Ethan Gregory Dodge

Tattoo 408

Society EN ↓ 52 episodes

You can't talk about the developments of modern tattooing without mentioning the contributions of the San Francisco Bay Area. The number of renowned tattooists to at least get their start in either San Francisco or Oakland is staggering. But how many can you name from San Jose? Let's fix that! Like most things in Bay Area popular culture, Santa Clara County—affectionately called "the 408"—has made rich, diverse, yet overshadowed offerings to the world of body art. Every other week we'll either get to know a new San Jo tattooist or drop a little South Bay tattoo history. This is Tattoo 408.

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Ethan Gregory Dodge

Episodes

001: "Tattoo" John Bullock — Part 1 11.07.2023 1:33:58

Hey everyone. Ethan Gregory Dodge here with the very first official episode of Tattoo 408. I'm excited. This podcast has been brewing in my head for well over 2 years now and it's finally coming to you. Like I said in the introduction episode, we're starting it off with some OG tattooers here in San Jose, starting with John Bullock, who is known by pretty much everyone as "Tattoo" John. He has bee...

Introducing Tattoo 408 06.07.2023 3:37

Hey everyone what's up? I'm Ethan Gregory Dodge and I'm here to tell you about a new podcast I'm launching called Tattoo 408. For those that don't know, 408 is the original area code for San Jose, California. I've been living here for 4 years now and I'm absolutely smitten by it's culture of food, art, writing, music, activism, and of course, tattooing. I'm a wr...