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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Reihan Salam makes the case against open borders
86 min
577
Jose Antonio Vargas on living undocumented in T...
84 min
578
Rebecca Traister: Women's rage is transforming ...
67 min
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Patrick Deneen says liberalism has failed. Is h...
56 min
580
Francis Fukuyama’s case against identity politics
88 min
581
Carol Anderson on the myth of American democracy
52 min
582
Martha C. Nussbaum on how fear deforms our poli...
54 min
583
David French on “The Great White Culture War"
89 min
584
Your attention is being hijacked. Chris Bailey ...
62 min
585
Anand Giridharadas on the elite charade of chan...
90 min
586
I build a world with fantasy master N.K. Jemisin
79 min
587
Reup: Zephyr Teachout vs. Corruption
89 min
588
Is our economy totally screwed? Andrew Yang and...
68 min
589
Chef Marcus Samuelsson on immigration, creativi...
69 min
590
Why online politics gets so extreme so fast
62 min
591
Taking Trump’s corruption seriously
62 min
592
The surprising story of how American politics p...
62 min
593
The most important idea for understanding Ameri...
73 min
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What economists and politicians get wrong about...
54 min
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How to disagree better
94 min
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Jaron Lanier’s case for deleting social media r...
77 min
597
The most clarifying conversation I’ve had about...
65 min
598
The Supreme Court vs. Democracy
64 min
599
Eric Garcetti on the lessons of Los Angeles
60 min
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What Ellen Pao saw coming
51 min