The Three Links Odd Cast

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.