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