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