The Podcast
Please find links below to each of the available episodes for Season 3 of the Love Sweetie Podcast, along with a brief description of each episode. Season 3 begins in 1951 with Episode 93. If you are new to the podcast, it is recommended that you listen to the Episode 0 "You, Me, and the Gatepost," which reviews the basics about this project - it is less than 15 minutes long. The link to that video on YouTube can be found here.
If you would like to go to a list of episodes for Season 1 of the Love Sweetie Podcast (Episodes 1- 43, covering letters from 1941 - 1945), click this link instead. For Season 2 (Episodes 44 - 92, covering letters from 1946 - 1951), click this link instead. That being said, you can certainly start listening to Sweetie's story with any episode!
All episodes can be viewed on the Love Sweetie Podcast YouTube channel. Episodes are also available in audio-only versions on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other podcast platforms!
Podcast Episodes
Episode 93: We Bought the Doorbell With It
July 26, 1951: Sweetie writes to family about having moved to Doylestown, Pennsylvania (and accidentally getting into too much poison ivy), about the previous resident of her home that will be residing with the family (Miss Darst), and notes that Lewis will be starting public school for the first time in the fall.
This episode also features basic information about the Darst family and about Doylestown, Pennsylvania in the 1950's.
Episode 94: I'll Worry About That Tomorrow
August 4, 1951: Sweetie writes to Chester and Laura about taking Lewis to the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia while Lew was away in Atlantic City
August 22, 1951: Sweetie writes to family about Miss Darst and how she treats other family members, and we hear about her cousin, Ella Wyckoff, as well as Brower Murphy's wife, Evelyn Murphy. Sweetie also writes about how Lewis is starting school (first grade) that fall.
Episode 95: I Buy Cracked Eggs
September 25, 1951: Sweetie writes to Chester and Laura about going fishing on the Delaware River not far from her home in Doylestown, dealing with more poison ivy on her property, and about Lewis having started first grade at the Doylestown Public School. It is also noted that Sweetie's sister-in-law, Elizabeth, has had her third child, a baby girl.
November 5, 1951: Chester writes to Jeanne about his recent trip to see his son, Frank, near Chicago
November 19, 1951: Sweetie writes to Jeanne and Glen, thanking them for sending her a percolator for better coffee, and indicates that Lewis has been very sick, though the details are not mentioned at this time
Episode 96: The Only Doctor I Love is Grandpa Demaree
November 25, 1951 - Sweetie writes to family about Lewis having been very sick that fall, and then writes much about her perspective of his experience of starting school with first grade at the Doylestown Public School
late November 1951 - Chester writes a brief note to Jeanne before the holiday season
Episode 97: He'll Eat Most Anything If It Is Economical
Now Available!
November 30, 1951: Sweetie writes to Jeanne and Glen and hopes that Miss Darst will go to Georgia for the holidays
December 3, 1951 - Sweetie writes to family about Lewis being sick and his progress at school, and then writes about buying canned goods at sales at a good price
December 21, 1951 - Sweetie writes to family about plans for the Christmas holiday
Episode 98: I Felt As Though I Had Been Pardoned
January 4, 1951: Sweetie writes to family a big letter about Christmas 1951 in Doylestown
Episode 99: Miss Darst's Bookcase
January 17, 1952: Sweetie writes to family about her home life, and then notes that she has looked through a Price family genealogy book that belongs to Miss Darst, which provided more information about Miss Darst's maternal grandmother's family
January 25, 1952: Sweetie writes to family with general updates, including some information about her gardening work at home
January 25, 1952: Sweetie writes a secret letter to Jeanne at Jeanne's workplace, anxiously awaiting Jeanne's reply
Episode 100: Tomorrow's A New Day
January 30, 1952: Chester writes to Margaret about his wedding to Laura in the early 20th century
January 31, 1952: Sweetie writes a secret letter to Jeanne about how to deal with issues in her marriage (relationship advice) and then reveals that she does not plan to have another child
Episode 101: I Am Just Not Ready to Give Him Up Myself
February 1, 1952: Sweetie writes to family about her daily life in Doylestown, addressing each of her sibling's families specifically
February 8, 1952: Sweetie writes to Jeanne and Glen about her concern about Lew's health
We also review information about the Demaree family in this episode
Episode 102: What the Duchess Said to the Duke
February 14, 1952: Sweetie writes to family about her concerns regarding her husband's health and later recounts an antique dealer arriving at her house in Doylestown attempting to get some of Miss Darst's antiques
February 20, 1952: Chester writes to Jeanne and Glen, indicating he is concerned about how much she is writing about Miss Darst
February 21, 1952: Sweetie writes to family and reveals that her sister-in-law, Meta, is expecting another baby, but also notes that a tragedy has occurred - one of Lew's friends in the US Navy passed away after a horrible accident in Pensacola, Florida
In this episode we also review the news that King George VI passed away in England on February 6, 1952.
Episode 103: Address the Envelopes and Get Them Hatched
February 24, 1952: Chester writes to Jeanne and indicates that Jeanne has won some sort of "Twins" contest in Des Moines
March 5, 1952: Chester writes to Jeanne and shares information about an article about how to make one's child a genius
March 6, 1952: Sweetie writes about an incident that occurred to one of the men at NAS Willow Grove and also how she and Lew acquired a camera at a sale for a very good price
Episode 104: I Could Just Hear the Neighbors Snickering
March 10, 1952: Sweetie writes to family about a trip to the Norristown Zoo, and then notes that Miss Darst did not have her items moved as expected from the house in Doylestown
March 11, 1952: Sweetie writes to family about locking herself out of her house, and her thoughts on the family of the Lindbergh Kidnapper (which was in the news at the time)
March 12, 1952: Sweetie writes confidentially to Jeanne and Glen and Frank and Meta, concerned about her father's health
Episode 105: Please Hold for the Night Shift
March 12, 1952: Chester writes to Jeanne, indicating he's not feeling too well, but is glad that spring has arrived
March 14, 1952: Chester write to Jeanne, again indicating he is not feeling well
March 20, 1952: Sweetie writes to family and notes that she is attempting to get a projector to watch films at home
March 20, 1952: Sweetie writes to Glen and Jeanne about what they should do if their father, Chester Demaree, M.D., should pass away due to his serious illness at the time
Episode 106: A Blue Million Little Maple Shoots
March 26, 1952: Sweetie writes to family, worrying that her father is planning on leaving Des Moines too early to return to his home in Lacona, while at home, she battles more poison ivy on her property
March 27, 1952: Sweetie writes to family, and reaffirms that she believes Chester should stay in Des Moines and rest
March 28, 1952: Chester writes to Jeanne and Glen, indicating that he has returned home to Lacona and is back at work
March 31, 1952: Chester writes to Jeanne and indicates that he may travel to Des Moines to visit her
Episode 107: Ain't Nothin' Like A Daffydil
April 1, 1952 - Sweetie writes to family and indicates that she cares immensely about the health of her parents, despite their distance, and the notes she cannot travel with them to the Grand Canyon that summer, urging them to travel east and come visit her and her family
April 7, 1952 - Sweetie to writes to family about some antique furniture that Lew is repairing, and then writes a poem about daffodils in spring
Episode 108: Apologies
April 8, 1952 - Sweetie writes to family, answering questions that she has received from them during the month
April 17, 1952 - Chester writes a short note to Jeanne
April 18, 1952 - Sweetie writes to family about Lewis being sick with measles during his Easter holiday; Sweetie writes another poem to her family
Episode 109: I've Been Spoiling for a Fight
April 21, 1952 - Sweetie writes to family about the time after Easter and notes that her sister-in-law, Elizabeth (a.k.a. "Dit") has left for two weeks for a vacation to Florida with her husband, leaving her mother-in-law alone to take care of her three young children in Norristown
late April 1952 - Sweetie writes to family about some issues that she resolved at the Doylestown Public School after Lewis' kindness and generosity was taken advantage of by a classmate, and after his honesty was ignored by his first grade teacher there, Mrs. Houck
Episode 110: I'll Make Him Pay the Check!!
April 26, 1952 - Sweetie writes to family about helping take care of Elizabeth's (her sister-in-law) family while Elizabeth and her husband were at a convention for two weeks in Florida
May 1, 1952 - Sweetie writes to family more about her time in Norristown, a visit of Joe and Marguerite, and writes two poems to her family at the end of the letter
Episode 111: A Busy Time for the Agricolae
May 9, 1952 - Sweetie writes to family about the roof repairs and antiques that she and Lew have acquired at sales, including a 17th century religious text
May 12, 1952 - Chester writes to Jeanne, indicating that he is visiting his brother, Serril, in Indiana
May 15, 1952 - Chester writes to Jeanne from Bloomington, Indiana while he is visiting his family
May 19, 1952 - Chester writes to Jeanne from Illinois while he is on the way home to Lacona
May 19, 1952 - Chester writes a long letter to Elizabeth about what is occurring in the late spring season in Lacona, Iowa, the natural world, and his desire to consolidate family history
Episode 112: Like A Dragon
May 28, 1952 - Sweetie writes to Laura and Chester about her handling the issues with the roofing company
June 2, 1952 - Sweetie writes to family (Part I) and reflects on Jeanne's first wedding anniversary
Episode 113: Are You Man or Mouse?
Available 06/28/2026
June 2, 1952 - Sweetie to family (Part II)
June 3, 1952 - Sweetie to family
Episode 114: Decoration Day
Available 07/05/2026
June 5, 1952 - Sweetie to family
June 7, 1952 - Sweetie to family
Episode 115: So I Write, Now Will I Hear?
Available 07/12/2026
June 15, 1952 - Sweetie to Laura, Chester, Jeanne, and Glen
July 1, 1952 - Chester to Jeanne
July 8, 1952 - Chester to Jeanne
July 10, 1952 - Sweetie to family
Episode 116: Your Ears Are Too High Anyway
Available 07/19/2026
July 23, 1952 - Sweetie to family
August 6, 1952 - Sweetie to family
Episode 117: Wistful House
Available 07/26/2026
August 13, 1952 - Sweetie to family
August 15, 1952 - Sweetie to family
Episode 118: Don't Worry, Girlie
Available 08/02/2026
August 21, 1952 - Sweetie to Jeanne
August 21, 1952 - Sweetie to unknown recipients
September 11, 1952 - Sweetie to Jeanne and Glen
Episode 119: I Thought Sure the Whole House Was Afire
Available 08/09/2026
September 13, 1952 - Sweetie to family
September 13, 1952 - Sweetie to family
Episode 120: She Was Going to Vote for Ike
Available 08/16/2026
September 22, 1952 - Sweetie to family
September 26, 1952 - Sweetie to Jeanne
October 3, 1952 - Sweetie to family
Episode 121: I Heard Mamma Call Sweetie
Available 08/23/2026
October 15, 1952 - Sweetie to family
October 21, 1952 - Sweetie and Chester to family
Episode 122: On the Outside Looking In
Available 08/30/2026
October 22, 1952 - Sweetie and Chester to family
November 6, 1952 - Sweetie to family