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
Do you have moral ambition?
53 min
27
The science of ideology
48 min
28
A new analysis of the pandemic
43 min
29
Halfway there: a philosopher’s guide to midlife...
47 min
30
Whatever this is, it isn’t liberalism
What exactly is the basis for democracy?
50 min
31
A new way to listen
1 min
32
The beliefs AI is built on
47 min
33
Stop comparing yourself to AI
53 min
34
Democrats need to do something
47 min
35
How to live in uncertain times
45 min
36
How to sink into silence
Pico Iyer on finding quiet in a noisy world
43 min
37
How to change your personality
35 min
38
Is ignorance truly bliss?
30 min
39
Is America broken?
46 min
40
The cost of spending time alone
Do Americans have too much 'me time?'
37 min
41
Attention pays (with Chris Hayes)
47 min
42
How to be happy
63 min
43
The screens between us
42 min
44
The importance of failure
42 min
45
What to do with your sadness, pain, and grief
53 min
46
What do animals feel?
44 min
47
Are men okay?
44 min
48
How to feel alive
49 min
49
The antidote to climate anxiety
47 min
50
America’s reactionary moment
70 min