Honest Tattooer Podcast

About Honest Tattooer Podcast

The Honest Tattooer Podcast is a show where tattoo artists and tattoo lovers discuss tattoos, art, and most of all keep it real. Keep it honest!

Publisher

No Idols NYC

Category

arts · business · education

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

27 Jan 2023

Latest episode

5 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

196 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 Oct 2026

   How Small Tattoos Age with Gordo and Daniela Segal

   Send us Fan Mail Jon Mesa and Matt Truiano host the Honest Tattoo Podcast with guests Daniela Segal and Gordo. They reminisce about meeting years ago through the No Idols/Bowery shop circle, then discuss a social media project by @martindninja featuring honeycomb-like hexagon tattoos from many artists, using it to compare how different styles and pigments age, including tiny realism, traditional work and fine lines over time. They react to artists complaining about posting process content and...

2. 

   28 Sept 2026

   When Tattooers Should Say No

   Send us Fan Mail Jon Mesa and Matt Truiano do a one-on-one episode about when tattooers need to say no, including turning down projects outside their strengths, designs that are too small, ideas that won’t age well, and clients who change direction or message-bomb before appointments. They discuss balancing honesty with opportunity, sometimes doing simple walk-ins for the experience can lead to bigger work, while also protecting time, enforcing rescheduling boundaries, and avoiding sending dr...

3. 

   21 Sept 2026

   Fashion Trends Or The Future Of Tattooing with Edoardo Taglioretti

   Send us Fan Mail Jon Mesa and Matt Truiano are joined by guest tattooer Edoardo Taglioretti, a 12-year artist from Italy who specializes in new school and bio-organic tattoos. They discuss whether current tattoo trends will become classics or future coverups, framing how tattoos “age” physically in skin, culturally, and personally. The episode critiques post-ironic meme/joke tattoos, brand and shock-value pieces, and the role of social media in spreading trends before healed results are seen....

Who has been a guest on Honest Tattooer Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• David Santiago
• Alyssa McCusker
• Bugpin Bunny
• Vega
• Joe Swanson

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

685,613

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.2 / 5

17 ratings

Spotify

4.7 / 5

81 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 81 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

97

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

77

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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