Dispatches with Jonny Eberle

To celebrate the 50th episode of Dispatches with Jonny Eberle, Jonny reflects on the power of oral storytelling, from stories shared by our ancestors around the fire to today's proliferation of podcasts.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, All Worlds Wayfarer, Culturate Magazine, Borderline Tales, and elsewhere. He'll be reading his latest piece of short fiction at the Hopeful Horizons: Climate Storytelling Showcase on November 22, 2025, in Tacoma, WA.Dispatches with Jonny Eberle is a production of Obscure Studios with music via Pixabay. Find more shows at www.obscurestudios.net.Help us make the third season of our sci-fi audio drama, The Adventures of Captain Radio, by making a pledge at https://ko-fi.com/obscurestudios. Thanks for listening!Transcript: https://jweberle.com/2025/11/19/the-most-human-thing/

Just in time for Halloween, Jonny shares his ghost story "A Light Always Burns" which won second prize in the 2024 Typewriter Chicago Short Story Contest.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, All Worlds Wayfarer, Culturate Magazine, Borderline Tales, and elsewhere.Dispatches with Jonny Eberle is a production of Obscure Studios with music by Back_Drop and SoulProdMusic via Pixabay. Listen to Spooky Tales wherever you find podcasts. Find more shows at www.obscurestudios.net. Help us make the third season of our sci-fi audio drama, The Adventures of Captain Radio, by making a pledge at https://ko-fi.com/obscurestudios. Thanks for listening!Transcript: https://jweberle.com/2025/10/15/what-do-your-characters-want/

Conflict is the engine that drives stories forward. Without it, you're pretty much guaranteed that your story will go nowhere. So how does this aspect of story get overlooked? In this episode, we'll dive into the whole story—from A to Z—in search of that missing element.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, All Worlds Wayfarer, Culturate Magazine, Borderline Tales, and elsewhere.Dispatches with Jonny Eberle is a production of Obscure Studios with music by Grand_Project via Pixabay and "Wannabe" by the Spice Girls. No copyright infrigement is intended. Find more shows at www.obscurestudios.net.Help us make the third season of our sci-fi audio drama, The Adventures of Captain Radio, by making a pledge at https://ko-fi.com/obscurestudios. Thanks for listening! Transcript: https://jweberle.com/2025/10/15/what-do-your-characters-want/

In writing and cooking, there is a chance that you'll serve up a dish that makes someone turn up their nose. But when you get it right, there's no better feeling.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, All Worlds Wayfarer, Culturate Magazine, Borderline Tales, and elsewhere.Dispatches with Jonny Eberle is a production of Obscure Studios with music by Dream Protocol via Pixabay. Find more shows at www.obscurestudios.net. Help us make the third season of our sci-fi audio drama by making a pledge at https://ko-fi.com/obscurestudios. Thanks for listening!Subscribe to Chill Subs' newsletter and get Transcript: https://jweberle.com/2025/09/17/recipe-for-rejection/

In today's episode, how do we preserve the beauty and joy of human communication with AI large language models on the rise?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, All Worlds Wayfarer, Culturate Magazine, Borderline Tales, and elsewhere.Dispatches with Jonny Eberle is a production of Obscure Studios with music by Andrewkn and lofi_hour via Pixabay. Find more shows at www.obscurestudios.net. Help us make the third season of our sci-fi audio drama by making a pledge at https://ko-fi.com/obscurestudios. Thanks for listening!Read Sara Parker's article, You Sound Like ChatGPT: https://www.theverge.com/openai/686748/chatgpt-linguistic-impact-common-word-usageTranscript: https://jweberle.com/2025/09/03/the-artificial-voice-preserving-the-beauty-of-language-in-the-age-of-ai/

In today's episode, voice actor William C. McDonald narrates Jonny's newest short story, "If Your Subconscious Thoughts Were Leaked by Cognivast, You Could Be Entitled to Payment From a Class Action Lawsuit," a cautionary tale about big tech and data privacy. Plus, a bonus trailer for "The Adventures of Captain Radio." You can support our third season by making a pledge at https://ko-fi.com/obscurestudios.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, All Worlds Wayfarer, Culturate Magazine, Borderline Tales, and elsewhere.Dispatches with Jonny Eberle is a production of Obscure Studios with music by Ueful Pix, Back_Drop, and Tunetank via Pixabay. Find more shows at www.obscurestudios.net. Thanks for listening!Transcript: https://jweberle.com/2025/07/01/one-thought-and-its-done/

In 1940, with 88% of Americans opposed to getting involved in WWII, Charlie Chaplin embarked on his most ambitious, most controversial film. The result was The Great Dictator, a movie that wears its antifascist politics on its sleeve. In today's episode, we dive into the 4-minute speech that nudged the course of history.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, All Worlds Wayfarer, Culturate Magazine, Borderline Tales, and elsewhere.Dispatches with Jonny Eberle is a production of Obscure Studios with music by The Mountain via Pixabay. Find more shows at www.obscurestudios.net. Thanks for listening!Transcript and more information about the film that I couldn't squeeze into the episode: https://jweberle.com/2025/04/23/the-barber-and-the-tyrant/ If you'd like to learn more, check out Danny Boyd's brilliant video essay on the filmmaking choices that make The Great Dictator resonate 85 years later: https://youtu.be/7HSIWfPTSMM?si=DmJklaHpykgVcZqF

In today's episode, I share my latest short story, "Night Watch, 1916," which was published this spring in Culterate Magazine Issue 3. It is read by award-winning voice actor Erika Sanderson.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, All Worlds Wayfarer, and elsewhere. You can learn more about Erika at erikasanderson.com.Dispatches with Jonny Eberle is a production of Obscure Studios with music by SoulProdMusic and Clavier via Pixabay. Find more shows at www.obscurestudios.net. Thanks for listening!Transcript: https://jweberle.com/2025/04/10/new-short-story-night-watch-1916/