Wilder on the Prairie

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Episode 191 - LTOP - The Sociable Jun 22, 2026

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Episode 191

Little Town on the Prairie ch. 17 "The Sociable"

Join us this week as we discuss how much a dime is worth, what a sociable is, Mrs. Addie Tinkham, princess style dresses, the history of bangs/fringes, pinked edges of fabric, Mr. Timothy Johnson, Mrs. Susan Johnson, dotted Swiss curtains, isling glass windows, Mrs. Frances Woodsworth, Mrs. Margaret Garland, Mrs. Hattie Bradley, and Mrs. Laura Brown.

Episode 190 - LTOP - Name Cards Jun 15, 2026

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Episode 190

Little House on the Prairie ch. 16 "Name Cards"

Join us this week as we discuss Mr. Clewett, Frank Gilbert, the autographs in Laura's book, the history of name cards, Jake Hopp, how much twenty-five cents is, what is the greenie?, bobolinks, cornflowers, and the origin of Almanzo's name.

Episode 189 - LTOP - The School Board's Visit Jun 08, 2026

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Episode 189

Little Town on the Prairie ch. 15 "The School Board's Visit"

Join us this week as we discuss Matthew 23: 25-26, taking care of lice in the 19th century, Lazy, Lousy, Lizy Jane, Willie Oleson, what a "nubia" is, the definition of "impudent", "a dog that will fetch a bone will carry a bone", and Ma's verse in Laura's autograph book.

Episode 188 - LTOP - Sent Home from School Jun 01, 2026

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Episode 188

Ch. 14 of Little Town on the Prairie, "Sent Home from School"

Join us this week as we discuss "spindly", who are Clarence and Alfred?, coal hods, the exports of Brazil, "peaked", and the picture depicting Laura's braids.

Episode 187 - LTOP - School Days May 25, 2026

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Episode 187

Ch. 13 Little Town on the Prairie "School Days"

Join us this week as we discuss the game anteover, Charley Power, buggies, the etiquette of bowing when a man raises a hat, "set a cap" for somebody, and Eliza Jane's homesteading.

Episode 186 - LTOP - Snug for the Winter May 18, 2026

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Episode 186

Ch. 12 of Little Town on the Prairie "Snug for the Winter"

Join us as we discuss groundcherries, husk tomatoes, Alfred Lord Tennyson, "The Lotos Eaters", and Carrie's health.

Episode 185 - LTOP - Miss Wilder Teaches School May 11, 2026

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Episode 185

Ch. 11 of Little House on the Prairie, "Miss Wilder Teaches School".

Join us this week as we discuss Eliza Jane Wilder, Ida Wright Brown, Rev. Edward Brown, Genevieve Masters, what a "polonaise" is, a jabot of lace, "With double a ruffle round her neck", "The Whip-Poor-Will's Song", and whippoorwills.

Episode 184 - LTOP - Mary Goes to College May 04, 2026

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Episode 184

Little Town on the Prairie ch. 10 "Mary Goes to College"

Join us this week as we discuss fall housecleaning, we revisit straw ticks, Brookins vs. Brookings, sprinkling curtains, the Iowa College for the Blind and Vinton, IA, what month Mary started college, "valise", and a world-record autograph album.

Episode 183 - LTOP - Blackbirds Apr 27, 2026

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Episode 183

Little Town on the Prairie ch. 9 "Blackbirds"

Join us this week as we dicuss how much Pa earned in the spring, Spanish needle grass, "to scrabble", cashmere, hoop skirts in the 1870s/1880s, catch-stitching, a "gored" skirt, "shirred", yellow-headed blackbirds, "Sing a Song of Sixpence", and $15 for the heifer.

Episode 182 - LTOP - Fourth of July Apr 20, 2026

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Episode 182

Ch. 8 of Little Town on the Prairie "Fourth of July"

Join us this week as we discuss "The Star Spangled Banner", "Marching through Georgia", union suits, Laura pinning her braids vs. the chapter illustrations, Fort Ticonderoga, Lawyer Visscher Barnes, Laura and Rose's politics (libertarianism), "My Country 'Tis of Thee/America", Samuel Owens, what a "cuss" is, winning $5, and mentioning Eliza Jane Wilder.

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