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Tropical Ink. Iuri Waitzberg on his Hard Left Turn From Biology to Tattooing.

Tropical Ink. Iuri Waitzberg on his Hard Left Turn From Biology to Tattooing.

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Paul sits down with Iuri Waitzberg to unpack a journey that begins in biology and ends in tattooing. Iuri talks about falling out of love with academia, falling headfirst into tattoo culture, and teaching himself the basics the only way most people do — badly, experimentally, and without permission.

They also get into tattoo culture in Brazil — how it’s shifted over time, how it’s viewed socially, and why a tropical country with visible skin naturally develops a strong relationship with tattoos.

This episode is about curiosity, cultural context, and listening to the pull when something grabs you harder than the path you were supposed to be on.

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