This episode of Naked Age explores the parallel paths of two nudist pioneers whose stories take place over seventy years apart. First we look at Ray Connett, an influential figure of early Canadian nudism who helped establish that country’s first national nudist organization. Then we meet Gerardo Cisneros, a Mexican nudism advocate whose hard work and clever initiative has helped bring a budding Mexican nudist movement into full bloom. 

• Gerardo Cisneros
  • Twitter
• The Nudist Federation of Mexico
  • Official website
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
• The Zipolite Nudist Festival 
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
• Research made possible by
  • American Nudist Research Library
  • Western Nudist Research Library

This episode of Naked Age is sponsored by the AANR Education Foundation

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Naked Age is produced by Naturist Vintage

Episode CXLIII (episode 6 of Naked Age)

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For over a century naturism has been continuously misunderstood, misinterpreted, or worse, exploited. When the basic tenets of the movements are forgotten or intentionally ignored it can lead to egregious abuses. Rebekah tells a childhood story which has marked her for life. Yet she remains optimistic that real naturism is a good thing for people. WARNING: This episode contains accounts of sexual abuse which may be upsetting to some listeners.

Links to items mentioned in the episode:

• Episode XXVI on the Exploitation of naturists
• Nudes-a-poppin’
• Ponderosa Sun Club in Roselawn, Indianna, USA

Photo: Nudes-A-Poppin’ 2009 by Naked Bare Nude, retrieved from Wikipedia Commons, and used under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. The image is unaltered other than cropped for shape.

Episode CXLII

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In this episode of Naked Age we meet Marie Willa Bobo-Smith, a transgender nudist whose top free activism and public nudism make her make her a trailblazer for trans visibility. Plus, we explore intersections between nudist and trans history and look at the history of single men policies in nudist clubs. 

• Links to Marie Willa:
  • Marie Willa on Twitter
  • Marie Willa on TikTok
  • Marie Willa on Checkin
  • Marie Willa on MeWe
• Resources for supporting transgender rights:
  • U.S. National Center for Transgender Equality
  • The Trevor Project
  • GLAAD
  • Trans Lifeline
  • Human Rights Campaign
  • What You Need To Know About The Equality Act in the United States
  • U.S.A. H.R.5 – Equality Act

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Episode CXLI (episode 5 of Naked Age)

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Most naturists hate social media moderation because they have experience with their posts being censored or their account being suspended. Yet we also want moderation to remove offensive or harassing content. In this episode, we discuss the challenge of moderation with the team that manages the No Tan Lines Facebook group.

Links to items mentioned in the show:

• No Tan Lines Facebook Group
• Facebook “community” standards
• Facebook’s rules for content revealed
• Professor Amir Attaran’s fight with Twitter
• Fediverse explanation on Wikipedia

Photo: The No Tan Lines (NTL) Facebook Group Page

Episode CXL

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In this episode of Naked Age we meet Jérôme Jolibois, a Belgian naturist and avid cyclist whose naked bike activism paved the lane for him to become the first open naturist elected to the Brussels Town Hall. Plus we explore the convergence of two movements: Nude Activism and Bicycle Activism, and the spark that led to the World Naked Bike Ride. 

Links to items mentioned in the episode:

• Cyclonudista Brussels
• World Naked Bike Ride – WNBR
• Jérôme on Facebook
• Jérôme on Twitter
• Jérôme on Flickr

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Episode CXXXIX (episode 4 of Naked Age)

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When we first heard Heather talk about her nude skydiving experience we thought she would make an interesting interview. But through our discussion we discovered a fascinating individual with an intense newfound passion for naturism.

Links to items mentioned in the show:

• The Naked Peacock film
• Naked News skydiving vimeo video
• 100th Skydive Naked Tradition
• Nebraska man jumps nude 60 times in one day – YouTube
• Heather Interviewed on Wazzy Circus Radio podcast
• Hippie Hollow in Austin
• Star Ranch
• Skydive Lone Star
• The Society for the Advancement of Naked Skydiving
• Nikki’s Yoga at Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park

Photo: Heather skydiving at Skydive Lone Star in Luling, Texas, USA in summer 2021

Episode CXXXVIII

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In this episode of Naked Age we meet Barbara Williamson, a pioneering figure of the sexual revolution frequently referred to as “The Most Liberated Woman in America”.

Links to items mentioned in the show:

• Barbara Williamson’s Website
• Barbara Williamson’s book, “The Most Liberated Woman in America”
• Sandstone (1975) on IndieFlix

Naked Age is produced by Naturist Vintage

Episode CXXXVII (episode 3 of Naked Age)

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Innovation and new ideas often come from non-landed clubs. The lack of a permanent facility means that they must look for new activities in non-traditional places. They also tend to be more urban and appeal to younger people. In our discussion with Calgary Nude Recreation we hear about their ideas, challenges, and successes.

Links to items mentioned in the show:

• Episode 129 Waterparks
• Calgary Nude Recreation (CNR) website
• To get the CNR guide to starting nude group send an email: [email protected]
• CNR on Facebook
• CNR on Instagram
• CBC story about the threats against CNR

Photo: Rawson Lake in Kananaskis, Alberta. (just outside of Banff) used with permission from Calgary Nude Recreation

Episode CXXXVI

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Since the resort town was built in the 1960’s, it has been promoted as the ultimate naturist destination; a place where you can fully live clothesfree and all modern services and conveniences are available. While this area of the city of Agde is officially known as the “Quartier Naturiste” (naturist neighbourhood) it is also often described simply as the “naked city”. In the last few decades it has also been heavily criticised for the open sexuality and preponderance of swingers’ clubs. So is it naturist? We asked Nick and Lins of Naked Wanderings and Dan Carlson, also known as Naturist Dan, of the Meandering Naturist blog about their experiences.

Links to items mentioned in the show:

• Jim Reed’s 1984 report about Cap d’Agde on CTV’s W5
• Naked Wanderings
  • Naked Wandering – Cap d’Agde: A Day in the World’s Most Famous Nude Village
  • The Naked Wanderings Blog
  • Naked Wanderings on Twitter
  • Naked Wanderings on Instagram
  • Naked Wanderings on Pinterest
  • Naked Wanderings on Facebook
• The Meandering Naturist
  • Why a newbie naturist should not go to Cap d’Agde
  • Meandering Naturist Blog Dan and Charlotte
  • Reddit
  • Trip Advisor
  • Meandering Naturist Facebook
  • Meandering Naturist Instagram

Photo: a postcard from Stéphane’s 1993 trip to Cap d’Agde

Episode CXXXV

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In the fall of 2020, a collaborative project was launched on Twitter with the objective of creating a universal naturist symbol. Many designs were submitted and after several rounds of voting a symbol was selected. Linda Weber has been a very active and vocal proponent of both the symbol and the #IAmtheFaceofNaturism hashtag so we contacted her and asked her to tell us more about it.

Links to items mentioned in the show:

• Linda Weber on Twitter a.k.a. BlondeGiraffe @TrueBlueNude https://twitter.com/truebluenude
• Bates Beach https://friendsofbatesbeach.com/
• AANR https://www.aanr.com/
• Episode about Online Harassment of Women https://www.naturistlivingshow.com/2017/12/topless-topics-online-harassment-of-women.html
• Episode about Women in Naturism https://www.naturistlivingshow.com/2010/03/women-and-naturism.html
• Naturist Symbol
  • Website https://www.naturistsymbol.org/
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NaturistSymbol/
  • Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/naturistsymbol/
  • Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Naturist_Symbol/
  • MeWe: https://mewe.com/join/naturistsymbol
  • Twitter https://twitter.com/naturistsymbol
• Skinny-Dipper Ensign and Flag by Alaska’s nAKed Friends from 2018 https://www.flagandbanner.com/images/brave_northernexposure.pdf
• Donna Price from British Naturism https://www.bn.org.uk/news/information/about-bn/women-in-naturism-in-the-media-again-r766/

Photo: Linda Webber on North Rincon Beach (locally known as Bates Beach) in California holding a bottle with the 2020 naturist symbol

Episode CXXXIV

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