Brother Alex V. had the opportunity to sit down and hear some incredible stories from Ray Degroot and Jim Ohler, Senior DeMolays who had some tales from the past years of DeMolay, and the differences between.

Appointing a Conversation

Mar 19th, 2024 23m 38s

In this episode, the Appointed State Officers came together and had a casual conversation about their thoughts and funny stories over the past months, and upcoming ones.

Mind Over Manners

Feb 20th, 2024 12m 3s

In this episode, we interviewed the newly installed Master Councilor of A.D. Manners Chapter, Josh Lauf, and got his thoughts and feelings on his first term as an MC, as well as the upcoming Ritual Competition in March.

A Midterm Recap

Feb 6th, 2024 19m 54s

We sat down with our SMC, Jay Sanders, and got his thoughts and a general overview of the current DeMolay year, and what is yet to come.

A Fellow Templar

Jan 30th, 2024 33m 3s

On this episode, we talked to the outgoing Master Councilor of Templar Chapter, as well as the ingoing MC. On top of that, they both became Fellowcraft Masons the previous day together, and got their thoughts and feelings from both experiences.

Intermission

Nov 7th, 2023 13m 12s

Just a casual chat between some of your state officers about what they are looking forward to in these coming months, and how we've felt about the past few months.

A Trip To Missouri

Oct 2nd, 2023 24m 47s

We visited the Missouri Lock-In event and got to sit down and chat with the leaders of Missouri DeMolay. Their SMC and DSMC had some great things to talk about, and we got their input on our inner workings in Illinois.

Kicking Off The Year

Sep 18th, 2023 17m 35s

With our newly re-vamped podcast style, we are interviewing our State Master Councilor, Jay Sanders, and getting his thoughts and feelings on his term and his life.

A Familiar Face

Apr 1st, 2023 20m 13s

We interviewed our Newly Elected Deputy State Master Councilor, Jay Sanders, and got his input and feelings for the upcoming term, as well as his own term experiences.

A Basic Training

Dec 16th, 2022 34m 19s

In this Episode, we talked with a couple of the guys at Basic Training to get their input about the event, as well as to just hang out and get the fun side of what it means to be able to just chat with any DeMolay.

Masonic Family (Pt. 2)

Oct 23rd, 2022 27m 56s

Part 2 to an incredible episode with some masonic appendant and supportive bodies, including this part focusing on the Missouri Deputy Grand Master.

Masonic Family (Pt. 1)

Oct 23rd, 2022 39m 14s

We interviewed The Grand Worthy Matron and Patron of Illinois Eastern Star, The Most Worshipful Master of Prince Hall Masonry in Illinois, and The Deputy Grand Worshipful Master of Missouri in this enthralling episode. They gave such incredible

A Long Time Coming

Sep 16th, 2022 24m 38s

In this episode, we interviewed Dad Carnell, a Past District Master Councilor of Illinois DeMolay, getting his scope of how the organization has changed within the state of Illinois, as well as some memorabilia he has collected over time.

From the East Coast To the Midwest

Aug 15th, 2022 38m 20s

In this episode, we go back a little bit in the time of DeMolay, as we spoke with Dad Noble, a Senior DeMolay, as well as a Past Executive Officer of Massachusetts, and got his perspective on how Massachusetts DeMolay differs both from the past

An Outer Perspective

Jul 15th, 2022 36m 36s

We interviewed a few DeMolay. Owen from Michigan, and Jeremy from Southern California, and got their thoughts on this year's Conclave.

The Yearly Recap

Jun 15th, 2022 30m 15s

This special episode was our final episode of this season. We interviewed our Deputy and State Master Councilor for the last time. We asked them about their experiences with DeMolay, and how it has affected them.

Roll Call

May 17th, 2022 33m 55s

In this episode, we interviewed some of the Ohio State Officers and got their insight on how they run the state compared to illinois.

In Troubled Times

Apr 16th, 2022 20m 49s

We interviewed Past State Master Councilor Thomas Flock, which was the first to experience Illinois DeMolay, and who also had the creative Disney Theme for His year.

The Head of the Table

Mar 17th, 2022 19m 33s

This Episode, we interviewed Dad David Capes, our State Chapter Advisor. He gave some great insights on what he's learned in his time in the organization, as well as some fun facts about his Son's term as State Master Councilor.

The Good Old Days

Feb 17th, 2022 29m 40s

We had a call with former State Master Councilor of Illinois, Michael Kuniej. He is also involved with many other masonic bodies, and we wanted to get his thoughts on the year in DeMolay.

The Hoosiers Of DeMolay

Jan 16th, 2022 10m 35s

We Interviewed State Master Councilor Bryce Tekulve of Indiana DeMolay, and got his thoughts on the Organization, as well as future plans with it and Illinois DeMolay.

State Support

Dec 17th, 2021 34m 24s

We are interviewing Dad Russ Scanlan and Dad Gary Hecht about their experiences and thoughts on Illinois DeMolay

Day Of Comfort

Nov 15th, 2021 14m 50s

We interviewed Mr. Ali in honor of our Day of Comfort, due to him being a health care worker. He talked about his experiences with life and death.

Illinoise: Masonic Ties

Oct 15th, 2021 22m 13s

This episode, we meet with a few distinguished members of the Grand Lodge Team for Illinois. They have many experiences with Masonry, but DeMolay as well. This episode was recorded at Illinois Grand Lodge with Past Grand Master Greg Clark and A