The Lutheran Ladies' Lounge from KFUO Radio

Looking for a savory new casserole to add to your fall potluck lineup? Look no further than Erin’s Recipe Card. In this episode, the ladies bake up and try an Erin original: Spaghetti Squash Casserole with spicy sausage, kale and a crispy Parmesan crumb topping. With vegetarian, gluten-free, dairy-free and allergy- and intolerant-friendly variations all possible, this healthy and easily customizable recipe is sure to become a side... Read more

Warm up your vocal cords and join the Lutheran Ladies as they indulge their love of hymns with a new musical segment: “Hymn Sing with Sarah”! In this first installment, Sarah digs into the background and meaning of the beloved All Saints Day hymn “For All the Saints” as she and her co-hosts explore what makes All Saints Day (and the seasons and festivals of the liturgical year more generally) so special and significant for the lif... Read more

This Sunday is Reformation Day (observed), and what better way could there be to celebrate in the lounge than with a Reformation-themed quiz? In her latest “Trivia Challenge,” Rachel stumps the ladies with a lively round of questions about women in the Lutheran Reformation. Listen, laugh, learn, and play along at home as Sarah, Erin and Bri answer questions about the Reformation that they never thought to ask: What might Katie vo... Read more

It’s a Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge short! Have you ever been on the phone, only to have the dog bark or the kids yell for help. So have we. For bonus content from the show and a chance to help shape future on-air conversations—and enjoy friendly fellowship with other Lutheran ladies—join The Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge Facebook discussion group (facebook.com/groups/LutheranLadiesLounge) and follow Sarah (@mrsbaseballpants), Rachel (&... Read more

Should Lutherans go Trick-or-Treating on Halloween — or not? That’s Bri’s “Big Question” for October, and in this episode of The Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge, the ladies are considering all the arguments and doing their level best to hash out answers (with a little help from their friends on Facebook and the LCMS’s Commission on Theology and Church Relations). Whether you dress up on Halloween and greet the kiddies at the door with ful... Read more

Put on your thinking caps and play along with Rachel’s Trivia Challenge! In this episode of The Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge, Rachel stumps the ladies with a series of trivia questions about LCMS Lutherans in show business. What can J. S. Bach’s signature sign-off teach us about Lutheranism and celebrity? Where can a Lutheran celeb always go and not be fussed over? Which Hollywood character actor grew up as an LCMS pastor’s kid? And (o... Read more

Some people look forward all year to Christmas, but in this episode, the Lutheran Ladies are already getting excited for Lent (143 sleeps, in case you’re counting!) — and with it, the Lenten soup supper. In Bri’s new segment “How to Lutheran,” she waxes rhapsodic over styrofoam bowls of chicken noodle soup, leaky yellow drink coolers and all the other austere culinary delights of a traditional Lutheran midweek meal. “Lenten midwe... Read more

In their second episode, the Lutheran Ladies head down to the church basement for “Erin’s Recipe Card,” a segment celebrating classic recipes from Lutheran cookbooks. Taste-testing a vintage concoction of pineapple, tuna fish, and magical “goo” (that totally isn’t a New England snack cake, despite what it sounds like), they learn how to “Ring It!” — and why it’s always so important to let your fellow kitchen helpers know whether yo... Read more

It's a Lutheran Ladies' Lounge short! Every Lutheran lady shares unique experiences, and Sarah, Erin, Rachel, and Bri have a real conversation about the good and bad of pantyhose, and whether it's even still a thing for Lutheran ladies. For bonus content from the show and a chance to help shape future on-air conversations—and enjoy friendly fellowship with other Lutheran ladies—join The Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge Facebook... Read more

In this inaugural episode of The Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge, learn about the “gracious, women-only oasis” that inspired the podcast and get to know its four co-hosts: Sarah Gulseth (KFUO Radio), Bri Gerzevske (LCMS Mission Advancement), Erin Alter (LCMS Office of International Mission) and Rachel Bomberger (formerly of The Lutheran Witness). Why did Bri wear a chicken suit to a road race? Who’s with Rachel on #teamcucumber—and who’s ... Read more

Introducing The Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge podcast! This podcast, created by Rachel Bomberger, Sarah Gulseth, Erin Alter, and Bri Gerzevske, is for Lutheran ladies. We will bring stories of Lutherans, discuss Lutheran pop culture, get to know each other and you, and discuss obscure things that we all experience as Lutheran ladies. This is a place you can escape to with inviting conversations, laughter, and fellowship with your Luthera... Read more