Patreon feed, download the Pat...
Jun 28, 2021•47 min•Season 1Ep. 77
In the second part of “Mary Goes Blind,” we meet Adam, a sassy, straight-talking teacher who shows Mary some tough love and then inappropriate love as they begin a student/teacher romance. As Mary navigates the world of the blind, Walnut Grove continues to fall apart without its star pupil. In the end, the Ingalls family decides to pack up the team and follow Mary and Adam to Winoka. Jennie is fresh off of Happy Hour and has an index card four minutes in, and Mary is definitely in rehab-which Je...
Jun 21, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 76
It's our one-year anniversary episode and we are answering your questions! Of course we fight over who came up with the idea for the podcast, Jennie admits her default stance in life is: annoyed, Amye cries about Young Guns 2 again and we ponder which shows we would like to cover next. Thank you so much to everyone who submitted questions! Show Notes: To sign up for our Patreon feed, download the Patreon app or visit www.patreon.com/genxthisiswhy Follow Gen X, This is Why on Facebook : facebook....
Jun 17, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 75
It’s the Mary goes blind episode! After visiting a Doc Baker-ish eye doctor who lies to her and tells her she’ll be fine, the Ingalls are shocked to discover Mary is destined for blindness after a childhood bout with scarlet fever. Charles does all of the emotional heavy lifting in this episode, Laura finds another rando, and Caroline dishes out some real tough love. Amye is super emotional re-watching this as a parent, and Jennie is strongly considering renting some ad space in the local newspa...
Jun 14, 2021•47 min•Season 1Ep. 74
Caroline has the world’s fastest pregnancy with baby Grace and deals with some residual trauma over the death of Charles Jr, Laura and Andy Garvey build a much safer clubhouse than we did in 1988, and Mary shines as the class nerd-taking over for Ms. Beadle on maternity leave. Amye was definitely a sociopath as a teen, we discuss the idea of gender and identity, and Jennie admits she missed Amye (sort of). And in a shocking turn of events, Jennie lost her index cards. Show Notes: To sign up for ...
Jun 07, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 73
The Ingalls fall victim to a fast talking lawyer who definitely rips them off in the end. Carrie earns her own sound effect, Harriet continues to be awful, and we HATE Garvey. Also- we both agree the Ingalls are the exact type of people who should have money, which is why they never will. We relive our own clubhouse experience, and announce a very special episode for our one year episode! Show Notes: To sign up for our Patreon feed, download the Patreon app or visit www.patreon.com/genxthisiswhy...
May 31, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 72
A young woman, Anna, struggles to find a home for her baby so she invents Friendster and starts sending messages in bottles to Walnut Groves’ number one investigator, Laura. Willie may or may not have fathered a child, Laura has baby fever, and Doc Baker is all in on a one child policy. Amye gives fake news about JFK, we finally found the right actor to play Pa in a reboot, and Jennie does everything she can to avoid babies. Show Notes: To sign up for our Patreon feed, download the Patreon app o...
May 24, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 71
Amye is very excited to see the beginning of Charles and Caroline’s epic love story, only...the casting of a young Charles has her quite upset. In this flashback episode, we learn how the two fell in love despite Boss Hogg’s best efforts. We learn Charles has the greatest big brother ever and Caroline’s mother can also bake the sh*t out of a pie. Amye rants about old timey teaching methods, and Jennie struggles to understand love. Show Notes: To sign up for our Patreon feed, download the Patreon...
May 17, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 70
In this episode we relive the trauma of everyone's favorite witch, Ms. Peel, who derails Mary's plans for a successful teaching career in a super weird town. Rev Alden reclaims his spot as public enemy number one, Charles saves the day, and there's an epic fight over the ten commandments. We fight about Jennie always being late and Amye's weird fear of grass. The green monster from Venture also makes a surprise return, and Amye would like everyone to know she is not attracted to minors. Show Not...
May 10, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 69
