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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Identity, nationalism, and fatherhood
103 min
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An ex-libertarian’s quest to rebuild the center...
81 min
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How whiteness distorts our democracy, with Eddi...
86 min
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Pete Buttigieg’s theory of political change
56 min
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Meet the policy architect behind the Green New ...
79 min
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The somewhat fractured state of American conser...
58 min
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American politics after Christianity, with Ross...
74 min
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Why Gov. Jay Inslee is running for president on...
62 min
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ICYMI: Julia Galef
88 min
510
The roots of extremism, with Deeyah Khan
79 min
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ICYMI: Paul Krugman
94 min
512
Pop music can make you smarter
21 min
513
Life after climate change, with David Wallace-W...
69 min
514
Pramila Jayapal thinks we can get to Medicare-f...
54 min
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Noah Rothman on the "unjustice" of social justi...
67 min
516
Why should we care about deficits?
62 min
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Anniversary special: Rachel Maddow
98 min
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Andrew Sullivan and I work out our differences
121 min
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The core contradiction of American politics
63 min
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Leftists vs. liberals, with Elizabeth Bruenig
76 min
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The world according to Ralph Nader
80 min
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This conversation will change how you understan...
131 min
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Ending the age of animal cruelty, with Bruce Fr...
75 min
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Robert Sapolsky on the toxic intersection of po...
75 min
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Frances Lee on why bipartisanship is irrational
57 min