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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Yascha Mounk: Is Trump’s incompetence saving us from his illiberalism?
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2017-05-23
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Bryan Stevenson on why the opposite of poverty isn’t wealth, but justice
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2017-05-16
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Death, Sex, and Money’s Anna Sale on bringing empathy to politics
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2017-05-09
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Cory Booker returns, live, to talk trust, Trump, and basic incomes
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2017-05-04
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VC Bill Gurley on transforming health care
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2017-05-02
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Elizabeth Warren on what Barack Obama got wrong
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2017-04-25
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Cal Newport on doing Deep Work and escaping social media
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2017-04-18
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G. Willow Wilson on religion, comics, and modern myths
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2017-04-11
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Chris Hayes on the crisis of elites and the politics of order
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2017-04-04
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Tyler Cowen explains it all
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2017-03-28
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Molly Ball on whether facts matter in politics
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2017-03-21
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Denis McDonough on how to run the White House
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2017-03-14
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Cecile Richards on Planned Parenthood, labor organizing, and the Supreme Court
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2017-03-07
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Tim Ferriss on suffering, psychedelics, and spirituality
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2017-03-02
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Yuval Harari, author of “Sapiens,” on AI, religion, and 60-day meditation retreats
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2017-02-28
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Elizabeth Drew covered Watergate. Here's what she thinks of Trump.
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2017-02-21
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Avik Roy on why conservatives need to embrace diversity
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2017-02-14
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Kara Swisher gives a master class on reporting and interviewing
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2017-02-07
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David Miliband explains the global refugee crisis
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2017-02-02
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Jennifer Lawless on why you — yes, you — should run for office
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2017-01-31
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