Episodes
Episodes



Wednesday Sep 06, 2023
’Why Aren’t We Licking Bricks?’: Tattooing and Evolution
Wednesday Sep 06, 2023
Wednesday Sep 06, 2023
On this episode of Beneath the Skin we're joined by Dr. Kat Ford to talk about the cross section of Evolutionary Psychology and Tattooing, and we debunk some junk science.
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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 Aug 23, 2023
*PREVIEW* Life in Cartoon Motion: Tex Avery and Max Fleischer
Wednesday Aug 23, 2023
Wednesday Aug 23, 2023
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On this episode of Beneath the Skin we discuss how early 20th century cartoonists Tex Avery and Max Fleischer influenced culture and tattooing through their work on Merrie Melodies, Looney Toons, Popeye, and so many more
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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 Aug 16, 2023
The Room Above Neptune: The Life of Pinky Yun
Wednesday Aug 16, 2023
Wednesday Aug 16, 2023
On this episode of Beneath the Skin we cover the life of influential Hong Kong tattooist Pinky Yun.
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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 Aug 02, 2023
Calling Mr. Cool Ice
Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
On this episode of Beneath the Skin we talk about the weird 2000s trend of tattoo advertising.
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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 Jul 26, 2023
*PREVIEW* Long Legs, Small Heads: the History of Pin Ups
Wednesday Jul 26, 2023
Wednesday Jul 26, 2023
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On this episode of Beneath the Skin we start our new series on the the different artists and movements that have influenced modern tattooing.
Tattooing as a medium owes a lot to other forms. From painting to sculpture, from art high low and in between, its all influenced tattooing in some form
We'll be covering artists like Ralph Bakshi and HR. Giger, and movements like expressionism, post modernism and others. On this first episode we're covering the history of the Pin Up
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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 Jul 19, 2023
Honour Etched In Ink: Tattooing in China
Wednesday Jul 19, 2023
Wednesday Jul 19, 2023
On this episode of Beneath the Skin we give a brief intro into the history of tattooing in China
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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 Jul 05, 2023
*PREVIEW* Searching the Sacred Debris with Shawn Porter
Wednesday Jul 05, 2023
Wednesday Jul 05, 2023
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On this episode of Beneath the Skin we talk to Body Art archivist, documentarian, and contextualizer, Shawn Porter. Many of you will know Shawn from his archive projects Occult Vibrations and Sacred Debris where Shawn collects and preserves artefacts from body modifications, tattooing and more. You may also know Shawn from his time as one of the founders of Body Modification E-Zine (or BME for short).
We cover a lot in this episode, like Shawn's friendship with Jack Yount, the early body mod scene, and Shawn's work preserving the history of all things weird and wonderful.
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Production by Thomas O'Mahony
Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art)
Intro Music by Dan McKenna
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Tuesday Jun 20, 2023
Merch!
Tuesday Jun 20, 2023
Tuesday Jun 20, 2023
New Merch available here
Just a quick note for anyone who doesn't follow us on social media, we now have some cool new merch available for preorder which you can check out at the link above
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Production by Thomas O'Mahony
Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art)
Intro Music by Dan McKenna
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