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