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
Why straight dating feels bleak
54 min
2
We’re postliterate
48 min
3
What does a parent owe their child?
24 min
4
The vanishing pleasures of daily life
44 min
5
How Google broke the internet
37 min
6
The illusion of the ‘self’
40 min
7
How MAGA is turning on itself
43 min
8
The global baby bust
46 min
9
Why public opinion turned on AI
41 min
10
A skeptic considers the case for God
48 min
11
The “Godzilla El Niño” is coming
39 min
12
The “real” America at 250
43 min
13
How to fix America’s spiritual crisis
44 min
14
The end of the human internet
37 min
15
The expectations on men
45 min
16
Canceling Plato
36 min
17
How to feel more secure
46 min
18
The people who want AI to replace us
45 min
19
Understanding our dreams
44 min
20
Do we really need to work so hard?
38 min
21
The post-sex generation
44 min
22
Talk to strangers
49 min
23
Who needs experts?
45 min
24
The myth of absolute freedom
46 min
25
The college dream has failed
44 min