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The Upper Bench

The Upper Bench Sauna Podcast

Experience The Upper Bench for unique sauna expeditions. Immerse in Finnish sauna traditions, embrace the allure of hot-cold bathing, and relish wood-burning sauna tales. Ignite your passion for sauna culture as we cover topics like sauna tech, wellness, and others. Join Eero, Risto, and Sam on a global quest for the authentic warmth of saunas. Unleash the sauna adventurer within - subscribe now! 🧖🏻‍♂️#heat #steam #coldplunge #thermal #sweatbathing #finnishculture #health

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Episodi

79 episodi

  1. Defining sauna 1:02:21
  2. The Radiant Debate 1:06:22
  3. Dan Sarya of Michigan Sauna 1:00:17
  4. A trip to Finland transformed Bill's perspective on sauna and health 1:00:18
  5. Adventures in Researching the History of Finnish Sauna in North America 33:44
  6. Use what you have - Aaron Vainikka from Finnbilt 59:27
  7. Sam's Sauna - Part 1 1:01:26
  8. Finns in Maine 1:00:08
  9. Sauna Week - Construction Session with Sam and Glenn 48:35
  10. Breaking the Law of Löyly? Sauna Week Q&A with Lassi, Risto, and Minea 18:57
  11. We've Got Charts and Graphs! 54:14
  12. Sauna is RISKY business 1:18:06
  13. Eero's Sauna Message to North America 47:33
  14. Yooper Saunas Part 3 56:53
  15. Todd builds an epic sauna in Alaska 1:32:41
  16. To Schvitz 58:33
  17. A brief history of sauna marketing in North America 35:10
  18. Nathan's Journey from Infrared to Real Sauna. 55:39
  19. Private vs Public sauna practice and Sam's Big News 52:02
  20. Ambassador Program brainstorming session 1:02:06
  21. Is there an authentic sauna culture in North America? with Michael Nordskog 1:02:45
  22. Pit sauna, two-story saunas, savusaunas in NY, and Southampton Spa review 44:54
  23. Sauna construction deep dive with James Phelps AKA Jimmy Creel 55:57
  24. Dan Raisanen 1:05:48
  25. Wade Litt - Sauna in Ohio and Other Adventures 43:46
  26. Copper Country Sauna Culture with Larry Anderson 52:12
  27. Culture IS Negative! 1:00:26
  28. Sweat with Mikkel Aaland 52:04
  29. Modern Sauna vs Ancient, Always Ready Heaters 1:03:54
  30. Exploding Stones and Shipping Container Builds 1:05:03
  31. National Sauna Week 2025 51:20
  32. Mr. Kilpi Goes to Hancock 53:22
  33. Help Us Plan 2025 5:20
  34. Rob Licht Wants to Make Sauna BORING 50:19
  35. Eero's News, Sam Dreams of Masonry, and the Sauna Scene in Cambodia 44:19
  36. Upside-down, Strip-mall, Cottage, and Secret Saunas - Toronto 2024 in review 50:54
  37. The Sauna and Nakedness Episode 54:13
  38. Aufguss, Rock Tower Heaters, and Sauna as a Survival Tool 48:33
  39. How to bathe in your sauna, Eero's Helsinki sauna tour, and Cardamom Bread 36:37
  40. What up with sauna down under? Nikita Miltiadou from the Australian Sauna Association 1:17:19
  41. Discovering Finnish sauna with Julie and Risto 57:18
  42. Haley and Cody Goodreau from Logbook Stories 59:20
  43. Scott Raisanen, the new President of the North American Sauna Society 57:26
  44. Infrared "sauna" (responding to Matt Justice) 37:28
  45. Yooper Saunas 2 36:30
  46. The Bullseye Approach to Sauna 35:51
  47. Markus "The Crazy Finn" Raty 1:14:49
  48. Dr Mark Timmerman: Sensible Sauna Health 1:02:57
  49. The Four Generations of Finnish Sauna with Lassi Liikkanen 1:03:01
  50. Sauna and Inipi on The Northern Plains 45:57