EPISODE · Jul 18, 2022 · 45 MIN
Little House on the Prairie S8 EP5: A Wiser Heart
from Gen X, This is Why.
Join Jennie and Amye, sisters and sometimes mortal foes, as they dissect one of the most impactful shows from our shared, Gen X childhood: Little House on the Prairie.In Season 8, episode 5: A Wiser Heart, Eliza Jane and Laura travel to Arizona for some continuing education credits. We meet a very handsome, but slimy professor who macs on Laura and doesn’t seem to care that Eliza Jane has an awkward 8th grade crush on him. The trip turns into a nightmare for Laura as she is forced to wash dishes for Sally Spectra and share a small bed with Eliza Jane. Eliza Jane, meanwhile, is all into the pompous professor while the sweet and super smart Mortimer Carstairs pines for her from a distance. Laura seems to forget she’s pregnant, Manly is suddenly super liberal, and we have an academic off between two bloated egos. For MORE content, become a Premium Patreon Subscriber! For as little as 5$ a month, you get TWO bonus episodes per month and access to our back catalog! Click here to join today! https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/5506301Join our Facebook Group, The Me-Me B’s for extra content, giveaways, and some fun Gen X introspection: facebook.com/groups/genxthisiswhy/Follow us!Facebook: facebook.com/genxthisiswhy/Instagram at: @genxthisiswhyAmye: @amyearcherwriterYou can find Jennie, but good luck with that.Questions? Comments? Email us at [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Join Jennie and Amye, sisters and sometimes mortal foes, as they dissect one of the most impactful shows from our shared, Gen X childhood: Little House on the Prairie.In Season 8, episode 5: A Wiser Heart, Eliza Jane and Laura travel to Arizona for some continuing education credits. We meet a very handsome, but slimy professor who macs on Laura and doesn’t seem to care that Eliza Jane has an awkward 8th grade crush on him. The trip turns into a nightmare for Laura as she is forced to wash dishes for Sally Spectra and share a small bed with Eliza Jane. Eliza Jane, meanwhile, is all into the pompous professor while the sweet and super smart Mortimer Carstairs pines for her from a distance. Laura seems to forget she’s pregnant, Manly is suddenly super liberal, and we have an academic off between two bloated egos. For MORE content, become a Premium Patreon Subscriber! For as little as 5$ a month, you get TWO bonus episodes per month and access to our back catalog! Click here to join today! https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/5506301Join our Facebook Group, The Me-Me B’s for extra content, giveaways, and some fun Gen X introspection: facebook.com/groups/genxthisiswhy/Follow us!Facebook: facebook.com/genxthisiswhy/Instagram at: @genxthisiswhyAmye: @amyearcherwriterYou can find Jennie, but good luck with that.Questions? Comments? Email us at [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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