Brother. The Masonic Podcast.

NTA and Taz catch up after a brief time away to let you know whats been going on and reveal the next season topic of Brother! Remember, you can listen back to all our previous episodes and watch the recordings at brothermasonic.com and don't forget to Tweet us, [@BrotherMasonic].(https://twitter.com/brothermasonic)

To celebrate the beginning of Pride Month 2022, NTA, Taz and Jack spoke to W Bro Mitch Bryan and W Bro James Dalton about their experiences of Freemasonry and how it, and its members, embrace LGBTQ+ brethren. This promises to be a truly fascinating conversation which we honestly believe every Brother should have a listen to, and for anyone who wants to talk more to Mitch and James about their experiences, or ask them any questions, you can fidn them on Twitter: Mitch @MitchellBryan James @imjamesdalton Remember, you can listen back to all our previous episodes and watch the recordings at brothermasonic.com and don't forget to Tweet us, [@BrotherMasonic].(https://twitter.com/brothermasonic)

In this Brother Extra, we're going International! Jack is out on his holibobs in Zante, Greece and of course couldn't turn up the opportunity to visit a Lodge whilst overseas! Lucky for us, Jack took his recorder with him and interviewed the Worshipful Master and Secretary of Star of the East Lodge No. 880 a unique 'Not Under a District' Lodge which directly reports to the United Grand Lodge of England in London. Remember, you can listen back to all our previous episodes and watch the recordings at brothermasonic.com and don't forget to Tweet us, [@BrotherMasonic].(https://twitter.com/brothermasonic)

In this episode, Neil, Taz, Jack and Josh are joined by Martin Faulks, Managing Director of Lewis Masonic - the oldest and largest Masonic Publishers. We speak to Martin about how he came to lead the publisher of the most prominent Masonic titles, including the Emulation Ritual (your little blue book!) Plus, we've got an exclusive 10% everything on Lewis Masonic's website when you use code BROTHERMASONIC. Remember, you can listen back to all our previous episodes and watch the recordings at brothermasonic.com and don't forget to Tweet us, [@BrotherMasonic].(https://twitter.com/brothermasonic)

Back of the net! Brother. brings you this screamer of an episode. Sean Whelan has received the call up to play on Team brother, and tell us about the talk he gives on the many connections between football and Freemasonry! Recorded just after Englands 2-0 victory over Germany in the knockout stages, we thought it was a great time to discuss two of our favourite hobbies combined. It's full of end-to-end stuff. Hear about the creation of Football Lodge and some of its particulars. So sit back, enjoy your segments of oranges and hear how we got on! Did we keep a clean sheet, or were we caught sleeping? Thanks again to Sean for being a great guest! You can contact him via Twitter @SeanGWhelan where you can find out when his next talk is, or book him for your own lodge talk! He also has copies of his book available too! Remember, you can listen back to all our previous episodes and watch the recordings at brothermasonic.com, and don't forget to Tweet us, @BrotherMasonic

In this episode, Neil-Thomas, Taz, Jack and Producer Josh are joined by special guest HOST (not guest...) Shaun Butler, Communications Director at UGLE (and Producer Josh's new boss!) We revert to type, and get back to the good old ways of our old podcast format with Wine of the Week AND the Masonic News Roundup back, and boy do we have some great news to discuss! So have a listen to use discussing the RESUMPTION OF MASONIC BUSINESS from 17th May and have a laugh along with us! Remember, you can listen back to all our previous episodes and watch the recordings at brothermasonic.com and don't forget to Tweet us, @BrotherMasonic

In this episode, we're going back to basics, asking the big questions we wanted to know before we became Freemasons. If you've EVER thought about becoming a Mason, or have questions about what it's all about, what happens in a Lodge and what you need to do to join, this is the episode for you! Plus, we also consider renaming the podcast and Wine of the Week is back, albeit slightly different to usual! Remember, you can listen back to all our previous episodes and watch the recordings at brothermasonic.com and don't forget to Tweet us, @BrotherMasonic

We knew we needed to launch Season 3 with a bang, so we only went and scored an interview with Grand Secretary and Chief Executive of the United Grand Lodge of England, The Very Worshipful Dr David Staples?! In our first recording in-person since the Open House Live event in the summer, the whole team came together at Freemasons' Hall, Great Queen Street to interview the man in charge of the day-to-day running of Freemasonry, and the brains behind the outstanding Enough is Enough campaign. We hope you'll enjoy listening to this podcast as much as we enjoyed recording it, and welcome you warmly to Brother: Season Three! Remember, you can listen back to all our previous episodes and watch the recordings of season two, Brother: Beyond the Craft at brothermasonic.com and don't forget to Tweet us, @BrotherMasonic

We were honoured to be invited to attend the Open House event at Freemasons' Hall this year, hosted by the United Grand Lodge of England. After being pitched up in a room that very few others get to see, we were joined by a number of big wigs from UGLE, including the Director of Communications & Marketing and chewed the fat over all things Masonry and Great Queens' Street! A massive thank you to the team at the United Grand Lodge of England for inviting us along, and we hope you enjoy! You can also check out the video recording of our day at FMH, and listen to all of our previous episodes at brothermasonic.com and don't forget to follow us on Twitter @brothermasonic.

This is it. The final episode of season two, Brother: Beyond the Craft, and we've saved the big one until last! The boys are joined by V. W. Bro. Bill Divall, Deputy President of the General Board and Deputy President of the Grand Master Royal Ark Mariners Council. So join us for the last hurrah, finding out about the completion of the second degree and find out how Bill fares in the Elevator Pitch Challenge!

In our penultimate episode of the series, Neil, Taz, Jack and Josh are joined by W. Bro. Matthew Christmas to discuss the Royal Ark Mariners! We talk through the story of the order, a little more about the regalia and Matt takes on the BBTC Elevator Pitch Challenge, and attempts to convince you to join the RAM in as close to 30 seconds as possible! Remember, you can watch this episode and listen to all other Brother Podcasts at brothermasonic.com

We are absolutely honoured to be joined by Grand Summus and all-time friend of the Podcast, M.Dist.Comp. Ian S. Currans to talk to us about the Order of the Scarlet Cord. Have a listen to Episode 6 from Season 1 to hear more from Ian on the Scarlet Cord, and to give you a little more context about his truly incredible effort in the Elevator Pitch Challenge! We're also really sorry for those few moments where we lost Ian in the podcast. We're all trying to help keep control of this pesky virus so are recording all our episodes of Brother: Beyond the Craft on Zoom and every now and then the signal lets us down a little.

In this episode, Neil, Jack and Josh (unfortunately no Taz due to work commitments!) speak with Eminent Knight David Tuke, First Great Captain of the Great Priory of the Order of the Temple about the Knights' Templar and Order of Malta. We know this is one you've all been waiting for so please do enjoy! This episode, recorded via Zoom, is also available to watch now at brothermasonic.com/videos

In light of the joint statement from UGLE and MMH on Masonic Meetings being able to resume in England and Wales, Neil, Taz and Jack jumped on Zoom to discuss what going back to Lodge in this 'new normal' might be like!

In this episode of Beyond the Craft, we're talking about the Allied Masonic Degrees. The Brother Lads were joined by Scott Cargill, Assistant Grand Secretary for the District of London to give us an insight into these 5 unlinked but truly fascinating Masonic Degrees. Plus, Scott tries his hand at the #BBTC Elevator Pitch Challenge - find out how he fares on our leaderboard against Red Cross of Constantine, Order of the Secret Monitor and Royal and Select Masters! This episode, recorded via Zoom, is also available to watch now at brothermasonic.com/videos

In this episode, Taz, Neil, Jack and Producer Josh are joined by District Grand Director of Ceremonies for London, Rod Bradley to discuss our next progressive order, Royal and Select Masters (also known as Cryptic) The guys ask Rod about what got him into RSM, a little about the history of the order and we put him up to the #BBTC Elevator Pitch Challenge - now complete with Top Gear style leader board! And don't forget to watch the episode too! Just visit brothermasonic.com/watch!

Neil, Taz, Jack and Josh jumped on Zoom for nothing more than a quick catch up on how they're all doing! The thing that took them all by surprise was how different they all looked since the last episode! The boys discuss how they've found lockdown, what they're looking forward to and talk about some really exciting things to come.

In the second episode of Brother: Beyond the Craft, we're delighted to be joined by Worthy Brother John Watts, Grand Sword Bearer of the Order of the Secret Monitor. John discusses why he loves OSM so much, what makes it unique and gives us a little insight into the story behind the order. Plus, we find out about the incredible fundraising initiative our very own Jack Saunders has taken on and Producer Josh launches our BRAND NEW website at www.brothermasonic.com!

Welcome to season two of Brother, and the first episode of our new series, Beyond the Craft. In this season we've teamed up with Mark Masons' Hall to explore a significant number of the progressive orders in Freemasonry. In this episode, we're joined by Illustrious Knight Adrian Jarvis, Divisional Marshal for the Division of East Anglia to tell us all about the Order of the Red Cross of Constantine.

NTA, Taz and Jack all jump online to record this special Brother Extra all about the suspension The United Grand Lodge of England, Mark Masons Hall & Supreme Grand Council have called on following the outbreak of COVID-19 in the UK. We discuss the initial thoughts, how freemasonry is going to be effected and also what we can do to keep ourselves and others connected to freemasonry over the next four months. We also have an update on Brother Beyond the Craft. Thanks for listening as always, and we urge you all to stay healthy and safe during this unprecedented time.