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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Patrick Deneen says liberalism has failed. Is h...
56 min
602
Francis Fukuyama’s case against identity politics
88 min
603
Carol Anderson on the myth of American democracy
52 min
604
Martha C. Nussbaum on how fear deforms our poli...
54 min
605
David French on “The Great White Culture War"
89 min
606
Your attention is being hijacked. Chris Bailey ...
62 min
607
Anand Giridharadas on the elite charade of chan...
90 min
608
I build a world with fantasy master N.K. Jemisin
79 min
609
Reup: Zephyr Teachout vs. Corruption
89 min
610
Is our economy totally screwed? Andrew Yang and...
68 min
611
Chef Marcus Samuelsson on immigration, creativi...
69 min
612
Why online politics gets so extreme so fast
62 min
613
Taking Trump’s corruption seriously
62 min
614
The surprising story of how American politics p...
62 min
615
The most important idea for understanding Ameri...
73 min
616
What economists and politicians get wrong about...
54 min
617
How to disagree better
94 min
618
Jaron Lanier’s case for deleting social media r...
77 min
619
The most clarifying conversation I’ve had about...
65 min
620
The Supreme Court vs. Democracy
64 min
621
Eric Garcetti on the lessons of Los Angeles
60 min
622
What Ellen Pao saw coming
51 min
623
The Green Pill
57 min
624
How Jane Mayer exposed Eric Schneiderman, Bush’...
71 min
625
Political power and the racial wealth gap
77 min