Episodes
The dynamic duo return for a skinny dipping special! Kat Harbourne and Jenny Eells are in Northumberland to join 700 others in a mass naked charge into the North Sea. The pair join the sunrise gathering at Druridge Bay as they discuss what’s been going on since they were last behind the mics, including Jen’s receding hairline and Kat’s foray into the world of wild swimming. The couple catch up with other “dippers” including Reverend Kate Bottley and organiser of the 'North East Skinny Dip'...
Published 10/03/19
Baby Eells has arrived! Jenny shares what it was like giving birth to her 7.6lb baby boy at home with just gas and air and a whole lot of hot water for company. Meanwhile, Kat has been stripping off to model for a life drawing class, whilst broadcasting at the same time, all in the name of the BBC's Get Creative Festival 2019. She meets artist and Big Painting Challenge winner 2017 Suman Kaur. Hear about some gongs the duo have scooped and find out about their recent collaboration with the...
Published 06/07/19
Jen and Kat are on their own this week, looking ahead to the impending birth of baby Eells. The kit and caboodle is ready, but there's a guessing game when it comes to one particular piece of stretchy equipment... Mum-to-be Jen has given up earning a crust and is eating them instead, whilst Kat is suffering with a spa-inflicted problem down below. There is as much wee chat as you've come to expect with an added wet patch bonus. The pair reflect on the series so far and chat about some of...
Published 05/23/19
Let's hear it for the boys! This is a Naked Podcast men's special. Lead singer of Sheffield band The Everly Pregnant Brothers 'Big Shaun' Doane strips off with BBC sports commentator Adam Oxley to talk openly about being severely bullied as a child and the impact that has had on his life since. The 6ft 5in former funeral director shares his love for his grandparents and muses on whether his granddad's death was a catalyst for the depression he's lived with on and off since his teens. The...
Published 05/17/19
Hilda Marshall shares her experiences of growing up in the 1950s; how she found out about sex; how life changed with the introduction of the contraceptive pill and why she chose travel over having children. The 71-year-old tells Jenny and Kat about her time working on Fleet Street; being dubbed 'Hildaboobs' by a male colleague and why she disagrees with the way some feminists took action in the 1970s and 80s. The keen skinny dipper talks about how only having one breast after cancer hasn't...
Published 05/09/19
Drag queen Bipolar Abdul derobes to introduce Kat and Jen to her alter ego. The 29-year-old chats about what it means to be gender fluid, why she identifies as queer and she shares some of her conflicts with body confidence. The drag artist talks about her struggles with mental health; why she shaves her eyebrows off; why motherhood led to a feeling of lost identity and how she found herself again through her Doncaster drag family. There's chat about fake penises, intimate piercings and...a...
Published 05/02/19
Journalist and Blogger Esta Suma from Leeds talks about her experience of trying to shake the stigma of being a "teen mum". Esta opens up for the very first time publicly about suffering from depression and PTSD after a secret abortion at the age of 16. *This podcast contains explicit conversation about abortion.* The 23-year-old talks to the pair about the impact of her father's death, her rocky relationship with religion and how she came face to face with Nelson Mandela. She also gives...
Published 04/25/19
Feminist Auriel Majumdar strips off to share stories of her childhood growing up in one of the few mixed raced families in Rotherham in the 1970s. Jenny and Kat are back in Sheffield after their soirees down south and the trio talk finding feminism; protesting and retro hairstyles (the Pifco Go-Girl anyone?!). The 56-year-old lecturer chats about her experience of the menopause and how it led to a rare auto-immune disorder (lichen planus pigmentosus with frontal fibrosing alopecia) and, by...
Published 04/18/19
Monty Onanuga, co-host of the "No County for Young Women" podcast, confesses the joys of watching Eurotrash with the sound down, porn preferences and what it means to be "dickmatised". The 33-year-old talks about the impact religion has had on her life and it brings the group on to the topic of "church bangers"....all whilst sharing THAT laugh! In the final chapter of their London adventure Jen and Kat travel across the capital whilst celeb spotting and sharing boring facts!
Published 04/11/19
Dominatrix and "Goddess of Big Love" Athena shares an insight into the world of bondage, discipline, dominance, submission and sadomasochism. The 35-year-old explains her rules on consent and how the wider world could learn a thing or two from the BDSM community. This episode comes with an added warning - there are graphic descriptions of BDSM acts. Athena talks about the workshops she runs for big women, what to do with a sex wedge and how she deals with public fat shaming. The...
Published 04/04/19
Lacey Haynes takes Kat and Jen on a voyage of self-discovery like no other, armed only with hand mirrors! The yoga teacher runs workshops for women to get to know their vaginas and increase their confidence. The 34-year-old shares her story of why she chose to have a 'free birth', what she did with her baby's placenta and how she's having the best sex of her life as a new mum. Turns out Kat and Canadian Lacey have a claw in common, and as Kat and Jen consider the composition of their own...
Published 03/29/19
Luce Brett became incontinent at the age of 30 after the birth of her first child. Now 41, the writer shares her story with Jenny Eells and Kat Harbourne in the second installment of their London adventure. The mum of two unlocks the secrets of "the final taboo" and talks openly about childbirth; undergoing "flange physio"; having to poo in an MRI machine in front of an audience and introduces the pair to her experience of propeller toilets. Luce also reveals an ingenious naked prank her...
Published 03/22/19
Writer and magazine journalist Kim Willis joins Kat and Jen as the latest rogue to disrobe. The 36-year-old explains how a trip to a Japanese onsen inspired her to push herself out of her comfort zone to put pen to paper and write an article about her Naked Podcast experience. Kim reveals all about a back injury that led to her spending six months in bed. Talk of 'insanity' workouts gets the lasses remembering former exercise video faux pas. The writer shares stories of being raised by her...
Published 03/15/19
Lauren Mahon aka #GIRLvsCANCER from BBC Radio 5 Live's award winning "You, Me and the Big C" podcast strips off and talks about coming to terms with her cancer diagnosis, experiencing post-diagnosis 'FOMO' with friends and how Instagram helped her own her illness. Kat and Lauren discuss the impact of grief and the ability to cope with trauma whilst the podcaster talks frankly about the emotional impact having a strong social media presence can have. The 33-year-old lays it on the line about...
Published 03/08/19
Danielle Grant from Sheffield suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm and hemorrhage in May 2017. The 38-year-old strips off with Kat and Jen to talk through her recovery, the changes to her physical and mental state and taking selfies from the hospital bed. The blogger also opens up about her Afro hair, being judged for not having children and hosting 'Red Table Talks'. Jen is feeling "ZEN AF" after a hypnosis session and Kat's buzzing after a bra fitting. Oh and Harbs has an inventive tip...
Published 03/01/19
Let's hear it for the boys! This is a Naked Podcast men's special. Jenny and Kat hand the reins to 'Reverend and the Makers' front man Jon McClure and BBC Radio Sheffield's Adam Oxley. The fellas disrobe in Jon's studio in Sheffield to discuss everything from anxiety, disordered eating and growing grey pubes. The 37-year-old singer and 34-year-old sports commentator talk frankly about their bodies, puberty, their mental health and they school Kat and Jen on what it means to have a 'Sunday...
Published 02/21/19
Paracyclist, broadcaster and journalist Sally Hurst joins Jen and Kat for an intimate chat about overcoming not one but two forms of cancer, one of which left her needing an above the knee amputation. The 40-year-old chats about living with a prosthetic leg, what it was like to learn to walk again (in time for her wedding) and how being selected to ride for Team GB transformed her life. And Sally reveals the insider tip cyclists have about cultivating their public hair. Kat's accidentally...
Published 02/20/19
Kat and Jen are back in the buff for series two! The duo bring in the new year by getting naked in Kat's front room and reflect on what's been going on for them since they last recorded together. Jen's body's been through a bit of an upheaval and Kat considers what the future might hold if she's to take the life changing Huntington's Disease test. The pair have an emotional chat about what happened when a best friend drops a life changing bombshell, so be warned you might need your hankies...
Published 02/19/19
Two friends. One guest. No clobber. Celebrating and undressing the taboos about nudity. Jenny Eells and Kat Harbourne are back for more adventures in the buff and on a mission to get you feeling more confident about what's underneath your clothes. Here's a sneaky peek of what you can expect from season two.
Published 02/14/19
The Naked Podcast is a series of candid conversations with fearless females with one twist - everyone is in the buff! It launched in April 2018 and this one-off documentary takes a look back to some of the moments that will make you laugh, cry and stop you in your tracks. The New Year's got Jen and Kat feeling nostalgic, so this hour long special revisits some of the incredible stories and guests who've dared to bare all so far in the pursuit of loving the skin they are in. Reverend Kate...
Published 12/28/18
In the last episode of this series (sob!) Kat and Jen talk about how far they’ve come since first baring all to each other and there’s a 'Pause For Thought' from Reverend Kate Bottley. The final hurrah (for now) features the duo's first ever chat with blokes in the buff, recorded during a trip to a nudist festival in Doncaster on a damp Bank Holiday Monday! And to end on a high note Jen reveals her mighty VAGINA SONG! In this week's nude news Jen's boobs are weighing her down and...
Published 09/06/18
Jen and Kat hit the road to Manchester to meet social media influencer Emma Hill. The star of BBC Three's 'Too Fat for Love’ strips off and tells the duo about what she learnt from making the documentary, and reveals whether she really does use a wedge to have sex. The 22-year-old tells all about the realities of earning money from social media and being in the spotlight as a plus-size woman. She explains how her aunties are tying to reclaim the "c" word and how she deals with unsolicited...
Published 08/30/18
Twenty-one-year-old Genesia Kalsi, aka “Queen G”, strips off with Kat and Jen and reveals what prompted her to shave all her hair off. The self-confessed extrovert talks about how proud she is of her Punjabi roots, the beauty of going bra-less and why she’s started talking to herself in the mirror. The actress chats about how posting photos of herself in undies on social media helped her view herself in a new light and she shares the secrets of her kick-ass attitude to body confidence. ...
Published 08/23/18
Twenty-two-year-old Gabby Willis gets naked with Jen and Kat and opens up about overcoming anorexia. The Sheffield Hallam University Women’s Officer has waived her right to anonymity to reveal how speaking out as a victim of sexual abuse has helped her reclaim both her body and sexuality. The student explains why she’s now “sex positive” and how, despite her "strange relationship" with her breasts, they can perform a particularly awesome party trick! It’s all round to Kat’s and a...
Published 08/16/18
Thirty-four-year-old Ellie Skinner gets naked with Jen and Kat and shares the impact a traumatic sexual experience with a former boyfriend has had on her life and mental health. The writer and maker reveals how she came to terms with her dad's transition to become "Dawn" and what happened when she died. Ellie also talks body image and how Emma Thompson's prompted her to get a permanent tribute to the Bard on her body. It's the hottest day of the year and Jen's got spots, whilst...
Published 08/09/18