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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If AI can do your classwork, why go to college?
51 min
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Is Trump winning?
45 min
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A right-wing economist makes his case
60 min
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What "near death" feels like
48 min
30
Machiavelli on how democracies die
44 min
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Do you have moral ambition?
53 min
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The science of ideology
48 min
33
A new analysis of the pandemic
43 min
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Halfway there: a philosopher’s guide to midlife...
47 min
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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
37
The beliefs AI is built on
47 min
38
Stop comparing yourself to AI
53 min
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Democrats need to do something
47 min
40
How to live in uncertain times
45 min
41
How to sink into silence
Pico Iyer on finding quiet in a noisy world
43 min
42
How to change your personality
35 min
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Is ignorance truly bliss?
30 min
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Is America broken?
46 min
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The cost of spending time alone
Do Americans have too much 'me time?'
37 min
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Attention pays (with Chris Hayes)
47 min
47
How to be happy
63 min
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The screens between us
42 min
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The importance of failure
42 min
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What to do with your sadness, pain, and grief
53 min