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 6 hours 11 minutes
episode 292: Post-debate special!
Matt Yglesias and I unpack the debate that did, and didn't happen.
episode 291: An “uncomfortable” conversation with Cory Booker
Cory Booker is one of most promising candidates in the 2020 Democratic field. So, why is his campaign struggling?
episode 290: The conservative mind of Yuval Levin
The AEI scholar discusses human nature, the conservative movement, and the case against socialism
episode 289: Nathan Robinson’s case for socialism
The editor of Current Affairs discusses Bernie Sanders, libertarian socialism, utopian thinking and more
episode 288: How to topple dictators and transform society (with Erica Chenoweth)
Harvard political scientist Erica Chenoweth on why nonviolent resistance succeeds -- and fails
episode 287: Ask Ezra Anything
Ezra answers listener questions about free will, polarization, capitalism, Twitter and more
episode 286: Best of: Work as identity, burnout as lifestyle
Anne Helen Petersen and Derek Thompson on what happens when work becomes an identity, and capitalism becomes a religion.