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Beneath The Skin
A podcast about the history of everything told through the history of tattooing.
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Tuesday Jun 24, 2025
Tuesday Jun 24, 2025
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
If you would like to get in touch you can email the show on beneaththeskinpod@gmail.com
Friday May 30, 2025
Friday May 30, 2025
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
If you would like to get in touch you can email the show on beneaththeskinpod@gmail.com
Thursday May 08, 2025
Thursday May 08, 2025
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
If you would like to get in touch you can email the show on beneaththeskinpod@gmail.com
Tuesday Apr 29, 2025
Tuesday Apr 29, 2025
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
If you would like to get in touch you can email the show on beneaththeskinpod@gmail.com
Thursday Apr 03, 2025
Thursday Apr 03, 2025
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
If you would like to get in touch you can email the show on beneaththeskinpod@gmail.com
Wednesday Mar 12, 2025
Wednesday Mar 12, 2025
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
If you would like to get in touch you can email the show on beneaththeskinpod@gmail.com
Thursday Mar 06, 2025
Thursday Mar 06, 2025
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
If you would like to get in touch you can email the show on beneaththeskinpod@gmail.com
Wednesday Feb 19, 2025
Wednesday Feb 19, 2025
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
If you would like to get in touch you can email the show on beneaththeskinpod@gmail.com