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The Gray Area with Sean Illing
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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Ratings & Reviews
4.5 stars from 12,699 ratings
Unchecked ranting is too much
It would be easier to listen to the content without the guy just going off on a loud, obnoxious rant over the top of everyone else. The silence of the 2-3 other people is uncomfortable as they just wait for him to spit and froth himself into exhaustion for a moment so they can pick up from where...Read full review »
Sarah Jane sally via Apple Podcasts · Australia · 07/08/24
One of my favorites
Excellent Podcast. Highly recommend the episode with Writer John Ganz - 1992: The year politics broke. Might be the only real explanation of how we got to where we are with our politics.
RA Shop 2019 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 07/02/24
By far the best
Since I discovered this podcast I can hardly listen to anything else, regarding society topics, philosophy and human sciences.
Sansoucis67 via Apple Podcasts · France · 06/28/24
Recent Episodes
You can’t drop an f-bomb on the radio, but fortunately for our guest, you can say anything you want in a podcast. This week, host Sean Illing talks to philosopher Rebecca Roache, author of For F*ck’s Sake: Why Swearing Is Shocking, Rude, and Fun about the philosophy and linguistics of swearing,...
Published 07/22/24
Published 07/22/24
Sean Illing talks with political science professor Matt McManus about the political thought of Friedrich Nietzsche, the 19th-century German philosopher with a complicated legacy, despite his crossover into popular culture. They discuss how Nietzsche's work has been interpreted — and...
Published 07/15/24
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