The After Lodge Podcast

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 upcoming After Lodge Dungeons & Dragons night? All the talk of Shrine clowns and Grotto Hobbits conju...

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 recognition Leave us some comments below Email us at afterlodge@gmail.com Find us on Facebook and Twitter Joi...

Welcome to the Masonic influencer show! Be sure to use offer code "AFTERLODGE" . . . 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 much do those Canadian monarch portraits cost each Lodge? Revi...

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 on socks and bowties What happens when muckety mucks become regular schmucks again? Who should pay for...

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 different from the others? Tales from the tour Our Lodge is officially out of the fair business--and now we h...

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 public broadcast . . . Finding the right cummerbund--it needs a 90 degree angle Jamie's mullet fan club raid...

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 are our New Years resolutions? Harlan goes ice skating without a follow-up hospital visit Getting into...

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: liturgy vs. improvisation On Being a Masonic Chaplain - Bro. Robert J.F. Elsner Leave us some comments below...

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 dinner saga Finally looking after our health . . . if it's not too late Tony gives us the sales pitch:...

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] gets blamed for guns in Lodge Andrew shows up, and brings a new guest too The Candian doesn't know what...

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 YouTube channel recommendation from the crew: Kings & Generals Grand Censor Bob scars the Craft, Harl...

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 afterlodge@gmail.com Find us on Facebook and Twitter Join us on IRC: irc.snoonet.org #freemasonry

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 40 - Canadian water Getting back down with higher education Visiting a Lodge that speaks a different la...

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 Washington Masonic Memorial Why is Chuck so . . . chill? How we've been surviving the heat Leave us some...

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 How Harlan learned proper humidor maintenance Bruce's boy finds new ways to keep him awake Leave us some...

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 cars going electric? Going dark for the summer vs. staying the course Leave us some comments below Email...

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, can we use the Internet yet? Keeping up with inflation . . . getting high Hallucinated skunks Leave us so...

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 doesn't) before we meet them What is the dumbest conspiracy theory Bro. Shifrin has heard? Being the scapegoa...

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 fun out of /r/freemasonry like a dementor Somehow we got back to guns in Lodge "No, you can't insult my...

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 Reminiscing about "polite society", cannibalism, and unexpectedly grim turns Bro. Gardiner pops in to join...

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 what comes next then? Harlan gets summonsed away from the Masonic Restoration Foundation Symposium The g...

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 of a trial that screwed up, we know it's Harlan's fault, just haven't figured out how yet Then we're b...

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 much Bro. Dimatteo gives up the updates on the upcoming Special Conclave How does all of this help us wi...

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 American ideal and the "Carrot Top" of the 18th Century More Templar chicanery and Chuck triggers Harlan...

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 degrees Just because a few people get lucky in a Ponzi scheme doesn't mean it's not a scam Recounting the st...