Wilder on the Prairie

Annie Kontor
  • 5.0 (46)
  • BOOKS
  • UPDATED WEEKLY

The only podcast that talks about all things Laura Ingalls Wilder, one "Little House" book at a time.

  1. 4D AGO

    Episode 175 - LTOP - Surprise

    Episode 175   Ch. 1 of Little Town on the Prairie, "Surprise".   Join us this week as we discuss Laura working in a hotel, a little of the Ingalls' time in Burr Oak, 1941 in the context of Newbery Honor books and famous people born in 1941.

    5 min

  2. 11/17/2025

    Episode 174 - LW - Christmas in May

    Episode 174   Ch. 33 of The Long Winter, "Christmas in May".   Join us this week as we discuss the tablecloth sitch, yeast cakes/sponge/light bread, seedless raisins, cream of tartar, how far the Boasts' claim was from town, a dripping pan, ways to mash potatoes, the Boasts' winter on their claim, "Where There's a Will There's a Way".

    13 min

  3. 11/10/2025

    Episode 173 - LW - The Christmas Barrel

    Episode 173   Ch. 32 of The Long Winter, "The Christmas Barrel".   Join us this week as we discuss whaleboned basques, fascinators, what "dove colored" is, Laura's jealousy about the Christmas barrel, talking turkey, and the presence of Mr. Boast.

    9 min

  4. 11/03/2025

    Episode 172 - LW - Waiting for the Train

    Episode 172   Ch. 31 of The Long Winter "Waiting for the Train"   Join us this week as we discuss King Nebuchadnezzar, "The May Queen", positive stereotypes of people of Scottish descent, why the Ingalls air the bedding, what an emigrant car is, and Pa not caring about taking items from the railroad company.

    11 min

  5. 10/27/2025

    Episode 171 - LW - It Can't Beat Us

    Episode 171   Ch. 30 of The Long Winter, "It Can't Beat Us".   Join us this week as we discuss Carrie not helping with chores (?), no more lessons, Pa not singing his trouble song, Laura's light within her, the Chinook winds, and "beauty is only skin deep".

    10 min

  6. 10/20/2025

    Episode 170 - LW - The Last Mile

    Episode 170   Ch. 29 of The Long Winter, "The Last Mile".    Join us this week as we discuss how Almanzo treats Prince, what a neckyoke is, what "tugs" are, "Is that the best you can do?", Laura clarifying the timeline of the narrative, what Loftus charges for the wheat, the physcial description of Pa and the toll the Long Winter has taken on him, the respect Pa commanded, "palaver", how they divided up the wheat, and Pa being too proud to ask for help carrying 125 lbs.

    14 min

  7. 10/13/2025

    Episode 169 - LW - Four Days' Blizzard

    Episode 169   Ch. of The Long Winter "Four Days' Blizzard"   Join us this week as we discuss Pa yelling at the wind, "Song of the Freed Men/We Are All Here", "It Will Never Do to Give (It) up So", "Great Is the Lord/And Greatly to Be Prais'd", "When I Can Read My Title Clear",  chilblained definition, and Pa revealing where he got his seed wheat.

    11 min

  8. 10/06/2025

    Episode 168 - LW - For Daily Bread

    Episode 168   Ch. 27 of The Long Winter "For Daily Bread".   Join us this week as we discuss the challenges Cap and Almanzo faced, the morning star (Venus), a buckskin horse, Cap and Almanzo's ages, Lake Henry and Lake Thompson, a "swell", "zenith", the identity of Anderson, wheat prices, "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush".

    16 min
See All (179)

5
out of 5
46 Ratings

About

The only podcast that talks about all things Laura Ingalls Wilder, one "Little House" book at a time.

Information

  • Creator
    Annie Kontor
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    179
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024
  • Show Website
    Wilder on the Prairie

You Might Also Like