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
276
Michael Ian Black on being a better man
50 min
277
Carmen Maria Machado's haunted feminine
36 min
278
The rise and fall of America's monuments
45 min
279
The Philosophers: America's philosophy, with Co...
55 min
280
Why accidents aren't accidental
47 min
281
Rethinking the "end of history"
56 min
282
Anita Hill finally gets even
55 min
283
Elites have captured identity politics
52 min
284
The moral dangers of dirty work
54 min
285
Did the sexual revolution go wrong?
53 min
286
Who decides how to conserve nature?
55 min
287
The Philosophers: Loneliness and totalitarianism
58 min
288
The War in Ukraine, Explained — Part 4: The fut...
59 min
289
Michael Lewis on why Americans distrust experts
52 min
290
The War in Ukraine, Explained — Part 3: The nuc...
51 min
291
The case for regret
45 min
292
The War in Ukraine, Explained — Part 2: Sanctions
56 min
293
The spirituality of parenting
43 min
294
The War in Ukraine, Explained — Part 1: Why did...
55 min
295
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
296
What happened to American conservatism?
55 min
297
The limits of forgiveness
46 min
298
The madness behind The Method
62 min
299
David Cross is disappointed in you guys
44 min
300
Author Kiley Reid on why we read novels
42 min