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How did the big fair go without us?
The Shrine is turning Jamie into the clown
Will Harlan ever confess that Pennsylvania is NMJ?
What is the Order of the Silver Trowel?
Jewish members of the first Supreme Council
Previews of what's to come for Harlan in the York Rite
What's happening with the upcoming After Lodge Dungeons & Dragons night?
All the talk of Shrine clowns and Grotto Hobbits conjured our friend Sean
When everyone stopped smoking
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Published 07/13/23
It's vacation season
Harlan came home from Michigan, pursued by Canada smoke
Visiting a roadside attraction: Skellville
John explains why he (still?) hates Las Vegas
Jamie's (many) trips
John ended up back in the officer line?
We learn how government liquor sales work
Tennessee Prince Hall recognition
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Published 06/29/23
Welcome to the Masonic influencer show!
Be sure to use offer code "AFTERLODGE" . . . somewhere
What's happening with Fair season now?
The Chuck Grotto sprouting continues
Why lawyers are bad at by-laws
Harlan (re-)joins the Apple cult
Finding good regalia is hard, we personally recommend Fratline
Alcoholic Mountain Dew is a thing?!
How much do those Canadian monarch portraits cost each Lodge?
Reviewing some more territorial jurisdiction things . . .
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Published 05/25/23
Another long hiatus, and Bruce is still missing in action
Chuck's crew is one step closer to starting a new Grotto
Harlan finally concedes and signs a York Rite petition
How about the Shrine?
Did the Scottish Rite have religious criteria in the before times?
The wrong kind of esotericism
Thoughts on socks and bowties
What happens when muckety mucks become regular schmucks again?
Who should pay for our traveling officials?
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Published 05/04/23
Are we a monthly show now?
Practical Freemasonry reviewed by "serious" Masonic outlets
Harlan attended the centennial rededication of the George Washington Masonic Memorial
Parades, purple people eaters, and the event of the century
"The City of Masonic graffiti"
How are Canadian embassies different from the others?
Tales from the tour
Our Lodge is officially out of the fair business--and now we have no summer podcast content
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Published 03/02/23
Bruce is back!
World of Warcraft is still a thing? And at Lodge!
Chuck's new fez adds 20 years, or was it becoming a Past Master?
Canned wine, boxed whiskey, and bottling up the appendant bodies
Announcing: The After Lodge Table Top (coming soon!)
Something's brewing in Texas? And it was on public broadcast . . .
Finding the right cummerbund--it needs a 90 degree angle
Jamie's mullet fan club raids the YouTube chat
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Published 01/26/23
The last recording was so bad Jamie sat it on fire and Bruce went into hiding
Jeff and Chuck join the grumpy old Past Masters' club
Tis the season . . . for intemperence and excesses
Chuck's town starts a new Grotto. What is the Grotto?
Does every jurisdiction normalize ad-hoc public prayer?
What are our New Years resolutions?
Harlan goes ice skating without a follow-up hospital visit
Getting into trouble with artifical intelligence, image synthesis, and chat bots
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Published 12/29/22
Surviving the post-Thanksgiving hordes
Tis the Season . . . for Lodge elections
Harlan's other Lodge is going to be opening in D.C. soon
The Ninety-Five Theses against American air travel
On civil rights and responsibility
An after action report on Thanksgiving dinner
Traditions of prayer: liturgy vs. improvisation
On Being a Masonic Chaplain - Bro. Robert J.F. Elsner
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Published 12/01/22
We seem to be keeping the monthly Lodge schedule for podcasts
Chuck's "Final Destination"
Tony ends up in the chat instead of the recording
What to do with "ring and run" candidates
Harlan is hosting a Thanksgiving powder keg
Tony finally gets on the right stream
More details for the Thanksgiving dinner saga
Finally looking after our health . . . if it's not too late
Tony gives us the sales pitch: "why you need a bidet"
Jamie shows up late with two bidets
Ad-hoc Lodge prayers are not as easy...
Published 11/17/22
Bruce made it through the first year of parenthood
Chuck completes his Scottish Rite (NMJ) passport
Bro. came down to hang out After Lodge in person--and he brought cheese curds!
We initiated someone after YEARS!
Jason, the Patriarch, and other VIPs were all there too
Harlan somehow [Secretary] gets blamed for guns in Lodge
Andrew shows up, and brings a new guest too
The Candian doesn't know what a "Chad" is--we enlighten him
What is the 24-inch gauge in Metric?
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Published 11/10/22
Why does Jamie have a shrine to Alf in his house?
Past Masters Night at our Lodge vs. the Scottish Rite Gala
Grand Lodge is right around the corner
Does NMJ actually observe the Feast of Tishrei?
A wierd turn to capital punishment . . .
Scabbard or no scabbard--strong opinions on swords
A rare YouTube channel recommendation from the crew: Kings & Generals
Grand Censor Bob scars the Craft, Harlan plots revenge
Chuck shows up just to answer the big question
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Published 10/13/22
No Chuck tonight, but there's mullets everywhere!
Harlan gets spooked by clown tattoos
We're already into planning for 2023
If you had to kiss a man . . .
Raising a toast to our Brothers' Queen and King
Are there special obligations to a Masonic widower?
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Published 09/15/22
Jamie competes to be the nation's most epic mullet
John is back . . . from wherever he went
Jeff manages to recruit half of our Lodge for the Scottish Rite
We learn some more about Rainbow
Things started far too late and went off the rails quickly after that
This episode is brought to you by Lot 40 - Canadian water
Getting back down with higher education
Visiting a Lodge that speaks a different language
Jamie tells us a camping fire story
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Published 08/23/22
We sort of went dark for the summer
John is on sabbatical, or we just lost him, time will tell
So, what happened at the After Lodge Fair this time?
Recounting Chuck's misadventures
Harlan skips Lodge to get back to his roots
One of us (at least) is attending the 100th Anniversary of the George Washington Masonic Memorial
Why is Chuck so . . . chill?
How we've been surviving the heat
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Published 07/21/22
Twas the night before John's Grand York Rite Session
It's so hot, the Minnesotan ice roads are cracking
Reminiscing about the Rainbow Girls tormenting Jason
Jamie shows up . . . as a YouTube guest!
Congratulations to Jeff becoming a Knight of St. Andrew
The annual After Lodge Fair is next week
How Harlan learned proper humidor maintenance
Bruce's boy finds new ways to keep him awake
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Published 06/23/22
It's a new episodic century!
Summer is here, so what's coming up in our Fraternal world?
Facebook and its many strings
The rest of the tech companies have us too . . .
Millennials griping about inflation--time marches on!
The trendiest excuse for skipping Lodge? Parking.
When are little Shrine cars going electric?
Going dark for the summer vs. staying the course
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Published 06/02/22
An unceremonious welcoming of the big 300th episode
We have . . . interesting headwear though!
Chuck joined the Tall Cedars of Lebanon
Another state recognizes its M.W. Prince Hall counterpart
It's carnival time for the After Lodge crew again
Gripes about the milk-industrial complex
It's 2022, can we use the Internet yet?
Keeping up with inflation . . . getting high
Hallucinated skunks
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Published 05/26/22
May the Fourth be with You!
Jamie has gone full mullet . . . FULL mullet
Bro. Austin Shifrin, author of More Light: Collected Masonic Writings, comes to hang out with us
What are the best three appendant degrees?
What is one thing you would tell a new initiate?
How Harlan vets authors (or doesn't) before we meet them
What is the dumbest conspiracy theory Bro. Shifrin has heard?
Being the scapegoat for conspiracy nuts
Tolerance and toleration . . . Harlan, that means you with the messies...
Published 05/05/22
After canning last week's episode, we're back!
Matt Gallagher (/u/tikijack) returns to discuss his newest title: Practical Freemasonry
Why the After Lodge method is superior-ish
"Accessible philosophy for working-class schlubs"
Chuck shows up to celebrate being removed from office
Don't suck the fun out of /r/freemasonry like a dementor
Somehow we got back to guns in Lodge
"No, you can't insult my Brother the same way I do!"
Properly screening candidates
Affinity lodges
Developing ritualists...
Published 04/14/22
Harlan takes Worshipful Jeff to a T.O. Lodge function
We turn the mic over to Chuck because we're insane
Happenings in the Northeast
How not to bequest valuable Masonic heirlooms
Jamie's work as a Canadian milkman continues
We were going to rise above celebrity gossip . . . but then we didn't
Reminiscing about "polite society", cannibalism, and unexpectedly grim turns
Bro. Gardiner pops in to join us for the last laughs
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Published 03/31/22
Jamie is part of the "milk" industrial complex now
Bro. Sean, Brian, and Barry (the "Traveling Templar") come to hang out with us again
A recap of the "Call2Conclave" . . . there was no getting around it
Then Chuck showed up to ask the question we all wanted to know: "is this finally over?!"
So what comes next then?
Harlan gets summonsed away from the Masonic Restoration Foundation Symposium
The good news: it could have been worse . . .
Are we moving on to Continental Masonry now?
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Published 03/24/22
Bruce is back! . . . and Jamie's mullet is still here
COVID restrictions are lifting and Lodge almost feels normal
We had George Washington night at the Scottish Rite and it wasn't what you might think
More interesting learning opportunities coming up just about everywhere
We've been away because of a trial that screwed up, we know it's Harlan's fault, just haven't figured out how yet
Then we're back onto the "why" of Jamie's major mullet
The Masonic Restoration Foundation symposium is coming...
Published 03/03/22
Bro. Brian Dimatteo, Grand Recorder, Minnesota joins us to hang out After Lodge
Turns out, Bro. Dimatteo is the one that saved the York Rite from our own Circus
We're battening down for the big ice storm coming for us and share some generator tips
Updates from Reddit this week . . . there's not much
Bro. Dimatteo gives up the updates on the upcoming Special Conclave
How does all of this help us with new Brethren? (it . . . doesn't)
Sean discovers the power to mute Chuck!
Tony shows up in the...
Published 02/03/22
We're starting late tonight, actually after Lodge
John goes back to school . . . it gets better, right?
The 2022 Masonic Restoration Foundation conference is in Detroit this year
Call to Conclave is coming up in Indiana
If only we could take any credit for the recent crypto dip
The birth of the American ideal and the "Carrot Top" of the 18th Century
More Templar chicanery and Chuck triggers Harlan's "pharisee" button
Jamie updates us on the "Freedom Convoy" up there
Chuck's Lodge tries to...
Published 01/27/22