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
601
Why Gov. Jay Inslee is running for president on...
62 min
602
ICYMI: Julia Galef
88 min
603
The roots of extremism, with Deeyah Khan
79 min
604
ICYMI: Paul Krugman
94 min
605
Pop music can make you smarter
21 min
606
Life after climate change, with David Wallace-W...
69 min
607
Pramila Jayapal thinks we can get to Medicare-f...
54 min
608
Noah Rothman on the "unjustice" of social justi...
67 min
609
Why should we care about deficits?
62 min
610
Anniversary special: Rachel Maddow
98 min
611
Andrew Sullivan and I work out our differences
121 min
612
The core contradiction of American politics
63 min
613
Leftists vs. liberals, with Elizabeth Bruenig
76 min
614
The world according to Ralph Nader
80 min
615
This conversation will change how you understan...
131 min
616
Ending the age of animal cruelty, with Bruce Fr...
75 min
617
Robert Sapolsky on the toxic intersection of po...
75 min
618
Frances Lee on why bipartisanship is irrational
57 min
619
Sean Decatur doesn’t see a free speech crisis o...
75 min
620
Cal Newport has an answer for digital burnout
66 min
621
Eric Holder’s plan to save democracy
60 min
622
Anil Dash on the biases of tech
77 min
623
Jill Lepore on America’s two revolutions
90 min
624
Best of: N.K. Jemisin
80 min
625
Best-of: Bryan Stevenson
89 min