A Fiercer Delight with Matt Gordon
The world can feel heavy, full of pain that outpaces our joy. A Fiercer Delight is Matt Gordon’s search for something brighter - conversations with coworkers, business leaders, neighbors, and friends who are chasing goodness, truth, and wisdom in their real, messy lives.
Each episode explores the human experience - failures, turning points, small delights, and big transformations - to uncover how we might live with more light, more hope, and more joy. Starting with local voices and expanding nationally, A Fiercer Delight invites you to sit in on candid, thoughtful, sometimes funny talks that just might leave you inspired to find a fiercer delight of your own.
A Fiercer Delight with Matt Gordon
Lauren Steinhoff: Find the Nerds at the Bottom of the Cup
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Lauren Steinhoff joins Matt for a wide-ranging, funny conversation about chasing joy in everyday life, even when your palms are sweaty and the microphone is on.
They get into what actually fills Lauren’s cup: deep friendships over shallow small talk, paying attention to the details people share (yes, she keeps notes), and finding small rituals that make an ordinary day feel lighter.
You’ll hear about:
- “New boot goofin’,” study habits, and showing up even when you feel nervous
- Why Lauren loves people, but hates shallow happy-hour small talk
- The underrated power of remembering what matters to others
- Accounting, order, spreadsheets, and the surprising overlap with ministry life
- Matt’s love-hate relationship with hugging (and the reality TV “thumb massage” thing)
- The Sonic “fancy water” recipe (lemon, sugar-free raspberry, Nerds) and why it counts as joy
- A simple close: smile more, hug if you are a hugger, and look for the nerds at the bottom of the cup
If you need a reminder that joy doesn’t have to be complicated, this one lands.
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