We have a VERY special guest joining us in this episode — the author David Salmela! He and his wife Anne agreed to come on our podcast and talk about their Finnish heritage, what sauna meant to them growing up, and some of their favorite sauna memories. Join us this week as we laugh over coffee, poetry, stories, and sauna!

David Salmela author page: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B01N8Y45XO/allbooks?ingress=0&visitId=94b52742-b6c7-4194-9d9e-bad884a61f95&ref_=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2 

Music

Dirge of the Night by Tied With Twine

Website

https://www.thesaunatrail.com

Instagram

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TikTok

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Locals

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(00:00) Introduction 

(02:27) Finnish background 

(04:52) Sauna practices and nudity 

(12:53) David’s books 

(15:51) The ‘other’ David Salmelas  

(18:49) Sauna memories and social sauna

(23:25) The Sauna children’s book

(25:37) Visiting David and Anne Salmela 

(32:13) Self-published books and writing

(37:37) Outro