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