Congratulations to Daddy Bruce! The rest of us are back, fresh on the heels of Grand Lodge Things have been remarkably uneventful Jamie shows up Entered Apprentices With nothing else happening, we talk drink instead Bruce (the cat) joins us We're still having the alcohol debates, even without Scotty What's the world going to be like with a mini-Bruce?! Leave us some comments below Email us at afterlodge@gmail.com Find us on Facebook and Twitter Join us on IRC: irc.snoonet.org #freemasonry...
Nov 04, 2021•1 hr 41 min
Bruce fills in as Secretary, and Harlan will never miss Lodge again Boats and goats - Masonry on the farm Stones, stones, and pissing on some stones We experienced a better world without Facebook . . . for a few hours Harlan preaches the virtues of ditching Facebook for the 1,000th time Plus another rant about too much assumed familiarity How capitalist markets deal with excess food vs. how socialist . . . oh wait Celebrating excesses: food, wine, and cheese beer? Moving to Nunavut with all of t...
Oct 07, 2021•2 hr 23 min
Bruce is missing?! Harlan's traditional observence Lodge gets back to . . . tradition Chuck's longest day in Masonry John is old--and leaving us early tonight Tomorrow is Canada's first-ever National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Blaming the British is easier than accepting real Truth and Reconciliation (and more fun) A bag of political milk Leave us some comments below Email us at afterlodge@gmail.com Find us on Facebook and Twitter Join us on IRC: irc.snoonet.org #freemasonry...
Sep 30, 2021•1 hr 6 min
"Men in tights" at Commandary Suit in the morning, bibbed overalls in the evening A call to conclave, John tries to explain Harlan suggests "trial by combat" instead The common root of every bad thing man does Pokémon dues cards Jurisprudence, a.k.a. "don't get sued" Call2Conclave.org Leave us some comments below Email us at afterlodge@gmail.com Find us on Facebook and Twitter Join us on IRC: irc.snoonet.org #freemasonry...
Sep 09, 2021•1 hr 29 min
We experiment with the "potty word" AI filter . . . it doesn't work Bruce finally finishes his plumbers education An uptick in new Scottish Rite Masons, a sign of things to come? The literal American "melting pot": FOOD Faith-based exclusions in the Scottish Rite? Harlan begs to differ Affirmation of faith exclusions in Templary? The Knights also said "no" Masonic pearl-clutching Trying to be responsible in the pandemic era Chuck's going to a barn rasin' Worshipful, I am the way that I am becaus...
Sep 02, 2021•1 hr 33 min
Welcome to the episode that almost wasn't (and probably shouldn't have been) Jamie is joining the Shrine COVID Part II and why the aliens won't talk to us What happened, and didn't, at Grand Commandary OnlyFans goes "family friendly"?! Chuck goes axe throwing for romance Harlan gets a bit of . . . non-constructive career feedback Getting the quarries back to work as best we can Pessimism and the metric system Leave us some comments below Email us at afterlodge@gmail.com Find us on Facebook and T...
Aug 26, 2021•55 min
It's the "back to school" episode (after going quiet for half the summer) Harlan finally gets his Lodge salary, paid in pennies Another tangled nightmare of Masonic jurisdiction John's new experiences Strange choices by Google's algorithm on our live feed Movie talk time . . . because we're still in isolation More plumbing woes Fun with regalia Tony arrives properly clothed . . . for a minute The real reason McDonald's ice cream is never working Kayacking under the influence? Going to war with C...
Aug 12, 2021•1 hr 52 min
We survived the big fair, "the best and worst we've ever had" Tony shows up in customary Tony garb A new Mason comes to hang out with our Lodge at the fair. We towed his car. Introducing this week's sponsor: Testicuzzi! Recapping the weekend's shenanigans Planning to steal a car? How not to do it and other hard learned lessons Accidental racism from someone besides Harlan What is Connecticut famous for . . . ? At least we have some geography fun A good conspiracy segment Getting Chuck all wound ...
Jul 08, 2021•1 hr 27 min
Jamie is officially appointed the "Canadian Affairs Correspondent" Hello to Jason's mom, we know you're still listening! It's festival season, and Chuck's Lodge continues to slide into the fair abyss We need a new explanation for not running the world Fundraisers, fish frys, and creative ventures For Canada Day, Jamie does show and tell with Canadian money Crown Royal bags with endless usefulness The heat wave of the century is roasting the northwest Harlan rants about why the Fifth Amendment ma...
Jul 01, 2021•1 hr 37 min
Jamie is a regular fixture now, so no special introductions Is the crypto crash happening? Is it all Tesla's fault? Farewell to John McAfee, a fixture of the earlier days of After Lodge More chaos in the fraternal recognition system We found /u/SeattleShriner!! Scottish Rite and the race for the Sovereigns Ritual pronunciation, like all things Masonic, is jurisdictional White Castle, Steak'n'Shake, and cool cars Making (and selling) our own campfire stories In After Lodge tradition, it's fair se...
Jun 24, 2021•1 hr 19 min
The Angry Chaplain is back! . . . with some casual conversation tips . . . and pretending to be a forgotten Past Master Do we have a replacement for Canada Dry 10? Jamie explains how Canada has handled COVID differently Some stories about Masons doing some plumbing, and it's not what you'd think Chuck's lodge takes over the local town festival, we try to warn him off When charitable gifts turn into bills "Just in Time" . . . for everything to go out of stock The best financial advice, make the o...
Jun 10, 2021•1 hr 27 min
We're starting late, with no Chuck, Bruce lost his camera, and are otherwise in disarray Worshipless Host Producer Bruce is going to be adding "dad" to his long list of titles A life lesson about microfiber and why it's always a bad idea Harlan gets a rude awakening to just how woke /r/freemasonry has become Did our audience misunderstand us? Have we gone too far? Probably not . . . but clarifying, just in case We've spent 7+ years of After Lodge calling on our Craft to live up to its Landmarks,...
Jun 03, 2021•1 hr 20 min
Bro. Kevin returns from the "crooked letter" state A "fraternal warning" letter . . . written in crayon So, at least there's still Mississippi Jamie pops in at just the wrong time--or the right time, depending on how you look at it Anoter update on national recognition of Prince Hall Affiliated Freemasonry Seattle Shriner, where are you?! Men from the arctic discuss Mississippi gators Are we going to head down there to help? Probably not. Leave us some comments below Email us at afterlodge@gmail...
May 20, 2021•1 hr 2 min
Masonic news, right off the bat! The annual session of the Carolinian Brethren Chuck almost turns himself inside out while reading the news Grand Lodges begin allowing some return to normalcy Anti-Masonic nutters don't care about irregularity Shortages and scalpers trigger Harlan . . . how un-libertarian Then John is launched by the NRA and The Fourth shows up Pop vs. Soda vs. Coke and swamp water? Jamie picks up bad tendancies from . . . the rest of us Chuck has a run-in with the locals from "t...
May 06, 2021•1 hr 38 min
Jamie and Sean are back! And it's . . . snowing in April Virtual reality -- it'll scare the s--- out of you! Trying to buy a house in 2021, good luck Chuck reboots a few times John takes the stage at a roast of Shaun More tales of the Carolina saga Why this matters for the rest of us non-Carolinians The universal characteristic of Freemasonry: very little is universal After the real talk, the Fourth makes a grand entrance for Part II Canadians have professional sports? Templar uniforms and encou...
Apr 22, 2021•1 hr 48 min
Chuck hits the ground running less than a minute in Why is Minnesota so bad at . . . cops? More from Jamie's trap house saga International affairs and big boat crashes Canada has the best passport on the planet, so says John The "Heritage Moments" How does Canada get a pass in foreign policy? Jamie explains More news from the South John takes up for Alabama Dogecoin isn't a joke anymore? Jason gets rich! As soon as he can find the coins Founding Fathers and the "Christian" Craft? Ending with tal...
Apr 15, 2021•1 hr 50 min
Jamie comes back to visit live instead of just throwing insults in the stream chat Harlan gets called out for talking too long at the District Meeting Vaccines are coming, slowly but surely we'll get back to Lodge Candian lodges fall victim to . . . arson? In 2021?! Social media rots your brain What kind of Mason doesn't eat green beans?! Bringing back Masonic Science Theater 3000 Jamie is a cat thief April Fools Day plans are afoot The law . . . is . . . something else . . . and ending with "th...
Apr 01, 2021•1 hr 47 min
It's St. Patrick's Day! The Irishmen school Harlan about the holiday, shamrocks, and snakes Continuing the theme, we shift to the British royal family Why haven't we done one of those ancestry DNA kits? Chuck's nuance about multi-level Masonic marketing Maintaining the "tone" of the After Lodge podcast GameStop is still going! Some math lessons about gambling John tries to do something sensible and G.C. doesn't believe him What's coming up in our world of Masonry? Leave us some comments below Em...
Mar 18, 2021•1 hr 20 min
We're back, and John has predictably relapsed! . . . and catching up on a lot of ritual work Chuck debunks: Ancient Aliens and the founding of Freemasonry Followed by even more crack-pot theories about everything Ancient queens and life memberships, conspiracies galore Leave us some comments below Email us at afterlodge@gmail.com Find us on Facebook and Twitter Join us on IRC: irc.snoonet.org #freemasonry...
Mar 04, 2021•54 min
Harlan is still in GameStop?! John tries giving up alcohol for Lent It's vaccine time, finally! "Brotherly Love and Affection" . . . this is what it looks like! The difference between fraternal fundraising and "money changers in the Temple" It's so good to be back in Lodge, but is everyone coming back? Update your software before Lodge presentations Did day-time tuxedos survive COVID? Leave us some comments below Email us at afterlodge@gmail.com Find us on Facebook and Twitter Join us on IRC: ir...
Feb 25, 2021•1 hr 2 min
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 Unfortunately, our beloved Craft is infested with humans . . . and it's nothing new, John reads some...
Feb 11, 2021•1 hr 31 min
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 to do Secrets to a long life Introducing (not a sponsor): Fresh Balls How about that GameStop? Intr...
Jan 28, 2021•1 hr 58 min
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 afterlodge@gmail.com Find us on Facebook and Twitter Join us on IRC: irc.snoonet.org #freemasonry...
Jan 21, 2021•1 hr 31 min
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 early What is your favorite appendant degree? What about the least useful one? More banter about merch...
Jan 14, 2021•2 hr 4 min
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 . . . and back to Christmas gifts New Year's Eve After Lodge -- what's on the bar? We make the rounds...
Dec 31, 2020•1 hr 40 min
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 tenants, what to do with photos? Somehow that turned into a debate about clergy qualifications More cockt...
Dec 24, 2020•1 hr 11 min
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 actually knows something about Oak Island, namely how to get there . . . and duty free marijuana? Jo...
Dec 17, 2020•1 hr 56 min
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/astronomical/astrostuff Sound equipment reviews in After Lodge fashion Practicing some unhealthy self-car...
Dec 10, 2020•1 hr 38 min
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 tries to convince Bruce to take the East again, it fails in epic fashion Idaho is geographically huge ...
Dec 03, 2020•2 hr 11 min
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 on for a while . . . one might want to fast forward to get to a little less nerd talk Finally we get ...
Nov 26, 2020•1 hr 42 min
