Book · 1994 · Juvenile Fiction
Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder has been mentioned in 8 episodes across 5 podcasts (1 episode recommends it and 7 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Maria Russo (1 episode), Theo Von (2 episodes) and Anna Runkle (1 episode) on Modern Wisdom (2 episodes), The Book Review (2 episodes) and This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von (2 episodes).
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There was Little House on the Prairie which was kind of a doofy TV show but there's these books that are some great literature that sustained me as a kid about going westward in a wagon and trying to survive you know out there in a homestead.
Questions about Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Who recommends Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder on podcasts?
Maria Russo (1 episode) has recommended Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder on podcasts. In all, 7 people brought it up across 5 podcasts (1 person recommended it).
Which podcasts mention Little House on the Prairie the most?
Modern Wisdom (2 episodes), The Book Review (2 episodes), This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von (2 episodes), Freakonomics Radio (1 episode) and The Charlie Kirk Show (1 episode).
Is Little House on the Prairie recommended, or only discussed?
Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder was recommended in 1 episode, discussed without a recommendation in 6 episodes, and critiqued in 1 episode, as of 2026-10-04.
What do people say about Little House on the Prairie?
Anna Runkle on Modern Wisdom (2025-05-01): "There was Little House on the Prairie which was kind of a doofy TV show but there's these books that are some great literature that sustained me as a kid about going westward in a wagon and trying to survive you know out there in a homestead."
When was Little House on the Prairie last mentioned on a podcast?
Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder was last critiqued on The Charlie Kirk Show by Charlie Kirk on 2026-10-04.
What they say about it
- Childhood reading memories“sustained me as a kid”2
The best things said about it
But I mean, look, go read Little House on the Prairie, okay? Ma is working all the time, okay? She's not just keeping house. Ma is out there making things of economic value that then P goes into town and sells. Okay? Um and while those books are you know fictionalized they are accurate in representing that particular facet of.
Chris Williamson Modern Wisdom · Jul 2025 And a great book by Wendy McClure a few years ago the Wilder life where she you know talks about her Obsession and she went and visited all the homesteads.
I've been writing about Wilder for a while, but the thing that really sparked this biography was when I edited the Library of America's edition of the Little House books which gave me the opportunity to revisit the books.
I read all the books I was a huge I was a huge little house fan.
Theo Von This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von · Aug 2018 Where and when it comes up
Most episodes, by podcast
7 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder is a classic children's novel chronicling pioneer life on the American frontier. On The Book Review, Maria Russo discussed a biographical book by Wendy McClure that explores an obsession with Wilder's homesteads, while Caroline Fraser talked about editing the Library of America edition of the series, and Pamela Paul noted how the title famously inspired a well-known television adaptation. On Modern Wisdom, Chris Williamson cited the books to discuss historical household labor and women's economic contributions, arguing that Ma Ingalls engaged in valuable economic work rather than just keeping house. Anna Runkle shared on Modern Wisdom that the series sustained her through childhood by chronicling the struggles of surviving on a westward homestead. Conversely, Charlie Kirk offered a strong critique on The Charlie Kirk Show, framing the book as part of a hyper-feminized educational model that he believes fails young boys by keeping them sitting down rather than moving. On Freakonomics Radio, the host reflected on childhood memories of the books and television series, using Pa Ingalls to illustrate the concept of a jack of all trades. Finally, Theo Von mentioned the adaptation on This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von while discussing nostalgic memories of actor Michael Landon.
Every mention
Maria Russo and a great book by Wendy McClure a few years ago the Wilder life where she you know talks about her Obsess… 1
“and a great book by Wendy McClure a few years ago the Wilder life where she you know talks about her Obsession and she went and visited all the homesteads”
Theo Von I read all the books I was a huge I was a huge little house fan 2
“we loved him from Little House on the Prairie”
“I read all the books I was a huge I was a huge little house fan”
Anna Runkle Well there was Little House on the Prairie which was kind of a doofy TV show but there's these books that a… 1
“Well there was Little House on the Prairie which was kind of a doofy TV show but there's these books that are some great literature that sustained me as a kid about going westward in a wagon and trying to survive you know out there in a homestead.”
Caroline Fraser yes I mean I've I've been writing about Wilder for a while but the thing that really sparked this biography… 1
“yes I mean I've I've been writing about Wilder for a while but the thing that really sparked this biography was when I edited the library of America's edition of the Little House books which gave me the opportunity to to revisit the books”
Charlie Kirk Having kids sit around all day long and just read books like Little House on the Prairie is a hyper-feminis… 1
“Having kids sit around all day long and just read books like Little House on the Prairie is a hyper-feminist failed model of educating young boys. Boys need to move every 20 minutes and need to be involved in learning all the time.”
Chris Williamson But I mean, look, go read Little House on the Prairie, okay? Ma is working all the time, okay? She's not ju… 1
“But I mean, look, go read Little House on the Prairie, okay? Ma is working all the time, okay? She's not just keeping house. Ma is out there making things of economic value that then P goes into town and sells. Okay? Um and while those books are you know fictionalized they are accurate in representing that particular facet of”
Pamela Paul when we talk about the Little House books the one that I think most people think of is Little House in the… 1
“when we talk about the Little House books the one that I think most people think of is Little House in the prairie which of course then became the name of a television show in America in the 19 1970s”
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“I think back to the books and TV series from my childhood, such as Little House on the Prairie and Pa Ingalls. You often wonder if there's anything Pa can't do, and it turns out he could do a lot of things, but he couldn't do anything well.”
Other mentions (13: passing, ad reads, own books)
“Mel telling the Times the family was raised with lessons rooted in their mother's Catholic faith, that they grew up reading books like Little House on the Prairie.”
“They read books like Little House on the Prairie by little by Laura Engles Wilder.”
“that's a little Little House on the Prairie for us”
“by Laura Engles Wilder who of course wrote The Little House on the Prairie books those books were based on her life”
“I felt like I was, I don't know, it was like very Little House on the Prairie feeling, like you know, you're Laura with Mary.”
“I think back to the books and the TV series that were on when I was a kid: Little House on the Prairie and Paul Ingalls.”
“What am I going to do, stick him in my shirt pocket like I'm on Little House on the Prairie? I got a podcast to do.”
“and that the same was done to the Laura Ingalls Wilder award those little House books many of us grew up on”
“go to Pittsburgh and then there is this like I don't know if it was more like from Little House on the Prairie when Carrie goes rolling down the hill in the beginning or like the Waltons”
“like that chick on a little house in the Prairie that I was making a reference to Nellie”
“I thought barter and trade was this sort of like Antiquated Little House on the Prairie idea that you know Oregon Trail idea that no one did”
“and you know I'm all up for an adventure but when you get like a disease that they did an episode about on Little House on the Prairie you know I mean basically some 18-hundred [ __ ] you don't mean you get AIDS”
“Well that actually is another way that technology brings you back to the past because if you think of Little House on the Prairie the schoolhouse was essentially all the grades in a single school because of physical location.”