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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ICYMI: Julia Galef
88 min
577
The roots of extremism, with Deeyah Khan
79 min
578
ICYMI: Paul Krugman
94 min
579
Pop music can make you smarter
21 min
580
Life after climate change, with David Wallace-W...
69 min
581
Pramila Jayapal thinks we can get to Medicare-f...
54 min
582
Noah Rothman on the "unjustice" of social justi...
67 min
583
Why should we care about deficits?
62 min
584
Anniversary special: Rachel Maddow
98 min
585
Andrew Sullivan and I work out our differences
121 min
586
The core contradiction of American politics
63 min
587
Leftists vs. liberals, with Elizabeth Bruenig
76 min
588
The world according to Ralph Nader
80 min
589
This conversation will change how you understan...
131 min
590
Ending the age of animal cruelty, with Bruce Fr...
75 min
591
Robert Sapolsky on the toxic intersection of po...
75 min
592
Frances Lee on why bipartisanship is irrational
57 min
593
Sean Decatur doesn’t see a free speech crisis o...
75 min
594
Cal Newport has an answer for digital burnout
66 min
595
Eric Holder’s plan to save democracy
60 min
596
Anil Dash on the biases of tech
77 min
597
Jill Lepore on America’s two revolutions
90 min
598
Best of: N.K. Jemisin
80 min
599
Best-of: Bryan Stevenson
89 min
600
Kara Swisher interviews me on the Future of Jou...
90 min