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
Imagine there's no billionaires
How much money is too much?
50 min
77
America's lawyers vs. China's engineers
48 min
78
So, what exactly is the “New Right?”
A loose movement of radical intellectuals is driving American politics. 
48 min
79
America is losing big on sports betting
50 min
80
It’s time to get weird
57 min
81
What if humans went extinct next Friday?
56 min
82
Can college survive Trump?
54 min
83
Hopeful pessimism
48 min
84
If AI can do your classwork, why go to college?
51 min
85
Is Trump winning?
45 min
86
A right-wing economist makes his case
60 min
87
What "near death" feels like
48 min
88
Machiavelli on how democracies die
44 min
89
Do you have moral ambition?
53 min
90
The science of ideology
48 min
91
A new analysis of the pandemic
43 min
92
Halfway there: a philosopher’s guide to midlife...
47 min
93
Whatever this is, it isn’t liberalism
What exactly is the basis for democracy?
50 min
94
A new way to listen
1 min
95
The beliefs AI is built on
47 min
96
Stop comparing yourself to AI
53 min
97
Democrats need to do something
47 min
98
How to live in uncertain times
45 min
99
How to sink into silence
Pico Iyer on finding quiet in a noisy world
43 min
100
How to change your personality
35 min