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Nude in the city: undressing taboos in Switzerland

Keystone / Stefan Meyer

body pod

How are some people able to shrug off society’s expectations and walk around completely naked on the streets of a city, while others are self-conscious to the point of developing a negative body image, which can lead to serious problems? This week’s podcast gets up close and personal with the Swiss take on the nude body.

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I lead diverse teams of distribution specialists and multimedia journalists in creating multilingual content for a range of online platforms. I oversee the strategic development of our podcast and video products, driving innovative content creation and audience engagement. After training as a broadcast journalist at City University of London, I worked in production and on-air as a journalist or contributor for a range of prime-time TV and radio programmes at top-tier broadcasters including the BBC, NPR, Deutsche Welle, and various commercial networks.

Jo Fahy, swissinfo.ch


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