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
551
Noah Rothman on the "unjustice" of social justi...
67 min
552
Why should we care about deficits?
62 min
553
Anniversary special: Rachel Maddow
98 min
554
Andrew Sullivan and I work out our differences
121 min
555
The core contradiction of American politics
63 min
556
Leftists vs. liberals, with Elizabeth Bruenig
76 min
557
The world according to Ralph Nader
80 min
558
This conversation will change how you understan...
131 min
559
Ending the age of animal cruelty, with Bruce Fr...
75 min
560
Robert Sapolsky on the toxic intersection of po...
75 min
561
Frances Lee on why bipartisanship is irrational
57 min
562
Sean Decatur doesn’t see a free speech crisis o...
75 min
563
Cal Newport has an answer for digital burnout
66 min
564
Eric Holder’s plan to save democracy
60 min
565
Anil Dash on the biases of tech
77 min
566
Jill Lepore on America’s two revolutions
90 min
567
Best of: N.K. Jemisin
80 min
568
Best-of: Bryan Stevenson
89 min
569
Kara Swisher interviews me on the Future of Jou...
90 min
570
TED’s Chris Anderson on the lessons of listening
66 min
571
Rep. Katie Porter on how capitalism is failing
76 min
572
How Hasan Minhaj is reinventing political comedy
98 min
573
Adam Serwer on white political correctness
47 min
574
Will Storr on why you are not yourself
82 min
575
How to be a better carnivore
32 min