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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The sun will save us
43 min
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How much free speech is too much?
50 min
53
Imagine there's no billionaires
How much money is too much?
50 min
54
America's lawyers vs. China's engineers
48 min
55
So, what exactly is the “New Right?”
A loose movement of radical intellectuals is driving American politics.
48 min
56
America is losing big on sports betting
50 min
57
It’s time to get weird
57 min
58
What if humans went extinct next Friday?
56 min
59
Can college survive Trump?
54 min
60
Hopeful pessimism
48 min
61
If AI can do your classwork, why go to college?
51 min
62
Is Trump winning?
45 min
63
A right-wing economist makes his case
60 min
64
What "near death" feels like
48 min
65
Machiavelli on how democracies die
44 min
66
Do you have moral ambition?
53 min
67
The science of ideology
48 min
68
A new analysis of the pandemic
43 min
69
Halfway there: a philosopher’s guide to midlife...
47 min
70
Whatever this is, it isn’t liberalism
What exactly is the basis for democracy?
50 min
71
A new way to listen
1 min
72
The beliefs AI is built on
47 min
73
Stop comparing yourself to AI
53 min
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Democrats need to do something
47 min
75
How to live in uncertain times
45 min