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
Consciousness is a mystery
35 min
52
The end of world order as we know it
32 min
53
Alone in a cage with cocaine
45 min
54
Winging it in Iran
33 min
55
Of course you're anxious
38 min
56
Gen Z men have baby fever
Gen Z men have baby fever
30 min
57
Why mindfulness got weird
38 min
58
You’re right to bear arms
36 min
59
Happy news from Sean 
1 min
60
The problem with gamifying life
45 min
61
America is football
47 min
62
How we built a government that can’t build anyt...
42 min
63
It’s okay to not be okay
55 min
64
Forgiveness is optional
60 min
65
The pornification of everything
52 min
66
What counts as progress?
37 min
67
How to survive awkward encounters
53 min
68
Truth in an age of doublethink
48 min
69
The case against free will
55 min
70
What the climate story gets wrong
45 min
71
The Great Enshittening
44 min
72
America chose violence. Now what?
54 min
73
What's worth remembering?
55 min
74
Why TikTok matters
60 min
75
The sun will save us
43 min