Year: 2009

Non-landed Clubs

This episode features reader feedback on the previous show about clothing-optional policies, another song by the Naked Drummer & the Baileys Road Band, and a discussion on non-landed clubs: what are they and how to start one.
Episode IX

The song at the beginning of the show is:
I want to be a nudist by The Naked Drummer & the Baileys Road Band.
You can read more about the band, listen to other songs and purchase their CD at: www.baileysroad.com

The Ontario Roaming Bares can be found at: www.orbtoronto.org
The Forest City Family Naturists can be found at: www.fcn.ca/FCFN/

The book referenced in the show, Au Naturel: The History of Nudism in Canada by James Woycke Ph.D., can be previewed at Google Books by clicking here.

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Why Clothing-Optional Does Not Work

Episode VIII

We discuss the many reasons why clothing-optional policies do not work in naturist clubs. Naturism wasn’t always so tolerant. In the beginning of the 20th century when naturism started, wearing clothes in a naturist club was not an option. The clothing-optional policy, a well-meaning attempt to be more inclusive and to make it easier for new people, has actually back-fired.

The song at the beginning of the show is:
Skin Free by The Naked Drummer & the Baileys Road Band.
You can read more about the band, listen to other songs and purchase their CD at: www.baileysroad.com

The Toronto Star article referenced in the podcast is here:   www.thestar.com/living/article/445402

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Naturist Cartoons

We interview Stephen Crowley author of Loxie & Zoot and The Bare Pit cartoons. The first story, Loxie & Zoot, was published as a book. He has since published 12 more stories (nearly 400 pages) on the web. Stephen’s cartoons very effectively depict of every body type and shape without bias against any of them. His stories are appropriate for all ages and contain lessons for both naturists and non-naturists. Stephen pokes fun at many textile misconceptions about naturism but also takes a few shots at some naturist hang-ups. You can also see some of Stephen’s art on Bare Oaks’ website and printed materials. Stephen discusses his inspiration for the strip, the impact of naturism as a topic in cartoons, and how he goes about creating The Bare Pit. We close with Stephen describing naturism in Australia. The image included with the post was specially drawn by Stephen for this podcast. Can you guess who the characters are?

www.TheBarePit.com

Episode VII

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Naturist/Nudist Fiction

In this episode, we discuss naturist fiction with Tom (T.H.) Pine who has authored many short stories and novels. In fact, he was an author before he became a naturist. Discovering naturism led him naturally to writing naturist fiction. We talk about his stories, his writing techniques, his inspiration, the type of fiction that he likes and what he thinks doesn’t work. As part of those discussions, we debate the pros and cons of including sex and sexuality in naturist fiction. Tom also gives some advice for listeners who want to write their own fictional stories. We close with a discussion on e-books and the future of printed books.

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Episode VI

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A tribute to Lee Baxandall

On November 27, 2008, the naturist world lost a leader when the founder of The Naturist Society, Lee Baxandall, passed away at the age of 73. This episode is dedicated to Lee’s legacy in the naturist world. We interview Nicky Hoffman from the naturist society who worked with him since almost the beginning. We also hear Mark Storey’s perspective on Lee’s impact on the naturist world. Finally, we hear Lee Baxandall himself speak about naturism.

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Episode V

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