Ambassador Program brainstorming session
Episode 060 - Eero and Risto brainstorm about the NASS ambassador program and how to categorize different saunas in North America.If you have ideas, please leave them in the comments!
30 Juli 20251h 2min
Is there an authentic sauna culture in North America? with Michael Nordskog
Episode 59 - Michael Nordskog, author of The Opposite of Cold, joins the Upper Bench podcast to discuss his book and details about his two wonderful saunas.GUEST LINKShttps://www.facebook.com/TheOppos...
16 Juli 20251h 2min
Pit sauna, two-story saunas, savusaunas in NY, and Southampton Spa review
Catching up after a few weeks on the road... and talking about Eero's visit to the sauna village in Finland where he used a pit sauna and a two-story sauna. And Risto shows some photos of the NY savus...
1 Juli 202544min
Sauna construction deep dive with James Phelps AKA Jimmy Creel
James Phelps joins us to get super geeky about sauna construction.We dive deep into sauna ventilation, CO₂ testing, and stove design. James shares insights from his hands-on experiments and discusses ...
20 Juni 202555min
Dan Raisanen
On this episode of The Upper Bench, Sam and Risto welcome Finnish American sauna entrepreneur Dan Raisanen whose family sauna history is rooted in Cokato, Minnesota and is now running his own sauna co...
27 Maj 20251h 5min
Wade Litt - Sauna in Ohio and Other Adventures
Wade Litt - Sauna in Ohio and Other Adventures - 055On this episode of The Upper Bench, Eero and Risto welcome sauna entrepreneur Wade Litt to explore the sauna scene in Ohio and hear about his sauna ...
12 Maj 202543min
Copper Country Sauna Culture with Larry Anderson
On this episode of The Upper Bench, Eero and Risto welcome Finnish American sauna entrepreneur Larry Anderson to explore the deep-rooted sauna traditions of Michigan’s Copper Country. They discuss how...
22 Apr 202552min
Culture IS Negative!
Sam, Eero, and Risto discuss different types of online negativity in the sauna world. Risto rants a fair bit as he makes the case for why culture is always somewhat negative (and should be). They also...
4 Apr 20251h
