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
America chose violence. Now what?
54 min
52
What's worth remembering?
55 min
53
Why TikTok matters
60 min
54
The sun will save us
43 min
55
How much free speech is too much?
50 min
56
Imagine there's no billionaires
How much money is too much?
50 min
57
America's lawyers vs. China's engineers
48 min
58
So, what exactly is the “New Right?”
A loose movement of radical intellectuals is driving American politics. 
48 min
59
America is losing big on sports betting
50 min
60
It’s time to get weird
57 min
61
What if humans went extinct next Friday?
56 min
62
Can college survive Trump?
54 min
63
Hopeful pessimism
48 min
64
If AI can do your classwork, why go to college?
51 min
65
Is Trump winning?
45 min
66
A right-wing economist makes his case
60 min
67
What "near death" feels like
48 min
68
Machiavelli on how democracies die
44 min
69
Do you have moral ambition?
53 min
70
The science of ideology
48 min
71
A new analysis of the pandemic
43 min
72
Halfway there: a philosopher’s guide to midlife...
47 min
73
Whatever this is, it isn’t liberalism
What exactly is the basis for democracy?
50 min
74
A new way to listen
1 min
75
The beliefs AI is built on
47 min