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.
| Title | Date published | ||
| Was the cruelty the point? | 2021-08-23 | ||
| How seashells shaped the world — and predict our future | 2021-08-19 | ||
| Bill Maher on free speech, comedy, and his haters | 2021-08-16 | ||
| Robert Reich wants you to take on the system | 2021-08-12 | ||
| Marty Baron on the future of news | 2021-08-09 | ||
| The death of cool | 2021-08-05 | ||
| We need to talk about UFOs. Seriously. | 2021-08-02 | ||
| Philadelphia's progressive prosecutor | 2021-07-29 | ||
| Fareed Zakaria on the fate of democracy | 2021-07-26 | ||
| Jane Goodall on the power of hope | 2021-07-22 | ||
| Why we love drugs | 2021-07-19 | ||
| The rugged majesty of revision | 2021-07-15 | ||
| How to forgive | 2021-07-12 | ||
| What makes a great conversation? | 2021-07-08 | ||
| Introducing: Now & Then | 2021-07-01 | ||
| The science of dating | 2021-06-24 | ||
| Honoring Juneteenth with Ibram X. Kendi | 2021-06-17 | ||
| Digital dictatorship | 2021-06-10 | ||
| The man who proposed reparations in the 1860s | 2021-06-03 | ||
| What pandemic recovery should look like | 2021-05-27 |