The After Lodge Podcast

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 official English name (and Harlan is still trying to figure out why Chuck is so triggered by it) What is Le...

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 coolest philantropy during the holidays? Someone brought a pig on a leash to our Breakfast with Santa! C...

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? Congratulations to Chuck on his election Jeff shows up, Chuck leaves, only one Master at a time We keep coming back t...

Bruce is still out, so we've got Producer John Jeff returns, as Worshipful Master-Elect <adavis> 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 Masonry is the canary in the coal mine" The continued woes of trying to buy anything electronic Chuck...

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 book Practical Freemasonry We're doing book reviews now?! Masonic Week is coming We caught Nick J. hiding...

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 Scotty What's the world going to be like with a mini-Bruce?! Leave us some comments below Email us at afte...

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 another rant about too much assumed familiarity How capitalist markets deal with excess food vs. how social...

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 Reconciliation (and more fun) A bag of political milk Leave us some comments below Email us at afterlodge@g...

"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 some comments below Email us at afterlodge@gmail.com Find us on Facebook and Twitter Join us on IRC: irc....

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 Affirmation of faith exclusions in Templary? The Knights also said "no" Masonic pearl-clutching Trying to be resp...

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 . . . non-constructive career feedback Getting the quarries back to work as best we can Pessimism and the m...

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 in isolation More plumbing woes Fun with regalia Tony arrives properly clothed . . . for a minute The...

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 and other hard learned lessons Accidental racism from someone besides Harlan What is Connecticut famou...

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 For Canada Day, Jamie does show and tell with Canadian money Crown Royal bags with endless usefulness...

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 Sovereigns Ritual pronunciation, like all things Masonic, is jurisdictional White Castle, Steak'n'Shake...

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 Chuck's lodge takes over the local town festival, we try to warn him off When charitable gifts turn int...

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 /r/freemasonry has become Did our audience misunderstand us? Have we gone too far? Probably not . . . but clarifying...

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 Freemasonry Seattle Shriner, where are you?! Men from the arctic discuss Mississippi gators Are we going...

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 un-libertarian Then John is launched by the NRA and The Fourth shows up Pop vs. Soda vs. Coke and swamp water...

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 non-Carolinians The universal characteristic of Freemasonry: very little is universal After the real talk, the Four...

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? Jamie explains More news from the South John takes up for Alabama Dogecoin isn't a joke anymore? Jason get...

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 What kind of Mason doesn't eat green beans?! Bringing back Masonic Science Theater 3000 Jamie is a cat t...

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 podcast GameStop is still going! Some math lessons about gambling John tries to do something sensible an...

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 below Email us at afterlodge@gmail.com Find us on Facebook and Twitter Join us on IRC: irc.snoonet.org #fre...

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 back? Update your software before Lodge presentations Did day-time tuxedos survive COVID? Leave us som...