Modern Goat Rider: an Odd Fellows podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

We found a guest! Billy has been up the island to the City of Nanaimo to attend meetings at Black Diamond Lodge #5, and he has fallen in love with the story of and the ways Odd Fellows is done differently at BD#5. So, to get the info directly from their NG, Brad Stewart, NG and Grand Warden joined Tara, Eric and Billy to explain it all. Listeners will see that lodges can do Odd Fellows their own way, but at the core it is all FLT. Reminder to also check out MGR past episodes with interviews of Peninsula Lodge #128 in Portland, OR and  Chequeuk Lodge #56 in Valparaiso, IN and Mountain View Lodge #244 in California to hear more.

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Intro – Anthony Shackell 

Our hosts, Tara, Eric and Billy, gather again to run through the recent events in Victoria, and then on to the topic planned. Have you seen good or even bad FLT within your Lodge and the people you interact with regularly? Beginning with “what makes good FLT”, the conversation takes off from there to cover how important FLT is in our daily life and often it is not really discuss deeply. MGR takes the challenge! 

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Intro: Drew Eriksen

MGR has the perfect guest. Surprise! It’s Billy!! Tara leads the Q’s & Billy provides the A’s about his trip to Chilliwack, BC for the Grand Lodge Sessions of BC. Out come the hot-takes of the good parts and the more challenging parts of jurisdictional sessions. Included are two interviews of attendees: Belinda DeGuglielmo of Tatnai Lodge #9, and Richard Horowitz of Vancouver Lodge #90 who give their insights into the past year and looking forward to the future.

Congratulations to Walter Wells to have earned the Meritorious Service Jewel from GM Trudie Brisson for Van#90's Warming Center

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Intro – Anthony Shackell

After a rather long summer break Tara and Billy are back to the mic to catch up on their returns to the Hall and meetings; but they have to have a guest, so why not two??! The return of Bros. Michael Greenzeiger and Ainslie Heilich to discuss the year since the publication of The Odd Fellows Primer. The guests uncover the story of the book’s creation and production, and before they get away Billy plays Quiz Master with an Odd Fellows Q&A to test their knowledge. You can find more interesting details about the book or to make a bulk order by going to oddfellowsprimer.org.

CORRECTION: Billy misspoke; the collars Bastion #4 purchased are from Three Links PHL

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Intro – Drew Ericksen

Tara and Billy are back! The hosts catch up on all the interesting events and charity work that has been going on in Victoria over the past couple months. There are some good ideas for your Lodges in there. They also look forward into the Summer and Fall, and just for some giggles they throw in a debriefing of how being a Vice Grand has gone for each of them this year.

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Intro – Anthony Shackell

Outro – Drew Ericksen 

Tara and Billy get California fever again with a call down the coast to Oceanside Lodge #346 where PG and current DDGM Brother Ed Burns has help build back a Lodge from 10 members in 2016 to close to 80 members in 2022. Ed gives the hosts and you listeners an idea packed episode for revitalizing a Lodge even when the Hall needs repairs as well as the current member’s attitudes. At the end of the chat Billy makes reference to “Morey” who is Morey Holzman of Ep. 39 when his book “The Odd Fellows Heart” is featured.

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Intro & Outro – Drew Ericksen 

Tara and Billy welcome in representatives of the three Victoria lodges who are Grand Lodge of British Columbia officers and participants. Together the hosts tug at the curtain that conceals the function of jurisdictional Grand Lodges, and they are successful getting Aaron Hall (Grand Warden and District Deputy Grand Master), Becky Auld (Grand Secretary) and Scott Shaw (P.D.D.G.M.) to enlighten our listeners. The rumor around many subordinate lodges is that Grand Lodge doesn’t work, but there are very hidden ways in which Grand Lodge does work, all the time. In the latter half of the show, the group exchange what could make Grand Lodge and Grand Lodge Sessions better.  Even if you’re not a Past Grand, then still consider going to your jurisdiction’s Sessions.

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Intro – Drew Ericksen

NOTE: The episode includes occasional strong language.

When joined by the divine Bro. Eric Bramble, hosts Billy and Tara strap themselves in for a flowing discussion about the role of Chaplain when it’s tuned into the mighty station: WFLT. Although there are PG-rated words used, they come from Eric’s enthusiasm and it should not detract from the message that the Chaplain role can be so much more than just reading from the Red Book. Eric explains how his personality pours through his words during the Columbia #2 meetings to demonstrate his contribution to the Lodge’s vitality and in order to match the contributions of his fellow members.

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Intro – Anthony Shackell

Intro – Anthony Shackell 

*** After Listening to part 1, download part 2 on the Three Links Odd Cast ***

Spurred on by a listener email, the forces of the Three Links Odd Cast join Tara and Billy to take on the question of importance and relevance of Odd Fellowship these days. Having the show full of all of us we move through the hot-takes, musings of possibilities of better times and seeking how our Lodges make Important differences to the members and community. Once again, many Thanks to Toby Hanson, Ainslie Heilich and new podcaster Scott Moye. Finally, Thanks to BC Grand Warden Jim Stiven for inspiring so much of Billy’s thoughts during the show. Enjoy.

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Intro – Toby Hanson