You can’t drop an f-bomb on the radio, but fortunately for our guest, you can say anything you want in... more

Sean Illing talks with political science professor Matt McManus about the political thought of Friedrich Nietzsche, the 19th-century German philosopher... more

Authoritarian tendencies have been on the rise globally and the liberal world order is on the decline. One hotspot of... more

We’re living in an era of extreme partisan politics, rising resentment, and fractured news media. Writer John Ganz believes that... more

Nathalie Etoke joins The Gray Area to talk about existentialism, the Black experience, and the legacy of dehumanization.  Host: Sean Illing... more

A mile of pure fire. A flash that melts everything — titanium, steel, lead, people. A blast that mows down... more

Albert Camus was a Nobel-winning French writer and public intellectual. During Algeria’s bloody war for independence in the 1950s, Camus... more

Old people have always worried about young people. But psychologist Jonathan Haidt believes something genuinely different and troubling is happening... more

Sebastian Junger came as close as you possibly can to dying. While his doctors struggled to revive him, the veteran... more

Ozempic and other new weight loss drugs are being touted as potential miracle cures for diabetes and obesity. Journalist Johann... more