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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Ken Burns's latest on The Greatest
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The road from 9/11 to Donald Trump
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Rep. Pramila Jayapal on immigrants and America ...
45 min
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Why America's obsession with rights is wrong
52 min
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The news is by — and for — rich, white liberals
57 min
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Clint Smith III on confronting the legacy of sl...
55 min
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Was the cruelty the point?
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How seashells shaped the world — and predict ou...
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Bill Maher on free speech, comedy, and his haters
45 min
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Robert Reich wants you to take on the system
48 min
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Marty Baron on the future of news
49 min
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The death of cool
43 min
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We need to talk about UFOs. Seriously.
Professor Alex Wendt tells Sean Illing why he thinks the aliens might already be here
57 min
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Philadelphia's progressive prosecutor
District attorney Larry Krasner talks about his reform agenda, rising gun violence, and how to take on the system
49 min
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Fareed Zakaria on the fate of democracy
65 min
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Jane Goodall on the power of hope
The world's foremost expert on chimps wants us to remember we're animals, too
56 min
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Why we love drugs
Michael Pollan on humans, plants, and the coming psychedelic revolution
58 min
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The rugged majesty of revision
Jamil Smith in conversation with author Kiese Laymon on revision, restoration, and repair
54 min
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How to forgive
53 min
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What makes a great conversation?
Hosts Sean Illing and Jamil Smith introduce themselves and reintroduce Vox Conversations, a podcast exploring big ideas and hard questions together with bright minds and deep thinkers.
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Introducing: Now & Then
A new history podcast from CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network
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The science of dating
52 min
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Honoring Juneteenth with Ibram X. Kendi
Ibram X. Kendi on racism, systemic change, and whether an antiracist America is even possible
47 min
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Digital dictatorship
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The man who proposed reparations in the 1860s
Abe Lincoln's forgotten abolitionist ally
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