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