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.

Philosophy
Politics
News Commentary
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Leftists vs. liberals, with Elizabeth Bruenig
76 min
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The world according to Ralph Nader
80 min
478
This conversation will change how you understan...
131 min
479
Ending the age of animal cruelty, with Bruce Fr...
75 min
480
Robert Sapolsky on the toxic intersection of po...
75 min
481
Frances Lee on why bipartisanship is irrational
57 min
482
Sean Decatur doesn’t see a free speech crisis o...
75 min
483
Cal Newport has an answer for digital burnout
66 min
484
Eric Holder’s plan to save democracy
60 min
485
Anil Dash on the biases of tech
77 min
486
Jill Lepore on America’s two revolutions
90 min
487
Best of: N.K. Jemisin
80 min
488
Best-of: Bryan Stevenson
89 min
489
Kara Swisher interviews me on the Future of Jou...
90 min
490
TED’s Chris Anderson on the lessons of listening
66 min
491
Rep. Katie Porter on how capitalism is failing
76 min
492
How Hasan Minhaj is reinventing political comedy
98 min
493
Adam Serwer on white political correctness
47 min
494
Will Storr on why you are not yourself
82 min
495
How to be a better carnivore
32 min
496
Peter Beinart on anti-Semitism in America and i...
83 min
497
Where Jonathan Haidt thinks the American mind w...
108 min
498
The Impact: Deportation without representation
30 min
499
Molly Ball on Nancy Pelosi’s future and Paul Ry...
59 min
500
Whitney Phillips explains how Trump controls th...
106 min