The Gray Area with Sean Illing
Hosted by Sean Illing and Jonquilyn Hill and Miles Bryan and Bryan Walsh and Christine Emba · Vox
4.5from 10,695 ratings
- 801
- Episodes
- 157
- Transcribed
- 10,695
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2016
- First episode
- 4B
- YouTube views
About 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. From the Vox Media Podcast Network.
- Publisher
- Vox
- Category
- news · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 9 Feb 2016
- Latest episode
- 6 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
157 of 801 episodes have a transcript.
6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Why everyone is embracing populism
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How Silicon Valley learned to love war
30 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Is America a gerontocracy?
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Why everyone is embracing populism
Published 6 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Availability, speed, and coverage varies. Jonathan Chait writes for The Atlantic. Jonathan, we're talking about populism today, and it is notable that a lot of the big names in politics right now are self-styled populists. You've got Abdul El-Sayed, Vice President Vance, Josh Hawley, Zoran Mamdani. […]
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- Sharon Weinberger
- Idrees Kahloon
- Kevin Roose
- Rachel Wilkerson Miller
- Finn Brunton
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- YouTube views
- 3,727,324,628
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.5 / 5
- 10,695 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 88 / 100
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- Quality
- 98
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 100
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Who hosts The Gray Area with Sean Illing?
Sean Illing and Jonquilyn Hill and Miles Bryan and Bryan Walsh and Christine Emba host the show. Published by Vox.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does The Gray Area with Sean Illing take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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