Tattletale

Matthew Vu
  • 5.0 (6)
  • Personal Journals
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Tales of tattoos told through time. Sure tattoos are visual but have you HEARD the stories behind them? Now available on multiple streaming platforms. Episodes are released every other week, Sunday mornings. Please visit www.instagram.com/tattletaleshow for accompanying visuals of each interviewee’s tattoos

Episodes

  1. 10: Olivia Britz-Wheat

    03/29/2020

    10: Olivia Britz-Wheat

    On the season finale of Tattletale, our guest is Olivia Britz-Wheat. Olivia talks about how she knew she wanted to be a tattoo artist at an early age and how she eventually landed in Portland. We talk about what it’s like to laser off a tattoo as well as the intricacies of a palm tattoo. Olivia also talks about the varying pain degrees of a stick and poke, a gushing Prince tattoo and many other tattoo tales.

    1h 43m
  2. 9: Libby Smith

    03/15/2020

    9: Libby Smith

    On this week’s episode of Tattletale our guest is Libby Smith. Libby talks about overcoming various difficulties ranging from a near death experience, celebrating her sisters, overcoming multiple heartbreaks, and the birth of her daughter. We also talk about some of Libby’s interests including archery, deers, fairies and DJing.

    52 min
  3. 8: Alex Picard

    03/01/2020

    8: Alex Picard

    On this week’s episode of Tattletale our guest is Alex Picard. We talk about Alex’s New York and Baltimore upbringings as well as how he found one of the loves of his life: skateboarding. We talk about the wide range of tattoos Alex has from commemorating the loss of a close friend, to radical crew tats, to sailor jerry shrimp tattoos as well as the effects of marijuana use and tattooing.

    1h 36m
  4. 7: Nishat Akhtar

    02/16/2020

    7: Nishat Akhtar

    On the 7th episode of Tattletale we speak with Nishat Ahktar about the important role animals play in Nishat’s life including a book about rabbit refugees. We call a half defunct hotline that was intended to play the music of Philadelphia’s greatest rock & roll duo on demand. We talk about growing up with immigrant parents as well as commiserate in the Asian disappointment and shame on when her mom discovered her first tattoo. We laugh, we cry and I even gained a couple new perspectives on feminism.

    1h 7m
  5. 5: Jupiter Desphy III

    01/19/2020

    5: Jupiter Desphy III

    Our guest for episode 5 of Tattletale is Jupiter Desphy III, a native of Nevada, by way of Los Angeles. We talk about what the number 3 means to him, including an unexpected kinship with Dale Earnhardt fanatics. We also talk about his experiences at Shamrock Social Club including a session where the Mongols MC crash in. We talk about how important his family is to him, especially his mother’s side as well as a skateboard injury that would forever change his life.

    1h 20m
  6. 4: Reed Moses

    01/05/2020

    4: Reed Moses

    Reed Moses talks about growing up biracial, his southern roots, the importance of education in his family and his eventual journey out West. He speaks about the role brotherhood has behind some of his tattoos. He also talks about the loves of his life as well as remembering a love lost.

    1h 15m
  7. 3: Margot Fleming

    12/22/2019

    3: Margot Fleming

    Margot and I talk about her love for running and a brand ambiguous sneaker tattoo. As well as her love for music, especially John Mayer, Morrissey and why she is not sorry. We also get to talk about her South African roots and how important her family is to her. Listen on to find out more about Sonic the Garfield.

    1h 10m
  8. 2: JP Managa

    12/08/2019

    2: JP Managa

    On this show, I speak to John Paul Managa about his humble Filipino upbringing, how much his mother and grandfather influenced him from a tattooing perspective, why his arms are bare but his hands are tattooed, a painful pistol tattoo that he has on his leg and what the band Audioslave means to him.

    1h 10m
  9. 1: Mark Sarigan

    11/24/2019

    1: Mark Sarigan

    In the inaugural episode, I sit down with Mark to talk about his So Cal roots, his first tattoo experience, how he got a tattoo on his butt cheek, posing as a navy veteran and more.

    58 min
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About

Tales of tattoos told through time. Sure tattoos are visual but have you HEARD the stories behind them? Now available on multiple streaming platforms. Episodes are released every other week, Sunday mornings. Please visit www.instagram.com/tattletaleshow for accompanying visuals of each interviewee’s tattoos

Information

  • Creator
    Matthew Vu
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2020
  • Episodes
    9
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Matthew Vu
  • Show Website
    Tattletale