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