{"podcast":{"title":"Sauna Talk","slug":"sauna-talk-323379","podcast_index_feed_id":323379,"rss_url":"https://saunatimes.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://saunatimes.libsyn.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/3/a/b/0/3ab0e3e8db041baabafc7308ab683e82/SaunaTalk_Podcast_Artwork.jpg","author":"SaunaTimes","episode_count":133,"summary":"Sauna Talk is a show about the authentic sauna experience. Recorded (often) on the sauna bench, we talk with interesting guests about sauna including such aspects as building sauna, enjoying sauna, and health and wellness benefits to sauna. The rising sauna tide is lifting many boats and we look forward to some left turns that we hope to keep listeners on and off the more enjoyable and less trampled authentic sauna trail.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-05T12:20:14.910041+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sauna-talk-323379"},"episode":{"title":"American-Made Sauna Stoves: Inside the Top U.S. Manufacturers | Sauna Talk #120","slug":"american-made-sauna-stoves-inside-the-top-u-s-manufacturers-sauna-talk-120","published_at":"2025-12-06T23:49:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sauna-talk-323379/american-made-sauna-stoves-inside-the-top-u-s-manufacturers-sauna-talk-120","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sauna-talk-323379","url":"https://saunatimes.libsyn.com/sauna-talk-120-american-sauna-stove-makers","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/saunatimes/SaunaTalk_3SaunaBuilders.mp3?dest-id=374776","summary":"Today, on Sauna Talk, and almost on the sauna bench, I'm pleased to bring you the folks behind the three major American sauna stove makers. American manufacturing at work! Garrett, Lamppa Manufacturing , Tower, Minnesota, Population 421 Philip, Nippa , Beulah, MI, Population 303 Lynn, Ilo , Dollar Bay, Michigan, Population 1,070 We talk through what their company looks like, their community, and what their opinions are on the North American sauna industry. Small town manufacturing. Direct to consumer, factory direct. Products Made with quality with longevity in mind. A couple of terms: Cost engineering: Designed in a way that reduces manufacturing costs—sometimes at the expense of quality, durability, or performance. Margin stacking: When every step in a product's journey — manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler, retailer — adds a profit margin, and those margins compound into a much larger final price. More here.","meta_description":"Today, on Sauna Talk, and almost on the sauna bench, I'm pleased to bring you the folks behind the three major American sauna stove makers. American manuf…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3755,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sauna-talk-323379/episodes/american-made-sauna-stoves-inside-the-top-u-s-manufacturers-sauna-talk-120/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sauna-talk-323379/american-made-sauna-stoves-inside-the-top-u-s-manufacturers-sauna-talk-120.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}