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.
(Episode originally published February 1, 2022)
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Items mentioned in the episode
Cyclonudista Brussels: http://www.cyclonudista.be/
WNBR: http://wiki.worldnakedbikeride.org
Jérôme on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PourquoiPasNu/
Jérôme on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeromeNaturel
Jérôme on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/50335367@N00/
Read the “Behind the Episode” notes
Naked Age Notes: Jérôme Naturel
Researching Jérôme Jolibois presented a few challenges. First, I don't read French, Dutch, or German, the three official languages of Jérôme's home nation Belgium. This would not be a problem when it came to speaking with him as he speaks excellent English, but for doing the initial discovery it meant I had to rely heavily on the internet and Google Translate for my research.
Credits
Research Resources
A Brief History of Nakedness, Carr-Gomm, Phillip; The University of Chicago Press
Hunt, Steve E., Naked Protest and Radical Cycling, A History of the Journey to the World Naked Bike Ride. https://www.academia.edu/35589138/Naked_Protest_and_Radical_Cycling_A_History_of_the_Journey_to_the_World_Naked_Bike_Ride
Interview with Jérôme Jolibois on World Naked Bike Ride Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/wnbr.international/posts/10157432797025833/
“Brussels resident gets naked in a cafe”, Het Belang Van Limburg; Jul 18, 2012. https://www.hbvl.be/cnt/aid1209355
“Naked Cyclists Protest in Brussels”, Nieuwsblad; Jun 15, 2013. https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20130615_00624377
Clips
Lady Godiva Rides Again (1952)
“Critical Mass London - June 2015 #CriticalMass”, uploaded by DrMorocho on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_F5DkA501U]
“Jérôme Jolibois de Cyclo Nudista dans le Dan Late Show”, uploaded by Le Dan Late Show on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E26ruNvgTE0]
Music
Heaven by Bio Unit, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. Source: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Bio_Unit/ampex/heaven-1
Flow by Metre, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Source: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Metre/flow-1/flow-2/
Les Portes Du Futur by Bill Vortex, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Source: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Bill_Vortex/Vortex_Des_Reformes/14_-_Les_Portes_Du_Futur
Gypsy by Crowander, licensed with permission from the Independent Music Licensing Collective (IMLC) Source: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/crowander/music-of-the-world/gypsy
Peaceful Morning by Lobo Loco, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Source: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lobo_Loco/Salad_Mixed/Peaceful_Morning_ID_1229
Deep by Bio Unit, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Source: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Bio_Unit/resistor/deep-1/
Mi Bolero by Maarten Schellekens, licensed with permission from the Independent Music Licensing Collective (IMLC) Source: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/maarten-schellekens/orchestral-works/mi-bolero
Parallel by Metre, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Source: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Metre/infraction/parallel/
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