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Diary of the Astro-Nudes

Ep. 24: "Quantam Trouble"

Mar 1 • Ahmed Raafat

Weekly Wrap: Feb. 28

This week on Planet Nude: Exploring the roots of social nudity and News of the Nude!

Feb 28 • Special to Planet Nude

"Out of our shells"

Feb 27 • Ron Coleman

News of the Nude, Feb. 2026

Volume 38: Legal battles, lost resorts, naked hikes, and women reclaiming the nude self-portrait

Feb 27 • Evan Nicks

Who do you feel most relaxed being nude around?

In this #UndressedThread, talking about the vibes our best people give off

Feb 26

Nudie Cutie Comics

"O Captain, My Captain!"

Feb 25

The first modern definition of social nudism in 1904

John Russell Coryell and the American blueprint for social nudism

Feb 24 • Carl Hild, PhD

Part one: What nudists feel, and why non-nudists struggle to see it

Feb 23 • Catherina

The Nudist Newbies

"Nude Fashion Show"

Feb 22 • Nudist Newbies

Weekly Wrap: Feb. 21

An early LGBTQ+ pioneer, nudist short films, and love across a nudist divide, this week on Planet Nude

Feb 22 • Special to Planet Nude

The Naturist Vibe Eps. 30-37

Join hosts Gabby and Dan as they dive into the world of ethical naturism on The Naturist Vibe podcast.

Feb 21 • The Crowned Nudi, Dan Speers, and Dustin Cox

Strips One-Shots

"Persistent Creature" by Jerry King

Feb 20

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News

Vermont lawmaker introduces bill to criminalize public nudity

House Bill H.683 would apply even on private property visible from public areas

Feb 10 • Evan Nicks

Power cuts escalate dispute at Olive Dell Ranch

Residents say utility shutoffs follow lawsuit over mandatory clothing policy

Feb 7 • Evan Nicks

UPDATE: Court grants Friends of Denny Blaine’s motion to intervene

Summary judgment hearing delayed as legal fight over the park continues

Jan 28 • Evan Nicks

Friends of Denny Blaine intervenes in lawsuit seeking park closure

New legal step aims to ensure queer and clothing-optional beachgoers are represented in court

Jan 27 • Evan Nicks

Strips

Greyfriar's Isle #119

The fez of tranquility, the pipe of contemplation and the slippers of contentment

Mar 4 • Reinder Dijkhuis

"Earthling Hospitality"

Mar 2 • Jerry King

Diary of the Astro-Nudes

Ep. 24: "Quantam Trouble"

Mar 1 • Ahmed Raafat

"Out of our shells"

Feb 27 • Ron Coleman

Naked Age

Episode notes: Making Space

Naked Age Ep. 17: Nudity and growth

Dec 12, 2025 • Evan Nicks

32:36

Episode 17: On naturism, community, and the work of keeping spaces open

Dec 10, 2025 • Evan Nicks

Episode notes: Vian's Revolution

Naked Age Ep. 16: Nudity and freedom

Mar 24, 2025 • Evan Nicks

34:20

Vian's Revolution

Episode 16: From oppression to liberation in a personal awakening

Mar 21, 2025 • Evan Nicks

New Nudist Podcast

New Nudist Podcast: MoonGroove Update and Big Nude Boat

Episode 43: Catching up with Eli Porr on 2026’s biggest naturist happenings

Jan 12 • Scott Cline and Evan Nicks

New Nudist Podcast: Youth in Naturism with James Shuttleworth

Episode 42: Building the future of naturism with the INF-FNI youth leader

Jul 20, 2025 • Scott Cline and Evan Nicks

New Nudist Podcast: MoonGroove Naturist Music Festival

Episode 41: A nudist Coachella? Meet the organizer of MoonGroove

Jun 6, 2025 • Scott Cline and Evan Nicks

New Nudist Podcast: James Nunn of The Naturist Society Foundation

Episode 40: The Naturist Society and the future of naturism

Mar 23, 2025 • Scott Cline and Evan Nicks

History

The first modern definition of social nudism in 1904

John Russell Coryell and the American blueprint for social nudism

Feb 24 • Carl Hild, PhD

Edward Carpenter and the intellectual roots of naturism

The queer Victorian rebel who brought Walt Whitman’s spirit and social nudity to the UK

Feb 17 • Carl Hild, PhD

Virgil Tibbs remains cool

Rereading John Ball’s 'The Cool Cottontail' through a nudist-history lens

Feb 4 • Evan Nicks

Men are from Mars, Gurley is from Venus

Excerpt from Nudetopian Nightmares, seeking a new Garden of Eden

Jan 27 • Olaf Danielson

The strange, true life of Willie Willey

A forgotten folk hero whose bare-bones philosophy challenged America’s indecency laws

Dec 23, 2025 • Olaf Danielson

Film

Shorts to put on, vol. 6

Another curated selection of nudity-related short films to watch, curated by Brett Marcella

Feb 20 • Brett Marcella

Spencer Tunick's Naked World

Review of the 2003 HBO documentary following Tunick’s first global installation tour

Feb 18 • Brett Marcella

Disrobed returns for its fifth anniversary streaming run

A pandemic-born nudist comedy gets a fresh online encore with new screenings in January

Jan 6 • Evan Nicks

Naked States and the early work of Spencer Tunick

Review of the HBO documentary following a young Tunick during his Naked States project

Dec 9, 2025 • Brett Marcella

Dance shorts to put on

Planet Nude's fifth volume of nude-themed short film reviews, this time about the art of dance

Sep 25, 2025 • Brett Marcella

Book Club

Virgil Tibbs remains cool

Rereading John Ball’s 'The Cool Cottontail' through a nudist-history lens

Feb 4 • Evan Nicks

Naked kaiju women I've known

A look at three different comics featuring nude giants

Feb 2 • Brett Marcella

Nude in the moon

What John Varley’s Eight Worlds reveal about nudity and the body

Jan 13 • Zaftig Pink

Captain Momo’s Secret Base (2023) manga review

Kenji Tsuruta’s slow-burning space story where nudity, books, and cats fill the void of isolation

Sep 5, 2025 • Brett Marcella

A caretaker’s library

Rare nudist books on sale to support their owner through loss

Aug 21, 2025 • Evan Nicks

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