In the Sauna Talk podcast, I talk to the movers and shakers of the sauna world about all things related to great löyly. From random strangers on the streets of Helsinki, to Wim Hof, to the leading sauna researcher Dr. Jari Laukanen, they all have interesting knowledge and insight about authentic sauna.
Something special is happening in the world of sauna research. In this episode of Sauna Talk, Glenn Auerbach takes us to The Well in Norway, where the Sauna Research Foundation has brought together 15 researchers from nine countries to advance
In this episode of Sauna Talk, Glenn Auerbach sits down with Risto Elomaa, outgoing president of the International Sauna Association, on the eve of the International Sauna Congress in Oslo. After 16 years as ISA president—and two decades on its
What happens when we stop performing and start remembering who we actually are? In this live conversation from Sauna Days 2026, Glenn Auerbach sits down with longtime friend Harvey Martin for a wide-ranging Sauna Talk about performance, identity, intuition, nervous-system
In Sauna Talk Episode 138, Glenn sits down with longtime friend and fellow “thermal soul brother” Jeff Pyzyk—a Wisconsin sauna enthusiast with more than two decades of experience and an estimated 3,500+ sauna sessions under his belt. Jeff shares how
What does it mean to be “3 Percent Finn” yet feel deeply connected to Finnish sauna culture? For Sauna Talk Episode 137, Glenn sits down with Michael Nordskog, author of The Opposite of Cold: The Northwoods Finnish Sauna Tradition, recorded live
In this episode of Sauna Talk, the roles are reversed as Mossy Ben interviews Glenn Auerbach about Sauna Days 2026 at Larsmont Cottages on the North Shore of Lake Superior. Glenn shares the origin story of Sauna Days, from a
In Episode 135 of Sauna Talk, Glenn Auerbach welcomes psychotherapist Sierra Blake for a live conversation recorded at Sauna Days 2026 on the shores of Lake Superior. Sierra brings a graduate background in mental health psychology from the University of
For this special July 4 edition of Sauna Talk, Glenn reflects from island cabin country near the Superior National Forest in northeast Minnesota, looking out across open water and thinking about sauna in America: where it came from, what it
The Authors Panel at Sauna Days 2025 | Garrett Conover, Jesse Coomer, Harvey Martin | Sauna Talk 133 In Episode 133 of Sauna Talk, I host a special live authors panel recorded at Sauna Days 2025 featuring Garrett Conover, Jesse Coomer, Harvey
In this live session from Sauna Days 2025, I sit down with Jake Newport from Finnmark (UK) for a wide-ranging conversation on where sauna culture is headed, and what happens when tradition meets innovation across continents. Jake shares the story
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