Podcast
The Ezra Klein Show
https://www.vox.com/vox-conversations-podcast
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.
790episodes
800guest appearances
604unique guests
Hosts
- Ezra Klein host
Frequent Guests
| Guest | Appearances | Hours | Most Recent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Yglesias | 7 | 2026-04-17 | |
| Chris Hayes | 6 | 2026-06-16 | |
| Derek Thompson | 6 | 2026-05-01 | |
| Anne Helen Petersen | 5 | 2021-11-29 | |
| Ta-Nehisi Coates | 5 | 2024-10-14 | |
| Bryan Stevenson | 4 | 2021-10-07 | |
| Evan Osnos | 4 | 2021-01-25 | |
| Mariana Alessandri | 4 | 2025-12-22 | |
| Michael Lewis | 4 | 2023-10-16 | |
| Michael Pollan | 4 | 2026-03-16 | |
| Robert Sapolsky | 4 | 2025-11-03 | |
| Yascha Mounk | 4 | 2020-07-12 | |
| Yuval Noah Harari | 4 | 2024-09-27 | |
| Zack Beauchamp | 4 | 2026-03-13 | |
| Alison Gopnik | 3 | 2026-04-27 | |
| Anna North | 3 | 2026-05-08 | |
| Bill Gates | 3 | 2020-04-26 | |
| Bruce Friedrich | 3 | 2021-01-03 | |
| Christine Emba | 3 | 2026-05-29 | |
| Cory Booker | 3 | 2020-01-13 | |
| Danielle Allen | 3 | 2020-12-16 | |
| David French | 3 | 2021-12-20 | |
| Elizabeth Anderson | 3 | 2026-06-01 | |
| Elizabeth Warren | 3 | 2020-04-05 | |
| Fareed Zakaria | 3 | 2024-04-15 | |
| Francis Fukuyama | 3 | 2022-05-16 | |
| Heather Mc Ghee | 3 | 2021-03-11 | |
| Jaron Lanier | 3 | 2025-03-31 | |
| J. Bradford De Long | 3 | 2025-12-01 | |
| Jill Lepore | 3 | 2021-12-06 | |
| Johann Hari | 3 | 2024-05-13 | |
| Julia Galef | 3 | 2021-04-29 | |
| Kara Swisher | 3 | 2019-04-25 | |
| Lee Drutman | 3 | 2026-05-19 | |
| Margaret Sullivan | 3 | 2022-12-19 | |
| Molly Ball | 3 | 2018-11-19 | |
| Paul Bloom | 3 | 2024-09-30 | |
| Paul Krugman | 3 | 2019-12-12 | |
| Pramila Jayapal | 3 | 2021-09-09 | |
| Robert Zaretsky | 3 | 2024-06-10 | |
| Ross Douthat | 3 | 2022-02-03 | |
| Rutger Bregman | 3 | 2025-05-12 | |
| Sebastian Junger | 3 | 2025-06-02 | |
| Adam Serwer | 2 | 2021-08-23 | |
| Alana Newhouse | 2 | 2025-02-10 | |
| Alexander Wendt | 2 | 2021-12-27 | |
| Alexandra Plakias | 2 | 2025-11-17 | |
| Anand Giridharadas | 2 | 2023-04-17 | |
| Andrew Sullivan | 2 | 2019-02-14 | |
| Andrew Yang | 2 | 2020-09-02 | |
| Astra Taylor | 2 | 2023-09-11 | |
| Avik Roy | 2 | 2017-07-03 | |
| Ayana Elizabeth Johnson | 2 | 2024-11-25 | |
| Ben Thompson | 2 | 2016-04-19 | |
| Brian Stelter | 2 | 2023-03-30 | |
| Cal Newport | 2 | 2019-01-14 | |
| Carol Anderson | 2 | 2018-09-24 | |
| Carrie Jenkins | 2 | 2023-06-26 | |
| Clint Smith III | 2 | 2021-12-30 | |
| Corey Robin | 2 | 2023-08-14 | |
| Cornel West | 2 | 2022-12-22 | |
| Costica Bradatan | 2 | 2025-01-06 | |
| Dan Pfeiffer | 2 | 2022-01-31 | |
| David Brooks | 2 | 2023-10-02 | |
| David Wolpe | 2 | 2021-09-20 | |
| Derecka Purnell | 2 | 2023-02-06 | |
| Douglas Rushkoff | 2 | 2025-08-04 | |
| Elizabeth Bruenig | 2 | 2021-07-12 | |
| Erwin Chemerinsky | 2 | 2024-07-29 | |
| Frances Lee | 2 | 2020-12-02 | |
| Glory Liu | 2 | 2024-08-19 | |
| Grant Gordon | 2 | 2017-01-03 | |
| Hillary Clinton | 2 | 2017-09-12 | |
| Ian Millhiser | 2 | 2026-04-24 | |
| Ibram X. Kendi | 2 | 2021-06-17 | |
| Ingrid Robeyns | 2 | 2025-08-31 | |
| Jamal Greene | 2 | 2022-10-06 | |
| Jane Coaston | 2 | 2019-03-25 | |
| Jason Furman | 2 | 2020-03-25 | |
| Jason Stanley | 2 | 2022-01-03 | |
| Jennifer Michael Hecht | 2 | 2024-09-02 | |
| Jennifer Richeson | 2 | 2019-07-04 | |
| Jenny Odell | 2 | 2020-05-06 | |
| Jia Tolentino | 2 | 2020-08-02 | |
| John Gray | 2 | 2025-04-14 | |
| John Mc Whorter | 2 | 2021-11-01 | |
| Jonathan Haidt | 2 | 2024-06-03 | |
| Jon Kabat-Zinn | 2 | 2026-02-23 | |
| Kate Murphy | 2 | 2024-04-29 | |
| Katie Porter | 2 | 2026-05-12 | |
| Kieran Setiya | 2 | 2025-04-21 | |
| Laura Beers | 2 | 2025-11-10 | |
| Lilliana Mason | 2 | 2019-11-28 | |
| Lisa Feldman Barrett | 2 | 2021-01-06 | |
| Maggie Jackson | 2 | 2025-03-17 | |
| Malcolm Gladwell | 2 | 2019-10-03 | |
| Marc Dunkelman | 2 | 2026-04-28 | |
| Masha Gessen | 2 | 2020-07-08 | |
| Matt Mc Manus | 2 | 2024-07-15 | |
| Meghan O'Gieblyn | 2 | 2024-10-07 |
Network-Based Guest Fits
Experimental matches based on network structure, not confident booking forecasts. Open the full predictions analysis.
| Rank | Guest | Score | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| #505 | Mark Cuban | 0.042 | 870 shared-neighbor signals; 11 host bridges; 56 prior guest appearances |