Wilder on the Prairie

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Episode 54 - LHOP - Fresh Water to Drink Nov 21, 2022

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Episode 54

Little House on the Prairie, chapter 12 "Fresh Water to Drink"

Join us this week as we talk about straw ticks, rope beds, goose feather pillows, spades, the (un)strong language of Mr. Scott, the dichotomy of Laura and Mary, windlasses, a rare time when Ma cries, carbon monoxide, and towsacks.

Episode 53 - LHOP - Indians in the House Nov 14, 2022

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Episode 53

Little House on the Prairie chapter 11, "Indians in the House"

Join us this week as we discuss dog eye colors, screaming in whispers, active Laura vs. passive Mary, skunks, cornbread, and the Osage Nation.

Episode 52 - LHOP - A Roof and a Floor Nov 06, 2022

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"Little House on the Prairie"

Chapter 10 "A Roof and a Floor"

Join us this week as we discuss garter snakes, Laura not wearing a sunbonnet, the shepherdess as home, and what was hanging in the windows before glass windows?

Episode 51 - LHOP - A Fire on the Hearth Oct 30, 2022

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Episode 51

Little House on the Prairie, chapter 9 "The Fire on the Hearth"

Join us today as we discuss larkspur, poisonous snakes in Kansas, bear grease in Pa's hair, stick-and-daub, and the little china shepherdess.

Episode 50 - LHOP - Two Stout Doors Oct 24, 2022

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Little House on the Prairie

Chapter 8, "Two Stout Doors"

Join us this week as we discuss prairie chicken hash and building the doors.

Episode 49 - LHOP - The Wolf-Pack Oct 17, 2022

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Little House on the Prairie

Chapter 7 "The Wolf Pack"

Join us this week as we talk about horse gestation, mules, grey wolves, wolf pack sizes, the Scott family, pioneer cabin sizes, Great Plains (buffalo) wolves, and the word "scringe".

Episode 48 - LHOP - Moving In Oct 09, 2022

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Episode 48

Little House on the Prairie Chapter 6 "Moving In"

Join us this week as we talk about scalawgs, a puncheon floor, dimensions of the log cabin, "Roll on Silver Moon".

Episode 47 - LHOP - The House on the Prairie Oct 03, 2022

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Episode 47

Little House on the Prairie, chapter 5 "The House on the Prairie"

Join us this week as we discuss the Verdigris River, Cuba (New York) and the Seneca tribe, to chink cracks, Mr. Edwards, "I Am a Gypsy King", "The Devil's Hornpipe", "Old Dan Tucker", and nightingales.

Episode 46 - LHOP - Prairie Day Sep 26, 2022

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Episode 46

Little House on the Prairie, Chapter 4 "Prairie Day"

Join us this week as we discuss dickcissels, how far the Ingalls lived from Independence, prairie chickens, the definition of "to kilt", striped gophers, Laura's treatment of Native Americans in this novel, sadirons, phoebe birds, and Daisy Deane.

Episode 45 - LHOP - Camp on the High Prairie Sep 19, 2022

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Episode 45

Little House on the Prairie, Chapter 3 "Camp on the High Prairie"

Join us this week as we discuss the high prairie, grinding coffee, bake ovens, salt pork, wolves, lynx, nightcaps, and what kind of bulldog Jack really was.

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