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
76
Machiavelli on how democracies die
44 min
77
Do you have moral ambition?
53 min
78
The science of ideology
48 min
79
A new analysis of the pandemic
43 min
80
Halfway there: a philosopher’s guide to midlife...
47 min
81
Whatever this is, it isn’t liberalism
What exactly is the basis for democracy?
50 min
82
A new way to listen
1 min
83
The beliefs AI is built on
47 min
84
Stop comparing yourself to AI
53 min
85
Democrats need to do something
47 min
86
How to live in uncertain times
45 min
87
How to sink into silence
Pico Iyer on finding quiet in a noisy world
43 min
88
How to change your personality
35 min
89
Is ignorance truly bliss?
30 min
90
Is America broken?
46 min
91
The cost of spending time alone
Do Americans have too much 'me time?'
37 min
92
Attention pays (with Chris Hayes)
47 min
93
How to be happy
63 min
94
The screens between us
42 min
95
The importance of failure
42 min
96
What to do with your sadness, pain, and grief
53 min
97
What do animals feel?
44 min
98
Are men okay?
44 min
99
How to feel alive
49 min
100
The antidote to climate anxiety
47 min