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.
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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?
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What happened to American conservatism?
55 min
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The limits of forgiveness
46 min
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The madness behind The Method
62 min
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David Cross is disappointed in you guys
44 min
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Author Kiley Reid on why we read novels
42 min
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The conversation about guns we're not having
59 min
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Why does middle school suck?
60 min
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Russia's war with Ukraine — and reality
33 min
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Robert Glasper on why Black Radio is back
The 4-time Grammy winner is creating a new genre of music
51 min
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Could we lose delicious foods forever?
60 min
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What Don't Look Up is really about
The film's co-writer doesn't think it was smug.
56 min
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Democracy in crisis, part 2: The two-party problem
53 min
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Why we can't pay attention anymore
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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
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Pod Save the Democrats
55 min
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A Yellowjackets creator spills his guts
39 min
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A scientist's case for "woo-woo"
55 min
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Imagine a future with no police
59 min
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Novelist Lauren Groff on the other Matrix
42 min
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Are we living in a simulation?
Philosopher David Chalmers on the question: what is reality, anyway?
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Rep. Jamie Raskin on living through the unthink...
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Best of: Why fascism in America isn't going away
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Best of: Clint Smith III on confronting the leg...
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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