Walnut GroveCast

Laura Solarin joins the show to discuss the episode, His Father’s Son!  We discuss the John Jr character as well as some miscellaneous discussion about the rifle that he received from Isaiah.  There are a few really great cinematic shots as well as Radames Pera showing his acting chops, it is certainly worthy of another viewing. Please put this episode on again and join us as we di...

Wendi Lou Lee AKA Grace Ingalls joins me to review A Most Precious Gift!   I was nervous about this episode because, although I have spoken to Wendi several times, I have never had a cast member actually review an entire episode!  I thought this was just simply the BEST!  Thank you so much for taking the time out of your schedule Wendi and I look forward to another one in the future...

The end of Summer has arrived and so have the weekly episodes of Walnut GroveCast!  This summer I released a total of 15 episodes of Walnut GroveCast, 11 episodes of Bonnetheads and 13 episodes of The Little House Book Club and there is a lot more to come!  Although the podcast is returning to its bi-weekly roots there will still be releases of all of these podcasts to keep even the most...

Chantelle Dubois Nishiyama returns to the show to discuss this heartbreaking episode about the power of belief in adults and children . Red Buttons guest stars as the charismatic Willie O’Hara who plays a travelling medicine salesman. “Jovial Willie O’Hara, a traveling, patent-medicine salesman, comes to Walnut Grove with his talking crow and chimpanzee “circus”, appe...

Susan King returns to Walnut GroveCast to help me review and discuss this memorable and dramatic episode. There is a lot in this episode including: could someone really fire a shotgun with one hand? is Nellie the worst singer in hero township? is Charles is really believable as a Doctor? “On a dark and stormy night, Laura and Mary are staying alone at the School for the Blind when they are t...

Kelly Mielke returns to Walnut GroveCast to help me tackle this episode about taking chances. We discuss how Charles is the ultimate smooth talker for a MLM scheme, how feisty Mary is the best Mary and how the toy rocking chair is kind of creepy! So much is packed into this episode and I hope you enjoy it! “Fearing a swindle, angry Walnut Grove farmers vent their frustration on the anxious,...

Suzann Holland returns to the show to discuss this strange and uncomfortable episode about family and guilt.  Charles is really laying the charm on thick in this episode but don’t worry because Charles has the answers to fix everything!    “While out of town to buy horses, Charles Ingalls boards with Brett Harper, a man who is emotionally withdrawn from his unhappy famil...

Whitney Griggs joins me in this episode about a shy student who wants to learn and how adults can sometimes be completely cruel. We dive into everything about this episode and just have a great time! “Caroline’s special efforts to teach a shy, older boy to read while she is substitute-teaching for an injured Miss Beadle are ruined when mean-spirited Mrs. Oleson humiliates him in front...

Lydia Kikuchi joins me to discuss this beloved episode!  “Charles and Jonathan are picking up a freight delivery for Mr. Olesen when they bump into Toby Noe, an old friend from Winoka. Charles convinces him to come visit them in Walnut Grove. Toby comes to visit. He goes to church with the Ingalls the next day and when he’s greeting people at the door, Rev. Alden tells Charles the...

Kelly Mielke joins me to tackle this highly requested episode!  It’s a marathon recording so put on your most comfortable headphones or sit in your most comfy chair!    “Albert, complicit in bad company, has been the protagonist of thefts several times, but now he risks going to reform school. Charles goes out of his way to put the boy in line and decides to send him to...

Kelly Mielke joins me to tackle this highly requested episode!  It’s a marathon recording so put on your most comfortable headphones or sit in your most comfy chair!    “Albert, complicit in bad company, has been the protagonist of thefts several times, but now he risks going to reform school. Charles goes out of his way to put the boy in line and decides to send him to...

Kelly Mielke joins me to tackle this highly requested episode!  It’s a marathon recording so put on your most comfortable headphones or sit in your most comfy chair!   Part II is being released on Thursday! “Albert, complicit in bad company, has been the protagonist of thefts several times, but now he risks going to reform school. Charles goes out of his way to put the boy in...

I am joined in this review by Stephanie Bailey !  We had a great time discussing all the strange storyline s and discuss why exactly did Caroline accompany the Crane’s to Annie’s art gallery premiere ?  Thank you so much Stephanie for reviewing this episode with me! “Believing that she was abandoned at an orphanage as a child because she was losing her sight, blind arti...

I am joined in this review by Jeanie Mitchell! We have a great time talking about this episode that works on the development of the Albert and James relationship. Jeanie discusses her book and we just have a great time! “James begins feeling insecure about his place in the Ingalls family, and tries a little too hard to emulate the older Albert. When he is caught with a shaving blade stolen f...

Kelly Mielke returns to Walnut GroveCast to help me break down this crazy episode! many of you may already know that Kelly and I have been working on another podcast called, Dr. QuinnCast which discusses the television show Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman ! We chose The Werewolf of Walnut Grove because it aligns with our #lunarpalooza festivities at Dr. QuinnCast !  We hope you enjoy this episode o...

J-Jaye Hurley joins me to discuss what we both agreed was one of our favorite and most memorable episodes from when we were kids!  There is so much fun to be had in this episode and when Jacob and Laura finally bring their haul to Mr. Sprague we are right there next to them in spirit.  Thank you J-Jaye for joining me on this memorable and always fun episode! “While fishing in a str...

Brandon joins me to discuss this unforgettable and sometimes shocking episode in which Mr. Applewood comes to town to replace Ms. Beadle!  Brandon and I discuss so much and I have a wonderful time, thank you for joining me Brandon! “When teacher, Miss Beadle, is deemed unable to control some of the rowdy, older boys in her class, Mrs. Oleson convinces the Walnut Grove school board to re...

Shannon Quinten joins me to discuss Uncle Jed !  We discuss the seasoning of cast iron , how cool Jed’s buggy is and all types of things in this unforgettable episode!  I hope you enjoy! “Charles and Caroline are about to adopt James and Cassandra, but then Uncle Jed comes forward demanding custody of the Cooper children.” Uncle Jed originally aired on February 1, 1982...

Matilda Smith-Thompson joins me to discuss this truly great episode!  These ‘newer’ episodes are often overlooked but I cannot recommend this one more! We have amazing performances from all of the Carter’s but the development of the Sarah Carter character is really wonderful!.  Thank you for joining me for this discussion Matilda!  It was so much fun and I look for...

Episode 2 100 Mile Walk is one of the first early episodes I remember having a lasting effect on me.  There’s dynamite, there’s a man who will walk for 100 miles for work, Caroline and the other women pull together and get some serious work done, there’s a reckless Irishman and there’s sledgehammers – it’s all in all a crazy episode which will leave you tea...

Episode 1 A Harvest of Friends is an extremely memorable episode for so many! Chris Hasler and I discuss this classic episode in this VERY FIRST pilot episode of Walnut GroveCast!  This (and 100 Mile Walk) was “lost” for at least the last 6+ months! Since I don’t think I ever officially released these episodes on their own I thought I would give them the modern WGC treatment...

Episode 139 Cheyenne Hampton joins me to talk about lots of ferns, widows , Caroline’s jealousy and all types of great stuff as we tackle this unforgettable and eye opening episode! “Caroline and the girls can’t help but think the worst when Charles begins to behave mysteriously and later lies about the amount of time he has spent doing carpentry work for their lovely, young neig...

Episode 138 The Bonnetheads Podcast will be officially released in the next 2 weeks! In this very first episode of Bonnetheads I present a new Wagon Talks with Chris Hasler and Traci Ryland !  Special Thanks to John Mapes Music for allowing me to use his excellent cover song in the episode!  You can watch his hilarious Little House Tribute here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93Vjps2HriA...

Episode 137 Leah Mitchell returns the show to discuss this MAYBE Halloween episode!  Thank you so much Leah – it was so much fun! “Junior detectives Andy and Laura take tips from fictional sleuth Farnsdale Fremont of Scotland Yard to track down the mysterious Walnut Grove chicken thief, ruffling a few feathers of their own along the way.” The Creeper of Walnut Grove Original...

Episode 136 I had the honor of speaking with Ketty a couple weeks ago. It was truly one of my favorite interviews with a previous cast member of Little House on the Prairie and we discuss everything from Ketty’s name to African-American’s in WWII and even to events that caused Michael Landon to have to reschedule the days shoot because of her health condition.   Ketty’s amaz...