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