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Laura Ingalls Wilder Legacy and Research Association is dedicated to preserving the legacy and furthering scholarship of Laura Ingalls Wilder. This is a wonderful discussion I had with the President of the LIWLRA, Sarah Manley!
Sarah is a true Bonnethead and loves the television show as well as the books! We had a great conversation about her organization and the plans for LauraPalooza 2022: The Wilder Side in Vermont!
You can find out more information about the LIWLRA at their website https://www.liwlra.org
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Special Thanks to John Mapes Music for allowing me to use his excellent cover song in the episode! You can watch his hilarious Little House Tribute here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93Vjps2HriA Please Subscribe to his Channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSg9fwvgW1fZltdlVM-9UsQ
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The post Bonnetheads 15: A Discussion with the LIWLRA about Laurapalooza 2022 and more! first appeared on The Little House on the Prairie Podcast: Walnut GroveCast.Mark is joined by Kelly Mielke and Chantelle Dubois Nishiyama to discuss this oft-forgotten Little House on the Prairie Movie!
We discuss so much in this episode and I hope you enjoy it nearly as much as we did while reviewing it!
Gobble-gobble!
“Little House on the Prairie” Thanksgiving clip show in which Laura Ingalls reminisces about the Ingalls’ journeys and struggles during a family Thanksgiving gathering.”
Little House Years Originally aired on November 15, 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/ProjectBrundlefly
The post Little House Years Thanksgiving Special! first appeared on The Little House on the Prairie Podcast: Walnut GroveCast.Karen Grassle AKA Caroline Ingalls was kind enough to sit with Walnut GroveCast to discuss her new book, Bright Lights, Prairie Dust. We discuss a number of really great things and I hope you enjoy this Walnut GroveCast exclusive! Order Bright Lights, Prairie Dust with this link: https://www.amazon.com/Bright-Lights-Prairie-Dust-Reflections/dp/1647423139 You can follow Karen Grassle’s ongoing career at her website and social media outlets! https://www.Karengrassle.net Instagram @karengrassle Karen also has a new movie called, “NOT TO FORGET” coming out on November 26th! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn6b4bSoE3c
The post An Interview with Karen Grassle first appeared on The Little House on the Prairie Podcast: Walnut GroveCast.Karen Grassle AKA Caroline Ingalls was kind enough to sit with Walnut GroveCast to discuss her new book, Bright Lights, Prairie Dust. We discuss a number of really great things and I hope you enjoy this Walnut GroveCast exclusive! Order Bright Lights, Prairie Dust with this link: https://www.amazon.com/Bright-Lights-Prairie-Dust-Reflections/dp/1647423139 You can follow Karen Grassle’s ongoing career at her website and social media outlets! https://www.Karengrassle.net Instagram @karengrassle Karen also has a new movie called, “NOT TO FORGET” coming out on November 26th! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn6b4bSoE3c
The post An Interview with Karen Grassle first appeared on The Little House on the Prairie Podcast: Walnut GroveCast.Shannon Quinten joins the podcast to discuss Silent Promises! We point out how everyone likes to point their finger at Almanzo for being Laura’s first TV kiss but in fact it was Daniel in this very episode!
We discuss so much in this episode and I hope you enjoy it nearly as much as we did while reviewing it!
“Laura takes a job tutoring a deaf boy named Daniel, teaching him how to communicate through sign language. Daniel makes more than an academic breakthrough – he develops a huge crush on Laura! Laura doesn’t know quite what to do, and makes some mistakes along the way in dealing with her situation.”
Silent Promises Originally aired on January 28, 1980
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
The post Silent Promises first appeared on The Little House on the Prairie Podcast: Walnut GroveCast.Laura Solarin joins the show to discuss the episode, His Father’s Son! We discuss the John Jr character as well as some miscellaneous discussion about the rifle that he received from Isaiah.
There are a few really great cinematic shots as well as Radames Pera showing his acting chops, it is certainly worthy of another viewing. Please put this episode on again and join us as we discuss and break down this incredible episode!
“Isaiah Edwards attempts to bond with his newly adopted son and buys him a rifle so that the pair can go hunting together. However, his son, an avid reader, has no interest in hunting.”
His Father’s Son originally aired on January 7, 1976
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
The post His Father’s Son first appeared on The Little House on the Prairie Podcast: Walnut GroveCast.Wendi Lou Lee AKA Grace Ingalls joins me to review A Most Precious Gift! I was nervous about this episode because, although I have spoken to Wendi several times, I have never had a cast member actually review an entire episode!
I thought this was just simply the BEST! Thank you so much for taking the time out of your schedule Wendi and I look forward to another one in the future!
“Newly pregnant Caroline Ingalls misunderstands a comment from husband Charles that he hopes their new baby will not be a girl.”
A Most Precious Gift originally aired on February 27, 1978
I hope you enjoy this episode!
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
The post A Most Precious Gift first appeared on The Little House on the Prairie Podcast: Walnut GroveCast.The end of Summer has arrived and so have the weekly episodes of Walnut GroveCast! This summer I released a total of 15 episodes of Walnut GroveCast, 11 episodes of Bonnetheads and 13 episodes of The Little House Book Club and there is a lot more to come! Although the podcast is returning to its bi-weekly roots there will still be releases of all of these podcasts to keep even the most demanding listener occupied!
Thank you to each and every one of you for supporting the podcast and for being such a tremendous part of the show! For supporters, there is an Antique book giveaway that is coming in the next week and in December there will be several giveaways that I am excited about, you know it’s a good giveaway when it is something YOU want to keep! It’s very cool and antique so stay tuned!Peyton England joins the show to help me discuss this episode that follows Johnny Johnson and Isaiah to the big city!
“Taking full responsibility for filling Johnny Johnson’s head with exaggerated tales of travel and adventure, Mr. Edwards goes with him when Johnny takes off to see the world, hoping to protect the credulous farm-boy from dangerous situations and unscrupulous characters while trying to convince him to go back home.”
To See the World originally aired on March 5, 1975
I hope you enjoy this episode!
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
The post To See the World first appeared on The Little House on the Prairie Podcast: Walnut GroveCast.Chantelle Dubois Nishiyama returns to the show to discuss this heartbreaking episode about the power of belief in adults and children. Red Buttons guest stars as the charismatic Willie O’Hara who plays a travelling medicine salesman.
“Jovial Willie O’Hara, a traveling, patent-medicine salesman, comes to Walnut Grove with his talking crow and chimpanzee “circus”, appears to immediately cure Mr. Hanson’s incurable headache and convinces most of the community that his remedy is good for anything, and everything, that ails them. But an angry Doc Baker must intervene when Mrs. Oleson believes that the potion will cure her life-threatening appendicitis and later, Laura learns a difficult lesson when she expects O’Hara’s miraculous medicine to heal her seriously injured best friend…her beloved dog, Jack.”
Circus Man originally aired on January 29, 1975
I hope you enjoy this episode!
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
The post Circus Man first appeared on The Little House on the Prairie Podcast: Walnut GroveCast.Susan King returns to Walnut GroveCast to help me review and discuss this memorable and dramatic episode.
There is a lot in this episode including:
“On a dark and stormy night, Laura and Mary are staying alone at the School for the Blind when they are taken hostage by a trio of escaped convicts.”
Darkness Is My Friend originally aired on January 21, 1980
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
The post Darkness Is My Friend first appeared on The Little House on the Prairie Podcast: Walnut GroveCast.
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