The After Lodge Podcast

Bruce skips After Lodge . . . so we make fun of him in his absence as we would in his presence We gave "The Fourth" his chair, and pulled up another for Bro. Sean Chuck gave an esoteric talk, against his will? "When Masons Behave Badly" The Internet isn't going away, we should think about what Google says about us Why aren't millenials and following generations showing up? Chuck has some thoughts...

Bruce is on camera again! Answers to some of life's big questions . . . right off the bat Pandemic degree canceled because of snow Whoopi Goldberg wore a shirt. People freaked out. Welcome to 2021. Nobody legally owns the Masonic "brand", so sayeth the United States Trademark Office When are we going to start superchats? Nope. Using COVID times to get Lodge renovations done Dating advice--what not...

Bruce appears on camera! Chuck gets demoted to co-host It's Inauguration Day . . . during COVID-19 Late happenings in the Craft Our Lodge narrowly missed a coronavirus outbreak Some lessons on hygiene "Punching Nazis" -- when is political violence acceptable? Drinks and food, because we're all over the place and lockdowns leave little else to think about Leave us some comments below Email us at af...

Bro. Sean joins us from polar bear land We also found a castaway from the capitol riots Are there more of us on the show than there are listeners?! What is "martial law", and is laundering firearms . . . a thing? Generational differences among Masons--part 955 Sean teaches us a bit about the Shrine as a business The conversation was good because Harlan was busy stamping dues cards Scotty leaves ea...

Has John really seen us as often as we've seen each other in the last year? Probably . . . Commercial marketing and 2020 What did we all get from Masonic Santa Claus? Entered Apprentices are Freemasons . . . when can jurisdictions get back to consensus about that? Somehow we tangented to extraterrestrials--will the aliens come to welcome 2021 with us? If they do come they'll probably just eat us ....

It's Chrismas Eve (Eve), and we're assembled together around the (virtual) tree Jeff and Scotty are here too--all in the Christmas spirit Chuck joins us after his important astronomy talk Scotty got kicked out of his World of Warcraft guild Jeff becomes the Lodge's "designated survivor" for 2021 Our installation ceremonies were on Facebook live . . . and it worked! Sharing a Lodge space with tenan...

Bro. Jamie joins us for an evening After Lodge What's it like in Canada? They have internet?! What is a Canadian "islander" anyways? Whatever it is, they love Freemasonry! Since Scotty wasn't here, we talk about prohibition (or the lack thereof) Trying to talk American politics to a Canadian reminds us of how . . . well just 'how' Developing the "third eye", After Lodge style Finally, someone who...

Producer Bruce has been down in the hole and John's out of costume Jeff is back . . . as Senior Warden? He's been busy It's election and installation time in After Lodge jurisdiction Speculation on what lies ahead in 2021, Godzilla, mutants, etc. On tailors, consignment shops, and old Templar uniforms Where has Tony been? Out doing the Santa circuit The stars are aligning . . . astronometric/astro...

Bro. Chuck (/u/k0np) returns for a fourth visit Bro. Barry ( the Traveling Templar ) joins us for the evening to discuss his travels Another friend of Nick Johnson on the show . . . because that's gone well so far! We explore just how wide ranging and different the York Rite can be The pitch for the York Rite continues--for the rest of the show Bro. Andrew Hammer, Chuck says he's wrong?! Scotty tr...

Bro. Chuck (/u/k0np) joins us for a third time charm It's the day before Thanksgiving, but with quarantine we ended up . . . together? Scotty and John rush things along so they can get back to their other things From World of Warcraft, Dungeons and Dragons, to astronomy and chemistry, the nerd force is strong tonight Star Trek and movies--wow the pandemic has really done a number on us This goes o...

We kick off the show the day after U.S. elections Building a PC in 2020 is probably to be avoided Tony joins us . . . via YouTube live chat? Then gives away our stream password Federal elections and entertainment sports -- one in the same now? "Artificial Intelligence" . . . ametures talking about things we don't understand We did Grand Lodge virtually this year and it worked out fine . . . but th...

We had to give up another show to the "unnumbered archives" Tony joins us from the road . . . like actually on the road More ways society crumbles over Zoom The annual Tony Halloween bash is cancelled--why not Attendance at Last Rites for your Lodge's members is not optional What happens when your Brother requests a funeral but the family isn't keen on it? Harlan's exterminator got rid of most of...

We lose Producer Bruce right at the outset John keeps reeling in the big fish guests A plug for the Scottish Rite Research Society What is "irregular" really? Pyramid schemes vs. unrecognized (but otherwise legitimate) bodies Who are the National Sojourners ? Bruce comes back after wading in the basement Power Rangers watch tone . . . and Dexter is rebooting ! Time for weekly TV talk for a while;...

We welcome our Brothers from Amity : Jeremy, Michael, and Joseph What is the Amity app? Tackling the task of compiling a comprehensive list of all world lodges Are there too many nerds around the table tonight? Nope! As Freemasonry embraces modern technology, will Secretaries be less grumpy? Probably not. The After Lodge Podcast is at the top of the Amity podcast (alphabetical) list . . . Don't bu...

Still trying to figure out where our friends are amidst the social isolation Tony steals are fairs and runs off solo For some reason, we take some time to discuss how to get out of jail quickly Bruce gives an update on jury duty and Harlan gives some juror overview Harlan doubles down on his war with home spiders From spiders to the black bears . . . oh my! Music helps us see how we are getting ol...

Ass. Producer Marshall joins us So does Bro. Matt Gallagher (/u/tikijack), our special guest, returning after almost 4 years We review " Welcome to the Brick Yard ", Bro. Matt's new book, a practical Freemasonry primer The crew talks about the book and why you should give it to every new Mason Lodge shopping is an okay--and even important--thing to do for a new member How will Lodge reopening look...

Harlan screws up and live broadcasts the pre-show . . . whoops! Scotty got a new dog Jeff gets elected After Lodge Junior Warden A costly mistake that we're always happy to make We're all still adjusting to never leaving home Bruce is summonsed to perform his civic duty Grand Lodge is coming up. Probably time to make alternative plans--and we do Making pandemic travel plans out of desperation What...

Where is Jeff? Does he have other friends?! Geneology and what happened to the French? " On the Square " . . . a board game Making Freemasonry . . . Masonic again A belated happy birthday to Bro. McNeely Harlan brings back the plan for Lodge mascots--and is shot down again Scott learns that dad jokes aren't mean for other dads Someone breaks Harlan again on a Zoom meeting When children ask uncomfo...

We have the man, the myth, the legend: Bro. James McNeely to hang out with us . . . and also Bro. Chuck (/u/k0np) came back just for this How was Bro. McNeely personally responsible for the tornado that is Sir John + Chuck Finally getting back to Lodge, but it's not quite the same Agency Law makes a come back with an applicable example Food that doesn't spoil is creepy The rolling liquour cabinet...

Harlan brings a super-sized bottle of bourbon so Ass. Producer Marshall shows up Tony shows up too; we should have gallon jugs of whiskey at every After Lodge The Angry Chaplain and his many costumes. His psychologist visits must be postponed due to COVID-19. Harlan misses the mark catching up on previously recorded episodes - again Tony gets shot during (or, at least at the same time as) local ri...

We're back, still practicing appropriate fraternal distancing and running out of party favors Should this year's Masters get another go-around vis-a-vis COVID-19 closures? Zoom Lodge meetings are devolving into Zoom After Lodge after business is done, as it should be! Protective restrictions on Lodge meetings -- is it even worth it at the moment? Movies, TV, and alcohol fill the square and compass...

How far behind are we on the production schedule . . . really? Yeah, it's that bad. Planning for getting back to Lodge--with appropriate fraternal distancing--is well under way Making due with yard parties in the meantime! Make sure to maintain appropriate distance from your co-workers, especially if you live with them Discussing the "Inside the Freemasons" documentary series on Netflix. We approv...

Day 200-something of quarantine, this is the last of us remaining! We tried virtual Lodge last weekend Living the unkempt life, haircuts in the apocalypse Why are there no stone masons in Freemasonry? Using new-found reading time for learning the Craft When is the After Lodge book coming out? Any day now . . . heheh The relevance of Freemasonry in the modern era Dan Carlin released a new Common Se...

How is living in groundhog day going on Day 243? John plots how to set up semi-legal distilling . . . for hand sanitizer Harlan finally found time to catch up on popular television from 10 years ago Scotty explores more alternatives to Lodge alcohol prohibition Who's sporting a man-bun now? We descend into the politics of the post-9/11 era - welcome to the pandemic era! Virtual lodges are going to...

It's Quarantine Day 40 - most of us are still here Toilet paper deliveries are now made by armored mail carriers How is work-from-home working out now? "Trump Checks" (que: Bruce cringing) are a'coming! Harlan goes to Lodge alone Jeff joins us: he survived the toilet paper heist "Hey Bruce, how's the anniversary show going?", "yes." Pulling the plug on Facebook . . . again Raising dues when we did...