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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Leftists vs. liberals, with Elizabeth Bruenig
76 min
527
The world according to Ralph Nader
80 min
528
This conversation will change how you understan...
131 min
529
Ending the age of animal cruelty, with Bruce Fr...
75 min
530
Robert Sapolsky on the toxic intersection of po...
75 min
531
Frances Lee on why bipartisanship is irrational
57 min
532
Sean Decatur doesn’t see a free speech crisis o...
75 min
533
Cal Newport has an answer for digital burnout
66 min
534
Eric Holder’s plan to save democracy
60 min
535
Anil Dash on the biases of tech
77 min
536
Jill Lepore on America’s two revolutions
90 min
537
Best of: N.K. Jemisin
80 min
538
Best-of: Bryan Stevenson
89 min
539
Kara Swisher interviews me on the Future of Jou...
90 min
540
TED’s Chris Anderson on the lessons of listening
66 min
541
Rep. Katie Porter on how capitalism is failing
76 min
542
How Hasan Minhaj is reinventing political comedy
98 min
543
Adam Serwer on white political correctness
47 min
544
Will Storr on why you are not yourself
82 min
545
How to be a better carnivore
32 min
546
Peter Beinart on anti-Semitism in America and i...
83 min
547
Where Jonathan Haidt thinks the American mind w...
108 min
548
The Impact: Deportation without representation
30 min
549
Molly Ball on Nancy Pelosi’s future and Paul Ry...
59 min
550
Whitney Phillips explains how Trump controls th...
106 min