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Wilder on the PrairieEpisode 153 - LW - AloneEpisode 153 The Long Winter ch. 11 "Alone" Join us this week as we discuss the Masters family who boarded with the Ingalls during the Long Winter, knitting lace, "the Lord helps those who help themselves", the origin of "lickety-split", "gosh all hemlock!", "Little Annie Rooney", "Old Grey Mare She Ain't What She Used to Be", and the Highland Fling.2025-06-2314 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 136 - SSL - Living in TownEpisode 136 ch 27 By the Shores of Silver Lake "Living in Town". Join us this week as we discuss the one-mile walk into town, "ceil", "cornice", "Oh I'm As Happy As a Big Sunflower", the Jerome Beardsley family, who Louizy and Annie were, who killed Hunter, and Mitchell, SD.2024-12-0909 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 108 - BPC - The Fourth DayEpisode 108 On the Banks of Plum Creek ch. 40 "The Fourth Day." Join us this week as we discuss not doing the housework, the word "shamble", the whole family crying, bean broth, the $10 buffalo coat, "freeze the nose off a brass monkey", the word "gully", and oyster crackers. 2024-04-0110 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 107 - BPC - The Third DayEpisode 107 On the Banks of Plum Creek ch. 39 "The Third Day" Join us this week as we discuss cat's cradle.2024-03-2508 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 106 - BPC - The Day of GamesEpisode 106 On the Banks of Plum Creek ch. 38 "The Day of Games" Join us this week as we discuss waking up snowy, cornmeal mush, the significance of the red-checked tablecloth, and little girls crying.2024-03-1806 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 105 - BPC - The Long BlizzardEpisode 105 On the Banks of Plum Creek ch. 37 "The Long Blizzard" Join us this week as we discuss overcoats, the mysterious clock on the shelf, personifying the blizzard, Pa's jumper, the narrative shift to Ma, "Bean Porridge Hot", and the ball of fires coming down the chimney.2024-03-1111 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 104 - BPC - Prairie WinterEpisode 104 On the Banks of Plum Creek ch. 36 "Prairie Winter" Join us this week as we discuss "scudding", Pa wanting to go West, a bear's track quilt, "Jesus Holds My Hand" and "Sweet Sabbath School."2024-03-0409 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 103 - BPC - Keeping HouseEpisode 103 Banks of Plum Creek ch. 35 "Keeping House" Join us this week as we discuss beaver in Minnesota, Pa's "itching foot", shawl pins, Laura's use of onomatopoeia.2024-02-2608 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 102 - BPC - Marks on the SlateEpisode 102 Banks of Plum Creek ch. 34 "Marks on the Slate" Join us this week as we discuss lard and beeswax as a salve, turnips, slate pencils, and the definition of "pell mell."2024-02-1913 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 101 - BPC - Wheels of FireEpisode 101 On the Banks of Plum Creek ch. 33 "Wheels of Fire" Join us this week as we discuss ragweed, eastern cottonwood, and Spot having a calf!2024-02-1207 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 100 - BPC - Grasshoppers WalkingEPISODE 100!!! On the Banks of Plum Creek ch. 32 "Grasshoppers Walking" Join us this week as we discuss bobsleds and when the locust know it's time to go west.2024-02-0511 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 99 - BPC - SurpriseEpisode 99 Chapter 31 On the Banks of Plum Creek "Surprise" Join us this week as we discuss cosy vs. cozy, muskrat, otter, and mink in Minnesota, what a muffler is, Carrie's china dog, Laura's jewel box, and what a muff is. 2024-01-2915 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 98 - BPC - Going to TownEpisode 98 On the Banks of Plum Creek ch. 30 "Going to Town" Join us this week as we discuss pioneer thrift, flannel, gilt, Nellie's manners (or lack thereof), navy beans, challis, "When Johnny Comes Marching Home", "The Girl I Left behind Me", "My Old Kentucky Home", "Swanee River", and "Home Sweet Home".2024-01-2212 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 97 - BPC - The Darkest Hour Is Just before DawnEpisode 97 On the Banks of Plum Creek ch. 29 "The Darkest Hour Is Just before Dawn" Join us this week as we discuss Laura's foot pain, Anna misbehaving, Ma scolding Laura about Charlotte, comforters, and inheriting sibiling's clothes.2024-01-1507 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 96 - BPC - The LetterEpisode 96 On the Banks of Plum Creek ch. 28 "The Letter" Join us this week as we discuss hairpins and how much Pa was earning in eastern Minnesota.2024-01-0805 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 95 - BPC - RainEpisode 95 On the Banks of Plum Creek ch. 27 "Rain". Join us this week as we talk about dogs aging, dustdevils, the Nelsons' house, Exodus 10, heat rash, and what underwaists are.2024-01-0107 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 94 - BPC - Grasshopper EggsEpisode 94 On the Banks of Plum Creek ch. 26 "Grasshopper Eggs" Join us this week as we discuss grasshopper eggs, making cottage cheese, "All the Blue Bonnets Are over the Border," "The Campbells Are Coming Hurrah!" and "Life Let Us Cherish."2023-12-2511 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 93 - BPC - The Glittering CloudEpisode 93 On the Banks of Plum Creek ch. 25 "The Glittering Cloud" Join us this week as we discuss lizards panting, $1,080 per acre of wheat, pullets, "no great loss without some gain", and the Grasshopper Plague of 1874.2023-12-1808 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 92 - BPC - Going to ChurchEpisode 92 On the Banks of Plum Creek ch. 24 "Going to Church" Join us this week as we discuss the Congregational Church, Edward Alden, shirrings, Ma's gold pin, "Wait from the Wagon", "There Is a Happy Land", John 11:35, "Jerusalem the Golden", and "Pa's bell" is still in Walnut Grove.2023-12-1111 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 91 - BPC - Country PartyEpisode 91 On the Banks of Plum Creek, ch. 23 "Country Party" Join us this week as we talk about vanity cakes, Ma's patience, the Ingalls' chickens, and the definition of "knoll."2023-12-0405 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 90 - BPC - Town PartyEpisode 90 On the Banks of Plum Creek ch. 22 "Town Party" Join us this week as we discuss velocipedes, china dolls, talking dolls, and Mother Goose.2023-11-2706 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 89 - BPC - Nellie OlesonEpisode 89 On the Banks of Plum Creek ch. 21 "Nellie Oleson." Join us this week as we discuss the value of money to the Ingalls, the interactions with the Oleson family, ring-around-the-rosie, "Uncle John Is Sick Abed", and Nellie Owens. 2023-11-2007 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 88 - BPC - SchoolEpisode 88 On the Banks of Plum Creek ch. 20 "School" Join us this week as we discuss the definition of "sprigged", which readers the girls would have used, blue herons, snipes, who Laura and Mary's friends were, and Miss Eva Beadle.2023-11-1307 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 87 - BPC - The Fish TrapEpisode 87 On the Banks of Plum Creek ch. 19 "The Fish Trap" Join us this week as we discuss crape, to "cipher", buffalo fish, pickerels, and bullheads.2023-11-0604 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 86 - BPC - The Old Crab and the BloodsuckersEpisode 86 On the Banks of Plum Creek ch. 18 "The Old Crab and the Bloodsuckers." Join us this week as we discuss boughten brooms, minnows, crabs/crawfish, and LEECHES.2023-10-3006 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 85 - BPC - Moving InEpisode 85 On the Banks of Plum Creek ch. 17 "Moving In" Join us this week as we discuss Pa and Laura's secret, Pa's impulsiveness, curtains = a feeling of home, the Ingalls' library, and Ma's china shepherdess.2023-10-2305 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 84 - BPC - The Wonderful HouseEpisode 84 On the Banks of Plum Creek, ch. 16 "The Wonderful House." Join us this week as we discuss Sam and David's names, harrowing, sorrel, the definition of "boughten", lean-tos, tar paper, and P A T 1770. 2023-10-1606 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 82 - BPC - Spring FreshetEpisode 82 Chapter 14 of On the Banks of Plum Creek "Spring Freshet" Join us this week as we discuss the definition of "freshet", the origin of "jiminey crickets", and "it's raining fishhooks and hammer handles".2023-10-0205 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 81 - BPC - Merry ChristmasEpisode 81 On the Banks of Plum Creek ch. 13 "Merry Christmas" Please join us this week as we discuss "Millbank", button strings, and the word "flutterbudget".2023-09-2505 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 80 - BPC - The Christmas HorsesEpisode 80 On the Banks of Plum Creek ch. 12 "The Christmas Horses" Join us this week as we discuss three (or five) grains of parched corn at Thanksgiving, the origin of Santa coming down the chimney, and Carrie's first words in the book.2023-09-1804 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 79 - BPC - RunawayEpisode 79 On the Banks of Plum Creek ch. 11 "Runaway" Join us this week and we discuss chapter continuity, chapter illustrations, Ma's face turning grey, and horehound candy.2023-09-1105 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 78 - BPC - Cattle in the HayEpisode 78 On the Banks of Plum Creek ch. 10 "Cattle in the Hay" Join us this week as we discuss Laura and Mary's ages in the prairieverse, using paper curlers in hair, challis fabric, ox goads, corn dodgers, and Johnnie Johnson in the TV show.2023-09-0408 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 77 - BPC - Grasshopper WeatherEpisode 77 On the Banks of Plum Creek ch. 9 "Grasshopper Weather" Join us this week as we discuss wanting candy for a good wheat crop, prunes vs. plums, what a "bole" is, different types of plums, what frost plums are, and what "grasshopper weather" really is.2023-08-2806 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 76 - BPC - Straw StackEpisode 76 On the Banks of Plum Creek, ch. 8 - "Straw Stack" Join us this week as we discuss scythes, threshing machines, chaff, straw vs. hay, what wheat kernels taste like, and why Pa's back quivered.2023-08-2106 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 75 - BPC - Ox on the RoofEpisode 75 On the Banks of Plum Creek ch. 7 "Ox on the Roof" Join us this week as we discuss what makes bulls angry.2023-08-1404 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 74 - BPC - Wreath of RosesEpisode 74 On the Banks of Plum Creek ch. 6, "Wreath of Roses" Join us this week as we discuss butterfly wings, Eleck Nelson, cud, milking cows, the definition of "milch", and the name "Reet".2023-08-0706 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 73 - BPC - The Strange AnimalEpisode 73 "On the Banks of Plum Creek" ch 5 - "The Strange Animal" Join us this week as we discuss black-eyed Susans, goldenrod, badgers, and muslin.2023-07-3106 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 72 - BPC - Deep WaterEpisode 72 "On the Banks of Plums Creek" chapter 4 "Deep Water" Join us this week as we discuss thrift with clothing, plum thickets, and Laura's love of danger.2023-07-2405 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 71 - BPC - Rushes and FlagsEpisode 71 Chapter 3 On the Banks of Plum Creek "Flags and Rushes" Join us this week as we discuss rushes, blue flags (irises), bumble bees, dragonflys, and water striders.2023-07-1707 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 70 - BPC - The House in the GroundEpisode 70 On the Banks of Plum Creek, ch. 2 "The House in the Ground" Join us this week as we discuss the Ingalls' family self-sufficiency, willows, morning glories, the dimensions of the dugout, Ma's insistence on domesticity, and sod houses.2023-07-1008 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 69 - BPC - The Door in the GroundJoin us this week as we discuss the world in 1937 (the date of publication), the Ingalls' journey to Minnesota, and preemption claims. 2023-07-0308 minWilder on the PrairieBonus Episode 1Join us for a discussion of the Ingalls family and the "Bloody Benders" of Kansas.2023-06-1211 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 68 - LHOP - Going OutEpisode 68 Little House on the Prairie, chapter 26 "Going Out" Join us this week as we discuss the definition of "chirrup", capital punishment for stealing horses, the definition of "tenderfeet", why Laura included the couple whose horses were stolen, "O Susanna", "Dixie", "Battle Cry of Freedom", "Gumtree Canoe", and the upcoming season hiatus. 2023-02-2709 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 67 - LHOP - SolidersEpisode 67 Little House on the Prairie chaper 25, "Soliders" Join us this week as we discuss curlews, kildeers, sandpipers, growing beans, Pa getting angry, the real reason the Ingalls left Kansas, how big the calf would have been, and "there is no great loss without some small gain."2023-02-2008 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 66 - LHOP - Indians Ride AwayEpisode 66 Little House on the Prairie, chapter 24 "Indians Ride Away" Join us this week as we discuss what frogs really say, frogs native to Kansas, Pa disciplining Jack, bay-colored horses, and Laura wanting the baby in the basket.2023-02-1307 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 65 - LHOP - Indian War CryEpisode 65 Little House on the Prairie chapter 23, "Indian War Cry" Join us this week as we discuss the chapter's tone, trimming dogs' nails, stockades, and the identity of Soldat du Chêne.2023-02-0609 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 64 - LHOP - The Prairie FireEpisode 64 Little House on the Prairie, chapter 22 "The Prairie Fire" Join us this week as we discuss backfires, 13-lined ground squirrel/gopher holes, the definition of "devilment", Fort Gibson (OK), and buffalo movement patterns.2023-01-3005 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 63 - LHOP - Indian JamobreeEpisode 63 Little House on the Prairie, chapter 21 "Indian Jamboree Join us this week as we discuss hopscotch, Mary's age in the narrative, division of chores between Laura and Mary, seed potatoes, blouses, headbands, plows, and watermelon seeds.2023-01-2307 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 62 - LHOP - A Scream in the NightEpisode 62 Little House on the Prairie, chapter 20 "A Scream in the Night" Join us this week as we discuss "Patty Cake", "Hide the Thumble", "Bean Porridge Hot", strap-ears, panthers in Kansas, and bootjacks.2023-01-1609 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 61 - LHOP - Mr. Edwards Meets Santa ClausEpisode 61 Little House on the Prairie, chapter 19 "Mr. Edwards Meets Santa Claus" Join us this week as we discuss "to scrooge", Onion Creek, razorbacks, and cornshuck beds.2023-01-0905 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 60 - LHOP - The Tall IndianEpisode 60 Little House on the Prairie, chapter 18 "The Tall Indian" Join us this week as we discuss northers, scalplocks, the origin of "how", speaking to someone whose language you don't understand, the Osage experience with French, mink, and "The Blue Junaita".2023-01-0110 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 59 - LHOP - Pa Goes to TownEpisode 59 Little House on the Prairie, chapter 17 "Pa Goes to Town" Join us this week as we talk about picket-pins, the Dakota Wars, shutters, and "There Is a Happy Land".2022-12-2506 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 58 - LHOP - Fire in the ChimneyEpisode 58 Little House on the Prairie chapter 16, "Fire in the Chimney" Join us this week as we discuss buffalo grass, curing hay, geese flying in Vs, "Bye Baby Bunting", and "Green Grow the Laurels".2022-12-1808 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 57 - LHOP - Fever 'N AgueEpisode 57 Little House on the Prairie, chapter 15 "Fever n' Ague" Join us this week as we learn how to pronounce "ague" and what it means, when blackberries are ripe, Laura crying, Dr. George Tann, watermelons, the phrase "since Hector was a pup", quinine, and Ma's gold pin.2022-12-1209 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 56 - LHOP - Indian CampEpisode 56 Little House on the Prairie chapter 14, "Indian Camp" Join us this week as we discuss buckbrush, the definition of "ox-eyed", Osage lodges, and what Osage women wore.2022-12-0510 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 55 - LHOP - Texas LonghornsEpisode 55 Little House on the Prairie chapter 13 "Texas Longhorns" Join us this week as we talk about Fort Dodge, Kansas (or Iowa?), chaps, Texas longhorns, "by the Great Horned Spoon", and whippoorwills.2022-11-2809 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 54 - LHOP - Fresh Water to DrinkEpisode 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.2022-11-2108 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 53 - LHOP - Indians in the HouseEpisode 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.2022-11-1407 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 52 - LHOP - A Roof and a Floor"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?2022-11-0707 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 51 - LHOP - A Fire on the HearthEpisode 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.2022-10-3110 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 50 - LHOP - Two Stout DoorsLittle House on the Prairie Chapter 8, "Two Stout Doors" Join us this week as we discuss prairie chicken hash and building the doors.2022-10-2405 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 49 - LHOP - The Wolf-PackLittle 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".2022-10-1709 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 48 - LHOP - Moving InEpisode 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".2022-10-1005 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 47 - LHOP - The House on the PrairieEpisode 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.2022-10-0310 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 46 - LHOP - Prairie DayEpisode 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.2022-09-2611 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 45 - LHOP - Camp on the High PrairieEpisode 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.2022-09-1910 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 44 - LHOP - Crossing the CreekEpisode 44 Little House on the Prairie Chapter 2 "Crossing the Creek" Join us this week as we discuss fords, when fawning season is, why Laura had to wear a blanket crossing the creek, running gear, American bulldogs swimming, and mustangs.2022-09-1207 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 43 - LHOP - Going WestEpisode 43 Chapter 1 "Going West" Join us this week as we discuss the Ingalls family in both Missouri and Kansas, Pa's Wisconsin land in 2022 dollars, dimensions of a prairie schooner, Laura's grandparents and double cousins, molasses, the dimensions of Lake Pepin, when this ice cracks on Lake Pepin, the definition of Indian Territory, crossing the Missouri River, jackrabbits, and wagon wheel tracks you can still see in the American West.2022-09-0518 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 42 - FB - Farmer BoyEpisode 42 Farmer Boy Chapter 29 "Farmer Boy" Join us this week as we discuss wheelwrights, apprenticeship in the 1800s, truckle, and Libertarians.2022-08-0109 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 41 - FB - Mr. Thompson's PocketbookEpisode 41 Farmer Boy Chapter 28 "Mr. Thompson's Pocket Book" In today's episode we discuss hay balers, capstans, money conversions, pocketbooks, shinny, hames, livery stables, and if Mr. Paddock was a real person. 2022-07-2509 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 40 - FB - Wood-HaulingEpisode 40 Farmer Boy Chapter 27 "Wood Hauling" Join us this week as we discuss yearlings, Almanzo's age, feather stitching, cant poles, balky, swearing, and corded wood.2022-07-1806 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 39 - FB = ChristmasEpisode 39 Farmer Boy Chapter 26 "Christmas" Join us as we discuss the extended Wilder Family, switches, scouring bricks, mince pies, dampers, horehound candy, garnets, paring potatoes, and the word "dast".2022-07-1111 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 38 - FB - ThreshingEpisode 38 Farmer Boy Chapter 25 "Threshing" Join us this week as we discuss flails, ironwood, fanning mills, eating wheat kernels, and how big a bushel is.2022-07-0409 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 37 - FB - The Little BobsledEpisode 37 Farmer Boy Chapter 24 "The Little Bobsled" Join us this week as we discuss bobsleds, a tree being 5" through, the definition of "hew", the pliability of wood, and Laurapalooza 2022.2022-06-2708 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 36 - FB - CobblerEpisode 36, Farmer Boy Chapter 23 "Cobbler" Join us this week as we discuss the Malone Academy, basting, boughten, carpetbags, husking pegs, lasts, awls, and bespoke shoes.2022-06-2013 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 35 - FB - Fall of the YearFarmer Boy chapter 22 "Fall of the Year" Join us this week as we discuss beechnuts, why snow is "poor man's fertilizer", banking walls, saltpeter, and candlemaking. 2022-06-1306 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 34 - FB - County FairFarmer Boy Chapter 21 "The County Fair" Join us this week as we discuss 1866 money values in 2022, thoroughbred horses, Belgian horses, mules, Chester white pigs, succotash, sulkies, and the world's record for running a mile.2022-06-0611 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 33 - FB - Late HarvestFarmer Boy chapter 20, "Late Harvest" Join us this week as we discuss the harvest moon, the world's largest pumpkin, how big a hogshead is, the physics of potatoes exploding, and what a poultice is.2022-05-3006 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 32 - FB - Early HarvestFarmer Boy Chapter 19 "Early Harvest" Join us this week as we talk about timothy grass, swath(e), the difference between eastern and western meadlowlarks, egg nog, windrows, foreshadowing The Long Winter, a bucolic lifestyle and thrift, cutting oats with cradles, shocking oats, mauls, $250 in 1866 dollars, and bombazine.2022-05-2314 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 31 - FB - Keeping HouseEpisode 31 Farmer Boy Chapter 18, "Keeping House" Join us this week as we discuss Uncle Andrew Day, lap robes, how to pick a ripe melon, wabbling, watermlon rind preserves, what pigs should eat, hydrangeas, pound cakes, parlors, horsehair cloth, and what nots.2022-05-1610 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 30 - FB - Summer-TimeFarmer Boy Chapter 17 "Summer Time" Join us this week as we discuss growing big pumpkins, pig prices, why you fish when it rains, speckled trout, Lake Chateaugay, black bears in New York State, and jelly vs. jam vs. preserves.2022-05-0907 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 29 - FB - Independence DayEpisode 29 Chapter 16 "Independence Day" Join us this week as we discuss French calico, the song "Yankee Doodle", downtown Malone, the "Star-Spangled Banner", how many stars on the Flag in 1866, pink lemonade, the word "lief", the value of a half dollar in 1866, sucking pigs, and the Great American Desert.2022-05-0209 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 28 - FB - Cold SnapEpisode 28 Farmer Boy Chapter 15 "Cold Snap" This week we will dicuss carding wool, dyeing wool, planting pumpkins in May, planting corn and pumpkins together, how big an acre really is, 1866 crop yields, and saving freezing corn.2022-04-2512 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 27 - FB - Sheep-ShearingCh. 14 "Sheep Sheering" Join us this week as we talk about shearing sheep, sheep swimming, sheep butting, how long it takes to shear by hand, how often to shear, merino wool, and fleece weight.2022-04-1811 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 26 - FB - The Strange DogJoin us for a discussion of Chapter 13 of Farmer Boy, "The Strange Dog". Topics for this episode include Morgan horses, horses' teeth, $200 in 2022 dollars, how much a Morgan horse is, setting the sponge for baking, and woodlots.2022-04-1109 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 25 - FB - Tin-PeddlerFarmer Boy Chapter 12 "The Tin Peddler" This week we talk about rubbing down horses with clean cloths, Saranac New York, working exclusively with tin, trading rags, and a peddlars cart.2022-04-0407 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 24 - FB - SpringtimeFarmer Boy Chapter 11 "Springtime" Today we will discuss door sills, horse traces, furrows, the St. Lawrence River, pumphouses, lizards in New York (five-lined skinks), whistling girls, and Canada peas.2022-03-2808 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 23 - FB - The Turn of the YearChapter 10 "The Turn of the Year" Today we discuss Scottish proverbs, winterberries, sugaring off, how big a bushel is, the railroad in Malone, how much $500 of 1866 dollars is in 2022, straw on the floors, and whitewashing. 2022-03-2110 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 22 - FB - Breaking the CalvesChapter 9 "Breaking in the Calves" Join us as we discuss moosewood, gee and haw, oxen vs. cattle, Rocky Mountain oysters, augers, lynchpins, and sacré bleu! 2022-03-1410 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 21 - FB - SundayChapter 8 "Sunday" Join us this week as we discuss currycombs, fullcloth, broadcloth, stock ties, merino wool, Uncle Wesley and Cousin Frank, how to make potato starch, the word "harrow", and apple pies with a slice of cheese.2022-03-0711 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 20 - FB - Saturday NightJoin us this week for chapter 7 of Farmer Boy entitled "Saturday Nights". We discuss donuts, the Comanche, soft soap, shirts, and underwaists.2022-02-2805 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 19 - FB - Filling the Ice-HouseChapter 6 "Filling the Ice House" Join us this week as we discuss the Trout River, the French-Canadian population of Franklin County in 1860, crosscut saws, ice tongs, sawdust as insulation, apples and onions, and bird's nest pudding.2022-02-2109 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 18 - FB - BirthdayChapter 5 "Birthday" Join us this week as we discuss Almanzo's true year of birth, yokes, barn jumpers, weaving, hanks of yarn, stanchions, and freezing your tongue to a flagpole.2022-02-1416 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 17 - FB - SurpriseChapter 4 "Surprise" This week's episode covers primers, schoolhouse entries, and whips.2022-02-0712 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 16 - FB - Winter NightChapter 3 "Winter Night" In this week's episode, we discuss tallow, pannikins, hossocks, popcorn, and the Wilder "dialect". 2022-01-3106 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 15 - FB - Winter EveningChapter 2 "Winter Evening" Join us this week as we talk about threshing floors, fanning mils, sheep folds, haymows, James Wilder, hoop skirts, Angelina Wilder, and air castles.2022-01-2409 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 14 - FB - School DaysWelcome to the first chapter of "Farmer Boy", School Days! In this chapter we will talk about the Wilder family, fullcloth, and Hardscrabble Hill.2022-01-1709 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 13 - LHBW - The Deer in the Wood"Deer in the Wood" This week we discuss quilts, "O Susannah", and "Auld Lang Syne".2022-01-0306 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 12 - LHBW - The Wonderful Machine"The Wonderful Machine" This week's podcast discusses sumac, hubbard squash, hulled corn, threshing machines, and johnnycakes.2021-12-2707 minWilder on the PrairieEpisode 0Introductory episode to "Wilder on the Prairie" Podcast. Contains podcast mission and brief introduction from podcast host, Annie Kontor.2021-10-0107 min