Episode 97: "If You Don't Enjoy It, Why Do It(Interview with REGC Joe Sparks)
This week Brother Todd and Brother Jared sit down with the Right Eminent Grand Commander Joe Sparks.

This week Brother Todd and Brother Jared sit down with the Right Eminent Grand Commander Joe Sparks.
Enjoy this brief episode detailing some of the great things about Grand Lodge 2025, the shoutout the boys got in the outgoing Grand Masters Address and some major love to the Scottish Rite Building.
In this episode recorded on the night of Grand Lodge, Brother Todd and Brother Jared sit down with a roundtable of Masons from Todd's home Lodge, Austin 128 in Tipton Indiana. The look of joy on Todd's face is what this special!
This week the Brothers get a chance to talk with a 3rd Brother from the At Refreshment Masonic Podcast team...a Brother who is ALWAYS on go somewhere....Mark Victoria.
This week the Brothers get a chance to talk to Chad Kopenski about a topic they've wanted to cover for a while now: The Midwest Conference on Masonic Education!
This week Brother Todd, Brother Jared, and Brother John push the envelope, as they have done in the past, with legitimate questions, concerns, and curiosity about Transgender Freemasonry.
This week all three Brothers are together. This episode doesn't really have a purpose, they just shake off the rust and hit on a variety of topics including their plans for the upcoming 100th episode.
We weren't really sure what to title this episode. We sit down with the SD from Bedford Lodge #14 Brother Kevin Keith to discuss is Masonic journey, how Freemasonry has helped him with life, loss, and past trauma. This is one great episode!
The boys are back and start Season 6 off with a banger! They sit down with Dr. Heather Calloway at Bedford Lodge #14 to discuss her role with Indiana University in fraternal collections.
No fancy titles or introductions here. Brother Todd and Brother Jared sit down to talk Freemasonry, Social Media, and more with a Guest that Brother Todd has tried to get on the show for a long time, Brother Fluff. Enjoy the Season 5 Finale and we'll see you again soon!
This week Todd and Jared get a chance to speak with a Brother who's been on the guest list since early 2023: Brother Shamus Driver. In this episode you get some good personal stories, find out Shamus was a stand-up comedian in his past life, hold a PHD in the present, and discover some Masonic Education he's working on. Stay tuned to the end of this episode for an important PSA from Brother Jared and Brother Todd about Twitter, now known as X, and cornhole!
This week Brother Jared and Brother Todd discuss the working tools from all three Blue Lodge degrees and how they apply to everyday life and they derail into some very deep conversation as Jared opens up about how 2024 was the year he thought about nothing but death. This has the potential to be one of the best episodes in show history
In continuing with their support for youth organizations like Jobs Daughters, Rainbow Girls, and Demolay, Brother Jared and Brother Todd talk with Past Grand Guardian for Indiana Job's Daughters Tammy Watson about her love and passion for one of Indiana's Masonic-related youth groups! You do NOT want to miss this great episode!
This week the Brothers talk with a Muncie, Indiana Freemason who is heavily involved with the fraternity. Brother Schaible has been a long-time supporter of the show and Brother Jared and Brother Todd were super excited to get to talk with him.
The boys are back after a long two-month recording hiatus! Enjoy this return that talks about the death and respawning of TikTok while they are recording, Jared's agenda for the Lodge in 2025 and more!
In the final episode from Newburg Lodge 174, Brother Jared and Brother Todd get to set down with a Brother they've chased around the sun for a year and half to get on the show, retired educator Brother Max Hollon. It's definitely a "sitting under the learning tree" type episode and they're joined on the mic by the Brother that was the architect for this whole Newburgh series and former show guest David Brickey
This week the guys are still at Newburg Lodge 174 and here, recorded the day before Veterans Day, they talk to retired Veteran Drew Seitz and his young daughter Hazel. Drew opens up about his PTSD from being overseas affected him and how Freemasonry helped him overcome it.
In another episode from the Newburg Lodge recording sessions, the Brother sit down with PGM Kenny Roy. In this episode they talk about his journey, his time as Grand Master during Covid, and the Masonic Reenactment Trial that has garnered lots of attention across the state.
This week the boys head an hour way to Newburgh Lodge 174 for a Sunday marathon session. In this first episode, recorded the day before Veterans Day, they talk to a Brother who is active-duty United States ARMY and has traveled many Lodges around the world because of his service.
This week Brother Todd and Brother Jared talk with a local brother from the Louisville Metro Area, Brother Richard Jeffries who is serving his Lodge in New Albany as WM. Brother Jeffries is a listener and supporter of the show and a young Brother in charge of a very old Lodge in Floyd County. You don't want to miss this episode! Also...we may have accidently had a snafu in post production so enjoy this throwback with our old show intro!
This week's episode has sentimental value for Brother Jared. He opens up about his cousin, a long-outstanding EA who has expressed interest in returning to finish up his degrees. Brother Todd and Brother Jared discuss returning to the Lodge after years away, took a closer look at both the EA and Fellowcraft Degrees and much more.
This week Brother Todd and Brother Jared return and discuss a variety of topics including every Mason's favorite part of the craft.....food. Listen in as they discuss healthy meals, worst Lodge meals, their favorite ones, Todd's heavy travels as of late and much more.
This week the Birdseye boys get on the horn with a Wisconsin Mason, Brother Archer, who has a podcast of his own, "Time for Fellowship with Matt and Andrew"
This week Brother Todd and Brother Jared return to their TikTok Freemasonry series and talk with a Texas Brother from their "circle" on this social media platform: Upon the Level.
This week Brother Jared and Brother Todd revisit a discussion from one of their earliest episodes: The Grott0. But....this episode is different. This week the boys "create" a fictional Grotto in a what if scenario. This is a great episode, packed with lots of fun and information. We hope you enjoy it.
This week Todd and Jared sit down with the Worshipful Master and Secretary of Circumpunct Lodge 777 who received their Charter at Grand Lodge earlier this year.
No fancy titles here. To kick off Season 5 after a LONG OVER DUE three month summer break, the boys sit down with the sitting Grand Master for the Hoosier state: David Morgan.
In the Season 4 Finale: Brother Jared and Brother Todd sit down with David Brickey II from the Evansville/Newburgh area to talk his journey and give some love to the Scottish Rite for the first time in show history! Enjoy the show and we'll see you back in August!!!
This week Brother Jared and Brother Todd discuss Jared's first big project sitting in the East, they talk about why some Brothers love esoteric Masonry, debate if not being esoteric makes you a terrible Mason and much more.
This week, on another rare weeknight recording session, Brother Jared and Brother Todd sit down with a well-known northern Indiana Mason...Brother Tyler Whittaker.