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