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
Alone in a cage with cocaine
45 min
52
Winging it in Iran
33 min
53
Of course you're anxious
38 min
54
Gen Z men have baby fever
Gen Z men have baby fever
30 min
55
Why mindfulness got weird
38 min
56
You’re right to bear arms
36 min
57
Happy news from Sean 
1 min
58
The problem with gamifying life
45 min
59
America is football
47 min
60
How we built a government that can’t build anyt...
42 min
61
It’s okay to not be okay
55 min
62
Forgiveness is optional
60 min
63
The pornification of everything
52 min
64
What counts as progress?
37 min
65
How to survive awkward encounters
53 min
66
Truth in an age of doublethink
48 min
67
The case against free will
55 min
68
What the climate story gets wrong
45 min
69
The Great Enshittening
44 min
70
America chose violence. Now what?
54 min
71
What's worth remembering?
55 min
72
Why TikTok matters
60 min
73
The sun will save us
43 min
74
How much free speech is too much?
50 min
75
Imagine there's no billionaires
How much money is too much?
50 min