Podcast appearances and mentions of edward champion

The incredible Edward Champion and The Gray Area are back with Season 3! Genius writer Virginia Gaskell fends off boredom (and the Receptionist's peppy interventions) while trapped in the waiting room, but a number of unexpected new visitors provide vital new clues to her purpose and journey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The incredible Edward Champion and The Gray Area are back with Season 3! Genius writer Virginia Gaskell fends off boredom (and the Receptionist's peppy interventions) while trapped in the waiting room, but a number of unexpected new visitors provide vital new clues to her purpose and journey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week its a world premiere of the second season of Edward Champion's The Gray Area, and The Sonic Society is the first out of the gate! Jack and David have two episodes of this phenomenal, award-winning series and writer/producer with “Living Creatures” and “The Demon Hunters”! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week its a world premiere of the second season of Edward Champion's The Gray Area, and The Sonic Society is the first out of the gate! Jack and David have two episodes of this phenomenal, award-winning series and writer/producer with “Living Creatures” and “The Demon Hunters”! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back with our Hans Christian Andersen Project, Story Circle Theater returns with the amazing Edward Champion from The Gray Area to tell "By the Almshouse Window". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back with our Hans Christian Andersen Project, Story Circle Theater returns with the amazing Edward Champion from The Gray Area to tell "By the Almshouse Window". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back with our Hans Christian Andersen Project, Story Circle Theater brings in the amazing Edward Champion from The Gray Area to tell "Beauty of Form, Beauty of Mind". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back with our Hans Christian Andersen Project, Story Circle Theater brings in the amazing Edward Champion from The Gray Area to tell "Beauty of Form, Beauty of Mind". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jack and David return and this week ur feature, 'The Chronicles of Wild Hollow', begins with The Boursin trilogy. In Episode One, Fandango investigates a high-rolling new nightclub in Fortuna City when Billy Bob's customers are drawn away from Dust Town's favourite saloon. Run entirely by frogs, the Lilypad Lounge continues to prosper night after night. Perhaps it's simply due to their signature martini (it's to die for...) or resident jazz band The Tadpole Trio. But upon closer inspection, Fandango suspects there's far more going on than meets the eye. Orginal theme music for the Sonic Society provided by Edward Champion of the Gray Area podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jack and David return and this week ur feature, 'The Chronicles of Wild Hollow', begins with The Boursin trilogy. In Episode One, Fandango investigates a high-rolling new nightclub in Fortuna City when Billy Bob's customers are drawn away from Dust Town's favourite saloon. Run entirely by frogs, the Lilypad Lounge continues to prosper night after night. Perhaps it's simply due to their signature martini (it's to die for...) or resident jazz band The Tadpole Trio. But upon closer inspection, Fandango suspects there's far more going on than meets the eye. Orginal theme music for the Sonic Society provided by Edward Champion of the Gray Area podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 first episode of a new comedic investigation podcast he's producing called HOW THE WORLD MAKES US.  Please go to onlychatter.com and consider becoming a member today! For the price of a pint, you'll have instant access to 40 new episodes of lively podcasts!

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 and for all, all the answers about the portals. What they don't realize is that shocking personal revelations and the very ground beneath their feet will alter forever within the library's seemingly pristine walls. (Running time: 55 minutes, 43 seconds.) Written, produced, and directed by Edward Champion. CAST: Chelsea: Katrina Clairvoyant Emily McCorkle: Belgys Felix Professor Malone: Robert Garson Jenna: Devony DiMattia Miss Gaskell: Chris Smith Maya: Tanja Milojevic Ed Champion: Edward Champion The Executive: Rachel Matusewicz Audrey: Amanda Rios Romero: David Ault Joe: David Sinkus The Guard: Graham Rowat and Zack Glassman as The Receptionist   Incidental music licensed through Neosounds and MusicFox. Additional music composed by Edward Champion   Sound design, editing, engineering, and mastering by a bald man in Brooklyn who clearly has some corporate identity issues to work out.   Thank you for listening!

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 point, Love and Rockets, why the memory of an inspiration is often better than closely examining the source text, designing the 1970s announcer voice, using 1970s television effects to create a sound design, being careful with laugh tracks, why Carol Jacobanis is an extraordinary actor, the advantages of recording with Belgys and Carol together in the same room, an abandoned first season script set within a talk show, Eric Bogosian's Talk Radio, avoiding rehashes while writing, inverting the Neil LaBute/David Mamet formula for women, the strange Italian references throughout The Gray Area, Heath Martin, Louis CK's apology, creating walla sounds for the journalists, how Carol struck the perfect balance between realism and stylized voices, the need to know where a story is heading within five minutes, story beats, the candid dialogue, growing up in a prudish household, both-siderism vs. all sides in journalism, statements on the public record, bullies and therapy, young people who talk down at older people, the impossible behavioral ideal in the digital age, Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment, the fajita demon origin story, why Pompano made an appearance here is an NYC restaurant, fish metaphors, The Shawshank Redemption, meeting Frank Darabont as a young man, behavioral patterns and therapy, paying respectful homage to Richard Russo, the great versatility of Monica Ammerman, how a recording accident created an opportunity for greater authenticity, the Chico State backstory, how his California origins influenced the script, fluid sexuality, ghost writing, why alcoholics keep cropping up in The Gray Area, annoying the audience, animal sounds, Catholicism, why the ukulele was used in a music cue, Jeff Russo's Fargo cue, Tarantino and surf music, balancing demons and humans, Evita and fascism, Argentine history, the disadvantages of being a horror movie fan while doing sound design, beta listener feedback, arriving at natural storytelling beats, the importance of the cart sound effect, electromatter sound design, learning the keyboard and composing primitive music, the high price of music clearance, barking dogs and the "black dog" of depression, being careful with storytelling explanations, wordplay as a source of creative inspiration, double-tracking to get vocal effects, creating ethereal sounds from homegrown recording, how using a keyboard altered the sound design, the responsibility of following up on storytelling points, a minor story problem in "An Iris for Emily," Johnny as Ed's dark half, and overly dramatic performance vs. melodrama. (Running time: 30 minutes, 27 seconds.)

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 skeletons from her past making guest appearances? And who is the strange man with the hot dogs? (Running time: 38 minutes, 1 second.) Written, produced, and directed by Edward Champion. CAST: Emily McCorkle: Belgys Felix Ophelia Kakanakis: Carol Jacobanis June: Monica Ammerman The Fajita Demon: Pete Lutz The Cunning Demon: Leanne Troutman Morris Pressman: David Tao Jimmy Markson: Heath Martin Johnson: Hilah Hallaway Emily's Mom: Melissa Medina Emily's Dad: David Sirkus Chelsea: Katrina Clairvoyant Maya: Tanja Milojevic Ed Champion: Edward Champion Reporter #1: Glenn Bulthius Reporter #2: Alice Fox and Zack Glassman as The Receptionist Creature Voices by Samantha Cooper and Rachel Baird Incidental music licensed through Neosounds and MusicFox. Additional music composed by Edward Champion. Sound design, editing, engineering, and mastering by a bald man in Brooklyn who has become a TikTok junkie seemingly against his will. Thank you for listening

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, returns to write a followup piece, Chelsea is thrown into a jarring maelstrom that involves demons, people from her past, and the possibility of redemption. (Running time: 32 minutes, 22 seconds.) Written, produced, and directed by Edward Champion. CAST: Chelsea: Katrina Clairvoyant Emily McCorkle: Belgys Felix Maya: Tanja Milojevic Morris Pressman: David Tao Ed Champion: Edward Champion Alicia: Elizabeth Rimar Johnson: Hilah Hillaway The Fajita Demon: Pete Lutz The Cunning Demon: Leanne Troutman Lucinda: Emily Carding Mrs. Gelding: Westlake Stark and Zack Glassman as The Receptionist   Creature Voices by Samantha Cooper and Rachel Baird   Incidental music licensed through Neosounds and MusicFox. Additional music composed by Edward Champion.   Sound design, editing, engineering, and mastering by a bald man in Brooklyn who does his best to resist mayonnaise but can't entirely fight the allure for a good tuna sandwich.   Thank you for listening!

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 backyard, their lives and roles become permanently altered within the very Gray Area itself! (Running time: 20 minutes, 54 seconds) Written, produced, and directed by Edward Champion. CAST: Pat Goras/The Fajita Demon: Pete Lutz Lucy Didas/The Cunning Demon: Leanne Troutman The Neurotic Demon: Melissa Medina The Counting Demon: Vlasto Pejic The Angsty Demon: Nick Boesel Miss Gaskell: Chris Smith and Zack Glassman as The Receptionist   Creature Voices by Samantha Cooper and Rachel Baird   Incidental music licensed through Neosounds and MusicFox. Additional music composed by Edward Champion   Sound design, editing, engineering, and mastering by a bald man in Brooklyn who once considered reciting Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham in Latin.   Thank you for listening!

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 dubious about your own work, why the first part of "Pattern Language" was split into two parts, why Pete Lutz is a marvelous man, how an old UCB trick resulted in the strange mix of Shakespeare and I Love Lucy, designing custom vernacular, the absence of slang in fantasy stories, Total Meats as a metaphor for Whole Foods, scouring through mythology to come up with obscure beast and creature names, the influence of Hitchhiker's, Douglas Adams, the number of alternative Eds buried within The Gray Area, why Leanne Troutman is a magnificent actor, Peter Falk impressions, the importance of being present as a director, the number of takes you should do with an actor, using every spatula in the house for the BBQ sound design, how being a prolific cook inspires fictitious food dishes, convincing eating moments on film, Moonstruck, how his opposition to self-checkout in stores inspired worldbuilding, London store technology, people and robots, creating fictitious geography, why the Johnsons matter in The Gray Area, the fajita demon origin story, the influence of Fritz Leiber, Terry Pratchett and the Rincewind novels, recording electrical sounds for the Gray Area, having doubts as an artist, stylizing the demons as wiseacres, showing the humanity of outliers, why the demons are obsessed with exercise, using music to cloak deficiencies, Terminator 2, and telling a story from the demon's perspective.  (Running time: 19 minutes, 8 seconds.)

n this behind-the-scenes commentary, showrunner Edward Champion discusses "Marching Orders." Subjects discussed: foolish optimism, Anthony Powell's A Dance to the Music of Time, the vast historical plan for Season 3, the thrill and challenge of writing historical dialogue, how George Dangerfield's The Strange Death of Liberal England served as an influence, Rebecca West's The Return of the Soldier, PTSD and World War I, the literary style that might have been if modernism had never happened, approaching reputation as a theme, working against the "fast dialogue" style, dance and animals, inventing a character's political perspective from reading, writing too many British characters, Anglophilia, Leonard Rossiter, the amazing talents of Rob Garson, listening to hundreds of pop songs in 1911 to find the right one, frustrations about copyright, the difficulty of finding a horse carriage sound divorced from 2021 sounds, Captain Finney in Barry Lyndon, thieves and gentlemanly language, the failure of time travel stories to address cultural differences, the Terminator movies, writing letters to critics as a teenager, Joe Baltake, getting in trouble in high school because of a Terminator 2 script, the naivety of life before World War I, why memory injections are plausible, balancing gravitas and quirkiness, Gene Wolfe's influence, the references to Prince Keval, how an accident with a light fixture determined the sound design, Fugazi, deliberate references to Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, and efforts to mimic the Blakes 7 teleporter effect. (Running time: 19 minutes, 29 seconds.)

In 1911, a young British gentleman dukes it out against the austere whims of his Edwardian-minded father. But two travelers reveal that his role in the universe is much bigger than he could have ever imagined. (Running time: 15 minutes, 16 seconds.) Written, produced, and directed by Edward Champion. CAST: Thomas: Philip O'Gorman Ramirez: Charly Saccocio Harris: Michael Saldate Malone: Robert Garson The Guard: Graham Rowat and Zack Glassman as The Receptionist   Sound design, editing, engineering, and mastering by a bald man in Brooklyn who lost a drinking bet and spent an entire day singing “Where Are the Lads of the Village Tonight?”   Thank you for listening!

The direction of content is one of unpredictable proportions whether you are creating a vine to a tik tok or even a radio show to a podcast the amount of creativity and the outlets to do so is endless. Ed joins me again after almost a year to catch up and even get into some political stuff with all the back and forth of the news like a beach ball at a nickelback concert.

n the middle of a snowstorm, our showrunner Edward Champion discusses making "West with the Light" (a sequel to Season 1's "Waiting Room"). Topics include why Chris Smith is the cat's pajamas, how Octavia Butler and Champion's grandmother served as the inspiration for Virginia Gaskell, the overarcing storytelling strategy, why you can't put characters in limbo too long, keeping your actors interested in roles, breaking the show's monologue rule, honoring the smarts and the dignity of older characters, stylizing audio callbacks and scene motifs, the influence of The Prisoner, visiting Portmeirion, animals and morality, planting storytelling clues and Easter Eggs, how Zack Glassman modulated his performance for each iteration of the Receptionist, Champion's love of birds, how people travel through the dimensions, having actors recite poetry, the importance of World War I, Paul Fussell's The Great War and Modern Memory, Small Wonder, attempts to find music rights, plausible character behavior in relation to spectacular occurrences, why muttering is essential, Dickens and self-education, explaining the electromatter scanner, Milton, fajitas, why people who work in bars and restaurants are smart, pushing back against stereotypes, cheesy puns, high school English teachers, "demon" as a term of art, Target's use of "guest" instead of "shopper," the commonalities among extreme political ideologies, Beryl Markham and aviators, West with the Night, Hemingway, Clarence in It's a Wonderful Life, and why you often find the best dramatic moments in comedic actors.  (Running time: 26 minutes, 55 seconds.)

Genius writer Virginia Gaskell fends off boredom (and the Receptionist's peppy interventions) while trapped in the waiting room, but a number of unexpected new visitors provide vital new clues to her purpose and journey. (Running time: 21 minutes, 43 seconds.) Written, produced, and directed by Edward Champion. CAST: Miss Gaskell: Chris Smith Audrey: Amanda Rios Romero: David Ault The Fajita Demon: Pete Lutz The Cunning Demon: Leanne Troutman The Traveler: Jared Raman and Zack Glassman as The Receptionist   Incidental music licensed through NeoSounds   Sound design, editing, engineering, and mastering by a bald man in Brooklyn who sometimes chats with the soft-spoken frozen peas that are parked in his freezer.   Thank you for listening!

In our inaugural release, this award-winning series of Edward Champion we begin with "Prologue". In this week's episode, Virginia Gaskell, an underappreciated 66-year-old cult writer forced into a rest home, contends with mysterious voices summoned from her typewriter and an obscure literary interviewer named... Ed Champion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In our inaugural release, this award-winning series of Edward Champion we begin with "Prologue". In this week's episode, Virginia Gaskell, an underappreciated 66-year-old cult writer forced into a rest home, contends with mysterious voices summoned from her typewriter and an obscure literary interviewer named... Ed Champion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ed is the showrunner and producer of The Gray Area. He is an “alleged performer” who has done voice over work for Pulp-Pourri Theatre, The Box, Jim Nolan, Private Eye, The Koch Bros. Mystery Show, Liberty: Critical Research, and numerous other productions. He is also a writer whose work has appeared in The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Sun-Times, The Washington Post, The San Francisco Chronicle, New York Magazine, Time Out New York, The Philly Inquirer, Newsday, as well as more disreputable publications. He hosted and produced The Bat Segundo Show, an in-depth cultural radio program that featured comprehensive interviews with the likes of David Lynch, John Updike, Nora Ephron, Octavia Butler, Samuel R. Delany, Dick Cavett, and more than 500 additional guests.

In the final part of the “Paths” saga, Chelsea and Maya struggle in their forties to keep their relationship alive as they initiate a fateful but necessary Thanksgiving meeting with Maya's grandfather — a stubborn and “old-fashioned” World War I historian. Meanwhile, the disastrous political trajectory of the parallel universe encroaches upon deeply personal and deeply fatal territory. (Running time: 85 minutes.) CAST: Chelsea: Katrina Clairvoyant Maya: Tanja Milojevic Grandpa: J.K. McCauley Grandma: Julie Chapin The DJ: Peter Coleman Emma: Colette Thomas Alicia: Elizabeth Rimar Scarlett: Jessica Cuesta GPS: Carol Jacobanis Thomas: Phillip O'Gorman The Guard: Graham Rowat Rick: Michael Hisry The Detective: Phillip Merritt News Leeches: Pete Lutz, David Nagel, Morgan Corcoran, and Edward Champion and Zack Glassman as The Receptionist Additional Voices: Dylan Reed and Christian Caminiti Sound design, editing, engineering, and mastering by a bald man in Brooklyn who will instantly sing numerous Paul Williams songs if you mention The Phantom of the Paradise to him in person. The “Paths Not Taken” songs were written and performed by Edward Chmpion Incidental music licensed through Neosounds and MusicFox. Thank you for listening!

This week its a world premiere of the second season of Edward Champion's The Gray Area, and The Sonic Society is the first out of the gate! Jack and David have two episodes of this phenomenal, award-winning series and writer/producer with "Living Creatures" and "The Demon Hunters"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Inside the Gray Area podcast is part of our premium channel, which you can find at http://grayareapod.podbean.com. You can purchase a Season 2 pass and get instant access to all available episodes, all of the scripts, and all installments of Inside the Gray Area. We're releasing one free episode of Inside the Gray Area to give you a taste of what you can get behind the paywall. In our inaugural behind-the-scenes episode, our showrunner Edward Champion discusses the origins of “Living Creatures,” how a tweet from David Ault being in a chicken diner inspired the character of General Romero, film noir, animal rights, Patty Heast, being on the lam, cult leaders, David Lynch, sound design, working with actors from completely disparate approaches, Big Trouble in Little China, researching and falling in love with the people of Wyoming, writing in a part of the world you haven't actually been to, the importance of geographical details, James Joyce, moral questions emerging from guns, why philosophical contradictions make good story, being more mindful of action and atmosphere in audio drama, Pulp Fiction, creating distinct characters by closely researching subcultures, male swagger, being inspired by Brooklyn street talk, his tendency to write mostly women characters, why “Living Creatures” became the Season 2 premiere, casting actors because they represent the perfect voice, the advantages of being very decisive in casting roles, and operating by creative instinct. This episode also features an interview with Nicole Papadopoulos!

After two and a half years of hard work, The Gray Area is back with a new season! We will be releasing nineteen new episodes from now through December 15, 2020. We also now have a special Season 2 Pass at grayareapod.podbean.com that will give you instant access to all available episodes, as well as special features. Our showrunner Edward Champion offers an overview of the ethos and approach for this new season. There is also a trailer for the second season.

Edward Champion, Managing Editor at Reluctant Habits and Audio Drama Producer talks to your host Vahe Arabian of State of Digital Publishing. Reluctant Habits is devoted to books, films, arts, technology, and culture. It has been singled out by the New York Times, The New Yorker, The Guardian The Los Angeles Times, The Daily Telegraph, and Details. Edward Champion discusses how audio dramas have progressed, his audio production work in podcasting and radio plays, establishing niche audiences, institutional support from an independent standpoint, and advice for artists looking to create authentic and genuine content.  Support the show.

Jim’s latest case involves a robbery, a ticket stub, and a murder. Jim Nolan, Private Eye was created by Mike Murphy and Arlene Osborne. REGULAR CAST: RUSSELL GOLD as Jim Nolan, BRIAN BEDARD as Lt. Walter Carmichael, and KATIE DEHNART as the Narrator. GUEST CAST: JUSTIN FIFE as Oscar Hicks, PAUL BRION as Stewart Mills, JAMES C. FERGUSON as Ed Santos, CARY MICHAEL AYERS as Ron, and EDWARD CHAMPION as Line-Up Man #1. Jim Nolan, Private Eye was created by Mike Murphy and Arlene Osborne. The script was written by Mike Murphy. The series’ theme was composed and performed by Vivian Doskow (myspace.com/viviandoskow). Producer: Mike Murphy. Assistant Producer and Webmaster: Capt. John Tadrzak. Mixer: Mathieu Blondin. Script Editor: Arlene Osborne. Art Director: Alexa Chipman. All the characters portrayed in this story are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. This production is for enjoyment purposes only. This is an original production by Misfits Audio, c 2019.

Edward Champion is a Managing Editor of Reluctant Habits. In this episode, we speak with Edward about the ways he is exploring audio storytelling as an artform.   Support the show.

Addison's dive into a new journal takes her to a dark place, ultimately bringing to light a revelation that leaves her heartbroken and making some questionable choices. Written, produced, and narrated by Lauren Nelson Featuring: Meridith Bartley as Addison's Mom Roman Howell as Addison's Stepfather (www.castingcall.club/m/ihsfilms) Edward Champion as Jay Tanner (Check out his new show, The Gray Area: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-g…d1220880440?mt=2)

This episode serves two purposes. On the one hand, I want to go over some more ideas from Jane McGonigal's book, as it is so rich in fresh and original ideas (they're fresh to me, anyway). On the other hand, I would like to go through a pointed criticism of the book entitled Jane McGonigal's Mind is Broken written by Edward Champion. Given how much I got from her book, I am surprised that there are people who are so strongly against it. I think it is good to go through it in the name of balance, though I can't pretend that I share Edward Champion's opinion, or believe that his piece is particularly well argued. Enjoy the episode.  

A conversation with Edward Champion, critic, host and producer of the cultural interview podcast The Bat Segundo Show, blogger behind Reluctant Habits and all-around "intellectual shock jock".