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
So, what exactly is the “New Right?”
A loose movement of radical intellectuals is driving American politics. 
48 min
27
America is losing big on sports betting
50 min
28
It’s time to get weird
57 min
29
What if humans went extinct next Friday?
56 min
30
Can college survive Trump?
54 min
31
Hopeful pessimism
48 min
32
If AI can do your classwork, why go to college?
51 min
33
Is Trump winning?
45 min
34
A right-wing economist makes his case
60 min
35
What "near death" feels like
48 min
36
Machiavelli on how democracies die
44 min
37
Do you have moral ambition?
53 min
38
The science of ideology
48 min
39
A new analysis of the pandemic
43 min
40
Halfway there: a philosopher’s guide to midlife...
47 min
41
Whatever this is, it isn’t liberalism
What exactly is the basis for democracy?
50 min
42
A new way to listen
1 min
43
The beliefs AI is built on
47 min
44
Stop comparing yourself to AI
53 min
45
Democrats need to do something
47 min
46
How to live in uncertain times
45 min
47
How to sink into silence
Pico Iyer on finding quiet in a noisy world
43 min
48
How to change your personality
35 min
49
Is ignorance truly bliss?
30 min
50
Is America broken?
46 min