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