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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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 32 days 5 hours 17 minutes
episode 302: What Donald Trump got right about white America
AEI's Tim Carney on how social breakdown killed the American Dream
episode 301: Ta-Nehisi Coates on my “cold, atheist book”
Ezra is joined by Ta-Nehisi Coates to discuss "Why We're Polarized" live from Brooklyn, NY.
episode 300: If God is dead, then … socialism?
Philosopher Martin Hagglund and Vox's Sean Illing discuss the meaning of life
episode 299: Tim Urban on humanity’s wild future
The Wait But Why creator thinks the human species is at an existential fork-in-the-road. Is he right?
episode 297: Is Tom Steyer the solution to our dysfunctional politics?
Why the presidential candidate thinks we need another billionaire to beat Trump
episode 296: Why We're Polarized, with Jamelle Bouie (live!)
In conversation with Jamelle Bouie on my new book, "Why We're Polarized"
episode 295: Antisemitism now, antisemitism then
Antisemitism is called “the oldest hatred.” But what is it, and where, exactly, does it come from?
episode 294: Book excerpt: A better theory of identity politics
A special preview of Ezra's book; Why We're Polarized.