The Naturist Research Library is exactly what you think it is- a library with a large catalogue, documenting the history and enjoyment of naturism. The library has one of the largest collections of such material in the world. We talked with Doug, one of the librarians about the history of the collection and, if you are allowed to be naked while researching the collection, do you need to wear those white gloves?

For more information on the Naturist Educational Foundation and the library, check out their website.

There's a new/old sound sweeping the world and that's surf music. And leading the charge are The Surfrajettes, an all-female band leaving audiences spellbound with their musical skills.

We talked with Shermy, one of the band's guitarists as they prepared to hit the road for a long stretch, playing with bands like The Electric Six and The Reverend Horton Heat.

For more information and tour dates, check out their website (where you can also order their tubular debut release, "Roller Fink,") and you can follow them on Facebook.

There is always a reason to celebrate women and women in sports. Enter the Boot Tan Fest, a yearly celebration where women have a mountain all to themselves. And to cap off the weekend's activities, there is a naked ski run for all to participate in.

We talked with Jenny Verrochi , the founder of the festival about the joy and celebration contained in each and every year of Boot Tan.

For more information, you can check out the Boot Tan website, or you can follow them on Instagram.

What better way to spend a day than watching your pet corgi race around with other dogs, having a great time? Thankfully, there's a few folks in southern California who feel the same way. What started as a day on the beach has turned into a twice-a-year gathering on the beach as well as two days of races at one of the most iconic horse racing venues in the country.

We talked with Kelly, one of the founders of So Cal Corgi Racing about the event and all it's intricacies. Are there boxes for the dogs? How do you keep them organized? And, perhaps most importantly of all, can you bet on them?

For more information, you can check out the So Cal Corgi Nation website. You can also follow them on Facebook.

When we talked with Marina and Tristan from The Accidental Swingers podcast last year, we had a lot of stuff to cover. Thankfully, we were able to sit down for another conversation about safe words, how relationships grow and change and even what to do if you end up dating Art Garfunkel.

You can find the Accidental Swingers podcast wherever you get your podcasts. You can also visit their website, or follow them on Instagram.

Ask any house cat you know- they will tell you they are most deservedly worthy of a museum. Thankfully, there's the American Museum of the House Cat, a celebration of all things cat-related. We talked with Dr Simms, the founder of the museum and Julie, the museum's director. (Museum cat Mimi was too busy to talk with us.)

For more information, you can check out the museum's website, or follow them on Facebook or Instagram. And if you'd prefer to follow Mimi, she is on Instagram too. 

Like many people, Eric Peschke grew up fascinated by the assassination of President John F Kennedy. So, Eric did what any curious child would do; he built the entire scene in LEGO. And now that model is heading to the Sixth Floor museum in Dallas, Texas.

We talked with Eric about the model, it’s building and how it grew over the years. To see the model for yourself, check it out on Facebook. It's pretty cool.

Jon Scott worked as a record promotion guy with a lot of great artists, but his most important, and meaningful, relationship was with Tom Petty. (In fact, Jon can be credited for breaking Petty, long after the record company gave up on him.) In his new book, Tom Petty and Me, Scott recounts a life-long friendship with one of the great American songwriters of all time.

To get a copy of Jon's book, visit his website.

What would have happened if the January 6th insurrection had been successful? Harvard law professor Alan Jenkins co-wrote the book. It is a fascinating study of what could have happened. You can order the first two issues of 1/6: The Graphic Novel on Amazon, or you can get it on the comics' website. Alan also has a petition started on MoveOn.org, to ban insurrections from holding public office. You might want to sign it.

Jalen Harris first came to prominence on American Idol, but that's just the beginning of his story. Since then, he's starred on Broadway in The Lion King and he's currently playing Eddie Kendricks in the touring company of Ain't Too Proud to Beg. And now he's sharing his own voice with his EP ManneKin.

We talked with Jalen about his journey and how his work on stage informed his own music. For more information, follow Jalen on Instagram.

One way folks get into naturism is through something as easy as gardening. World Naked Gardening Day is an annual celebration designed to encourage folks to try naturism and to get in touch with the world around them.

We talked with Bill Schroer about the day and it's celebration. On top of that, Bill runs the Nuance Naturist B&B in Battle Creek, Michigan.

For more information about World Naked Gardening Day, check out their website. And if you want to learn more about The Nuance B&B or want to book a stay, check out their website.

Lol Tolhurst knows of that which he speaks. As the founding drummer of The Cure, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer had a great vantage point to the evolution of goth style. And in his new book, "Goth: A History," Lol tells that story. It's part memoir and part study of an art form- and it's all really enjoyable. (As is his new record.)

"Goth: A History" is available right now wherever you get your books. And for more information, check out Lol's website.

We gather together to celebrate another year done and another to come. We share some of our favorite Christmas music- and it's not the usual stuff- we promise you can't find these songs on Spotify. We also celebrate Whamageddon and award the coveted title of "Dink of the Year." (And somebody better clear off their mantle!)

Mark Brymer has spent a career in theme park entertainment. And while that started as performing in some of the shows you see at Six Flags and other similar amusement parks, it has brought him to some amazing places, including collaborating with Dolly Parton among others.

We talked with Mark about his career and the things he's learned along the way. You can see Mark's holiday show, "Holidays in the Park."

Shemp Howard can be a polarizing Stooge amongst fans. But what role did he play in making the Three Stooges the group we all know and love today? Would they even be popular now without his presence?

We talked with Geoff Dale, author of a new book, More Than a Stooge: Shemp Howard is available now wherever you get your books.

Tristan and Myrina never thought they'd be part of 'the lifestyle,' That is... until a chance evening made them re-think their opinions on things like non-monogamous relationships and, with their kids out of the house, they thought they'd give it a try. (With a lot of communication before, after and during.) 

To help spread the word about the lifestyle, they've started a podcast, The Accidental Swingers and using recordings they made along the way, the listener is guided through the ups and downs of the everyday life of swingers.

For more information, you can listen to their podcast wherever you get podcasts, or you can check out their website.

Throughout her career, Laurie Kaye has interviewed numerous greats. But one of her biggest interviews is also rife with tragedy. Laurie interviewed John Lennon on December 8, 1980, just hours before he was assassinated.

Laurie talks about this important date in both her personal life, and in the life of all music fans and so much more in her new book, Confessions of a Rock n Roll Name Dropper, out next month. For more information, check out's Laurie's website, or follow her on Instagram.

This week we get a fascinating look into the heart of Nashville and, in many ways, all the music we talk about every single week. The Country Music Hall of Fame is dedicated to preserving and promoting country music in all its various incarnations.

We talked with RJ Smith, a writer & editor for the museum about his job there (he just started!) as well as the biographies he's written on Chuck Berry and James Brown.

The genre of horror film has been around since the creation of cinema. And in the book Horror Unmasked,  author Brad Weismann takes a look at the history of horror and where it's going. For more information, check out Brad's website.

Plus, Bret Michaels had adopted Bret Michaels.

Likely, you haven't spent much time looking at the beauty of the moth. (We know we certainly haven't. ) But the new project, part performance, part music, part lecture, The Moth Project takes audiences deep into the role of the moth in both nature and our everyday life.

We talked with Peter Kiesewalter, the creator and performer behind the Moth Project about his inspiration and how KISS figures into all of this.

For more information, check out the Moth Project website, or follow them on Instagram.