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
1
The illusion of the ‘self’
40 min
2
How MAGA is turning on itself
43 min
3
The global baby bust
46 min
4
Why public opinion turned on AI
41 min
5
A skeptic considers the case for God
48 min
6
The “Godzilla El Niño” is coming
39 min
7
The “real” America at 250
43 min
8
How to fix America’s spiritual crisis
44 min
9
The end of the human internet
37 min
10
The expectations on men
45 min
11
Canceling Plato
36 min
12
How to feel more secure
46 min
13
The people who want AI to replace us
45 min
14
Understanding our dreams
44 min
15
Do we really need to work so hard?
38 min
16
The post-sex generation
44 min
17
Talk to strangers
49 min
18
Who needs experts?
45 min
19
The myth of absolute freedom
46 min
20
The college dream has failed
44 min
21
Why progress is hard to see
44 min
22
The wellness path to conspiracy
42 min
23
The science of awe
54 min
24
In defense of fatherhood
34 min
25
The case for thinking like a child
41 min