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 his time in the East in 1979 along with the dedication of Argus Lodge No. 545 by the Grand Master of Ohio & more!!...
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 jump into some thoughts on membership, traveling around the district & looking into the future of our Children joini...
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!!
WB Jim Hall has MWB Charlie Murphy on the show. Charlie is a Past Grand Master of the State of Ohio and the current Dean of the Scofield Society. The Scofield Society is the premier educational program in the Grand Lodge of Ohio. We'll here MWB Murphy talk about the society's beginnings, where it is now, and what the plans are for the future!
WB Jim Hall has Bro. Barry Weigle as a guest on the show! They go over jumping into the Officer line & having to jump out due to family. Then nearly 2 decades later jumping back into line. Barry also goes over his thoughts sitting as Senior Warden looking to the East next year!
WB Jim Hall has WB Ryan Cresanto as a guest on the show! They converse over how Ryan got Jim started in Freemasonry and their many exploits along the way. Exploits that will show you the growing bonds of Brotherly Love and Friendship!
WB Jim Hall has WB Rocky Bosley on the show to talk about the up's and down's of sitting in the East, the connection between the Master & the Senior Deacon, Inspirations, how much Masonry is too much, and much more!
WB Jim Hall and guest Bro. Jack Barnhouse talk about how the Lodge is like his fortress of solitude, a place where he can recharge himself. We'll also go over Jack's love of traveling and plus's/minus's of the One Day Class.
RWB Chad Kopenski is our guest on the first virtually recorded Traveling Man episode! Chad & Jim start the show off getting to know each others back stories & then move into the 5 Principles of Masonic Membership!!
WB Jim Hall has Bro. Chris Hayes on to talk about his Reservations in joining Lodge. Why it took him over 6 years to take the plunge and how he's still intrigued to come even though he is not a Lodge Officer.
WB Jim Hall has WB Bob Batchelor on the show to talk about his 45+ years in Masonry.
WB Jim Hall has District Education Officer W.B. Jason Short on the show. They discuss Jason's work District wide ranging from: Facebook, District Association, District Officer, & More!!!
WB Jim Hall has Bro. Adam Hickman, Lodge Education Officer of East Palestine Lodge No. 417 on the show. On this episode we discuss the pluses and minuses of the ever controversial One Day Class. We'll also touch upon what would happen if Freemasonry vanished along with your "Why" question!
W.B. Jim Hall has W.B. Wade Baer on the show to talk about his journey through the Officer Chairs at East Palestine Lodge No. 417!
WB Jim Hall & Bro. Ben Barnes from East Palestine Lodge No. 417 in East Palestine, OH talk about their Masonic journeys in our first episode! Topics ranging from brotherhood, education, poking fun, networking & taking good men and making them better will be discussed as well! Enjoy!
