Episodes
Episodes



Friday Feb 24, 2023
Friday Feb 24, 2023
Hey everyone, here is another interview we conducted on our trip to Wales with Fflur Morse who is the Senior Curator for Cultural Life at the National Museum of Wales
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Production by Thomas O'Mahony
Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art)
Intro Music by Dan McKenna
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Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
*PREVIEW* Kuniyoshi Cabbages with Benoît Robitaille
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
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On this episode of Beneath the Skin, we're talking Ukiyo-e prints, how to buy the perfect cabbage, and whether or not Hokusai had a sick left hook.
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Production by Thomas O'Mahony
Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art)
Intro Music by Dan McKenna
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Friday Feb 17, 2023
Bonus Interview: Senior Archive and Photographic Conservator Lisa Childs
Friday Feb 17, 2023
Friday Feb 17, 2023
Here's a short conversation Matt had Senior Archive and Photographic Conservator Lisa Childs who has been responsible for the painstaking conservation and restoration of the Jessie Knight collection that we recently saw on our trip to Wales.
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Production by Thomas O'Mahony
Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art)
Intro Music by Dan McKenna
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Wednesday Feb 15, 2023
The Tattoo History of Japan Pt.2
Wednesday Feb 15, 2023
Wednesday Feb 15, 2023
On this episode of Beneath the Skin we're continuing our series on the tattoo history of Japan
In this part we discuss how Japanese culture during the Edo period and prior influenced the origins of contemporary Traditional Japanese tattooing as we know it today.
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Production by Thomas O'Mahony
Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art)
Intro Music by Dan McKenna
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Friday Feb 10, 2023
*PREVIEW* The Untold Legend of Jessie Knight
Friday Feb 10, 2023
Friday Feb 10, 2023
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On this episode of Beneath the Skin, after having unprecedented access to the as yet unreleased collection of the late tattooist Jessie Knight in Wales, we talk about her legend, her legacy, and why so many people don't know her name.
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Production by Thomas O'Mahony
Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art)
Intro Music by Dan McKenna
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Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
The Tattoo History of Japan Pt.1
Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
On this episode of Beneath the Skin we're starting off our journey in the East with the first instalment of our 3 part series on the history of Japan and Japanese tattooing.
In this first episode we learn about the indigenous Ainu people of Japan, native to Hokkaido, who's unique tattoo tradition has been almost wiped out from contemporary Japanese society.
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Production by Thomas O'Mahony
Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art)
Intro Music by Dan McKenna
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Wednesday Jan 25, 2023
*PREVIEW* Remembering Lyle Tuttle
Wednesday Jan 25, 2023
Wednesday Jan 25, 2023
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On this episode of Beneath the Skin, we remember the life and career of legendary tattooist, collector, and quote machine, Lyle Tuttle.
We speak to Danielle Boyarde about what it was like knowing Lyle and their friendship, Lyle's world class collection of tattoo ephemera and memorabilia, and how Lyle's legacy is helping uncover the tattoo secrets of the 20th century.
Check out: The Tattoo Art of Mystery Legend R. Johnson from the Lyle Tuttle collection
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Production by Thomas O'Mahony
Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art)
Intro Music by Dan McKenna
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Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
Talking Shop and Toilet Paper
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
On this episode of Beneath the Skin, we're talking to shop owners about the reality of owning a tattoo studio in 2023. Clients, Instagram, and the price of toilet paper, this episode has everything you always wanted to know.
We're joined again by fan favourite Peter Oakmund Madsen (Northern Black, Whitley Bay, UK), and Benny the Butcher (Meatshop Tattoo, Barcelona, Spain), and Sylvain Liengme (Add Ink Tattoo, Geneva, Switzerland)
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Production by Thomas O'Mahony
Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art)
Intro Music by Dan McKenna
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