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
51
A new analysis of the pandemic
43 min
52
Halfway there: a philosopher’s guide to midlife...
47 min
53
Whatever this is, it isn’t liberalism
What exactly is the basis for democracy?
50 min
54
A new way to listen
1 min
55
The beliefs AI is built on
47 min
56
Stop comparing yourself to AI
53 min
57
Democrats need to do something
47 min
58
How to live in uncertain times
45 min
59
How to sink into silence
Pico Iyer on finding quiet in a noisy world
43 min
60
How to change your personality
35 min
61
Is ignorance truly bliss?
30 min
62
Is America broken?
46 min
63
The cost of spending time alone
Do Americans have too much 'me time?'
37 min
64
Attention pays (with Chris Hayes)
47 min
65
How to be happy
63 min
66
The screens between us
42 min
67
The importance of failure
42 min
68
What to do with your sadness, pain, and grief
53 min
69
What do animals feel?
44 min
70
Are men okay?
44 min
71
How to feel alive
49 min
72
The antidote to climate anxiety
47 min
73
America’s reactionary moment
70 min
74
Well this is awkward
54 min
75
What just happened, and what comes next
Your election questions answered
47 min