# lodge — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 13 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover lodge. Page: Feed: --- ## Ep. 66 - This is it for MGR _2026-08-20 · Modern Goat Rider: an Odd Fellows podcast_ The end of a 6-year run has come for MGR. Thank you to all the listeners, all the guests and all the promoters. For the final get-together, Tara, Eric and Billy share their picks for Fav Episodes as their reminisce and expand on the many of the past 65 and a half shows since 2020. We hope you had great memories of the amazing guests we shared airtime with and it is never too late to email us or… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/1188695/episodes/19674858-ep-66-this-is-it-for-mgr.mp3) ## [The Masonic Roundtable - 0565 - The Critical First Year](https://themasonicroundtable.libsyn.com/the-masonic-roundtable-0565-the-critical-first-year) _2026-08-14 · The Masonic Roundtable - Freemasonry Today for Today's Freemasons_ In this episode of The Masonic Roundtable, we tackle a critical moment in every Mason's journey: The First-Year Experience. We explore what needs to happen between a brother's initial raising and his first anniversary to turn his early curiosity into lifelong, meaningful participation. Our panel discusses how lodges can build effective mentorship frameworks, avoid dumping administrative burdens on… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/themasonicroundtable/The_Critical_First_Year___TMR_565.mp3?dest-id=195955) ## [Naviva Forever](https://www.farflungcorners.com/p/naviva-four-seasons-punta-mita-mexico) _2026-08-11 · Dan Howarth · Far-Flung Corners_ Issue 019: This tented-villa resort on Mexico's Pacific Coast removes all barriers to pure unadulterated bliss. ## [The Masonic Roundtable - 0564 - Right Here, Right Now](https://themasonicroundtable.libsyn.com/the-masonic-roundtable-0564-right-here-right-now) _2026-08-07 · The Masonic Roundtable - Freemasonry Today for Today's Freemasons_ In this episode of The Masonic Roundtable, we turn our attention from abstract theory to actionable practice with a look at Things You Can Do Right Now to Make Lodge Better. We move past complaining about attendance or aging infrastructure to share immediate, practical steps that any brother, regardless of his title or rank, can take to elevate his local lodge experience. Our panel discusses quick… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/themasonicroundtable/Right_Here__Right_Now___TMR_564.mp3?dest-id=195955) ## [August Eclipse Season: Sovereign Girl Summer](https://moonlodgemystic.substack.com/p/august-eclipse-season-sovereign-girl) _2026-08-06 · Bee La Rosa · Moon Lodge Musings_ Shadow work in Cancer, the rise of the inner King in Leo, and a new podcast episode on existential loneliness ## [My Favorite Corners: July 2026](https://www.farflungcorners.com/p/my-favorite-corners-july-2026) _2026-08-04 · Dan Howarth · Far-Flung Corners_ The hotels, restaurants, destinations, and discoveries that stood out this month. ## [Introducing "Robe Report"](https://www.farflungcorners.com/p/introducing-robe-report) _2026-07-28 · Dan Howarth · Far-Flung Corners_ My new Instagram video series offers an intimate, dressed-down peek inside the world’s best luxury hotel suites and villas. Here's why I launched it. ## [Dostoevsky reading women writers](https://xixvek.wordpress.com/2026/07/25/dostoevsky-reading-women-writers/) _2026-07-25 · Erik McDonald · XIX век_ We’re used to thinking about how Dostoevsky read Pushkin, or Balzac, or Sand. But we hear less about what he made of Gan or Panaeva as writers. You can repeat this pattern for generations of nineteenth-century Russian writers. Russian men read Russian men, Western European men, and a handful of Western European women, but not—the \[…\] ## [The Masonic Roundtable - 0563 - Followers or Thinkers](https://themasonicroundtable.libsyn.com/the-masonic-roundtable-0563-followers-or-thinkers) _2026-07-24 · The Masonic Roundtable - Freemasonry Today for Today's Freemasons_ In this episode of The Masonic Roundtable, we ask a challenging and fundamental question about the modern purpose of our fraternity: Are we building thinkers or followers? We examine whether our lodges have shifted toward producing compliant members who simply memorize ritual and follow administrative rules, or if we are truly cultivating independent, philosophical minds. Our panel explores… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/themasonicroundtable/Followers_or_Thinkers___TMR_563.mp3?dest-id=195955) ## [My Favorite Corners: Menorca](https://www.farflungcorners.com/p/my-favorite-corners-menorca) _2026-07-21 · Dan Howarth · Far-Flung Corners_ Issue 018 Guide: Hotels in remote historic fincas, coves for cliff jumping, an art gallery in a former naval hospital, and more. ## [Meet Claude, the AI assistant (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Lxu6JfsEadoV) _2026-07-21 · **Sponsored**_ Conversational AI to answer questions, brainstorm ideas, and help with tasks. ## [Menorca is the Perfect EuroSummer™ Destination](https://www.farflungcorners.com/p/menorca-is-the-perfect-eurosummer) _2026-07-14 · Dan Howarth · Far-Flung Corners_ Issue 018: The Balearics' calm, quiet "middle sister" is slowly coming out of her shell. Now's an ideal time to pay her a visit. ## [Khvoshchinskaya in NLO](https://xixvek.wordpress.com/2026/07/10/khvoshchinskaya-in-nlo/) _2026-07-10 · Erik McDonald · XIX век_ Good news for readers of Nadezhda Khvoshchinskaya! A cluster of articles about her, compiled by Aleksei Vdovin, is out in Novoe literaturnoe obozrenie: I’m excited to read all of these, and especially Vdovin and Verbitskaia’s piece, because I’ve spent the past few weeks alternating between reading a Khvoshchinskaya novel and listening to a Dostoevsky one, \[…\] ## [The Masonic Roundtable - 0562 - Is "Going Dark" Still Relevant?](https://themasonicroundtable.libsyn.com/the-masonic-roundtable-0652-is-going-dark-still-relevant) _2026-07-10 · The Masonic Roundtable - Freemasonry Today for Today's Freemasons_ In this episode of The Masonic Roundtable, we open the floor to a spirited debate on a longstanding fraternal tradition, asking: Is "going dark" for the summer an antiquated practice? Historically, lodges paused meetings during the warmer months so brothers could tend to the harvests or escape the heat of unairconditioned halls. We question whether this custom still serves a purpose in 2026 or if… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/themasonicroundtable/Is__Going_Dark__Still_Relevant____TMR_652.mp3?dest-id=195955) ## [Words new to me: шарабан](https://xixvek.wordpress.com/2026/07/08/words-new-to-me-%d1%88%d0%b0%d1%80%d0%b0%d0%b1%d0%b0%d0%bd/) _2026-07-08 · Erik McDonald · XIX век_ Sharaban is like abazhur: it makes sense once you separate the French elements to char à bancs or abat-jour. You can find both charabanc and abat-jour in an English dictionary. The name char à bancs means carriage with benches, and it sounds like in France and England, these were a kind of nineteenth-century public transit. \[…\] ## [The Masonic Roundtable - 0561 - Masonic Founding Fathers](https://themasonicroundtable.libsyn.com/the-masonic-roundtable-0561-masonic-founding-fathers) _2026-07-03 · The Masonic Roundtable - Freemasonry Today for Today's Freemasons_ In this episode of The Masonic Roundtable, we transition from the broader abstract principles of early America to look directly at the individuals who stood at the intersection of history and the fraternity: the Masonic Founding Fathers. While popular folklore sometimes claims every signer of the Declaration of Independence was a brother, we separate history from myth to look at the genuine,… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/themasonicroundtable/Masonic_Founding_Fathers___TMR_561.mp3?dest-id=195955) ## [Building Up to Sustainability](https://moonlodgemystic.substack.com/p/building-up-to-sustainability) _2026-07-02 · Bee La Rosa · Moon Lodge Musings_ Moon Lodge Mingle is Live, important changes, and this month's lunar forecast. ## [My Favorite Corners: June 2026](https://www.farflungcorners.com/p/my-favorite-corners-june-2026) _2026-06-30 · Dan Howarth · Far-Flung Corners_ The hotels, restaurants, destinations, and discoveries that stood out this month. ## [The Masonic Roundtable - 0560 - The Grand Masonic Experiment](https://themasonicroundtable.libsyn.com/the-masonic-roundtable-0560-the-grand-masonic-experiment) _2026-06-26 · The Masonic Roundtable - Freemasonry Today for Today's Freemasons_ In this episode of The Masonic Roundtable, we delve into the foundation of a nation with The Grand Masonic Experiment. We explore how the early builders of the United States—men like George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and numerous other founders—drew upon the principles, values, and architectural symbols of Freemasonry to construct a brand new republic. Our Knights discusses the alignment… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/themasonicroundtable/The_Grand_Masonic_Experiment___TMR_560.mp3?dest-id=195955) ## [My First Aman Experience](https://www.farflungcorners.com/p/amangiri) _2026-06-23 · Dan Howarth · Far-Flung Corners_ Issue 017: Is Amangiri really worth the exorbitant price tag? Surprisingly, yes—but not for the reasons you might think. ## [The Heart Is Opening](https://moonlodgemystic.substack.com/p/the-heart-is-opening) _2026-06-18 · Bee La Rosa · Moon Lodge Musings_ Podcast launches, the Healing Center opens, and cacao journeys begin ## [Find it on Amazon (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/7qZvuyEm2GMM) _2026-06-18 · **Sponsored**_ Open the Amazon product listing to see details and availability ## [Pronouns in Dostoevsky](https://xixvek.wordpress.com/2026/06/17/pronouns-in-dostoevsky/) _2026-06-17 · Erik McDonald · XIX век_ Heaven knows my Notes from Underground (Записки из подполья, 1864) translation comparison was long enough without me getting back on this hobbyhorse, but I was keeping an eye on how the translators handled formal and informal pronouns. If you’ve read Notes in English and also speak Russian, what pronouns do you imagine were used between \[…\] ## [Translation comparison: Notes from Underground](https://xixvek.wordpress.com/2026/06/15/translation-comparison-notes-from-underground/) _2026-06-15 · Erik McDonald · XIX век_ “Of all the works of nineteenth-century Russian literature I have translated, without doubt Dostoevsky’s Notes from Underground \[Записки из подполья, 1864\] remains the most challenging,” writes Michael R. Katz, rather to my surprise (xi). Shouldn’t a short work dominated by one voice, the voice of a disaffected educated man in a confessional mood, be easier \[…\] ## [The Masonic Roundtable - 0559 - Portable Education](https://themasonicroundtable.libsyn.com/the-masonic-roundtable-0559-portable-education) _2026-06-12 · The Masonic Roundtable - Freemasonry Today for Today's Freemasons_ In this episode of The Masonic Roundtable, we pack our bags and empty our pockets for a look at Masonic Traveling Necessities. Whether you're heading across the state or to a foreign land, being a "traveling man" requires more than just a map. We go round-robin to share our personal Masonic EDC (Every Day Carry), from the "can't-leave-home-without-it" dues cards and travel certificates to the… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/themasonicroundtable/Portable_Education___TMR_559.mp3?dest-id=195955) ## [The Masonic Roundtable - 0558 - Short Attention Spans](https://themasonicroundtable.libsyn.com/the-masonic-roundtable-0558-short-attention-spans) _2026-06-05 · The Masonic Roundtable - Freemasonry Today for Today's Freemasons_ In this episode of The Masonic Roundtable, we tackle a defining challenge of our modern era: Masonry and the Cultural Decline of Attention Spans. We live in a world dominated by rapid-fire algorithms, endless scrolling, and instant gratification, which are fundamentally altering our ability to focus. Our panel explores the traditional, long-form practices of the Craft, such as memorizing dense… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/themasonicroundtable/Short_Attention_Spans___TMR_558.mp3?dest-id=195955) ## [Saturn Delays but Never Denies](https://moonlodgemystic.substack.com/p/saturn-delays-but-never-denies) _2026-06-04 · Bee La Rosa · Moon Lodge Musings_ New Moon in Taurus, Full Moon in Sagittarius, and the long road to fruition ## Ep. 65 - Communications be better _2026-06-03 · Modern Goat Rider: an Odd Fellows podcast_ Hosts Eric and Billy interviewed Tara Zajac to tap into her experience IRL as a Communication Manager. Tara covers the basics of communication for her role in the Township of Esquimalt and translating that experience into the communication tracks, challenges and tools for Lodges. For the joiner fairs presented by Join or Die documentary producers, follow the link here to see the Join Philly… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/1188695/episodes/19288830-ep-65-communications-be-better.mp3) ## [Is Marital Infidelity un-Masonic conduct?](https://brotherallatt.substack.com/p/is-marital-infidelity-un-masonic) _2026-05-31 · Darren Allatt · Daily Masonic Progress_ Is marital infidelity un-Masonic conduct, and what should the Craft do when a brother has committed infidelity? ## [Into the Wild Heart of the Amazon](https://www.farflungcorners.com/p/into-the-wild-heart-of-the-amazon) _2026-05-26 · Dan Howarth · Far-Flung Corners_ Issue 016 Essay: A luxury river cruise deep into the Peruvian Amazon reveals vibrant untamed beauty—and threats to this fragile ecosystem's future. ## [The Masonic Roundtable - 0557 - What's Next for a Past Master?](https://themasonicroundtable.libsyn.com/the-masonic-roundtable-0557-whats-next-for-a-past-master) _2026-05-22 · The Masonic Roundtable - Freemasonry Today for Today's Freemasons_ In this episode of The Masonic Roundtable, we explore the profound transition that comes when a leader steps down from the East: Adjusting to Life as a New Past Master. We delve into the sudden change of responsibilities, moving from the intense daily demands of running a lodge to the sudden quiet of the back benches. Our panel discusses the psychological shift of handing over the gavel, the… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/themasonicroundtable/What_s_Next_for_a_Past_Master____TMR_557.mp3?dest-id=195955) ## [Grounded and Lucky](https://moonlodgemystic.substack.com/p/grounded-and-lucky) _2026-05-21 · Bee La Rosa · Moon Lodge Musings_ The connection between grounding and manifesting: new location at The Healing Center + podcast updates ## [Zero-Persistence E2EE (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/XCc0sT3P4qH2) _2026-05-21 · **Sponsored**_ End-to-end encryption with client-side WebCrypto and volatile memory. ## [Everywhere I Stayed in Tuscany](https://www.farflungcorners.com/p/everywhere-i-stayed-in-tuscany) _2026-05-18 · Dan Howarth · Far-Flung Corners_ Issue 015 Hotel Reviews: Comparing the design, culinary offerings, and amenities at five of the Italian region's highly coveted luxury properties. ## [The Masonic Roundtable - 0556 - Prompt Engineering Your Lodge Experience](https://themasonicroundtable.libsyn.com/the-masonic-roundtable-0556-prompt-engineering-your-lodge-experience) _2026-05-15 · The Masonic Roundtable - Freemasonry Today for Today's Freemasons_ In this episode of The Masonic Roundtable, we explore the cutting edge of the digital age with Prompt Engineering Your Lodge Experience. We discuss how real-time generative AI can be utilized as a modern "working tool" to enhance various aspects of our fraternal life, from streamlining administrative tasks to deepening our educational research. Our panel examines the practical applications of AI… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/themasonicroundtable/Prompt_Engineering_Your_Lodge_Experience___TMR_556.mp3?dest-id=195955) ## MEET, ACT, AND PART-EPISODE 73-CAMERON T MAYERS _2026-05-10 · Meet, Act and Part_ Greg, Roger, and Darin have a candid discussion with Cameron T. Mayers, from the Grand Jurisdiction of Mississippi, about his place in Masonic History in that Grand Jurisdiction, challenges he's faced, and his passion for Freemasonry and Fraternalism. [Listen](http://cast.rocks/hosting/24424/EPISODE-73-CAMERON-T-MAYERS.mp3) ## [AI and Virtual Reality in Freemasonry](https://brotherallatt.substack.com/p/ai-and-virtual-reality-in-freemasonry) _2026-05-09 · Darren Allatt · Daily Masonic Progress_ The image above which is the thumbnail for this article is 100% AI Generated. ## [Somewhere in Northern Italy...](https://www.farflungcorners.com/p/somewhere-in-northern-italy) _2026-05-08 · Dan Howarth · Far-Flung Corners_ Issue 015 Essay: Finding the authentic side of Tuscany in its quieter corners. ## [From Planting Seeds to Plowing Depths](https://moonlodgemystic.substack.com/p/from-planting-seeds-to-plowing-depths) _2026-05-07 · Bee La Rosa · Moon Lodge Musings_ New Moon in Taurus, Full Moon in Scorpio, and the work of becoming ## [Should We Declare Masonic Membership?](https://brotherallatt.substack.com/p/should-we-declare-masonic-membership) _2026-05-03 · Darren Allatt · Daily Masonic Progress_ The question itself is the symptom. ## [Saturn's Medicine: The Pressure to Evolve](https://moonlodgemystic.substack.com/p/saturns-medicine-the-pressure-to) _2026-04-23 · Bee La Rosa · Moon Lodge Musings_ How discomfort becomes your liberation & event announcement ## Ep. 64 - New Member Experience _2026-04-21 · Modern Goat Rider: an Odd Fellows podcast_ Missing Tara unfortunately, so Eric and Billy welcomed guests Amber Hay from Bastion Lodge #4 and Joan Athey from Victoria Lodge #1 to discuss how the three Lodges process a new applicate through the pre-initiation phases and then into their first year. Objectively, we wanted to our listeners validation or inspiration for their processes with improvement in sight. Billy brings up the topic of a… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/1188695/episodes/19050813-ep-64-new-member-experience.mp3) ## Dean's Over 4 Years Clean & Sober _2026-04-16 · Miracle Mansion Podcast by Broadway Lodge_ After more than 25 years of alcohol and drug use, Dean arrived at Broadway Lodge in December 2021 ready for change. Now over four years clean and sober, he reflects on the turning points that shaped his recovery. In this episode, Dean sits down with Markkus, Director of Therapy & Aftercare at Broadway Lodge, to talk openly about his teenage years, the challenges that led him to treatment and his… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/944869/episodes/19026754-dean-s-over-4-years-clean-sober.mp3) ## Kelly's clean from ketamine and thriving _2026-04-10 · Miracle Mansion Podcast by Broadway Lodge_ Kelly joins Markkus, Director of Treatment & Aftercare at Broadway Lodge, on her two-year clean anniversary (February 2026). After staying at Broadway Lodge in 2024 for ketamine addiction, Kelly has remained clean and sober, from ketamine, other drugs and alcohol, ever since. In this episode, Kelly reflects on life after university in 2013, when nights out on the rave scene led to experimenting… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/944869/episodes/18993497-kelly-s-clean-from-ketamine-and-thriving.mp3) ## [Rest and Digest](https://moonlodgemystic.substack.com/p/rest-and-digest) _2026-04-09 · Bee La Rosa · Moon Lodge Musings_ The Hanged Man teaches patience during Saturn's weight ## MEET, ACT, AND PART-EPISODE 72-DISSECTING THE MASONIC EXPERIENCE _2026-04-03 · Meet, Act and Part_ MWB Roger VanGorden is back! He joins Greg and Darin to give his own observations regarding the previous Episode (EPISODE 71 - THE MASONIC EXPERIENCE). [Listen](http://cast.rocks/hosting/24424/EPISODE-72-DISSECTING-THE-MASONIC-EXPERIENCE.mp3) ## [Dostoevsky and math](https://xixvek.wordpress.com/2026/04/01/dostoevsky-and-math/) _2026-04-01 · Erik McDonald · XIX век_ Via the North American Dostoevsky Society on Bluesky, I’ve learned of a virtual talk by Michael Marsh-Soloway: “When Earthly Minds Contemplate Infinity,” this Thursday, April 2nd (tomorrow!), 4:30pm Eastern/3:30pm Central. Register here to get the Zoom link. I gather he reconstructs what Dostoevsky would have studied at the Main Engineering School in St. Petersburg in \[…\] ## [Earning Your Balance: Full Moon in Virgo](https://moonlodgemystic.substack.com/p/earning-your-balance-full-moon-in) _2026-03-26 · Bee La Rosa · Moon Lodge Musings_ Finding equilibrium when the transits demand hard work ## Ep. 63 - Somewhat Hidden FLT _2026-03-26 · Modern Goat Rider: an Odd Fellows podcast_ Your three pack of hosts are back with this month's episode exploring the love and FLT members are quietly delivering to their hall and to their members. Eric interviewed Bro Shawn Matyczuk about the ways his role as Hall Custodian have energized his membership experience and then a chat with Bro Chris Cunin on how is grassroots initiative to be an counselling ear he professionally has has become… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/1188695/episodes/18910385-ep-63-somewhat-hidden-flt.mp3) ## [Lunar Eclipse Forecast – Leo Full Moon](https://moonlodgemystic.substack.com/p/lunar-eclipse-forecast-leo-full-moon) _2026-02-26 · Bee La Rosa · Moon Lodge Musings_ Practical guidance for navigating heightened energy and shadow patterns. ## Ep. 62 – Van90 Keeps Giving _2026-02-26 · Modern Goat Rider: an Odd Fellows podcast_ It’s time for the return of Vancouver Lodge 90 folks to give us update on how their Winter Warming Center partnership with the City has evolved into a weekly Sunday morning breakfast serving over 150 people each week. Eric and Billy get their guests, PGM Walter Wells, PG Chris Thomson and Annie Lefebvre, to recap how the Winter Warming Center began and through what seemed like sufficient funding… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/1188695/episodes/18750867-ep-62-van90-keeps-giving.mp3) ## Waseem’s episode – clean from drugs after decades of heroin & crack cocaine addiction _2026-02-20 · Miracle Mansion Podcast by Broadway Lodge_ Now 14 months in recovery from drug addiction, Waseem courageously shares details about his past and addiction to heroin and crack cocaine since the 1990's. He talks about being a 'dry drunk', relapse, relationships being his downfall and the changes he experienced while staying at Broadway Lodge to get clean and sober. Thank you to Waseem for being open, honest and sharing details of your… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/944869/episodes/18717290-waseem-s-episode-clean-from-drugs-after-decades-of-heroin-crack-cocaine-addiction.mp3) ## MEET, ACT, AND PART-EPISODE 71 THE MASONIC EXPERIENCE _2026-01-30 · Meet, Act and Part_ Greg and Darin discuss potential ideas that they want to implement to help elevate the masonic experience for membership as they bring in new members from a lodge that is consolidating with theirs. [Listen](http://cast.rocks/hosting/24424/EPISODE-71-THE-MASONIC-EXPERIENCE.mp3)