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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Pramila Jayapal thinks we can get to Medicare-f...
54 min
602
Noah Rothman on the "unjustice" of social justi...
67 min
603
Why should we care about deficits?
62 min
604
Anniversary special: Rachel Maddow
98 min
605
Andrew Sullivan and I work out our differences
121 min
606
The core contradiction of American politics
63 min
607
Leftists vs. liberals, with Elizabeth Bruenig
76 min
608
The world according to Ralph Nader
80 min
609
This conversation will change how you understan...
131 min
610
Ending the age of animal cruelty, with Bruce Fr...
75 min
611
Robert Sapolsky on the toxic intersection of po...
75 min
612
Frances Lee on why bipartisanship is irrational
57 min
613
Sean Decatur doesn’t see a free speech crisis o...
75 min
614
Cal Newport has an answer for digital burnout
66 min
615
Eric Holder’s plan to save democracy
60 min
616
Anil Dash on the biases of tech
77 min
617
Jill Lepore on America’s two revolutions
90 min
618
Best of: N.K. Jemisin
80 min
619
Best-of: Bryan Stevenson
89 min
620
Kara Swisher interviews me on the Future of Jou...
90 min
621
TED’s Chris Anderson on the lessons of listening
66 min
622
Rep. Katie Porter on how capitalism is failing
76 min
623
How Hasan Minhaj is reinventing political comedy
98 min
624
Adam Serwer on white political correctness
47 min
625
Will Storr on why you are not yourself
82 min