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A podcast about tattooing hosted by an actual tattooist, Lucie Richardson and an actual knob, Mick Tickner.
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Jul 1, 2026
Jul 1, 2026
49 min
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Oh my, where to start? Thank you everyone for listening. We can't believe we have made it to 100 episodes. Thanks to all our guests and our friends for helping us on the way. There is too many people to thank but we do it in the episode.
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Jun 10, 2026
Jun 10, 2026
58 min
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For episode 99 we are delighted to welcome Valerie Vargas aka @valeriemodernclassic from @modernclassictattoo in London. It is a lovely chat with a true modern great.
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May 27, 2026
May 27, 2026
1 hr 7 min
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Absolute pleasure to bring Terry Manton aka @scottishtattoohistory to your ears. Honestly, we haven't even scratched the surface. Look forward to many, many more episodes with this absolute geezer.
Please get a copy of Terry's book Hidden Legacy from pioneersofbritishtattooing.com
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Mar 25, 2026
Mar 25, 2026
49 min
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This week is mainly knee related with a little tale-telling of convention season as we went to Tattoo Freeze and Brighton because we are slovenly convention slags.
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Feb 15, 2026
Feb 15, 2026
53 min
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Massive thank you to Sarah at Tattoo Freeze and Skin Deep for always making us feel so welcome and inviting us back. Thanks also to Grant at Urban Audio for sorting out the tech on the day.
Biggest thank you to the legend that is Lal Hardy. Always a pleasure to speak with Lal and forever grateful for the effort he puts in to preserving the history of tattooing in the UK and around the world. I true icon and we love him.
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Jan 13, 2026
Jan 13, 2026
1 hr 1 min
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This week we speak to Terry Frank owner of Electric Punch Tattoo in Hoddesdon. What A guy? Such good vibes and a very interesting, albeit unusual route into tattooing. Lovely man, lovely chat and Lucie has a fixed microphone!
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Dec 24, 2025
Dec 24, 2025
51 min
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A litte Christmas special for you from the audio file we thought Mick had lost beacause he is a terrible person.
Massive thank you to Sarah at Tattoo Freeze and Skin Deep for always making us feel so welcome and inviting us back. Thanks also to Grant at Urban Audio for sorting out the tech on the day.
Biggest thank you must go to the legend Adam Hudson for being a 10/10 tattooist and a 14/10 human. A joy to be around. Have a lovely Christmas and see you in 2026.
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Dec 9, 2025
Dec 9, 2025
1 hr 54 sec
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Probably the final show (third) of 2025 so we made it very poor. Have a relaxing time over Christmas. Lucie has had a very shit 2025 so we are making plans to come back proper in 2026 and we hope to see you all very soon.
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Oct 11, 2025
Oct 11, 2025
1 hr 13 min
Episode 92 is here. You have been patiently waiting since April and we thank you for that. Our guest this week is Perry Rule, the Don of Total Tattoo Magazine and loads of tattoo conventions across the UK and Ireland. If you have ever wondered how conventions and tattoo mags work, this one is for you.
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Apr 30, 2025
Apr 30, 2025
46 min
WE ARE BACK AND THAT AND PROPERLY THIS TIME!
Had some time off but here is Episode 1 of Season 5 of How Much For a Sleeve?
It is a lovely chat. Mick coughs too much and Lucie was sat in the sun. Thank you for your questions.
Also do whatever you can to hel London Trans Pride on 26th (it is the 26th we checked) June 2025/
If you happen to be near Leeds Mick's COMEDY AND THAT night on May 14th can be found here.
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