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.

Lies, exploitation, and the American dream turned nightmare.

This is Big Sugar, a deep dive into the inner workings of the sugar industry.

I'm Celeste Headley and in a new podcast, I'm investigating a true crime story like no other about the men who risked their lives to cut sugar cane.

From I Heart Media, I'll unravel a decade's long fight to get justice.

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

This is a special transmission from M and Jem.

And we're setting the navigation back to Earth.

Why? You promised we would stop on Zorap for those flangle fries.

We can go back for them later.

We need to pick up some clean suits and fuel up because we have a lot more flights to do and we start now.

Who's flying with us this time? Tell me.

You know that's classified information.

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