A nude actor, writer, and comedian in Las Vegas

04/12/19 • 39 min

An eclectic chat with Tim Chizmar on a wide variety of topics: Las Vegas, his experiences organizing nude comedy, nudism in general, his nudist movie project, and more!

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Photo: A nudist comedy show at Olive Dell Ranch – Tim Chizmar is top left with at the back, Jon Smilowitz and Kevin Lahaie; and in front, Heather Schmidt, Katie Hall, and Melissa Dejanude.

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An eclectic chat with Tim Chizmar on a wide variety of topics: Las Vegas, his experiences organizing nude comedy, nudism in general, his nudist movie project, and more!

Links to items mentioned in the show:

Photo: A nudist comedy show at Olive Dell Ranch – Tim Chizmar is top left with at the back, Jon Smilowitz and Kevin Lahaie; and in front, Heather Schmidt, Katie Hall, and Melissa Dejanude.

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Previous Episode

Dating Advice for Naturists

We discuss dating for naturists/nudists. Because single men are the ones who seem to have the greatest challenge in naturism, we focus our advice on them. We interview Melissa who is an affirmed naturist and Christine who is not but would consider it for the right guy.

A summary of the dating advice:

Don’t focus on naturist/nudist dating sites. Most, and possibly all of them, are scams.
Don’t limit yourself to existing naturists.
Don’t make naturism the focus of your profile but don’t keep it secret either.
Gentlemen, nude pictures (and dick pics in particular) don’t work.
Keep trying; you need to talk to many people before you find someone who is compatible. If you’re in Canada, our survey suggests you’ll need to talk to 10 people before you find one who is willing to try naturism.
Treat people with respect. If you know someone who has trouble with this, have them read our webpage on Making Friends in Naturism.

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Photo: Two naturists who met at Bare Oaks and dated for a while. While that is rare, it is possible and it does occasionally happen.

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Next Episode

Keeping Youth

We talk to three young people: one who rebelled against naturism when she was a teen; one who stayed as a naturist; and another teenager who is new to naturism.

Why teenagers leave:

The club does not make them feel comfortable (possibly because it isn’t really about true naturist values like acceptance and tolerance of others)
The club does not offer them things to do, peers to hang out with, or opportunities (e.g. jobs!)
Their social circles are at home with their school friends and they want to fit in with them
They want to develop their own identity by differentiating themselves from their parents (rebellion!)
They would rather stay home alone while their parents go to the club (freedom!)

So teenagers leave for a variety of reasons. They always have and they always will. If it’s reasons numbers 3 to 5 there’s not much that can be done. But if a club deals with reasons numbers 1 and 2, then some teens may stay. At Bare Oaks, we have actually had teenagers visiting us on their own because their parents are not there. (reason #4 but reversed) Over the years, we have also had many young people, including teens, work as staff for the summer and they loved it! (like Nicole in this episode of the podcast)

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Photo: Nicole and her sisters by Matthew Hamon

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