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. From the Vox Media Podcast Network.

Philosophy
Politics
News Commentary
526
American politics after Christianity, with Ross...
74 min
527
Why Gov. Jay Inslee is running for president on...
62 min
528
ICYMI: Julia Galef
88 min
529
The roots of extremism, with Deeyah Khan
79 min
530
ICYMI: Paul Krugman
94 min
531
Pop music can make you smarter
21 min
532
Life after climate change, with David Wallace-W...
69 min
533
Pramila Jayapal thinks we can get to Medicare-f...
54 min
534
Noah Rothman on the "unjustice" of social justi...
67 min
535
Why should we care about deficits?
62 min
536
Anniversary special: Rachel Maddow
98 min
537
Andrew Sullivan and I work out our differences
121 min
538
The core contradiction of American politics
63 min
539
Leftists vs. liberals, with Elizabeth Bruenig
76 min
540
The world according to Ralph Nader
80 min
541
This conversation will change how you understan...
131 min
542
Ending the age of animal cruelty, with Bruce Fr...
75 min
543
Robert Sapolsky on the toxic intersection of po...
75 min
544
Frances Lee on why bipartisanship is irrational
57 min
545
Sean Decatur doesn’t see a free speech crisis o...
75 min
546
Cal Newport has an answer for digital burnout
66 min
547
Eric Holder’s plan to save democracy
60 min
548
Anil Dash on the biases of tech
77 min
549
Jill Lepore on America’s two revolutions
90 min
550
Best of: N.K. Jemisin
80 min