Risto shows Sam and Eero even more Yooper saunas!

National Sauna Week Schedule

https://www.nationalsaunaweek.com/sessions-and-registration

CHAPTERS

00:00 Our news

07:54 Sauna 1

17:17 Sauna 2

22:56 Sauna 3

26:52 Sauna 4

30:55 Sauna 5

34:46 Sauna 6

41:41 Sauna 7

46:00 Sauna 8

We first met Todd Shearer at our 2024 Toronto meet-up. His enthusiasm for sauna was apparent from the start. We had a great time exploring the Canadian banya scene with him. But that isn't the end of his story. He went home to Alaska and built an epic sauna. He is also part of a growing sauna community that is rooted in culture.

CONTENT

00:00 Intro and catching up

03:01 Sam's Dallas banya review

12:10 Reviewing Chipotle's sauna marketing

15:13 Todd's background with sauna

19:10 Toronto 2024

21:04 Todd's sauna build

1:20:06 Sauna practice with friends and family

Episode 64 - David Kosins and Joshua Womack join the Upper Bench to talk schvitzing in general and the Cleveland Schvitz in specific. We learn how they discovered sauna and what their current practices are like today. And we also compare the Schvitz to Banya and Sauna.

PODCAST LINKS

https://www.theupperbench.com

https://www.instagram.com/upper.bench.podcast/

GUEST LINKS

https://joshuawomack.com

CONTENTS

00:00 Intro and catching up

04:23 David's sauna story (Detroit schvitzs, LA schvitz, trip to Finland, Banya5 in Seattle, etc.)

22:01 Josh sauna story and book (Cleveland Schvitz and Soul Space)

29:09 Eero: NYC bathhouse, growing up with public sauna

30:48 David's sauna build

38:04 Josh's regular sauna location (Soul Space)

42:39 Schvitz vs Sauna vs Banya: Differences and Similarities