The Lutheran Ladies' Lounge from KFUO Radio
Have you scrolled through your podcasts, searching for one that catches your ear - a place you can escape to with inviting conversations, laughter, and fellowship with your Lutheran sisters? Look no further! Join Sarah, Erin, Rachel, and Bri on the sofa in the Lutheran Ladies Lounge, a podcast oasis for you, dear sisters, to sit, rest your feet, and stay a while. And on the way out, we’ll check your lipstick. The Lutheran Ladies Lounge is produced by KFUO Radio and available wherever you get your podcasts.
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May 8, 2026 • 48 mins
The Party Planning Committee is back in session — and this time, they’re celebrating new babies and their mamas with a bouncing buggy full of fun baby shower ideas.
Sarah kicks off the episode with a top ten (make that top 20) list of “unexpectedly amazing not-on-the-registry gifts,” including magnetic sleepers, towel warmers, amber nightlights, and more. Erin then rolls out a cute and creative assortment of shower snacks — in...
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May 1, 2026 • 58 mins
In this special Sharathon crossover episode, Sarah, Erin, and Rachel join the Rev. Brady Finnern as guests on KFUO’s Concord Matters, a weekly program dedicated to discussing the Book of Concord, what the Lutheran Confessions mean for our Lutheran faith, and how they can be applied practically in our various vocations.
How well catechized are our Lutheran Ladies, anyway? What do they remember about the Small Catechism from the...
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April 24, 2026 • 61 mins
In this book club recap conversation, Sarah, Erin, and Rachel discuss themes and ideas in a literary work almost lost to history: Elizabeth Goudge’s The Little White Horse.
Why would an author like Elizabeth Goudge, once a bestseller, go out of fashion? How many genres can one little book be squarely in at the same time? How does this luminous coming-of-age fairy tale school us in the art of dealing with old sins? And what e...
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April 17, 2026 • 56 mins
As Americans begin for the first time to appreciate their gut microbiomes and understand the importance of nurturing good bacteria in the body, fermented foods are enjoying a long-overdue moment in the spotlight — and Erin, for one, is thrilled.
In episode one of her new miniseries, “Fermented Fun,” Erin introduces the age-old concept of preservation by fermentation and highlights some of the many foods and beverages that invo...
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April 10, 2026 • 75 mins
Can math and computer science be creative pursuits?
While many people associate creativity with artistic pursuits like painting, writing, and making music, God’s gift of human ingenuity extends to all corners of the human experience — as the Ladies find out when they interview Meghan Hopfer, a former math major currently working in the field of computer science and data management.
How does math intersect with creativity ...
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April 3, 2026 • 33 mins
Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows.
He was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities.
Good Friday marks both the low and high point of the Easter Triduum, as Christians remember with sorrow the suffering of our Lord and rejoice in His great mercy to us on the cross.
In this Adventures in Lutheranism episode, Sarah, Erin, and Rachel discuss the various Good Friday tradition...
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March 27, 2026 • 51 mins
Although Lounge-alum Bri Gerzevske is known and loved by listeners for her zany sense of humor and oddball comedy, what many may not know is that she is also a seasoned advancement professional known and loved by her colleagues for her “oddball leadership” philosophy.
What exactly is “oddball leadership”? In this episode, Bri (while sporting a giant foam cowboy hat over her headphones) breaks down the concept for Sarah, Erin, ...
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March 20, 2026 • 59 mins
Although Scripture is never trivial, Bible trivia games can be an effective and motivational teaching tool — as the Ladies discover once again in this week’s episode.
Following up on her New Testament Trivia Challenge last fall, Rachel’s back with a new slew of tricksy brain benders, this time drawn from the Old Testament canon.
Covering plagues and prayers and promises — and everything in between — Rachel’s questions w...
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March 13, 2026 • 48 mins
Class is back in session, Ladies, as Sarah continues her diaconal studies at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis!
In this episode, Sarah invites listeners to look over her shoulder as she reviews notes from her first intensive: Intro to Spiritual Care and condenses 20 hours of class material into five key takeaways useful for the “Everyday Lutheran Lady™.”
Covering core concepts like the four directions of worship, the different...
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March 6, 2026 • 99 mins
Last fall, Erin asked her first-ever Big Question: Is Dungeons and Dragons actually great?
Following up on that conversation, the Ladies put their money where their mouths are and, with the help of Lounge-alum and amateur Dungeon Master Bri Gerzevske, show listeners how the game is played.
Under Bri’s able guidance, Lutheran ladies “Barbella,” “Melodia,” and “Mumsy” battle two epic monsters that attack the church fellowshi...
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February 27, 2026 • 53 mins
In honor of the world’s most prestigious winter sporting event, the Lutheran Ladies have embarked upon their own Winter Hymnastics series. Throughout this series, they’ll laugh, they’ll cry, they’ll sweat (sometimes literally), and above all, they’ll sing as they celebrate some of the greatest hymns and hymnwriters past, present, and even yet to come.
In this final episode of the series, the Ladies (joined once again by thei...
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February 20, 2026 • 71 mins
In honor of the world’s most prestigious winter sporting event, the Lutheran Ladies have embarked upon their own Winter Hymnastics series. Throughout this series, they’ll laugh, they’ll cry, they’ll sweat (sometimes literally), and above all, they’ll sing as they celebrate some of the greatest hymns and hymnwriters past, present, and even yet to come.
In this (surprise!) (bonus!) third of four episodes, Sarah, Erin, and Rachel...
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February 13, 2026 • 64 mins
In honor of the world’s most prestigious winter sporting event, the Lutheran Ladies have embarked upon their own Winter Hymnastics series. Over three — make that four — consecutive episodes, they’ll laugh, they’ll cry, they’ll sweat (sometimes literally), and above all, they’ll sing as they celebrate some of the greatest hymns and hymnwriters past, present, and even yet to come.
In this second of four episodes, Erin challenges ...
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February 6, 2026 • 57 mins
In honor of the world’s most prestigious sporting event, the Lutheran Ladies are launching their own Winter Hymnastics series. Over the next three episodes, they’ll laugh, they’ll cry, they’ll sweat (literally), and above all, they’ll sing as they celebrate some of the greatest hymns and hymnwriters past, present, and even yet to come.
In this Story Time episode, Sarah examines the life of the MVP of nineteenth-century hymn wr...
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January 30, 2026 • 59 mins
In this book club recap conversation, Sarah, Erin, and Rachel talk through one of the most beloved spiritual classics of the modern era: C.S. Lewis’s The Screwtape Letters.
How does Screwtape offer us a unique perspective on the nature of spiritual warfare? What do we learn about temptations large and small? How does the devil seek to tempt us, in large ways and small? In what way does this book open our eyes to the nature of ...
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January 23, 2026 • 66 mins
In this Kitchen Table Talk episode, Sarah, Erin, and Rachel welcome the Rev. Dr. Carl Fickenscher for a friendly and informative conversation all about the church year.
What is the church year? Where did our liturgical calendar come from? How do the lectionary, seasons, and festivals of the church year all work together to proclaim Christ and strengthen faith? What’s the difference between the one-year and three-year lectionar...
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January 16, 2026 • 45 mins
There’s a chill in the air on this midwinter day — and a warm, mouth-watering aroma wafting from the kitchen.
That’s right: the Lutheran Ladies are brewing up savory pots of soup in an all-new Iron Ladle Challenge!
Erin leads off with a Finnish salmon soup (lohikeitto) that leaves her co-hosts drooling. Rachel then shares a trio of seasonally appropriate soups: seafood chowder for holiday decadence, “feel-better so...
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January 9, 2026 • 66 mins
Following up on a promise made early last year, Sarah’s turning to the end of her Lutheran Service Book to sing — and get a lot better acquainted with — all eight “Close of Service” hymns in this all-new Hymn Sing episode.
Hymns featured include “Go, My Children, with My Blessing” (LSB 922), Lord, Dismiss Us with Your Blessing (LSB 924), “Savior, Again to Thy Dear Name We Raise” (LSB 917), “Guide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer” (LS...
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January 2, 2026 • 52 mins
After an unexpected two-year hiatus, the Ladies’ annual New Year’s Wishes and Prognostication episode is back!
After first looking back over their 2023 prognostications to see if any came true (spoiler alert: wide-leg jeans — who knew?), Sarah, Erin, and Rachel each present listeners with a good wish, a zany "prognostication” for what life will hold in 2026, and a word of blessing for a good New Year.
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December 26, 2025 • 44 mins
Spoiler alert: We're back to shamelessly regifting our Poetry Slams because we love them so much, but this year is a first-time regift!
Five years after their first Christmas Poetry Slam in 2019 (routinely “regifted” ever since), the Ladies have finally picked up their pens to write a fresh batch of poems for the holiday season.
And this time, they have help.
Joining Sarah, Erin, and Rachel in the Lounge are authors Ka...
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