This week we travel to one of the oldest communities in Upstate New York: Johnstown. RW Michael Millias is the Past Master of https://fulmontmasons.org/stpats4/ in Johnstown and shares the life of Sir William Johnson. Johnson served as the first Master of the Lodge in 1766 and managed the complex relationship between the British Crown and the Native American tribes in what was colonial New York’s western frontier. Show notes and links:  - https://www.patreon.com/CraftsmenOnlinePodcast. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. - Visit the https://craftsmenonline.com/to learn more about our FREE American History "Summer School" online course with Arizona State University, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! - Follow the https://open.spotify.com/show/4MZdVI9XVfvCNYpIDn9iQq. - Subscribe to the https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast/id1557720890. - Follow https://www.youtube.com/@CraftsmenOnline/streams, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! - Yes, we're on https://www.instagram.com/craftsmenonline/. - Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the https://us2.list-manage.com/contact-form?u=42c3956d472ae5a2aab6950a3&form_id=427ac8d2235d9e20bf76d9bb441bf536. - https://craftsmenonline.com/. Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode!

Our favorite Masonic researcher and author, Bro. Chris Ruli, returns to the podcast to discuss his groundbreaking research on his new book, “https://www.chrisruli.com/.” This project represents the most extensive catalog of Masonic research on the legislative branch to date, offering an accurate list of Masonic Congressmen and deep historical insights. We explore how early Congress and Grand Lodges mirrored each other’s operations and the surprising moments when Masonic ritual was discussed in open sessions of the US House and Senate. Show notes and links:  - https://www.patreon.com/CraftsmenOnlinePodcast. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. - Visit the https://craftsmenonline.com/to learn more about our FREE American History "Summer School" online course with Arizona State University, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! - Follow the https://open.spotify.com/show/4MZdVI9XVfvCNYpIDn9iQq. - Subscribe to the https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast/id1557720890. - Follow https://www.youtube.com/@CraftsmenOnline/streams, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! - Yes, we're on https://www.instagram.com/craftsmenonline/. - Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the https://us2.list-manage.com/contact-form?u=42c3956d472ae5a2aab6950a3&form_id=427ac8d2235d9e20bf76d9bb441bf536. - https://craftsmenonline.com/! Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode.

Why do some Masonic Lodges thrive with energy and purpose while others fade? Is it the members? The events? The traditions? Or is it something deeper—something you can't simply copy and paste? In this episode we are joined by WBs Bull Garlington and Scott Dayton, Past Masters of the innovative Lux Lunae Lodge No. 1181 in Chicago, a Lodge founded with the radical idea that culture must be intentional from day one. Show notes and links:  - https://www.patreon.com/CraftsmenOnlinePodcast. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. - Visit the https://craftsmenonline.com/to learn more about our FREE American History "Summer School" online course with Arizona State University, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! - Follow the https://open.spotify.com/show/4MZdVI9XVfvCNYpIDn9iQq. - Subscribe to the https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast/id1557720890. - Follow https://www.youtube.com/@CraftsmenOnline/streams, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! - Yes, we're on https://www.instagram.com/craftsmenonline/. - Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the https://us2.list-manage.com/contact-form?u=42c3956d472ae5a2aab6950a3&form_id=427ac8d2235d9e20bf76d9bb441bf536. - https://craftsmenonline.com/. Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode!

Every season, I invited a Past Master on the podcast for an open conversation on their time in the East. This year, I’m happy to have WB Edmond Freeman, Past Master of Hiram-Takoma Lodge No 10, Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia, back on to share his experience. We’ll discuss how even the most ambitious, well-planned year can still have its challenges and the lessons on leadership that he will carry with him as a Past Master. Listen to Ed's episode on "https://open.spotify.com/episode/61G1ZUwNf0bfzQ77EZ5hWm?si=oMQrpmR6R3GflCPwHQpLmA" on Spotify. Show notes and links:  - https://www.patreon.com/CraftsmenOnlinePodcast. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. - Visit the https://craftsmenonline.com/to learn more about our FREE American History "Summer School" online course with Arizona State University, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! - Follow the https://open.spotify.com/show/4MZdVI9XVfvCNYpIDn9iQq. - Subscribe to the https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast/id1557720890. - Follow https://www.youtube.com/@CraftsmenOnline/streams, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! - Yes, we're on https://www.instagram.com/craftsmenonline/. - Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the https://us2.list-manage.com/contact-form?u=42c3956d472ae5a2aab6950a3&form_id=427ac8d2235d9e20bf76d9bb441bf536. - https://craftsmenonline.com/! Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode.

Nothing tops when you connect with a Brother who shares the same passion for exploring a Masonic symbol. WB Cedric Jacobson walks us through Freemasonry's most profound and layered symbols: The Point Within a Circle. Bro. Cedric takes us deeper, moving beyond the surface-level explanation to reveal a deeper framework that connects the Mason to the celestial cycles of the sun, the patronage of the Holy Saints John, and the Great Architect’s divine Geometry. Show notes and links:  - https://www.patreon.com/CraftsmenOnlinePodcast. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. - Visit the https://craftsmenonline.com/to learn more about our next Reading Room event, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! - Follow the https://open.spotify.com/show/4MZdVI9XVfvCNYpIDn9iQq. - Subscribe to the https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast/id1557720890. - Follow https://www.youtube.com/@CraftsmenOnline/streams, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! - Yes, we're on https://www.instagram.com/craftsmenonline/. - Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the https://us2.list-manage.com/contact-form?u=42c3956d472ae5a2aab6950a3&form_id=427ac8d2235d9e20bf76d9bb441bf536. - https://craftsmenonline.com/! Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode.

Inspired by his article, "https://apps.apple.com/app/the-empire-state-mason/id6446257182" Bro. Amer Abu-Houran expands on why the Truth sought in Masonry extends beyond traditional philosophical theories. Bro. Abu-Houran, who is also an educator, brings unique perspectives from his teaching of Theory of Knowledge and Computer Science to illuminate how order, reflection, and consistency form the foundation of integrity.  Show notes and links:  - https://www.patreon.com/CraftsmenOnlinePodcast. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. - Visit the https://craftsmenonline.com/to learn more about our next Reading Room event, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! - Follow the https://open.spotify.com/show/4MZdVI9XVfvCNYpIDn9iQq. - Subscribe to the https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast/id1557720890. - Follow https://www.youtube.com/@CraftsmenOnline/streams, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! - Yes, we're on https://www.instagram.com/craftsmenonline/. - Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the https://us2.list-manage.com/contact-form?u=42c3956d472ae5a2aab6950a3&form_id=427ac8d2235d9e20bf76d9bb441bf536. - https://craftsmenonline.com/! Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode.

Bro. Sean Moody is a content creator and influential Traveling Man known online as https://linktr.ee/seanald.Connery. He has built a massive following by providing high-value tech, finance, and life hacks. While he tells people he is, “just a guy living in a basement who's figured out lots and lots of hacks,” you'll quickly find out when I have given him the title of the “Most Interesting Traveling Man” I have ever met! Show notes and links:  - https://www.patreon.com/CraftsmenOnlinePodcast. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. - Visit the https://craftsmenonline.com/to learn more about our next Reading Room event, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! - Follow the https://open.spotify.com/show/4MZdVI9XVfvCNYpIDn9iQq. - Subscribe to the https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast/id1557720890. - Follow https://www.youtube.com/@CraftsmenOnline/streams, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! - Yes, we're on https://www.instagram.com/craftsmenonline/. - Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the https://us2.list-manage.com/contact-form?u=42c3956d472ae5a2aab6950a3&form_id=427ac8d2235d9e20bf76d9bb441bf536. - https://craftsmenonline.com/! Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode.

On this episode: RW Cliff Jacobs shares insights from nearly four decades of Masonic service. Our conversation uses the Sufi parable of the blind men and the elephant to explain different Masonic perspectives. We explore Bro. Cliff's journey through the York Rite, Scottish Rite, his service to the Grand Lodge of New York, and esoteric studies. Show notes and links:  - https://www.patreon.com/CraftsmenOnlinePodcast. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. - Visit the https://craftsmenonline.com/to learn more about our next Reading Room event, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! - Follow the https://open.spotify.com/show/4MZdVI9XVfvCNYpIDn9iQq. - Subscribe to the https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast/id1557720890. - Follow https://www.youtube.com/@CraftsmenOnline/streams, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! - Yes, we're on https://www.instagram.com/craftsmenonline/. - Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the https://us2.list-manage.com/contact-form?u=42c3956d472ae5a2aab6950a3&form_id=427ac8d2235d9e20bf76d9bb441bf536. - https://craftsmenonline.com/! Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/reed-e-6114b211/ is the co-host of the https://mnmasoniccharities.org/minnesota-masonic-histories-mysteries-podcast. He serves as a Regional Director for the https://mnfreemasons.org/. Our conversation explores the origins and important figures of Minnesota Freemasonry. We discuss why history is a primary interest for Freemasons. We also examine Freemasonry’s wider impact through charity and community service. Show notes and links:  - https://www.patreon.com/CraftsmenOnlinePodcast. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. - Visit the https://craftsmenonline.com/to learn more about our next Reading Room event, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! - Follow the https://open.spotify.com/show/4MZdVI9XVfvCNYpIDn9iQq. - Subscribe to the https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast/id1557720890. - Follow https://www.youtube.com/@CraftsmenOnline/streams, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! - Yes, we're on https://www.instagram.com/craftsmenonline/. - Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the https://us2.list-manage.com/contact-form?u=42c3956d472ae5a2aab6950a3&form_id=427ac8d2235d9e20bf76d9bb441bf536. - https://craftsmenonline.com/! Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode.

WB Jorge Manuel Molina Aguilar, recently published a profound article in The Square Magazine titled "https://www.thesquaremagazine.com/mag/article/2025q4transformational-leadership-in-contemporary-freemasonry/." Bro. Jorge joins us to discuss how the Craft, by its very nature, is a school for a specific kind of leadership, one that does not impose but inspires. Show notes and links:  - https://www.patreon.com/CraftsmenOnlinePodcast. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. - Visit the https://craftsmenonline.com/to learn more about our next Reading Room event, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! - Follow the https://open.spotify.com/show/4MZdVI9XVfvCNYpIDn9iQq. - Subscribe to the https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast/id1557720890. - Follow https://www.youtube.com/@CraftsmenOnline/streams, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! - Yes, we're on https://www.instagram.com/craftsmenonline/. - Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the https://us2.list-manage.com/contact-form?u=42c3956d472ae5a2aab6950a3&form_id=427ac8d2235d9e20bf76d9bb441bf536. - https://craftsmenonline.com/! Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode.

The 1798 Irish Rebellion was a watershed moment of bloody conflict, inspired by the revolutions in America and France. But behind the scenes, its organizational DNA came from a surprising source: a Masonic Lodge. Worshipful Brother David de Hosson, a first-generation Irish-American, joins us to uncover the hidden history of how the United Irish Society—the engine of the rebellion—was founded almost entirely by Freemasons. Learn how they used the fraternity's structure, secrecy, and networks to spread radical ideas of liberty and equality across Ireland. Show notes and links:  - https://www.patreon.com/CraftsmenOnlinePodcast. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. - Visit the https://craftsmenonline.com/to learn more about our next Reading Room event, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! - Follow the https://open.spotify.com/show/4MZdVI9XVfvCNYpIDn9iQq. - Subscribe to the https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast/id1557720890. - Follow https://www.youtube.com/@CraftsmenOnline/streams, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! - Yes, we're on https://www.instagram.com/craftsmenonline/. - Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the https://us2.list-manage.com/contact-form?u=42c3956d472ae5a2aab6950a3&form_id=427ac8d2235d9e20bf76d9bb441bf536. - https://craftsmenonline.com/! Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode.

Bro. Matthew Brockbank returns to tackle a topic that's both timely and crucial for the health of our Fraternity: bridging the generation gap. From the wisdom of our seasoned Baby Boomers to the energy and innovation of Millennials, Freemasonry is a tapestry woven from diverse experiences. Find out how multigenerational Lodges have discovered the key to unlock knowledge and form amazing friendships. Show notes and links:  - https://www.patreon.com/CraftsmenOnlinePodcast. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. - Visit the https://craftsmenonline.com/to learn more about our next Reading Room event, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! - Follow the https://open.spotify.com/show/4MZdVI9XVfvCNYpIDn9iQq. - Subscribe to the https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast/id1557720890. - Follow https://www.youtube.com/@CraftsmenOnline/streams, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! - Yes, we're on https://www.instagram.com/craftsmenonline/. - Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the https://us2.list-manage.com/contact-form?u=42c3956d472ae5a2aab6950a3&form_id=427ac8d2235d9e20bf76d9bb441bf536. - https://craftsmenonline.com/! Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode.

Set against the backdrop of King Solomon's monumental and often brutal Temple construction, "Vile and Impious Wretches: A Novel of King Solomon‘s Temple and the Ancient Middle East," authored by RW Michael A. Czech, is a fictional story that explores the lives of three Craftsmen who murdered Grand Master Hiram Abiff. We explore his unique blend of Masonic education, history, symbolism, and lore into a story very familiar to Freemasons. Show notes and links:  - https://www.patreon.com/CraftsmenOnlinePodcast. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. - Visit the https://craftsmenonline.com/to learn more about our next Reading Room event, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! - Follow the https://open.spotify.com/show/4MZdVI9XVfvCNYpIDn9iQq. - Subscribe to the https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast/id1557720890. - Follow https://www.youtube.com/@CraftsmenOnline/streams, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! - Yes, we're on https://www.instagram.com/craftsmenonline/. - Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the https://us2.list-manage.com/contact-form?u=42c3956d472ae5a2aab6950a3&form_id=427ac8d2235d9e20bf76d9bb441bf536. - https://craftsmenonline.com/! Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode.

Have you ever visited a Lodge in another state and noticed small, yet distinct, differences in the ritual? Or wondered why, despite these differences, the core ceremony feels so familiar from coast to coast? The answer to both questions can largely be traced back to a pivotal, yet often overlooked, event: the Baltimore Convention of 1843. In this episode, we journey back in time with Masonic author, WB Nathan St. Pierre ("https://www.amazon.com/Harmony-Hive-Vibrant-Vision-Freemasonrys/dp/1603020888"), to understand this crucial turning point in American Freemasonry. This national convention was an ambitious attempt to unify and standardize Masonic ritual across a rapidly expanding United States. Show notes and links:  - https://www.patreon.com/CraftsmenOnlinePodcast. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. - Visit the https://craftsmenonline.com/to learn more about our next Reading Room event, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! - Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the https://us2.list-manage.com/contact-form?u=42c3956d472ae5a2aab6950a3&form_id=427ac8d2235d9e20bf76d9bb441bf536. - https://craftsmenonline.com/! Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode.

Masonic Education is a driving theme on this season of the Craftsmen Online Podcast. As many Master Masons find a gap between the Light promised during initiation and the reality of Lodge life, they seek external study. WB https://www.instagram.com/metal_drew/returns to discuss going beyond ritual memorization to discovering your path to becoming a Craftsman. Show notes and links:  - https://www.patreon.com/CraftsmenOnlinePodcast. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. - Visit the https://craftsmenonline.com/to learn more about our next Reading Room event, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! - Follow the https://open.spotify.com/show/4MZdVI9XVfvCNYpIDn9iQq. - Subscribe to the https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast/id1557720890. - Follow https://www.youtube.com/@CraftsmenOnline/streams, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! - Yes, we're on https://www.instagram.com/craftsmenonline/. - Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the https://us2.list-manage.com/contact-form?u=42c3956d472ae5a2aab6950a3&form_id=427ac8d2235d9e20bf76d9bb441bf536. - https://craftsmenonline.com/! Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode.

We're joined by a fellow Craftsmen Online podcaster, Bro. Brian Mattocks, the host of "https://amasonswork.com/index." Bro. Brian is a Master mason who took his oath seriously. After becoming a Mason, he started making the https://shop.amasonswork.com/ — an exquisite collection of 42 handcrafted cards, each imbued with the timeless symbols of Freemasonry. Each symbol is a key, unlocking new perspectives on daily challenges, long-term aspirations, and the pursuit of wisdom. In this episode, Brian walks us through his deck and how to elevate our journey of self-development. Show notes and links:  - https://www.patreon.com/CraftsmenOnlinePodcast. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. - Visit the https://craftsmenonline.com/to learn more about our next Reading Room event, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! - Follow the https://open.spotify.com/show/4MZdVI9XVfvCNYpIDn9iQq. - Subscribe to the https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast/id1557720890. - Follow https://www.youtube.com/@CraftsmenOnline/streams, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! - Yes, we're on https://www.instagram.com/craftsmenonline/. - Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the https://us2.list-manage.com/contact-form?u=42c3956d472ae5a2aab6950a3&form_id=427ac8d2235d9e20bf76d9bb441bf536. - https://craftsmenonline.com/! Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode.

How did King Solomon's masons really cut the stones for the Temple? What if a mythical bird and a piece of wood from paradise were the answer?  This week, we explore the Kebra Negast with Masonic author Bro. https://austinshifrin.com/, who sheds light on a fascinating chapter from his new book, "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G3G53SJT." Show notes and links:  - https://www.patreon.com/CraftsmenOnlinePodcast. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. - Visit the https://craftsmenonline.com/to learn more about our next Reading Room event, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! - Follow the https://open.spotify.com/show/4MZdVI9XVfvCNYpIDn9iQq. - Subscribe to the https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast/id1557720890. - Follow https://www.youtube.com/@CraftsmenOnline/streams, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! - Yes, we're on https://www.instagram.com/craftsmenonline/. - Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the https://us2.list-manage.com/contact-form?u=42c3956d472ae5a2aab6950a3&form_id=427ac8d2235d9e20bf76d9bb441bf536. - https://craftsmenonline.com/! Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode.

Join us for a groundbreaking conversation with Right Worshipful Brothers Kanjin Cederman, Fahimul Islam, and Yatri Trivedi – the Grand Lodge of New York's first Buddhist, Muslim, and Hindu Grand Chaplains. In this inspiring episode, we explore their unique journeys to Freemasonry, the significance of their groundbreaking appointments, and how their diverse spiritual paths enrich the timeless principles of the fraternity.  Show notes and links:  - https://www.patreon.com/CraftsmenOnlinePodcast. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. - Visit the https://craftsmenonline.com/to learn more about our next Reading Room event, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! - Follow the https://open.spotify.com/show/4MZdVI9XVfvCNYpIDn9iQq. - Subscribe to the https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast/id1557720890. - Follow https://www.youtube.com/@CraftsmenOnline/streams, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! - Yes, we're on https://www.instagram.com/craftsmenonline/. - Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the https://us2.list-manage.com/contact-form?u=42c3956d472ae5a2aab6950a3&form_id=427ac8d2235d9e20bf76d9bb441bf536. - https://craftsmenonline.com/! Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode.

This is the first “murder mystery” episode on our podcast and there is no bigger story in Freemasonry than “the Morgan Affair.” This year marks the 200th anniversary of the 1826 disappearance of William Morgan, an event that ignited a firestorm of anti-Masonic sentiment and nearly destroyed the fraternity in America. To separate fact from fiction, we are honored to host https://www.linkedin.com/in/ann-bunch-1b798751/, author of the definitive work, "https://www.amazon.com/William-Morgan-Affair-Masonic-Mystery/dp/1467155160." She’ll lead us through her investigation, sorting the historical truth of the event, its devastating aftermath, and how Modern Freemasonrs can acknowledge this pivotal moment in the history of our Ancient and Gentle Craft. Show notes and links:  - https://www.patreon.com/CraftsmenOnlinePodcast. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. - Visit the https://craftsmenonline.com/to learn more about our next Reading Room event, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! - Follow the https://open.spotify.com/show/4MZdVI9XVfvCNYpIDn9iQq. - Subscribe to the https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast/id1557720890. - Follow https://www.youtube.com/@CraftsmenOnline/streams, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! - Yes, we're on https://www.instagram.com/craftsmenonline/. - Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the https://us2.list-manage.com/contact-form?u=42c3956d472ae5a2aab6950a3&form_id=427ac8d2235d9e20bf76d9bb441bf536. - https://craftsmenonline.com/! Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode.

Hot takes alert! Does the study of Kabbalah, Tarot, and other esoteric traditions have a place in modern Freemasonry, or is it, as our guest argues, a "big stupid distraction from one's actual Masonic work"? We sit down with WB Bull Garlington, author of the provocative white paper "https://craftsmenonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/flux-wp-summer-2021-messoterica.pdf." Listen as Bro. Bull makes the brutal case that the modern obsession with esoterica is nothing more than “a waste of time.” Show notes and links:  - https://www.patreon.com/CraftsmenOnlinePodcast. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. - Visit the https://craftsmenonline.com/to learn more about our next Reading Room event, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! - Follow the https://open.spotify.com/show/4MZdVI9XVfvCNYpIDn9iQq. - Subscribe to the https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast/id1557720890. - Follow https://www.youtube.com/@CraftsmenOnline/streams, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! - Yes, we're on https://www.instagram.com/craftsmenonline/. - Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the https://us2.list-manage.com/contact-form?u=42c3956d472ae5a2aab6950a3&form_id=427ac8d2235d9e20bf76d9bb441bf536. - https://craftsmenonline.com/! Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode.

Who will be #1? Last week, we kicked off our annual countdown of the Top 10 Most Listened to Craftsmen Online Podcast episodes of 2025. Our annual tradition continues this week as we reveal the Top 5 episodes... working our way to Number One! Want to hear the full Top 5 episodes? Click on the links below to listen on Spotify. Enjoy! Top 5 Most Listened to Craftsmen Online Podcast Episodes for 2025: 5. https://open.spotify.com/episode/4w9rvGIAsw0SHK230hAmDk?si=gYokWJ_CT62z0GeAC4NGOQ 4. https://open.spotify.com/episode/4H8NYCHq8jq3rQUawp06Qu?si=INIaweiTScKljc7w-Kkxpw 3. https://open.spotify.com/episode/3auo1wd8g5EN9pYEEc0W0T?si=mIqGgXAqT96A8G3lCEAC8A 2. https://open.spotify.com/episode/5voB3tLy8QI00nvnjjW6Mo?si=2agSeLw5RlGgiLj-vtUSUw 1. https://open.spotify.com/episode/34kGLEsvtF7WVXowySrp9j?si=rRf7vgmsRQOytcGv5zXkkg Season 6 of the Craftsmen Online Podcast starts next Monday (01/12), with WB Bull Garlington and our episode on "Messoterica: Why Esoteric Study is a Waste of Time." Have a safe and happy New Year! Show notes:  - https://www.patreon.com/CraftsmenOnlinePodcast. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. - Visit the https://craftsmenonline.com/to learn more about our next Reading Room event, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! - Follow the https://open.spotify.com/show/4MZdVI9XVfvCNYpIDn9iQq. - Subscribe to the https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast/id1557720890. - Follow https://www.youtube.com/@CraftsmenOnline/streams, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! - Yes, we're on https://www.instagram.com/craftsmenonline/. - Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the https://us2.list-manage.com/contact-form?u=42c3956d472ae5a2aab6950a3&form_id=427ac8d2235d9e20bf76d9bb441bf536. - https://craftsmenonline.com/! Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode.

We kickoff our annual year-end tradition, counting down the Top 10 Most Listened to Craftsmen Online Podcast episodes of the year! Join RW Michael Arce, as we start with episodes #10-6 this week. Want to hear the full episodes of our finalists? You can click the link below and enjoy! The Most Listened to Craftsmen Online Podcast Episodes of 2025 https://open.spotify.com/episode/5BzF2CRzilsnF3pJX4opoB?si=0yHLL3C7Qh-HGdmpLQhBQQ%5C 9. https://open.spotify.com/episode/4kcHp2ohMZEeOMyVQKogGV?si=KkApVa4cSKOEbirgFd6I-w 8. https://open.spotify.com/episode/0qA8WW9Clhh1pY4CPIFwQm?si=MiR4dUs9TH2RhYdDDFYgDA 7. https://open.spotify.com/episode/6qfoclQqc2euSFpgq5ZgnH?si=zamiwT4_SS-9vNoHAMqL1Q 6. https://open.spotify.com/episode/4enOLXBRfdpoukgKsT7183?si=AQuSjVAmRX-c5p7qH2WWHA We pick up the countdown with the Top Five Most Listened to Craftsmen Online Podcast Episodes next Monday. Season 6 starts Monday, January 12, 2026. Have a safe and happy New Year! Show notes:  - https://www.patreon.com/CraftsmenOnlinePodcast. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. - Visit the https://craftsmenonline.com/to learn more about our next Reading Room event, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! - Follow the https://open.spotify.com/show/4MZdVI9XVfvCNYpIDn9iQq. - Subscribe to the https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast/id1557720890. - Follow https://www.youtube.com/@CraftsmenOnline/streams, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! - Yes, we're on https://www.instagram.com/craftsmenonline/. - Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the https://us2.list-manage.com/contact-form?u=42c3956d472ae5a2aab6950a3&form_id=427ac8d2235d9e20bf76d9bb441bf536. - https://craftsmenonline.com/! Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode.

Welcome to our Holiday Special! Join RWB Michael Arce, as he shares his holiday tradition inspired article "https://craftsmenonline.com/its-a-wonderful-masonic-life/." May you have a safe, warm, Holiday Season. Enjoy! Show notes and links:  - https://www.patreon.com/CraftsmenOnlinePodcast. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. - Visit the https://craftsmenonline.com/to learn more about our next Reading Room event, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! - Follow the https://open.spotify.com/show/4MZdVI9XVfvCNYpIDn9iQq. - Subscribe to the https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast/id1557720890. - Follow https://www.youtube.com/@CraftsmenOnline/streams, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! - Yes, we're on https://www.instagram.com/craftsmenonline/. - Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the https://us2.list-manage.com/contact-form?u=42c3956d472ae5a2aab6950a3&form_id=427ac8d2235d9e20bf76d9bb441bf536. - https://craftsmenonline.com/! Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode.

He might jokingly call himself a "Masonic has-been," but RW Chad Kopenski is one of the most forward-thinking Masonic educators today. A Past Master, including the Ohio Lodge of Research, and a founder of the Royal Scofield Society for the Grand Lodge of Ohio, Chad brings his professional lens as an educator to the Craft to ask a fundamental question: What is the purpose of our Ritual? In this episode, Bro. Kopenski unpacks his powerful program, "Rethinking Ritual." Using the vivid and relatable analogy of a traditional family Christmas dinner, he challenges us to look beyond mere memorization and see our ceremonies as a conscious, intentional act of identity-building and connection. Show notes:  - https://www.patreon.com/CraftsmenOnlinePodcast. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. - Visit the https://craftsmenonline.com/to learn more about our next Reading Room event, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! - Follow the https://open.spotify.com/show/4MZdVI9XVfvCNYpIDn9iQq. - Subscribe to the https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast/id1557720890. - Follow https://www.youtube.com/@CraftsmenOnline/streams, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! - Yes, we're on https://www.instagram.com/craftsmenonline/. - Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the https://us2.list-manage.com/contact-form?u=42c3956d472ae5a2aab6950a3&form_id=427ac8d2235d9e20bf76d9bb441bf536. - https://craftsmenonline.com/! Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode.

WB Ted Cross, Past Master of the Arizona Lodge of Research, returns to explore "The Masonic Mind." We’ll learn what truly sets Freemasonry apart from other social groups, fraternal orders, and community organizations. Bro. Cross will offer a psychological lens, examining the underlying mechanisms, rituals, and philosophical tenets that contribute to Freemasonry's enduring appeal, its impact on individual psychology, and how it fosters a distinct sense of brotherhood and personal growth. Show notes:  - https://www.patreon.com/CraftsmenOnlinePodcast. Start your FREE seven day trial to the Craftsmen Online Podcast and get instant access to our bonus content! Whether it's a one time donation or you become a Patreon Subscriber, we appreciate your support. - Visit the https://craftsmenonline.com/to learn more about our next Reading Room event, New York Masonic History, and our Masonic Education blog! - Follow the https://open.spotify.com/show/4MZdVI9XVfvCNYpIDn9iQq. - Subscribe to the https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/craftsmen-online-podcast/id1557720890. - Follow https://www.youtube.com/@CraftsmenOnline/streams, hit subscribe and get notified the next time we go LIVE with a podcast recording! - Yes, we're on https://www.instagram.com/craftsmenonline/. - Get our latest announcements and important updates in your inbox with the https://us2.list-manage.com/contact-form?u=42c3956d472ae5a2aab6950a3&form_id=427ac8d2235d9e20bf76d9bb441bf536. - https://craftsmenonline.com/! Yes, we will read your email and may even reach out to be a guest on a future episode.