Modern Goat Rider: an Odd Fellows podcast

Billy Sanderson, Tara Zajac
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Modern Goat Rider is an Odd Fellows podcast for members and people curious about Odd Fellows in modern times. Billy, Josh, Tara and their guests take listeners on journeys to connect Odd Fellows membership and Oddfellowship to daily life. Hear them discuss the ways Odd Fellows' principles find their way into conducting business in a Lodge room, running fund-raising events, and making stronger connections with their community. Check out www.moderngoatrider.com. 

  1. JAN 28

    Ep. 61 - Looking forward with NGs

    Happy New Year Listeners! It is also new terms for the officers of the three lodges in Victoria, so Eric, Billy and Tara discuss short interviews held with each incoming Noble Grands for 2026. You’ll hear from Bastion Lodge #4 NG Leigh Campbell, Victoria Lodge #1 NG Dawn Kirkham and Columbia Lodge #2 NG Paul Johnson. All three share their history with Odd Fellows, why they were enthusiastic to become Noble Grand and what they envision for their year in the Big Red Chair.  Check us out online at moderngoatrider.com Reach us at info@moderngoatrider.com  Intro – Drew Eriksen

    1h 7m

  2. 12/09/2025

    Ep. 60 - Black Diamond not in the rough

    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 of Peninsula Lodge #128 in Portland, OR and  Chequeuk Lodge #56 in Valparaiso, IN and Mountain View Lodge #244 in California to hear more. Check us out online at moderngoatrider.com Reach us at info@moderngoatrider.com  Intro – Anthony Shackell

    56 min

  3. 11/14/2025

    Ep. 59 – Seeing good FLT

    Our hosts, Tara, Eric and Billy, gather again to run through the recent events in Victoria, and then on to the topic planned. Have you seen good or even bad FLT within your Lodge and the people you interact with regularly? Beginning with “what makes good FLT”, the conversation takes off from there to cover how important FLT is in our daily life and often it is not really discuss deeply. MGR takes the challenge!   Like, Share, Comment!  Check out MGR online at moderngoatrider.com Reach the hosts at info@moderngoatrider.com Intro: Drew Eriksen

    1h 14m

  4. 07/10/2025

    Ep. 58 - Amen for Letters

    You thought the hosts were gone, but they keep coming back for more in Studio FLT. Welcome to 2025 everyone! This show is a good one, but when have they not been? After a little reacquainting of themselves Tara, Billy and Eric discuss the State of the Order letter from Sovereign Grand Lodge to dig deeper into leadership, passion and change. Watch for the HOT TAKES while still dancing around the issues that come from within a lovingly administered Order. Email us at info@moderngoatrider.com

    1h 14m

  5. 08/03/2024

    Ep. 57 - Two Lodges Communicating

    For the second show in a row, Chaplain Eric Bramble join Tara and Billy to continue the lively conversation, this time it's about Grand Lodge Sessions in BC for 2024 and how well the messages of progress and change travels from Grand Lodge to the local lodges. There is more to it than relying on Representatives’ Reports being read by the members.   Like, Share, Comment! Check out MGR online at moderngoatrider.com Reach the hosts at info@moderngoatrider.com Intro: Drew Eriksen

    58 min

  6. 07/24/2024

    Ep. 56 - The Heavy Volunteer Baton

    Tara and Billy are joined by Chaplain Eric Bramble for a frank conversation of the burdensome situations they have seen when the professionals could be called in, but volunteers full of FLT take on the tasks. Sometimes with amazing outcomes, and sometimes when those volunteers are under the pump to perform perfectly even though they lack the experience to do so. Volunteering is not easy in every case. And since it has been a while since the last episode there are some events from the past few months to reminisce about. Do enjoy. Like, Subscribe and Share. Check out MGR online at moderngoatrider.com Reach the hosts at info@moderngoatrider.com Intro - Anthony Shackell

    1h 13m

  7. 03/02/2024

    Ep. 55 - Crossover - What is going wrong - pt 1

    It’s that wonderful time again, when two podcasts become one. Well, actually, when MGR gets connected with friends at The Three Links Oddcast it become two shows. Part one is here and part two is on their feed. In part one, Ainslie and Toby join the discussion about Lodge leadership and the responsibility we all have to be watch for sign of negativity and possibly the beginning of a Lodge’s slide into conflict or disengagement among members. The controversial opinions are limited, but it does get spicy at times. Have a listen. Subscribe. Leave a like or comment. Cheers in FLT. Check out MGR online at moderngoatrider.com Reach the hosts at info@moderngoatrider.com   Intro – Drew Eriksen

    1h 9m

  8. 09/26/2023

    Ep. 54 - A Grand Chat

    Oh my the Goat Riding got a little of track this episode. Tara and Billy were honored to be hosts to the venerable Vice Grand Andy Bernhart of Columbia Lodge #2. Brother Andy is no stranger to Modern Goat Rider as he is part of the behind the scenes production team for MGR, and additionally for many other Odd Fellows reasons. This episode's vision was much like a Noble Grand's year in that there was a plan for it to run smoothly, but instead much fun and silliness was had. The gang did cover the best and not so great parts of holding VG and NG roles. MGR will rarely give a how-to do it show; instead the curtain is pulled back for some exposure to what aspiring Officers can discover in their future. Check out MGR online at moderngoatrider.com Reach the hosts at info@moderngoatrider.com Intro - Anthony Shackell

    1h 12m
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Modern Goat Rider is an Odd Fellows podcast for members and people curious about Odd Fellows in modern times. Billy, Josh, Tara and their guests take listeners on journeys to connect Odd Fellows membership and Oddfellowship to daily life. Hear them discuss the ways Odd Fellows' principles find their way into conducting business in a Lodge room, running fund-raising events, and making stronger connections with their community. Check out www.moderngoatrider.com. 

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