The Gray Area with Sean Illing

The Gray Area with Sean Illing takes a philosophy-minded look at culture, technology, politics, and the world of ideas. Each week, we invite a guest to explore a question or topic that matters. From the the state of democracy, to the struggle with depression and anxiety, to the nature of identity in the digital age, each episode looks for nuance and honesty in the most important conversations of our time. New episodes drop every Monday. From the Vox Media Podcast Network.

Philosophy
Politics
News Commentary
226
Rethinking the "end of history"
56 min
227
Anita Hill finally gets even
55 min
228
Elites have captured identity politics
52 min
229
The moral dangers of dirty work
54 min
230
Did the sexual revolution go wrong?
53 min
231
Who decides how to conserve nature?
55 min
232
The Philosophers: Loneliness and totalitarianism
58 min
233
The War in Ukraine, Explained — Part 4: The fut...
59 min
234
Michael Lewis on why Americans distrust experts
52 min
235
The War in Ukraine, Explained — Part 3: The nuc...
51 min
236
The case for regret
45 min
237
The War in Ukraine, Explained — Part 2: Sanctions
56 min
238
The spirituality of parenting
43 min
239
The War in Ukraine, Explained — Part 1: Why did...
55 min
240
The Philosophers: Resisting despair
How can Albert Camus help us understand the war in Ukraine, post-pandemic life, and the absurdity of our modern world?
51 min
241
What happened to American conservatism?
55 min
242
The limits of forgiveness
46 min
243
The madness behind The Method
62 min
244
David Cross is disappointed in you guys
44 min
245
Author Kiley Reid on why we read novels
42 min
246
The conversation about guns we're not having
59 min
247
Why does middle school suck?
60 min
248
Russia's war with Ukraine — and reality
33 min
249
Robert Glasper on why Black Radio is back
The 4-time Grammy winner is creating a new genre of music
51 min
250
Could we lose delicious foods forever?
60 min