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Austin Dispatch

Taking on Barton Springs One Plunge at a Time is a Hot Idea Right Now

Jun 2 • Nell Waters

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May 2026

Market Dispatch: Where's the $$?

White Space, what makes a great opportunity chum for sharks, and maturity in the industry.

May 23 • Nell Waters

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April 2026

Travel Dispatch: Sky Lagoon with a Private Chef?

Tour Icelandic hot springs with our very own Alisa from Howl at the Moon

Apr 29 • Nell Waters

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Design Dispatch: Anatomy of a Build

@Washington Baths in Portland, ME

Apr 24 • Nell Waters

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Blue Mind Dispatch: New Stove on the Block

Movement in Kansas City, Peptides in New York, and my interview with Harvia

Apr 17 • Nell Waters

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Roundup Dispatch: Things to Know This Week

Positioning Ourselves, Bathhouses in the Bay, The Art of Flow, and more.

Apr 8 • Nell Waters

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Fashion Dispatch: Get Naked With Your Thoughts, but please, Stay Dressed

Hello, hello.

Apr 1 • Nell Waters

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March 2026

SxSw Dispatch & Guest Post by St. Lucie's Founder: Wellbeing, Fact or Friction?

On AI intimacy, Sweat Culture, and the two booming industries that are trying to tell us something.

Mar 24 • Sierra Blake, MPS, LADC and Nell Waters

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Dispatch: The Entrepreneurial Flex of Sauna Residencies

Yaddo and MacDowell are two of the most competitive creative residencies to gain access to in the U.S. but now there are roving sauna residencies that…

Mar 16 • Nell Waters

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Dispatch: Vermont’s Very First Sauna Festival is Happening Next Month

It seems that 2026 is the year for bigger than ever bathing festivals and a hearty supply of sauna summits to select from when planning your weekend…

Mar 11 • Nell Waters

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Dispatch: Stalking SxSw for the Perfect Soak

A couple of high-profile lads from the burgeoning industry of the public baths will be hosting one of the hottest panel talks in Austin next week during…

Mar 6 • Nell Waters

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February 2026

Thermaculture's Sauna Ninja

There’s a new sauna on the block in the border town of Nogales, AZ and it’s being built by pioneering bad-boy John Pederson – a ninja in the thermic…

Feb 28 • Nell Waters

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