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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Alice Rivlin, queen of Washington's budget wonks
54 min
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Arianna Huffington on sleep, death, and social ...
81 min
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Robert Reich on supporting Bernie Sanders, dati...
98 min
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Bruce Friedrich on how technology will reduce a...
74 min
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Ben Thompson on how to make it in media in 2016
91 min
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Ben Thompson on how the media business is changing
91 min
657
Grover Norquist explains what it takes to chang...
84 min
658
Neera Tanden on what it's like to work for Hill...
66 min
659
David Chang, head of the Momofuku empire
82 min
660
Cory Booker on the spiritual dimension of politics
105 min
661
Michael Needham on the Republican Party's crack-up
68 min
662
Jim Yong Kim on revolutionizing how we treat th...
72 min
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Theda Skocpol on how political scientists think...
57 min
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Bill Gates on stopping climate change, building...
40 min
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How lobbying works, with super-lobbyist Tony Po...
55 min
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Rachel Maddow on skinhead rallies, AIDS activis...
100 min