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Gray AreaELDERS | Episode 2 Travels With Corbett
Art by Mara J. Reynolds
Corbett O’Toole is 72 and lives in a van in the desert. But her life story embodies the strength of empowered disabled people who are agents of change, people who, like Corbett, have made history and continue to do so. “Travels With Corbett” was co-produced and co-reported by Julie Reynolds and Mara J. Reynolds with guest reporting by Brenda Zorn. For detailed show notes, visit grayarepodcast.com.
ELDERS | Episode 2 Travels With Corbett was first posted on May 7, 2025 at 4:09 pm.©2017 "Voices of Monterey Bay". Use of this feed is for per...2025-05-081h 03
Boobies & Noobies: A Romance Review PodcastMy December Darling (Boobsmas #3)The Novel:My December DarlingThe Author:Lauren AsherThe Guest:Torry, host of Ready to be Romanced and Ready to be PettyThe Synopsis:CatalinaPlaying the part of my sister’s maid of honor is easy even if she’s marrying my ex. But playing nice with the best man? An impossible task given our history. Sure, Luke Darling may be suspiciously kind, incredibly handsome, and stubborn to a fault, but regardless of how hard he tries to make me se...2024-12-0852 min
Gray AreaELDERS | Episode 1 Uncle JohnThis is the story of John Spence, a Gros Ventre/Sioux elder who uses equine therapy to heal Native youth. Made in collaboration with The Imprint, Uncle John is part of the multimedia project Healing the Children of Horse Nations and was co-produced by Nancy Marie Spears. See grayareapodcast.com for detailed show notes and links.
ELDERS | Episode 1 Uncle John was first posted on April 2, 2024 at 10:45 pm.©2017 "Voices of Monterey Bay". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of c...2024-04-0359 min
Gray AreaELDERS | Episode 0 TrailerSeason 3 is on the way!
Here’s the trailer for Gray Area Podcast, Season 3: ELDERS, including a sneak preview of Episode 1, Uncle John.
Premiers April 3, 2024. Uncle John is produced by Julie Reynolds, Nancy Marie Spears and Mara J. Reynolds, published in partnership with The Imprint and Voices of Monterey Bay.
More details, plus all our previous episodes, show notes and newsletter signup are on our website, GrayAreaPodcast.com.
ELDERS | Episode 0 Trailer was first posted on March 22, 2024 at 4:43 pm.©2017 "Voices of Monterey Bay". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If...2024-03-2303 min
Gray AreaAFTER LIFE | Episode 10 Full CircleIn our final episode, Gilbert settles into a new home while he continues to work on solutions to violence and injustice. Then, just as he gets comfortable with his new normal, he ends up in a place he thought he’d left for good.
Produced by Julie Reynolds Martinez, Mara J. Reynolds and Gilbert Bao. For detailed show notes, visit grayarepodcast.com.
AFTER LIFE | Episode 10 Full Circle was first posted on January 2, 2023 at 8:09 pm.©2017 "Voices of Monterey Bay". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in you...2023-01-0343 minGray AreaAFTER LIFE | Episode 10 Full CircleIn our final episode, Gilbert settles into a new home while he continues to work on solutions to violence and injustice. Then, just as he gets comfortable with his new normal, he ends up in a place he thought he'd left for good.
Produced by Julie Reynolds Martinez, Mara J. Reynolds and Gilbert Bao. For detailed show notes, visit grayarepodcast.com.2023-01-0243 min
The Imprint WeeklyFeatured Episode: After Life, with Julie ReynoldsWe will get back to our regular podcast format next week, but today we are featuring the work of Julie Reynolds, who is The Imprint’s new Associate Editor. Reynolds has produced and released the second season of her Podcast Grey Area. This new season, called After Life, explores one man’s journey into and then out of the California penal system, the latter part of which might not have happened but for changes over time in the state’s view about a second chance for young offenders. First you will hear a brief interview with Juli...2023-01-0251 min
Gray AreaAFTER LIFE | Episode 9 LockdownIt’s 2020. Just as Gilbert is adjusting to his new world outside prison, that world shuts down. Gilbert goes online during a year of joy and sorrow, until he and Marlena take to the streets to honor Manny. Soon, there’s a new development in the case of the deputy who killed him.
Produced by Julie Reynolds Martinez, Mara J. Reynolds and Gilbert Bao. For detailed show notes, visit grayarepodcast.com.
AFTER LIFE | Episode 9 Lockdown was first posted on December 27, 2022 at 3:37 pm.©2017 "Voices of Monterey Bay". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If yo...2022-12-2836 minGray AreaAFTER LIFE | Episode 9 LockdownIt’s 2020. Just as Gilbert is adjusting to his new world outside prison, that world shuts down. Gilbert goes online during a year of joy and sorrow, until he and Marlena take to the streets to honor Manny. Soon, there’s a new development in the case of the deputy who killed him.
Produced by Julie Reynolds Martinez, Mara J. Reynolds and Gilbert Bao. For detailed show notes, visit grayarepodcast.com.2022-12-2736 min
Gray AreaAFTER LIFE | Episode 8 A New WorldFree at last, Gilbert has to find his way through a world that’s changed dramatically over the 21 years he’s been in prison. Though he feels joy reuniting with loved ones, he also panics over the littlest things. Yet he sees this new world in ways the rest of us might take for granted.
Produced by Julie Reynolds Martinez, Mara J. Reynolds and Gilbert Bao. For detailed show notes, visit grayarepodcast.com.
AFTER LIFE | Episode 8 A New World was first posted on December 21, 2022 at 1:24 pm.©2017 "Voices of Monterey Bay". Use of this feed is for perso...2022-12-2143 minGray AreaAFTER LIFE | Episode 8 A New WorldFree at last, Gilbert has to find his way through a world that's changed dramatically over the 21 years he's been in prison. Though he feels joy reuniting with loved ones, he also panics over the littlest things. Yet he sees this new world in ways the rest of us might take for granted.
Produced by Julie Reynolds Martinez, Mara J. Reynolds and Gilbert Bao. For detailed show notes, visit grayarepodcast.com.2022-12-2143 min
Gray AreaAFTER LIFE | Episode 7 Freedom CallsCalifornia lawmakers start paying attention to what neuroscientists are saying about the adolescent brain. Changes in the law now mean Gilbert suddenly has a chance for parole — years before he thought he would.
Produced by Julie Reynolds Martinez, Mara J. Reynolds and Gilbert Bao. For detailed show notes, visit grayarepodcast.com.
AFTER LIFE | Episode 7 Freedom Calls was first posted on December 15, 2022 at 11:38 am.©2017 "Voices of Monterey Bay". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Ple...2022-12-1528 minGray AreaAFTER LIFE | Episode 7 Freedom CallsCalifornia lawmakers start paying attention to what neuroscientists are saying about the adolescent brain. Changes in the law now mean Gilbert suddenly has a chance for parole — years before he thought he would.
Produced by Julie Reynolds Martinez, Mara J. Reynolds and Gilbert Bao. For detailed show notes, visit grayarepodcast.com.2022-12-1528 min
Gray AreaAFTER LIFE | Episode 6 Under Color of LawSPECIAL EPISODE – Gilbert grew up in the shadow of the LA County Sheriff’s Department — ever since the day he was taken from home in a deputy’s patrol car at eight years old. This investigation looks at the darker side of that department’s legacy, and digs into a culture of criminality by law enforcement that still haunts the region today.
Warning: This episode contains detailed descriptions of violence.
Produced by Julie Reynolds Martinez, Mara J. Reynolds and Gilbert Bao. For detailed show notes, visit grayarepodcast.com.
AFTER LIFE | Episode 6 Under Color of Law was fi...2022-12-1029 minGray AreaAFTER LIFE | Episode 6 Under Color of LawSPECIAL EPISODE - Gilbert grew up in the shadow of the LA County Sheriff's Department — ever since the day he was taken from home in a deputy's patrol car at eight years old. This investigation looks at the darker side of that department's legacy, and digs into a culture of criminality by law enforcement that still haunts the region today.
Warning: This episode contains detailed descriptions of violence.
Produced by Julie Reynolds Martinez, Mara J. Reynolds and Gilbert Bao. For detailed show notes, visit grayarepodcast.com.2022-12-1029 min
Gray AreaAFTER LIFE | Episode 5 Heart StringsGilbert’s penpal Rebecca flies to California from Texas so they can meet face to face. Even though Gilbert might not come home for years or even decades, a small piece of string in the prison visiting room changes the course of their relationship. But then a phone call to After Life producer Julie Reynolds Martinez shatters Gilbert’s world.
Produced by Julie Reynolds Martinez, Mara J. Reynolds and Gilbert Bao. For detailed show notes, visit grayarepodcast.com.
AFTER LIFE | Episode 5 Heart Strings was first posted on December 5, 2022 at 6:59 am.©2017 "Voices of Monterey Bay". Use of this...2022-12-0527 minGray AreaAFTER LIFE | Episode 5 Heart StringsGilbert's penpal Rebecca flies to California from Texas so they can meet face to face. Even though Gilbert might not come home for years or even decades, a small piece of string in the prison visiting room changes the course of their relationship. But then a phone call to After Life producer Julie Reynolds Martinez shatters Gilbert's world.
Produced by Julie Reynolds Martinez, Mara J. Reynolds and Gilbert Bao. For detailed show notes, visit grayarepodcast.com.2022-12-0527 min
Gray AreaAFTER LIFE | Episode 4 The PenpalGilbert’s younger brother Manny, who is also in prison, isn’t doing well. He’s deeply involved in prison gang “politics” and has spent years in the SHU — full-time solitary confinement. It’s taking a severe toll on Manny’s mental health. Saddened but knowing how dangerous isolation can be, Gilbert decides to do something about his own loneliness. He puts his name and picture on a prison penpal site, and wonders if anyone will write back.
Produced by Julie Reynolds Martinez, Mara J. Reynolds and Gilbert Bao. For detailed show notes, visit grayarepodcast.com.
AFTER LIFE | Epi...2022-11-3022 min
Gray AreaAFTER LIFE | Episode 3 Career ChangeGilbert realizes he has a lot to learn when he meets a man who changes his outlook on the world. As he struggles to stay close to his young daughter in prison visiting rooms, he also discovers he has a gift for working with “at-risk” kids. Soon he and a handful of incarcerated men are starting to change not only themselves but the entire California prison system.
Produced by Julie Reynolds Martinez, Mara J. Reynolds and Gilbert Bao. For detailed show notes, visit grayarepodcast.com.
AFTER LIFE | Episode 3 Career Change was first posted on November 28, 2022 at 7:00 am.©...2022-11-2823 minGray AreaAFTER LIFE | Episode 3 Career ChangeGilbert realizes he has a lot to learn when he meets a man who changes his outlook on the world. As he struggles to stay close to his young daughter in prison visiting rooms, he also discovers he has a gift for working with "at-risk" kids. Soon he and a handful of incarcerated men are starting to change not only themselves but the entire California prison system.
Produced by Julie Reynolds Martinez, Mara J. Reynolds and Gilbert Bao. For detailed show notes, visit grayarepodcast.com.2022-11-2823 minGray AreaAFTER LIFE | Episode 4 The PenpalGilbert's younger brother Manny, who is also in prison, isn't doing well. He's deeply involved in prison gang "politics" and has spent years in the SHU — full-time solitary confinement. It's taking a severe toll on Manny's mental health. Saddened but knowing how dangerous isolation can be, Gilbert decides to do something about his own loneliness. He puts his name and picture on a prison penpal site, and wonders if anyone will write back.
Produced by Julie Reynolds Martinez, Mara J. Reynolds and Gilbert Bao. For detailed show notes, visit grayarepodcast.com.2022-11-2722 min
Gray AreaAFTER LIFE | Episode 2 Doing LifeIt’s the late 1990s. Although no one was injured in the shoot-out he took part in, Gilbert is sentenced to 24 years to life in prison under California’s strict gang sentencing laws. While he technically has a shot at parole, almost no one with “life” in their sentence goes home, and he expects to die behind the walls. As he starts his term, Gilbert has to decide if he’ll play along with prison gang “politics” or find a way to stay —somehow, some way — in his 3-year-old daughter’s life.
Produced by Julie Reynolds Martinez, Mara J. Reynolds and...2022-11-2318 minGray AreaAFTER LIFE | Episode 2 Doing LifeIt's the late 1990s. Although no one was injured in the shoot-out he took part in, Gilbert is sentenced to 24 years to life in prison under California's strict gang sentencing laws. While he technically has a shot at parole, almost no one with "life" in their sentence goes home, and he expects to die behind the walls. As he starts his term, Gilbert has to decide if he'll play along with prison gang "politics" or find a way to stay —somehow, some way — in his 3-year-old daughter's life.
Produced by Julie Reynolds Martinez, Mara J. Reynolds and Gilbert Bao. For deta...2022-11-2218 min
Gray AreaAFTER LIFE | Episode 1 The NeighborhoodAFTER LIFE: The untold story of how a group of incarcerated men reshaped rehabilitation in California
Meet Gilbert Bao, who was sentenced to life in prison but found a new life after life. In our first episode, Gilbert takes us through his old neighborhoods as we explore the many factors and reasons why a frightened 8-year old from East Los Angeles grows up to become a man facing a life sentence.
Produced by Julie Reynolds Martinez, Mara Reynolds and Gilbert Bao. For detailed show notes, visit grayarepodcast.com.
AFTER LIFE | Episode 1 The Neighborhood was f...2022-11-2134 minGray AreaAFTER LIFE | Episode 1 The NeighborhoodMeet Gilbert Bao, who was sentenced to life in prison but found a new life after life. In our first episode, Gilbert takes us through his old neighborhoods as we explore the many factors and reasons why a frightened 8-year old from East Los Angeles grows up to become a man facing a life sentence.
Produced by Julie Reynolds Martinez, Mara Reynolds and Gilbert Bao. For detailed show notes, visit grayarepodcast.com.2022-11-2034 min
Gray AreaAFTER LIFE | Episode 0 TrailerFour years in the making, our 10-part audio documentary launches November 21, 2022. This entire season focuses on the story of Gilbert Bao. While serving a life sentence, Gilbert helped lead a group of incarcerated men who have revolutionized the way we approach rehabilitation in California prisons.
You may remember him from Season One, Episode Five: A Gray Winter’s Tale, where he shared his recipe for making his grandmother’s tamales while still in prison. And his story about it for Voices of Monterey Bay.
Now on the other side of his life sentence—and so much more...2022-11-1903 minGray AreaAFTER LIFE | Episode 0 TrailerFour years in the making, our 10-part audio documentary launches November 21, 2022. This entire season focuses on the story of Gilbert Bao. While serving a life sentence, Gilbert helped lead a group of incarcerated men who have revolutionized the way we approach rehabilitation in California prisons.
You may remember him from Season One, Episode Five: A Gray Winter’s Tale, where he shared his recipe for making his grandmother’s tamales while still in prison. And his story about it for Voices of Monterey Bay.
Now on the other side of his life sentence—and so much more—Gilbert joins us as...2022-11-1903 min
The Imprint WeeklyConfronting Racism in Child Welfare OrganizationsOn this week’s podcast, reporter Julie Reynolds Martinez drops in todiscuss a two-part series published by The Imprint and Voices of Monterey Bay about Corey Glassman, who was convicted as a teen for the brutal killing of a classmate. Glassman’s path through the incarceration system to recent parole epitomizes the changing tides in public attitude and policy about horrific crimes committed by youth.Beverly Jones, child operating officer for Lutheran Child and Family Services of Illinois, joins us to talk about her organization’s efforts to identify massive racial disparities in the outcomes of the kids i...2021-05-3045 min
DJ Pauly's Deep House Lounge2019 Christmas Deephouse Beatdown - DJ Pauly 24 Dec 20192019 Christmas Deephouse Beatdown2019 has been a wonderful year of music, with strong vocals topping the charts. Many new joints have dropped this Winter and are featured on the last Deephouse Lounge mix for 2019. 5 hours plus of grooves that will help you bring in the new year on the best possible foot – break some sweat and hug your neighbor – Happy and Safe Holidays.DJ PaulyListing
Darkness - Jullian Gomes, Samantha Thornhill
Black (80's Pop Mix) - Dj Vivona
Confessions Of The Deep! (Original Mix) w/Sixth S...2019-12-255h 17
Gray AreaS1 Episode 06: Unless death wants to fightIn this episode, we explore how the law intersects with what can be the most intimate and difficult decision a person ever makes — if they get the chance: choosing how to die.
Death is likely the most difficult thing we all face sooner or later. But mourning the death of a loved one can be harder still when they’ve decided to die. And then… there’s coming to terms with the fact that you supported this choice.
Produced by Julie Reynolds Martinez and Mara Reynolds. For detailed show notes, visit grayarepodcast.com.
S1 Episode 0...2019-03-1444 minGray AreaS1 Episode 06: Unless death wants to fightIn this episode, we explore how the law intersects with what can be the most intimate and difficult decision a person ever makes — if they get the chance: choosing how to die.
Death is likely the most difficult thing we all face sooner or later. But mourning the death of a loved one can be harder still when they’ve decided to die. And then… there’s coming to terms with the fact that you supported this choice.
Produced by Julie Reynolds Martinez and Mara Reynolds. For detailed show notes, visit grayarepodcast.com.2019-03-1444 min
The Don Tony ShowTWIWH S2 E6 (02/05 – 02/11) This Week In Wrestling HistoryRUNNING TIME: 3 Hours 26 MinutesHosted by Don Tony SYNOPSIS: S2 E6 (02/05 - 02/11) Pedro Morales def Ivan Koloff to win WWWF Championship. Audio: Jerry 'The King Lawler' vs Hulk Hogan battle in Memphis, TN. Midnight Rider def Ric Flair to win NWA World Heavyweight Championship but refuses to unmask and surrenders title. Audio: Midinight Rider says goodbye to his fans. Looking back a the highest rated wrestling event of all time: The Main Event (1988). Audio: Andre The Giant def Hulk Hogan to win WWF Title (due to the evil twin referee Earl Hebner), then surrenders the belt to Ted Dibiase. Looking back...2019-02-093h 25
Gray AreaS1 Episode 05: A Gray Winter’s TaleAs the days reach their shortest and coldest extremes here in the northern hemisphere, humans of every culture find reasons to come together and celebrate holidays, traditions, and community. We reached out to three people who’ve been separated from their communities, whether by their own actions, by force or by happenstance. We asked what they do to reclaim and redefine the spirit of community in the face of imprisonment, disaster, racism or displacement.
Listen as they share their ideas for making your ‘white Christmas’ just a little more gray.
Produced by Julie Reynolds Martinez and Ma...2018-12-1730 minGray AreaS1 Episode 05: A Gray Winter’s TaleAs the days reach their shortest and coldest extremes here in the northern hemisphere, humans of every culture find reasons to come together and celebrate holidays, traditions, and community. We reached out to three people who’ve been separated from their communities, whether by their own actions, by force or by happenstance. We asked what they do to reclaim and redefine the spirit of community in the face of imprisonment, disaster, racism or displacement.
Listen as they share their ideas for making your ‘white Christmas’ just a little more gray.
Produced by Julie Reynolds Martinez and Mara Reynolds. For detailed show n...2018-12-1730 min
Gray AreaS1 Episode 04: LouLou Hammonds started out like lots of kids — playing Little League with neighbors and classmates, getting good grades and attending summer school just because he wanted to.
But by the time he was a teenager, Lou was pursuing a career as a criminal. His goal was to keep up with other young men who had committed multiple homicides.
That’s not the end of Lou’s story, though. Something unexpected happened inside a remote supermax prison’s walls that changed Lou for good.
Produced by Julie Reynolds Martinez and Mara Reynolds. For detailed show not...2018-07-1151 minGray AreaS1 Episode 04: LouLou Hammonds started out like lots of kids — playing Little League with neighbors and classmates, getting good grades and attending summer school just because he wanted to.
But by the time he was a teenager, Lou was pursuing a career as a criminal. His goal was to keep up with other young men who had committed multiple homicides.
That’s not the end of Lou’s story, though. Something unexpected happened inside a remote supermax prison’s walls that changed Lou for good.
Produced by Julie Reynolds Martinez and Mara Reynolds. For detailed show notes, visit grayarepodcast.com.2018-07-1151 min
Gray AreaS1 Episode 03: Reynaldo in Yaqui LandHow can two brothers turn out so utterly different? Born 15 years apart to different fathers, Roy and Reynaldo found very different paths as they grew up. By the time he reached adulthood, Reynaldo decided he’d had enough of his brother’s criminal antics. After Roy died in prison, it took Reynaldo years before he was ready to try to make sense of the life his brother led — in fact, it took a dream.
What we learned on this journey was more than just the shocking truth about Roy — we would uncover a connection to legendary criminals and folk...2018-02-2159 minGray AreaS1 Episode 03: Reynaldo in Yaqui LandHow can two brothers turn out so utterly different? Born 15 years apart to different fathers, Roy and Reynaldo found very different paths as they grew up. By the time he reached adulthood, Reynaldo decided he’d had enough of his brother’s criminal antics. After Roy died in prison, it took Reynaldo years before he was ready to try to make sense of the life his brother led — in fact, it took a dream.
What we learned on this journey was more than just the shocking truth about Roy — we would uncover a connection to legendary criminals and folk heroes. We'd also...2018-02-2059 min
Gray AreaS1 Episode 02: CherylHow do you forgive the unforgivable? Cheryl Ward-Kaiser leads us down a path of shocking twists and turns. Her story contains detailed descriptions of violence, so it may not be appropriate for everyone. But by the end, we know you’ll understand why Cheryl’s story inspires us and needs to be heard.
Produced by Julie Reynolds Martinez and Mara Reynolds. For detailed show notes, visit grayarepodcast.com.
S1 Episode 02: Cheryl was first posted on December 11, 2017 at 10:30 pm.©2017 "Voices of Monterey Bay". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not readi...2017-12-1246 minGray AreaS1 Episode 02: CherylHow do you forgive the unforgivable? Cheryl Ward-Kaiser leads us down a path of shocking twists and turns. Her story contains detailed descriptions of violence, so it may not be appropriate for everyone. But by the end, we know you’ll understand why Cheryl’s story inspires us and needs to be heard.
Produced by Julie Reynolds Martinez and Mara Reynolds. For detailed show notes, visit grayarepodcast.com.2017-12-1146 min
Gray AreaS1 Episode 01: GaryWhat makes a man decide to switch sides and buck everything he’s always stood for?
Episode One is the surprisingly tender story of an ace prosecutor who goes from putting murderers and child abusers behind bars to — yikes — defending them. With some Gray Area twists and turns along the way, of course.
Produced by Julie Reynolds Martinez and Mara Reynolds. For detailed show notes, visit grayarepodcast.com.
S1 Episode 01: Gary was first posted on November 20, 2017 at 9:03 pm.©2017 "Voices of Monterey Bay". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not...2017-11-2125 minGray AreaS1 Episode 01: GaryWhat makes a man decide to switch sides and buck everything he’s always stood for?
Episode One is the surprisingly tender story of an ace prosecutor who goes from putting murderers and child abusers behind bars to — yikes — defending them. With some Gray Area twists and turns along the way, of course.
Produced by Julie Reynolds Martinez and Mara Reynolds. For detailed show notes, visit grayarepodcast.com.2017-11-2025 min
Gray AreaS1 Episode 0: Gray Area TrailerIntroducing Gray Area, A Show About Justice and Redemption
Gray Area tells the stories of people who are dealing with this whole thing we call justice, people who are trying to get beyond labels of right and wrong or good and evil to get to something bigger – redemption.
We make documentaries for your ears.
Produced by Julie Reynolds Martinez and Mara Reynolds. For detailed show notes, visit grayarepodcast.com.
S1 Episode 0: Gray Area Trailer was first posted on November 10, 2017 at 6:35 pm.©2017 "Voices of Monterey Bay". Use of this feed is for personal non...2017-11-1103 minGray AreaS1 Episode 0: Gray Area TrailerIntroducing Gray Area, A Show About Justice and Redemption
Gray Area tells the stories of people who are dealing with this whole thing we call justice, people who are trying to get beyond labels of right and wrong or good and evil to get to something bigger – redemption.
We make documentaries for your ears.
Produced by Julie Reynolds Martinez and Mara Reynolds. For detailed show notes, visit grayarepodcast.com.2017-11-1003 min