Walnut GroveCast

Episode 135 Chantelle joins me to discuss this remarkably sweet and fun episode about LOVE!   “Caroline is puzzled when her plan to provoke Isaiah Edwards to jealousy doesn’t result in an invitation to the annual spring dance for his anxious gal, Grace Snider, until Charles reminds her what happened when she tried the same tactic with him years before.” The Spring Dance firs...

Episode 134 In this episode of Wagon Talks we talk to Cheyenne and Marissa! Cheyenne talks about how she played Little House on the Prairie with her siblings and friends and always played as Laura ! Marissa only began watching Little House on the Prairie a year ago but she has an excellent question for Dean Butler that I am hoping to ask him the next time we speak ! I don’t know about all of...

Episode 133 Kim Layer returns to discuss this episode which starts out pretty lighthearted. In this episode we have Pranks gone wrong AKA bee attacks, fire, wagon accidents, blind confusion and a (fake) pregnant Leslie Landon (she was 17 in this episode).  A worthwhile episode indeed! “During a trip to a teaching awards ceremony in Minneapolis, the stagecoach that Adam, Mary and a pregn...

Episode 132 Gerald Lange from The OSI Files Podcast joins me to discuss this extremely entertaining episode ! The Gift Originally Aired on December 17, 1975! “With the money they raised, the Sunday school class decides to buy a new Bible for Reverend Alden’s birthday. Mary is entrusted with the total revenue: $1.67, and the new Bible they’d like to buy costs $3.00. Laura has an i...

Episode 131 In this episode of Wagon Talks we talk to 12 year old listener Josie as well as with Gerald Lange from The OSI Files Podcast ! Josie talks about how she watched ALL 9 Seasons of Little House in the past year and how the show has helped her through some serious family matters . Gerald talks about his love of Little House which goes back to his childhood as well as his love of Laura Inga...

Episode 130 Kelly joins me to tackle The Rivals ! This is a LONG ONE!  Kelly and I can really talk AND in the middle of this discussion I needed to go pick up my son who had a fever in school – in the middle of covid-times that’s a shock but all ended up fine (I sound a little under the weather AND I ended up having Covid a few weeks after recording this so that’s likely wha...

Episode 129 In this episode of Wagon Talks we talk to 11 year old listener Emma and her mother, Rebecca ! We also speak to Lydia all the way from Australia ! Emma talks about how she loves Laura , Rebecca discusses her love of LHOTP that goes back to her childhood and Lydia thinks we should all live life like ma and Pa !  I don’t know about all of you but I am LOVING this interviews and...

Episode 128 In this episode of Wagon Talks we talk to Whitney and Brandon ! I don’t know about all of you but I am LOVING this interviews and discussions!  I hope if you have an interest in coming on you reach out to me to discuss your own Little House on the Prairie memories and thoughts mark@walnutgrovecast.com Thank you to Whitney and Brandon  for taking the time to speak with m...

Episode 127 In this episode of Wagon Talks we talk to J-Jaye and Shannon ! I don’t know about all of you but I am LOVING this interviews and discussions!  I hope if you have an interest in coming on you reach out to me to discuss your own Little House on the Prairie memories and thoughts mark@walnutgrovecast.com Thank you to J-Jaye and Shannon  for taking the time to speak with me...

Episode 126 Vanessa Cashman joins me to unravel this surprisingly good episode!  I hope you like it as much as we did! Thanks Vanessa! “Walnut Grove’s obsessive new football coach pressures his players to win at any cost, locking horns with Laura over homework assignments, ignoring dangerous injuries and alienating his family.” Fight Team Fight! originally aired on October 1...

Episode 125 R. Lee Ingalls is part of the famous family Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote about in her series of beloved books. Lee describes himself as more of a story teller rather than an author. He often says Laura Ingalls was part of the fabric of America as it was populating and moving westward. Her life and experience didn’t differ much from most living at that time, but the remarkable act w...

Episode 124 Kim Layer joins me to review one of the most difficult and strange episodes in the Little House in the Prairie Universe! Monkey love! Monkey Farts! Monkey Drunk! This amazingly strange episode was a blast to review – I hope you enjoy it as much as we did! For the Love of Blanche originally aired on Monday, March 7, 1983  “On his way back from Sleepy Eye, Isaiah Edwards...

Episode 123 The man who is bringing Little House on the Prairie to a new generation on TikTok joins me to unravel Family Quarrel ! Raven Stone is an extremely talented author, musician and content creator and I was so pleased when he accepted my invitation to come onto WGC for an episode. If you haven’t checked Raven’s TikTok channel you’re missing out but the links are below!&nb...

Episode 122 In this episode we get a sneak peak into the life of a homesteader who cooked “30 Days of Little House Recipes” for her husband and a teenager who has a plan for world travel and a real love of Little House on the Prairie . Please take a listen and if you have an interest in coming on to discuss your own Little House on the Prairie memories and thoughts please reach out to...

Episode 121 Before I get into this episode description I want to just say thank you to everyone who sent me get well messages, phonecalls, emails and letters!  I am truly blessed to have so many people thinking of my family and me as we dealt with having covid-19! The good news is we are all doing great and every day we are feeling more and more ‘normal’!  I am fortunate that...

Episode 120 Matt Mercier joins me to tackle this often forgotten episode of Little House on the Prairie! Thank you Matt for taking the time to come on!    “An American Indian arrives in Walnut Grove with his tribe, seeking medical attention for his ailing father. Doc Baker provides his best treatment for the Chief, but when certain community members to refuse to let them stay...

Episode 119 I have had a lot of ideas about how to expand Walnut GroveCast and 2021 is going to be the year a few of these ideas are introduced.  Here is a preview of one of the ideas named, Wagon Talks! Please take a listen and if you have an interest in coming on to discuss your own Little House on the Prairie memories and thoughts please reach out to me at mark@walnutgrovecast.com Thank yo...

Episode 118 Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of you! In this episode we revisit the episode Christmas at Plum Creek in a roundtable setting with the help of Kelly, Leah, Anne, Chantelle and Suzanne! 2021 is getting ready to be a very active year for Walnut GroveCast and I hope you continue listening and enjoying these episodes!   Too all of the amazing supporters of Walnut...

Episode 117 Kim Layer joins me for a very special Hanukkah Episode !  We discuss all types of crazy things in this out of place, but somehow perfect episode.  Albert takes on an apprenticeship with the local carpenter/coffin builder/Jewish man and is then called a Jew-Lover, ouch! I hope all of you enjoy this episode as Kim and Mark dive into the anger and confusion that can manifest fro...

Episode 116 Kelly Mielke returns to discuss this dark and poignant episode about regret and giving up! I think I can speak for everyone here that we sure are happy that Doc Baker stuck around and even though things can be rough and overwhelming, it is important to never forget how a single decision can negatively effect others! “Holding himself responsible for a farmer friend’s de...

Episode 115 I hope you enjoy this interview I did with Sarah Uthoff who is the host of Trundlebed Tales!  Sarah was amazing and although we had some serious audio glitches, we got through it and she will be returning with clearer audio in the near future.  Her show sounds better than this so don’t hold that against her!  We discuss all things Laura Ingalls Wilder and even disc...

Episode 114 Annette Whipple celebrates curiosity and inspires a sense of wonder in young readers while exciting them about science and history. In the past year she has had two book releases, The Laura Ingalls Wilder Companion: A Chapter-by-Chapter Guide and Whooo Knew? The Truth About Owls . You can learn  more about Annette and follow her work here: www. WilderCompanion.com www. AnnetteWhip...

Episode 113 Many of you may know that Leah Mitchell and I have launched a podcast named, RetroTV which reviews a lot of the nearly forgotten tv shows and the history associated with them. Kim Layer and Chris Hasler have also come on to guest host and we look forward to releasing more of them in the future.  It’s really a relaxed vibe and we’re just having fun discussing the shows....

Episode 112 It’s Halloween time so in keeping with that dark theme – Today Walnut GroveCast releases one of its’ most requested reviews!  I don’t get hundreds of emails every month but I must have gotten at least 30-40 in the past couple months asking why we aren’t reviewing The Plague and Quarantine.  Here ya go! Kim Layer joins me to tackle this dark and e...

Episode 111 Gerald Lange from the OSI Files Podcast joins me to discuss what many consider to be a ‘bad’ episode but I feel we pulled a lot of very deep and emotionally driven moments from this episode!  Haunted House first aired on Wednesday, September 24, 1975! “Although many in Walnut Grove think he’s a homicidal maniac who lives in a haunted house, brave Laura Inga...