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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Conversations that people are afraid to have with the people they're afraid of.
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A podcast about growing old in and around New York. Produced by graduate students at Columbia Journalism School. Visit us at grayareapodcast.nyc
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We talk about the forgotten history of racism and have a better way of understanding the past to to enlighten our future.
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Step into the world of the many ordinary but not so ordinary people like you.
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A discussion format podcast for, by, and about baby boomers. Each episode will feature issues baby boomers face in an aging community as well as contemporary issues from the baby boomer perspective.
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Each day on SI Now, Maggie Gray sits down with some of the brightest stars and biggest newsmakers in the world of sports. On “The Gray Area With Maggie Gray,” Maggie gives listeners the inside story behind those interviews, and offers her opinion on the sports news of the week.
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Gaming in the Gray Area is a fun gaming-centric podcast! We talk about gaming news and what we've been playing.
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A podcast for girls who are too gay for the straights and too straight for the gays
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A podcast dedicated to the Gundam Universe, Gundam Plastic Model Kits, Games, Anime, and more! Listen in with John & Niko as they quip, excite, and share their passions around the Mobile Suit Gundam Franchise! Special thanks goes to Brittany & Erin, the Gray Area Partners/Significant Others supporting our journey. This season is also dedicated to Aurora Gray, John & Brittany's daughter, highlighting the importance of creativity and pursuing passions.Consider Supporting our Podcast with the l ...
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Gray Areas is a pop culture extravaganza with a live weekly podcast, daily Let's Play videos, and a bevy of old blog posts for your enjoyment. We look at pop culture, news, and the ongoing torture that is life.
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Life is rarely as simple as "right" or "wrong." We constantly face dilemmas, ambiguities, and ethical situations that make us question our moral compass and societal norms. On this podcast, we dissect these intricacies, seeking to understand the multifaceted perspectives, values, and cultures that shape our world through music, mental health, the media, and much more! Tune into Gray Areas and prepare to open your mind to the different shades of the world.
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What to do with your sadness, pain, and grief
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How can we find happiness? That's an old question. Since the beginning of philosophy people have been wondering what makes us happy and how to get more of it. But if you're a real person living in the real world, you know already that it's not possible to be happy all the time. So what do we do when we’re experiencing depression or grief or a dark …
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The gang continues a month of special episodes with their updated list of the best video game characters of all-time. Also, Chris makes a future guess, Maisie shows off her tattoo, Michaela supports a fan favorite, and Shaun brings back a 10-year-old feud.Bởi azreous
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The gang continues a month of special episodes with their updated list of the best video game characters of all-time. Also, Chris enjoys a tie, Maisie favors a fierce mom, Michaela flips the script on a character, and Shaun goes after Jason right away.Bởi azreous
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The gang continues a month of special episodes with their updated list of the best video game characters of all-time. Also, Chris stands his ground, Maisie loves a man's voice, Michaela concedes a small drop, and Shaun gets a pleasant surprise.Bởi azreous
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Can you ever really know what’s going on inside the mind of another creature? In some cases, like other humans, or dogs and cats, we might be able to guess with a bit of confidence. But what about octopuses? Or insects? What about AI systems — will they ever be able to feel anything? And if they do feel anything, what are our ethical obligations to…
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The gang continues a month of special episodes with their updated list of the best video game characters of all-time. Also, Chris is not sad about Nathan Drake, Maisie is pleasantly surprised, Michaela wants to keep her son safe, and Shaun regrets a small mistake.Bởi azreous
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This week, host Sean Illing gets personal when he asks professor and podcast host Scott Galloway: What’s going on with men? There’s a growing body of evidence that men are falling behind in education, the labor market, and other areas. And when you look at the numbers on drug overdoses and deaths by suicide, it’s pretty bleak. Sean and Scott — both…
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The gang opens a month of special episodes with their first look at the best villains in video game history. Also, Chris makes a one-man pitch, Maisie gets scared out of her mind, Michaela keeps it short and sweet, and Shaun retracts his criticism of Dave.Bởi azreous
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The sheer feeling of aliveness. We all know what that is, even though it comes in many different forms. Maybe it’s going for a long run at night. Or free-climbing a mountain. Or an intense meditation practice. Or that sensation you get when you’re on the floor at a great concert. Call it a flow state or a religious experience or whatever you want, …
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The gang gathers for the final trivia evening of the year as Shaun tries to go for a threepeat. Also, Chris brings in a new and familiar game, Cody has no interest in drama, Dave makes a big final play, and Shaun plays the game under protest.Bởi azreous
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In this episode, host Sean Illing speaks with marine biologist Ayana Elizabeth Johnson about her book What If We Get It Right? Visions of Climate Futures. Johnson approaches climate change with informed optimism, encouraging us to stop waiting for the worst to happen. She doesn’t reject the realities of a warming planet but reminds us that doomeris…
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The gang discusses Elden Ring's DLC getting a Game of the Year nomination, as well as the issues with the NBA. Also, Chris stays out of console wars, Cody joins the show with two minutes left, Dave joins the show with 20 minutes left, and Shaun forces people to play.Bởi azreous
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What just happened? It’s been almost two weeks since the presidential election, and many Americans are still grappling with the result. The political reckoning will probably last for months, if not years, and we may never know exactly why voters made the choices they did. But one thing is clear: the roughly 75 million people who voted for Trump wer…
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The gang continues its journey from a few episodes, this time picking the best scorers in the Eastern Conference. Also, Chris can't do the math, Cody pulls from his past, Dave has a miserable five minutes, and Shaun plays it safe.Bởi azreous
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Philosopher Alexandra Plakias says there are no awkward people, only awkward situations. In her book, Awkwardness: A Theory, Plakias explains the difference between embarrassment and awkwardness, how awkwardness can be used by people in power as a way of breaking social norms, and what exactly is happening when people aren’t on the same social scri…
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What just happened, and what comes next
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This has been an unusual week. Sean and the TGA team are still sifting through it all and figuring out what to think about the presidential election. In the meantime, our colleague Jonquilyn Hill has leapt into action. She and her team from the Explain It to Me podcast collected lots of listener questions in the aftermath of Trump's victory, and to…
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What does it mean to be "woke"? It's become a catchall term to smear or dismiss anything that has any vague association with progressive politics. As a result, anytime you venture into an argument about “wokeness,” it becomes hopelessly entangled in a broader cultural battle. Today’s guest, journalist and professor Musa al-Gharbi, helps us untangle…
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The gang does their quadrennial tradition and breaks down the presidential election -- or at least the current political climate. Also, Chris stands up for newspapers, Cody votes for anarchy, Dave faces serious accusations, and Shaun outs a family member.Bởi azreous
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Is America collapsing like Ancient Rome?
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What can ancient Rome teach us about American democracy? The Roman Republic fell for a lot of reasons: The state became too big and chaotic; the influence of money and private interests corrupted public institutions; and social and economic inequalities became so large that citizens lost faith in the system altogether and gradually fell into the ar…
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The gang brings back an annual tradition like no other: previewing the new season of Phoenix Suns basketball. Also, Chris goes a little crazy, Dave takes out the trash, and Shaun is high on a new coach.Bởi azreous
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The world according to Werner Herzog
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Sean Illing speaks with one of his heroes: Werner Herzog. Herzog is a filmmaker, poet, and author of the memoir Every Man for Himself and God Against All. The two discuss "ecstatic truth," a term invented by Herzog to capture what he's really after in his work, why he's interested in Mars, and whether he thinks humanity is destroying itself. Host: …
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The gang brings back the regular trivia show with some new scoring twists. Also, Chris fixes a squeaky wheel, Cody is a man of the people, Dave tries to avoid heartbreak, and Shaun doesn't wear a kooky outfit.Bởi azreous
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Ta-Nehisi Coates on complexity, clarity, and truth.
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How important is complexity? At The Gray Area, we value understanding the details. We revel in complexity. But does our desire to understand that complexity sometimes over-complicate an issue? Journalist and bestselling author Ta-Nehisi Coates thinks so. This week on The Gray Area, Sean talks to Coates about his new book The Message, a collection o…
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The gang tries a new experiment, aiming to pick the best NBA scoring seasons of all-time in a draft format. Also, Chris works hard for the money, Cody loses his safety net, Dave doesn't know east from west, and Shaun hates a bumper sticker.Bởi azreous
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In part three of our series on creativity, guest host Oshan Jarow speaks with philosopher of neuroscience Mark Miller about how our minds actually work. They discuss the brain as a predictive engine that builds our conscious experience for us. We’re not seeing what we see. We’re predicting what we should see. Miller says that depression, opioid use…
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