704 Episodes

  1. Democracy in crisis, part 1: Ross Douthat isn't too worried

    Published: 3/02/2022

  2. Pod Save the Democrats

    Published: 31/01/2022

  3. A Yellowjackets creator spills his guts

    Published: 27/01/2022

  4. A scientist's case for "woo-woo"

    Published: 24/01/2022

  5. Imagine a future with no police

    Published: 20/01/2022

  6. Novelist Lauren Groff on the other Matrix

    Published: 13/01/2022

  7. Are we living in a simulation?

    Published: 10/01/2022

  8. Rep. Jamie Raskin on living through the unthinkable, twice

    Published: 6/01/2022

  9. Best of: Why fascism in America isn't going away

    Published: 3/01/2022

  10. Best of: Clint Smith III on confronting the legacy of slavery

    Published: 30/12/2021

  11. Best of: We need to talk about UFOs. Seriously.

    Published: 27/12/2021

  12. Chris Bosh on winning (and losing everything)

    Published: 23/12/2021

  13. The cult of toughness

    Published: 20/12/2021

  14. Is ethical investing a scam?

    Published: 16/12/2021

  15. The good life is painful

    Published: 13/12/2021

  16. The father of environmental justice

    Published: 9/12/2021

  17. Jill Lepore on Elon Musk's imaginary world

    Published: 6/12/2021

  18. E.O. Wilson's plan to save the world

    Published: 2/12/2021

  19. Workers of the world, stay home!

    Published: 29/11/2021

  20. How progressives get back in the game

    Published: 22/11/2021

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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.

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