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Land of Laura: the PodcastWhat Really Made Mary Ingalls Go Blind? (Hint: It Wasn't Scarlet Fever)Dr. Beth Tarini was a medical school student when talk turned to scarlet fever. Scarlet fever —that's what made Mary Ingalls go blind, she thought. But her medical training had already taught her that wasn't possible. She started to wonder —what did cause Mary's blindness? As she became a doctor, the question stayed in her mind.It would take another decade, but in 2012, working with research assistant Sarah Allexan — today a physician — they came up with an answer to that question that was so plausible, they co-wrote an article about it that was published in the medical journal...
2026-02-2635 min
History 605Season 6, Ep 1: The nation's first Libertarian - Rose Wilder LaneIn this episode, Ben Jones speaks to Dedra Birzer who has recently written an essay in "South Dakota History," about Rose Wilder Lane's writing, her career, and her work to imbue the pioneer spirit into American political life.
2026-02-1646 minHistory 605Season 6, Ep 1: The nation's first Libertarian - Rose Wilder LaneIn this episode, Ben Jones speaks to Dedra Birzer who has recently written an essay in "South Dakota History," about Rose Wilder Lane's writing, her career, and her work to imbue the pioneer spirit into American political life.
2026-02-1646 min
This Week in the WestThis Week in the West: Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little House Author’s Version of Pioneer Life🤠This Week in the West
🎙️ Episode 67: Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little House Author’s Version of Pioneer Life
📢 Episode Summary: This episode of This Week in The West explores the life and legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder, whose Little House books shaped how generations of Americans imagine frontier life. Born in 1867, Wilder grew up in a constantly moving pioneer family that faced illegal settlement on Native land, brutal winters, crop failures, disease and near-constant financial instability. Far from a romantic adventure, her childhood was marked by hardship, early labor and survival on the margins of the American fron...
2026-02-0905 min
Land of Laura: the PodcastGood Books for Bad Children: Children's Publishing and Laura's Editors: Part 2Wendy McClure, author of The Wilder Life: My Adventures in the Lost World of Little House on the Prairie (Episode 6), brings her 30 years of experience in children's publishing to another visit to the Land of Laura studio. In an overview over two episodes, she'll orient us to the state of quality children's literature when Laura Ingalls Wilder (and Rose Wilder Lane) came on the scene. (Hint: it didn't exactly exist.) She'll also introduce us to all four of Laura's editors, including badass Ursula Nordstrom. She'll tell us about the ongoing branding and expansion of the Little House series that star...
2026-02-0537 minLand of Laura: the PodcastGood Books for Bad Children: Children's Publishing and Laura's Editors (Part 1)Wendy McClure, author of The Wilder Life: My Adventures in the Lost World of Little House on the Prairie (Episode 6), brings her 30 years of experience in children's publishing to another visit to the Land of Laura studio. In an overview over two thirty-minute episodes, she'll orient us to the state of quality children's literature when Laura Ingalls Wilder (and Rose Wilder Lane) came on the scene. (Hint: it didn't exactly exist.) She'll also introduce us to all four of Laura's editors, including badass Ursula Nordstrom. She'll tell us about the ongoing branding and expansion of the Little House series...
2026-01-2931 minLand of Laura: the PodcastLaura Broke My Heart: Dr. Kelly Ferguson, Author of My Life As LauraDr. Kelly Ferguson has been entertaining Laura fans since 2011 with her hilarious book MY LIFE AS LAURA: HOW I SEARCHED FOR LAURA INGALLS WILDER AND FOUND MYSELF. But writing about Laura had a way of breaking her heart, and fifteen years later, she's embraced a new affinity for Rose Wilder Lane. Kelly's substack, Albaniac, details her own travels to Rose's onetime home and shares interviews with the top minds in Rose Wilder Lane scholarship. Today, Land of Laura talks to Kelly about the book, her heartbreak with Laura, and finding her way to Albania.
2026-01-0143 min
Used2SewLittle Sewing Machine on the Prairie (part 2)TR and Aradia both grew up on the Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder, so last week and this week will be looking at how sewing history intersects with this famous series.PioneerGirl.com LittleHouseOnThePrairie.com PioneerGirlProject.org https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/what-should-be-done-about-racist-depictions-in-the-little-house-books/16587 https://www.npr.org/2018/06/25/623184440/little-house-on-the-controversy-laura-ingalls-wilders-name-removed-from-book-awa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_Wilder_Lane Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Used2Sew Buy stickers: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/WYGY99FBLA474 Facebook: https://www.facebook.c...
2025-11-0938 min
Roots & RiddlesLittle House in Spring Valley: A Forgotten ChapterBefore the fame of Little House, before Walnut Grove became a household name, Laura Ingalls Wilder lived through one of the most difficult—and least documented—chapters of her life in Spring Valley, Minnesota.In 1890, following illness, financial ruin, and the death of their infant son, Laura, Almanzo, and young Rose moved in with Almanzo’s family in Spring Valley. For nearly 18 months, they found refuge in the Wilder home and worshipped at the Spring Valley Methodist Church. Though Laura never wrote about this time directly, the town’s records and Wilder family ties reveal a story of quiet...
2025-09-1013 min
I’ll Probably Delete This#13: Robinson CrusoeRobinson Crusoe was an instant bestseller in 1719, yet Daniel Defoe never became rich from it. Why not? In this episode, we look at how authors made (and failed to make) money in the early 18th century, and how printers like William Taylor profited far more than the writers themselves.Books DiscussedRobinson Crusoe (1719) — Daniel Defoe The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1719) — Daniel Defoe Serious Reflections During the Life and Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1720) — Daniel DefoeJournal of the Plague Year (1722) — Daniel Defoe Moll Flanders (1722) — Daniel Defoe Frankenstein (1818) — Mary Shelley...
2025-08-1925 min
Christians Reading ClassicsLaura Ingalls Wilder - Little House on the Prairie with John Fry and LuElla D'AmicoIn this episode of Christians Reading Classics, Nadya Williams talks with historian John Fry and children's literature scholar LuElla D'Amico about Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie. They explore what makes a children's book a classic, Wilder's life and historical context, the collaboration with her daughter Rose, and the enduring moral and cultural resonance of the series. The conversation touches on themes of virtue, nostalgia, cross-cultural appeal, and the complexities of reading historical works through modern eyes. Chapters: 00:00 – Introduction to Little House on the Prairie and Guests 02:18 – What Makes a Classic in Children's Lite...
2025-08-1258 min
Henry Fords Own Story31 - Henry Fords Own Story by Rose Wilder LanePenned by Rose Wilder Lane - a renowned newspaper reporter, political activist, and daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder who authored the beloved Little House series - this intimate biography unveils the life of Henry Ford. Lane collaborates directly with Ford, chronicling his journey from birth to the establishment of the Ford Motor Company, and his revolutionary use of assembly lines for mass car production.
2025-07-2608 minHenry Fords Own Story30 - Henry Fords Own Story by Rose Wilder LanePenned by Rose Wilder Lane - a renowned newspaper reporter, political activist, and daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder who authored the beloved Little House series - this intimate biography unveils the life of Henry Ford. Lane collaborates directly with Ford, chronicling his journey from birth to the establishment of the Ford Motor Company, and his revolutionary use of assembly lines for mass car production.
2025-07-2608 minHenry Fords Own Story29 - Henry Fords Own Story by Rose Wilder LanePenned by Rose Wilder Lane - a renowned newspaper reporter, political activist, and daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder who authored the beloved Little House series - this intimate biography unveils the life of Henry Ford. Lane collaborates directly with Ford, chronicling his journey from birth to the establishment of the Ford Motor Company, and his revolutionary use of assembly lines for mass car production.
2025-07-2608 minHenry Fords Own Story28 - Henry Fords Own Story by Rose Wilder LanePenned by Rose Wilder Lane - a renowned newspaper reporter, political activist, and daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder who authored the beloved Little House series - this intimate biography unveils the life of Henry Ford. Lane collaborates directly with Ford, chronicling his journey from birth to the establishment of the Ford Motor Company, and his revolutionary use of assembly lines for mass car production.
2025-07-2608 minHenry Fords Own Story27 - Henry Fords Own Story by Rose Wilder LanePenned by Rose Wilder Lane - a renowned newspaper reporter, political activist, and daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder who authored the beloved Little House series - this intimate biography unveils the life of Henry Ford. Lane collaborates directly with Ford, chronicling his journey from birth to the establishment of the Ford Motor Company, and his revolutionary use of assembly lines for mass car production.
2025-07-2609 minHenry Fords Own Story26 - Henry Fords Own Story by Rose Wilder LanePenned by Rose Wilder Lane - a renowned newspaper reporter, political activist, and daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder who authored the beloved Little House series - this intimate biography unveils the life of Henry Ford. Lane collaborates directly with Ford, chronicling his journey from birth to the establishment of the Ford Motor Company, and his revolutionary use of assembly lines for mass car production.
2025-07-2609 minHenry Fords Own Story25 - Henry Fords Own Story by Rose Wilder LanePenned by Rose Wilder Lane - a renowned newspaper reporter, political activist, and daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder who authored the beloved Little House series - this intimate biography unveils the life of Henry Ford. Lane collaborates directly with Ford, chronicling his journey from birth to the establishment of the Ford Motor Company, and his revolutionary use of assembly lines for mass car production.
2025-07-2609 minHenry Fords Own Story24 - Henry Fords Own Story by Rose Wilder LanePenned by Rose Wilder Lane - a renowned newspaper reporter, political activist, and daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder who authored the beloved Little House series - this intimate biography unveils the life of Henry Ford. Lane collaborates directly with Ford, chronicling his journey from birth to the establishment of the Ford Motor Company, and his revolutionary use of assembly lines for mass car production.
2025-07-2608 minHenry Fords Own Story23 - Henry Fords Own Story by Rose Wilder LanePenned by Rose Wilder Lane - a renowned newspaper reporter, political activist, and daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder who authored the beloved Little House series - this intimate biography unveils the life of Henry Ford. Lane collaborates directly with Ford, chronicling his journey from birth to the establishment of the Ford Motor Company, and his revolutionary use of assembly lines for mass car production.
2025-07-2608 minHenry Fords Own Story22 - Henry Fords Own Story by Rose Wilder LanePenned by Rose Wilder Lane - a renowned newspaper reporter, political activist, and daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder who authored the beloved Little House series - this intimate biography unveils the life of Henry Ford. Lane collaborates directly with Ford, chronicling his journey from birth to the establishment of the Ford Motor Company, and his revolutionary use of assembly lines for mass car production.
2025-07-2610 minHenry Fords Own Story21 - Henry Fords Own Story by Rose Wilder LanePenned by Rose Wilder Lane - a renowned newspaper reporter, political activist, and daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder who authored the beloved Little House series - this intimate biography unveils the life of Henry Ford. Lane collaborates directly with Ford, chronicling his journey from birth to the establishment of the Ford Motor Company, and his revolutionary use of assembly lines for mass car production.
2025-07-2608 minHenry Fords Own Story20 - Henry Fords Own Story by Rose Wilder LanePenned by Rose Wilder Lane - a renowned newspaper reporter, political activist, and daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder who authored the beloved Little House series - this intimate biography unveils the life of Henry Ford. Lane collaborates directly with Ford, chronicling his journey from birth to the establishment of the Ford Motor Company, and his revolutionary use of assembly lines for mass car production.
2025-07-2608 minHenry Fords Own Story19 - Henry Fords Own Story by Rose Wilder LanePenned by Rose Wilder Lane - a renowned newspaper reporter, political activist, and daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder who authored the beloved Little House series - this intimate biography unveils the life of Henry Ford. Lane collaborates directly with Ford, chronicling his journey from birth to the establishment of the Ford Motor Company, and his revolutionary use of assembly lines for mass car production.
2025-07-2608 minHenry Fords Own Story18 - Henry Fords Own Story by Rose Wilder LanePenned by Rose Wilder Lane - a renowned newspaper reporter, political activist, and daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder who authored the beloved Little House series - this intimate biography unveils the life of Henry Ford. Lane collaborates directly with Ford, chronicling his journey from birth to the establishment of the Ford Motor Company, and his revolutionary use of assembly lines for mass car production.
2025-07-2608 minHenry Fords Own Story17 - Henry Fords Own Story by Rose Wilder LanePenned by Rose Wilder Lane - a renowned newspaper reporter, political activist, and daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder who authored the beloved Little House series - this intimate biography unveils the life of Henry Ford. Lane collaborates directly with Ford, chronicling his journey from birth to the establishment of the Ford Motor Company, and his revolutionary use of assembly lines for mass car production.
2025-07-2608 minHenry Fords Own Story16 - Henry Fords Own Story by Rose Wilder LanePenned by Rose Wilder Lane - a renowned newspaper reporter, political activist, and daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder who authored the beloved Little House series - this intimate biography unveils the life of Henry Ford. Lane collaborates directly with Ford, chronicling his journey from birth to the establishment of the Ford Motor Company, and his revolutionary use of assembly lines for mass car production.
2025-07-2608 minHenry Fords Own Story15 - Henry Fords Own Story by Rose Wilder LanePenned by Rose Wilder Lane - a renowned newspaper reporter, political activist, and daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder who authored the beloved Little House series - this intimate biography unveils the life of Henry Ford. Lane collaborates directly with Ford, chronicling his journey from birth to the establishment of the Ford Motor Company, and his revolutionary use of assembly lines for mass car production.
2025-07-2609 minHenry Fords Own Story14 - Henry Fords Own Story by Rose Wilder LanePenned by Rose Wilder Lane - a renowned newspaper reporter, political activist, and daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder who authored the beloved Little House series - this intimate biography unveils the life of Henry Ford. Lane collaborates directly with Ford, chronicling his journey from birth to the establishment of the Ford Motor Company, and his revolutionary use of assembly lines for mass car production.
2025-07-2608 minHenry Fords Own Story13 - Henry Fords Own Story by Rose Wilder LanePenned by Rose Wilder Lane - a renowned newspaper reporter, political activist, and daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder who authored the beloved Little House series - this intimate biography unveils the life of Henry Ford. Lane collaborates directly with Ford, chronicling his journey from birth to the establishment of the Ford Motor Company, and his revolutionary use of assembly lines for mass car production.
2025-07-2607 minHenry Fords Own Story12 - Henry Fords Own Story by Rose Wilder LanePenned by Rose Wilder Lane - a renowned newspaper reporter, political activist, and daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder who authored the beloved Little House series - this intimate biography unveils the life of Henry Ford. Lane collaborates directly with Ford, chronicling his journey from birth to the establishment of the Ford Motor Company, and his revolutionary use of assembly lines for mass car production.
2025-07-2607 minHenry Fords Own Story11 - Henry Fords Own Story by Rose Wilder LanePenned by Rose Wilder Lane - a renowned newspaper reporter, political activist, and daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder who authored the beloved Little House series - this intimate biography unveils the life of Henry Ford. Lane collaborates directly with Ford, chronicling his journey from birth to the establishment of the Ford Motor Company, and his revolutionary use of assembly lines for mass car production.
2025-07-2608 minHenry Fords Own Story10 - Henry Fords Own Story by Rose Wilder LanePenned by Rose Wilder Lane - a renowned newspaper reporter, political activist, and daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder who authored the beloved Little House series - this intimate biography unveils the life of Henry Ford. Lane collaborates directly with Ford, chronicling his journey from birth to the establishment of the Ford Motor Company, and his revolutionary use of assembly lines for mass car production.
2025-07-2607 minHenry Fords Own Story09 - Henry Fords Own Story by Rose Wilder LanePenned by Rose Wilder Lane - a renowned newspaper reporter, political activist, and daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder who authored the beloved Little House series - this intimate biography unveils the life of Henry Ford. Lane collaborates directly with Ford, chronicling his journey from birth to the establishment of the Ford Motor Company, and his revolutionary use of assembly lines for mass car production.
2025-07-2608 minHenry Fords Own Story08 - Henry Fords Own Story by Rose Wilder LanePenned by Rose Wilder Lane - a renowned newspaper reporter, political activist, and daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder who authored the beloved Little House series - this intimate biography unveils the life of Henry Ford. Lane collaborates directly with Ford, chronicling his journey from birth to the establishment of the Ford Motor Company, and his revolutionary use of assembly lines for mass car production.
2025-07-2608 minHenry Fords Own Story07 - Henry Fords Own Story by Rose Wilder LanePenned by Rose Wilder Lane - a renowned newspaper reporter, political activist, and daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder who authored the beloved Little House series - this intimate biography unveils the life of Henry Ford. Lane collaborates directly with Ford, chronicling his journey from birth to the establishment of the Ford Motor Company, and his revolutionary use of assembly lines for mass car production.
2025-07-2609 minHenry Fords Own Story06 - Henry Fords Own Story by Rose Wilder LanePenned by Rose Wilder Lane - a renowned newspaper reporter, political activist, and daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder who authored the beloved Little House series - this intimate biography unveils the life of Henry Ford. Lane collaborates directly with Ford, chronicling his journey from birth to the establishment of the Ford Motor Company, and his revolutionary use of assembly lines for mass car production.
2025-07-2609 minHenry Fords Own Story05 - Henry Fords Own Story by Rose Wilder LanePenned by Rose Wilder Lane - a renowned newspaper reporter, political activist, and daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder who authored the beloved Little House series - this intimate biography unveils the life of Henry Ford. Lane collaborates directly with Ford, chronicling his journey from birth to the establishment of the Ford Motor Company, and his revolutionary use of assembly lines for mass car production.
2025-07-2608 minHenry Fords Own Story04 - Henry Fords Own Story by Rose Wilder LanePenned by Rose Wilder Lane - a renowned newspaper reporter, political activist, and daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder who authored the beloved Little House series - this intimate biography unveils the life of Henry Ford. Lane collaborates directly with Ford, chronicling his journey from birth to the establishment of the Ford Motor Company, and his revolutionary use of assembly lines for mass car production.
2025-07-2607 minHenry Fords Own Story03 - Henry Fords Own Story by Rose Wilder LanePenned by Rose Wilder Lane - a renowned newspaper reporter, political activist, and daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder who authored the beloved Little House series - this intimate biography unveils the life of Henry Ford. Lane collaborates directly with Ford, chronicling his journey from birth to the establishment of the Ford Motor Company, and his revolutionary use of assembly lines for mass car production.
2025-07-2609 minHenry Fords Own Story02 - Henry Fords Own Story by Rose Wilder LanePenned by Rose Wilder Lane - a renowned newspaper reporter, political activist, and daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder who authored the beloved Little House series - this intimate biography unveils the life of Henry Ford. Lane collaborates directly with Ford, chronicling his journey from birth to the establishment of the Ford Motor Company, and his revolutionary use of assembly lines for mass car production.
2025-07-2608 minHenry Fords Own Story01 - Henry Fords Own Story by Rose Wilder LanePenned by Rose Wilder Lane - a renowned newspaper reporter, political activist, and daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder who authored the beloved Little House series - this intimate biography unveils the life of Henry Ford. Lane collaborates directly with Ford, chronicling his journey from birth to the establishment of the Ford Motor Company, and his revolutionary use of assembly lines for mass car production.
2025-07-2605 min
Fountainhead ForumFF-240: David Beito on the work of Rose Wilder Lane, especially her work in the _Pittsburgh Courier_Follow the channel on Twitter. Go to:https://x.com/FountainheadFmBuy my novel Escape from the Village from major booksellers online. Go to:http://escapevillage.comSubscribe to the Substack. Go to:https://fountainhworeadforum.substack.com/Support the forum. Go to:https://buymeacoffee.com/fountainheadforum------------------------------------------------------------This was originally recorded on 18 November 2024.David Beito is a historian and returns to discuss the work of Rose Wilder Lane, especially her work with the _Pittsburgh Courier_. This is covered in the new book, _Rose Lane Says_.
2025-07-0659 min
I’ll Probably Delete This#4: Publishing Little House in the Big Woods - Part 2 (Wilder, Fiery, & Kirkus)OverviewFollow Laura Ingalls Wilder’s journey from rejected memoir to successful first novel. To get there she needed the unsung help of editor Marion Fiery and then Virginia Kirkus. In this Part 2, finish the story of how Wilder wrote and got the first of the Little House books published.What You’ll Hear| Time | Topic | 00:00 | Cold‑open & Intro | 01:30 | PioneerGirl origins and rejections | 04:39 | Marion Fiery’s editorial revisions & Knopf contract | 11:52 | Knopf children’s division shutters | 16:00 | Virginia Kirkus reads the manuscript | 18:00 | New title...
2025-06-1729 min
I’ll Probably Delete This#3: Publishing Little House in the Big Woods - Part 1 (Laura Ingalls Wilder & Rose Wilder Lane)Episode OverviewAt age 63, Laura Ingalls Wilder sat down with a No. 2 pencil and wrote a memoir she called Pioneer Girl. Following the stock market crash of 1929, it was her effort to preserve her stories and provide for her family. This episode tells the first part of the story of how, with the help of her daughter, she turned that rejected memoir into a seminal work in children’s literature Little House in the Big Woods.What You’ll Hear| Time | Topic | 00:00 | Cold‑open & Intro | 02:29 | Stage Setting - Harper & Bro pu...
2025-06-1019 minHistory 605Season 5, Ep 6: Rose Lane SaysDavid Beito and Marcus Witcher join Ben Jones to talk about their recent book of Rose Wilder Lane's columns and her impact on 20th-century American politics.
2025-05-2651 minHistory 605Season 5, Ep 6: Rose Lane SaysDavid Beito and Marcus Witcher join Ben Jones to talk about their recent book of Rose Wilder Lane's columns and her impact on 20th-century American politics.
2025-05-2651 min
SnoozecastPeaks of ShalaTonight, we’ll read from the opening to the 1923 travel memoir Peaks of Shala by Rose Wilder Lane. It is about a walking tour of mountainous Albania.
The daughter of writer Laura Ingalls Wilder, Lane was an American journalist, travel writer, novelist, and political theorist. Though she is perhaps best known today for her work editing and shaping her mother’s Little House series, Lane led a bold and independent life that took her far from the American frontier. In the early 1920s, she spent time as a foreign correspondent in postwar Europe, traveling thro...
2025-04-2930 min
The Reason Interview With Nick GillespieBrian Doherty: The Fascinating Women and Weirdos Who Founded LibertarianismToday's guest is Reason Senior Editor Brian Doherty, who has just published Modern Libertarianism: A Brief History of Classical Liberalism in the United States. His previous books include Radicals for Capitalism, the indispensable history of the libertarian movement, and titles covering the Ron Paul revolution, gun rights, Burning Man, and underground comics.
Modern Libertarianism analyzes the political and cultural legacies of figures such as Ludwig von Mises, F.A. Hayek, Murray Rothbard, Milton Friedman, and Barry Goldwater. Doherty talks with Reason's Nick Gillespie about Ayn Rand and the other two women who helped conceptualize libertarian thought—Rose Wilder...
2025-03-191h 03
Voices of TodayDiverging Roads_sampleThe complete audiobook is available for purchase at Audible.com:
https://n9.cl/x7se0n
Diverging Roads
By Rose Wilder Lane
Narrated by Martha H. Weller
Diverging Roads, set sometime between 1912 and 1919, is one of Lane’s earliest published novels (1919). It is somewhat autobiographical and depicts the life of Helen Davies.We meet Helen when she is about to graduate from high school and is in love with a fellow student, Paul.
Both of their families are struggling financially. Paul must support his widowed mother; he begins work immediately—and over the course of the novel proves to be a go...
2025-02-1404 min
The Rational EgoistLibertarian Fury: Discussing Rose Wilder Lane, with Professor David BeitoLibertarian Fury: Discussing Rose Wilder Lane, with Professor David Beito
In this episode of The Rational Egoist, host Michael Liebowitz is joined by Professor David Beito for an exploration of the life and ideas of Rose Wilder Lane, one of the “founding mothers” of modern libertarianism. Beito, a historian with extensive work on Lane, T.R.M. Howard, and the New Deal’s encroachments on civil liberties, delves into Lane’s fierce advocacy for individual freedom, her philosophical journey, and her impact on the libertarian movement. This episode unpacks Lane’s remarkable legacy and the enduri...
2025-01-0247 min
The AI Bookworm Podcast"Give Me Liberty", by Rose Wilder LaneDeep diving into Rose Wilder Lane's Give Me Liberty recounts her intellectual journey from communism to staunch individualism. Initially a communist, Lane details her disillusionment after witnessing firsthand the Soviet regime's suppression of individual freedom and its inherent contradictions. She contrasts this with the American system, highlighting its unique emphasis on individual liberty and the resulting dynamism and prosperity, even amidst economic hardship. Lane argues that individual freedom, while entailing risks and responsibilities, ultimately fosters innovation and widespread wealth distribution. The book serves as a defense of American individualism against encroaching collectivist ideologies.About us:...
2024-12-2320 min
The Great AntidoteDavid Beito on Rose Lane Says: Thoughts on Race, Liberty, and EqualitySend us a textNot often do we find people who make the case for how race, liberty, and equality belong together. Even less often do we find them making arguments in the height of racially and economically troubled times. And EVEN LESS do we find audio clips of them doing so. These people are inspiring. They stand up against the currents of the time to speak their minds, for the benefit of everyone. In doing so, they garner respect and build coalitions across ideological lines, because they have to. We can learn from them a...
2024-11-2245 min
Trundlebed TalesNovember 2024 Laura Ingalls Wilder UpdateThis month I have a couple of presentations this month. We've got events in Walnut Grove, MN; Mansfield, MO; and with the Laura Ingalls Wilder Legacy and Research Association. Plus, we have a new book on Rose Wilder Lane.
2024-11-0516 min
LADIES LOVE POLITICSOVERNIGHT OPINIONS: Will the Libertarian Ladies Please Stand Up!Libertarianism arose from Founding Mothers. That’s right, women helped forge the ideology years ago. These women include Isabel Paterson, Ayn Rand, Rose Wilder Lane. So what did they do?***Thanks for listening to Overnight Opinions, a recurring news show on topics the mainstream media isn’t telling you. Here you’ll get current events blended with spicy commentary directed at our elected leaders. You can check out Ladies Love Politics website to read a transcript/references of this episode at www.ladieslovepolitics.com. Be sure to follow the Ladies...
2024-05-2007 min
Women and JusticeUnveiling Literary Journeys: Amy Mattson Lauters' Trail of ExpertiseJoin us in uncovering the extraordinary journey of Amy Mattson Lauters, a luminary in the realms of literature and journalism. With academic accolades from the University of Wisconsin and the University of Minnesota, Amy's career is as diverse and impressive as her expertise. She's not only an accomplished print journalist and web designer but also the author/editor of three outstanding books, including "Navigating Visual Culture," "More than a Farmer's Wife: Voices of American Farm Women 1910-1960," and "The Rediscovered Writings of Rose Wilder Lane, Literary Journalist." Internationally renowned as an expert on Laura Ingalls Wilder and Rose Wilder...
2024-02-0930 min
WilderBONUS: Caroline Fraser’s Prairie FiresIn all of our research for this show, one of the scholars who has most influenced our thinking on Laura and her work is Caroline Fraser, author of the Pulitzer Prize winning biography, Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder. Laura obsessives know that Prairie Fires is the motherload when it comes to understanding Laura’s life. It provides a detailed historical account of her childhood and takes a holistic look at the fraught personal and working relationship that Laura had with her daughter, Rose Wilder Lane. As we put together our final episode, we’ve been revi...
2023-08-1745 minWilder3. Daughter Dearest pt. 1: The HurricaneBehind the cozy wholesome sweetness of the Little House books, is a raging mother and daughter relationship that is the stuff of soap operas and tabloid talk shows. Laura Ingalls Wilder and her husband Almanzo had one living child named Rose. That child would go on to be Rose Wilder Lane – one of the most successful, and controversial, freelance writers in the early 20th century. Without her, the Little House books would never have been written. It was also Rose, the world famous writer, scared of being eclipsed by her mothers success, who, overcome with jealousy and resentment, almost de...
2023-06-2247 min
New Books in Literary StudiesTimothy Sandefur, "Freedom's Furies: How Isabel Paterson, Rose Wilder Lane, and Ayn Rand Found Freedom in an Age of Darkness" (Cato Institute, 2022)In 1943, three books appeared that changed American politics forever: Isabel Paterson's The God of the Machine, Rose Wilder Lane's The Discovery of Freedom, and Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead. Together, they laid the groundwork for what became the modern libertarian movement. Even more striking were the women behind these books: Paterson, a brilliant but misanthropic journalist whose weekly column made her one of the nation's most important literary critics; Lane, a restless writer who secretly coauthored the Little House on the Prairie novels with her mother; and Rand, a philosophically inclined Russian immigrant ferociously devoted to heroic individualism. Working against the...
2023-05-1137 min
New Books in American PoliticsTimothy Sandefur, "Freedom's Furies: How Isabel Paterson, Rose Wilder Lane, and Ayn Rand Found Freedom in an Age of Darkness" (Cato Institute, 2022)In 1943, three books appeared that changed American politics forever: Isabel Paterson's The God of the Machine, Rose Wilder Lane's The Discovery of Freedom, and Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead. Together, they laid the groundwork for what became the modern libertarian movement. Even more striking were the women behind these books: Paterson, a brilliant but misanthropic journalist whose weekly column made her one of the nation's most important literary critics; Lane, a restless writer who secretly coauthored the Little House on the Prairie novels with her mother; and Rand, a philosophically inclined Russian immigrant ferociously devoted to heroic individualism. Working against the...
2023-05-1137 min
New Books in Women's HistoryTimothy Sandefur, "Freedom's Furies: How Isabel Paterson, Rose Wilder Lane, and Ayn Rand Found Freedom in an Age of Darkness" (Cato Institute, 2022)In 1943, three books appeared that changed American politics forever: Isabel Paterson's The God of the Machine, Rose Wilder Lane's The Discovery of Freedom, and Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead. Together, they laid the groundwork for what became the modern libertarian movement. Even more striking were the women behind these books: Paterson, a brilliant but misanthropic journalist whose weekly column made her one of the nation's most important literary critics; Lane, a restless writer who secretly coauthored the Little House on the Prairie novels with her mother; and Rand, a philosophically inclined Russian immigrant ferociously devoted to heroic individualism. Working against the...
2023-05-1137 min
The Catholic Men's PodcastFaces at the Window by Rose Wilder LaneThis is the astonishing account of a strange occurence in Mayfield, Kentucky by Rose Wilder Lane, the daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder. My website: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-catholic-men-s-podcast--6075123Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090924548838Check out the YouTube channel, if you want: https://www.youtube.com/@catholicmenspodcast
2023-04-3017 min
The Tom Woods ShowEp. 2315 Why We're Getting Killed in the World of IdeasAuthor Moriah Jovan discusses the importance of the arts in the transmission of ideas, and the best and worst ways to convey those ideas via the arts. Laura Ingalls Wilder, Rose Wilder Lane, and Ayn Rand are discussed. Sponsor: Persist SEO Show notes for Ep. 2315
2023-04-1340 min
Cato Event PodcastFreedom’s Furies How Isabel Paterson, Rose Wilder Lane, and Ayn Rand Found Liberty in an Age of DarknessCritics of libertarianism argue that it is an ideology created by and for privileged white men. But the modern libertarian movement was founded and kept alive thanks to the writings and advocacy of three unstoppable women: Isabel Paterson, a literary critic; Rose Wilder Lane, a journalist; and Ayn Rand, a philosophical immigrant.In 1943, Paterson published The God in the Machine, Lane The Discovery of Freedom, and Rand The Fountainhead. These three books changed the course of libertarianism in the United States.Timothy Sandefur’s new book Freedom’s Furies tells the story of how this trio...
2022-12-011h 29
Behind the Slate1. Charlie Chaplin Part 1 - The Boy from East LaneIn this first episode, host Aaron Strand takes us to Victorian London to meet a little boy named Charles Spencer Chaplin. His father was an alcoholic singer, and his mother was in and out of the insane asylum. Chaplin overcame these extraordinary circumstances, as well as repeated failures on and off the stage, finally becoming a well respected slapstick comedian... that's when Hollywood called.Email us: behindtheslatepod@gmail.comInstagram: @behindtheslatepodTikTok: @behindtheslatepodYouTube: @behindtheslatepodcastJoin our weekly film club: https://www.instagram.com/arroyofilmclub
2022-11-041h 14
Crime ScholarHalloween Short Story: Faces at the WindowHappy Halloween! In this episode, I'm sharing one of my favorite short ghost story called "Faces at the Window" by Rose Wilder Lane. It is based, in part, on the true story of the Bloody Benders, who murdered lodgers at their residence in the 1800s. Lane is the daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder, the author of the Little House on the Prairie book series. Lane did not publish this story before her death in 1968; it was released posthumously in 1972. Enjoy!If you like this episode, please subscribe, rate us with 5 stars on iTunes or your favorite podcatcher...
2022-10-3123 min
SnoozecastPeaks of ShalaTonight, we’ll read from the opening to the 1923 travel memoir “Peaks of Shala” by Rose Wilder Lane. It is about a walking tour of mountainous Albania.The daughter of writer Laura Ingalls Wilder, Lane was an American journalist, travel writer, novelist, and political theorist.— read by N —Sign up for Snoozecast+ to get expanded, ad-free access by going to snoozecast.com/plus! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2022-04-2030 min
Le DédômiseurRose W. Lane - Foi païenne et Communisme
Suite des podcasts sur Ayn Rand et Isabel Paterson, cet épisode est consacré à la pensée de Rose Wilder Lane, écrivaine et philosophe «libertarienne» américaine. Plus précisément, il est question de sa vie ainsi que de son livre Give me liberty (1936), où elle explique le lien entre paganisme et communisme.
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2021-05-0940 min
Skywalking Through Neverland: Keeping the Star Wars Magic AliveTotally Tell Me Everything: 3...about BooksWelcome back, friends. It's Sarah's birth month, so she got to choose our topic: BOOKS! It's a good one! Question 1: Name 3 books throughout your life that have shaped who you are today? Birthday Sarah starts us off. SARAH'S FIRST BOOK: Grimm's Fairy Tales, the really old, darker, less happily-ever-after versions of so many stories we know and love. Did we say darker? How about WAY darker? Like, Snow White has a lot of hearts being cut out of animals. Some stories have people gouging out eyes. Sarah regales...
2021-03-091h 46Skywalking Through Neverland: Keeping the Star Wars Magic AliveTotally Tell Me Everything: 3...about BooksWelcome back, friends. It's Sarah's birth month, so she got to choose our topic: BOOKS! It's a good one! Question 1: Name 3 books throughout your life that have shaped who you are today? Birthday Sarah starts us off. SARAH'S FIRST BOOK: Grimm's Fairy Tales, the really old, darker, less happily-ever-after versions of so many stories we know and love. Did we say darker? How about WAY darker? Like, Snow White has a lot of hearts being cut out of animals. Some stories have people gouging out eyes. Sarah regales...
2021-03-091h 46Skywalking Through Neverland: Keeping the Star Wars Magic AliveTotally Tell Me Everything: 3...about BooksWelcome back, friends. It's Sarah's birth month, so she got to choose our topic: BOOKS! It's a good one! Question 1: Name 3 books throughout your life that have shaped who you are today? Birthday Sarah starts us off. SARAH'S FIRST BOOK: Grimm's Fairy Tales, the really old, darker, less happily-ever-after versions of so many stories we know and love. Did we say darker? How about WAY darker? Like, Snow White has a lot of hearts being cut out of animals. Some stories have people gouging out eyes. Sarah regales...
2021-03-091h 46
Portraits of LibertyThe Mother of Libertarianism: Rose Wilder LaneAt it's lowest point in the early 20th-century, classical liberal ideas were in full retreat with the advent of extensive state interference in the economy. Rose Wilder Lane reignited a passion for liberal ideas in her numerous columns alongside her master work The Discovery of Freedom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-12-0322 min
Let's Go To Court!The Watcher & Laura Ingalls WilderHate ads? The entire LGTC catalog is available ad-free on Patreon!
Derek and Maria Broaddus couldn’t have been more thrilled. In the summer of 2014, they bought their dream home in Westfield, New Jersey. But their dream home quickly turned into a nightmare when the couple received a series of unsettling anonymous letters. The letter writer knew their names. The writer knew the nicknames they gave their children. The writer alluded to secrets within the walls of the home, and referred to the Broaddus children as “young blood.” Each creepy letter was signed, “the watcher.”
Then, Kristin tel...
2020-07-292h 25
Dare to Think | Mere Liberty PodcastGive Me Liberty, by Rose Wilder Lane, Chs 1 & 2 - a narrationThe coronavirus outbreak has us all switching gears. Given that government powers are taking advantage of this crisis, and seizing power beyond their constitutional limitations, I thought I'd narrate Rose Wilder Lane's personal journey out of communist thinking. Here, I'm narrating chapters 1 and 2 of, Give Me Liberty. Episode Resources: You can find more of Kerry's articles and podcasts on her website, here. Visit mereliberty.com/015 to see the resources in creating this episode. Follow on: On Facebook On Twitter @MereLiberty Email her at kerry@mereliberty.c...
2020-04-1823 min
Big Emotions: Kids Listen Mashups About FeelingsKids Listen Activity Podcast: Good Words Podcast - FungibleIn this episode, host Lynn Hickernell explains the word, "fungible" with excerpts from the book Henry Ford's Own Story by Rose Wilder Lane, a "Do Over" about "The Popular Girls," and concluding song, "Black Socks." As always, it also includes, "GET IT?!?!?"
2020-03-1934 min
The Virtual Memories ShowPete Bagge returns!Third time's the charm! Cartoonist Pete Bagge returns to talk about his new comic biography of Rose Wilder Lane, Credo (Drawn & Quarterly), and we get into the thematic ties of his three biographies — Lane, Margaret Sanger, and Zora Neale Hurston — and how he learned the biographer's art over the course of those works. We talk about how he discovered Rose Wilder Lane's walk-the-walk libertarianism, her transition in and out of socialism, the likelihood that she co-wrote her mother's Little House series of books, Pete's own history with libertarianism and the uncomfortable questions he'd ask his parents, and why his own...
2019-11-111h 38
The BridgeheadEpisode 12: Old-timers remember the real Laura Ingalls WilderJonathon Van Maren speaks to several people who knew the real Laura Ingalls Wilder, Almanzo Wilder, and Rose Wilder Lane--decades ago, when the Wilders lived in Mansfield, Missouri. This podcast began as research for a review of Caroline Fraser's new book Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder: https://thebridgehead.ca/2019/09/09/what-you-didnt-know-about-the-real-laura-ingalls-wilder/
2019-09-1034 min
Culture Wars with Jonathon Van MarenEpisode 12: Old-timers remember the real Laura Ingalls WilderJonathon Van Maren speaks to several people who knew the real Laura Ingalls Wilder, Almanzo Wilder, and Rose Wilder Lane--decades ago, when the Wilders lived in Mansfield, Missouri. This podcast began as research for a review of Caroline Fraser's new book Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder: https://thebridgehead.ca/2019/09/09/what-you-didnt-know-about-the-real-laura-ingalls-wilder/
2019-09-1034 min
The Josh Scandlen PodcastThe Miracle of Industrializationhttps://fee.org/articles/the-miracle-of-industrialization/
The writings of Rose Wilder Lane are a MUST for any freedom-lover!
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2019-07-2318 min
Access UtahRevisiting 'Prairie Fires': The Life Of Laura Ingalls Wilder With Caroline Fraser On Access UtahMillions of readers of Little House on the Prairie believe they know Laura Ingalls―the pioneer girl who survived blizzards and near-starvation on the Great Plains, and the woman who wrote the famous autobiographical books. But the true saga of her life has never been fully told. Now, drawing on unpublished manuscripts, letters, diaries, and land and financial records, Caroline Fraser―the editor of the Library of America edition of the Little House series―masterfully fills in the gaps in Wilder’s biography. Revealing the grown-up story behind the most influential childhood epic of pioneer life, she also chronicles Wilder's tumultuo...
2019-06-2754 min
The Good Words PodcastFUNGIBLEIn this episode, host Lynn Hickernell explains the word, "fungible" with excerpts from the book Henry Ford's Own Story by Rose Wilder Lane, a "Do Over" about "The Popular Girls," and concluding song, "Black Socks." As always, it also includes, "GET IT?!?!?" Complete show notes for this episode at https://misslynn.com/good-words-podcast/blog/6154180/fungible-the-good-words-podcast
2019-05-1330 min
Talk About SherlockEpisode 04: Top-Billying – from Chaplin to LowePlaying Sherlock Holmes's pageboy Billy was an important step in both Charlie Chaplin's and Rob Lowe's careers. Mattias Boström (author of the award-winning nonfiction book "From Holmes to Sherlock") talks about searching for the truth in questionable sources, reads from Rose Wilder Lane's 1915 text about Chaplin and William Gillette working together in "Sherlock Holmes", and finds an interview with 12-year-old Rob Lowe (yes, the famous actor) about playing the pageboy Billy.
2019-04-2248 minAccess Utah'Prairie Fires: The American Dreams Of Laura Ingalls Wilder' With Caroline Fraser on Access UtahMillions of readers of Little House on the Prairie believe they know Laura Ingalls―the pioneer girl who survived blizzards and near-starvation on the Great Plains, and the woman who wrote the famous autobiographical books. But the true saga of her life has never been fully told. Now, drawing on unpublished manuscripts, letters, diaries, and land and financial records, Caroline Fraser―the editor of the Library of America edition of the Little House series―masterfully fills in the gaps in Wilder’s biography. Revealing the grown-up story behind the most influential childhood epic of pioneer life, she also chronicles Wilder's tumultuo...
2019-03-0754 min
The Comics AlternativeA Look at the December Previews Catalog It's the first of a new month, and that must mean that the Two Guys with PhDs Talking about Comics will be looking at the latest Previews catalog. This is a rather long episode -- going for almost three hours -- so you get your money's worth! But what makes this show extra special is that it's the 300th episode of The Comics Alternative's weekly review show. As Derek points out, there are over twice as many episodes of the podcast that have been released since August 2012, accounting for the many interviews, specials, and the v...
2018-12-0500 min
The Peace And Liberty PodcastFamous Women Figures In Libertarianism | EP7 There are many famous women figures in libertarianism, and in this short episode I discuss three!
Links Mentioned:
Voltairine de Clayre:
https://mises.org/library/voltairine-de-cleyre-penitent-priestess-anarchism
Link to Anarchism and American Traditions:
http://praxeology.net/VC-AAT.htm
Rose Wilder Lane:
https://mises.org/library/discovery-freedom
Isabel Paterson:
https://mises.org/library/god-machine
https://mises.org/es/library/isabel-paterson-early-libertarian
2018-03-1510 minDare to Think | Mere Liberty PodcastRose Wilder LaneRose Wilder Lane was an American journalist who became enchanted with communism early in life. She looked to communist Europe and the Soviet Union as the ideal for civilization. But in 1920, while traveling with the Red Cross to Europe, she saw the real consequences of communism. Her paradigm was shattered! This led her to write on her experiences, earning her a place in history as one of the harbingers of modern libertarian philosophy. Resources: https://www.libertarianism.org/publications/essays/rose-wilder-lane https://fee.org/articles/rose-wilder-lane-isabel-paterson-and-ayn-rand-three-women-who-inspired-the-modern-libertarian-movement/
2018-03-0505 min
In The Past Lane - The Podcast About History and Why It MattersThe Myth of Libertarianism in US HistoryThis week we take on the topic of libertarianism, an ideology that in recent years has gained many adherents, including political conservatives and people in business, especially the high tech industry. But it's worth asking, what is libertarianism and where does it fit in the history of American political culture? Is it a mainstream ideology with deep roots in American history? Or is it one on the fringe? And what accounts for its surging popularity in recent years? Well, to answer these questions, I'll first give my historian's take on libertarianism. Spoiler alert: I'm not a big f...
2017-08-2244 min
Harper BooksTHE SELECTED LETTERS OF LAURA INGALLS WILDER by William AndersonRead by John Morgan and Tish Hicks
About the Book
Available for the first time and collected in one volume, the letters of one of America’s most beloved authors, Laura Ingalls Wilder—a treasure trove that offers new and unexpected understanding of her life and work.
The Selected Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder is a vibrant, deeply personal portrait of this revered American author, illuminating her thoughts, travels, philosophies, writing career, and dealings with family, friends, and fans as never before.
This is a fresh look at the adult life of the author in her own words. Gathered from muse...
2016-03-0805 min
Get New Free Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, History & CultureHenry Ford's Own Story by Rose Wilder LanePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/258149 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Henry Ford's Own Story Author: Rose Wilder Lane Narrator: Lee Ann Howlett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 27 minutes Release date: January 1, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.41 of Total 382 Ratings of Narrator: 4.34 of Total 118 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Rose Wilder Lane was a newspaper reporter, free-lance writer, political activist, and the daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the "Little House" series of popular children's books. In this biography of Henry Ford, Ms. Lane worked directly with Ford to tell his story from his birth to his founding of...
2016-01-0103 minPodcast mashup for technical writersUpstairs Basement (Rebroadcast) - 7 September 2015This week on "A Way with Words": Giving your baby an unusual moniker may seem like a great idea at the time. But what if you have second thoughts? One mother of a newborn had such bad namer's remorse, she poured out her heart to strangers online. Speaking of mothers and daughters: Laura Ingalls Wilder didn't write the "Little House on the Prairie" series alone. She had help from her daughter Rose--who turned out to be quite a demanding editor. And where in the world would you find an upstairs basement? Plus: scat singing, jook joints, makes no nevermind...
2015-09-0700 min
Don't Get Me StartedSean Clements - The Mountain GoatsWriter/actor/podcaster Sean Clements comes on to tell us of his long-time love for the band The Mountain Goats! We go over their original lo-fi stuff, the later highly produced stuff, the way that the right band can teach you what you're already feeling and the nerve-wracking moment you meet your heroes. Also, Will talks about Rose Wilder Lane (the Karl Rove to Laura Ingalls Wilder's George Bush!) and Anthony wonders about the moments when you feel that you are becoming a cliche (cut to Anthony grilling a burger wearing cargo shorts and his buttoned-up shirt).
2015-06-091h 16