The StoryMen welcome JR.’s tattoo artist and friend Lars Van Zandt to talk about the world of tattooing. We discuss the history of tattooing, how the industry has changed and what they’re all about. Plus, Pixar’s Grand Unified Theory, just because we can.
IN THIS EPISODE:
0:00 – Where in the World is Matt Mikalatos?
03:00 – Lars Van Zandt: Tattoo Artist to the StoryMen
10:00 – The History and Culture of Tattooing
20:00 – What Not to Ask a Tattoo Artist
26:00 – The Ins and Outs of Tattooing as Art
31:00 – The Spirituality of Ink
42:00 – The Pixar Grand Unifying Theory
48:00 – Matt’s Questions
51:00 – What does the future of tattooing hold?
The StoryMen return for season 7 with best-selling author Ben H. Winters. Ben gives us the scoop on his new book Underground Airlines, a thriller set in an alternate history where slavery was never outlawed in the United States. We talk religion, race and inhabiting a world nearly as terrifying as the one Ben created... our own!