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Audio Signals Podcast

Audio Signals Podcast

著者： ITSPmagazine Marco Ciappelli Sean Martin
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 Hosted by Marco Ciappelli | Audio Signals Podcast is repositioning its antennas! We are all made of stories. Storytelling is at the core of our human experience. It's how we transmit knowledge, share experiences, and communicate values. Stories are more than just narratives—they're bridges that connect us, shaping our worldview and identity. They weave together the fabric of our collective consciousness, revealing the richness and complexity of the human condition. In our modern, hybrid analog-digital society, the art of storytelling is more important than ever. As technology brings us closer, stories have the power to break down barriers, foster understanding, and build a shared human experience in an increasingly interconnected world. Whether you're an author, screenwriter, filmmaker, poet, playwright, musician, journalist, comedian, or video game designer—each of you contributes to the grand narrative of human experience. Through your chosen medium, you craft stories that provoke thought, inspire, entertain, and illuminate our existence. With that in mind, I'm repositioning the antenna of this podcast to better capture the incredible storytelling universe, focusing on the storytellers themselves. Join me on this journey to share your passion, craft, and the stories that truly make us human. Let's continue the timeless tradition of storytelling together in this evolving digital era. Over and out!© Copyright 2015-2025 ITSPmagazine, Inc. All Rights Reserved アート 社会科学
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  • Book: Spy's Mate | A Conversation with Bradley W. Buchanan About Chess, Cold War Espionage, and His Journey Into Writing This Story | Audio Signals Podcast With Marco Ciappelli

    Book: Spy's Mate | A Conversation with Bradley W. Buchanan About Chess, Cold War Espionage, and His Journey Into Writing This Story | Audio Signals Podcast With Marco Ciappelli
    2025/11/28
    Spy's Mate: A Conversation with Bradley W. Buchanan About Chess, Cold War Intrigue, and the Stories That Save UsAfter a few months away, I couldn't stay silent. Audio Signals is back, and I'm thrilled that this conversation marks the official return.The truth is, I tried to let it go. I thought maybe I'd hang up the mic and focus solely on my work exploring technology and society. But my passion for storytellers and storytelling—it cannot be tamed. We are made of stories, after all, and some of us choose to write them, sing them, photograph them, or bring them to life on screen. Brad Buchanan writes them, and his story brought me back.I'll admit something upfront: I'm not particularly good at chess. I love the game—the strategy, the mythology, the beautiful complexity of it all—but I'm no grandmaster. That's what made this conversation so fascinating. Brad has created an entire fictional world where chess isn't just a game; it's a matter of life and death, set against the backdrop of Cold War espionage and Soviet propaganda.His debut novel, Spy's Mate, weaves together two worlds I find endlessly intriguing: the intellectual battlefield of competitive chess and the shadow games of international espionage. But what makes this book truly compelling isn't just the plot—it's the man behind it.Brad is a retired English professor from Sacramento State, a two-time blood cancer survivor, and what he calls a "chimera"—someone whose DNA was literally altered by a stem cell transplant from his brother. He was blind for a year and a half. He nearly died multiple times. And through it all, he held onto this story, this passion for chess that manifested in literal dreams where the pieces hunted him across the board.When we spoke, what struck me most was how deeply personal this novel is beneath its spy thriller exterior. The protagonist, Yasha, is an Armenian chess prodigy whose mother teaches him the game before falling gravely ill. In a moment that breaks your heart, young Yasha asks his mother to promise she'll live long enough to see him become world chess champion—an impossible promise that drives the entire narrative.Brad wrote Spy's Mate after his own mother's death from blood cancer in 2021. When he told me he was crying while writing the final pages, I understood something essential about storytelling: we write to process what life won't let us finish. He gave Yasha the closure he wished he'd had with his own mother.But this isn't just a meditation on loss. Brad brings genuine chess expertise and meticulous historical research to create a world where the KGB manipulates tournaments, computers calculate moves at the glacial pace of one per hour, and Soviet chess dominance serves as proof of communist superiority. He recreates famous chess games with diagrams so readers can follow the battlefield. He fictionalizes Soviet leaders (his Gorbachev character is named "Ogar," his Putin figure has "the nose of a proboscis monkey") but keeps the oppressive atmosphere authentic.What I love about Brad's approach is that he wrote this novel almost like a screenplay—action and dialogue, visual and kinematic, built for the screen. Having taught Virginia Woolf while secretly wanting to write page-turning thrillers tells you everything about the tension between academic life and creative passion. Now, finally free to write full-time after early retirement due to his medical challenges, he's doing what he always wanted.We talked about the hero's journey, about Joseph Campbell's mythical structure that still works because it mirrors how our minds work. We reminisced about the 1982 World Cup and Marco Tardelli's iconic scream (we're the same generation, watching from different continents). We discussed whether characters should plot their own paths or whether writers should map everything from the beginning.As someone who writes short, magical stories with my mother, I understand the pull toward something bigger, something that requires more than 1,200 words can contain. Brad waited 55 years to publish his first novel. I'm 56 and still working up to it. There's hope for all of us yet.Spy's Mate is available now, with an audiobook coming after Thanksgiving. And yes, I can absolutely see this as a Netflix series—chess looks incredibly sexy on screen when the stakes are high and the lighting is good.Welcome back to Audio Signals. Let's keep telling stories.Learn more about Bradley and get his book: https://www.bradthechimera.comLearn more about my work and podcasts at marcociappelli.com and audiosignalspodcast.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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  • Drawing from Empathy: Storytelling, Mythology, and Cartooning with Mythtickle Creator Justin Thompson | Audio Signals Podcast With Marco Ciappelli

    Drawing from Empathy: Storytelling, Mythology, and Cartooning with Mythtickle Creator Justin Thompson | Audio Signals Podcast With Marco Ciappelli
    2025/06/22
    Guest: Justin Thompson, Senior Artist at Charles M. Schulz Creative AssociatesOn LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-thompson-91a47339/On Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/mythtickle/_____________________________Host: Marco Ciappelli, Co-Founder at ITSPmagazine [@ITSPmagazine] and Host of Redefining Society Podcast & Audio Signals PodcastOn ITSPmagazine | https://www.itspmagazine.com/itspmagazine-podcast-radio-hosts/marco-ciappelli_____________________________This Episode’s SponsorsAre you interested in sponsoring an ITSPmagazine Channel?👉 https://www.itspmagazine.com/sponsor-the-itspmagazine-podcast-network_____________________________Illustrator and cartoonist Justin Thompson returns to Audio Signals for a creative deep-dive into storytelling, teaching empathy through art, and the mythological mischief behind his comic strip Mythtickle. From working with Peanuts to staging a children’s book play, this is a heartfelt, hilarious, and highly visual journey into the art of emotional storytelling. ⸻ 🖍️ Drawing from Empathy: Storytelling, Mythology, and Cartooning with Justin Thompson By Marco Ciappelli ⸻ It’s always a good sign when you know a conversation is going to go longer than planned. This is my second time sitting down with the incredibly talented and endlessly creative Justin Thompson, and—just like the first—we could have talked for hours. You may know Justin from his long-standing work with the iconic Peanuts universe. Yes, that Peanuts—Snoopy, Charlie Brown, and the unmistakable world built by Charles Schulz. But what makes this conversation truly special is the other side of Justin’s creative journey. His comic strip, Mythtickle, blends humor, mythology, and heartfelt emotion into something that is both whimsical and quietly profound. From Egyptian underworlds to Norse gods in detention, it’s a storytelling playground built for meaning and mischief. ⸻ ✍️ From Snoopy to Schulz to Something Personal Justin’s professional path is a story in itself. He spent years as an actor and stuntman before pivoting into illustration and landing at the Schulz Studio in Santa Rosa, California. There, he reviewed merchandise, traveled to Japan as the studio’s liaison, and eventually contributed original creative content for the Peanuts brand—including authoring and illustrating several books. One of those books, If I Gave the World My Blanket, is now being adapted into a musical stage play for children. Yes—his book about empathy, kindness, and Linus’s iconic blanket is literally being brought to life. And somehow that still wasn’t the most exciting thing he had going on. ⸻ 🎭 Mythtickle and the Mythology of Emotion Justin’s comic strip Mythtickle, published on GoComics since 2007, is what happens when you throw mythological characters from every culture into middle school together—and then ask, “What if they actually had feelings?” There’s Karma, a Japanese girl. Ziva, an African goddess. A mischievous pre-teen version of Thor. A dragon. A knight. All interacting in one bizarre, beautiful mytho-universe that’s as educational as it is hilarious. Justin doesn’t just write jokes—he teaches emotional storytelling through art. Literally. He teaches kids in Brooklyn, in Tanzania, and through The Mentor Project. His method starts not with technique, but with empathy: “What is that character feeling? And how can you show that with no words?” Because, as he says, “A good cartoon can be funny. A great cartoon can speak to anyone—anywhere—without needing translation.” ⸻ 📚 Paper vs. Pixels: The Emotional Layout We spent part of this episode reflecting on something I think about a lot—the difference between digital and analog storytelling. “I want people to see the whole page,” Justin told me. “Composition, balance, flow—it hits you all at once. On a phone, it’s just frame by frame. You lose something.” He’s right. Comics, like music or visual art, are a full-body experience. You don’t just scroll through them—you step into them. You feel them. And Justin’s work is full of that layered, emotional resonance. ⸻ 🔄 Teaching Through Comics (Without Saying It Out Loud) Perhaps the most powerful thread in this conversation is how Justin teaches cartooning to middle schoolers—not by focusing on punchlines or technique, but by embedding lessons in emotional intelligence. Empathy. Attunement. Compassion. He doesn’t label it that way, of course—because kids would roll their eyes. But it’s there, in every facial expression they draw. Every emotion they map from observation to page. “It’s humanity training,” he says. “They just think it’s cartooning.” ⸻ 🎯 The Mythtickle Takeaway If you’ve ever wondered how silly jokes and ancient mythology could collide to form something deeply human, Mythtickle is your answer. And if you’ve ever wanted to see what a creative life looks like ...
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  • Thy Mother Is A Lioness: Historical Fiction and the Stories That Shape Us — A Conversation with Sam Foster | Audio Signals Podcast With Marco Ciappelli

    Thy Mother Is A Lioness: Historical Fiction and the Stories That Shape Us — A Conversation with Sam Foster | Audio Signals Podcast With Marco Ciappelli
    2025/04/02

    Guest:
    Sam Foster

    👉 Website: https://www.samfosterbooks.com
    👉 Substack: https://samfoster.substack.com
    👉 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-foster-6b45798/

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    Host: Marco Ciappelli, Co-Founder at ITSPmagazine [@ITSPmagazine] and Host of Redefining Society Podcast & Audio Signals Podcast

    👉 Website: https://www.marcociappelli.com

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    🎙️ Thy Mother Is A Lioness: Historical Fiction and the Stories That Shape Us — A Conversation with Sam Foster

    We’re traveling through time on today’s Audio Signals.

    📚✨ Sam Foster is not just a writer of historical fiction—he’s a storyteller who traces the human condition through past lives, layered narratives, and deeply researched characters. In this episode, Sam and I talk about growing up in the Midwest, writing from lived experience, and eventually leaping into the rich, complex worlds of Renaissance Italy and 19th-century America.

    🔍 What makes a story authentic? Where’s the line between historical fact and narrative freedom? And how do you tell stories that resonate across generations, languages, and borders? Sam’s latest book Thy Mother Is A Lioness explores powerful women in a male-dominated world—from Florence to France—and it’s all unfolding exclusively on Substack.

    But this conversation isn’t just about the past—it’s about the process: What drives a writer to chase the “why”? Why is storytelling a purpose, not just a profession? And how is technology opening new doors for creatives, even those writing about centuries gone by?

    👁️‍🗨️ This one goes beyond plotlines and timelines. It’s about identity, purpose, creative freedom—and the future of storytelling itself.


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    📝 Keywords: historical fiction, storytelling, Renaissance, Medici family, powerful women in history, writing process, Substack publishing, creative freedom, Midwest America, author interview, book launch

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