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
A new way to listen
1 min
27
The beliefs AI is built on
47 min
28
Stop comparing yourself to AI
53 min
29
Democrats need to do something
47 min
30
How to live in uncertain times
45 min
31
How to sink into silence
Pico Iyer on finding quiet in a noisy world
43 min
32
How to change your personality
35 min
33
Is ignorance truly bliss?
30 min
34
Is America broken?
46 min
35
The cost of spending time alone
Do Americans have too much 'me time?'
37 min
36
Attention pays (with Chris Hayes)
47 min
37
How to be happy
63 min
38
The screens between us
42 min
39
The importance of failure
42 min
40
What to do with your sadness, pain, and grief
53 min
41
What do animals feel?
44 min
42
Are men okay?
44 min
43
How to feel alive
49 min
44
The antidote to climate anxiety
47 min
45
America’s reactionary moment
70 min
46
Well this is awkward
54 min
47
What just happened, and what comes next
Your election questions answered
47 min
48
Does being "woke" do any good?
Musa al-Gharbi helps us untangle the concept of "wokeness"
49 min
49
Is America collapsing like Ancient Rome?
42 min
50
The world according to Werner Herzog
53 min