Oslo Badstuforening and the Floating Sauna Movement | Sauna Talk Episode 114
Today on the sauna bench, we head to Oslo, Norway, and visit with the folks at Oslo Badstuforening, (Oslo Sauna Association). This is my second trip to Norway in as many years. They say that you never...
17 Jul 202549min
Sipoonjoki Smoke Sauna and The Spirit of Sauna | Sauna Talk Episode 113
This episode of Sauna Talk is a special joint conversation with Linda and Otto of The Spirit of Sauna podcast, coming to you from Sipoonjoki Heritage Sauna just outside Helsinki, Finland. Linda and Ot...
3 Jul 20251h 25min
The Badstu Boom with Stig Arild Pettersen | Sauna Talk Episode 112
This episode of Sauna Talk comes to you from London, England—on the morning after the British Sauna Summit. I meet up with Stig Arild Pettersen, Secretary General of the Norwegian Sauna Association, a...
10 Jun 202532min
The British Sauna Summit and the Rise of Sauna Culture in the UK | Sauna Talk Episode 111
This episode of Sauna Talk comes to you from the British Sauna Summit, held May 20, 2025, at the Hilton London Canary Wharf. What a difference a year makes. At the first Summit in 2024, about 120 of u...
9 Jun 202551min
Public Sauna Operators Roundtable | Recorded at the 2025 Culture of Bathing Gathering in New York City | Sauna Talk Episode 110
Welcome to this special episode of Sauna Talk, recorded at the Culture of Bathing gathering in New York City, January 2025. This is a bit of a two-part conversation. We begin with a behind-the-scenes ...
5 Apr 20251h 26min
On the Bench with Mika and Wendy | Sauna Talk Episode 109
Today on Sauna Talk, we welcome back Mika Meskanen and Wendy Liu. Mika, originally from Finland, and Wendy, with roots in China, now call London home. We recorded this conversation together on the sau...
14 Mar 20251h
Jon Sabes on Healthy Wealthy Longevity | Sauna Talk Episode 107
Today on Sauna Talk, we welcome back Jon Sabes. Jon first joined us on Episode #61, and in this conversation, we reconnect on the same sauna bench in Minneapolis. He's in town from Los Angeles for a w...
5 Mar 202534min
How to Build a Sauna: Benches, Stoves & Design | Live from West Coast Sauna Summit | Sauna Talk #106
Thinking about building your own sauna? This episode of Sauna Talk brings you inside a live panel discussion on sauna design, construction, and best practices—recorded at the West Coast Sauna Summit n...
13 Feb 202539min
