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 sun will save us
43 min
27
How much free speech is too much?
50 min
28
Imagine there's no billionaires
How much money is too much?
50 min
29
America's lawyers vs. China's engineers
48 min
30
So, what exactly is the “New Right?”
A loose movement of radical intellectuals is driving American politics.
48 min
31
America is losing big on sports betting
50 min
32
It’s time to get weird
57 min
33
What if humans went extinct next Friday?
56 min
34
Can college survive Trump?
54 min
35
Hopeful pessimism
48 min
36
If AI can do your classwork, why go to college?
51 min
37
Is Trump winning?
45 min
38
A right-wing economist makes his case
60 min
39
What "near death" feels like
48 min
40
Machiavelli on how democracies die
44 min
41
Do you have moral ambition?
53 min
42
The science of ideology
48 min
43
A new analysis of the pandemic
43 min
44
Halfway there: a philosopher’s guide to midlife...
47 min
45
Whatever this is, it isn’t liberalism
What exactly is the basis for democracy?
50 min
46
A new way to listen
1 min
47
The beliefs AI is built on
47 min
48
Stop comparing yourself to AI
53 min
49
Democrats need to do something
47 min
50
How to live in uncertain times
45 min