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.

Philosophy
Politics
News Commentary
1
A right-wing economist makes his case
60 min
2
What "near death" feels like
48 min
3
Machiavelli on how democracies die
44 min
4
Do you have moral ambition?
53 min
5
The science of ideology
48 min
6
A new analysis of the pandemic
43 min
7
Halfway there: a philosopher’s guide to midlife...
47 min
8
Whatever this is, it isn’t liberalism
What exactly is the basis for democracy?
50 min
9
A new way to listen
1 min
10
The beliefs AI is built on
47 min
11
Stop comparing yourself to AI
53 min
12
Democrats need to do something
47 min
13
How to live in uncertain times
45 min
14
How to sink into silence
Pico Iyer on finding quiet in a noisy world
43 min
15
How to change your personality
35 min
16
Is ignorance truly bliss?
30 min
17
Is America broken?
46 min
18
The cost of spending time alone
Do Americans have too much 'me time?'
37 min
19
Attention pays (with Chris Hayes)
47 min
20
How to be happy
63 min
21
The screens between us
42 min
22
The importance of failure
42 min
23
What to do with your sadness, pain, and grief
53 min
24
What do animals feel?
44 min
25
Are men okay?
44 min