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.

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Transcript: https://jweberle.com/2025/11/19/the-most-human-thing/

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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/

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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/

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