Just Plain Wrong

In this episode, the MennoBrairians chat about the "Amish episodes" of two tv shows, Law & Order SVU and X-Files. 

Law & Order SVU season 10, ep 19, "Selfish," aired in 2009, and features approximately 5 minutes of Amish content as Stabler and Benson make a trip to an upstate New York Amish community during an investigation into a measles outbreak. 

X-files season 1, ep 14, "Gender Bender," aired in 1994. This episode focused on a series on a group known as The Kindred that are "similar to the Amish," but turns out, they are aliens. 

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“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 -6) by Abigail Adams. 

This week, the Mennobrarians discuss the book An Amish Thanksgiving Blessing by Naomi Troyer. This short story tells the story of two rival Amish pumpkin farmers, Naomi and Joseph, competing to take home the grand prize in the annual fall festival for the largest pumpkin. And while those pumpkins do grow large, so do their feelings for each other.  We chat pumpkin recipes, fall festivals, Amish Thanksgivings, and read some passages from the text.

Some of our favorite pumpkin recipes, for the next time you need to use up a 500 lb pumpkin 
Pumpkin whoopie pies
Pumpkin cinnamon rolls
Chicken pumpkin soup
And, a shoutout to the Vegetarian Ground Nut stew from the Simply in Season cookbook

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“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 -6) by Abigail Adams. 

This week the MennoBrarians discuss the graphic novel, By Water: The Felix Manz Story, the first in the Heroes of the Radical Reformation series. We chat martyrs, historical interpretations, message carrying sparrows, literal sausage parties, and all things Felix Manz. 

Content warning: while not discussed in detail, this episode does reference the violent deaths of various martyrs throughout. 

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“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 -6) by Abigail Adams. 

This week, the MennoBrarians discuss the latest movie from the "Hallmarky" Cinematic Universe, Plus One At An Amish Wedding. We chat favorite wedding moments, Amish bad girls, recycled actors, and attempt to answer the question: When is the appropriate time to tell your significant other you were raised Amish? 

You can find Plus One at An Amish Wedding available to stream on YouTube and Tubi. 

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“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 -6) by Abigail Adams. 

In this week's episode, we chat about the "Mennonite episodes" of two period dramas, Murdoch Mysteries (CBC) and Grantchester (BBC). We chat about our favorite dramas, Mennonites in England, rocks as weapons, gendered redemption arcs, and more. 

Covered this week:

• Murdoch Mysteries, Season 16, ep 6, "Clean Hands"
• Grantchester, Season 4, ep 4. Episode is untitled. 

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“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 -6) by Abigail Adams. 

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!).

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“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 -6) 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. 

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“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 -6) 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/ 

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“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 -6) 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. 

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“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 -6) 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: 

1. Meeting the Amish - First Impressions (Pinecraft 1)
2. How the Amish Live in Florida (Pinecraft 2)
3. Inside Largest Amish/Mennonite Community - First Impressions (Holmes County 1 - the one with Josh)
4. Invited to Amish Dinner (Holmes County 2 - Abby's Favorite)
5. Inside Most Conservative Amish Home (Swartzentruber)
6. What Amish Schools are Like
7. Amish Walmart 
8. Inside Amish Auction

Full 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.

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“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 -6) by Abigail Adams.