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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Patrick Deneen says liberalism has failed. Is h...
56 min
577
Francis Fukuyama’s case against identity politics
88 min
578
Carol Anderson on the myth of American democracy
52 min
579
Martha C. Nussbaum on how fear deforms our poli...
54 min
580
David French on “The Great White Culture War"
89 min
581
Your attention is being hijacked. Chris Bailey ...
62 min
582
Anand Giridharadas on the elite charade of chan...
90 min
583
I build a world with fantasy master N.K. Jemisin
79 min
584
Reup: Zephyr Teachout vs. Corruption
89 min
585
Is our economy totally screwed? Andrew Yang and...
68 min
586
Chef Marcus Samuelsson on immigration, creativi...
69 min
587
Why online politics gets so extreme so fast
62 min
588
Taking Trump’s corruption seriously
62 min
589
The surprising story of how American politics p...
62 min
590
The most important idea for understanding Ameri...
73 min
591
What economists and politicians get wrong about...
54 min
592
How to disagree better
94 min
593
Jaron Lanier’s case for deleting social media r...
77 min
594
The most clarifying conversation I’ve had about...
65 min
595
The Supreme Court vs. Democracy
64 min
596
Eric Garcetti on the lessons of Los Angeles
60 min
597
What Ellen Pao saw coming
51 min
598
The Green Pill
57 min
599
How Jane Mayer exposed Eric Schneiderman, Bush’...
71 min
600
Political power and the racial wealth gap
77 min