Tag: Will McDonald

Obscure Studios Presents: Spooky Tales

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Here at Obscure Studios, we love Halloween. So, we’ve invited a few of our voice actors to share some spine-tingling tales from the masters of horror, from H.P. Lovecraft to H.G. Wells. We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our brand-new narrated horror anthology podcast. Listen to Spooky Tales wherever you find podcasts and the Obscure Studios YouTube channel. New episodes drop every day between now and Halloween.

An Update on The Adventures of Captain Radio Season 3

The cast of The Adventures of Captain Radio on a Zoom call.

In other news, we have officially started production on Season 3 of The Adventures of Captain Radio and we cannot wait to share this final adventure with you. There’s still time to support us by becoming a backer. At various levels, you can unlock co-producer credit, early access to the season premiere, and an exclusive bonus episode (hint: it’s a prequel). But hurry! Early release rewards will only be available until Nov. 29, 2025!

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Obscure Origins: Obscure Studios Turns 20

Film strips with scenes from Obscure Studios projects of days gone by.

It’s hard to believe, but Obscure Studios is marking a major milestone—we are 20 years old! Founded waaaaay back in 2004, Obscure Studios has gone from a dream to a full-fledged independent production company, with over 100 creative projects to our name and more currently in development.

To celebrate our birthday, Jonny and Will sat down to discuss how it all began, reflect on our favorite moments, and share a sneak peek of what’s next for Obscure Studios. You can listen in the latest episode of our podcast, Dispatches with Jonny Eberle, or check out the extended video on our YouTube channel, complete with archival footage.

Twenty years in, we’re just getting started. It’s been a wild ride. Thank you for your continued support and enthusiasm for our hare-brained schemes. To everyone who’s contributed their talents to one of our projects and all the folks who’ve cheered us on over the years, we are deeply grateful.

Want to help us celebrate? The easiest thing to do is share this blog post, the podcast, or the video on social media. Then, head over to our TeePublic store to browse Obscure Studios merch, from t-shirts to coffee mugs. Finally, you can support our creative endeavors by donating on KoFi. Every dollar raised goes towards keeping the lights on and making future projects possible. Thank you!

Logo designs for Obscure Studios' 20th anniversary merchandise, available on a wide variety of products.

About Obscure Studios

Obscure Studios is a small, independent production company making films and podcasts with big dreams and a small budget since 2004.

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Meet the Cast of Captain Radio: William McDonald as Captain Radio

“The Adventures of Captain Radio” is an ensemble story, with every character completing their own arc throughout Season 1, but the glue holding it all together is the lead, Count Xavier of Alpha Centauri—better known to the galaxy as Captain Radio.

This week, we’re continuing our series of interviews with the cast and crew of our science fiction audio drama podcast. Today, writer and director Jonny Eberle chats with voice actor William McDonald, who anchors the podcast with his performance as Captain Radio. Check out the video here to learn about Will’s creative process and the surprising inspiration for the character’s distinctive voice:

Set in the distant future, “The Adventures of Captain Radio” follows the exploits of the masked hero Captain Radio as he fights the forces of evil. If you like your rocket ships with a side of robots and ray guns, you’ll love this retrofuturistic sci-fi serial. You can find “The Adventures of Captain Radio” wherever you listen to podcasts. Listen to the show now!

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First Listen: New Podcast Coming Soon from Obscure Studios

We didn’t set out to make a podcast, but these things happen when you least expect them. What started out as a throwaway gag movie title in a video we made a decade ago found new life in the dark days of the pandemic. Now, over a year after Jonny started writing the first script for Captain Radio and the Mutant Mole People from the Eleventh Dimension, we’re nearly ready to share it with the world.

The Adventures of Captain Radio is set in the distant future. Over the course of a six-episode series, we join Captain Radio, a masked vigilante fighting the forces of evil, his trusty robotic sidekick Ace, and interstellar criminal Orion as they travel across the stars to rescue Andromeda from the clutches of a mad scientist, outwit deadly space sirens, seek the mysteries of a reclusive order of monks, and race to stop a conspiracy to destroy the known universe. The show is fun and campy—and every episode ends with a cliffhanger in the style of the great radio dramas of the 1930s and ’40s.

New episodes will start beaming to your earbuds in early 2022, but you can listen to a trailer for the season right now wherever you enjoy your favorite podcasts. Just search “The Adventures of Captain Radio” in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and other fine purveyors of audio drama. If you like what you hear, do us a favor and subscribe to the feed. That way, you’ll be notified when the first episode drops. Once we’re in the swing of things, we also hope you’ll leave us a rating and review, and share it with your friends.

This podcast has been a labor of love. In addition to being produced by Jonny Eberle and Will McDonald, our talented main cast includes Will McDonald, Rob Peters, DeLano Hays, Scott Kennedy, Abigail Stokley, Jonny Eberle, and Bailey Cunningham. Tami King designed our gorgeous logo (coming soon to some merch near you), and Bailey Cunningham composed our theme music. We’re so thankful for everyone who’s contributed their time to make this a reality.

Now, without further ado, check out the brand new trailer for our first-ever podcast, The Adventures of Captain Radio:

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