The After Lodge Podcast
by The After Lodge Crew
The After Lodge podcast is the after lodge banter of some men who happen to be Freemasons. It is not endorsed nor recognized by any Grand or subordinate lodge of Freemasons. Drawing topics from the /r/freemasonry subreddit, as well as the other Masonic networks, the After Lodge podcast discusses current-day topics within and without the fraternity.
Episodes
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Episode 316: Party Planning
How did the big fair go without us? The Shrine is turning Jamie into the clown Will Harlan ever confess that Pennsylvania is NMJ? What is the Order of the Silver Trowel? Jewish members of the first Supreme Council Previews of what's to come for Harlan in the York Rite What's happening with the...
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Episode 315: Traveling Men
It's vacation season Harlan came home from Michigan, pursued by Canada smoke Visiting a roadside attraction: Skellville John explains why he (still?) hates Las Vegas Jamie's (many) trips John ended up back in the officer line? We learn how government liquor sales work Tennessee Prince Hall...
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Episode 314: Selling Out
Welcome to the Masonic influencer show! . . somewhere What's happening with Fair season now? The Chuck Grotto sprouting continues Why lawyers are bad at by-laws Harlan (re-)joins the Apple cult Finding good regalia is hard, we personally recommend Fratline Alcoholic Mountain Dew is a thing?! How...
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Episode 313: Socks and Bowties
Another long hiatus, and Bruce is still missing in action Chuck's crew is one step closer to starting a new Grotto Harlan finally concedes and signs a York Rite petition How about the Shrine? Did the Scottish Rite have religious criteria in the before times? The wrong kind of esotericism Thoughts...
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Episode 312: Parade of the Century
Are we a monthly show now? Practical Freemasonry reviewed by "serious" Masonic outlets Harlan attended the centennial rededication of the George Washington Masonic Memorial Parades, purple people eaters, and the event of the century "The City of Masonic graffiti" How are Canadian embassies...
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Episode 311: Right Angle Cummerbunds
Bruce is back! World of Warcraft is still a thing? And at Lodge! Chuck's new fez adds 20 years, or was it becoming a Past Master? Canned wine, boxed whiskey, and bottling up the appendant bodies Announcing: The After Lodge Table Top (coming soon!) Something's brewing in Texas? And it was on…
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Episode 310: Words of the Elders
The last recording was so bad Jamie sat it on fire and Bruce went into hiding Jeff and Chuck join the grumpy old Past Masters' club Tis the season . . . for intemperence and excesses Chuck's town starts a new Grotto. What is the Grotto? Does every jurisdiction normalize ad-hoc public prayer? What...
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Episode 309: The Metric Calendar
Surviving the post-Thanksgiving hordes Tis the Season . . . for Lodge elections Harlan's other Lodge is going to be opening in D.C. soon The Ninety-Five Theses against American air travel On civil rights and responsibility An after action report on Thanksgiving dinner Traditions of prayer…
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Episode 308: Final Destination
We seem to be keeping the monthly Lodge schedule for podcasts Chuck's "Final Destination" Tony ends up in the chat instead of the recording What to do with "ring and run" candidates Harlan is hosting a Thanksgiving powder keg Tony finally gets on the right stream More details for the Thanksgiving...
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Episode 307: That New Mason Smell
Bruce made it through the first year of parenthood Chuck completes his Scottish Rite (NMJ) passport Bro. came down to hang out After Lodge in person--and he brought cheese curds! We initiated someone after YEARS! Jason, the Patriarch, and other VIPs were all there too Harlan somehow [Secretary]...
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Episode 306: Swords and Scabbards
Why does Jamie have a shrine to Alf in his house? Past Masters Night at our Lodge vs. the Scottish Rite Gala Grand Lodge is right around the corner Does NMJ actually observe the Feast of Tishrei? A wierd turn to capital punishment . . . Scabbard or no scabbard--strong opinions on swords A rare...
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Episode 305: God Save the King
No Chuck tonight, but there's mullets everywhere! Harlan gets spooked by clown tattoos We're already into planning for 2023 If you had to kiss a man . . . Raising a toast to our Brothers' Queen and King Are there special obligations to a Masonic widower? Leave us some comments below Email us at...
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Episode 304: Higher Education
Jamie competes to be the nation's most epic mullet John is back . . . from wherever he went Jeff manages to recruit half of our Lodge for the Scottish Rite We learn some more about Rainbow Things started far too late and went off the rails quickly after that This episode is brought to you by Lot…
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Episode 303: Beating the Heat
We sort of went dark for the summer John is on sabbatical, or we just lost him, time will tell So, what happened at the After Lodge Fair this time? Recounting Chuck's misadventures Harlan skips Lodge to get back to his roots One of us (at least) is attending the 100th Anniversary of the George...
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Episode 302: Rainbow Shenanigans
Twas the night before John's Grand York Rite Session It's so hot, the Minnesotan ice roads are cracking Reminiscing about the Rainbow Girls tormenting Jason Jamie shows up . . . as a YouTube guest! Congratulations to Jeff becoming a Knight of St. Andrew The annual After Lodge Fair is next week…
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Episode 301: Canadian He-Man
It's a new episodic century! Summer is here, so what's coming up in our Fraternal world? Facebook and its many strings The rest of the tech companies have us too . . . Millennials griping about inflation--time marches on! The trendiest excuse for skipping Lodge? Parking. When are little Shrine…
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Episode 300: Hallucinating Skunks
An unceremonious welcoming of the big 300th episode We have . . . interesting headwear though! Chuck joined the Tall Cedars of Lebanon Another state recognizes its M.W. Prince Hall counterpart It's carnival time for the After Lodge crew again Gripes about the milk-industrial complex It's 2022…
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Episode 299: Austin Shifrin
May the Fourth be with You! Jamie has gone full mullet . . . FULL mullet Bro. Austin Shifrin, author of More Light: Collected Masonic Writings, comes to hang out with us What are the best three appendant degrees? What is one thing you would tell a new initiate? How Harlan vets authors (or…
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Episode 298: Practical Freemasonry
After canning last week's episode, we're back! Matt Gallagher (/u/tikijack) returns to discuss his newest title: Practical Freemasonry Why the After Lodge method is superior-ish "Accessible philosophy for working-class schlubs" Chuck shows up to celebrate being removed from office Don't suck the...
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Episode 297: Polite Society
Harlan takes Worshipful Jeff to a T.O. Lodge function We turn the mic over to Chuck because we're insane Happenings in the Northeast How not to bequest valuable Masonic heirlooms Jamie's work as a Canadian milkman continues We were going to rise above celebrity gossip . . . but then we didn't...
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Episode 296: After Conclave
Jamie is part of the "milk" industrial complex now Bro. Sean, Brian, and Barry (the "Traveling Templar") come to hang out with us again A recap of the "Call2Conclave" . . . there was no getting around it Then Chuck showed up to ask the question we all wanted to know: "is this finally over?!" So...
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Episode 295: Washington's Mistrial
Bruce is back! . . . and Jamie's mullet is still here COVID restrictions are lifting and Lodge almost feels normal We had George Washington night at the Scottish Rite and it wasn't what you might think More interesting learning opportunities coming up just about everywhere We've been away because...
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Episode 294: Brian Dimatteo
Bro. Brian Dimatteo, Grand Recorder, Minnesota joins us to hang out After Lodge Turns out, Bro. Dimatteo is the one that saved the York Rite from our own Circus We're battening down for the big ice storm coming for us and share some generator tips Updates from Reddit this week . . . there's not...
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Episode 293: Back to School
We're starting late tonight, actually after Lodge John goes back to school . . . it gets better, right? The 2022 Masonic Restoration Foundation conference is in Detroit this year Call to Conclave is coming up in Indiana If only we could take any credit for the recent crypto dip The birth of the...
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Episode 292: NFT Degrees
What is on John's face?! After eight years of podcasting, we get confused by a simple audio loop How does your Lodge do re-obligation? Sitting in the big chair stretches the cable tow Chuck triggers "crypto" Harlan Jamie's rocking the mullet now Some crack-pot tries offering NFTs of Masonic…
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Episode 291: Nautical Concrete
This evening's episode sponsored by Jameson Orange Liqueur Imperial vs. metric measurements for "a lot" of snow What about measuring membership numbers? It's not just Freemasonry, people just don't "join" things Playground scuffles Canadian geese chasing tigers at the zoo Turkey changes it's...
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Episode 290: Lost in Translation
Next week will be 8 years of the After Lodge Podcast! Bro. Sean comes back to visit (maybe he forgot why he left?) Harlan gets grumpy about Christmas observers clogging up Chinese restaurants on Christmas What everyone got up to for Christmas Talking language and translation Whose Lodge did the...
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Episode 289: Amateurs
Chuck pulls a Tony and forgets to mute Bruce is back! Jamie shares some deeply personal medical news Harlan's legal review: "hearsay is NOT proof, not even by Masonic standards" Just how far behind did we get on show publication? Taking the Past Master Degree prior to installation?…
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Episode 288: Masters-Elect
Bruce is still out, so we've got Producer John Jeff returns, as Worshipful Master-Elect makes a surprise visit to Jeff's election Tom-foolery is afoot in NJ - and airing letters on Reddit Different jurisdictions and travel expenses In short: "social media is going to kill us all and...
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Episode 287: Playing the Rites
Bruce is still out on paternity leave Our Scottish Rite names reunion for one of our own Newly made Scottish Rite Mason Jeff isn't here . . . because he's at a York Rite meeting Chuck denies the superiority of the SMJ A brief book measuring contest /u/TikiJack sent us advance copies of his new…
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Episode 286: Special Delivery
Congratulations to Daddy Bruce! The rest of us are back, fresh on the heels of Grand Lodge Things have been remarkably uneventful Jamie shows up Entered Apprentices With nothing else happening, we talk drink instead Bruce (the cat) joins us We're still having the alcohol debates, even without...
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Episode 285: Moving to Nunavut
Bruce fills in as Secretary, and Harlan will never miss Lodge again Boats and goats - Masonry on the farm Stones, stones, and pissing on some stones We experienced a better world without Facebook . . . for a few hours Harlan preaches the virtues of ditching Facebook for the 1,000th time Plus...
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Episode 284: Truth and Reconciliation
Bruce is missing?! Harlan's traditional observence Lodge gets back to . . . tradition Chuck's longest day in Masonry John is old--and leaving us early tonight Tomorrow is Canada's first-ever National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Blaming the British is easier than accepting real Truth and...
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Episode 283: Pokémon Dues Cards
"Men in tights" at Commandary Suit in the morning, bibbed overalls in the evening A call to conclave, John tries to explain Harlan suggests "trial by combat" instead The common root of every bad thing man does Pokémon dues cards Jurisprudence, a.k.a. "don't get sued" Call2Conclave.org Leave us…
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Episode 282: Confederate Minnesotans
We experiment with the "potty word" AI filter . . . it doesn't work Bruce finally finishes his plumbers education An uptick in new Scottish Rite Masons, a sign of things to come? The literal American "melting pot": FOOD Faith-based exclusions in the Scottish Rite? Harlan begs to differ…
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Episode 281: Not Quite There
Welcome to the episode that almost wasn't (and probably shouldn't have been) Jamie is joining the Shrine COVID Part II and why the aliens won't talk to us What happened, and didn't, at Grand Commandary OnlyFans goes "family friendly"?! Chuck goes axe throwing for romance Harlan gets a bit of . .…
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Episode 280: Dark for the Summer
It's the "back to school" episode (after going quiet for half the summer) Harlan finally gets his Lodge salary, paid in pennies Another tangled nightmare of Masonic jurisdiction John's new experiences Strange choices by Google's algorithm on our live feed Movie talk time . . . because we're still...
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Episode 279: Geographic Conspiracy
We survived the big fair, "the best and worst we've ever had" Tony shows up in customary Tony garb A new Mason comes to hang out with our Lodge at the fair. We towed his car. Introducing this week's sponsor: Testicuzzi! Recapping the weekend's shenanigans Planning to steal a car? How not to do it...
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Episode 278: Canada Day
Jamie is officially appointed the "Canadian Affairs Correspondent" Hello to Jason's mom, we know you're still listening! It's festival season, and Chuck's Lodge continues to slide into the fair abyss We need a new explanation for not running the world Fundraisers, fish frys, and creative ventures...
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Episode 277: Campfire Stories
Jamie is a regular fixture now, so no special introductions Is the crypto crash happening? Is it all Tesla's fault? Farewell to John McAfee, a fixture of the earlier days of After Lodge More chaos in the fraternal recognition system We found /u/SeattleShriner!! Scottish Rite and the race for the...
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Episode 276: Horizontally Plumb
The Angry Chaplain is back! . . . with some casual conversation tips . . . and pretending to be a forgotten Past Master Do we have a replacement for Canada Dry 10? Jamie explains how Canada has handled COVID differently Some stories about Masons doing some plumbing, and it's not what you'd think...
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Episode 275: Overcorrection
We're starting late, with no Chuck, Bruce lost his camera, and are otherwise in disarray Worshipless Host Producer Bruce is going to be adding "dad" to his long list of titles A life lesson about microfiber and why it's always a bad idea Harlan gets a rude awakening to just how woke…
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Episode 274: Crooked Letters
Bro. Kevin returns from the "crooked letter" state A "fraternal warning" letter . . . written in crayon So, at least there's still Mississippi Jamie pops in at just the wrong time--or the right time, depending on how you look at it Anoter update on national recognition of Prince Hall Affiliated...
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Episode 273: Turning Inside Out
Masonic news, right off the bat! The annual session of the Carolinian Brethren Chuck almost turns himself inside out while reading the news Grand Lodges begin allowing some return to normalcy Anti-Masonic nutters don't care about irregularity Shortages and scalpers trigger Harlan . . . how...
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Episode 272: Universal Uniformity
Jamie and Sean are back! And it's . . . snowing in April Virtual reality -- it'll scare the s--- out of you! Trying to buy a house in 2021, good luck Chuck reboots a few times John takes the stage at a roast of Shaun More tales of the Carolina saga Why this matters for the rest of us...
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Episode 271: Heritage Moments
Chuck hits the ground running less than a minute in Why is Minnesota so bad at . . . cops? More from Jamie's trap house saga International affairs and big boat crashes Canada has the best passport on the planet, so says John The "Heritage Moments" How does Canada get a pass in foreign policy?…
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Episode 270: The Smell of Chicken
Jamie comes back to visit live instead of just throwing insults in the stream chat Harlan gets called out for talking too long at the District Meeting Vaccines are coming, slowly but surely we'll get back to Lodge Candian lodges fall victim to . . . arson? In 2021?! Social media rots your brain...
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Episode 269: Luck of the Irish
It's St. Patrick's Day! The Irishmen school Harlan about the holiday, shamrocks, and snakes Continuing the theme, we shift to the British royal family Why haven't we done one of those ancestry DNA kits? Chuck's nuance about multi-level Masonic marketing Maintaining the "tone" of the After Lodge...
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Episode 268: Aliens!
We're back, and John has predictably relapsed! . . . and catching up on a lot of ritual work Chuck debunks: Ancient Aliens and the founding of Freemasonry Followed by even more crack-pot theories about everything Ancient queens and life memberships, conspiracies galore Leave us some comments…
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Episode 267: First World Problems
Harlan is still in GameStop?! John tries giving up alcohol for Lent It's vaccine time, finally! "Brotherly Love and Affection" . . . this is what it looks like! The difference between fraternal fundraising and "money changers in the Temple" It's so good to be back in Lodge, but is everyone coming...
About this show
The After Lodge podcast is the after lodge banter of some men who happen to be Freemasons. It is not endorsed nor recognized by any Grand or subordinate lodge of Freemasons. Drawing topics from the /r/freemasonry subreddit, as well as the other Masonic networks, the After Lodge podcast discusses current-day topics within and without the fraternity.
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