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