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
26
Consciousness is a mystery
35 min
27
The end of world order as we know it
32 min
28
Alone in a cage with cocaine
45 min
29
Winging it in Iran
33 min
30
Of course you're anxious
38 min
31
Gen Z men have baby fever
Gen Z men have baby fever
30 min
32
Why mindfulness got weird
38 min
33
You’re right to bear arms
36 min
34
Happy news from Sean 
1 min
35
The problem with gamifying life
45 min
36
America is football
47 min
37
How we built a government that can’t build anyt...
42 min
38
It’s okay to not be okay
55 min
39
Forgiveness is optional
60 min
40
The pornification of everything
52 min
41
What counts as progress?
37 min
42
How to survive awkward encounters
53 min
43
Truth in an age of doublethink
48 min
44
The case against free will
55 min
45
What the climate story gets wrong
45 min
46
The Great Enshittening
44 min
47
America chose violence. Now what?
54 min
48
What's worth remembering?
55 min
49
Why TikTok matters
60 min
50
The sun will save us
43 min