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This past week Freemasonry figured prominently on Good Morning America. How did we do? We'll explore what GMA had to say and our answers to their questions. Also we'll conclude our interview with Bro. Michael Toth. He is the Writer/Director of The Freemasons: The Mystery Myth and Legend.
In the next show we will take a look at a very important paper. Published by a special task force of the Masonic Information Center Steering Committee, this paper address the problem of public awareness and Freemasonry and what we must do to succeed. I believe this is a great opportunity for us to take a look at some very useful and important ideas. You can download a PDF of the paper at The Masonic Information Center page. Look on the right hand side for the download link. I recommend you read it before you listen to the next episode as we will be looking at this paper in depth. Think of it as your first X-Oriente homework assignment! ;-)
Show Notes:
00:00 Intro: help us spread the word!
01:10 Good Morning, America! Masonic Skullduggery?
03:30 Richard Fletcher's comments on GMA
06:00 Brent Morris on why Freemasonry's numbers are declining
07:50 My take on the GMA segment
08:23 A homework assignment and shout out to Pythagoras Lodge No. 1464 in Athens, Greece (errata: I said in the show that Pythagoras was No.1461 not 1464. I regret the error. Sorry Pythagoras!)
10:11 Geek out! The hardware and software I use to create X-Oriente
14:19 Continuing the interview with Michael Toth
16:30 The impact that film has had
18:50 Technical aspects of making the film
24:05 Challenges in making the film
28:00 Freemasonry in the US. and in other countries
33.12: Taking Masonry Seriously
34:40 Portraying Masonic ritual in the film
35:35 The documentary style
41:00 Dreaming of a Masonic feature film
44:15 How to get the film
46:00 Wrap up
46:55 Outro (enhanced)
If you would like to order a copy of The Freemasons, The Mystery Myth and Truth you can get it on DVD (All regions NTSC) for $24.95 + $4 shipping at their web site. (Note: International shipping may be more...contact masondvd@freemasonsfilm.com for more info)
Music:
Theme music by Charlie Crowe
"Honolulu Shuffle" by Kaimoku
Music of the Spheres by Music of the Spheres, available at Magnatune.com
Outro: Joy, by Charlie Crowe