Dispatches with Jonny Eberle

Big changes are happening in my life. After years of collecting books, I've reached a point in my life when I need to get rid of some of my books. At first, I dreaded it, but as I went along, I realized that maybe now is the best time to let someone else appreciate the books that have brought me so much joy. This is how you say goodbye.Jonny Eberle is a writer, podcaster, filmmaker, and photographer. He lives in Tacoma, WA with his family, a dog, and three adorable typewriters. His fiction has appeared in Creative Colloquy, Grit City Magazine, and All Worlds Wayfarer. You can find more of his writing and subscribe to his monthly email newsletter at jweberle.com.Dispatches with Jonny Eberle is a production of Obscure Studios. Music by Amaksi via Pixabay. Find more shows at www.obscurestudios.net. Thanks for listening!Transcript: https://jweberle.com/2024/03/27/parting-ways-goodbye-to-books/

Creative Colloquy, the South Sound literary nonprofit that I'm involved with is celebrating its 10th anniversary! As someone who was there almost from the beginning, I talk a bit about the organization and why I love it. If you're in Tacoma on Monday, March 18, we're having a party with live music, featuring readings, a raffle, and more. I'm one of the readers at the event and I'll be performing a brand new short story. Details here—I hope to see you there! Also, apologies for my voice. I've been sick and still sound a bit gravelly.Jonny Eberle is a writer, podcaster, filmmaker, and photographer. He lives in Tacoma, WA with his family, a dog, and three adorable typewriters. His fiction has appeared in Creative Colloquy, Grit City Magazine, and All Worlds Wayfarer. You can find more of his writing and subscribe to his monthly email newsletter at jweberle.com.Dispatches with Jonny Eberle is a production of Obscure Studios. Music by Andrewkn and chillmore via Pixabay. Find more shows at www.obscurestudios.net. Thanks for listening!Transcript: http://jweberle.com/2024/03/11/10-years-of-creative-colloquy/

Happy New Year! As you make your writerly resolutions, I'd like to offer this advice—stop waiting around for inspiration and start doing the work.Jonny Eberle is a writer, podcaster, filmmaker, and photographer. He lives in Tacoma, WA with his family, a dog, and three adorable typewriters. His fiction has appeared in Creative Colloquy, Grit City Magazine, and All Worlds Wayfarer. You can find more of his writing and subscribe to his monthly email newsletter at jweberle.com.Dispatches with Jonny Eberle is a production of Obscure Studios. Music by Andrewkn and chillmore via Pixabay. Find more shows at www.obscurestudios.net. Thanks for listening!Transcript: https://jweberle.com/2014/08/28/the-inspiration-trap/

It's hard enough to make ethical choices at home, let alone on an international vacation. What duty do travel writers have to steer readers toward eco-friendly, culturally appropriate ways of travel? Can we move the tourism industry away from destructive practices and what do we do when we think we may have crossed a line? We'll explore all those questions and more in today's episode.Jonny Eberle is a writer, podcaster, filmmaker, and photographer. He lives in Tacoma, WA with his family, a dog, and three adorable typewriters. His fiction has appeared in Creative Colloquy, Grit City Magazine, and All Worlds Wayfarer. You can find more of his writing and subscribe to his monthly email newsletter at jweberle.com, where you can also find more of his travel writing. Want to see photos of Patagonia and find out where to get the best wood-fired pizza in the Southern Hemisphere? Find out more here.Dispatches with Jonny Eberle is a production of Obscure Studios. Music by William King via Pixabay. Find more shows at www.obscurestudios.net. Thanks for listening!Transcript: https://jweberle.com/2023/12/13/the-complicated-ethics-of-travel-writing/

Tech giants are making billions of dollars from their A.I. chatbots, which are trained on content they scrape from websites across the internet—websites like mine. Are artificial intelligence companies violating writers' copyrights? Where do we go from here?Jonny Eberle is a writer, podcaster, filmmaker, and photographer. He lives in Tacoma, WA with his family, a dog, and three adorable typewriters. His fiction has appeared in Creative Colloquy, Grit City Magazine, and All Worlds Wayfarer. You can find more of his writing and subscribe to his monthly email newsletter at jweberle.com. Liked this episode? Check out Season 2, Episode 7: "Will Artificial Intelligence Replace Human Writers?" for more on the murky future of A.I.Dispatches with Jonny Eberle is a production of Obscure Studios. Music by Koi Discovery via Pixabay. Find more shows at www.obscurestudios.net. Thanks for listening!Transcript: https://jweberle.com/2023/11/15/fuel-for-the-a-i-machine/

There are themes writers are drawn to over and over again. For me, one of those themes is the idea of nostalgia. In this three-part series, I'll unpack what nostalgia means and how it shapes the stories I tell. In this episode, we discuss retrofuturism—stories of the future as told through the lens of the past.Jonny Eberle is a writer, podcaster, filmmaker, and photographer. He lives in Tacoma, WA with his family, a dog, and three adorable typewriters. His fiction has appeared in Creative Colloquy, Grit City Magazine, and All Worlds Wayfarer. You can find more of his writing and subscribe to his monthly email newsletter at jweberle.com.Dispatches with Jonny Eberle is a production of Obscure Studios. Music by Gioele Fazzeri and BlenderTimer via Pixabay. Find more shows at www.obscurestudios.net. Thanks for listening!Transcript: http://jweberle.com/2023/11/01/blast-from-the-past-a-love-letter-to-retrofuturism/