Just Plain Wrong
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 most Wednesdays. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram @plainwrongpod
Podcasting since 2020 • 114 episodes
Just Plain Wrong
Latest Episodes
Joe Would Know: A Conversation with Eric Bradley
This week, we chat with Eric Bradley, our friend, colleague, and the new Head Librarian of the Mennonite Historical Library (MHL). We chat primarily about genealogy and genealogy research, but also touch on MHL resources, Eric's faith journey, ...
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Season 7
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Episode 9
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55:42
Snowflake, Snowflake: A Snake Draft of Mennonite Poets
This week, the MennoBrarians draft poets! Specifically, Mennonite poets, or poets we make the case are close enough to Mennonite to count as Mennonite poets. We chat about the history of Mennonite poetry, share the bios and snippets from our fa...
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Season 7
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Episode 8
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53:59
Mushy Brains: Discussing the book Reconnected by Carlos Whittaker
This week, the MennoBrarians chat about Charlos Whittaker's book Reconnected, a memoir about giving up technology and living with Amish for several weeks. We chat about the early days of cell phones, Carlos' experience with the Amish, which bit...
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Season 7
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Episode 7
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57:51
Raising Sauerkraut: Discussing Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy
This week the MennoBrarians chat about the TV show Only in America, in which host Larry the Cable Guy visits different parts of the United States to learn about different cultures. We cover episode 18 of season 1, "Larry is Amish" in whic...
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Season 7
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Episode 6
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44:10
Dolphin Telepathy and Mennonite Goths: Snake drafting Christian media from our childhoods
This week, the Mennobrarians are back with a snake draft! In this snake draft, we choose our favorite Christian media we watched, read, or listened to as kids. Stop reading here if you want our draft picks to be a surprise!
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Season 7
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Episode 5
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1:10:40