The second half of Ethan's interview with ⁠Dan Wysuph⁠ at ⁠Fog City Tattoo⁠ in Santa Cruz, CA. Make sure you go back and listen to the first half if you haven't!

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🎨 Logo by the incredibly talented ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tessia Spisak⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

🎵 Theme music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mint.beats⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

🎙️ Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ethan Gregory Dodge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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😶🌫️ Ethan took a trip down the windy highway 17 to pay a visit to Dan Wysuph at Fog City Tattoo on Seabright Ave in Santa Cruz, CA.

🏄🏻 Dan grew up in the Santa Cruz mountains, attending high school in Los Gatos, yet spending most of his free time in Santa Cruz. Having spent his childhood with one foot in Santa Cruz and another in San Jose, he's spent the majority of his tattooing career like that as well. With just over twenty years under his belt, Dan has made a name for himself with his Northern Californian take on American traditional tattooing.

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Shoutouts

🎨 Logo by the incredibly talented ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tessia Spisak⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

🎵 Theme music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mint.beats⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

🎙️ Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ethan Gregory Dodge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Tomorrow is Friday the 13th! You know what that means, tons of San Jose shops tattooing tons of awesome flash designs at a discount. Here’s where you can get some sick tats tomorrow:

Midtown:

San Jose Tattoo

Eleventh Dimension Tattoo Arts

Xibalba Ink

AlwaysCre8 Tattoo Studio

Downtown:

Blacksuit Tattoo

Cali Stylz Tattooz

Luna Tattoo Studio

Rose Garden/Alameda:

Current Tattooing

Humble Beginnings Tattoo

Floating House Tattoo

The Holy Scythe Tattoo

Ants Tattoo

Willow Glen:

Flourish Tattoo

South Side:

Marks of Art

Sacred Oath Tattoos

Noble Trinity Tattoo

Black Lantern Tattoo

Homeroom Tattoo

West San Jose:

Unlimited Ink

Gilroy:

Cruz Creations Tattoo

Milpitas:

Parallax Tattoo and Art Studio

Santa Clara:

Vampire Battle Mansion

If you want to learn more about how Friday the 13th became such a big deal in tattooing and what to expect here in SJ, go back and listen to episode 11.

Keep your eye out for me while you’re getting tattooed. I’ll be taking pictures and perhaps interviewing some folks. So if you want to be on the pod or just want some Tattoo 408 stickers, don’t be shy and say hi!

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Shoutouts

🎨 Logo by the incredibly talented ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tessia Spisak⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

🎵 Theme music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mint.beats⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

🎙️ Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ethan Gregory Dodge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

© 2025 Ethan Gregory Dodge. Released under the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Share it, remix it, just don’t sell it—give credit where it’s due.

In this episode, Ethan sites down with San Jose tattooer ⁠Jerry Moran⁠ to talk about what first pulled him into tattooing, how he’s stayed grounded through the industry's shifts, and why collaboration and connection remain at the heart of his work. From his earliest obsessions to the way he brings clients' ideas to life, Jerry shares what it means to him to be part of the tattoo community—and why he never plans to stop.

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Shoutouts

🎨 Logo by the incredibly talented ⁠⁠⁠⁠Tessia Spisak⁠⁠⁠⁠

🎵 Theme music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠mint.beats⁠⁠⁠⁠

🎙️ Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Ethan Gregory Dodge⁠⁠⁠⁠

© 2025 Ethan Gregory Dodge. Released under the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License⁠⁠⁠⁠. Share it, remix it, just don’t sell it—give credit where it’s due.

In this episode, Ethan sites down with San Jose tattooer Jerry Moran to talk about what first pulled him into tattooing, how he’s stayed grounded through the industry's shifts, and why collaboration and connection remain at the heart of his work. From his earliest obsessions to the way he brings clients' ideas to life, Jerry shares what it means to him to be part of the tattoo community—and why he never plans to stop.

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Shoutouts

🎨 Logo by the incredibly talented ⁠⁠⁠Tessia Spisak⁠⁠⁠

🎵 Theme music by ⁠⁠⁠mint.beats⁠⁠⁠

🎙️ Produced by ⁠⁠⁠Ethan Gregory Dodge⁠⁠⁠

© 2025 Ethan Gregory Dodge. Released under the ⁠⁠⁠Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License⁠⁠⁠. Share it, remix it, just don’t sell it—give credit where it’s due.

Ethan Gregory Dodge sits down with Milwaukee tattooer Julio Ávila about his start in tattooing and how his career brought him to the 408.

Julio lives up to the stereotype of a storied tattooist with some truly wild stories. In fact, he just published a book detailing many of them. Support him by picking up a copy 👇🏻

⁠Tales of a Tattoo Apprentice by Julio Ávila⁠

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Shoutouts

🎨 Logo by the incredibly talented ⁠⁠Tessia Spisak⁠⁠

🎵 Theme music by ⁠⁠mint.beats⁠⁠

🎙️ Produced by ⁠⁠Ethan Gregory Dodge⁠⁠

© 2025 Ethan Gregory Dodge. Released under the ⁠⁠Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License⁠⁠. Share it, remix it, just don’t sell it—give credit where it’s due.

Ethan Gregory Dodge sits down with Milwaukee tattooer Julio Ávila about his start in tattooing and how his career brought him to the 408.

Julio lives up to the stereotype of a storied tattooist with some truly wild stories. In fact, he just published a book detailing many of them. Support him by picking up a copy 👇🏻

Tales of a Tattoo Apprentice by Julio Ávila

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📬 Want some free Tattoo 408 stickers? DM your address—Ethan’s got you.

Shoutouts

🎨 Logo by the incredibly talented ⁠Tessia Spisak⁠

🎵 Theme music by ⁠mint.beats⁠

🎙️ Produced by ⁠Ethan Gregory Dodge⁠

© 2025 Ethan Gregory Dodge. Released under the ⁠Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License⁠. Share it, remix it, just don’t sell it—give credit where it’s due.

The second half of Ronita's interview with Ethan.

Episodes now drop the first Monday of every month and both parts of the interview drop on the same day!

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Shoutouts

🎨 Logo by the incredibly talented ⁠Tessia Spisak⁠

🎵 Theme music by ⁠mint.beats⁠

🎙️ Produced by ⁠Ethan Gregory Dodge⁠

© 2025 Ethan Gregory Dodge. Released under the ⁠Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License⁠. Share it, remix it, just don’t sell it—give credit where it’s due.

Tattoo 408 is finally back after a long hiatus with a very special guest: Ronita Yvarra. In this episode, Ethan sits down with Ronita to hear the story of how she went from being a teenage artist in East San Jose to one of the region’s early female tattooers. Ronita learned the craft under Chuck Marshall, a fixture in South Bay tattoo scene in the '70s and '80s. She shares vivid memories of her apprenticeship, opening her own shop in Paradise and Chico, and so much more. With humor, honesty, and deep reverence for her roots, Ronita offers a window into a lesser-known corner of San Jose’s tattoo history.

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Here are some things Ethan has been up to:

Tattootime: Hardy Hits

Taki, Molly, and Ethan's interview on "Books Closed"

Ed Hardy’s S.F. tattoo shop changed the industry forever. Many are making a pilgrimage before it closes in December

Trace Ed Hardy’s global influence on tattoo design, roots in San Francisco with this timeline

Ed Hardy’s legendary S.F. tattoo shop is shutting down, but fans can still get inked by former employees.

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Shoutouts🎨 Logo by the incredibly talented Tessia Spisak🎵 Theme music by mint.beats🎙️ Produced by Ethan Gregory Dodge

© 2025 Ethan Gregory Dodge. Released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Share it, remix it, just don’t sell it—give credit where it’s due.

This week, I'm taking the time to address some questions I've gotten, the primary one being my own tattoo story. I dive into some of my religious upbringing, my love for San Jose, and my overall vision for Tattoo 408. Please bear with me as I turn the mic around this week.

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Acknowledgments:

• Logo: Special thanks to ⁠⁠⁠Tessia Spisak⁠⁠⁠⁠ for the killer logo.

• Music: Shoutout to ⁠⁠⁠⁠mint.beats⁠⁠⁠ for the awesome music.

• Production: Tattoo 408 is produced by ⁠⁠⁠Ethan Gregory Dodge⁠⁠⁠.

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