Sarah and Laurie from the Laura Ingalls Wilder Legacy & Research Association visit the podcast to discuss this amazing episode and what can be expected at Laurapalooza 2025! Learn more about the Laurapalooza event here https://www.liwlra.org/laurapalooza/ Episode: “Days of Sunshine, Days of Shadow” (Season 8, Episodes 17 & 18) Date Aired: February 15, 1982 (Part 1), February 22, 1982 (Part 2) Director: Michael Landon Writers: Don Balluck, Bob Fraser In the Little House on the Prairie two...
Jul 01, 20250•Ep. 294
Sarah Waggle joins the podcast to discuss this amazing episode Check out Sarah’s Youtube channel and learn about astrology! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-IJdQHc37FkCOXL7_JHkZA Episode: “I’ll Be Waving as You Drive Away” (Season 4, Episodes 21-22) Air Date: March 6, 1978 (Part 1), March 13, 1978 (Part 2) Director: William F. Claxton Writers: Arthur Heinemann (Part 1), Carole and Michael Raschella (Part 2) In Little House on the Prairie’s “I’ll Be Waving as You Drive Away,” Mary Ingalls faces...
Jun 19, 20250•Ep. 293
Cindy Wilson returns to the podcast to discuss this amazing episode Check out Cindy’s newest book, We Suffered Much: Charles Wood Irish and the Dakota Territory Railroad Survey of 1879-1881 https://www.amazon.com/We-Suffered-Much-Territory-1879-1881-ebook/dp/B0D3S7ZTMH Episode: The Empire Builders (Season 9, Episode 9) Air Date: November 22, 1982 Writer: John T. Dugan Director: Joseph Pevney IMDb Rating: 7.5/10 In The Empire Builders, Walnut Grove buzzes with excitement over a new railroad depot...
May 27, 20250•Ep. 292
Jen Woods visits Walnut GroveCast to discuss this amazing episode! I hope you enjoy our fun conversation! “The Gift” – Little House on the Prairie Season/Episode: Season 2, Episode 6 Air Date: October 27, 1975 Writer: Rocci Chatfield Director: William F. Claxton In “The Gift,” Laura and Mary Ingalls aim to surprise Reverend Alden with a fancy Bible for his birthday, using the Sunday school’s $1.67 treasury. Laura, ever the schemer, convinces Mary to invest in Dr. Briskin’s Homeopathic Remedies, ...
May 20, 20250•Ep. 291
Christina returns to the podcast to revisit this episode with me – I hope you enjoy it! Divorce, Walnut Grove Style Season/Episode: Season 7, Episode 7 Air Date: November 10, 1980 Writer: Don Balluck Director: Michael Landon In Little House on the Prairie’s “Divorce, Walnut Grove Style,” newlyweds Laura and Almanzo Wilder face marital strife that spirals into comedic chaos. Laura, overwhelmed as a schoolteacher, serves watery stew and neglects household chores, irking Almanzo. Their bickering es...
May 13, 20250•Ep. 290
Shannon Quinton returns to the podcast to discuss this episode that gives us a hint at Nels’ backstory as well as viewing the future of the Laura and Almanzo’s love story. Annabelle (Little House on the Prairie, Season 6, Episode 5) Writer: Del Reisman Director: William F. Claxton Air Date: October 15, 1979 Network: NBC Guest Stars: Harriet Gibson (Annabelle), Ken Berry (London), Billy Barty (Owen) In “Annabelle,” a traveling circus rolls into Walnut Grove, bringing joy and buried family secrets...
Apr 29, 20250•Ep. 289
Kelly Mielke and I decided to discuss this heartwarming and unforgettable episode while also doing a crossover with our other podcast, LandonNation! We break down this amazing episode and I hope you enjoy it! “Ingalls and his employer Mr. Hansen are anticipating a large income from a big job they have done. The Ingalls plan to pay their bill at the Mercantile store and more. Unfortunately, when Mr. Hansen learns that his client cannot pay, that means he cannot pay Mr. Ingalls and has to close hi...
Apr 17, 2025•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 288
Emily Freitas joins the podcast while she’s about to give birth! We break down this amazing episode and I hope you enjoy it! Writer: B.W. Sandefur Director: Michael Landon In “Gold Country,” a two-part episode of Little House on the Prairie, relentless rain devastates the crops in Walnut Grove, prompting Charles Ingalls and Isaiah Edwards to seek fortune in a gold rush 400 miles away in Deadwood. Facing economic hardship, they convince their families to join the perilous journey. Upon arrival, t...
Apr 02, 2025•2 hr 25 min•Ep. 287
Ara the AI assistant comes on board to discuss The Handyman in this experimental and short episode! Ara is provided by Grok.com and X.com Please listen until the very end! “Meddling Mrs Oleson starts tongues wagging when a handsome itinerant handyman stays in the Ingalls’ barn while helping Caroline with a kitchen addition.” The Handyman originally aired on October 3, 1977 The opening song “Albert” is written and performed by the amazing Norwegian band, Project Brundlefly and is used with permis...
Apr 01, 2025•15 min•Ep. 286
Cori Rice joins me to discuss this sometimes romantic and sometimes hilarious episode of Little House! “Adam and Luke Simms arrive in Walnut Grove, where Luke quickly falls for Nellie Oleson despite his unconventional appearance—barefoot and in overalls over long underwear—which horrifies Nellie’s mother, Harriet, who forbids their relationship. Meanwhile, Luke enlists Mary’s help to pick out a ring for Nellie’s birthday, but a misunderstanding leads Nellie to believe he’s toying with her feelin...
Mar 18, 2025•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 285
Christina returns to the show to tackle this controversial and “skipworthy” for many episodes. Personally, I liked it and I hope you enjoy this discussion! “ In the intertwined stories set in Sleepy Eye, James and Albert stumble into a bank robbery orchestrated by a ruthless gang. During the heist, James is critically wounded, leaving him in a coma. Initially, the doctor informs Charles, James’ father, that his son is unlikely to survive, prompting a grief-stricken Charles to team up with Mr. Ed...
Mar 04, 2025•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 284
Filmmaker Amy C Elliott returns to the podcast to discuss one of the more frightening episodes of LHOTP. We dive into a ton of things and I hope you enjoy it! “Laura and Andy find a Mama in a trap and two pups nearby. They take the “dogs” home, only to find out they are wolves. At the same time, some dogs that used to be pets but were released to the wild have gotten really wild and have been attacking some livestock in town. Charles and Caroline have gone out of town and Mary is left in charge ...
Feb 19, 2025•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 283
Maryann returns to the podcast to discuss this amazing episode! We dive into a ton of things and I hope you enjoy it! “When teacher, Miss Beadle, is deemed unable to control some of the rowdy, older boys in her class, Mrs. Oleson convinces the Walnut Grove school board to replace her with a firmer, male hand. But the new schoolmaster tries to bully his students into submission and singles little Laura out as a troublemaker, blaming and punishing her for the slightest infraction even when she isn...
Feb 11, 2025•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 282
Karyne returns to the podcast to discuss this amazing season 9 episode! We dive into a ton of things and I hope you enjoy it! “While cleaning out a home in Walnut Grove that she recently purchased, Harriet comes across a bearer’s bond that she believes makes her eligible to receive over $14,000 from the town treasury.” Welcome to Olesonville originally aired on October 11, 1982 The opening song “Albert” is written and performed by the amazing Norwegian band, Project Brundlefly and is used with p...
Jan 23, 2025•2 hr 11 min•Ep. 281
Emily Freitas joins the podcast to discuss this strange and out of place episode. It’s a weird one so buckle up! We dive into a ton of things and I hope you enjoy it! “Amelia Bevins is a new girl at school. Laura asks her to go home with her the afternoon of her first day at school to work on their essays and they go by the Blind School on the way home. When they get there, Laura and Albert and Andy start making fun of the over-weight man who has started working there. Amelia makes an excuse and...
Jan 08, 2025•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 280
Welcome to the 5th Annual Roundtable discussion of Christmas at Plum Creek! This time Chris Hasler, Cori Rice and Emily Freitas join me to discuss this timeless classic in the world of Little House on the Prairie. I hope you enjoy this episode and I that you and your family have a happy and safe holiday season and New Year! “Christmas is coming and everyone is saying that it is a time for secrets and not to ask questions. Laura wants to buy something expensive for her mother and has to come up w...
Dec 24, 2024•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 279
Aimee returns to the podcast to discuss this lovely episode! Special thanks to Jaden Muñiz who recorded the outro! Aimee and I dive into so much and discuss the mysterious vanishing of Anna….I hope you enjoy this episode! “Reverend Alden falls in love with elderly parishioner Anna Craig. Mrs Oleson objects to the relationship, giving the preacher an ultimatum.” The Preacher Takes a Wife originally aired on October 22, 1979 The opening song “Albert” is written and performed by the amazing Norwegi...
Dec 17, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 278
Paris Brown returns to the show to talk about everything she is doing and we talk a little bit about her visit to Simi Valley at the reunion in March. I hope you enjoy this discussion! “Laura attends a writing seminar in Arizona, but the experience is marred by a rude professor who cuts her down at every turn.” A Wiser Heart originally aired on November 2, 1981 Check out Paris Brown’s true crime podcast , Crime Scholar https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crime-scholar/id1439251231 The opening ...
Dec 10, 2024•2 hr 5 min•Ep. 277
Susan King returns to the show to help me revisit this unforgettable episode! I hope you have a great time listening! “Mary must get help when a stagecoach accident traps Adam and endangers a pregnant woman; Laura and Albert offer a beehive to their rivals.” The Third Miracle originally aired on October 8, 1979 The opening song “Albert” is written and performed by the amazing Norwegian band, Project Brundlefly and is used with permission. Check them out at: https://www.facebook.com/ProjectBrundl...
Nov 19, 20240•Ep. 276
Abe is a listener who joined the podcast to discuss my favorite episode of Little House on the Prairie. “Laura swears her friend Jonah to secrecy after the two uncover a shiny golden ore lying in the bed of their favorite fishing hole and both begin planning what they will do with the great wealth they are sure to have once they’ve mined their treasure and taken it to the bank.” At the End of the Rainbow originally aired on December 10, 1975 The opening song “Albert” is written and performed by ...
Nov 08, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 275
Filmmaker, Amy C Elliott joins the podcast to discuss this unforgettable episode. She also talks about her newest documentary which documents the Little House on the Prairie Reunions, including Simi Valley. I can’t wait to check it out and am so honored to have had her come onto the podcast. Her work is amazing and I really hope each of you check it out on her website https://www.ace-photography.com “Typhoid is unleashed on an unsuspecting Walnut Grove, teaming Charles with Doc Baker and Reveren...
Oct 22, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 274
Lorie Dorrian returns to the podcast to discuss this painful and unforgettable Little House episode. “Caroline is puzzled when her plan to provoke Isaiah Edwards to jealousy doesn’t result in an invitation to the annual spring dance for his anxious gal, Grace Snider, until Charles reminds her what happened when she tried the same tactic with him years before. “ The Spring Dance originally aired on October 29, 1975 The opening song “Albert” is written and performed by the amazing Norwegian band, ...
Oct 08, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 273
Josh Corum from the Hot Red Shorts: A Gay Watch of Baywatch Podcast joins me to discuss this painful and unforgettable Little House episode. Isn’t Harriet just awful in this episode?! “A widowed circus man and young father named `Little Lou’ makes a promise to quit the circus and move to Walnut Grove to try to make a living after his wife dies during childbirth. “ Little Lou originally aired on October 25, 1982 Want to hear Josh’s work on his own podcast? Go check it out, it’s pretty great! http...
Sep 24, 2024•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 272
Jen Woods swings by to discuss and revisit this excellent episode with a questionable name! I hope you enjoy this episode! “Joseph Stokes is rejected by his grandpa because his daughter married a Native American, however when Joseph faces some school bullies his grandpa’s opinion changes.” Injun Kid originally aired on January 31, 1977 The opening song “Albert” is written and performed by the amazing Norwegian band, Project Brundlefly and is used with permission. Check them out at: https://www.f...
Sep 10, 2024•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 271
Brian returns to the show to discuss this amazing episode! I hope you enjoy this podcast! “Charles seems to inherit a fortune and the whole town helps the Ingalls to spend the money, which starts to feel like a curse rather than a blessing.” The Inheritance originally aired on February 6, 1978 The opening song “Albert” is written and performed by the amazing Norwegian band, Project Brundlefly and is used with permission. Check them out at: https://www.facebook.com/ProjectBrundlefly Become a Patr...
Aug 27, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 270
Karyne returns to the show and we jump into this amazing episode guest starring, Todd Bridges! I hope you enjoy this episode! “Yearning to escape the hard life that sent his father to an early grave, Solomon Henry, an 11 year old boy, runs away from his parents and seeks solace in the in Ingalls’s family.” The Wisdom of Solomon originally aired on February 28, 1977 The opening song “Albert” is written and performed by the amazing Norwegian band, Project Brundlefly and is used with permission. Ch...
Aug 14, 2024•2 hr 13 min•Ep. 269
Cheyenne returns to the podcast to help me in discussing and breaking apart this unforgettable episode! “Albert becomes an apprentice for a craftsman who is Jewish. His classmates accuse him of being a Jew-lover and Laura is embarrassed because they accuse her when she tells them to quit picking on Albert. Albert learns to take pride in his work and when Mr. Isaac Singerman dies at the end of the summer, Albert follows his way of planting an acorn to grow a tree to repay the earth for the one he...
Jul 30, 2024•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 268
We discuss Dean Butler’s new book, Michael Landon’s feats of strength, the documentary he is working on, the loss of Shannen Doherty just a week ago and even Donald Trump sneaks into the chat. I hope you enjoy this discussion! The opening song “Albert” is written and performed by the amazing Norwegian band, Project Brundlefly and is used with permission. Check them out at: https://www.facebook.com/ProjectBrundlefly Become a Patron! The post Speaking with Dean Butler about his NEW Book first appe...
Jul 23, 2024•44 min•Ep. 267
Binyomin joins the podcast from far away to discuss his love of Little House on the Prairie as well as many other things – I hope you enjoy this episode! “A deaf-mute may have the answer when Reverend Alden’s request for a new church bell starts the Kennedys and Olesons feuding over who donates the bell and who takes the credit.” The Voice of Tinker Jones originally aired on December 4, 1974 The opening song “Albert” is written and performed by the amazing Norwegian band, Project Brundlefly and ...
Jul 19, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 266
Chris Hasler returns to the podcast to discuss this always amusing origin story about how Caroline and Charles (allegedly) met! “Charles Ingalls has an accident when trying to get home for his wedding anniversary. Caroline, very worried indeed, tries to keep the children amused of how they first met.” I Remember, I Remember originally aired on January 23, 1978 The opening song “Albert” is written and performed by the amazing Norwegian band, Project Brundlefly and is used with permission. Check t...
Jul 09, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 265
