{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Badstu Boom with Stig Arild Pettersen | Sauna Talk Episode 112","description":"This episode of Sauna Talk comes to you from London, England\u2014on the morning after the British Sauna Summit. I meet up with Stig Arild Pettersen, Secretary General of the Norwegian Sauna Association, at Hackney Baths. It\u2019s the perfect setting for a conversation about what\u2019s happening in sauna culture right now\u2014not just in Norway, but across borders. Stig is also the host of Badstuprat, Norway\u2019s version of Sauna Talk, and together we compare notes on what many are calling the \u201cBadstu Boom.\u201d From Britain\u2019s emerging bathing renaissance to Norway\u2019s deeply rooted sauna traditions, we explore how sauna culture is evolving in different parts of the world\u2014and what connects it all. Stig and I share a common appreciation for good heat, authentic sauna experiences, and the positive energy that comes from a culture rediscovering itself. We talk about how sauna lives in the DNA of Norway, much like Finland, and how new generations are helping carry that tradition forward. We also touch on pockets of strong sauna culture in North America\u2014places where climate, water, and heritage have long supported the practice\u2014and how those regions compare to what\u2019s happening across the Atlantic. Just hours after this conversation, I\u2019m on a flight from London to Oslo to experience the Badstu Boom firsthand\u2014something special about talking sauna in one country, then stepping directly into it in another. The Sauna Talk global series continues. Good heat knows no borders. From the bench at Hackney Baths, please welcome Stig Arild Pettersen. ","author_name":"Sauna Talk","author_url":"http:\/\/saunatimes.libsyn.com","html":"