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