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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Best of: The moral philosophy of The Good Place
98 min
327
Best of: Michael Lewis reads my mind
101 min
328
Best of: Tracy K. Smith changed how I read poetry
85 min
329
What I’ve learned, and what comes next.
Ezra reflects on his time with Vox, what he's learned, and what comes next.
38 min
330
Best of: An inspiring conversation about democr...
67 min
331
Michael Pollan on the psychedelic society
70 min
332
Best of: Robert Sapolsky on the toxic intersect...
75 min
333
Joe Biden and "the new progressivism"
58 min
334
Best of: Frances Lee on why bipartisanship is i...
57 min
335
The most important book I've read this year
91 min
336
Best of: Alison Gopnik changed how I think abou...
92 min
337
Best of: Vivek Murthy on America’s loneliness e...
76 min
338
What Democrats got wrong about Hispanic voters
60 min
339
Antitrust, censorship, misinformation, and the ...
How 2020 changed Facebook and Twitter for the better
55 min
340
The crisis isn’t Trump. It’s the Republican Party.
60 min
341
The Joe Biden experience
63 min
342
Chris Hayes and I process this wild election
Polarization, polling error, and the Latino vote
59 min
343
Stacey Abrams on minority rule, voting rights, ...
In 2020, democracy is on the ballot.
65 min
344
Nate Silver on why 2020 isn't 2016
The Wizard of Odds on 2016's mistakes, polling error, and Trump's chances
65 min
345
Sarah Kliff grades Biden and Trump's health car...
Sarah Kliff and I wonk out on the 2020 healthcare stakes
73 min
346
Trumpism never existed. It was always just Trump.
American Affairs editor Julius Krein on Donald Trump and the decay of the American right
55 min
347
What should Democrats do about the Supreme Court?
Ganesh Sitaraman on court packing, democracy reform, and the future of the Democratic Party
81 min
348
Marilynne Robinson on writing, metaphysics, and...
A joyful, cathartic conversation with Marilynne Robinson
70 min
349
The case for Trump’s foreign policy
Rebeccah Heinrichs on great power competition, China, and how Trump sees the world
68 min
350
Fareed Zakaria on how Biden and Trump see the w...
The scholar and pundit discusses China, American exceptionalism, and foreign policy
76 min