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.

Philosophy
Politics
News Commentary
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Yascha Mounk: Is Trump’s incompetence saving us...
91 min
602
Bryan Stevenson on why the opposite of poverty ...
89 min
603
Death, Sex, and Money’s Anna Sale on bringing e...
50 min
604
Cory Booker returns, live, to talk trust, Trump...
67 min
605
VC Bill Gurley on transforming health care
69 min
606
Elizabeth Warren on what Barack Obama got wrong
43 min
607
Cal Newport on doing Deep Work and escaping soc...
80 min
608
G. Willow Wilson on religion, comics, and moder...
72 min
609
Chris Hayes on the crisis of elites and the pol...
99 min
610
Tyler Cowen explains it all
91 min
611
Molly Ball on whether facts matter in politics
73 min
612
Denis McDonough on how to run the White House
78 min
613
Cecile Richards on Planned Parenthood, labor or...
72 min
614
Tim Ferriss on suffering, psychedelics, and spi...
108 min
615
Yuval Harari, author of “Sapiens,” on AI, relig...
67 min
616
Elizabeth Drew covered Watergate. Here's what s...
68 min
617
Avik Roy on why conservatives need to embrace d...
88 min
618
Kara Swisher gives a master class on reporting ...
95 min
619
David Miliband explains the global refugee crisis
46 min
620
Jennifer Lawless on why you — yes, you — should...
61 min
621
JD Vance: the reluctant interpreter of Trumpism
100 min
622
Keith Ellison: The Democratic National Committe...
60 min
623
Elizabeth Kolbert: We have locked in centuries ...
78 min
624
Sarah Kliff and Ezra Interview Obama About Obam...
72 min
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You Ask, Ezra Answers
93 min