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