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