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
351
Bryan Stevenson on the legacy of enslavement
57 min
352
What's your status?
51 min
353
Is there a hack for enlightenment?
59 min
354
Fighting a world on fire with fire
56 min
355
Revolutionary Love
51 min
356
How to make meaning out of suffering
52 min
357
Ken Burns's latest on The Greatest
62 min
358
The road from 9/11 to Donald Trump
62 min
359
Rep. Pramila Jayapal on immigrants and America ...
45 min
360
Why America's obsession with rights is wrong
52 min
361
The news is by — and for — rich, white liberals
57 min
362
Clint Smith III on confronting the legacy of sl...
55 min
363
Was the cruelty the point?
55 min
364
How seashells shaped the world — and predict ou...
52 min
365
Bill Maher on free speech, comedy, and his haters
45 min
366
Robert Reich wants you to take on the system
48 min
367
Marty Baron on the future of news
49 min
368
The death of cool
43 min
369
We need to talk about UFOs. Seriously.
Professor Alex Wendt tells Sean Illing why he thinks the aliens might already be here
57 min
370
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
371
Fareed Zakaria on the fate of democracy
65 min
372
Jane Goodall on the power of hope
The world's foremost expert on chimps wants us to remember we're animals, too
56 min
373
Why we love drugs
Michael Pollan on humans, plants, and the coming psychedelic revolution
58 min
374
The rugged majesty of revision
Jamil Smith in conversation with author Kiese Laymon on revision, restoration, and repair
54 min
375
How to forgive
53 min