Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the Little House on the Prairie Books.

She's one of the most important American children's authors of the 20th century.

Inspiration for a hit television show.

Women will come up to me crying saying,

Little House on the Prairie was my escape.

As a kid, I idolized Laura.

And last summer, I went on the road in search of the real Laura.

What I found is a complicated person alongside the complicated country she represents.

I'm Glena Smick-Nickel, and this is Wilder.

Listen to Wilder on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

What's up y'all? My name is Mimi Walker, and I'm your resident auntie supreme.

Over at Hamming My Purse the Podcast.

If you aren't familiar with Hamming My Purse, it's a podcast that's all about diving into an understanding

the nuance is a black culture.

From social-emotional well-being to cultural matters, mental health, and just the life experiences

that we are faced with every day.

I want to normalize us having uncomfortable conversations in our community.

So if you're old enough to have enjoyed listening to you auditioning your cassette player

in the 80s yet young enough to like songs by Glowrilla Big Lotto

or know the difference between Dub Baby and Lil Baby

then this is absolutely the podcast for you.

Even if you can't identify with any of those things I said, listen anyway.

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