{"podcast":{"title":"TATTOO TALES","slug":"tattoo-tales-784940","podcast_index_feed_id":784940,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/tattootales/feed.xml","website_url":"https://www.stefbastian.com/","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/5210255/80181C31-532D-42CA-97F0-B718F8475E68.jpeg","author":"Stef Bastiàn","episode_count":89,"summary":"Go to the roots, not to the fruits. I’m your host, Stef Bastiàn, tattooer with over twenty years of experience, traveler, painter, coach. Join me to improve your artistic, personal and professional journey through the stories and insights of inspiring guests, within and outside the tattoo world. Learn more about my different projects and classes at https://www.stefbastian.com/","last_synced_at":"2026-08-02T10:18:18.206424+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tattoo-tales-784940"},"episode":{"title":"80. PINO CAFARO - Struggle, balance and the importance of letting go in Japanese tattooing","slug":"80-pino-cafaro-struggle-balance-and-the-importance-of-letting-go-in-japanese-tattooing","published_at":"2026-01-26T10:05:07+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tattoo-tales-784940/80-pino-cafaro-struggle-balance-and-the-importance-of-letting-go-in-japanese-tattooing","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tattoo-tales-784940","url":"https://tattootales.podbean.com/e/80-pino-cafaro-struggle-balance-and-the-importance-of-letting-go-in-japanese-tattooing/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ug2wgqrp8uhtdwus/Pino_Cafaro_FULL_EPISODE6rsbj.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Tattoo Tales, I sit down with a man who has spent over three decades navigating the deep waters of our craft with utmost dedication: Pino Cafaro. This talk felt very inspiring as Pino brings both tradition and a progressive mindset into his work, as he says “Balance beats perfection”. His insights, matured over a long and successful career, can be very helpful to all the committed artists and tattooers that share the struggles of draftsmanship and the quest to grasp the bigger picture of a culturally and visually rich style such as the Japanese. Find Pino on Instagram White Fox Gallery Find out more about Stef’s courses, seminars and projects","meta_description":"In this episode of Tattoo Tales, I sit down with a man who has spent over three decades navigating the deep waters of our craft with utmost dedication: Pi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3439,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/tattoo-tales-784940/episodes/80-pino-cafaro-struggle-balance-and-the-importance-of-letting-go-in-japanese-tattooing/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tattoo-tales-784940/80-pino-cafaro-struggle-balance-and-the-importance-of-letting-go-in-japanese-tattooing.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}