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
How social democrats won Europe — then lost it
64 min
477
In defense of white-backlash politics
96 min
478
Identity, nationalism, and fatherhood
103 min
479
An ex-libertarian’s quest to rebuild the center...
81 min
480
How whiteness distorts our democracy, with Eddi...
86 min
481
Pete Buttigieg’s theory of political change
56 min
482
Meet the policy architect behind the Green New ...
79 min
483
The somewhat fractured state of American conser...
58 min
484
American politics after Christianity, with Ross...
74 min
485
Why Gov. Jay Inslee is running for president on...
62 min
486
ICYMI: Julia Galef
88 min
487
The roots of extremism, with Deeyah Khan
79 min
488
ICYMI: Paul Krugman
94 min
489
Pop music can make you smarter
21 min
490
Life after climate change, with David Wallace-W...
69 min
491
Pramila Jayapal thinks we can get to Medicare-f...
54 min
492
Noah Rothman on the "unjustice" of social justi...
67 min
493
Why should we care about deficits?
62 min
494
Anniversary special: Rachel Maddow
98 min
495
Andrew Sullivan and I work out our differences
121 min
496
The core contradiction of American politics
63 min
497
Leftists vs. liberals, with Elizabeth Bruenig
76 min
498
The world according to Ralph Nader
80 min
499
This conversation will change how you understan...
131 min
500
Ending the age of animal cruelty, with Bruce Fr...
75 min