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 “real” America at 250
43 min
27
How to fix America’s spiritual crisis
44 min
28
The end of the human internet
37 min
29
The expectations on men
45 min
30
Canceling Plato
36 min
31
How to feel more secure
46 min
32
The people who want AI to replace us
45 min
33
Understanding our dreams
44 min
34
Do we really need to work so hard?
38 min
35
The post-sex generation
44 min
36
Talk to strangers
49 min
37
Who needs experts?
45 min
38
The myth of absolute freedom
46 min
39
The college dream has failed
44 min
40
Why progress is hard to see
44 min
41
The wellness path to conspiracy
42 min
42
The science of awe
54 min
43
In defense of fatherhood
34 min
44
The case for thinking like a child
41 min
45
The one thing the Supreme Court won’t touch
36 min
46
The Pentagon’s AI war machine
45 min
47
American democracy's structural flaw
35 min
48
The contradictions of wokeness
49 min
49
How to forgive yourself
38 min
50
The revolution will be memed
45 min