The Living Barefoot Show!

The Living Barefoot Show is an exciting new podcast exploring the world of, you guessed it, living barefoot. The show hosts, Al Gauthier and Tina Dubois, are dedicated barefooters excited about sharing the multitude of health benefits that can be achieved by experiencing the ground with as little as possible, or nothing at all, between your feet and the ground. The show will include a wide range of topics and personalities: from interviews with businesses that are dedicated to creating healthy products for our feet to exceptional members of the barefooting community. The Living Barefoot Show will include tips and advice for those just starting out on their unshod journeys or the seasoned veteran barefooter.

We are looking for your ideas and suggestions.  We want to hear about your ideas for our show.
- What do you want to hear about?
- Who would you like us to interview?
- Do you have something to share?
- Do you know of someone who we should contact?
- What is your favorite product?

Take a moment to call our feedback lines, even if it’s just to say hello. (For example: “Hi, Shelly calling from Seattle, Washington, and I can’t wait to listen to your show”)
If you have Skype, call livingbarefoot, and leave a message
If you live in the US or Canada, call our new Toll-Free feedback line at: 1-888- 868-2198

If you feel too shy, Email us at:  showideas@livingbarefoot.info

We will do our best to provide prizes for the best suggestions or the most entertaining messages!  Priority will be given to those who call into one of our feedback lines. Make sure to leave your first name and the city and country you are calling from.  Your call or email may be used in our podcast. Not to worry, we never give your full name or email address over the air!

Call today!

Upcoming Guests

Ask questions of our guests. Call our new Toll-Free feedback line at: 1-888- 868-2198 and leave a message (include your name and location and the guest name along with your question). You can also call our Skype feedback line: livingbarefoot

We will hand our prices to all toll-free line and Skype participants who’s questions we use on our show!!!  Call Now!!

If you feel shy you can use our online guest question form to send in your question.

Guests Interviewed:

Damien Tougas from adventureinprogress.com Interviewed July 14th, 2009 – Listen to Episode 2 Below
Justin Owings from birthdayshoes.com Interviewed July 15th, 2009 – Listen to Episode 4 Below
Michael Martin – National Sales Manager – Vibram USA (makers of FiveFingers) – Interviewed July 29th, 2009 – Listen to Episode 3 Below
Barefoot Ted - from barefootted.com – Barefooter – Interviewed August 27th, 2009 – Listen to Episode 5 Below
Gary Berenbroick -  Barefooter – Interviewed September 15th, 2009 -  (to be released)
Barefoot Moe - from barefootcanada.webs.com – Barefooter – Interviewed September 16th, 2009 -  (Listen to Episode 6 Below)
Alan Thwaits - from thwaits.wordpress.com – Reflexologist – Interviewed September 23rd, 2009 -  (Listen to Episode 10 Below)
Johnny Bird – Tries Barefooting for 30 Days  -Interviewed September 29th, 2009 -  (to be released)
Georgia Shaw – Vibram FiveFingers – Follow-up Interview – vibramfivefingers.com – Interviewed September 30th, 2009  -  (Listen to Episode 6 Below)
Anna Papij – Australian barefooter / runner – from http://annaruns.blogspot.com – Interviewed October 2nd, 2009 (to be released)
Anemone – Vancouver barefooter  – Interviewed October 6th (Listen to Episode 8 below)
Wolf Starchild – Barefoot Adventurer & world record holder – wolfmaan.com – Interviewed October 16th, 2009 (to be released)
Donna Rosser – Barefoot Photographer – thebarefootphotographer.com – Interviewed October 23rd, 2009 (to be released)
Adam Wik – MoveFree Sheoes – Interviewed October 28th, 2009 (to be released)
Sabra Elligson, Damian Peat, Ben le Vesconte – Terra Plana / Vivo Barefoot – makers of Vivo Barefoot shoes – Interviewed October 29th, 2009 (Listen to Episode 7 Below)

Upcoming Interviews:

None Currently Scheduled.

Valued Guests Not Yet Booked

Michael Sterling – Barefooter -  barefootmichael blog
Dr. Michael Nirenberg – Podiatrist – americaspodiatrist.com
David Sypniewski – Founder/CEO of Skora Athletics – skorarunning.com

Podcast Listing

June 21, 2009 Episode 1

Teaser Episode.  Listen to our quick 2-minute teaser.

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July 15th, 2009 Episode 2

Barefoot News, Interview with Al Gauthier and Tina Dubois, Interview with Damien Tougas

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27 Minutes, 52 Seconds  Download mp3 - Click Here (Size 26.01 MB)

July 30th, 2009 Episode 3

Barefoot News, Interview with Michael Martin – Vibram FiveFingers National Sales Manager, Photo Contest, Win FiveFingers, Email Feedback, Feedback Line

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43 Minutes, 59 Seconds  Download mp3 - Click Here (Size 40.27 MB)

August 30th, 2009 Episode 4

Barefoot News, Interview with Justin Owings – BirthdayShoes.com, Photo Contest, Vibram FiveFingers Contest Winners

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36 Minutes, 14 Seconds  Download mp3 - Click Here (Size 33.19 MB)

September 17th, 2009 Episode 5

Barefoot News, Interview with Barefoot Ted – BarefootTed.com

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59 Minutes, 04 Seconds  Download mp3 - Click Here (Size 54.63 MB)

October 4th, 2009 Episode 6

We interview Barefoot Moe, A barefooter from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Barefoot Moe is a well known Canadian barefooter.  We talk to Moe about growing up in El Salvador and his route to a barefoot lifestyle.  Moe shares his advice, and his experiences barefooting in Canada as well as his thoughts on barefooting and shoes in general.

We Interview Georgia Shaw, Marketing Associate for Vibram FiveFingers USA.  As the new Vibram FiveFingers KSO Trek, Moc, and Performa hit the shelves, there are exciting plans for even more models.  We ask Georgia about the new Bikila (a FiveFingers shoe designed for running) and the Speed.  Georgia also answers questions that our listeners sent in.

We announce our first LIVE show on October 14th, 2009.  Join us!
For more information, go to http://www.livingbarefoot.info/live

Musical Feature – Jenny Lester from her album, Friends Like You

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1 Hour, 07 Minutes, 02 Seconds  Download mp3 - Click Here (Size 61.38 MB)

October 29th, 2009 Episode 7

We have the pleasure of interviewing three key members from Terra Plana.  Sabra Ellingson runs the USA operations for Terra Plana and Vivo Barefoot out of her New York Office.  Damian Peat is the Terra Plana Brand Manager, and Ben le Vesconte is the Vivo Barefoot Brand Manager.  Both Damian and Ben work out of the London UK head office.

We cover the history of Vivo Barefoot and Terra Plana, speak about Vivo Barefoot shoes in general, and talk about the release of the new EVO running shoe to be released in the spring of 2010.

Ben and Damian are are running in the New York Marathon on Sunday November 1st, 2009, and may be seen wearing some bright pink and yellow colors.

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38 Minutes, 40 Seconds  Download mp3 - Click Here (Size 35.41 MB)

December 18th, 2009 Episode 8

We have a great conversation with Vancouver, BC, Canada barefooter Anemone.  Anemone discovered barefooting this year after years of feeling uncomfortable in shoes only to discover that important public services like transit and local libraries are inflexible to her bare feet.  We talk about her experiences as a new barefooter and what she’s doing to fight to remain barefoot.

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34 Minutes, 06 Seconds  Download mp3 - Click Here (Size 31.22 MB)

January 24th, 2010 Episode 9

This is the formal release of the LIVE Living Barefoot Show recorded in October of 2009.  We had some great conversation with our callers and the test of this new system was a great success.  We’ll be using the system in the future for special live events including special guest interviews.

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1 Hour 52 Minutes, 46 Seconds  Download mp3 - Click Here (Size 106 MB)

February 26th, 2010 Episode 10

The Living Barefoot Show interviews Alan Thwaits. Don’t miss this informative and delightful interview. A reflexologist by training, Alan tells us about the health benefits of reflexology and about his personal beliefs.  Alan tells us about the injury that lead him to try barefooting and how he eventually incorporated barefoot running and barefooting into his life.

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40 Minutes, 08 Seconds  Download mp3 - Click Here (Size 36.9 MB)

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