Your questions, answered

The Gray Area with Sean Illing

Believe it or not, we’re already halfway through 2020. What a great year so far, huh? Just a delight. That means it’s time for an AMA. Among the questions you asked:

• If Joe Biden is elected president, what should his administration's first legislative priority be?

• What were the best critiques of Why We’re Polarized?

• How much of today's political conflict comes down to the Boomer/Millennial divide?

• What’s your reading process?

• What does preparation for EK Show episodes look like?

• If you were only intellectually accountable to beauty and not truth, what religion would you choose?

• What’s your favorite non-Vox podcast?

• What’s your biggest takeaway from year 1 of being a dad?

• East coast or west coast?

• What are the episodes that you have the most fun doing?

• What’s an important identity of yours that doesn’t usually come out on the show?

Roge Karma joins me for this one.

References:

"In praise of polarization" by Ezra Klein

"Imagining the nonviolent state" by Ezra Klein

Ezra's book recommendations:

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

Beyond Ideology by Francis Lee

What It Takes by Richard Ben Cramer

Most fun EK Shows:

I build a world with fantasy master N.K. Jemisin

The art of attention, with Jenny Odell

Tracy K. Smith changed how I read poetry

How Hasan Minhaj is reinventing political comedy

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Credits:

Producer/Editer/Audio Wizard - Jeff Geld

Researcher/Guest host - Roge Karma

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