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