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The Gray Area with Sean Illing
The Gray Area with Sean Illing
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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... more

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Episodes

Fareed Zakaria on our revolutionary moment

Is it possible that we are living through one of the most revolutionary periods in human history? CNN’s Fareed Zakaria... more

15 Apr 2024 · 45 minutes
Life is hard. Can philosophy help?

Philosophy may seem like a theoretical or abstract discipline in which unanswerable questions are debated to the point of tedium.... more

08 Apr 2024 · 51 minutes
The American dream is a pyramid scheme

Jane Marie is an expert in American bullshit. Her podcast The Dream explores life coaching, wellness, marketing, and other fraudulent... more

01 Apr 2024 · 46 minutes
The chaplain who doesn't believe in God

As a non-believer, Devin Moss never thought he would become a chaplain or a spiritual adviser, much less one who... more

25 Mar 2024 · 48 minutes
Can a friend be our most significant other?

Journalist Rhaina Cohen believes that modern culture undervalues friendships and discusses the ways in which deep friendships are distinct from... more

18 Mar 2024 · 50 minutes
The power of climate fiction

Stephen Markley’s novel, “The Deluge,” is an ambitious and terrifyingly realistic look at our collective future on a warming planet.... more

11 Mar 2024 · 47 minutes
The denial of death

It’s been 50 years since Ernest Becker’s breakthrough book The Denial of Death was first published, and its thesis has... more

04 Mar 2024 · 45 minutes
A brief history of extinction panics

Silicon Valley is in the middle of an AI frenzy, and many of its leaders believe this technology could eventually... more

26 Feb 2024 · 50 minutes
The new(ish) world order

America solidified its dominant posture in the international order following World War II and largely held that position for the... more

19 Feb 2024 · 42 minutes
The free-market century is over

Sean Illing talks with economic historian Brad DeLong about his new book Slouching Towards Utopia. In it, DeLong claims that... more

12 Feb 2024 · 54 minutes
The Gray Area with Sean Illing
Fareed Zakaria on our revolutionary moment
The Gray Area with Sean Illing