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An Analog Brain In A Digital Age | With Marco Ciappelli

Marco Ciappelli

[ Formerly Redefining Society & Technology ] An Analog Brain In A Digital Age Podcast is your backstage pass to my mind — where analog meets digital, and the occasional pig flies. In an age racing toward algorithms and automation, the best ideas still come from curiosity, experience, emotion, and the unexpected connection. What you"ll find are conversations on technology & society, storytelling in all its forms, branding & marketing, creativity, and the odd surprise.

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00:09:35

On the Internet, Nobody Knows You're Not Human — And...

An Analog Brain In A Digital Age | With Marco Ciappelli ·

2026/04/24

An Analog Brain In A Digital Age — A Newsletter by Marco CiappelliOn the Internet, Nobody Knows You're Not Human — And Nobody's Asking There was a moment — brief, unrepeatable — when the internet felt like a genuinely open place. No profiles. No algorithms deciding what you deserved to see. No one monetizing the fact that you existed. You showed up, you explored, you talked to strangers in other countries about things that mattered to you, and the whole thing felt less like a product and more like

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00:10:47

Before the Robots Run. More reflections from RSAC...

An Analog Brain In A Digital Age | With Marco Ciappelli ·

2026/04/19

This was my twelfth RSA Conference.I know that because I remember the first one, 2012, and I've been counting ever since — not out of habit, but because each year feels like a chapter in a longer story I'm trying to read in real time. Twelve years of standing in that same building in San Francisco, watching an industry evolve, stumble, reinvent itself, and occasionally look in the mirror. In the early years it was pure technology. Cryptography, protocols, threat vectors, the architecture of

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00:10:34

Do Androids Dream of Security Patches? Reflections...

An Analog Brain In A Digital Age | With Marco Ciappelli ·

2026/04/17

Do Androids Dream of Security Patches? Reflections from RSAC 2026 — Walking the Floor of the Agentic World Marco Ciappelli Co-Founder ITSPmagazine & Studio C60 | Creative Director | Branding & Marketing Advisor | Personal Branding Coach | Journalist | Writer | Podcast: An Analog Brain In A Digital Age ⚠️ Beware: Pigs May Fly | 🌎 LAX🛸FLR 🌍 April 7, 2026 This is Marco Ciappelli's Newsletter: An Analog Brain In A Digital Age. This edition draws from ITSPmagazine's on-location coverage at RSAC

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00:06:47

Marketing, Brand, And Culture: Are You Paying the...

An Analog Brain In A Digital Age | With Marco Ciappelli ·

2026/04/15

**About this episode** What if everything you've been spending on digital marketing isn't an investment — but a tax? Nick Richtsmeier, founder of CultureCraft, joins Marco Ciappelli for a Brand Highlight that cuts straight to the root of why so many organizations feel stuck: not a marketing problem, but an alignment problem. Nick introduces the concept of the Silicon Valley tax — the ongoing cost most organizations pay to platforms that have no real incentive to show them what's working. He

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00:06:47

When Sci-Fi Becomes the Business Plan | A Brand...

An Analog Brain In A Digital Age | With Marco Ciappelli ·

2026/04/14

When Sci-Fi Becomes the Business Plan A Brand Highlight Conversation with Jacob Flores, Head of Research at Type One Ventures There is a version of investing that asks what the return will be. And then there is the version that asks what kind of future the investment makes possible. Jacob Flores, Head of Research at Type One Ventures, is working firmly in the second category. Type One Ventures takes its name from the Kardashev Scale — a framework developed by Soviet astrophysicist Nikolai Kardashev

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00:10:04

Protecting Kids Online Since 2007 and in the Age of...

An Analog Brain In A Digital Age | With Marco Ciappelli ·

2026/03/30

In this episode from RSA Conference 2026, Marco Ciappelli sits down with Ben Halpert, founder of the non-profit organization Savvy Cyber Kids, to discuss the critical intersection of child development and technology.Since its founding in 2007, Savvy Cyber Kids has been on a mission to provide parents and educators with the tools needed to guide children through the digital world. Ben explains why introducing technology too early can be detrimental to a child’s emotional preparedness and brain

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00:25:11

Everyone Is Talking About Agentic AI at RSAC 2026....

An Analog Brain In A Digital Age | With Marco Ciappelli ·

2026/03/29

Marco Ciappelli sits down with cybersecurity evangelist and thought leader Theresa Lanowitz at the end of day one on the expo floor for a conversation that cuts through the noise — from shadow AI and leadership accountability, to brand identity, to why most companies here can't articulate a message above the fray. Plus: a Peloton story that accidentally became the best explanation of brand loyalty you'll hear all week. Chapters: - Judge Sentences CEO to 8 Hours on the RSAC Floor - End of Day

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00:52:15

New Book: Climate Capital — Investing in the Tools...

An Analog Brain In A Digital Age | With Marco Ciappelli ·

2026/03/01

New Book: Climate Capital — Investing in the Tools for a Regenerative Future | An Interview with Tom Chi | An Analog Brain In A Digital Age With Marco CiappelliWhat if the economy isn't broken — just badly designed? Tom Chi, Google X founding member, inventor of 77 patents, and venture capitalist at At One Ventures, joined me on An Analog Brain In A Digital Age to discuss his new book Climate Capital: Investing in the Tools for a Regenerative Future. From the streets of Florence to the strip malls

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00:06:42

Do You Know What's In Your Software? A Cybersecurity...

An Analog Brain In A Digital Age | With Marco Ciappelli ·

2026/02/26

There is a question that sounds almost embarrassingly simple. After a vulnerability is discovered in a piece of widely used software — something like Log4Shell, which shook the security world and left hundreds of thousands of organizations exposed overnight — the question organizations scrambled to answer was this: where is this code, and what does it touch? Most couldn't answer it. Not the Fortune 500 companies. Not the government agencies. Not the critical infrastructure operators. Not the

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00:34:00

New Book! Lost in Time — Our Forgotten and Vanishing...

An Analog Brain In A Digital Age | With Marco Ciappelli ·

2026/02/23

New Book: Lost in Time — Our Forgotten and Vanishing Knowledge | An Interview with Jack R. Bialik | An Analog Brain In A Digital Age With Marco Ciappelli There's a particular arrogance embedded in how we talk about progress. We speak about innovation as if it moves in one direction only — forward, upward, smarter, faster. But what if the line isn't straight? What if it loops, doubles back, and occasionally vanishes entirely? That's the uncomfortable question at the center of my conversation with

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00:06:45

Agade: The AI-Powered Wearable Robots That Protect...

An Analog Brain In A Digital Age | With Marco Ciappelli ·

2026/02/14

Agade: The AI-Powered Wearable Robots That Protect Workers, Not Replace Them AI Meets Human CraftsmanshipThere's something poetic about a technology born to help people with muscular dystrophy finding its second life on factory floors and logistics warehouses. That's the story of Agade, an Italian deeptech startup that began as a research project at Politecnico di Milano and evolved into something far more ambitious: a mission to preserve human craftsmanship in an age of automation.I sat down with

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00:36:49

Chat Control: The EU Law That Could End Privacy and...

An Analog Brain In A Digital Age | With Marco Ciappelli ·

2026/02/10

None of Your Goddamn BusinessJohn Morgan Salomon said something during our conversation that I haven't stopped thinking about. We were discussing encryption, privacy laws, the usual terrain — and he cut through all of it with five words: "It's none of your goddamn business."Not elegant. Not diplomatic. But exactly right.John has spent 30 years in information security. He's Swiss, lives in Spain, advises governments and startups, and uses his real name on social media despite spending his career

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00:06:08

Paoletti Custom Guitars at NAMM 2026: Handcrafted in...

An Analog Brain In A Digital Age | With Marco Ciappelli ·

2026/02/08

Wine Barrels, Duomo Marble, and Florence: Paoletti Custom Guitars at NAMM 2026I've been away from Florence for 25 years. I didn't know there was a guitar company like this back home.At NAMM 2026, I found Filippo Martini from Paoletti Custom Guitars—a boutique manufacturer based in the heart of Tuscany, building instruments that are equal parts guitar and artwork.Paoletti does something no one else does: they build guitars from chestnut wood sourced from Italian wine barrels. The material offers a

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00:11:10

Yamaha at NAMM 2026: Introducing Chris Buck Custom...

An Analog Brain In A Digital Age | With Marco Ciappelli ·

2026/02/05

60 Years Forward: Yamaha at NAMM 2026Yamaha at NAMM 2026: Chris Buck Revstar, Pacifica SC & 60 Years of Guitar InnovationSome brands chase nostalgia. Yamaha builds forward.At NAMM 2026, I spoke with Andy Winston to talk about 60 years of Yamaha guitar design—and why this company keeps delivering instruments that punch way above their price point.The conversation started with the Chris Buck Signature Revstar. Buck is the guitarist for Cardinal Black, and he's earned his own model. The specs tell the

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00:08:55

The Gift of Music: Guitar Center Foundation at NAMM...

An Analog Brain In A Digital Age | With Marco Ciappelli ·

2026/02/04

At the Guitar Center Foundation, music is treated as a shared resource rather than a luxury. During this conversation at the NAMM Show 2026, Michelle Wolff, representing the Foundation, explains how access to real instruments can change the trajectory of a student, a patient, or a veteran simply by making music possible in the first place.The Foundation’s work centers on donating thousands of instruments to schools, hospitals, and veteran centers, with a focus on communities where funding for music

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00:30:14

AI Art vs Human Creativity — The Real Difference and...

An Analog Brain In A Digital Age | With Marco Ciappelli ·

2026/02/02

The Last Touch: Why AI Will Never Be an ArtistI had one of those conversations... the kind where you're nodding along, then suddenly stop because someone just articulated something you've been feeling but couldn't quite name.Andrea Isoni is a Chief AI Officer. He builds and delivers AI solutions for a living. And yet, sitting across from him (virtually, but still), I heard something I rarely hear from people deep in the AI industry: a clear, unromantic take on what this technology actually is — and

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00:10:22

Gibson Guitars at NAMM 2026: 131 Years of...

An Analog Brain In A Digital Age | With Marco Ciappelli ·

2026/01/30

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 budget just to hold one.From the Les Paul Studio Double Trouble to the ES-335 Fifties and Sixties refresh, Gibson is honoring its legacy while pushing forward.Jeff said it best: "These are

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00:04:45

PRS Guitars at NAMM 2026: John Mayer Wild Blue Silver...

An Analog Brain In A Digital Age | With Marco Ciappelli ·

2026/01/26

Vintage Dreams, Modern Hands: A Conversation with PRS Guitars at NAMM 2026They were literally closing down the show floor when I grabbed Alex Chadwick from PRS Guitars for a conversation I wasn't willing to miss.We'd been talking off-mic about something that kept nagging at me—this tension between technology and creativity that runs through everything in the music world right now. So I hit record, security guards circling, and asked him straight: Is technology helping musicians become better

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00:23:55

CES 2026 Recap | AI, Robotics, Quantum, And Renewable...

An Analog Brain In A Digital Age | With Marco Ciappelli ·

2026/01/17

CES 2026 Just Showed Us the Future. It's More Practical Than You Think.CES has always been part crystal ball, part carnival. But something shifted this year.I caught up with Brian Comiskey—Senior Director of Innovation and Trends at CTA and a futurist by trade—days after 148,000 people walked the Las Vegas floor. What he described wasn't the usual parade of flashy prototypes destined for tech graveyards. This was different. This was technology getting serious about actually being useful.Three mega

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00:24:46

CES 2026: Why NVIDIA's Jensen Huang Won IEEE Medal of...

An Analog Brain In A Digital Age | With Marco Ciappelli ·

2026/01/08

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, but advanced humanity through technology.That distinction matters more than ever.I spoke with Mary Ellen Randall, IEEE's 2026 President and CEO, from the floor of CES Las Vegas. The

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