{"podcast":{"title":"Little House on the Prairie 50th Anniversary Podcast","slug":"little-house-on-the-prairie-50th-anniversary-podcast-6750162","podcast_index_feed_id":6750162,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6055242/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/little-house-on-the-prairie-50th-anniversary-podcast--6055242","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f2f03df74b4bb1620a036b549d3bf071.jpg","author":"Prairie Partners, LLC","episode_count":113,"summary":"“Welcome to the “Little House on the Prairie 50th Anniversary Podcast.” This podcast series celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the beloved Little House on the Prairie television series and will feature Little House cast members Alison Arngrim and Dean Butler, hosted by the actor, writer and producer of the award-winning series, Livin’ On a Prairie, funny and engaging Little House Super-Fan, Pamela Bob. Together, Pamela, Alison, and Dean invite listeners to join them for nostalgic, insider conversations centered around the people, stories, and events that has made television’s Walnut Grove a place treasured by millions for half a century. In each episode Alison, Dean, and Pamela will reveal different facets of the Little House legacy in conversations with cast, crew, historians and media pundits. For the first time ever, listeners will have the chance to discover the Little House experience as crafted by members of the Little House family of actors. From exploring the cultural significance of the series to discussing its timeless themes of family, community, and resilience, the Little House on the Prairie 50th Anniversary Podcast is a must-listen for fans old and new. Tune in as we…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T04:20:54.614765+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/little-house-on-the-prairie-50th-anniversary-podcast-6750162"},"episode":{"title":"“Four Eyes” recap!","slug":"four-eyes-recap","published_at":"2026-02-05T16:00:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/little-house-on-the-prairie-50th-anniversary-podcast-6750162/four-eyes-recap","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/little-house-on-the-prairie-50th-anniversary-podcast-6750162","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/four-eyes-recap--69768748","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69768748/4297_1515_424e_a280_e85c299f955c.mp3","summary":"Walnut Grove gets its first optometry storyline (on the road to a much harsher eye journey), when sweet, studious Mary Ingalls realizes the blackboard has turned into a blurrier mystery than one of Nellie Oleson’s motives. Enter: glasses. Exit: Mary’s confidence. While Ma and Pa cheerfully declare spectacles a sign of intelligence and awe (thanks, foks!), the kids at school, egged on by the nastiest of bullies, Nellie Oleson (with the help of Pinocchio-voiced Willy) are less evolved and immediately brand Mary “Four Eyes\". Despite the fact that their own hottie teacher, Miss Beadle, wears glasses, Nellie convinces Mary that she will end up an old spinster. (The \"sexy secretary\" look apparently hadn't arrived yet in 1875). Mary spirals into self-conscious misery, convinced she’s gone from “pretty” to “permanent book report.” And, whoopsie, the glasses are inconveniently \"lost\" in the wilderness! (But really just delicately placed in a hollow log). In the end, Mary learns that seeing clearly beats fitting in, beauty isn’t canceled by eyewear (thanks to Miss Beadle's sexy sexy interaction with her beau!) and glasses are not, in fact, a moral failing. A gentle, heartfelt episode about insecurity, self-worth, and the radical idea that being able to see is… good. Then, join us on Patreon where Dean, Alison and Pamela talk about their awkward years and being bullied as kids. Can we say, heck yeah to glowing up! Links and Resources: Haven’t signed up for Patreon yet? Get more behind the scenes info and fun conversation we can't do on the podcast...PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/LittleHousePodcast www.LittleHouse50Podcast.com to connect with our hosts and link to their websites. www.LivinOnaPrairieTV.com Check out the award-winning series created by Pamela Bob, with special gu…","meta_description":"Walnut Grove gets its first optometry storyline (on the road to a much harsher eye journey), when sweet, studious Mary Ingalls realizes the blackboard has…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4797,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/little-house-on-the-prairie-50th-anniversary-podcast-6750162/episodes/four-eyes-recap/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/little-house-on-the-prairie-50th-anniversary-podcast-6750162/four-eyes-recap.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}