The Three Links Odd Cast

Brother Joe Motta from Reno Lodge #14 in Nevada joins us to talk about his experience in joining the lodge last October and share his thoughts about making Odd Fellowship more accessible to younger members.  He's in a perfect position to offer that insight since he's twenty-one years old and is working hard to bring new members into his lodge and revitalize Odd Fellowship in Nevada.  Joe...

In the Christmas Episode, Ainslie and Toby are joined by guest host Bro. Christopher McHale of Covenant Lodge #6 in Missoula, Montana.  They start off the show with a quick mention of Lake Stevens, Washington and an explanation of why.  They share updates from past guests of the show and talk about the impact they're seeing in Odd Fellowship, including the chartering of a new lodge in Virgini...

This jam-packed episode of the Three Links Odd Cast begins with a musical tribute to the Keystone State courtesy of Sovereign Grand Musician Toby Hanson.  Ainslie issues a correction regarding President Chester Alan Arthur's lapels and Toby explains why Harry Truman wasn't in the Presidential Odd Fellows episode (hint: he wasn't an Odd Fellow).  The episode gets rolling in earnest w...

The Crossover Craziness continues with the second half of the crossover episode recorded by the hosts of both Modern Goat Rider  and The Three Links Odd Cast.  When the first episode left off, we were discussing membership and some of the challenges of communication across jurisdictional lines.  This episode picks up where that one left off as Sergio was just about to answer a question...

Inspired by current events, Ainslie and Toby are joined by guest host Christopher McHale for a historical overview of Odd Fellows who have served as President, Vice President, or Canadian Prime Minister.  The brothers give some solid historical information on important parts of history like the highly-contested 1876 election and its lasting effects on US politics.  They also throw in some irrevere...

In this very spooky episode, Sergio and Toby are joined by three members of Crescent City Lodge #73 in New Orleans, Louisiana: Eddie LeBoeuf III, Michael Duplantier, and Emily Ford.  All three share a passion for preserving history.  Emily is a professional cemetery restorationist, Michael has over thirty years' experience with caring for cemeteries in New Orleans, and Eddie is a dedicated Od...

We've been promising an episode about Odd Fellows cemeteries for what seems like forever (but is really only a couple months).  That episode is coming very soon!  In the meantime, enjoy this narration of an account of the first Odd Fellows funeral in North America, as taken from a post on the Heart In Hand Blog from 2017.  If you'd like to check out more posts from the Heart In Hand, you...

Brother Christopher McHale from Covenant Lodge #6 of Missoula, Montana joins Toby and Sergio as Ainslie is still away on assignment.  He brings his own unique humor and outlook on Odd Fellowship to the podcast as the hosts discuss various listener interactions they've had so far.  The hosts have fielded questions from listeners ranging from how to find lodges to the role of religion in Odd Fe...

Ainslie, Sergio, and Toby discuss the various effects that the global Covid-19 pandemic is having on Odd Fellowship.  They solicited input from various members around the country including Harrison Moore IV from Texas and Grand Master Mike Zurell from New York.  They discuss the way the pandemic is impacting meetings, finances, and membership with examples from lodges around the country.  As usual...

The Parcast Network's "Secret Societies" podcast recently did two episodes about the Odd Fellows.  Brothers Ainslie, Sergio, and Toby listened to both episodes and give a good breakdown of them.  They go over each of the points made in the episodes from the accurate, like their depiction of the Initiatory Degree, to the absurd, like their speculation that the Odd Fellows were behind...

Ten years ago San Fernando Lodge #365 was slowly dying like so many other lodges.  Their building was dingy and most people only knew it for the church that met there.  In the decade since, the lodge has completely transformed itself into the social and fraternal hub of San Fernando, California.  Brothers Jesus Ochoa and Jesse Garcia join us to talk about the transformation of their lodge and what...

What happens when Sovereign Grand Lodge removes the officers of a Grand Lodge and audits the books?  What are the challenges of taking over leadership of a Grand Lodge after that happens?  How can the webmaster of the SGL website help prospective members join Odd Fellowship?  What gets advertised in the program at Sovereign Grand Lodge?  What happened to former president Rutherford B. Hayes when h...

Brothers Ainslie and Toby are joined by Brother Wayne Geurts, Past Grand Master and current Grand Scribe of Ontario to discuss the state of communication in Odd Fellowship.  Brothers Wayne and Ainslie are both on the Sovereign Grand Lodge Communications Committee so they share information about their experiences on the committee and what it does for Odd Fellowship.  The brothers also go into detai...

Brother Erik Fearing of Friendship Lodge #20 in Belmont, Massachusetts joins our regular hosts to share his perspective on Odd Fellowship in New England.  He shares some wonderful insights into what has helped transform his lodge from a struggling group barely making quorum to an active beacon of Odd Fellowship for the greater Boston area and New England at large.  As always, Sergio, Ainslie, and...

In this episode, the three hosts, Toby Hanson, Ainslie Heilich, and Sergio Paredes, all introduce themselves and give some background on their involvement in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, including the stories of how each of them came to be members of the Odd Fellows.