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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The core contradiction of American politics
63 min
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Leftists vs. liberals, with Elizabeth Bruenig
76 min
503
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
506
Robert Sapolsky on the toxic intersection of po...
75 min
507
Frances Lee on why bipartisanship is irrational
57 min
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Sean Decatur doesn’t see a free speech crisis o...
75 min
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Cal Newport has an answer for digital burnout
66 min
510
Eric Holder’s plan to save democracy
60 min
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Anil Dash on the biases of tech
77 min
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Jill Lepore on America’s two revolutions
90 min
513
Best of: N.K. Jemisin
80 min
514
Best-of: Bryan Stevenson
89 min
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Kara Swisher interviews me on the Future of Jou...
90 min
516
TED’s Chris Anderson on the lessons of listening
66 min
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Rep. Katie Porter on how capitalism is failing
76 min
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How Hasan Minhaj is reinventing political comedy
98 min
519
Adam Serwer on white political correctness
47 min
520
Will Storr on why you are not yourself
82 min
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How to be a better carnivore
32 min
522
Peter Beinart on anti-Semitism in America and i...
83 min
523
Where Jonathan Haidt thinks the American mind w...
108 min
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The Impact: Deportation without representation
30 min
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Molly Ball on Nancy Pelosi’s future and Paul Ry...
59 min