The Gray Area with Sean Illing
A philosophical take on culture, politics, and everything in between.
Vox · Vox Media Podcast Network
Show overview
The Gray Area with Sean Illing has been publishing since 2016, and across the 10 years since has built a catalogue of 776 episodes, alongside 8 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 850 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run an hour to ninety minutes — most land between 53 min and 1h 19m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-language Society & Culture show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 3 days ago, with 38 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2020, with 110 episodes published. Published by Vox Media Podcast Network.
From the publisher
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. From the Vox Media Podcast Network.