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