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Gibson Guitars at NAMM 2026: 131 Years of Craftsmanship, Innovation & Functional Art | A Brand Highlight Conversation with Jeff Stempka, Global Brand & Marketing at Gibson | NAMM 2026
131 years. Still handcrafted in Nashville. Still changing music. At NAMM 2026, Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli sat down with Jeff Stempka, Global Brand & Marketing at Gibson & Gibson Custom, to talk about what makes this brand untouchable—the craftsmanship, the artist connection, and why people will stretch their budge
Guitars, Gear, and the Heartbeat of NAMM 2026 — When Gear Meets Culture Inside The Creators Lounge | The NAMM Show 2026 Event Coverage — Day 2 Observations | On Location with Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli
Day two at NAMM 2026 captures the real culture of the show, from guitars on the wall to live sound chaos and unscripted conversations. Craftsmanship, technology, and creativity collide when you are truly on location. This episode captures the texture of being on location where instruments, people, and ideas shape the c
Burton And Circle Strings Guitars at NAMM 2026: Snowboards Meet Custom Guitars And It Is Awesome! | A Brand Highlight Conversation From NAAM 2026
Vintage Dreams, Modern Hands: A Conversation with PRS Guitars at NAMM 2026 They were literally closing down the show floor when I grabbed Alex Chadwick from PRS Guitars for a conversation I wasn't willing to miss.
Music, Machines, and the Myth of Replacement — What NAMM 2026 Reveals About the Future of Music | The NAMM Show 2026 Event Coverage — Day 1 Observations | On Location with Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli
NAMM 2026 opens with noise, movement, and a clear reminder that music is still driven by people, not machines. This conversation sets the tone for the week by examining how musicians are using new tools without losing the heart of creative expression.
PRS Guitars at NAMM 2026: John Mayer Wild Blue Silver Sky & Ed Sheeran Baritone Revealed | A Brand Highlight Conversation with Alex Chadwhick from PRS Guitars | NAMM 2026
Vintage Dreams, Modern Hands: A Conversation with PRS Guitars at NAMM 2026 They were literally closing down the show floor when I grabbed Alex Chadwick from PRS Guitars for a conversation I wasn't willing to miss.
Giannina The Cat | Written By Lucia & Marco Ciappelli (English Version) | Stories Sotto Le Stelle Podcast | Short Stories For Children And Dreamers Of All Ages
Giannina the cat lived in a house with a garden. The garden wall bordered a park where children gathered to play. The town was small but charming — from the windowsills of the houses, pots of geraniums and petunias tumbled down like colorful cascades. Her owner, Signora Mafalda, often took her around the town center. A
CES 2026 Recap | AI, Robotics, Quantum, And Renewable Energy: The Future Is More Practical Than You Think | A Conversation with CTA Senior Director and Futurist Brian Comiskey | Redefining Society and Technology with Marco Ciappelli
CTA Senior Director and Futurist Brian Comiskey delivers a comprehensive CES 2026 debrief. With 148,000 attendees and 4,100 exhibitors, this year's show revealed where technology meets humanity: AI use cases maturing beyond hype, humanoid robots gaining dexterity, quantum innovation accelerating, and energy solutions p
Craft, Lineage, and Making Music That Holds | A Conversation with Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist, and She Rocks Awards 2026 Honoree, Margaret Glaspy | The NAMM Show 2026 Event Coverage | Music Evolves with Sean Martin
What happens when songwriting is treated as daily practice rather than performance output? Margaret Glaspy shares how lineage, discipline, and curiosity shape a creative life that stays grounded while navigating recognition and industry expectations.
Bass Is the Backbone of Music | A Conversation with Bass Magazine Editor in Chief, Jon D’Auria | The NAMM Show 2026 Event Coverage — Bass Magazine Awards | Music Evolves with Sean Martin
Bass may sit low in the mix, but its cultural impact runs deep. This episode explores how community, technology, and restraint shape the future of music through the lens of the bass world.
Leopoldo's Secret Library | Written By Marco Ciappelli (English Version) | Stories Sotto Le Stelle Podcast | Short Stories For Children And Dreamers Of All Ages
Some people are strange — they like to spend their evenings reading books. Others are even stranger — they believe in the magic found between pages, in fantastical adventures, in stories of impossible love, in ghosts that walk among the living, and they think that everything that doesn't exist — maybe does after all. I
Dave Tourjé on Art, Music, Skateboarding, Los Angeles and Never Selling Out | Stories, Storytelling & Storytellers | Audio Signals Podcast With Marco Ciappelli
Dave Tourjé survived 80s LA to become a painter, punk rock musician, skateboarder, and California Locos founder. He built a construction company as his own patron so no one could ever tell him what to create. His philosophy: you have to destroy what you create to become free.
CES 2026: Why NVIDIA's Jensen Huang Won IEEE Medal of Honor | A Conversation with Mary Ellen Randall, IEEE's 2026 President and CEO | Redefining Society and Technology with Marco Ciappelli
Jensen Huang Just Won IEEE's Highest Honor. The Reason Tells Us Everything About Where Tech Is Headed. IEEE announced Jensen Huang as its 2026 Medal of Honor recipient at CES this week. The NVIDIA founder joins a lineage stretching back to 1917—over a century of recognizing people who didn't just advance technology, bu
When AI Guesses and Security Pays: Choosing the Right Model for the Right Security Decision | A Brand Story Highlight Conversation with Michael Roytman, CTO of Empirical Security
Security teams are overusing general purpose AI models for decisions they were never designed to make. This conversation explains why predictive security requires purpose built models, continuous retraining, and disciplined data science.
Where Has Santa Claus Gone? | A Short Christmas Story Written By Marco e Lucia Ciappelli (English Version) | Stories Sotto Le Stelle Podcast | Short Stories For Children And The Young At Heart
Once upon a time there was Santa Claus's Village — but Santa Claus wasn't there. He had been missing for days and days… actually for months. Who would prepare and deliver gifts to the children as they did every year?
AI Adoption Without Readiness: When AI Ambition Collides With Data Reality | A TrustedTech Brand Story Conversation with Julian Hamood, Founder and Chief Visionary Officer at TrustedTech
AI does not fix messy environments, it amplifies them. This episode explores what real AI readiness looks like when data, security, and architecture are treated as prerequisites rather than afterthoughts.
Music, People, and the Energy That Moves an Industry | The NAMM Show 2026 Event Coverage with John Mlynczak, President and CEO at NAMM | On Location with Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli
As NAMM marks 125 years of music, resilience, and the people who keep the industry moving forward, this conversation about The NAMM Show 2026 explores how artists, education, and authentic connection are shaping what comes next.
Black Hat Europe 2025 Wrap-Up: Suzy Pallett on Global Expansion, AI Threats, and Defending Together | On Location Coverage With Sean Martin & Marco Ciappelli
Marco Ciappelli speaks with Suzy Pallett, newly appointed President of Black Hat, about Black Hat Europe 2025 in London. They discuss record-breaking attendance (25%+ growth), keynotes on ransomware and compliance vulnerabilities, the strength of cybersecurity community collaboration, and how Black Hat adapts its progr
Oscar-Nominated Filmmaker Pen Densham on Writing, Cinematography, Photography, Creativity and the Freedom of Breaking the Rules | Audio Signals Podcast With Marco Ciappelli
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Pen Densham has spent a lifetime telling stories across writing, cinematography, and photography. In this conversation, he shares how letting go of self-criticism and industry expectations unlocked a new creative freedom—and why the work born from passion always resonates deeper than anything
Nothing Has Changed in Cybersecurity Since the 80s — And That's the Real Problem | A Conversation with Steve Mancini | Redefining Society and Technology with Marco Ciappelli
Dr. Steve Mancini, cybersecurity professor, Homeland Security veteran, and Honorary Italian Consul in Pittsburgh, challenges the myth of constant technological evolution. From War Games to ChatGPT, the principles of cyber threats remain unchanged—but our over-reliance on technology is making us more vulnerable. In this
AI, Quantum, and the Changing Role of Cybersecurity | ISC2 Security Congress 2025 Coverage with Jon France, Chief Information Security Officer at ISC2 | On Location with Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli
This episode explores the themes, technologies, and community conversations shaping ISC2 Security Congress, with Jon France offering a forward-looking view of what matters most in cybersecurity today. Listeners gain a clear sense of why the event draws practitioners, leaders, and newcomers who want to strengthen their
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
Spy's Mate: A Conversation with Bradley W. Buchanan About Chess, Cold War Intrigue, and the Stories That Save Us. After a few months away, I couldn't stay silent. Audio Signals is back, and I'm thrilled that this conversation marks the official return.
Author Kate O'Neill's Book "What Matters Next": AI, Meaning, and Why We Can't Delegate Creativity | Redefining Society and Technology with Marco Ciappelli
Author and tech strategist Kate O'Neill joins Marco to explore her new book "What Matters Next," examining why meaning-making is fundamentally human and how leaders can harness AI without delegating creativity to algorithms. In our Hybrid Analog Digital Society, the challenge isn't whether to use AI—it's ensuring we re
Solar EV That Never Needs Charging w/ Robert Hoevers (Squad Mobility) | Brand Highlight Story
The Solar Car That Charges Itself While You Live Your Life Growing up, I always wondered: why can't cars just recharge themselves as we drive? Turns out, someone finally built exactly that.
AI in Healthcare: Who Benefits, Who Pays, and Who's at Risk in Our Hybrid Analog Digital Society | Expert Panel Discussions With Marco Ciappelli & Sean Martin
Join Marco Ciappelli and Sean Martin as they convene healthcare leaders Dr. Robert Pearl, Rob Havasy (HIMSS), John Sapp (Texas Mutual Insurance), Jim StClair (Altarum), and Robert Booker (HITRUST) for an urgent exploration of AI in healthcare. Who truly benefits from diagnostic algorithms and automated care? Who bears