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Piercing Wizard Podcast — 280 episodes
278 - A Brief History of Piercing Aftercare
277 - Serious Sterilization & the Slippery Subject of Lubricants
276 - Smiley piercings and sunshine roadtrips
275 - Artificial Intelligence & Genuine Gold Stress-
274 - Ricardo Miro: from Puerto Rico to Italy and back again.
273 - Ask-Us-Anything 8 + 2025 recap
272 - Jonathan Goshorn - sound the horn of success
271 - PBA turns 25 (thats Ryan's shop)
270 - Getting (sh) It Done - LIVE at UKAPP 2025
269 - The allure of risky piercings
268 - Nefarious Larratt - BME is ALIVE at BMXNET 2025
267 - Gold verification, Single-Use Tools, and Frenum Piercings
2025 APP Las Vegas Conference Recap
2025 APP Las Vegas Conference Preview
266 - The One About Eyebrows
265 - Making space for add on services
264 - Coping with Rejection (and Migration)
263 - 10 things I love about piercing
262 - Critiquing jewelry companies, what could possibly go wrong?
261 - Diversifying platforms, Borderline clients, Christina piercings
260 - Ask-Us-Anything 7 + 2024 recap
259 - Tais Fernandes time to shine
258 - Cozmo Returns
257 - Lola is an extraordinary alien
256 - Sala helps us sparkle
255 - Shawn Porter interview
254 - The Power of Intimate Piercing: Live at UKAPP 2024
253 - There are no stupid questions (except for these ones)
252 - Can ritual be non-spiritual? Live at BMXNET 2024
251 - Piercing minors: Liabilities and Policies.
250 - How well do you fail? Bethrah Szumski on mental health, economics, and career goals
249 - A.P.P. 2024 conference recap
248 - Is the "all gold" business model sustainable?
247 - Ask-Us-Anything part 6: Guest Spotting, Jewelry Ordering, and Bad Apprenticeships
246 - Forward Helixes, Teaching in Spain, Building the New Shop(s)
245 - Walk Ins Return (kinda), Constructive Critiques, and talking about Mental Health and Help
244 - Managing Jewelry Repairs, Lola gets scarification, and BME news
243 - Shadowing and observation, do's and don'ts
242 - Fair compensation in piercing & 2023 year in review
241 - "Is this everything you have?" ...and other difficult questions
240 - Eden Thomson from Absolution New Zealand
239 - Surface Piercing and what we've learned along the way
238 - Suzanne Hallett at AUPP Sydney 2023
237 - Which conference is best? + business advice
236 - Responsible Experimentation: Live at BMXNET with Kale Roberts
235 - Preventing Predatory Behaviour + International Conference Season
234 - Tongues, Cheeks, and Dermal Punches
233 - Wikilea talks about piercing in China
232 - Deacon Matheson, when its time to move on
231 - J'son D'souza, India's mrpiercer
230 - APP conference 2023 preview, Industrial piercings, and Apprenticeship progress
229 - Surface Anchors (Microdermals)
228 - Downsizing, Retainers, and Referrals
227 - Vibe Check with Ryan and Lola
226 - Keep Scarification Special
225 - We're doing the best we can (aka piercing in 2022)
224 - Evan Quinno 2022 shop recap
223 - Matias (fka Rata) Tafel
222 - 2023 APP Conference Legacy Scholarship Info
221 - Blake Perlingieri of NOMAD
220 - Spooktacular scary stories from the piercing room
219 - Here comes trouble(shooting)
218 - BMXNET & UKAPP conference round up 2022
217 - Becky Crossan on building your business
216 - Ryan and Lola make-up some answers
215 - Brian Skellie on mill certificates and material verification
214 - Royce Green 2022 legacy scholar
213 - Pablo Perelmuter has the eye of the tiger
212 - Rivka Chavi speaks on career longevity and well being
211 - Fatma Tarek 2022 APP Legacy Scholar
210 - Piercing kids with Jasper Valke
209 - Recapping the 2022 APP conference
Ryan and Lola will see you at APP 2022!
208 - APP conference 2022 prep-isode
207 - Aftercare is puzzling
206 - Ryan and Lola talk about anatomical variations
205 - Lola Slider interviews Quentin of Kalima Emporium UK
204 - Zakk Boyer; the dream lives on
203 - Alicia Cardenas memorial
202 - Pondering 2021 with Ryan and Lola
201 - Talkin' Shop(s), Jef Saunders gives tips on opening a studio
200 - Lola interviews Ryan for episode 200!
199 - Chaotic Contemplation with Daniel Rutt
198 - Berlin piercing with Andrea Kummer
197 - Dot by Dot: discussing suspension, growth, and access to information with Matt
196 - Beto Rea: Bringing ritual from Mexico to Germany
195 - Helen Houghton on troubleshooting
194 - Sven Seipold makes really good septum clamps
193: John Balk: Rendezvous in Reykjavik
192 - UKAPP conference 2021
191 - Trust Marcus Strohner
190 - BMXNET Berlin 2021
189 - Managing specialty services booking + working around travel restrictions
188 - Ask Us Anything with Ryan & Lola part 5
187 - Ask Us Anything part 4: Septums & Spectators
186 - Let's talk about under-mask piercing
184 - The growth and success of Taki Edwards
183 - Cale DiFrancesco on ear curation and inventory management
182 - Working disposable as a body piercer with Aiko Hosten
181 - Gauntlet Founder Jim Ward Talks About Early Piercing Needle Development
179 - Lola gets to reopen + Aftercare Discussion
178 - Hidden Gems: 1993 UK Piercing Article
177 - Stuart Hofman - APP Benelux
176 - Pandemic Communication Anxiety & Online Side Projects
175 - How much work goes into not working
174 - 2020: the worst year ever, in review
173 - Ask Us Anything with Ryan & Lola part 3
172 - Ryan & Lola's new normal part 2, by appointment only
171 - Monica Sabin, APP updates from the President
170 - Ryan & Lola's new normal part 1
169 - Ask Us Anything with Ryan & Lola part 2
168 - Ask Me Anything with Ryan & Lola part 1
167 - Vivi Madero explains digital waiver forms and online booking
166 - John Robberson
165 - I can't do nostril piercings?! feat. Lee Horton
164 - Back to work with Christina Blossey
The COVID Chronicles 04: back in business
163 - Black Lives Matter (Piercers of Color roundtable)
162 - Feeling some piercer normalcy with Rogan Eric Watral
161 - Piercings by Tenn: support your local black piercer
160 - Nahuel Burgos shares his Needle Vision
159 - Zoom & online piercer hangs with Stray Johnson
158 - The APP conference is cancelled (with Aaron Pollack)
157 - Jef Saunders: lets get this bread
156 - Lola Slider on crafting a reopening strategy
155 - Checking in with Leo Ziebol of Mint Piercing
The COVID Chronicles 03
154 - Mental Health & Self Care for the Career Piercer with Kelsi Siefert
153 - California love with Ciera Baker & Desi Arellano
The COVID Chronicles 02: time to close up
The COVID chronicles 01
152 - Coronavirus COVID-19 Preparedness with Cale DiFrancesco
151 - Barry Blanchard, Anatometal CEO
150 - Brooke Bittens, piercer wanderlust
149 - TJ & The Bear in the morning
148 - 25 years of Infinite, with James Weber
147 - Talking shop with Cozmo
146 - Kevin Jump: keep piercing sacred
145 - NeoMetal news with John Kittell
144 - Ryan Caruana talks about his APP scholarship experience
143 - Getting through the slow season with John Balk
142 - Shadowing, with Alicia Lowe
141 - 2019 Year in Review + Lili Cathenod
140 - Talking Scarification with Temi Fet'era of MAE-Africa.org
139 - Livin' the dream with Zakk Boyer
138 - Kyla Scrivener on Australia's new piercing organization.
137 - William Barron, movin' on up.
136 - Erica Martin on scholarships and piercer growth
135 - Guest host Lynn Loheide interviews Margo Dellaquila about piercer ethics
134 - Mikele Tre: from Italy to Japan
133 - Cale interviews Ryan
132 - Goldsmith Danila Tarcinale
131 - Piercing Bible author Elayne Angel
130 - The case of Dr. Evil
129 - Getting ready for the UKAPP conference with Kim Hutchinson
128 - Rob Hill & Woodstock Bader
127 - Shorty on sterile gloves & septum piercings + PoC scholarship
126 - On the road again
125 - Nici Holmes (UKAPP) interviews Jim Ward
124 - Guest Spotting and Learning with Lynn Loheide
123 - Piercing in Southeast Asia with Huaii
122 - The magic of customer care with Kristina Outland
121 - John Joyce & Kaitlin Raison (Scarab Body Arts)
120 - Zak DuBois + lil bits
119 - Skin prep update + Branislav "Branko" Isteze
118 - Gentian Violet news + Darrin Walters
117 - Lola Slider, the rematch
116 - Laura Jane (Gamma Piercing)
115 - RuAPP 2019 (Russian piercing conference)
114 - Jacob Spjut (Elite is not a dirty word)
113 - Jason King (23rd St.) + Jess Rose
112 - TJ Kruger
111 - Loreia Bürgen & Jane Absinth (V.P.P.)
110 - In Gus We Trust (Gus Diamond)
109 - APP Conference 2019!
107 - Alex Wilkins
106 - APP conference prep 2019 with Barron
105 - Boston Tattoo Convention 2019 + Piercer Intimidation
104 - Eleanor Boyd (working with physical impairments)
103 - Maree Fowler (working with hearing impairments)
102 - Brandon Downs (working with visual impairments)
101 - Aaron Solomon (piercer meet up groups)
100 - Brian Moeller (social media is awful)
99 - Jef Saunders from Scotland
98 - Body Jewelry Q & A
97 - Michelle Katzelnick (Communication in the studio)
96 - Chris Myers (Steelwerks Extreme)
95 - John Robberson (peer review and online retailers)
94 - Matt Buonantuono (opening a new studio)
93 - Kelly Carvara
92 - Vishal Rose
91 - Tanner Bennett (cyber bullying in the piercing industry)
90 - 2018 year end show
89 - John Balk (Friendship is Magic)
88 - Tanai Devine (advice for newer piercers) + APP election news
87 - Victoria Rothman on equality
86 - Jared Karnes, Logan Wright, Joeltron, & Coyote Black
85 - Daniel Thomas (how to win clients and influence piercers)
83 - Sharon Looy (Dare 2 Wear Amsterdam) + Behind the scenes of the APP
82 - Mic Rawls (from Gauntlet to Cold Steel)
81 - Purklenz with Howard Dolman of SOLabs
80 - Camp APP 2018
79 - Sales Strategies with Ian Human & Nicholas Pinch
78 - APP Conference Scholarships (with Caitlin McDiarmid & Christina Shull)
77 - Kim Hutchinson (UKAPP Vice President)
Ep. 76 - BMXNET & UKAPP recap 2018
Ep. 75 - Kellan Smith (Wacky not Tacky)
Ep. 74 - Lukas Zpira, artist and world traveler
Ep. 73 - Anna Beall (LGBTQ inclusiveness)
Ep. 72 - Nici Holmes, Seb Pickersgill, Lola Slider (UKAPP conference guide 2018)
Ep. 70 - John Robberson, Danny Greenwood, Eduardo Chavarria
Ep. 69 - Derek Lowe (Saint Sabrina's)
Ep. 68 - Jim Ward on erotic piercings
Ep. 67 - APP Conference 2018 + Caitlin McDiarmid
Ep. 66 - Anujin (Anji) Amarjargal
Ep. 65 - AJ Goldman (12 week wait times!)
Ep. 64 - Ciaron Steer (no pressure sales techniques)
Ep. 63 - Kendra Jane (APP conference 2018 guide)
Ep. 62 - Barron (being honest about mistakes)
Ep. 61 - Monica Sabin (APP membership committee)
Ep. 60 - Oscar Martinez
Ep. 59 - Samppa & Aneta Von Cyborg (ethics in body mod)
Ep. 58 - Ryan's Mom
Ep. 57 - Alex Wilkins (Guru Body Piercing UK)
Ep. 56 - Boston Tattoo Convention
Ep. 55 - Marc Williams (Piercing Emporium)
Ep. 54 - Georgina Schiavelli (Black Diamond CT)
Ep. 53 - Becky Dill (piercing kids)
ep. 52 - Cody Vaughn (Fainting, prevention and management)
ep. 51 - Jim Sens (High Priestess)
Ep. 50 - Eduardo Chavarria (All about Aftercare)
Ep. 49 - Aaron Pollack (APP secretary)
Ep. 48 - Lee Horton (Piercer & Laser Tattoo Removal Technician)
Ep. 47 - Matt Buonantuono (Black Lotus Piercing Maryland)
Ep. 46 - Perry Doig (Rose Gold's San Francisco)
Ep. 45 - Brianna Sheehan part 2: electric boogaloo
Ep. 44 - Brianna Sheehan pt. 1/2 (Mint Piercing Studio)
Ep. 43 - Leo Ziebol (Mint Piercing Studio, Iowa)
Ep. 42 - Miro Hernandez (If you build it, they will come)
Ep. 41 - Stefan Schomowski (BMXNET admin)
Ep. 40 - Ed Chavarria (the piercings we don't do, and why)
Ep. 39 - Efix Roy (Empire Body Arts Quebec City / Progressive Mentorship)
Ep. 38 - Camp APP Lunch
Ep. 37 - Ana Laco (Badaku Piercing, Croatia)
Ep. 36 - Lola Slider (Forevermore Tattoo & Piercing, Scotland)
Ep. 35 - Aaron Foster
Ep. 34 - Håvve Fjell (Wings of Desire suspension & Pain Solution)
Ep. 33 - Jess Farrar & Jason Heeney
Ep. 32 - Christina Blossey
Ep. 31 - Brian Skellie
Ep. 30 - Bryan Thomas & April Thomas (Born This Way body arts)
Ep. 29 - Bethrah Szumski
Ep. 28 - Mike Hill
Ep. 27 - Paddy Notts & Ashley Guntz
Ep. 26 - Paul King & Dr. Matt Lodder (UK FGM issue)
Ep. 25 - Nicole Holmes (UKAPP President)
Ep. 24 - Jesse Villemaire
Ep. 23 - Cale Belford
22 - Charlie LeBeau
21 - Luis Garcia
Ep. 20 - Paul Rainer
Ep. 19 - Brian Moeller
Ep. 18 - Sala (Pinpoint Piercing. Oslo, Norway)
Ep. 17 - Jef Saunders
Ep. 16 - Samppa Von Cyborg
Ep. 15 - Elayne Angel
Ep. 14 - Luis Garcia
Ep. 13 - Terry LeRoi
Ep. 12 - Jim Ward
Ep. 11 - Jesse Villemaire
Ep. 10 - Paul Rainer & Courtney Jane Maxwell
Ep. 09 - Alicia Cardenas
Ep. 08 Charlie Remy LeBeau
Ep. 07 Jef Saunders
Ep. 06 Kendra Jane
Ep. 05 Kendra jane
Ep. 04 Will Von Doome
Ep. 03 Will Von Doome
Ep. 02 Brian Moeller pt 2
Ep. 01 with brian Moeller