This episode of The Pokes & Jokes Podcast sees Grace Neutral and Jen Nolan sit down with the one and only Emily Malice — tattoo artist, model, designer, and all-round creative powerhouse. Together they dive deep into the realities of running a tattoo studio, the chaos of early London tattoo culture, the rise of two-week tattoo courses, the crossover between sex work and tattooing, and why boundaries, power, and self-expression matter. Expect honesty, filth, laughter, and stories from the underground that shaped them all.

Featuring:

Grace Neutral (@graceneutral)

Jen Nolan (@jen_nolan_comedy)

Emily Malice (@emilymalice666)

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Chapter List

00:00 – Intro / Welcome to Season 2

01:00 – Emily Malice joins the sofa

01:25 – Running a tattoo studio: stress, lessons, and survival

03:30 – The myth of the “utopian” tattoo shop

05:40 – New-school tattoo courses and industry frustration

07:25 – Paying your dues & respecting the craft

08:40 – The reality for women in tattooing

10:10 – Coming up at Into You & London’s old tattoo legends

13:30 – Early days: eccentric artists & chaotic apprenticeship life

15:00 – Opening Femme and Scorpio Mars — studio management madness

17:00 – Shop politics & micromanaging chaos

19:00 – Online personas vs reality — parasocial expectations

21:00 – The “hippie” stereotype & Grace Neutral’s real personality

22:00 – Pranks, cages & chaos at Emily’s studio

24:00 – Regal Rose sponsor shoutout

24:30 – OnlyFans: lockdown hustle & discovering power through creativity

27:00 – Boundaries, fantasies & control online

30:00 – Weirdest fan requests — from giantess fetishes to fart offers

33:00 – Creepy clients & how OnlyFans changed tattoo interactions

35:00 – Tattooing kinks & BDSM-themed body art

37:00 – Prolapse porn & the madness of old tattoo shops

40:00 – How women reshaped the tattoo industry

44:00 – Creating safe queer-led studios

46:00 – Male energy in tattoo spaces — where it goes wrong

47:00 – Sex work is work — Emily’s flash days & activism

49:00 – Sex work, empowerment & the crossover with art

50:30 – Final reflections & chaotic laughter

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