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