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This week on Planet Nude: Naked gardening in folklore, recommending naturist books, and meeting the AANR candidates

May 04, 2024

Welcome back to another Weekly Wrap! Happy World Naked Gardening Day! It’s also May the 4th, aka Star Wars Day. And also Free Comic Book Day! What a fun day for naked nerds like us. To celebrate, we’re knocking 50% off an annual paid membership! Woohoo! Comics!

We had a busy week on Planet Nude. We celebrated Naked Gardening Day with a look at nude gardening’s folkloric roots. We looked at the past with an essay on the lost era of mandatory nude swimming at the YMCA; we looked at the present with an #UndressedThread full of nudist book recommendations; and we looked at the future with a podcast feature on the candidates running for president of AANR. That’s not everything! There are more podcasts and Strips that brought wellness and whimsy to your inboxes this week. Let’s delight in it all one last time below. Enjoy. 🚀

This week on Planet Nude 🪐

Naked gardening folklore

May 3

Naked gardening folklore

‘World Naked Gardening Day’ is May 4th, 2024 As any seasoned horticulturist can attest, gardening involves much more than putting a seed into the dirt, keeping it watered, and watching it grow. Serious agrarians insist on the importance of lore and ritual in gardening. Some even claim that nudity has a role in gardening and horticulture.

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This post and podcast were sponsored by the Naturist Education Foundation (NEF). Supporting naturist initiatives and preserving naturist history.

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Naked gardening folklore

Naked gardening folklore

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Why didn’t I get to swim nude at the YMCA?

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Apr 29

Why didn’t I get to swim nude at the YMCA?

North American attitudes toward many social issues have progressed over the past 100 years. However, the way we approach nudity has seemingly regressed. Consider the practice of nude swimming, especially among males. From the early part of the 20th century until well into the 1970s, many high schools, boy’s clubs, and YMCAs required males to swim nude. While not widespread, it was the accepted practice at many such facilities across the U.S. I discovered this while interviewing stand-up comedian and writer Paul Mecurio, who works on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

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Why didn’t I get to swim nude at the YMCA?

Why didn’t I get to swim nude at the YMCA?

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Apr 30

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#UndressedThread: What are your favorite nudist books?

book lot on table — Photo by Tom Hermans on Unsplash

In this week’s #UndressedThread we want to know about your favorite nudist books! Join the conversation on what nudist books have touched or transformed your views, and leave a comment or a recommendation below.

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This week in podcasts

New Nudist Podcast: Meet the Candidates

Scott Cline and Evan Nicks

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May 2

New Nudist Podcast: Meet the Candidates

AANR voting is now open! For episode 35 of the New Nudist Podcast, we sent the exact same ten questions to Tim Mullins and Linda Weber, the 2024 candidates for president of the American Association for Nude Recreation (AANR). We put their answers together into a debate-style format so you can hear directly from them their vision and ideas for their terms, should they be elected. We really learned a lot, and we think you will, too!

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Naked Human, Eps 17-20

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May 2

Naked Human, Eps 17-20

The Naked Human is an inner journey deeper into yourself through Nudity and our Natural World. Rooted in the awareness that we are a part of Nature, and not apart from we converse on the power and wisdom we hold living with the Elements… and what it means to be a Human BEing.

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The Nudist Newbies

“Nate and Nikki bring a friend to the beach (Part Two)”

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First Panel: Three friends are at the nude beach, A black woman (Natalie) is wearing her green, one piece bathing suit. her two friends, a white male (Nate) and Female (Nikki) are completely nude. Natalie is saying “Alright, I am going to give it a shot. I will take off my suit, but just for a minute, two minutes at most. I don't think I want strangers seeing me naked” while she is beginning to take off her bathing suit. “of course, just do what makes you comfortable” Replies Nate. Second Panel: It has been five hours since the first panel. Natalie stands completely nude, holding a volleyball saying “We cant Leave Yet! Go gather a bunch of People, its time for Nude volleyball!” — Click for full screen

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The Nudist Newbies

The Nudist Newbies

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Apr 28

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Original items for sale in Zaftig Pink's Redbubble Shop.

Original items for sale in Zaftig Pink's Redbubble Shop.

That’s a wrap

That officially wraps up this week! Join us next Saturday for more insights and stories from the week ahead. 🪐

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