The Traveling Man Masonic Podcast

WB Jim Hall has Bro. Jay Clark on the show all the way from Cincinnati!  Jay talks about being super active in all aspects of Freemasonry and how those connections have changed his life in just over a years time! 

WB Jim has RW Grand Master Jeffrey M. Wonderling, Grand Master of Pennsylvania on the show!  They speak about the Grand Masters motto for the year "There from the beginning, Here for tomorrow!"  They also speak about membership, brotherhood, the Philadelphia Masonic Temple & so much more!  

WB Jim Hall has Bro. Zak Wyatt aka "Brother Fluff" on the show!  The talk about how social media is broadening Freemasonry's reach.  How Zak got the Grand Master of Texas to record Live on his TikTok account & so much more!!

Worshipful Master Dan Lewis, WB Ed Lydic, & WB Rick Sekely talk about their time as Masters of Perry Lodge No. 185 & how it's came from the brink to thriving!! We talk about the up keep that is necessary to a Masonic Temple, surviving Covid, & getting their members to return once we started to open back up!

WB Bob Sedgwick is on the show talking about his time as a Master Mason in Pennsylvania & Ohio.  WB Sedgwick is a 7 time Past Master in both PA & Ohio learning both versions of the ritual & becoming proficient enough to teach others!  Hear all about this and so much more!

We will be discussing the upcoming Midwest Conference on Masonic Education with their 1st Vice President, RWB Chad Kopenski RSS.  We will go over guest speakers, break out sessions & so much more!  We will also be talking about the Conference coming to Canton, Ohio in 2023!  If you haven't registered already there's still time!! The Conference starts April 29th thru May 1st!! ht...

WB Jim Hall has MWB Timothy S. Wheeland, Grand Master of Masons in Ohio on the Show.  They talk about Tim being the first Grand Master to have entered the craft via the Grand Masters One Day Class.  We will also talk about how MWB Wheeland came up with the "Reflect On Freemasonry" theme for his year & we'll touch on the Grand Masters One Day Class that just happened in Ohio 2 weeks a...

WB Jim Hall had WB Tim Cline, DEO of the 22nd Masonic District on the Show!  They speak about Forest City's Brotherhood Night, their connection with Ryan Jayne & how that brought them together.  They also touch on family & how Freemasonry brings people together from all across the country & the globe!

WB Jim Hall has Brothers from East Palestine Lodge No. 417 on the show to talk about their Inspection.  We will cover the lead up to inspection with practices and pre-inspections.  The night of Inspection & looking back a week after on how that moment felt!

WB Jim Hall has MWB Charles Ward IV, current Grand Master of Masons in Alaska on the show.  Jim asks MWB Ward his elevator speech along with a little on his Masonic journey.  They also cover what drove MWB Ward to move from Oklahoma to Alaska & how a certain Watch brought the two Brothers together!

WB Jim Hall has WB Cody Cole from Salineville Lodge No. 348 on the show.  They speak about Cody entering Freemasonry via the One Day Class & what he had to agree to for his father to sign off on it!  We also look into the Cole family history of being in Salineville Lodge & how that legacy will continue on!!

We're back!!  WB Jim Hall has Dr. Adam Hickman, Lodge Education Officer of East Palestine Lodge No. 417 back on the show.  They record this episode live from Adam's Tesla while on a trip for Dinner in Akron, OH.  WB Hall & Bro. Hickman talk about newly made Entered Apprentices, Gratitude, & also interviews host Jim Hall on the second half of the trip!!

WB Jim Hall has RWB Steve Hessler, current Chairman of the Grand Lodge of Ohio's Education Committee on the show.  We hear a little about Steve's journey into masonry as well as his time as Chairman.  We also visit the Principles Proficiency that Steve had a major part in bringing to light!

Season 2 starts off featuring WB Jon McElroy talking about his Masonic Lineage!  We also get into being Master in 2020 the year of COVID.  The ups and downs of the year along with the challenges of moving Lodges during the lockdown!

Bro. Jack Barnhouse interviews WB Jim Hall on the ups and downs of recording the first 22 Episodes of The Traveling Man Podcast.  Jim talks about his thoughts and expectations of podcasting when he started compared to where he is now & many other stories of the Journey so far!

WB Jim Hall has MWB Jess Raines, Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Ohio on the show!  We talk about MWB Raines travels from joining Freemasonry all the way to becoming Grand Master!!  

WB Jim Hall has Bro. John Trikouros on the show to talk about his journey through Masonry!  His various journeys throughout the country in Scottish Rite Freemasonry & how his company "The Traveling Ambassador" came to be!!  Check out all of his Masonic products at TheTravelingAmbassador.com

WB Jim Hall has WB Wade Baer, Bro. Barry Weigle, & Bro. Jack Barnhouse on the show to talk about the Grand Lodge of Ohio's Annual Communication!  We touch on the Grand Lodge session along with all of the different fellowship that happens and why we keep coming back to Grand Lodge! 

WB Jim Hall has WB Jason Laramee, Chairman of the Grand Lodge of Wisconsin's Education Committee on the show!  Jason & Jim discuss Masonic Connections and how they somehow always seem to arise the more your in the craft!  They also discus how these connections formed have brought Masons from Wisconsin & all over the world together!

WB Jim Hall has the Gillam's on as guests on the show!  RWB Russell Gillam Jr. & his sons Dusty, & Chris talk about having Masonry in their family since the beginning!  We get into Dusty & Chris helping build Argus Lodge as boy, their journey through DeMolay & transitioning into Blue Lodge & on.  We also hear Russ talk about having his father as Chaplin during hi...

Current Master of East Palestine Lodge No. 417 WM Chris Tyger is our guest.  Chris & Jim go over East Palestine moving out of their Lodge in downtown East Palestine & renovating a local church to fit there needs as a Lodge!

WB Jim Hall has WB Rube Ginder on as a guest.  WB Ginder talks about being a Past Master of East Palestine Lodge No. 417 as well as being it's Treasurer for 8 years.  We'll also go into some history of EP 417 as well as our main fundraiser, "Shaker in the Woods!"

WB Jim Hall, WB Wade Baer, WB Bob Batchelor, WB Hank Fiorini, Bro. Ben Barnes, Bro. Barry Weigle, & Bro. Jack Barnhouse are featured on the show.  For the first time we do a podcast directly following East Palestine Lodge No. 417's stated meeting.  This is an unscripted, unedited, uncut version of the guys talking of their proudest & most embarrassing moments.  We'll also ju...

WB Jim Hall has Bro. William Clark III on the show!  Talking about his book "The Ever So Accurate Tales of a Not So Average Man," joining the Shrine, Star Wars & More!! Find his book here!! https://www.amazon.com/EVER-ACCURATE-TALES-NOT-AVERAGE-ebook/dp/B08BX9HKV7

This is our first podcast done on the road at the National Auctioneers Association Conference & Show in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  WB Wade Baer & Bro. Kurt Johnson a Mason and Auctioneer from Minnesota are guests!!  We cover the similarities in Auctioneering & Masonry, Masonry across state lines, & how the fellowship never changes!!