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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Pete Buttigieg’s theory of political change
56 min
577
Meet the policy architect behind the Green New ...
79 min
578
The somewhat fractured state of American conser...
58 min
579
American politics after Christianity, with Ross...
74 min
580
Why Gov. Jay Inslee is running for president on...
62 min
581
ICYMI: Julia Galef
88 min
582
The roots of extremism, with Deeyah Khan
79 min
583
ICYMI: Paul Krugman
94 min
584
Pop music can make you smarter
21 min
585
Life after climate change, with David Wallace-W...
69 min
586
Pramila Jayapal thinks we can get to Medicare-f...
54 min
587
Noah Rothman on the "unjustice" of social justi...
67 min
588
Why should we care about deficits?
62 min
589
Anniversary special: Rachel Maddow
98 min
590
Andrew Sullivan and I work out our differences
121 min
591
The core contradiction of American politics
63 min
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Leftists vs. liberals, with Elizabeth Bruenig
76 min
593
The world according to Ralph Nader
80 min
594
This conversation will change how you understan...
131 min
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Ending the age of animal cruelty, with Bruce Fr...
75 min
596
Robert Sapolsky on the toxic intersection of po...
75 min
597
Frances Lee on why bipartisanship is irrational
57 min
598
Sean Decatur doesn’t see a free speech crisis o...
75 min
599
Cal Newport has an answer for digital burnout
66 min
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Eric Holder’s plan to save democracy
60 min