What we know of the Amish is often wrong—shaped by reality shows, movies, and our own imaginations. But while we don’t really know much about the people who’ve decided to sit out much of the industrial age, the world wars, and now the age of social media, smartphones, and autonomous vehicles—there’s something about their life that calls us to examine our own.
This week on State of Independence, Joe Watkins speaks with Susan Hougelman, someone who helps a curious world understand the ways of her Amish neighbors—and the values of a simple life. (original airdate 1-27-23)