Bryon MacWilliams and the Russian banya

The Upper Bench 024: Bryon MacWilliams joins us to discuss the Russian banya and his book With Light Steam. https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9780875807089/with-light-steam/ [email protected] Hosts Eero Kilpi (North American Sauna Society), Sam Wacha (Saunner), Christopher (Risto) Rice (Sauna Digest) Theme Music: Conga Se Menne "Guess Who's Coming to Sauna" TIMESTAMPS (00:00:00) Introduction (00:02:13) The story behind Bryon's book on banya (00:12:50) What is a banya? Where did it come from? (00:21:20) Russian banya stoves and "light steam" (00:30:17) Steam in the Finnish savusauna (00:34:15) Making good steam at home (00:38:30) Differences in banya structures (00:39:16) Ventilation (00:44:55) Essential oils and scents (00:59:23) Future topics for discussion (01:01:56) Bryon's Saturday steams