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
476
Pramila Jayapal thinks we can get to Medicare-f...
54 min
477
Noah Rothman on the "unjustice" of social justi...
67 min
478
Why should we care about deficits?
62 min
479
Anniversary special: Rachel Maddow
98 min
480
Andrew Sullivan and I work out our differences
121 min
481
The core contradiction of American politics
63 min
482
Leftists vs. liberals, with Elizabeth Bruenig
76 min
483
The world according to Ralph Nader
80 min
484
This conversation will change how you understan...
131 min
485
Ending the age of animal cruelty, with Bruce Fr...
75 min
486
Robert Sapolsky on the toxic intersection of po...
75 min
487
Frances Lee on why bipartisanship is irrational
57 min
488
Sean Decatur doesn’t see a free speech crisis o...
75 min
489
Cal Newport has an answer for digital burnout
66 min
490
Eric Holder’s plan to save democracy
60 min
491
Anil Dash on the biases of tech
77 min
492
Jill Lepore on America’s two revolutions
90 min
493
Best of: N.K. Jemisin
80 min
494
Best-of: Bryan Stevenson
89 min
495
Kara Swisher interviews me on the Future of Jou...
90 min
496
TED’s Chris Anderson on the lessons of listening
66 min
497
Rep. Katie Porter on how capitalism is failing
76 min
498
How Hasan Minhaj is reinventing political comedy
98 min
499
Adam Serwer on white political correctness
47 min
500
Will Storr on why you are not yourself
82 min