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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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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.

    The chaplain who doesn't believe in God

    The chaplain who doesn't believe in God

    As a non-believer, Devin Moss never thought he would become a chaplain or a spiritual adviser, much less one who counsels hospital patients with terminal illnesses and inmates on death row. Devin joins Sean to talk about his improbable journey, the death penalty, and the role of religion in an increasingly secular society.

    Host: Sean Illing (@seanilling), host, The Gray Area
    Guest: Devin Moss. His podcast is The Adventures of Memento Mori. 
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    Producer: Jon Ehrens 


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    • 48 min
    Can a friend be our most significant other?

    Can a friend be our most significant other?

    Journalist Rhaina Cohen believes that modern culture undervalues friendships and discusses the ways in which deep friendships are distinct from but no less meaningful than romantic partnerships. 

    Guest host: Sigal Samuel (@sigalsamuel)
    Guest: Rhaina Cohen (@rhainacohen). Her book is The Other Significant Others. 
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    • 50 min
    The power of climate fiction

    The power of climate fiction

    Stephen Markley’s novel, “The Deluge,” is an ambitious and terrifyingly realistic look at our collective future on a warming planet. He joins Sean to talk about the 10-year process of writing the book, the current political struggle over climate action, and how we can confront and mitigate the worst effects of climate change.  

    Host: Sean Illing (@seanilling), host, The Gray Area
    Guest: Stephen Markley. His book is “The Deluge.”
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    • 47 min
    The denial of death

    The denial of death

    It’s been 50 years since Ernest Becker’s breakthrough book The Denial of Death was first published, and its thesis has become more relevant than ever. Filmmaker Jef Sewell is the co-creator of a new documentary about Becker called All Illusions Must Be Broken. It features never-before-heard audio of the enigmatic anthropologist and puts his theories in a modern context. 

    Host: Sean Illing (@seanilling), host, The Gray Area
    Guest: Jef Sewell. Find out more about the film at www.twobirdsfilm.com 
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    • 45 min
    A brief history of extinction panics

    A brief history of extinction panics

    Silicon Valley is in the middle of an AI frenzy, and many of its leaders believe this technology could eventually result in human extinction. Tyler Austin Harper breaks down the most outlandish predictions, some of the more plausible problems AI poses, and how this moment reminds him of earlier extinction panics.
    Host: Sean Illing (@seanilling), host, The Gray Area
    Guest: Tyler Austin Harper (@Tyler_A_Harper). Read his piece in the New York Times here. 
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    • 50 min
    The new(ish) world order

    The new(ish) world order

    America solidified its dominant posture in the international order following World War II and largely held that position for the following half-century. But as problems have accumulated at home and abroad, Americans are reconsidering their country’s role in the world, and so are its leaders. Alex Ward, author of The Internationalists: The Fight to Restore American Foreign Policy After Trump, joins us. 


    Host: Sean Illing (@seanilling), host, The Gray Area
    Guest: Alex Ward (@alexbward). His book is The Internationalists: The Fight to Restore American Foreign Policy After Trump.
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    • 42 min

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