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