The Gray Area

For Chapter 15 of The Gray Area, Ray Revisits The Issue Of Hip Hop Culture Vultures And Traffickers In Professional Sports With “Culture, Vultured? 2”. Joined By Devin Wittenberg, They Converse About What A Culture Vulture Is And Who Are Said Vultures In And Around Sports. The Guys Also Unpack The Double Standards Sports Leagues Employ When Dealing With Dealing Major Social Topics As Well As How These Issues Directly Effect The General Public. As Expected, This Episode Goes Way Off The Rails A Few Times! Join The Discussion On Twitter By Following Ray(@Chet_Ohara), And Devin(@Mr_HighYellow), Or Facebook By Searching For Ray Jarvis

With Chapter 14 Of The Gray Area Entitled “Coon” Theory, Host Ray Jarvis Along With His Guest Derick Bowers Discuss The Movement Against Racial Injustices Initiated By Prominent Athletes And The Complexities Of The Position It Puts The World Of Sports In. Should All Black Athletes Put Their Careers At Risk By Joining The Protests? And If They Don’t Is The Black Community Right In Considering Them To Be Against Progress Or Coons? They Also Discuss Why LaVar Ball Is Arguably The Most Polarizing Man America Right Now. Very Loaded And Possibly Controversial Episode. Join The Discussion On Twitter By Following Ray(@Chet_Ohara), On Instagram Derick(@derickb4prez) Or Facebook By Searching For Ray Jarvis And Derick Bowers.

Chapter 13 Of The Gray Area Brings The First Female Guest Host To The Table!! Entitled Organized Misogyny, Jare Williams Joins Host Ray Jarvis For An Epic Discussion About Misogynistic Practices In Sports, Hollywood, And In Everyday Life.  Things Get Heated As We Cover Everything From The "Male Gaze" All The Way To Groupie Culture. Nothing Is Safe! Join The Discussion On Twitter By Following Ray(@Chet_Ohara), On Instagram Jare(@jare_day) Or Facebook By Searching For Ray Jarvis.

With Chapter 12 Of The Gray Area Entitled The People v. "Inmates" v. "Asylums", Ray Goes Solo To Discuss The Ongoing Issue Of Player Empowerment That's Simmering In The World Of Sports. Why Is This Such A Divisive Subject? Shouldn't Players Be Allowed To Some Kind Of Power In Their Profession Or Should They "Stick To Sports"? How Big Of A Role Does Race Play? Are Fans To Blame As Well? All Of These Questions Are Answered, Plus More! Some Of You Are Going Be Upset After This One. Join The Discussion On Twitter By Following Ray(@Chet_Ohara), On Instagram(@ElitePodcaster) Or Facebook By Searching For Ray Jarvis.

The Gray Area Chapter 11: "NBA Roundtable" Has Host, Ray Jarvis Along With Friends Harold Alexander, Terrance Watson, And Tony Tucker Giving Their Takes On All The Early Season Happenings Around The NBA. We Cover Lonzo's Shooting Struggles, The Knicks Surging, Cavs Drama And So Much More! We Also Get Into The Never Ending Old School NBA Vs. New School NBA Debate. GREAT Banter. Join The Discussion On Twitter By Following Ray(@Chet_Ohara), On Instagram Tony(@GraveDiggerPop718) Or Facebook By Searching For Ray Jarvis, Harold Alexander, Terrance Watson, And Tony Tucker

The Gray Area Chapter 10: "The League Office" Returns The Host Of The Above The Rim Podcast, Justin Lee To Discuss All Things NBA. We Cover Early Season Takeaways, Important League News, And Some Of Our Expectations For The 2017-18 Campaign. We Also Get Into Some Potential Off The Court Issues And Which Players Get Constantly Overrated In Barbershops. Classic Episode. Join The Discussion On Twitter By Following Ray(@Chet_Ohara) and Justin(@JusBlaze_513), On Instagram(@JusBlaze513) Or Facebook By Searching For Ray Jarvis And Justin Lee.

For Chapter 9 of The Gray Area Entitled "Greater Than…Better Than…What's The Difference?" I'm Joined Ray Gunna As We Try Figure Out If An Athlete Can "Better" Than Another Athlete Who's Clearly "Greater". Kinda Tricky Right? They Also Touch On The Controversy Surrounding Jemele Hill, How The NFL Has Become A Political Battleground, And Some Expectations For Upcoming NBA Season. Great Episode! Join The Discussion On Twitter By Following Ray Jarvis(@Chet_Ohara), Ray Ready On Instagram(@Raygunna_) Or Facebook By Searching For Ray Jarvis And Ray Ready.

In Every Sports Debate, You Come Across Fans From Different Eras Who Believe That Theirs Is The Best Era Of Them All. But Can Anyone Really Make That Claim? For Chapter 9 Of The Gray Area Entitled "Respect Your Elders, Or Nah?", Host Ray Jarvis Along With Guest Andre James Try Sort Out If It's Actually Possible To Compare Eras In Sports Without Bias. Should Young Fans Defer To History? Or Should Older Fans Let "Back In The Day" Go? Tune In! Then Join The Discussion On Twitter By Following Ray(@Chet_Ohara), Or Facebook By Searching For Ray Jarvis!

In This Current Era Of Boxing, The Sport Seemingly Functions Within Two Subdivisions: "The Sweet Science", And "The Fight Game". The Former Represents Boxing In It's Purest Form, While The Latter Represents It's Business/Corporate Mechanisms. Fans Of The Of Sport Are Split As Well With Hardcore Fans Siding With The In Ring Action While Casuals Are Drawn In By The Sheer Excess of the Fight Game.With Chapter 7 Of The Gray Area Entitled Fight Money, Ray With Guest Wilson "Esco" Ramirez Break Down The Overall Pro's And Cons Of Each Side Of The Boxing Business. They Also Give Listeners A Preview Of Canelo Alvarez Vs. GGG. Join The Discussion On Twitter By Following Ray(@Chet_Ohara), Or Facebook By Searching For Ray Jarvis, And Esco Ramirez.

With Chapter 6, The Gray Area Turns It's Attention To Football. Entitled "Fraud in the Trenches", Ray Along With Guest Tyrone Johnson Bring The Issue Of Player Safety To The Forefront. Is It Even Possible To Play That Sport And Be Safe? What About The Powers That Be Within NFL, Do They Really Care About Safety Of The Players Or Is It Just Business? At The Collegiate Level The Money Doesn't Add Up. What Will It Take For The Players To Finally Be Paid? Why Are The Coaches At That Level Receiving Multimillion Dollar Salaries In Some Cases? They Cover All Of This Along With The Sociopolitical Saga Of Colin Kaepernick. Highly Informative! Join The Discussion On Twitter By Following Ray(@Chet_Ohara), And Tyrone(@ReallyTJay) Or Facebook By Searching For Ray Jarvis, And Tyrone Johnson.