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 vanishing pleasures of daily life
44 min
27
How Google broke the internet
37 min
28
The illusion of the ‘self’
40 min
29
How MAGA is turning on itself
43 min
30
The global baby bust
46 min
31
Why public opinion turned on AI
41 min
32
A skeptic considers the case for God
48 min
33
The “Godzilla El Niño” is coming
39 min
34
The “real” America at 250
43 min
35
How to fix America’s spiritual crisis
44 min
36
The end of the human internet
37 min
37
The expectations on men
45 min
38
Canceling Plato
36 min
39
How to feel more secure
46 min
40
The people who want AI to replace us
45 min
41
Understanding our dreams
44 min
42
Do we really need to work so hard?
38 min
43
The post-sex generation
44 min
44
Talk to strangers
49 min
45
Who needs experts?
45 min
46
The myth of absolute freedom
46 min
47
The college dream has failed
44 min
48
Why progress is hard to see
44 min
49
The wellness path to conspiracy
42 min
50
The science of awe
54 min