Just Plain Wrong

We're back! In our season 5 opener, we chat about what we did during the pause between seasons, break down the exciting things coming in season 5, and share our favorite non-Amish themed books we've read recently. One announcement: For season 5, we will be switching to an every-other-week publishing schedule. Season 5 will also be a shorter season of 10 episodes in order to accommodate some upcoming schedule challenges (listen in for the full scoop!).We always love hearing from listeners! You can reach us at plainwrongpod at gmail.com, or on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. If you want to help support the podcast financially, please consider joining our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/plainwrongpod or buying merch at TeePublic Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/plainwrongpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plainwrongpod/ Website: http://plainwrongpod.com/ “Just Plain Wrong” is produced, written and edited by Erin Milanese, Abby Nafziger and Matilda Yoder. Our intro music is played by Erin, and the outro by Miriam Augsburger. Both are "arrangements" of the Doxology from the Mennonite Hymnal. Logo design by Ida Yoder Short. Canva design (used for Social Media posts in Season 4 and following) by Abigail Adams.

This week we celebrate the completion of another season of Just Plain Wrong! In our Season 4 wrap up, we provide updated listener stats, discuss common tropes, chat about our favorite and most surprising moments from the season, share bloopers, and thank our supporters. Season 5 will launch in the Fall of 2023, though the exact date is yet to be determined. Follow us on social media or join the Patreon for updates on our lives during the break, and for announcements about Season 5. We always love hearing from listeners! You can reach us at plainwrongpod at gmail.com, or on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. If you want to help support the podcast financially, please consider joining our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/plainwrongpod or buying merch at TeePublic Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/plainwrongpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plainwrongpod/ Website: http://plainwrongpod.com/ “Just Plain Wrong” is produced, written and edited by Erin Milanese, Abby Nafziger and Matilda Yoder. Our intro music is played by Erin, and the outro by Miriam Augsburger. Both are "arrangements" of the Doxology from the Mennonite Hymnal. Logo design by Ida Yoder Short. Canva design (used for Social Media posts in Season 4 and following) by Abigail Adams.

This week, the MennoBrarians discuss Amish Forever Home, an Amish Romance set on Prince Edward Island. We chat Anne of Green Gables, auctions, romance tropes and more.  A special shoutout to our Discernment Committee level Patreon members who selected this book for us!We read and referenced this article: Understanding Amish Migrations to New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Manitoba, by Gabriel Arsenault:  https://plainanabaptistjournal.org/article/view/7944 This site was mentioned by Tillie as a place to explore Amish settlement populations: Young Center Amish Population Statistics : https://groups.etown.edu/amishstudies/ We always love hearing from listeners! You can reach us at plainwrongpod at gmail.com, or on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. If you want to help support the podcast financially, please consider joining our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/plainwrongpod or buying merch at TeePublic Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/plainwrongpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plainwrongpod/ Website: http://plainwrongpod.com/ “Just Plain Wrong” is produced, written and edited by Erin Milanese, Abby Nafziger and Matilda Yoder. Our intro music is played by Erin, and the outro by Miriam Augsburger. Both are "arrangements" of the Doxology from the Mennonite Hymnal. Logo design by Ida Yoder Short. Canva design (used for Social Media posts in Season 4 and following) by Abigail Adams.

This week, the MennoBrarians take a deep dive into Amish Romance self-publishing. Inspired by the conversation on Amish Country Treasure in season 2, in which Tillie speculated the book was written by a bot, Erin went on a research journey to see if she could figure out if the text was written by a human or AI (findings: inconclusive). In this episode, Erin shares some of what she found during this research journey. We chat self-publishing, random research topics, and whether it actually matters if bots write the books we read. We always love hearing from listeners! You can reach us at plainwrongpod at gmail.com, or on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. If you want to help support the podcast financially, please consider joining our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/plainwrongpod or buying merch at TeePublic Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/plainwrongpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plainwrongpod/ Website: http://plainwrongpod.com/ “Just Plain Wrong” is produced, written and edited by Erin Milanese, Abby Nafziger and Matilda Yoder. Our intro music is played by Erin, and the outro by Miriam Augsburger. Both are "arrangements" of the Doxology from the Mennonite Hymnal. Logo design by Ida Yoder Short. Canva design (used for Social Media posts in Season 4 and following) by Abigail Adams.

This week, the MennoBrarians discuss YouTuber Peter Santenello's multi-part series on the Amish. We chat Pinecraft, interview techniques, and our favorite moments from the videos. We also maintain that Lemon Meringue and Key Lime pie are very different, and that Peter should work on mastering his pie identification skills. Links to videos discussed this episode: Meeting the Amish - First Impressions (Pinecraft 1)How the Amish Live in Florida (Pinecraft 2)Inside Largest Amish/Mennonite Community - First Impressions (Holmes County 1 - the one with Josh)Invited to Amish Dinner (Holmes County 2 - Abby's Favorite)Inside Most Conservative Amish Home (Swartzentruber)What Amish Schools are LikeAmish Walmart Inside Amish AuctionFull playlist of Peter Santenello Amish videos. We always love hearing from listeners! You can reach us at plainwrongpod at gmail.com, or on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. If you want to help support the podcast financially, please consider joining our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/plainwrongpod or buying merch at TeePublic Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/plainwrongpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plainwrongpod/ Website: http://plainwrongpod.com/ “Just Plain Wrong” is produced, written and edited by Erin Milanese, Abby Nafziger and Matilda Yoder. Our intro music is played by Erin, and the outro by Miriam Augsburger. Both are "arrangements" of the Doxology from the Mennonite Hymnal. Logo design by Ida Yoder Short. Canva design (used for Social Media posts in Season 4 and following) by Abigail Adams.

This week, the MennoBrarians discuss Nancy Drew book #33: The Witch Tree Symbol. During this episode of the Nancy Drew book series, Nancy helps recover stolen furniture in Pennsylvania Dutch Country. She and her friends stay with Amish families, drive buggies, attend a quilting bee AND a barn raising, and (of course!) solve the mystery. We chat hex signs, Church Amish vs House Amish, outdated YA literature, and more. We always love hearing from listeners! You can reach us at plainwrongpod at gmail.com, or on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. If you want to help support the podcast financially, please consider joining our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/plainwrongpod or buying merch at TeePublic Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/plainwrongpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plainwrongpod/ Website: http://plainwrongpod.com/ “Just Plain Wrong” is produced, written and edited by Erin Milanese, Abby Nafziger and Matilda Yoder. Our intro music is played by Erin, and the outro by Miriam Augsburger. Both are "arrangements" of the Doxology from the Mennonite Hymnal. Logo design by Ida Yoder Short. Canva design (used for Social Media posts in Season 4 and following) by Abigail Adams.

This week, the MennoBrarians discuss the the Netflix movie, Rumspringa, a coming of age / buddy comedy about a young Amish boy, Jacob, who travels to Germany for his Rumspringa. We chat family history trips, where to find the Original Hostetler, tree felling, Kazoos, magical zippers, and much more. We always love hearing from listeners! You can reach us at plainwrongpod at gmail.com, or on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. If you want to help support the podcast financially, please consider joining our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/plainwrongpod or buying merch at TeePublic Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/plainwrongpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plainwrongpod/ Website: http://plainwrongpod.com/ “Just Plain Wrong” is produced, written and edited by Erin Milanese, Abby Nafziger and Matilda Yoder. Our intro music is played by Erin, and the outro by Miriam Augsburger. Both are "arrangements" of the Doxology from the Mennonite Hymnal. Logo design by Ida Yoder Short. Canva design (used for Social Media posts in Season 4 and following) by Abigail Adams.

This week, the MennoBrarians discuss the Oscar winning movie adaptation of Women Talking (tho we did not yet know at the time we recorded that it would win!). Women Talking was written by Sarah Polley, who won an Oscar for Best Adaptation. We covered the book Women Talking by Canadian Mennonite author Miriam Toews in our last episode, season 4 episode 13.  Tune in for discussions on differences between the book and the film, our favorite moments in the movie, and which we liked best. Content warning: Women Talking, while fiction, is based on true stories of sexual assault and rape perpetrated against members (primarily women & children) of the Manitoba Mennonite Old Colony community. While not discussed graphically, references to rape, sexual assault, and suicidal ideation are made throughout this episode. Other Reviews of Women Talking (book & movie)Women Talking: A Displaced Act of Female Imagination, Rebecca JanzenWomen Talking: Review, William LoewenWhat the film Women Talking loses (and preserves) from the 2018 novel, Alissa Wilkinson (Vox)For more information about the true story Women Talking is based on: The Ghost Rapes of Bolivia (Vice) A Time follow up piece to the Vice article.  Bolivian Mennonite rape victims update (from a Canadian Mennonite pastor/former Bolivian Mennonite Central Committee worker)  The Mennonite Rapes: A trial Tears apart a religious community (WWRN)For more information, and first-hand accounts from sexual assault survivors in Mennonite, Amish, and Anabaptist communities and contexts: The Plain People's Podcast https://theplainpeoplespodcast.libsyn.com/ Plain Rainbows / the Misfit Amish: https://www.themisfitamish.com/plain-rainbows Into Account: https://intoaccount.org/ Our Stories Untold https://www.ourstoriesuntold.com/about/ We always love hearing from listeners! You can reach us at plainwrongpod at gmail.com, or on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. If you want to help support the podcast financially, please consider joining our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/plainwrongpod or buying merch at TeePublic Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/plainwrongpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plainwrongpod/ Website: http://plainwrongpod.com/ “Just Plain Wrong” is produced, written and edited by Erin Milanese, Abby Nafziger and Matilda Yoder. Our intro music is played by Erin, and the outro by Miriam Augsburger. Both are "arrangements" of the Doxology from the Mennonite Hymnal. Logo design by Ida Yoder Short. Canva design (used for Social Media posts in Season 4 and following) by Abigail Adams.

This week, the MennoBrarians discuss Women Talking, a book by Canadian Mennonite author Miriam Toews that tells a fictional story based on true events that took place in the Old Colony Mennonite colony in Bolivia.  We will cover the movie in our next episode, which will be out the first week of April. We had not yet seen the movie when we recorded this episode on the book. Tune in for discussions on Canadian authors, depictions of Mennonites, theological dilemmas, and more. Content warning: Women Talking, while fiction, is based on true stories of sexual assault and rape perpetrated against members (primarily women & children) of the Manitoba Mennonite Old Colony community. While not discussed graphically, references to rape, sexual assault, and suicidal ideation are made throughout this episode.  Other Reviews of Women Talking (book & movie) Women Talking: A Displaced Act of Female Imagination, Rebecca JanzenWomen Talking: Review, William LoewenWhat the film Women Talking loses (and preserves) from the 2018 novel, Alissa Wilkinson (Vox)For more information about the true story Women Talking is based on: The Ghost Rapes of Bolivia (Vice) A Time follow up piece to the Vice article.  Bolivian Mennonite rape victims update (from a Canadian Mennonite pastor/former Bolivian Mennonite Central Committee worker)  The Mennonite Rapes: A trial Tears apart a religious community (WWRN)For more information, and first-hand accounts from sexual assault survivors in Mennonite, Amish, and Anabaptist communities and contexts: The Plain People's Podcast https://theplainpeoplespodcast.libsyn.com/ Plain Rainbows / the Misfit Amish: https://www.themisfitamish.com/plain-rainbows Into Account: https://intoaccount.org/ Our Stories Untold https://www.ourstoriesuntold.com/about/ -----We always love hearing from listeners! You can reach us at plainwrongpod at gmail.com, or on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. If you want to help support the podcast financially, please consider joining our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/plainwrongpod or buying merch at TeePublic Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/plainwrongpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plainwrongpod/ Website: http://plainwrongpod.com/ “Just Plain Wrong” is produced, written and edited by Erin Milanese, Abby Nafziger and Matilda Yoder. Our intro music is played by Erin, and the outro by Miriam Augsburger. Both are "arrangements" of the Doxology from the Mennonite Hymnal. Logo design by Ida Yoder Short. Canva design (used for Social Media posts in Season 4 and following) by Abigail Adams.

This week, the MennoBrarians chat with the author of the Amish Vampires in Space, Kerry Nietz. We learn how the AVIS came to exist, what it was like to be mentioned on the Tonight Show, and get important author-info on the question of vampire souls. Thanks to Kerry for joining us!Follow Kerry on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KerryNietz Find his books, including AVIS, on Amazon:  https://www.amazon.com/stores/Kerry-Nietz/author/B001K7TFGM We will be back next week with the first in a 2-part series on Women Talking! We always love hearing from listeners! You can reach us at plainwrongpod at gmail.com, or on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. If you want to help support the podcast financially, please consider joining our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/plainwrongpod or buying merch at TeePublic Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/plainwrongpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plainwrongpod/ Website: http://plainwrongpod.com/ “Just Plain Wrong” is produced, written and edited by Erin Milanese, Abby Nafziger and Matilda Yoder. Our intro music is played by Erin, and the outro by Miriam Augsburger. Both are "arrangements" of the Doxology from the Mennonite Hymnal. Logo design by Ida Yoder Short. Canva design (used for Social Media posts in Season 4 and following) by Abigail Adams.

This week, the MennoBrarians cover the book When the English Fall by David Williams - a book that guest Valerie Weaver-Zercher recommended we cover way back in season one. Tune in for a conversation about apocalypse prepping, teenage profits, realistic pacifist dilemmas and more. Content note: Descriptions of gun violence from the book are referenced in  our discussion. We always love hearing from listeners! You can reach us at plainwrongpod at gmail.com, or on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. If you want to help support the podcast financially, please consider joining our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/plainwrongpod or buying merch at TeePublic Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/plainwrongpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plainwrongpod/ Website: http://plainwrongpod.com/ “Just Plain Wrong” is produced, written and edited by Erin Milanese, Abby Nafziger and Matilda Yoder. Our intro music is played by Erin, and the outro by Miriam Augsburger. Both are "arrangements" of the Doxology from the Mennonite Hymnal. Logo design by Ida Yoder Short. Canva design (used for Social Media posts in Season 4 and following) by Abigail Adams.

This week, the MennoBrarians cover the 1989 horror movie, Warlock. We chat about all kinds of things this week, including our "unexpected" horror experiences, Mennonite PA dutch hex signs, cabbage farms, implausible movie plot points and what someone from 1691 might smell like. Around the time we recorded this episode, news broke that the actor who played The Warlock, Julian Sands, went missing while mountain climbing in California. Recently, authorities announced that he is now presumed dead. Read more about Sands' life, work, and disappearance at this link. We always love hearing from listeners! You can reach us at plainwrongpod at gmail.com, or on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. If you want to help support the podcast financially, please consider joining our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/plainwrongpod or buying merch at TeePublic Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/plainwrongpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plainwrongpod/ Website: http://plainwrongpod.com/ “Just Plain Wrong” is produced, written and edited by Erin Milanese, Abby Nafziger and Matilda Yoder. Our intro music is played by Erin, and the outro by Miriam Augsburger. Both are "arrangements" of the Doxology from the Mennonite Hymnal. Logo design by Ida Yoder Short. Canva design (used for Social Media posts in Season 4 and following) by Abigail Adams.

This week, the MennoBrarians chat with Dirk Eitzen, professor of Media Studies at Franklin & Marshall College, and author of the newly released book, Fooling with The Amish: Amish Mafia, Entertaining Fakery, and the Evolution of Reality TV.  We chat about Amish Mafia, media literacy, Amish romance, social gossip, and the connections between all of these. We return frequently to questions around media lies / distortions of truth, and what harm (if any) these cause to the Amish, and to the media consumers. Order the book here, from  John Hopkins University PressDirk isn't on social media,  no links to promote!We always love hearing from listeners! You can reach us at plainwrongpod at gmail.com, or on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. If you want to help support the podcast financially, please consider joining our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/plainwrongpod or buying merch at TeePublic Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/plainwrongpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plainwrongpod/ Website: http://plainwrongpod.com/ “Just Plain Wrong” is produced, written and edited by Erin Milanese, Abby Nafziger and Matilda Yoder. Our intro music is played by Erin, and the outro by Miriam Augsburger. Both are "arrangements" of the Doxology from the Mennonite Hymnal. Logo design by Ida Yoder Short. Canva design (used for Social Media posts in Season 4 and following) by Abigail Adams.

This week, the MennoBrarians cover the the "Amish Episode" of the 80s TV show, MacGyver.  After accidentally careening off a cliff, MacGyver is rescued and nursed back to health by a nearby Amish family. During his stay, he helps mediate a conflict between the Amish and a construction crew, makes eyes at an Amish widow, and saves two children who have fallen into a well. We chat bad driving, costume choices, action tv shows, 80s references, and more. If you'd like to watch along, you can find MacGyver Season 4, Episode 3, The Outsiders on Paramount Plus. We always love hearing from listeners! You can reach us at plainwrongpod at gmail.com, or on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. If you want to help support the podcast financially, please consider joining our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/plainwrongpod or buying merch at TeePublic Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/plainwrongpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plainwrongpod/ Website: http://plainwrongpod.com/ “Just Plain Wrong” is produced, written and edited by Erin Milanese, Abby Nafziger and Matilda Yoder. Our intro music is played by Erin, and the outro by Miriam Augsburger. Both are "arrangements" of the Doxology from the Mennonite Hymnal. Logo design by Ida Yoder Short. Canva design (used for Social Media posts in Season 4 and following) by Abigail Adams.

This week, the MennoBrarians chat sequels! We selected three sequels to books covered in earlier seasons of Just Plain Wrong, and share what happens next. Covered this episode: Tillie: Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Crime by Tamar Myers. This is the 2nd book in the PA Dutch Mystery series.  The first book was covered in Season 1, ep 17.Erin: Crimson Storm by Amy Patrick, the 2nd book in the Crimson Accord series featuring an Amish Vampire. We first met our Amish vampires in Season 2, ep 2.Abby: Clean Break by Kiera Andrews, the follow up to Forbidden Rumspringa which was covered in Season 2, ep 14.We chat favorite series, dramatic outhouse explosions, vampire pacifism, why you shouldn't assume an Amish Romance is safe for your church library and more. We always love hearing from listeners! You can reach us at plainwrongpod at gmail.com, or on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. If you want to help support the podcast financially, please consider joining our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/plainwrongpod or buying merch at TeePublic Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/plainwrongpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plainwrongpod/ Website: http://plainwrongpod.com/ “Just Plain Wrong” is produced, written and edited by Erin Milanese, Abby Nafziger and Matilda Yoder. Our intro music is played by Erin, and the outro by Miriam Augsburger. Both are "arrangements" of the Doxology from the Mennonite Hymnal. Logo design by Ida Yoder Short. Canva design (used for Social Media posts in Season 4 and following) by Abigail Adams.

This week, the MennoBrarians discuss several episodes of the tv show, The Office, with special attention paid to the family history and backstory of Assistant to the Regional Manager, Dwight Schrute. Is his family Amish? Probably not, but it's fun to speculate! We chat beet farms, tenuous Amish connections, and our favorite Office moments. Episodes covered: Season 2, Ep 20: Drug Testing Season 3, Ep 5: InitiationSeason 4, Ep 7: Money, Part 1Season 9, Ep 9: Dwight ChristmasSeason 9, Ep 18: The Farm We always love hearing from listeners! You can reach us at plainwrongpod at gmail.com, or on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. If you want to help support the podcast financially, please consider joining our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/plainwrongpod or buying merch at TeePublic Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/plainwrongpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plainwrongpod/ Website: http://plainwrongpod.com/ “Just Plain Wrong” is produced, written and edited by Erin Milanese, Abby Nafziger and Matilda Yoder. Our intro music is played by Erin, and the outro by Miriam Augsburger. Both are "arrangements" of the Doxology from the Mennonite Hymnal. Logo design by Ida Yoder Short. Canva design (used for Social Media posts in Season 4 and following) by Abigail Adams.

This week, the MennoBrarians discuss Mennonite and Amish representations on social media, with a particular focus on Amish TikTok. With us to discuss her research and interest in Amish TikTok is Dr. Melanie Springer-Mock, Professor of English at George Fox University. We chat about personal social media habits, authenticity, connections to reality television and lots more. Follow Melanie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SpringerMockPre-order her book, Finding Our Way Forward from Herald PressAnd, you can now find Just Plain Wrong on TikTok! We haven't figured out how to use it yet, but you can follow us at https://www.tiktok.com/@plainwrongpod We played the audio from three TikToks during the episode:1, Why Don't Amish Have Full Beards from user Amish_OG2, Things you need in a Mennonite House part 2 from user Sarah the Mennonite3, Getting Shunned from user Eddie Swartzentruber_1996We always love hearing from listeners! You can reach us at plainwrongpod at gmail.com, or on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. If you want to help support the podcast financially, please consider joining our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/plainwrongpod or buying merch at TeePublic Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/plainwrongpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plainwrongpod/ Website: http://plainwrongpod.com/ “Just Plain Wrong” is produced, written and edited by Erin Milanese, Abby Nafziger and Matilda Yoder. Our intro music is played by Erin, and the outro by Miriam Augsburger. Both are "arrangements" of the Doxology from the Mennonite Hymnal. Logo design by Ida Yoder Short. Canva design (used for Social Media posts in Season 4 and following) by Abigail Adams.

This week, the MennoBrarians discuss the Hallmark movie Runaway Romance, in which the same cast from Love Finds You in Charm  and Follow Your Heart reunites in an Amish community in Kentucky. We chat idyllic runaway spots, the dangers of visiting caves with strangers,  terrible driving and confusing plot lines. We always love hearing from listeners! You can reach us at plainwrongpod at gmail.com, or on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. If you want to help support the podcast financially, please consider joining our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/plainwrongpod or buying merch at TeePublic Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/plainwrongpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plainwrongpod/ Website: http://plainwrongpod.com/ “Just Plain Wrong” is produced, written and edited by Erin Milanese, Abby Nafziger and Matilda Yoder. Our intro music is played by Erin, and the outro by Miriam Augsburger. Both are "arrangements" of the Doxology from the Mennonite Hymnal. Logo design by Ida Yoder Short. Canva design (used for Social Media posts in Season 4 and following) by Abigail Adams.

The MennoBrarians couldn't find any Amish-themed Christmas movies, so we took a different angle to stay in the holiday spirit - reading the book Not Regina by Mennonite author, Christmas Carol Kauffman. We chat unlikely romances, early anabaptism, Mennonite propaganda and more. We always love hearing from listeners! You can reach us at plainwrongpod at gmail.com, or on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.If you want to help support the podcast financially, please consider joining our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/plainwrongpod or buying merch at TeePublic. Follow us:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/plainwrongpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/plainwrongpod/ Website: http://plainwrongpod.com/ 

This week, the MennoBrarians discuss the book Killer Carol, by Laura Bradford, the 7th book in the "An Amish Mystery" series.  We chat cozy winter memories, Amish villiany, and why you definitely shouldn't buy your partner a house without telling them first. We always love hearing from listeners! You can reach us at plainwrongpod at gmail.com, or on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. If you want to help support the podcast financially, please consider joining our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/plainwrongpodFollow us:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/plainwrongpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/plainwrongpod/ Website: http://plainwrongpod.com/ 

This week, the MennoBrarians launch season 4! In our season opener, we chat about what we did during the pause between seasons, break down the exciting things coming in season 4, and share our favorite non-Amish themed books we've read recently. We always love hearing from listeners! You can reach us at plainwrongpod at gmail.com, or on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. If you want to help support the podcast financially, please consider joining our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/plainwrongpodFollow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/plainwrongpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/plainwrongpod/ Website: http://plainwrongpod.com/ 

This year the Mennonite/s Writing Conference took place Sept 30-Oct 2, 2022 at Goshen College and Tillie Yoder and Abby Nafziger got to present as a part of a panel on Humor. Here is a recording (due a head of time to practice) of their presentation called "Humorously Wrong: A Presentation on Just Plain Wrong.Let us know your thoughts! You can reach us at plainwrongpod at gmail.com, or on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. If you want to financially support us, you can join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/plainwrongpodFollow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/plainwrongpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/plainwrongpod/ Website: http://plainwrongpod.com/ 

This week, the MennoBrarians muse on the highs and lows of season 3 and wonder at how fast time moves. We also check up on important statistics about listener location, types of content reviewed, and tropes encountered. We also issue some corrections, clarifications, and updates (including about the "witches" in our families). Let us know your thoughts! You can reach us at plainwrongpod at gmail.com, or on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/plainwrongpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/plainwrongpod/ Website: http://plainwrongpod.com/ 

This week, the MennoBrarians discuss the Amish romance novel Strength in the Storm by Laurel Blount.  We give lots of quizzes, lament the underappreciation of the heroine, and applaud the book's attempt to dismantle toxic masculinity.  Content note: Gun violence is referenced and discussed throughout this episode, albeit without the depth that such an issue merits. If this might be triggering for you or other listeners, we recommend stopping after minute 14. Let us know your thoughts! You can reach us at plainwrongpod at gmail.com, or on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/plainwrongpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/plainwrongpod/ Website: http://plainwrongpod.com/ 

This week, the MennoBrarians discuss Breaking Amish Season One, a reality tv show that ran for 6 seasons on TLC and can now be streamed on Discovery+. The premise of the show is five Amish and Mennonite young adults go to New York City to experience urban life and decide whether or not to return to their Amish communities.  We recap the plot of season one in depth, while discussing what is actual "real" about this tv show, what is manufactured, and why people might watch it. Let us know your thoughts! You can reach us at plainwrongpod at gmail.com, or on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/plainwrongpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/plainwrongpod/ Website: http://plainwrongpod.com/ 

This week, the MennoBrarians discuss With Open Arms,  an explicit romance novel by Kathy Alerding (or sometimes Aldering) from 1986.  We discuss unlikely sabbaticals, confusing flashbacks, somewhat surprise tornados, and more! Content note: As this book contained explicit sex scenes, these are referred to in a non-explicit way; some sexual euphemisms from the text are quoted. LinksLet us know your thoughts! You can reach us at plainwrongpod at gmail.com, or on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/plainwrongpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/plainwrongpod/ Website: http://plainwrongpod.com/ 

This week, the MennoBrarians discuss the Amish themed episodes of Murder She Wrote and Orange is the New Black. In Murder She Wrote, we follow Jessica Fletcher as she stumbles upon a body while in Amish country to buy a quilt. The Orange is the New Black episode tells the backstory of prisoner Leanne Taylor, an inmate who grew up Amish. We chat accidental detectives, implausible plot lines, bad accents, and more.Let us know your thoughts! You can reach us at plainwrongpod at gmail.com, or on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/plainwrongpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/plainwrongpod/ Website: http://plainwrongpod.com/ 

This week, the MennoBrarians discuss Letterkenny, a TV show about a small town in Canada, and the various episodes revolving around Old Order Mennonite characters.  We chat regional language quirks, Dyck jokes, Old Order Mennonites and more.  For our US listeners, you can find Letterkenny on Hulu. Content note:  We did mark this episode as explicit on purpose! Explicit warning is for mild sexual innuendo. Let us know your thoughts! You can reach us at plainwrongpod at gmail.com, or on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Links: Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/plainwrongpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/plainwrongpod/ Website: http://plainwrongpod.com/ 

This week, the MennoBrarians discuss a variety of comics with Amish themes. Matthew Murray of the Book Club for Masochists podcast joins us to offer expertise on comics and graphic novels.  We chat illustrations, vampire-prevention with farm equipment,  sexual butter churning and lots more!Follow Matthew on Twitter @MidniteLibrary, and be sure to check out Book Club for Masochists, a Reader's Advisory podcast. Comics covered this episode: Beavis & Butthead, V. 23, October 1995Amish in Space, National Lampoon, April 1974Mennonite  at the 7-11, Negative Burn, 2007SharkFarmer: Attack of the Amish Vampires,  Jan 2018Rumspringa!: An Amish Punk Yarn, March 2015Clementine book one, by Tillie Walden, 2022Let us know your thoughts! You can reach us at plainwrongpod at gmail.com, or on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/plainwrongpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/plainwrongpod/ Website: http://plainwrongpod.com/ 

This week we are thrilled to be joined by Regina Shands Stoltzfus and Tobin Miller Shearer to discuss their antiracism work and their book Been in the Struggle: Pursuing an Antiracist Spirituality.  We chat about their friendship, work in and for the Mennonite church, and why we think they should consider branching out and writing Amish romance.  Purchase their book, Been in the Struggle, through MennoMedia or wherever you get your books. Let us know your thoughts! You can reach us at plainwrongpod at gmail.com, or on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/plainwrongpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/plainwrongpod/ Website: http://plainwrongpod.com/ 

This week, the MennoBrarians discuss and read excerpts from a handful of Amish publications: The Budget, Die Botschaft, and Family Life.  We chat scribes, weather reports and more. Let us know your thoughts! You can reach us at plainwrongpod at gmail.com, or on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/plainwrongpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/plainwrongpod/ Website: http://plainwrongpod.com/ 

This week, the MennoBrarians discuss Follow Your Heart, a 2020 Hallmark movie. In the movie, Katrina "Kathy" Yoder is a successful author, having published several books in her Broke Girl's Guide travel series. She and her boyfriend have just been offered a TV deal when she finds out her father has passed away and she needs to return home to the Amish community where she grew up. We chat love triangles, unlikely publishing and tv opportunities, and how ridiculous a bonnet looks with bangs. Let us know your thoughts! You can reach us at plainwrongpod at gmail.com, or on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/plainwrongpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/plainwrongpod/ Website: http://plainwrongpod.com/ 

This week, the MennoBrarians discuss the first book in the Half-Stitched Quilting Club series by Wanda Brunstetter. We chat and rant about quilting, clubs, stereotypes and frustrating tropes.Let us know your thoughts! You can reach us at plainwrongpod at gmail.com, or on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/plainwrongpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/plainwrongpod/ Website: http://plainwrongpod.com/ 

This week, the MennoBrarians discuss Zeke Yoder vs. the Singularity by Stephen Beachy, a 2017 Amish cyberpunk novel. Tim Nafziger, Abby's brother, fills in for Erin and we chat about cyberpunk, radical Anabaptism, the singularity and more. Content note: This book contained references and depictions of suicide. While we don't discuss that theme in depth, there are references to suicide during this episode. If that theme is triggering to you, we recommend skipping over minutes 29 - 32 of this episodeLinks to things mentioned in the episode: Tim Nafziger's blog: https://young.anabaptistradicals.org/ Stephen Beachy's website: http://www.livingjelly.com/ Stephen Beachy's boneyard: https://www.versechorus.com/boneyard Daniel Shenk Cruz's website: https://danielshankcruz.com/ Book: Queering Mennonite Literature: https://www.psupress.org/books/titles/978-0-271-08245-5.html Let us know your thoughts on this week's episode! You can reach us at plainwrongpod at gmail.com, or on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/plainwrongpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/plainwrongpod/ Website: http://plainwrongpod.com/ 

This week, the MennoBrarians discuss the mystery thriller Sworn to Silence by Linda Castillo and its Lifetime movie adaptation, An Amish Murder. We chat favorite movies, bad romances, Amish alarm bells, and more. Content note:  This episode contains non-descriptive discussions of murder, violence, sexual assault, and police brutality. Let us know your thoughts! You can reach us at plainwrongpod at gmail.com, or on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/plainwrongpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/plainwrongpod/ Website: http://plainwrongpod.com/ 

This week, the MennoBrarians discuss the Amish episodes of two adult cartoon shows,  Futurama (S. 6 Ep 19) and Family Guy (S.10, Ep 7). We chat favorite cartoons, roller coasters, bad puns and the prevalence of non-pacifist Amish characters in media we've covered. Let us know your thoughts! You can reach us at plainwrongpod at gmail.com, or on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/plainwrongpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/plainwrongpod/ Website: http://plainwrongpod.com/ 

This week, the MennoBrarians veer away from the usual and into Jello! We taste Jello in 3 rounds: Savory Horrors (Salmon Dill mouse, BBQ Jello cubes, and Orange & Carrots), Jello Shots (Conrad Grebellinis, jello style), Desserts (Graham cracker fluff, 7 layer salad, Dream salad, and Strawberry Pretzel salads. Following the tasting, we discuss the best and worst. Be sure to check out the videos of our tasting on YouTube! We will also post recipes and pics to social media. Let us know your thoughts! You can reach us at plainwrongpod at gmail.com, or on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/plainwrongpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/plainwrongpod/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDkeicmyZI38XqNGUa_PuQgWebsite: http://plainwrongpod.com/ 

This week, the MennoBrarians, discuss the horror movie Amish Witches: The True Story of Holmes County, along with special guest Emily Hedrick. We chat about the Pennsylvania Dutch practice of Bracherei and its connection to Amish and Mennonite groups, as well as our thoughts on horror movies and the very confusing plot lines this movie offers. Content note:  Horror movie themes and violence are discussed in a non-graphic manner. Let us know your thoughts! You can reach us at plainwrongpod at gmail.com, or on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Follow our guest Emily Hedrick: Website:  https://goingodless.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goingodless/Follow Just Plain Wrong: Twitter: https://twitter.com/plainwrongpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/plainwrongpod/ Website: http://plainwrongpod.com/ 

This week, the MennoBrarians discuss and review a pile of children's picture books about the Amish, including the Reuben series (Reuben and the Fire), Ruthie Goes to Town, and Raising Yoder's Barn. We chat our favorite books, illustrations, and the prevalence of barn raising in Amish themed kid's books.Let us know your thoughts! You can reach us at plainwrongpod at gmail.com, or on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/plainwrongpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/plainwrongpod/ Website: http://plainwrongpod.com/ 

This week, the MennoBrarians chat with Joe Springer, the curator of the Mennonite Historical Library (MHL) at Goshen College. The MHL is a comprehensive research collection with the mission to collect everything by and about Mennonites and related groups. The collection includes everything from rare works on early Anabaptism to 20 yards worth of Amish Romance books. We chat with Joe about the MHL collection, the work he does at the MHL, and test his knowledge of Amish romance publishing and Amish romance plot summaries.For more info about the Mennonite Historical Library: https://www.goshen.edu/mhl/Let us know your thoughts! You can reach us at plainwrongpod at gmail.com, or on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/plainwrongpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/plainwrongpod/ Website: http://plainwrongpod.com/ 

This week, the MennoBrarians discuss Kingpin, a 1996 comedy movie in which an Amish man is recruited to participate in a bowling tournament. We chat about sports and Amish, personal bowling experiences, 90s movies, and more. Let us know your thoughts! You can reach us at plainwrongpod at gmail.com, or on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/plainwrongpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/plainwrongpod/ Website: http://plainwrongpod.com/ 

This week, the MennoBrarians return to Amish Romance, discussing the 2021 book by Mindy Steele, an Amish Flower Farm. We chat gardening, cozy romances, hot showers in summer time, the Mennonite and Amish valuation of hard work,  how "Amish" a book needs to be to qualify as an Amish romance, and spicy meatloaf.  

Season 3 is here! In our first episode of the season we quiz each other on 3 topics: Mennonite current events, Mennonite & Amish children's books, and the state of Amish romance publishing in 2021. We also chat a bit about what's to come in Season 3.  

This week we wrap up season 2: the best, the worst, and the ones that managed to surprise us. We go over listener statistics and media tropes, reflect on what we've learned, and share some of our favorite bloopers and cut-for-time clips from throughout the season. We will be back in March of 2022! Until then, you can contact us at plainwrongpod at gmail or follow us on social media @plainwrongpod. 

It's time to chat about the Amish romance book that helped inspire the existence of the Just Plain Wrong podcast: Amish Christmas Baby Gone by Samantha Price. Join us for conversations on our favorite holiday movies, baby kidnapping rings, bad theology, and more. 

It's our first of two holiday episodes! This week, we each read a different novella with the same name: "Amish Second Christmas."  One was a sweet rekindling of a romance between an Amish woman and a firefights, another's plot was two young [chaste] lovers reunited after being separated by an angry father who hates Christmas, and the third was a wild tale of a long-lost family member returning after being in witness protection and developing a brain tumor.  Tune in to learn how each story resolves, what the heck Second Christmas is, and all about our favorite holiday traditions. 

This week we take a break from reviewing Amish romance novels to answer questions from listeners. Topics include Amish lawn care, Amish weddings, Mennonite jokes, our ideas for our future (and very hypothetical) Amish novel, and a lot of chat about food.  

This week, we once again head to the mid-1990s, this time to discuss the Hallmark Movie, Harvest of Fire.  The movie, filmed in the Kalona, Iowa area,  stars Patty Duke as an Amish widow, and follows the FBI investigation to find an arsonist after several Amish barns are burned. Join us for conversations on movie making, arson, barn roofs, and alternative movie endings. 

This week, the MennoBrarians discuss the 4-part book, Amish Country Treasure by Ruth Price. We chat newspapers, impractical relationships, and whether phrases like "picking onions" are a sign that a bot wrote a book and not a real human. Tune in to learn why this is our lowest rated book yet! 

This week the MennoBriarians discuss Forbidden Rumspringa, our first ever explicit Amish romance novel, and our first romance featuring a gay couple.  Join us as we discuss the past and present attitudes toward queer members in Mennonite churches, and also the first gay Amish romance ever written, the likelihood of a gay Amish love story, erotic trains and zippers, and more. 

This week, we discuss Banished, by Linda Byler, the first Amish fiction author we've read that is an actual member of an Old Order Amish community.  The book begins in the early 1910s, and following the lives of Oba and May after their parents pass away and they are adopted by relatives in an Amish community in Arkansas. We discuss how this book handles dark themes like abuse and racism, and the differences we see in this book by Byler versus non-Amish authors. Content warning: This episode includes conversations about race and racism, as well as child abuse.