Opening: On the Road Again (Willie Nelson) Attention to detail is a good thing, but not at the expense of the big things Our Master cancels the Lodge meeting . . . the hour before the meeting A little chat about social media "Bruce is a Postal god" Harlan's daughter starts her first soccer game Our Lodge faces embarrassment at the district meeting Tony things that the problem is too many young men getting involved in Lodge We book an escape room for the big fair . . . but, why? Why do the "old g...
May 08, 2018•1 hr 42 min
Opening: We Care A Lot (Faith No More) Worshipful Bro.^2 joins us again after surviving the Pancakes for Puppies event Bruce says "your Lodge kind of sucks" How can a development company behind two bridge collapses stay in business?! The fallout from Pancakes for Puppies Another video game tangeant Harlan completed the big political convention, and is still in office The big fairs continue to loom large over our Lodge Harlan's first day of jury duty: he tries to be a big shot and gets shot down ...
Apr 23, 2018•1 hr 22 min
Opening: Diamond in the Rough (The Nearly Deads) Live from the passenger seat of Jeff's truck Harlan skipped the Spring Equinox Festive Board . . . and we got a foot of snow That snow collapsed our Lodge's porch (and a bunch of other stuff) We may have single-handedly ruined Freemasonry . . . with puppies? Expelled for marijuana - can you get back in when it's legal? We watched "33 and Beyond" at Lodge and nobody came Harlan had to fill in for Bruce and also play Secretary The Chamber of Reflect...
Apr 19, 2018•1 hr 21 min
Opening: Going Out In Style (Dropkick Murphys) Harlan tries "naked" e-juice Is anybody ever a "former" President? Tony goes on another past-chaplain rant Jeff can't identify the power button on a PC . . . or is it Mike's fault? The world's first "crypto heater" Our next big event: "pancakes for puppies" Nick is . . . afraid of ammunition? Or Masons with ammunition? Why do Protestants wear orange on St. Patrick's Day? Harlan's wife plans a lake trip with the Lodge Nick attempts to murder his fath...
Apr 11, 2018•1 hr 39 min
Opening: Surfin Bird (The Trashmen) Worshipless Producer Bruce has abandoned us tonight So . . . how's that sign going? Our first Master Mason Degree without Captain America Harlan has a mental breakdown during serious ritual, it was stinky-winky Jeff . . . joined the York Rite - we can't tell if Harlan is ignoring him now Harlan's daughter becomes a local Scottish Rite icon Grand Lodges and "long-arm statutes" in the Internet era A near death experience at the Scottish Rite reunion How does an ...
Apr 10, 2018•1 hr 21 min
Opening: The Pink Panther (Mancini) Why Tony always gets introduced last We welcome Sir John to Pennnnnnn-sylvania The two token white guys - a review of the Black Panther Harlan was the senior past master. There was much wailing. A kid's first birthday party at our Lodge . . . it was a splash! Harlan's daughter becomes a Scottish Rite icon How to lawyer up a tendered order to "go suck eggs" - repercussions of being a Facebook douche 33 and Beyond - John says "it's good" Our Lodge can't pre-post...
Apr 04, 2018•1 hr 18 min
Opening: Every Breath You Take (The Police) Happy (very) belated Valentine's Day! Our Lodge takes an outing to a charity gala - with formal attire and everything Worshipful Bro.^2 steals all the wine from other tables Silent auctions . . . some of us discover that they have consequences Tony has the flu but gets on the show anyways to get us all sick Whoopee cushion for the Senior Warden Some geeking out over the Space-X launch and Musk-fanboi-ism Harlan realizes that nobody every uses fancy hot...
Mar 27, 2018•1 hr 3 min
Opening: Blame Canada (South Park) Bro. Josh ( /u/AnonymooseReddtr ) joins us from Canada to hang out After Lodge, eh We discuss how Canadian Freemasonry is its own thing Canada's own version of Bro. George Washington Alcohol in North American Lodges?! "Metric money" a.k.a. dues in the north A brief foreign policy tangent - why doesn't everyone hate Canada? Wait . . . we brought Bro. Josh here to make fun of HIM, things are going the wrong way Translating Masonic dad jokes into French "America's...
Mar 21, 2018•1 hr 15 min
Opening: Tell Me Baby (Red Hot Chili Peppers) Worshipful Bro. Squared returns with nothing better to do We were out last week crashing Three Distinct Knocks (perhaps literally?) The adventures of our social club's annual shareholder's meeting Bro. Nipples decides to run for City Council Another late, late night at After Lodge Our Master schedules "the [whole] day of Freemasonry" Chili Cook-off smack talk has already started . . . gotta love Facebook Tony manages to break the mathematics of insta...
Feb 11, 2018•1 hr 40 min
Opening: The Minstrel Boy (The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem) Our American Hero, and a damn good man, puts down the working tools Tony is running for Mayor/Supreme Commander of our town Harlan got a cat . . . yeah, it's that bad We survived Worshipful Bro. Squared's first meeting! Discussions on how Tony can combat the "Deep County" Bruce takes the Junior PM's seat, just like every other PM "You don't know what you're doing" - "too bad, I'm in charge" Hello to Fish Fry Lodge No. 767 and ...
Feb 10, 2018•1 hr 39 min
Opening: I Fought the Law (The Clash) Why does the Grand College of Rites logo look like a Playstation icon? Talking crypto-currencies Bruce resigns his man card "Sharing" space with our spouses Poor kid gets bashed for asking about where to buy a Commandery uniform Scottish Rite hates and mandatory retirements Tony finally shows up . . . post-op Can you be an American and have never seen Star Wars? We finally press Nick about why we didn't get invited to the wedding Freemasons holding up progre...
Feb 04, 2018•2 hr 8 min
Opening: Has Been (William Shatner) Bruce is uninstalled as Master (like PC bloat-ware) Sir John's ugly Christmas jacket . . . still not as bad a Bruce's replacement's Being re-installed in the East for the THIRD time?! Worshipless-again Bruce receives a George Washington Masonic tie from the Craft Tony tries to do something nice for Bruce, for real "Mason of the Year", does your Lodge really do that? The Hanukkah from hell - Harlan celebrates the miracle of survival Our growing sister-lodge tie...
Feb 02, 2018•1 hr 34 min
Opening: Down Under (Men at Work) We're back after losing (yet another) beloved Brother Nick popped in before the show . . . from Austrailia Harlan goes to the Education Association to harass Scotty from the Block Prince Hall installations and Black & White dress code John stirs the pot with some internet racists (with dues cards) Tony pops in . . . Without costume this time Amazon's Alexa goes all the way? We do it all for the sunshade, and we'd do it again Chili cook-off time is coming...
Jan 11, 2018•1 hr 45 min
Opening: As Good As I Once Was (Toby Keith) Scotty from the Block returns to hang out After Lodge It's a full house tonight: Scott, Tony, Bruce, John, Jeff, and Harlan Our Tiler masses an arsenal so Scott will come visit us Scott is going out and Bruce is coming in Bruce's secret to success in the East Harlen's political commitments take him over - he's back to the box Tuxedo fashion tips for the modern man Christmas time is coming, and Bruce must stop it Some more tips for Masters - parliamenta...
Dec 27, 2017•1 hr 39 min
Opening: What's My Age Again? (blink-182) Bruce cites to the bylaws of the show - that could be dangerous Sir Helcl returns and continues to insist that Minnesota is important Times are changing, kids these days like baseball? We conceive StopEmail.org What is a Banana Hammock? Is it a special kind of apron? Harlen doing show notes in the middle of the show BBC Documentary on Female Masons Why co-masonry is a bad idea Harlan causes controversy with exposing non-Christianity in Lodge Proper equip...
Dec 21, 2017•1 hr 35 min
Opening: Safety Dance (Men Without Hats) Nick is back . . . and Sir John is still here; Cartman never left Unpaid shout outs to the Gibson Research Corporation Tales from the big Tony Halloween party (the ones we can remember) Harlan decided not to wear a flag suit for Halloween, but not because he found sense Why does John wear a 3-piece suit on the show? Harlan doesn't even wear a suit on the show! Is anyone a member of the Royal Order of Scotland? Fantasy authors and borrowing Masonic symbolo...
Dec 13, 2017•1 hr 43 min
Opening: Dude (Looks Like A Lady) (Aerosmith) We're practicing our parliamentary procedure - and we're all out of order The good news is: Bruce survived Grand Lodge Just how exactly DO you tune a pipe organ?! Why there is no distance too far when it comes to burying our Brothers Tony shows up . . . almost at the beginning To answer last week's question: no, we will not be opening on the appropriate degree in our jurisdiction We have been reading minutes on the Master Mason Degree, and only there...
Nov 25, 2017•1 hr 48 min
Opening: All For One (Gangstagrass) All of our friends have abandoned us . . . Tony rigs the "favorite hosts" Facebook poll just like the Chili Cookoff Where we're doing next week - doing something awesome with a Lodge patron Harlan cooks challah - maybe Can you buy good ritual work with food? Will we finally allow our Lodges to open on the appropriate degree? Probably not . . . Is it worse when an EA doesn't finish, or a MM doesn't come back? Harlan coaches Bruce on what NOT to do at Grand Lodg...
Nov 22, 2017•1 hr 28 min
Opening: Dirty Little Secret (The All-American Rejects) Nick survived the hurricane . . . are we happy about it? Bruce decides his PC doesn't need a heat sink and records hot Masonic podcasts are no longer a novelty What it's like being "internet famous" Harlan's daughter trolls Bruce in front of our Lodge, guests, etc. The After Lodge Lodge bankrupts itself on a parking lot Landscaper Josh and Co. move our shed . . . with ratchet straps Can you wear a hat with no face? Progressive line vs. effe...
Oct 25, 2017•1 hr 37 min
Opening: My Evil Ways (The Nearly Deads) We're sheltering in Nick's basement, waiting on Hurricane Harvey Harlan accidentally sends the show link to #python (FreeNode IRC) - "this is how you get cowans!" We spend most of the show hassling Nick about why he is still in Florida Some of the hassling was deserved . . . he ate the food stash before the rain came Guns in Lodge but not in a hurricane aftermath? Knock it off! How not to conduct a Facebook poll The After Lodge rescue plan: "Operation Div...
Sep 24, 2017•1 hr 43 min
Opening: Jerusalem (Matisyahu) Where is Nick?! Busted!!! Welcome Sir. John E. Helcl, from Minnesota, our special guest for the evening Technical difficulties make it . . . rough, for a while Sir. Helcl explains his tenuous connections to "Nikky Johnson" Nick left us with a big York Rite figure, and none of us are York Rite Masons Other Nick ( /u/millennialfreemason ) joins us and brings more technical difficulties Allowing the "Cap and Mantle" as standard uniform at York Rite meetings Should we ...
Sep 12, 2017•1 hr 49 min
Opening: A Little Less Conversation (Elvis Presley) Bro. Bryan Godwin joins us from the "good" State of California Masonic education and the fallout from Harlan's foot-in-mouth presentation Should you do education during the stated meeting? Bro. Godwin's vision of "the perfect Lodge" Harlan gets called to another Masonic trial Brewing with Brothers . . . and then, dues Instagram, is Bryan shadow banned? "Black Hat" marketing Bro. Godwin's studio "Bro Bono" FreemasonLifestyle.com (and on Instagra...
Aug 30, 2017•1 hr 15 min
Opening: Cover of the Rolling Stone (Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show) Bro. Nick Johnson ( /u/millennialfreemason ) returns for Part 2 of hanging out After Lodge Also . . . the usual crew + Tony; oh, and Nick, Jr. Harlan announces his plans for "edutainment" at the next Lodge meeting The statue nazis target Ill. Albert Pike. It's not funny anymore Harlan goes on the defense for General Lee (and mis-speaks, Lee has a building named for him at U.S.M.A., not a monument) Confederate soldiers wer...
Aug 22, 2017•1 hr 34 min
Opening: Take the Money and Run (Steve Miller Band) It's a crowded Hangout tonight We have Chris (/u/bobatspears) back And Nick Johnson (/u/millennialfreemason) joins us to speak to his recent spark of controversy Nick-Ur-Buddy fills us in on what he's been up to since his last foray on the After Lodge Podcast Why has our fraternity failed to capture the full societal spectrum in the modern era? Masonic membership is not a zero-sum game Should Freemasonry raise the minimum age (after fighting so...
Aug 15, 2017•1 hr 56 min
Opening: Pretty Fly . . . For a White Guy (The Offspring) Just the usual crew tonight . . . plus Truman "Social media" guy Nick takes us back on the Facebook - and now we're accountable We raise some new Brothers at Landscaper Josh's other Lodge and he orders Bruce around Our numbers are up (but it's not about quantity)! Tony comes up with a brilliant funding scheme Aannnnd - we're back on dues. Welcome to the Raising Dues Podcast! How life memberships work Social clubs and why your Lodge's well...
Aug 14, 2017•1 hr 38 min
Opening: Sugar, We're Goin' Down (Fall Out Boy) Harlan's wife gives in and he gets (another) desk . . . but he has to move it Passing the meridian of existence "Do you even Freemasonry, brah?" "Do you even David, brah?" Why are FL Master Mason degrees so short? /u/captain-fartcicle , where are you?! Bro. Squared heads off to Pokemon-Fest Bruce actually did something producer-y Nick discovers the R.o.J. What was the deal with Insane Clown Posse? And how is that related to the Craft? A tragic inci...
Aug 04, 2017•1 hr 18 min
Opening: In The End (Linkin Park) Worshipful Producer Bruce survives Prime Day! Nick and Cartman are back Chris ( /u/BobatSpears ) joins us to hang out after Lodge Harlan bids farewell to his beloved Rottweiler . . . what color is his hat? Nick makes pink aprons for his York Rite chapter Watching us record the podcast, our number one way to loose fans What is with Grand Lodges and the alcohol trigger?! Pledge of Allegiance and its proper place in Lodge Bro.^2 continues his plans for war with a n...
Jul 24, 2017•1 hr 41 min
Opening: Come with Me Now (Kongos) Harlan returns to broadcasting from the Secretary's desk Cartman comes back to hang out After Lodge Nick crashes the party with his 3DK pals Harlan debates the merits of Templary and other baseless fancifulness with Jason M. The 3DK hosts ridicule Libertarians for a while "In the before times . . . " (anytime before 1988) The Chaplain crashes the party, and Harlan's desk and violates the East How much does a Knights Templar uniform cost? And of course, we have ...
Jul 12, 2017•1 hr 46 min
Opening: Seven Nation Army (The White Stripes) The crew broadcasts from new and interesting places The first fair proves fruitful on the new membership front Sometimes you can't win as Secretary - the story of the failed good deed It's G.P.A.C.'s birthday, nobody remembered, so he tries to be subtle Harlan does a visual demonstration of the Knickerbuddy Bar . . . on audio A Brother's first Lodge contact in 20 years: a dues notice Our secretary is two papers away from the "box of shame" Nick and ...
Jul 10, 2017•1 hr 32 min
Opening: Clint Eastwood (Gorillaz) Bro. Payne joins us (Scotty from the Block) to hang out after lodge Harlan's son, the future Grand Master, makes an appearance Scotty tries to scalp our guest hosts for his own Lodge The importance of meeting Brothers outside of Lodge, as told by Tony Children and carnies . . . Scott pushes another of Harlan's buttons: guns in Lodge . . . and that goes on, for a while Closing: Hungry Heart (Bruce Springsteen) Email us at afterlodge@gmail.com Hang out with us on...
Jun 19, 2017•1 hr 50 min
