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
576
Why Gov. Jay Inslee is running for president on...
62 min
577
ICYMI: Julia Galef
88 min
578
The roots of extremism, with Deeyah Khan
79 min
579
ICYMI: Paul Krugman
94 min
580
Pop music can make you smarter
21 min
581
Life after climate change, with David Wallace-W...
69 min
582
Pramila Jayapal thinks we can get to Medicare-f...
54 min
583
Noah Rothman on the "unjustice" of social justi...
67 min
584
Why should we care about deficits?
62 min
585
Anniversary special: Rachel Maddow
98 min
586
Andrew Sullivan and I work out our differences
121 min
587
The core contradiction of American politics
63 min
588
Leftists vs. liberals, with Elizabeth Bruenig
76 min
589
The world according to Ralph Nader
80 min
590
This conversation will change how you understan...
131 min
591
Ending the age of animal cruelty, with Bruce Fr...
75 min
592
Robert Sapolsky on the toxic intersection of po...
75 min
593
Frances Lee on why bipartisanship is irrational
57 min
594
Sean Decatur doesn’t see a free speech crisis o...
75 min
595
Cal Newport has an answer for digital burnout
66 min
596
Eric Holder’s plan to save democracy
60 min
597
Anil Dash on the biases of tech
77 min
598
Jill Lepore on America’s two revolutions
90 min
599
Best of: N.K. Jemisin
80 min
600
Best-of: Bryan Stevenson
89 min