Marco Ciappelli🎙️✨:verified: :donor:<p>Power, Purpose, and Historical Fiction — Meet Sam Foster </p><p>What does it mean to write <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/historicalfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>historicalfiction</span></a> that’s both deeply researched and boldly personal?</p><p>In this new episode of Audio Signals <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a> on ITSPmagazine, I sit down with <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/author" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>author</span></a> Sam Foster to talk about the creative process behind Thy Mother Is A Lioness, his newest work exploring powerful women in <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Renaissance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Renaissance</span></a> Italy and the hidden strength passed through generations.</p><p>We talked about:</p><p>🖋️ <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> from experience vs. researching the unknown</p><p>📚 Blending truth with <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fiction</span></a> without rewriting <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p><p>💡 <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Creativity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Creativity</span></a> as a lifelong purpose—not just a profession</p><p>🖥️ Using <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Substack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Substack</span></a> to share stories directly with readers</p><p>It’s a story about <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/storytelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>storytelling</span></a>.</p><p>A reflection on identity, curiosity, and the drive to ask: Why?</p><p>Teaser (below) <a href="https://youtu.be/65BPBklx-I0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/65BPBklx-I0</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>📺 Watch the full Episode: <a href="https://youtu.be/awj5Oul0mus" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/awj5Oul0mus</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>🎧 Listen to the episode: <a href="https://www.audiosignalspodcast.com/episodes/thy-mother-is-a-lioness-historical-fiction-and-the-stories-that-shape-us-a-conversation-with-sam-foster-audio-signals-podcast-with-marco-ciappelli" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">audiosignalspodcast.com/episod</span><span class="invisible">es/thy-mother-is-a-lioness-historical-fiction-and-the-stories-that-shape-us-a-conversation-with-sam-foster-audio-signals-podcast-with-marco-ciappelli</span></a></p><p>📖 Read Sam’s work: <a href="https://www.samfosterbooks.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">samfosterbooks.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Subscribe to Audio Signals Podcast for more stories about storytelling and storytellers! </p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/storytelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>storytelling</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/book" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>book</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/historicalfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>historicalfiction</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingcommunity</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/authors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authors</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/creativeprocess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>creativeprocess</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/medici" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medici</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/renaissance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>renaissance</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/readers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>readers</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writers</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> Sean Martin, CISSP</p>