The Gray Area Podcast
1) Libromendel
During an unspecified “government transition” in the near future, the young scholar Alejandra Cortez (no relation to AOC) returns home from Rhinebeck on an extremely rainy night and stumbles into a We...Show More
2) Introducing Onlychatter.com
We've just launched a bold new experiment in independent podcasting and micropayments. It's called onlychatter.com. Our creator Edward Champion outlines the details of this new venture and unveils the...Show More
3) An Alarming Message from Universe 224B
We've intercepted an alarming transmission from Universe 224B. Something about attending the 302nd Bureaucosmological Conference on October 16, 2021 at 7:00 PM at the Gene Frankel Theatre. We pass th...Show More
4) 13.4. Pattern Language: Mirrors of the Soul
Our intrepid heroes visit the New York Public Library to meet up with visiting literary scholar Merrill Malone, an eccentric and the foremost expert on Virginia Gaskell’s life and work, to get, once a...Show More
5) Inside the Gray Area: "Pattern Language: An Iris for Emily"
Our showrunner Edward Champion discusses Part 3 of "Pattern Language." Subjects discussed include WandaVision, the careful balance between realism and pastiche, the Faulkner short story as a starting ...Show More
6) 13.3. Pattern Language: An Iris for Emily
Emily McCorkle has landed the media appearance of a lifetime: a guest spot on the most respected talk show in America. But why is the host so concerned with her private details? And why are so many sk...Show More
7) Inside the Gray Area: "Pattern Language: Not a Frown Further"
Our showrunner Edward Champions dives into the second chapter of "Pattern Language."Â Subjects discussed include creative dissatisfaction, basing the story arc on being personally libeled by a journal...Show More
8) 13.2. Pattern Language: Not a Frown Further
Months after the events of “Paths Not Taken,” Chelsea is working hard to turn a corner and improve her life. But when Emily McCorkle, the smear merchant journalist who severely damaged her reputation,...Show More
9) Inside the Gray Area: "Pattern Language: The Tainted Grimace"
Our showrunner Edward Champion discusses the first chapter of "Pattern Language." Subjects discussed include his hesitations about creating, the dangers of revealing too much, Chris Ware, being dubiou...Show More
10) 13.1. Pattern Language: The Tainted Grimace
Pat Goras and Lucy Didas are a happy couple living in a fantastical suburban realm preparing for a delightful dragon brisket barbeque with their neighbors. But when a strange portal opens in their bac...Show More