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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The crisis isn’t Trump. It’s the Republican Party.
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The Joe Biden experience
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Chris Hayes and I process this wild election
Polarization, polling error, and the Latino vote
59 min
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Stacey Abrams on minority rule, voting rights, ...
In 2020, democracy is on the ballot.
65 min
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Nate Silver on why 2020 isn't 2016
The Wizard of Odds on 2016's mistakes, polling error, and Trump's chances
65 min
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Sarah Kliff grades Biden and Trump's health car...
Sarah Kliff and I wonk out on the 2020 healthcare stakes
73 min
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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
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What should Democrats do about the Supreme Court?
Ganesh Sitaraman on court packing, democracy reform, and the future of the Democratic Party
81 min
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Marilynne Robinson on writing, metaphysics, and...
A joyful, cathartic conversation with Marilynne Robinson
70 min
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The case for Trump’s foreign policy
Rebeccah Heinrichs on great power competition, China, and how Trump sees the world
68 min
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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
76 min
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How a climate bill becomes a reality
How to craft a climate bill that will actually work
82 min
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The meat we eat affects us all
The human costs of eating meat
33 min
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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.
68 min
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A radical — or obvious? — plan to save American...
Lee Drutman's case against America's two party system
66 min
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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
87 min
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The Matt Yglesias Show
Vox's Matt Yglesias on Twitter, climate change, and one billion Americans
88 min
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Race, policing, and the universal yearning for ...
52 min
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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
64 min
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Black Republicans, Donald Trump, and America's ...
83 min
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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
83 min
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Why the hell did America invade Iraq?
The enduring relevance of America's disastrous Iraq invasion.
79 min
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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.
65 min
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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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