Ep. 60 - Black Diamond not in the rough

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Brad Stewart from Black Diamond Lodge #5, discussing the unique practices of Odd Fellows in Nanaimo.

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 o...

People in this episode

Hosts: Billy Sanderson, Tara Zajac, Josh Miller, Eric Bramble

Guest: Brad Stewart

Topics covered

• Odd Fellows
• community
• lodge culture
• philosophy
• local stories

Keywords

• Odd Fellows
• Black Diamond Lodge
• Brad Stewart
• Nanaimo
• lodge practices
• FLT
• community engagement

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Black Diamond Lodge #5

Places: City of Nanaimo

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