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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The border, explained by someone who knows it i...
51 min
327
"Wintering," wisdom, and weathering life's dark...
62 min
328
Reframing America's race problem
49 min
329
Who owns the Western?
45 min
330
A Watchmen writer on race, TV, and tech giants
52 min
331
Uncovering the history of psychedelics in Chris...
48 min
332
Biden's immigration architect on racism, reform...
58 min
333
The Capitol Siege and American Revolution
41 min
334
Why fascism in Post-Trump America isn't going away
Vox's Sean Illing and Yale professor Jason Stanley discuss why American democracy provides such fertile soil for fascism
40 min
335
The Joe Biden experience
Ezra Klein and Evan Osnos discuss our new president
61 min
336
What it means to be a "good" rich person
Exploring the anxieties of wealthy people and their desire to be seen as "middle class."
46 min
337
Peter Kafka and Kevin Roose on big tech's power...
26 min
338
Sam Sanders and Olivia Nuzzi on President Trump...
41 min
339
Best of: We don’t just feel emotions. We make t...
A mind-blowing conversation with Lisa Feldman Barrett on how emotion is made
90 min
340
Best of: Ending the age of animal cruelty, with...
75 min
341
Best of: The moral philosophy of The Good Place
98 min
342
Best of: Michael Lewis reads my mind
101 min
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Best of: Tracy K. Smith changed how I read poetry
85 min
344
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
345
Best of: An inspiring conversation about democr...
67 min
346
Michael Pollan on the psychedelic society
70 min
347
Best of: Robert Sapolsky on the toxic intersect...
75 min
348
Joe Biden and "the new progressivism"
58 min
349
Best of: Frances Lee on why bipartisanship is i...
57 min
350
The most important book I've read this year
91 min