Perfect Imperfect

Angelika Buettner is known internationally for her photography work with beauty and fashion brands. As she made her way through her career, she felt inspired to create a project highlighting women who fell outside of the very narrow depiction of female beauty dictated by the commercial world. The result was “I AM: Celebrating The Perfect Imperfect” a project 7 years in the making, which collects nude profiles of over 100 women. In our discussion, she shares how the book came together, what the public response was like, and whether it would be possible to undertake a similar project now. We also discuss some of the philosophical concept around art, beauty, and their relationship with the human body.

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Photo: the book: I AM, Celebrating the Perfect Imperfect

Episode CLXXII

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Judaism and Nudity

A conversation with Art Vernon, a naturist and a rabbi, who believes that social nudity does not violate his religious beliefs and traces the origins of non-sexual nudity to the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Rabbi Vernon discovered social nudity at Fire Island National Seashore about 15 years ago. In the years following, he has practiced naturism in the United States and in Israel and he relates some of his experience as the only nude bather on Israeli beaches. He has also been surprised to discover naturists among Orthodox Jews.

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Photo: A Menorah with the Star of David in front of a naturist woman

Episode CLXXI

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Naked as Created

A discussion with some of the cast-and-crew behind Naked as Created: The Pastor Jim Moore Story, a new Christian naturist feature film based on the real life of naturist pastor Jim Moore. Producer, co-writer, and actor Tim Chizmar walks through how the project grew out of a collaboration with Moore on his father’s book series. But he then saw the story potential of dramatizing Moore’s own journey about being “outed” as a nudist pastor with the backlash, and freedom, that followed. Moore, his real-life daughter Rachael Moore (who stepped into a lead role after the original actress was unable to participate), lead actor Christopher Michelli, antagonist actor Dan Hawkins, Melody Munson, and Dana Trantham each share what it took to bring the film to life on a minuscule $150,000 budget and a 12-day shoot upended by the 2025 Southern California fires.

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Photo: Naked as Created movie poster

Episode CLXX

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Introducing Jessica

Since her first naturist experience as part of the office team at Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park in 2022, Jessica’s involvement in naturism has grown exponentially. First by going from taking a temporary seasonal job on a whim to taking a risk in making it a full-time career; but also by going well beyond mere employment to being a dedicated activist for the values of the naturist movement. Along the way, her experiences have changed her in ways she did not expect. Now she takes on responsibilities for editing and producing this podcast. In this episode, Jessica recounts her journey.

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Photo: Jessica & Stéphane at Hanlan’s Point beach in Toronto

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Naked in a Cave

We are back with an explanation for the long delay. Then Tim Chizmar and Just Nekid Sarah take us through their experience staying at the Full Tan Sun Club in Albany, New York and participating the 6th and last Naked in a Cave event at Howe Caverns. They interview a number of people including April Islip who organized the event.

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Photo: Tim & Sarah at Howe Caverns

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