Beneath The Skin

*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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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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Cash Cooper feat. Paul ‘Rambo’ Ramsbottom

On this weeks episode of Beneath the Skin we're joined by Paul 'Rambo' Ramsbottom to talk about the legendary British tattooist Cash Cooper.
Paul is the owner of Rambo's Tattoo Parlour and Rambo's Tattoo Museum in Manchester's historic Northern Quarter and recently published his phenomenal book on Cash Cooper AVAILABLE HERE
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Tattoo Mike Wilson: The Illustrated Man

On this weeks episode of Beneath the Skin we're joined by Ethan Hill to discuss the famous Tattoo Mike Wilson
Ethan is a photographer and filmmaker producing an upcoming documentary about the life of Tattoo Mike Wilson
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The History of Tattoo Prices

On this weeks episode of Beneath the Skin we talked about the history of tattoo pricing
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Art in the Aquarium: The Story of Tom Reilly

On this weeks episode of Beneath the Skin we talked about early British tattoist Tom Reilly
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The Tools of The Trade feat. Benoit Robitaille

On this weeks episode of Beneath the Skin we're joined by Archaeologist, Researcher, and returning guest, Benoit Robitaille, to discuss his studies of pre-modern tattooing tools, his research on Otzi the Iceman, and his current work uncovering the hidden histories of the tattooed mummies of the central Peruvian coast.
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The Failed Tattoo Videogame: Tattoo Assassins

On this weeks episode of Beneath the Skin we talked about the unreleased (officially) video game Tattoo Assassins
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