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