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.
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Whatever this is, it isn’t liberalism
What exactly is the basis for democracy?
50 min
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A new way to listen
1 min
53
The beliefs AI is built on
47 min
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Stop comparing yourself to AI
53 min
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Democrats need to do something
47 min
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How to live in uncertain times
45 min
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How to sink into silence
Pico Iyer on finding quiet in a noisy world
43 min
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How to change your personality
35 min
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Is ignorance truly bliss?
30 min
60
Is America broken?
46 min
61
The cost of spending time alone
Do Americans have too much 'me time?'
37 min
62
Attention pays (with Chris Hayes)
47 min
63
How to be happy
63 min
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The screens between us
42 min
65
The importance of failure
42 min
66
What to do with your sadness, pain, and grief
53 min
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What do animals feel?
44 min
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Are men okay?
44 min
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How to feel alive
49 min
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The antidote to climate anxiety
47 min
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America’s reactionary moment
70 min
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Well this is awkward
54 min
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What just happened, and what comes next
Your election questions answered
47 min
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Does being "woke" do any good?
Musa al-Gharbi helps us untangle the concept of "wokeness"
49 min
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Is America collapsing like Ancient Rome?
42 min