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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Francis Fukuyama’s case against identity politics
88 min
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Carol Anderson on the myth of American democracy
52 min
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Martha C. Nussbaum on how fear deforms our poli...
54 min
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David French on “The Great White Culture War"
89 min
655
Your attention is being hijacked. Chris Bailey ...
62 min
656
Anand Giridharadas on the elite charade of chan...
90 min
657
I build a world with fantasy master N.K. Jemisin
79 min
658
Reup: Zephyr Teachout vs. Corruption
89 min
659
Is our economy totally screwed? Andrew Yang and...
68 min
660
Chef Marcus Samuelsson on immigration, creativi...
69 min
661
Why online politics gets so extreme so fast
62 min
662
Taking Trump’s corruption seriously
62 min
663
The surprising story of how American politics p...
62 min
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The most important idea for understanding Ameri...
73 min
665
What economists and politicians get wrong about...
54 min
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How to disagree better
94 min
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Jaron Lanier’s case for deleting social media r...
77 min
668
The most clarifying conversation I’ve had about...
65 min
669
The Supreme Court vs. Democracy
64 min
670
Eric Garcetti on the lessons of Los Angeles
60 min
671
What Ellen Pao saw coming
51 min
672
The Green Pill
57 min
673
How Jane Mayer exposed Eric Schneiderman, Bush’...
71 min
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Political power and the racial wealth gap
77 min
675
Tyler Cowen on the painful end of American comp...
84 min