Plain Values Podcast
Episodes
EP #44 - Regenerative Agriculture, Plant Immunity, and Faithful Stewardship
26 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Plain Values Podcast, Marlin Miller sits down with John Kempf, founder of Advancing Eco Agriculture. John shares his remarkable...
Minute with Marlin EP #8 - A Mother’s Faith and the Child Who Wasn’t Supposed to Walk
23 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In a village in India, a mother was told by her own family to take her deformed baby boy to the trash heap and leave him there to die.The little boy, ...
EP #43 - A Lifetime of Radio Broadcasting, Faith, and Family w/ Mark Zimmerman
19 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Plain Values Podcast, Marlin Miller sits down with longtime broadcaster Mark Zimmerman to explore his journey from growing up i...
Minute with Marlin EP #7 - One Penny Postage!
16 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve been printing and mailing Plain Values for a long time using the postal system… and Marlin loves it.It’s expensive, but it’s great.In th...
EP #42 - From Foster Care to Ukraine, One Yes at a Time w/ Jed Johnson
12 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Plain Values Podcast, Marlin Miller sits down with Jed Johnson, founder of Wide Awake International, to hear how God led one or...
Minute with Marlin Ep #6 - I Can Hardly Wait
09 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In 1929, at the very beginning of the Great Depression, a man named Albert Brumley sat down in the northwest corner of Arkansas and wrote a song calle...
EP #41 - From Refugee Roots to a Regenerative Homestead w/ Sophia Eng | Plain Values
05 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Plain Values Podcast… Sophia Eng shares her family’s journey from Vietnamese refugee roots to a thriving 40-acre regenerati...
Minute with Marlin EP #5 - God Moves in a Mysterious Way
02 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
There are seasons when life brings deep, hard things … the loss of a spouse, the burial of a child, a long-term disability, or seasons of uncertaint...
EP #40 - Building a Family and a Legacy of Generosity w/ Derek & Lisa Guyer
29 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Plain Values Podcast …Some people build businesses. Others build lives that point to something greater.In this powerful conve...
Minute with Marlin EP #4 - Put Down the Screen and Pick Up a Real Book
26 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Marlin has always loved the simple, sensory pleasure of holding a real book or magazine; the feel of the paper, the weight in his hands. In this epis...
EP #39 - Dead for 35 Minutes and the Miracle That Followed w/ Jimmy & Becky Mast
22 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Plain Values Podcast …Some stories remind us that God still does the impossible.On a seemingly normal Monday morning in 2013,...
Minute with Marlin EP #3 - Don’t Miss the Awe Right Outside Your Door
19 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As a young boy, Marlin watched a powerful storm roll through with tornadoes touching down nearby. A funnel cloud spun just 100 yards behind their hou...
EP #38 - From Addiction to Adoption Ministry w/ Larry Yoder | Pure Gift of God
15 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Plain Values Podcast, Marlin sits down with his good friend Larry Yoder for a conversation about God’s incredible redeeming g...
Minute with Marlin EP #2 - A Little Bit of Humility Can Go a Long Way
12 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It was a bitterly cold December day in 2016 (just 5 or 10 degrees) when Marlin, his brother, and a friend headed north to fly fish for steelhead. Marl...
EP #37 - Walking Through Grief with Faith and Honesty w/ Marlin Beachy
08 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Plain Values Podcast, Marlin sits down with his longtime friend and former pastor, Marlin Beachy, for a raw and honest conversa...
Minute with Marlin EP #1 - A Small Act of Kindness Can Go a Long Way
05 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Things don’t always go according to plan.In this very first Minute with Marlin episode, Marlin Miller shares a memorable winter day when he and Lisa...
EP #36 - Jerry D. Miller: Getting Through the Hardest Days on the Homestead
01 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Plain Values Podcast, Marlin sits down with his longtime friend and neighbor, Jerry Miller.Jerry shares his life on the family ...
EP #35 - The Radical Truth About Christian Missions | Aaron and Katie Ficker
24 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Plain Values Podcast, Marlin sits down with Aaron and Katie Ficker for the first of several conversations.Aaron, the oldest of ...
EP #34 - Linda Kate: As Compassionate as a Judge
17 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Plain Values Podcast, Marlin sits down with his neighbor and friend, retired judge Linda Kate.Linda shares her journey from a s...
EP #33 - Brian Dahlen: What it Means to Follow Christ in a Complicated World
10 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Plain Values Podcast … Marlin invites listeners into a warm, wide-ranging conversation with his friend Brian Dahlen.Brian spe...
EP #32 - Tom and Ferree Hardy: A Widow and Widower with a Beautiful Second Chapter
03 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Plain Values Podcast… Some stories remind us that God writes better endings than we ever could.Tom and Ferree Hardy both los...
EP #31 - Kristen Smith on Faith, Family, and Natural Health
27 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Plain Values Podcast … Kristen Smith never planned on becoming an herbalist. As the oldest of three, she grew up surrounded...
EP #30 - Zach & Katie Miller: From Brokenness to Building Men (and a Homestead)
20 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Plain Values Podcast … Some stories don’t just inspire you, they quietly rebuild your hope.That’s what happened the mome...
EP #29 - Turning Wheelchairs into Witness, One Restored Life at a Time
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Plain Values Podcast … Joni Eareckson Tada was 17 when a diving accident in 1967 left her quadriplegic. What followed was n...
EP #28 - An Amish Preacher and a Former Real Estate Guru Walk Into a Hospital
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Plain Values Podcast … Most of us have felt it… that quiet exhaustion when the body is running on empty and the spirit fee...
EP #27 - The One Question That Changed an Entire Movement
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Plain Values Podcast … It was in his hometown church where Ryan Wolfe grew up and was drawn early to adults with intellectua...
EP #26 - Nobody Talks About It. Melissa Brown Will Never Stop Fighting It.
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Plain Values Podcast … Melissa Brown never planned to lead Ohio’s largest faith-based residential home for teen survivors ...
EP #25 - She Miscarried, Then God Called Her to Save Lives She Never Expected
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Plain Values Podcast, Bekah Hilty, executive director of the Pregnancy Care Center of Wayne County (in Ohio), shares her unexpe...
EP #24 - An Absolute Miracle, Lived in Six Irreplaceable Years
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this raw and unforgettable episode of The Plain Values Podcast, photographer Eric Brown opens his studio in rural Eastern NC and his life. He talk...
EP #23 - He Saw Too Much as a Paramedic … Then the Land Started Healing Him
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jake Drumm, a longtime paramedic now running Drumm Emergency Solutions and managing Watauga Flats Farm in East Tennessee, sat down for a raw, beautifu...
EP #22 - More Than Coffee: How Muletown Coffee Revived a Town Square and Built Real Community
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this warm, heartfelt episode, Chris and Kelli Coyne (owners of Muletown Coffee in Columbia, Tennessee) share the unlikely story of how a small coff...
EP #21 - The True Heroes of This Life … Foster Parents
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In a raw and moving episode of The Plain Values Podcast, Kevin Hewitt, CEO of Christian Children’s Home of Ohio, pulls back the curtain on a lifetim...
EP #20 - From Castro’s Cuba to the Operating Room: The Extraordinary Life of Dr. Roberto Matthew
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this remarkable conversation, we sit down with Dr. Roberto Matthew — born in Cuba, shaped by revolution, exile, poverty, and perseverance to trac...
EP #19 - From Atlanta Highways to New York Hayfields: Buck Alford’s Unlikely Journey
02 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we sit down with Buck Alford, an Atlanta native who traded suburban life for the wide-open fields and beauty of upstate New York. Buc...
EP #18 - Kent Ernsting’s 35-Year Calling to Walk With the Wounded
26 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s conversation, we sit down with therapist Kent Ernsting, a man shaped by a lifetime of caring for wounded hearts. Trained in Marriage...
EP #17 - How Dave Sims Found His Calling After Losing Everything
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode is with our friend Dave Sims. Learn more about Plain Values at https://plainvalues.com.Dave Sims is a man whose life was split clean...
EP #16 - Where Hunting Meets Heart | Curt Yoder, Brian Yoder, Mark Schlabach
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode is with our friends Curt Yoder, Brian Yoder, and Mark Schlabach. Learn more about Plain Values at https://plainvalues.com.In the rol...
EP #15 - Julie Kirby’s Mission to Wrap Foster Families in Care
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode is with our friend Julie Kirby. Learn more about Plain Values at https://plainvalues.com.Julie is the founder of Hope’s House Fost...
EP #14 - Chad and Kyla Kethcart on Healing, Art, and the Homestead
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode is with our friends Chad and Kyla Kethcart. Learn more about Plain Values at https://plainvalues.com.Chad and Kyla Kethcart’s jour...
EP #13 - Pam McCue on Going from Defense Science to Divine Evidence
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode is with our friend Pam McCue. Learn more about Plain Values at https://plainvalues.com.After a distinguished 30-year career as a sen...
EP #12 - Griffin Long on God’s Work Through Special Needs
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode is with our friend Griffin Long. Learn more about Plain Values at https://plainvalues.com.Griffin and his wife Rachel live in Canton...
EP #11 - Josh Thomas on Building a Healthy, Free, and Secure Life| Plain Values
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode is with our dear friend Josh Thomas. Learn more about Plain Values at https://plainvalues.com.As Co-Founder of The Homesteading Fami...
EP #10 - Gabe and Mandy McCauley on Work, Play, and the Miracle of Children
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode is with our dear friends Gabe and Mandy. Learn more about Plain Values at https://plainvalues.com.Gabe McCauley is an actor and film...
EP #09 - Ryan and Sara Heckert on Adoption and The Good Life
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode is with our dear friends Ryan and Sara. Learn more about Plain Values at https://plainvalues.com.Ryan Heckert is first and foremost ...
EP #08 - Sam Burchfield on Sacred Music, Sacred Life
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode is with our dear friend Sam Burchfield. Learn more about Plain Values at https://plainvalues.com.Sam Burchfield is a musician. But w...
EP #07 - Dave Stauffer on Mental Health and Community Healing
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode is with our dear friend Dave Stauffer. Learn more about Plain Values at https://plainvalues.com.Dave is the Executive Director of Sp...
EP #06 - Steve Axtell on the Life of a Professional Puppeteer
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode is with our dear friend Steve Axtell. Learn more about Plain Values at https://plainvalues.com.Steve Axtell is the founder of Axtell...
EP #05 - David Stelzer (Azure Standard) on Building Something that Lasts
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode is with our dear friend David Stelzer. Learn more about Plain Values at https://www.plainvalues.com.David Stelzer is the founder and...
EP #04 - Joel Salatin on just about everything
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode is with our dear friend Joel Salatin. Learn more about Plain Values at www.plainvalues.com.How do you describe a man like Joel Salat...
EP #03 - Tristan Griffin on the joy of trials
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode is with our dear friend Tristan Griffin. Learn more about Plain Values at www.plainvalues.com.Tristan began a beautiful project with...
EP #02 - Dale Cramer and John Schmid on miraculous reconciliation
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode is with our dear friends from just down the road, Dale Cramer and John Schmid. Learn more about Plain Values at www.plainvalues.com....
EP #01 - Shawn and Beth Dougherty on gain through grief
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode is with our dear friends from just down the road, Shawn and Beth Dougherty. Learn more about Plain Values at www.plainvalues.com.Sha...