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
Winging it in Iran
33 min
27
Of course you're anxious
38 min
28
Gen Z men have baby fever
Gen Z men have baby fever
30 min
29
Why mindfulness got weird
38 min
30
You’re right to bear arms
36 min
31
Happy news from Sean 
1 min
32
The problem with gamifying life
45 min
33
America is football
47 min
34
How we built a government that can’t build anyt...
42 min
35
It’s okay to not be okay
55 min
36
Forgiveness is optional
60 min
37
The pornification of everything
52 min
38
What counts as progress?
37 min
39
How to survive awkward encounters
53 min
40
Truth in an age of doublethink
48 min
41
The case against free will
55 min
42
What the climate story gets wrong
45 min
43
The Great Enshittening
44 min
44
America chose violence. Now what?
54 min
45
What's worth remembering?
55 min
46
Why TikTok matters
60 min
47
The sun will save us
43 min
48
How much free speech is too much?
50 min
49
Imagine there's no billionaires
How much money is too much?
50 min
50
America's lawyers vs. China's engineers
48 min