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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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
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Your attention is being hijacked. Chris Bailey ...
62 min
655
Anand Giridharadas on the elite charade of chan...
90 min
656
I build a world with fantasy master N.K. Jemisin
79 min
657
Reup: Zephyr Teachout vs. Corruption
89 min
658
Is our economy totally screwed? Andrew Yang and...
68 min
659
Chef Marcus Samuelsson on immigration, creativi...
69 min
660
Why online politics gets so extreme so fast
62 min
661
Taking Trump’s corruption seriously
62 min
662
The surprising story of how American politics p...
62 min
663
The most important idea for understanding Ameri...
73 min
664
What economists and politicians get wrong about...
54 min
665
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
668
The Supreme Court vs. Democracy
64 min
669
Eric Garcetti on the lessons of Los Angeles
60 min
670
What Ellen Pao saw coming
51 min
671
The Green Pill
57 min
672
How Jane Mayer exposed Eric Schneiderman, Bush’...
71 min
673
Political power and the racial wealth gap
77 min
674
Tyler Cowen on the painful end of American comp...
84 min
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A mind-expanding conversation with Michael Pollan
79 min