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
Work as identity, burnout as lifestyle
79 min
527
How social democrats won Europe — then lost it
64 min
528
In defense of white-backlash politics
96 min
529
Identity, nationalism, and fatherhood
103 min
530
An ex-libertarian’s quest to rebuild the center...
81 min
531
How whiteness distorts our democracy, with Eddi...
86 min
532
Pete Buttigieg’s theory of political change
56 min
533
Meet the policy architect behind the Green New ...
79 min
534
The somewhat fractured state of American conser...
58 min
535
American politics after Christianity, with Ross...
74 min
536
Why Gov. Jay Inslee is running for president on...
62 min
537
ICYMI: Julia Galef
88 min
538
The roots of extremism, with Deeyah Khan
79 min
539
ICYMI: Paul Krugman
94 min
540
Pop music can make you smarter
21 min
541
Life after climate change, with David Wallace-W...
69 min
542
Pramila Jayapal thinks we can get to Medicare-f...
54 min
543
Noah Rothman on the "unjustice" of social justi...
67 min
544
Why should we care about deficits?
62 min
545
Anniversary special: Rachel Maddow
98 min
546
Andrew Sullivan and I work out our differences
121 min
547
The core contradiction of American politics
63 min
548
Leftists vs. liberals, with Elizabeth Bruenig
76 min
549
The world according to Ralph Nader
80 min
550
This conversation will change how you understan...
131 min