
55 episodes

Just Plain Wrong The MennoBrarians
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4.9 • 39 Ratings
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Three Mennonite librarians discuss depictions of Amish, Mennonites, and other plain groups in media and popular culture. We review Amish romance novels, other Amish fiction, movies, TV episodes, and more! New episodes each Wednesday. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram @plainwrongpod
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Saved by the Wolves: A Conversation with Regina Shands Stoltzfus and Tobin Miller Shearer
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.
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Just Partially Wrong: Discussing Amish Periodicals
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.
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A Broke Girl’s Guide to Vagueville: Discussing Follow Your Heart
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.
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Too Many Widows: A Discussion on Half-Stitched Quilting Club
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.
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A Robot Named Jello: Discussing Zeke Yoder vs the Singularity
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 episode
Links 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
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Because of the Triangles: Discussing Sworn to Silence and An Amish Murder
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.
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Customer Reviews
Totally unique and fun show!
Have really enjoyed listening to this podcast - highly recommend you give it a listen.
Witty and spot on
Perceptive, witty, and always spot on. These three know what they know and make you glad that you took the time to know it too. Fake Mennonews this is not.
Entertaining & Educational!
As a former Mennonite now living in a largely non-Mennonite world, I very much enjoy these podcasts. I’m asked about my Mennonite upbringing often, and sometimes the misconceptions people have about plain groups are really just plain wrong!