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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Reihan Salam makes the case against open borders
86 min
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Jose Antonio Vargas on living undocumented in T...
84 min
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Rebecca Traister: Women's rage is transforming ...
67 min
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Patrick Deneen says liberalism has failed. Is h...
56 min
630
Francis Fukuyama’s case against identity politics
88 min
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Carol Anderson on the myth of American democracy
52 min
632
Martha C. Nussbaum on how fear deforms our poli...
54 min
633
David French on “The Great White Culture War"
89 min
634
Your attention is being hijacked. Chris Bailey ...
62 min
635
Anand Giridharadas on the elite charade of chan...
90 min
636
I build a world with fantasy master N.K. Jemisin
79 min
637
Reup: Zephyr Teachout vs. Corruption
89 min
638
Is our economy totally screwed? Andrew Yang and...
68 min
639
Chef Marcus Samuelsson on immigration, creativi...
69 min
640
Why online politics gets so extreme so fast
62 min
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Taking Trump’s corruption seriously
62 min
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The surprising story of how American politics p...
62 min
643
The most important idea for understanding Ameri...
73 min
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What economists and politicians get wrong about...
54 min
645
How to disagree better
94 min
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Jaron Lanier’s case for deleting social media r...
77 min
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The most clarifying conversation I’ve had about...
65 min
648
The Supreme Court vs. Democracy
64 min
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Eric Garcetti on the lessons of Los Angeles
60 min
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What Ellen Pao saw coming
51 min