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Mike Yoder's whole family is Amish, but he and his wife Karen left the faith. We spent a day with the Yoders in Holmes County, Ohio, where four generations live side by side, to see how that choice changed their family.

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0:00 Intro
1:23 Holmes County, Ohio
1:30 The Yoder Family
2:50 Meeting Parents
3:15 Amish Technology
6:40 Mom’s Thoughts on Mike Leaving Faith
7:30 Why He Left the Faith
7:50 Farming & Politics
8:25 Horse & Buggy
9:14 Pennsylvania Dutch
9:48 Revolut
11:19 Grandpa
12:40 Why Do People Leave the Amish?
15:30 Asking Grandpa About AI & Tech
17:00 Son Went to Prison
17:50 Murder
19:50 Roca Story Ideas
20:20 What Happens if you Violate the Rules?
23:05 Theft?
24:00 Dark Side of Amish
24:58 Are Amish More or Less Free?
27:11 Next Episode


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