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
101
The science of ideology
48 min
102
A new analysis of the pandemic
43 min
103
Halfway there: a philosopher’s guide to midlife...
47 min
104
Whatever this is, it isn’t liberalism
What exactly is the basis for democracy?
50 min
105
A new way to listen
1 min
106
The beliefs AI is built on
47 min
107
Stop comparing yourself to AI
53 min
108
Democrats need to do something
47 min
109
How to live in uncertain times
45 min
110
How to sink into silence
Pico Iyer on finding quiet in a noisy world
43 min
111
How to change your personality
35 min
112
Is ignorance truly bliss?
30 min
113
Is America broken?
46 min
114
The cost of spending time alone
Do Americans have too much 'me time?'
37 min
115
Attention pays (with Chris Hayes)
47 min
116
How to be happy
63 min
117
The screens between us
42 min
118
The importance of failure
42 min
119
What to do with your sadness, pain, and grief
53 min
120
What do animals feel?
44 min
121
Are men okay?
44 min
122
How to feel alive
49 min
123
The antidote to climate anxiety
47 min
124
America’s reactionary moment
70 min
125
Well this is awkward
54 min