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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ICYMI: Julia Galef
88 min
477
The roots of extremism, with Deeyah Khan
79 min
478
ICYMI: Paul Krugman
94 min
479
Pop music can make you smarter
21 min
480
Life after climate change, with David Wallace-W...
69 min
481
Pramila Jayapal thinks we can get to Medicare-f...
54 min
482
Noah Rothman on the "unjustice" of social justi...
67 min
483
Why should we care about deficits?
62 min
484
Anniversary special: Rachel Maddow
98 min
485
Andrew Sullivan and I work out our differences
121 min
486
The core contradiction of American politics
63 min
487
Leftists vs. liberals, with Elizabeth Bruenig
76 min
488
The world according to Ralph Nader
80 min
489
This conversation will change how you understan...
131 min
490
Ending the age of animal cruelty, with Bruce Fr...
75 min
491
Robert Sapolsky on the toxic intersection of po...
75 min
492
Frances Lee on why bipartisanship is irrational
57 min
493
Sean Decatur doesn’t see a free speech crisis o...
75 min
494
Cal Newport has an answer for digital burnout
66 min
495
Eric Holder’s plan to save democracy
60 min
496
Anil Dash on the biases of tech
77 min
497
Jill Lepore on America’s two revolutions
90 min
498
Best of: N.K. Jemisin
80 min
499
Best-of: Bryan Stevenson
89 min
500
Kara Swisher interviews me on the Future of Jou...
90 min