Dr. Billy Jones

Dr. Billy Jones is the creator and host of Everyday Folks Radio (EFR) and Fright Talk podcasts. EFR features interviews with everyday people, authors, and other creators, and Fright Talk covers horrifying and suspenseful topics found in literature, film, and pop culture.

Jones is the author of Everyday Folks, Volume 2: A Short Story Collection (2019) and Everyday Folks: Short Stories on the Common People (2004). Both works are fictional, short story collections about life in South Florida. His poem "The Moon Changed Me" was published in The Sea of Tranquility: An Anthology (2024), an anthology of poems written by popular South Florida writers about the moon. Jones was the fourth-place nationwide finalist in the 2025 Face of Halloween competition, hosted by American actor and horror icon Jamie Lee Curtis.

Currently, Jones is completing a manuscript for a short story collection of horror stories based in South Florida with an expected release in 2027. Lastly, Jones is an Associate Professor of English Composition and Literature at Broward College (BC). He holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Leadership and Education from Barry University, a Master of Science in English Education from Florida International University (FIU), and a Bachelor of Arts in English from FIU. Jones lives in his hometown, Miami, Florida, with his family.

You can catch up with him on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, or Threads. He also has a website, https://www.billypauljones.com, and a Linktree page.

Interview recorded on 2026-08-09.