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
A Watchmen writer on race, TV, and tech giants
52 min
352
Uncovering the history of psychedelics in Chris...
48 min
353
Biden's immigration architect on racism, reform...
58 min
354
The Capitol Siege and American Revolution
41 min
355
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
356
The Joe Biden experience
Ezra Klein and Evan Osnos discuss our new president
61 min
357
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
358
Peter Kafka and Kevin Roose on big tech's power...
26 min
359
Sam Sanders and Olivia Nuzzi on President Trump...
41 min
360
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
361
Best of: Ending the age of animal cruelty, with...
75 min
362
Best of: The moral philosophy of The Good Place
98 min
363
Best of: Michael Lewis reads my mind
101 min
364
Best of: Tracy K. Smith changed how I read poetry
85 min
365
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
366
Best of: An inspiring conversation about democr...
67 min
367
Michael Pollan on the psychedelic society
70 min
368
Best of: Robert Sapolsky on the toxic intersect...
75 min
369
Joe Biden and "the new progressivism"
58 min
370
Best of: Frances Lee on why bipartisanship is i...
57 min
371
The most important book I've read this year
91 min
372
Best of: Alison Gopnik changed how I think abou...
92 min
373
Best of: Vivek Murthy on America’s loneliness e...
76 min
374
What Democrats got wrong about Hispanic voters
60 min
375
Antitrust, censorship, misinformation, and the ...
How 2020 changed Facebook and Twitter for the better
55 min