The New Party Sauna: Community, Cold Plunges & Sauna Days | Josh Leddy & Leif Kjorness | Sauna Talk 131

The New Party Sauna: Community, Cold Plunges & Sauna Days | Josh Leddy & Leif Kjorness | Sauna Talk 131

From Sauna Talk by SaunaTimes

May 14, 2026 · 56 min · Episode 131

About this episode

A conversation about sauna culture, craftsmanship, and community with Josh Leddy and Leif Kjorness.

In this of Sauna Talk, Glenn Auerbach is joined bench-side by Josh Leddy of Get Sweaty with Leddy and sauna builder Leif Kjorness of Excelsior Saunas for a deeply personal and wide-ranging conversation recorded after multiple sauna and cold plunge rounds on Lake Ann in Minnesota. What unfolds is more than a discussion about sauna. It's a conversation about craftsmanship, friendship, healing, community, and the ways sauna culture continues to evolve while still holding onto its roots. Josh shares how his lifelong connection to sauna eventually inspired him to launch Get Sweaty with Leddy, a YouTube channel and podcast focused on natural healing, pain management, and meaningful conversations that happen best on the sauna bench. He talks about his upcoming mobile sauna project, his vision for creating immersive wellness gatherings through movement and music, and why sauna creates a unique environment where people can truly connect without barriers. Leif reflects on his journey from custom home building into the sauna world, and how building saunas became more than construction work — it became a calling. He discusses craftsmanship, quality building principles, the importance of…

People in this episode

Host: Glenn Auerbach

Guests: Josh Leddy, Leif Kjorness

Topics covered

Keywords

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Get Sweaty with Leddy, Excelsior Saunas

Places: Lake Ann, Minnesota

More episodes of Sauna Talk

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Sauna Talk podcast page.