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August 02, 2025 The History of Tattoo Stencils
On this weeks episode of Beneath the Skin, we talked about the history of tattoo stencils
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Production by Thomas O'Mahony
Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art)
Intro music by Dan McKenna
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59 min
July 09, 2025 Reconstructive Tattooing with Tanya Buxton
On this episode of Beneath the Skin we are joined by tattooist and educator Tanya Buxton to talk about her work as an artist, as well as her work as founder of the Mastectomy Tattoo Alliance.
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Production by Thomas O'Mahony
Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art)
Intro music by Dan McKenna
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1 hr 9 min
June 24, 2025 *UNLOCKED* Tattooing in a WW2 Prison Camp
On this episode of Beneath the Skin we talked about British tattooist Charlie Dick and his time tattooing while interned in a Nazi prisoner of war camp in Poland during WW2.
Stay tuned to the end of the episode to hear a rare brief interview with Charlie
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Production by Thomas O'Mahony
Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art)
Intro music by Dan McKenna
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59 min
May 30, 2025 Egg or No Egg?: Christian Warlich with Dr. Ole Wittmann
On this week's episode of Beneath the Skin, we're joined by Dr. Ole Wittmann to talk about early German tattooist Christian Warlich, as well as his unique Warlich rum brand
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Production by Thomas O'Mahony
Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art)
Intro music by Dan McKenna
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1 hr 1 min
May 08, 2025 The Eunuch Maker with Alice Snape
On this weeks episode of Beneath the Skin we're joined by writer, journalist, and all round brilliant person Alice Snape to discuss the shocking Eunuch Maker case, as well as her work in the TattooMeToo movement.
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Production by Thomas O'Mahony
Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art)
Intro music by Dan McKenna
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1 hr 17 min
April 29, 2025 Scottish Tattoo History with Terry Manton
On this weeks episode of Beneath the Skin we're joined by the wonderful Terry Manton to talk about Scottish tattoo history and his work as a tattoo historian
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Production by Thomas O'Mahony
Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art)
Intro music by Dan McKenna
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48 min
April 03, 2025 Jobstoppers with Joakim Steyls (@job.stoppers)
On this weeks episode of Beneath the Skin we're joined by Joakim Steyls, the photographer behind the incredible Jobstoppers project to discuss his work and what a jobstopper means in 2025.
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Production by Thomas O'Mahony
Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art)
Intro music by Dan McKenna
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1 hr 6 min
March 12, 2025 Tattooing and the American Far Right feat. Dr Claire Aubin
On this weeks episode of Beneath the Skin we're joined by historian Dr. Claire Aubin to discuss tattooing among the American far right.
Dr. Aubin is the host of the newly launched podcast This Guy Sucked, a show where historians and scholars explore guys who sucked throughout history.
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Production by Thomas O'Mahony
Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art)
Intro music by Dan McKenna
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1 hr 7 min
March 06, 2025 *UNLOCKED* What's In The Inks?
On this episode of Beneath the Skin we spoke to Dr. John Swierk about his recently published research into what really is in tattoo inks.
The paper is Kelli Moseman, Ahshabibi Ahmed, Alexander Ruhren, and John R. Swierk "What’s in My Ink: An Analysis of Commercial Tattoo Ink on the US Market". Analytical Chemistry 2024 96 (9), 3906-3913. DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c05687 and is attached below.
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Production by Thomas O'Mahony
Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art)
Intro music by Dan McKenna
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1 hr 6 min
February 19, 2025 Australia's Tattooed Lady: Cindy Ray
On this weeks episode of Beneath the Skin we're joined by returning guest and friend of the pod MJ Forrest to talk about the world famous Cindy Ray (real name Bev Nicholas)
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Production by Thomas O'Mahony
Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art)
Intro music by Dan McKenna
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1 hr 1 min