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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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