Jérôme Naturel

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/

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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/