Craftcast: The Freemasons Podcast
Hosted by James · United Grand Lodge of England
4.9from 261 ratings
- 71
- Episodes
- 8
- Transcribed
- 261
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2022
- First episode
- 2M
- YouTube views
About Craftcast: The Freemasons Podcast
Welcome to Craftcast: The Freemasons Podcast. Craftcast is the official podcast of the United Grand Lodge of England (UGLE) - the governing body of Freemasonry in England, Wales, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and Districts overseas. In every episode Shaun Butler, James Dalton and Stephen Whatley are chatting all things Freemasonry. They ask the big questions, talk about their experiences and interview special guests from across UGLE. Craftcast is the podcast for everyone from seasoned Freemasons to those just curious about what we do - so please come along for the ride. Get in touch by emailing us at podcasts@ugle.org.uk or on Twitter @UGLE_GrandLodge by using the hashtag #Craftcast
- Publisher
- United Grand Lodge of England
- Category
- society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 2 Nov 2022
- Latest episode
- 1 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
8 of 71 episodes have a transcript.
1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
S6 E8: Inside Scottish Freemasonry
24 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
S6 E7: LIVE from Freemasons' Hall: The Future of Freemasonry
17 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
S6 E6: 25 Years of the Masonic Fishing Charity
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S6 E8: Inside Scottish Freemasonry
Published 1 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Also from the point of view of the ritual within our lodges, obviously the ritual was retained when we came under the Grand Lodge of Scotland with each of the individual lodges. We are within our lodges quite at liberty to change the ritual if we so wish. So, for example, you could decide to change the delivery during a ceremony. You could alter it to later on or earlier on in the ceremony if the lodge so wished. They could also add pieces, subtract pieces as well. So that's a great sort of democratic side of it. of our lodges. I think what makes it sort of individual worldwide is from the point of view that the lodges vary hugely, particularly within Scotland. […]
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- Grand Master Mason
- Grand Secretary
- Tom Golds
- Pro Grand Master
- Martin Faulks
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- YouTube views
- 1,621,347
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 21 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 240 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 63 / 100
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- Quality
- 62
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 67
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