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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Marilynne Robinson on writing, metaphysics, and...
A joyful, cathartic conversation with Marilynne Robinson
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The case for Trump’s foreign policy
Rebeccah Heinrichs on great power competition, China, and how Trump sees the world
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Fareed Zakaria on how Biden and Trump see the w...
The scholar and pundit discusses China, American exceptionalism, and foreign policy
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How a climate bill becomes a reality
How to craft a climate bill that will actually work
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The meat we eat affects us all
The human costs of eating meat
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A dark, dangerous debate
In a special, post-debate episode, I'm joined by Matt Yglesias to discuss the most unnerving presidential debate I've ever seen.
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A radical — or obvious? — plan to save American...
Lee Drutman's case against America's two party system
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RBG, minority rule, and our looming legitimacy ...
Political scientist Suzanne Mettler on whether American democracy will survive 2020
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David French and I debate polarization, secessi...
Competing paths to solve our polarization crisis
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The Matt Yglesias Show
Vox's Matt Yglesias on Twitter, climate change, and one billion Americans
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Race, policing, and the universal yearning for ...
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How to think about coronavirus risk in your life
Julia Marcus on how to make important life decisions in a pandemic
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Black Republicans, Donald Trump, and America's ...
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Andrew Yang on UBI, coronavirus, and his next j...
The 2020 candidate on how to fix the economy, and the government
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Why the hell did America invade Iraq?
The enduring relevance of America's disastrous Iraq invasion.
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How to decarbonize America — and create 25 mill...
The US has the technology to decarbonize by 2035. Here's a plan to do it.
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Isabel Wilkerson wants to change how we underst...
A new way of thinking about race and class
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What it would take to end child poverty in America
Rep. Barbara Lee on why rebuilding the economy means investing in our kids
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Hannah Gadsby on comedy, free speech, and livin...
How Hannah Gadsby's mind works
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What would Keynes do?
What the 20th century’s most influential economist can teach us about rebuilding the US economy
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A devastating indictment of the Republican Party
An insider perspective on the GOP’s march to Trumpism
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How inequality and white identity politics feed...
Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson on the conservative dilemma
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Best of: Jia Tolentino on what happens when lif...
The New Yorker writer explains how technology has transformed the very nature of human interaction
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Dadding out with Mike Birbiglia
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A rabbi explains how to make sense of suffering
Why God can't solve our suffering problem
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