The Gray Area with Sean Illing

The paradox of American freedom

Nov 8, 2021

57:23

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Uncommon Ground With Van Jones

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The Ultimate Freedom Is With You

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Introduction

3min

The Last Patrol by Sebastian Younger

3min

I Don't Want to Go Down That Pit

2min

I've Always Known, Run, Fight, Think

4min

Is That Scare Enough?

3min

A New Parent's Guide to Freedom

2min

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2min

The Ultimate Freedom Is With You

5min

I'm Glad You Invoke Democracy

4min

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Uncommon Ground With Van Jones

3min

11.

I've Always Thought of Freedom as an Activity, Not a Condition

4min

12.

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4min

13.

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3min

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The Afterbath of Katrina

2min

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The Miracle of Human History

2min

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The Land of the Giants Podcast

2min

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Fatherhood

2min

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How Did You Decide You Wanted to Be a Dad?

2min

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Living for Someone Else Is a Deep Form of Freedom

4min

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Vax Conversations

4min

Sean Illing talks with Sebastian Junger, journalist, filmmaker, and author of the recent book Freedom. Informed by his experience hiking (and trespassing) along America's rail lines, Junger discusses the paradoxes of a "free" society, his recent near-death experience, and how the definition of freedom can change over the course of a life.

Host: Sean Illing (@seanilling), Interviews Writer, Vox

Guest: Sebastian Junger (@sebastianjunger), author & filmmaker

References:

Freedom by Sebastian Junger (Simon & Schuster; 2021)
The Last Patrol dir. Sebastian Junger (HBO Films; 2014)
Our Political Nature: Two Evolutionary Origins of What Divides Us by Avi Tuschman (Rowman & Littlefield; 2013)
Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging by Sebastian Junger (Twelve; 2016)

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This episode was made by:

Producer: Erikk Geannikis
Editor: Amy Drozdowska
Engineer: Paul Robert Mounsey
Deputy Editorial Director, Vox Talk: Amber Hall
Vox Audio Fellow: Victoria Dominguez

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