In this edition of Gilbert and Busfield, Tim is bummed about the temporary shutdown of ABC's "For Life" after a series of false positive COVID-19 tests while Tim and Melissa call bullshit on the rampant falsehoods, hate, racism and division sowed by Trump and his sycophants and supporters, and issue an urgent plea for love, kindness and to vote. Gilbert & Busfield is produced by the smoke-addled Josh Kerns from Cypress Point Podcasting in Seattle, and recorded in the kitchen of the Gilbus es...
Sep 14, 2020•44 min
In this edition of Gilbert and Busfield, Melissa and Tim reminisce and revel in the memory of all they've cooked and eaten during the quarantine, and all they can't eat now that it's time to go back to work and shed the COVID 19 (weight gain pun intended). We're eating and cooking more healthy...and invite you to join the journey. Join Melissa in the virtual kitchen with her Little House Inspired "My Prairie Cookbook" https://www.amazon.com/My-Prairie-Cookbook-Memories-Frontier/dp/1419707787...
Sep 11, 2020•30 min
In this special edition of Gilbert & Busfield, we bring back Tim's interview with Melissa about her life on Little House on The Prairie. Melissa shares intimate details, little known stories, secrets, heartwarming tales and a little dirt on the journey from her audition to the end of the beloved television series' historic run. Whether you're a hardcore or casual fan, this in-depth conversation offers a rare glimpse into the show that inspired generations and continues to be a beacon of ligh...
Sep 04, 2020•1 hr 45 min
In this special edition of Gilbert and Busfield, Melissa and Tim return to where it all started for a special viewing/narration/commentary of the Little House on the Prairie pilot episode. Watch along as Melissa shares stories, insights and secrets into the first episode of the beloved Laura Ingalls saga. To view the movie simultaneously while listening to the pod, you can cue up the episode and join us at: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B00J8BYAUI/ref=atv_dp_season_select_s1 Don't forge...
Aug 26, 2020•1 hr 43 min
In this episode of Gilbert & Busfield, Half Pint drops an F-bomb...much to the chagrine of some Little House fans who miss the point... Tim and Melissa storm little Berryville, NY to get out the vote... Melissa digs into the SAG/AFTRA benefits dispute as a former president of the union (*warning: Hollywood inside baseball)... Get out the hanky as Tim and Melissa talk parenting, blended familes, and unrequited love from our kids... We issue a clarion call to defend the arts and get policy mak...
Aug 17, 2020•56 min
In the latest adventures of our intrepid Hollywood homesteaders, Tim and Melissa give livestreaming a shot... Melissa turns down a job in Canada because America is so stupid and contagious (sorry Kurt Cobain) while Tim gears up to start shooting the new season of ABC's For Life...Catch up on Season One here: https://abc.com/shows/for-life We're talking child actors, working with animals, betting the ponies, and why it's all Shaun Cassidy's fault... Don't forget to subscribe, like, share, hit us ...
Aug 10, 2020•55 min
Not for the faint of heart, thin skinned, narrow minded or bigoted, Melissa and Tim get hot and go deep in celebration of the life and legacy of civil rights icon and Congressman John Lewis, Trump et al's continued assault on democracy, the hypocrisy of religious zealots who fail to practice what they preach and more (in other words, if you don't want to hear some brutally tough talk about politics, religion, language and Melissa's body parts, you might want to sit this one out). Oh, and for a l...
Aug 03, 2020•50 min
A new brood of chicks have chased Melissa and Tim out of the kitchen... An urgent call to get out the vote... Baseball's back, Tim's jacked, but what can we do to save theater? We're taking the show on the road and live to the interwebz... Vote early and mask up...and remember the Gilbert and Busfield "Golden Rule": Don't be a d******d! Check out Melissa and Mo Rocca on CBS Sunday Morning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngwvS2Nzbfc Have you seen Guest Artist yet? It's available on all the strea...
Jul 31, 2020•41 min
Still sequestered in upstate New York, our intrepid Hollywood homesteaders bring the drive-in to the backyard and an Alien invasion with buckets of KY ensues... Tim dishes on working for 50 Cent on the ABC series For Life and his secret aspirations to appear in one of his songs... Melissa's choice of bedtime viewing has Tim's head spinning in a Linda Blair kind of way... Guest Artist (The little film that could) hits theaters and the web. Check it out! https://www.redbox.com/ondemand-movies/gues...
Jul 20, 2020•24 min
In the latest installment with our intrepid Hollywood homesteaders Melissa Gilbert and Tim Busfield, Melissa's got a new pet that Tim isn't too fond of (and yes, bears do shit in the woods...and the driveway...and pretty much wherever they damn well please). We get the latest on how COVID-19 scuttled the highly anticipated Thirtysomething reboot...Tim's dead mother's brownies don't make the grade with Half Pint...Trump's defense of Confederate monuments over Black lives gets a proper beating...a...
Jul 10, 2020•38 min
Melissa and Tim are leaving the farm and hitting the road, heading into the heart of COVID apocalypse in NYC (Tim needs his flip flops and the mail is stacking up). It's a long drive, so make sure you use the bathroom first before you climb in as our intrepid travelers discuss some of their favorite episodes from their illustrious careers including tales from Little House on the Prairie, The West Wing and Thirtysomething. There's also plenty of heartfelt, brutally honest, revelatory and sometime...
Jun 30, 2020•57 min
Summer has come to our quarantined Hollywood homesteaders Melissa Gilbert and Tim Busfield down on the farm in upstate New York. In this episode Gilbert and Busfield offer their hilarious and hard earned insights into their nascent foray into quarantine farming; Tim and Melissa offer their brutally frank insights and observations on police violence, the nation's racial divide, the ongoing global pandemic, and the the utter failings of the Trump administration; And we get a preview of the new fil...
Jun 17, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Melissa and Tim talk high school theatre and what happens after. The 30,000 people a month who flock to LA in search of Fame and Fortune, and the 30,000 people a month that leave.
Apr 26, 2020•42 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Part 2 of Melissa talking about her growing up doing Little House On The Prairie
Apr 18, 2020•45 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Part one of two: Tim interviews Melissa on her experiences on the iconic show Little House On The Prairie. Melissa gives insights growing up doing the show, on being cast, who got along, who didn't, and lists her favorite episodes.
Apr 18, 2020•50 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Melissa and Tim have nothing in their lives so they talk Corona, movies, Dennis Quaid and Drumph.
Apr 09, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Melissa Gilbert shares her favorite recipes from the pantry. Not comfortable as a pantry cooker, Melissa learns how to survive the Coronavirus from canned goods to hamburger helper. Busfield is of no help but keeps her company.
Mar 18, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Melissa Gilbert and Timothy Busfield discuss the day and provide some levity. Topics range from the entertainment business to the Coronavirus to family.
Mar 16, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 1
