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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America's lawyers vs. China's engineers
48 min
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So, what exactly is the “New Right?”
A loose movement of radical intellectuals is driving American politics.
48 min
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America is losing big on sports betting
50 min
29
It’s time to get weird
57 min
30
What if humans went extinct next Friday?
56 min
31
Can college survive Trump?
54 min
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Hopeful pessimism
48 min
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If AI can do your classwork, why go to college?
51 min
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Is Trump winning?
45 min
35
A right-wing economist makes his case
60 min
36
What "near death" feels like
48 min
37
Machiavelli on how democracies die
44 min
38
Do you have moral ambition?
53 min
39
The science of ideology
48 min
40
A new analysis of the pandemic
43 min
41
Halfway there: a philosopher’s guide to midlife...
47 min
42
Whatever this is, it isn’t liberalism
What exactly is the basis for democracy?
50 min
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A new way to listen
1 min
44
The beliefs AI is built on
47 min
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Stop comparing yourself to AI
53 min
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Democrats need to do something
47 min
47
How to live in uncertain times
45 min
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How to sink into silence
Pico Iyer on finding quiet in a noisy world
43 min
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How to change your personality
35 min
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Is ignorance truly bliss?
30 min