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