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
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Democracy in crisis, part 1: Ross Douthat isn't...
First in a two-part series on the dangers facing American democracy, hosted by Zack Beauchamp
60 min
252
Pod Save the Democrats
55 min
253
A Yellowjackets creator spills his guts
39 min
254
A scientist's case for "woo-woo"
55 min
255
Imagine a future with no police
59 min
256
Novelist Lauren Groff on the other Matrix
42 min
257
Are we living in a simulation?
Philosopher David Chalmers on the question: what is reality, anyway?
63 min
258
Rep. Jamie Raskin on living through the unthink...
52 min
259
Best of: Why fascism in America isn't going away
44 min
260
Best of: Clint Smith III on confronting the leg...
56 min
261
Best of: We need to talk about UFOs. Seriously.
Professor Alex Wendt tells Sean Illing why he thinks the aliens might already be here
57 min
262
Chris Bosh on winning (and losing everything)
53 min
263
The cult of toughness
61 min
264
Is ethical investing a scam?
52 min
265
The good life is painful
49 min
266
The father of environmental justice
45 min
267
Jill Lepore on Elon Musk's imaginary world
57 min
268
E.O. Wilson's plan to save the world
51 min
269
Workers of the world, stay home!
57 min
270
How progressives get back in the game
57 min
271
The highs and lows of the "creator economy"
44 min
272
Why Chris Hayes thinks we're all famous now
55 min
273
The stories soul food tells
45 min
274
The paradox of American freedom
51 min
275
Nonbinary parenthood
55 min