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
So, what exactly is the “New Right?”
A loose movement of radical intellectuals is driving American politics. 
48 min
77
America is losing big on sports betting
50 min
78
It’s time to get weird
57 min
79
What if humans went extinct next Friday?
56 min
80
Can college survive Trump?
54 min
81
Hopeful pessimism
48 min
82
If AI can do your classwork, why go to college?
51 min
83
Is Trump winning?
45 min
84
A right-wing economist makes his case
60 min
85
What "near death" feels like
48 min
86
Machiavelli on how democracies die
44 min
87
Do you have moral ambition?
53 min
88
The science of ideology
48 min
89
A new analysis of the pandemic
43 min
90
Halfway there: a philosopher’s guide to midlife...
47 min
91
Whatever this is, it isn’t liberalism
What exactly is the basis for democracy?
50 min
92
A new way to listen
1 min
93
The beliefs AI is built on
47 min
94
Stop comparing yourself to AI
53 min
95
Democrats need to do something
47 min
96
How to live in uncertain times
45 min
97
How to sink into silence
Pico Iyer on finding quiet in a noisy world
43 min
98
How to change your personality
35 min
99
Is ignorance truly bliss?
30 min
100
Is America broken?
46 min