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.

Philosophy
Politics
News Commentary
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Pete Buttigieg’s theory of political change
56 min
452
Meet the policy architect behind the Green New ...
79 min
453
The somewhat fractured state of American conser...
58 min
454
American politics after Christianity, with Ross...
74 min
455
Why Gov. Jay Inslee is running for president on...
62 min
456
ICYMI: Julia Galef
88 min
457
The roots of extremism, with Deeyah Khan
79 min
458
ICYMI: Paul Krugman
94 min
459
Pop music can make you smarter
21 min
460
Life after climate change, with David Wallace-W...
69 min
461
Pramila Jayapal thinks we can get to Medicare-f...
54 min
462
Noah Rothman on the "unjustice" of social justi...
67 min
463
Why should we care about deficits?
62 min
464
Anniversary special: Rachel Maddow
98 min
465
Andrew Sullivan and I work out our differences
121 min
466
The core contradiction of American politics
63 min
467
Leftists vs. liberals, with Elizabeth Bruenig
76 min
468
The world according to Ralph Nader
80 min
469
This conversation will change how you understan...
131 min
470
Ending the age of animal cruelty, with Bruce Fr...
75 min
471
Robert Sapolsky on the toxic intersection of po...
75 min
472
Frances Lee on why bipartisanship is irrational
57 min
473
Sean Decatur doesn’t see a free speech crisis o...
75 min
474
Cal Newport has an answer for digital burnout
66 min
475
Eric Holder’s plan to save democracy
60 min