About

Founded in 2008, NAKED WITH SOCKS ON is an award-winning relationship/current events site that has received editorial coverage in a wide array of media outlets, including Essence, Clutch, Rolling Out, AOL, Vibe, and Glamour, among others. Readers are drawn to the site daily for its thought-provoking content, enlightened perspective, sharp wit and highly engaged and opinionated online community.

The brainchild of veteran writer/journalist Anslem “NWSO” Samuel—whose work has appeared in Penthouse, Essence, Complex and King magazine, as well as online destinations such as MadameNoire.com, BlackVoices.com and HelloBeautiful.com—NAKED WITH SOCKS ON provides an open forum for a mature audience eager for honest dialogue and stimulating topics about sex, relationships, and current events.

In addition to the daily discussions on life, love and understanding the opposite sex, the site also features Wet Wednesdays, a weekly erotica series that was dubbed “Best Blog Series” in the 2009 Black Weblog Awards. More than just a blog, the site also features a weekly online broadcast, NAKED RADIO SHOW, every Tuesday night 10pm-12am EST on PNCRadio.fm. [Click here for podcast archive.]

As for the site's unique name, NAKED WITH SOCKS ON is a metaphor that describes the honesty in which its founder writes: "Revealing everything while still leaving something to the imagination."