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
626
Patrick Deneen says liberalism has failed. Is h...
56 min
627
Francis Fukuyama’s case against identity politics
88 min
628
Carol Anderson on the myth of American democracy
52 min
629
Martha C. Nussbaum on how fear deforms our poli...
54 min
630
David French on “The Great White Culture War"
89 min
631
Your attention is being hijacked. Chris Bailey ...
62 min
632
Anand Giridharadas on the elite charade of chan...
90 min
633
I build a world with fantasy master N.K. Jemisin
79 min
634
Reup: Zephyr Teachout vs. Corruption
89 min
635
Is our economy totally screwed? Andrew Yang and...
68 min
636
Chef Marcus Samuelsson on immigration, creativi...
69 min
637
Why online politics gets so extreme so fast
62 min
638
Taking Trump’s corruption seriously
62 min
639
The surprising story of how American politics p...
62 min
640
The most important idea for understanding Ameri...
73 min
641
What economists and politicians get wrong about...
54 min
642
How to disagree better
94 min
643
Jaron Lanier’s case for deleting social media r...
77 min
644
The most clarifying conversation I’ve had about...
65 min
645
The Supreme Court vs. Democracy
64 min
646
Eric Garcetti on the lessons of Los Angeles
60 min
647
What Ellen Pao saw coming
51 min
648
The Green Pill
57 min
649
How Jane Mayer exposed Eric Schneiderman, Bush’...
71 min
650
Political power and the racial wealth gap
77 min