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
702
Arianna Huffington on sleep, death, and social ...
81 min
703
Robert Reich on supporting Bernie Sanders, dati...
98 min
704
Bruce Friedrich on how technology will reduce a...
74 min
705
Ben Thompson on how to make it in media in 2016
91 min
706
Ben Thompson on how the media business is changing
91 min
707
Grover Norquist explains what it takes to chang...
84 min
708
Neera Tanden on what it's like to work for Hill...
66 min
709
David Chang, head of the Momofuku empire
82 min
710
Cory Booker on the spiritual dimension of politics
105 min
711
Michael Needham on the Republican Party's crack-up
68 min
712
Jim Yong Kim on revolutionizing how we treat th...
72 min
713
Theda Skocpol on how political scientists think...
57 min
714
Bill Gates on stopping climate change, building...
40 min
715
How lobbying works, with super-lobbyist Tony Po...
55 min
716
Rachel Maddow on skinhead rallies, AIDS activis...
100 min