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