Inking of Immunity

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Inking of Immunity Podcast is produced and cohosted by Christopher Lynn, Becci Owens, Tricia Allen, and Saige Kelmelis. Kira Yancey is the editor and producer. We are tattoo researchers talking to other tattoo researchers and practitioners. TaHN is supported in part by the National Science Foundation (BCS-2017553) and the Universities of Alabama (USA) and Sunderland (UK). Follow us on Facebook (Inking.of. Immunity), Twitter (Inking_Immunity), and Instagram (Inking.of. Immunity).

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TaHN 36: Perceiving Personality Through Tattooing with Dr. Bill Chopik 30.12.2025 44:58

Dr. Bill Chopik (he/his/him) is an associate professor in the Department of Psychology at Michigan State University. He studies how close relationships—and the people in them—change over time and across situations. Dr. Chopik’s work examines phenomena as broad as how relationships and social institutions shape development and as focused as the mechanisms that underlie the link between close relati...

TaHN 35: The Tattooing Industry and Upbringing with Pym Avery 02.12.2025 35:04

Pym Avery is a revolutionary tattoo artist who began tattooing in 1987 at just 19. Travelling around Europe in a van and learning the craft entirely on her own, She opened her first tattoo shop in southern Germany in 1995, making her among the first women to break into a strongly male-dominated trade. More than three decades later, her journey is laid out in her memoir Show Time (published 2024),...

TaHN 34: Tattoo Tools and Archaeology with Aaron Deter-Wolf 28.10.2025 58:51

Aaron Deter-Wolf is a Prehistoric Archaeologist with the Tennessee Division of Archaeology in Nashville, where his responsibilities include managing ancient Native American sites on State-owned lands and conducting archaeological excavations and research. In addition to his work in Tennessee, for the past decade Aaron has been a leading researcher in developing the archaeological study of tattooin...

TAHN 33: Illegal Tattooing in New York with Daredevil Co-Owner Michelle Myles 18.12.2024 28:57

Michelle Myles started tattooing in 1991 when tattooing was still illegal in New York City. When tattooing was legalized in 1997 Michelle and Brad opened Daredevil Tattoo on Ludlow Street on the Lower East Side. We discuss with her the history of tattooing in New York, some of which she covers on her walking tour of the Bowery, and her own personal experience as a tattoo artist working in New York...