Keen On
2,157 episodes - English - Latest episode: 13 days ago - ★★★★ - 72 ratingsNobody asks sharper or more impertinent questions than Andrew Keen. In KEEN ON, Andrew cross-examines the world’s smartest people on politics, economics, history, the environment, and tech. If you want to make sense of our complex world, check out the daily questions and the answers on KEEN ON.
Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best-known technology and politics broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running show How To Fix Democracy and the author of four critically acclaimed books about the future, including the international bestselling CULT OF THE AMATEUR.
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A Gutenberg Moment in the History of Medicine: Dr Robert Pearl offers 5 ways that generative AI is about to revolutionize healthcare
March 24, 2023 15:56 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MBEPISODE 1393: In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to Robert Pearl, MD, about how generative AI represents a Gutenberg moment in the history of medicine and offers five ways that it will revolutionize healthcare in the next few years Dr. Robert Pearl is the former CEO of The Permanente Medical Group (1999-2017), the nation’s largest medical group, and former president of The Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group (2009-2017). In these roles he led 10,000 physicians, 38,000 staff and was res...
Digital McCarthyism: Keith Teare on the chilling anti=Chinese and anti-Communist hysteria in Washington DC against TikTok
March 24, 2023 04:56 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MBEPISODE 1391: In our regular weekly round-up of tech news, Andrew talks to THAT WAS THE WEEK newsletter author Keith Teare about the chilling anti-Chinese and anti-Communist hysteria in Washington DC against TikTok Keith Teare is a Founder and CEO at SignalRank Corporation. Previously he was Executive Chairman at Accelerated Digital Ventures Ltd - A UK based global investment company focused on startups at all stages. He was also previously founder at the Palo Alto incubator, Archimedes Lab...
How to Incentivize People to Change their Behavior: Uri Gneezy reveals how incentives really work
March 23, 2023 22:27 - 39 minutes - 35.9 MBEPISODE 1390: In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to behavorial economist and author of MIXED SIGNALS, Uri Gneezy, about how incentives really work in terms of getting people to change how they behave Uri Gneezy is an economist, behavioral scientist, innovative strategist, entrepreneur, professor and author of the critically acclaimed book, The Why Axis. He is particularly interested in the ways habits are formed and the effectiveness of incentives.1 He relies on experimental economics to...
The Power of Hope: Carol Graham on how the science of well-being an save us from despair
March 23, 2023 20:23 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBEPISODE 1389: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to THE POWER OF HOPE author, Carol Graham, about why hope matters as a metric of economic and social well-being. Carol Graham is the Leo Pasvolsky Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and College Park Professor at the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland. She is also a Research Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). She is the author of The Pursuit of Happiness: Toward an Economy of Well-Being (Brookings,...
Ancient Stories about the Future: Sabrina Orah Mark on telling fairy tales designed to wake us up
March 23, 2023 15:52 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBEPISODE 1388: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to HAPPILY author Sabrina Orah Mark about how to write a memoir built around fairy tales Raised in Brooklyn, NY, Sabrina Orah Mark earned a BA from Barnard College, Columbia University. She also earned an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, and a PhD in English from the University of Georgia. She is the author of the poetry collections Tsim Tsum, and The Babies (winner of the Saturnalia Book Prize). Her collection of stories, Wild Milk, won ...
Trump as the Road Runner: Kevin O'Brien, former Assistant US Attorney to the DOJ, on hush money, Stormy Daniels and the latest farcical chapter of the Donald Trump Show
March 22, 2023 23:06 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBEPISODE 1387: In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to Kevin O'Brien, former Assistant US Attorney to the DOJ, about hush money, Stormy Daniels and the latest farcical chapter of the Donald Trump Show Kevin O'Brien is a former Assistant US Attorney to the DOJ and partner at Ford O’Brien Landy LLP. Having tried over 25 cases and arbitrations to verdict, Kevin has the experience and vast knowledge necessary to understand the intricacies of white collar law. His time as Assistant U.S. Attorney...
How Data Happens: Chris Wiggins on a history of data from the Age of Reason to the Age of Algorithms
March 22, 2023 16:10 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBEPISODE 1387: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the HOW DATA HAPPENED co-author Chris Wiggins on a history of data from the Age of Reason to today's Age of Algorithms Chris Wiggins is an associate professor of applied mathematics at Columbia University and the Chief Data Scientist at The New York Times. At Columbia he is a founding member of the executive committee of the Data Science Institute, and of the Department of Systems Biology, and is affiliated faculty in Statistics. He is a c...
When All Else Failed: Dana Sachs on the volunteers at the heart of the worst human displacement crisis in Europe since WW2
March 22, 2023 05:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBEPISODE 1386: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to ALL ELSE FAILED author Dana Sachs about the the unlikely volunteers at the heart of the migrant aid crisis in Greece Dana Sachs was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and spent her childhood there. Throughout those years, she thought Memphis was the most boring city in the world, but she changed her mind when she left for college and realized that not everyone got to grow up along the Mississippi River, tramping through Overton Park, eating peach...
Our Brains on Art and Music: Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross on how the arts improve both individual and communal health
March 21, 2023 20:06 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MBEPISODE 1385: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the co-authors of YOUR BRAIN ON ART, Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross about how the arts transform us and how this can improve our health, enable us to flourish, and build stronger communities Susan Magsamen is the founder and director of the International Arts + Mind Lab, Center for Applied Neuroaesthetics at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where she is a faculty member. She is also the co-director of the NeuroArts Blueprint. Susa...
The New American Abnormal: Kerry Howley questions the seduction of a singular "truth" in the "Deep State" America of violent rumor, paranoia and perpetual surveillance
March 21, 2023 18:09 - 32 minutes - 30 MBEPISODE 1384: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to BOTTOMS UP AND THE DEVIL LAUGHS author Kerry Howley about her journey through the Deep State and what this suggests about the existence of "truth" and "reality" in contemporary America Kerry Howley is an essayist, screenwriter, and the author of Thrown, a New York Times Notable Book, New York Times Editor’s Choice, and pick for best-of-the-year lists in Time, Salon, Slate, and many other venues. Writing in Salon, Lydia Kiesling called Thro...
Who Doesn't Want to Reinvent Themselves? Joanne Lipman reveals the five laws of reinventing our lives and work
March 21, 2023 15:57 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBEPISODE 1383: In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to NEXT author Joanne Lipman about how to successfully reinvent how we live, work and lead. Joanne Lipman has served as Editor-in-Chief of USA Today, USA Today Network, Conde Nast Portfolio, and The Wall Street Journal's Weekend Journal, leading those organizations to six Pulitzer Prizes. She is also author of the No. 1 bestseller "That's What She Said," about closing the gender gap. A frequent speaker and television commentator, she is an...
Why Water Matters: Natalie Koch untangles the weirdly connected environmental fates of Arizona and Saudi Arabia
March 21, 2023 05:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MBEPISODE 1382: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to ARID EMPIRE author Natalie Koch about the weirdly entangled fates of Arizona and Saudi Arabia Natalie Koch is a Professor in the Department of Geography and the Environment at Syracuse University. She is a political geographer specializing in the Gulf and Arabian Peninsula region, where she has worked since 2012. Her latest book is ARID EMPIRE: The Entangled Fates of Arizona and Arabia. Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ m...
Are You Drowning in Work? Nick Sonnenberg on how to reduce clutter and enable productivity
March 20, 2023 23:37 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MBEPISODE 1381: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to productivity consultant and author of COMING UP FOR AIR author Nick Sonnenberg about a practical guide to increasing productivity at work Nick Sonnenberg is the founder and CEO of Leverage, a business efficiency consultant, Inc. columnist and author of the upcoming book, Come Up For Air: How Teams Can Leverage Systems and Tools to Stop Drowning in Work. As a serial entrepreneur with a passion for productivity and a background in data scien...
Do Women Make Better Murderers Than Men? Ren DeStefano on female serial killers and why she suspects everyone might have a murder in them
March 20, 2023 19:53 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBEPISODE 1380: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to true crime addict and author of HOW I'LL KILL YOU Ren DeStefano on female serial killers and why everyone, yes everyone, might have a murder in them. Ren DeStefano lives in Connecticut, where she was born and raised. When she’s not writing thrillers, she’s listening to true crime podcasts and crocheting way too many blankets. Her latest novel is HOW I’LL KILL YOU (2023) Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew K...
Great Kingdoms of Africa: John Parker Liberates African history from the colonial narrative of oppression, suffering and powerlessness
March 20, 2023 17:23 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBEPISODE 1379: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the editor of GREAT KINGDOMS OF AFRICA, John Parker about the great precolonial kingdoms of Africa that have been marginalized throughout history John is Senior Lecturer in the History of Africa at SOAS. He is the author of ‘Making the Town: Ga State and Society in Early Colonial Accra’, ‘Tongnaab: The History of a West African God’ and ‘African History: A Very Short Introduction’. He is currently researching a book on the history of death...
Hallucinations, Guardian Angels and The Third Man: Dr Ben Alderson-Day on the strange science and true stories of the unseen other
March 19, 2023 19:56 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MBEPISODE 1378: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the psychologist and author of PRESENCE, Ben Alderson-Day, about the universal feeling that someone or something is there when we are alone Dr. Ben Alderson-Day is an Associate Professor in Psychology and a Fellow of the Wolfson Research Institute for Health and Wellbeing at Durham University. A specialist in atypical cognition and mental health, his work spans cognitive neuroscience, psychiatry, philosophy, and child development. His late...
Keen On Keen: Andrew Keen on the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, ChatGPT4 and the general state of tech in 2023
March 18, 2023 19:50 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MBEPISODE 1377: In this KEEN ON, Andrew is interviewed by the Bulgarian journalist and Digitalk conference organizer Yoan Zapyranov about the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, ChatGPT4 and the general state of tech in 2023. Digitalk Conference is an event for game changers and entrepreneurs with breakthrough ideas that will take place at Sofia Event Center & ONLINE on 18 May 2023. For more: https://www.digitalkconference.com/ Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew...
Appropriating the appropriators: Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai on why female novelists like herself should appropriate the voices of men
March 18, 2023 07:01 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBEPISODE 1376: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the author of DUST CHILD ,Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, about Vietnamese Amerasians, the role of literature in healing trauma, and why female novelists like herself should appropriate the voices of men Born and raised in Việt Nam, Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai is the author of The Mountains Sing, runner-up for the 2021 Dayton Literary Peace Prize, winner of the 2020 BookBrowse Best Debut Award, the 2021 International Book Awards, the 2021 PEN Oakland/Joseph...
As the Crisis Deepens: A rather miserable Keith Teare on the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and our lack of trust in ideas and institutions
March 17, 2023 23:54 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBEPISODE 1375: In this regular weekly KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to THAT WAS THE WEEK author and SignalRank CEO Keith Teare about the banking crisis, the launch of ChatGPT4 and the broader crisis of trust in contemporary ideas and institutions Keith Teare is a Founder and CEO at SignalRank Corporation. Previously he was Executive Chairman at Accelerated Digital Ventures Ltd - A UK based global investment company focused on startups at all stages. He was also previously founder at the Palo A...
Horror Literature as a Form of Realism: Leopoldo Gout on the living dead who layer Mexico City
March 17, 2023 20:11 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBEPISODE 1374: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the artist, filmmaker and author of PINATA Leopoldo Gout about the horror genre and why modern Mexico City is an place layered by the living dead A visual artist, filmmaker, and writer who hails from Mexico City, LEOPOLDO GOUT studied sculpture at Central St. Martins School of Art in London. His work belongs to multiple collections and has been in exhibitions all over the world. After finishing his studies, Gout’s creativity extended into ...
Grasping at the Realities of Today's Banking Crisis: Brad DeLong on the new economic laws of our social media age
March 17, 2023 18:18 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBEPISODE 1373: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the UC Berkeley economist and author of SLOUCHING TOWARD UTOPIA author Brad Delong about today's banking crisis, ChatGPT4 and the new economic laws of our social media age Brad DeLong is a professor of economics at the University of California at Berkeley, where he teaches economic history, political economy, macroeconomies, and occasional other topics. He was a deputy assistant secretary for economic policy at the U.S. Treasury during the...
The Case for Cultural Appropriation: Martin Puchner on how culture is simultaneously owned by nobody and by all of us
March 17, 2023 15:52 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBEPISODE 1372: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the Harvard professor and author of CULTURE Martin Puchner about how culture - from cave art to K-Pop - is the syncretic story of all of us. Nobody has the "right" to it, he says. And we all "own" it. Martin Puchner, the Byron and Anita Wien Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Harvard University, is a prize-winning author, educator, public speaker, and institution builder in the arts and humanities. His writings range from ...
Beijing 1949: Elisabeth B. Armstrong on the most consequential anti-colonial feminist conference that you've never heard of
March 17, 2023 03:00 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBEPISODE 1371: In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the author of BURY THE CORPSE OF COLONIALISM, Elisabeth B. Armstrong about the 1949 Asian Women's Conference in Beijing - the most consequential anti-colonial feminist conference that you've never heard of Elisabeth Armstrong teaches courses on feminist political praxis, with a focus on transnational feminist movements seeking social, economic and environmental transformation. Her courses include Marxist feminism, Women, Money and Trans...
How to Walk the Walk: Neil Gross on three police chiefs who defied the odds and changed American cop culture
March 16, 2023 20:10 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MBEPISODE 1370: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to WALK THE WALK author and Colby College sociologist Neil Gross about three American police chiefs who defied the odds and provided a model for changing cop culture A former patrol officer in the police department in Berkeley, California, Neil Gross is a professor of sociology at Colby College. A frequent contributor to the New York Times, he is the author of two previous books and has also taught at Harvard and Princeton. He lives in Maine....
Has World War One Ended Yet? Alice Winn on innocence, privilege, violence, sexuality and love in 1914-18 England
March 16, 2023 18:16 - 36 minutes - 24.8 MBEPISODE 1369: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to IN MEMORIUM author Alice Winn about innocence, privilege, violence, sexuality and social class in 1914-18 England and whether or not we are now back in similarly unequal and unjust pre World War One world. ALICE WINN grew up in Paris and was educated in the UK. She has a degree in English literature from Oxford University. She lives in Brooklyn. Her first published book is IN MEMORIUM Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ mag...
Broken threads, broken springs, broken idols, broken heads: Christopher Hobson on how everything everywhere - from the US and UK to Nigeria, Iraq, Lebanon and South Africa - is broken
March 16, 2023 04:57 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBEPISODE 1368: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the Japanese based scholar and writer Christopher Hobson about how everything everywhere in the world - from the US and UK to Nigeria, Iraq, Lebanon and South Africa - appears not only broken, but unrepairable Christopher Hobson is a scholar based in Japan, with a PhD in Political Science and International Relations. He is an Associate Professor in the College of Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National University, and a Visiting Ass...
The Last Russian Doll: Kristen Loesch on fictionalizing and feminizing the history of 20th century Russia
March 16, 2023 00:00 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBEPISODE 1367: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the author of THE LASTE RUSSIAN DOLL, Kristen Loesch, about the Russia of 1917 and 1991 and what inspired her to write her novel about two Russian 20th century women Kristen Loesch grew up in San Francisco. She holds a BA in History, as well as a Master’s degree in Slavonic Studies from the University of Cambridge. Her debut historical novel, THE LAST RUSSIAN DOLL, was shortlisted for the Caledonia Novel Award and longlisted for the Bath ...
A 21st Century Money Revolution: Richard Duncan outlines the monetary policy that can make America great again
March 15, 2023 22:10 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBEPISODE 1365: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to THE MONEY REVOLUTION author and financial analyst Richard Duncan on the stimulatory monetary policy that can truly make America great again Richard Duncan is the author of four books analyzing the causes and the effects of the economic crises that have brought the global economy to the brink of collapse during recent decades. His latest book is The Money Revolution: How to Finance the Next American Century (2022). The first two parts of th...
Celebrating International Women's Month: Tiffany Shlain on the history of feminism, tree rings and "Dendrofemonology"
March 15, 2023 18:04 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBEPISODE 1365: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the artist Tiffany Shlain about her new "Human Nature" exhibit which views the history of women within the expansiveness of nature and time through the lens of feminism, neuroscience, ecology and philosophy. Honored by Newsweek as one of the "Women Shaping the 21st Century,” Tiffany Shlain is an artist, Emmy-nominated filmmaker, founder of the Webby Awards, and author of the national bestselling book 24/6: Giving up Screens One Day a Week ...
The Power of Wonder: Monica C. Parker on the extraordinary emotion that can change the way we live, learn and work
March 15, 2023 15:53 - 34 minutes - 31.1 MBEPISODE 1364: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to THE POWER OF WONDER author Monica C. Parker on the way in which our sense of wonder can enrich the way we live, learn and work A world-renowned speaker, writer, and authority on the future of work, Monica Parker has spent decades helping people discover how to lead and live wonderfully. The founder of global human analytics and change consultancy HATCH, whose clients include blue-chip companies such as LinkedIn, Google, Prudential, and LEG...
The Death of American Politics: Peter Wehner on retribution, vengeance, forbearance and healing in Trump's America
March 14, 2023 22:47 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBEPISODE 1363: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to DEATH OF POLITICS author Peter Wehner about retribution, vengeance, forbearance and healing in Trump's America. Peter Wehner is a contributing writer at The Atlantic and a senior fellow at the Trinity Forum. His books include The Death of Politics: How to Heal Our Frayed Republic After Trump, City of Man: Religion and Politics in a New Era, which he co-wrote with Michael J. Gerson, and Wealth and Justice: The Morality of Democratic Capital...
Playing God: Mary Jo McConahay on why American Catholic Bishops are a threat to democracy
March 14, 2023 19:59 - 39 minutes - 45.8 MBEPISODE 1362: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to PLAYING GOD author Mary Jo McConahay about how American Catholic bishops and the big money interests of the religiously fundamentalist far right are a threat to American democracy. Mary Jo McConahay is one of the most prominent Catholic journalists in America. In the 1980s she was a legendary war correspondent covering the Central American insurgencies. She is the author of three books, including The Tango War, The Struggle for the Hearts,...
Bootstrapped: Alissa Quart on why we need to liberate ourselves from the "American Dream"
March 14, 2023 18:07 - 33 minutes - 31 MBEPISODE 1361: In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to BOOSTRAPPED author Alissa Quart on why and how we can liberate ourselves from the "American Dream" Alissa Quart is the author of five acclaimed books of nonfiction including the forthcoming Bootstrapped: Liberating Ourselves from the American Dream (Ecco, 2023). They are Squeezed, Republic of Outsiders, Hothouse Kids, and Branded. She is the Executive Director of the non-profit the Economic Hardship Reporting Project. She is also the au...
More Than a Glitch: Meredith Broussard confronts race, gender and ability bias in tech
March 14, 2023 15:56 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBEPISODE 1360: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to MORE THAN A GLITCH author Meredith Broussard on why and how technology is reinforcing inequality and what we can do about it Data journalist Meredith Broussard is an associate professor at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute of New York University, research director at the NYU Alliance for Public Interest Technology, and the author of several books, including “Artificial Unintelligence: How Computers Misunderstand the World” and “Mor...
A Murderous Women's History Month: Patti McCracken on some early 20th century Hungarian women who poisoned 160 men (plus a few females)
March 14, 2023 03:00 - 36 minutes - 33 MBEpisode 1359: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to THE ANGEL MAKERS author Patti McCracken about some early 20th century women from the Hungarian village of Nagyrev who poisoned 160 husbands, boyfriends and sons (plus a few females) Patti McCracken was born in Virginia Beach, Virginia, in October 1964. At fifteen, she moved with her family to Clearwater, Florida. After college, she worked for a newsmagazine in Washington, D.C., for a decade before moving to Chicago, where she was an assist...
On Human Agency and the Language of Grief: Colin Campbell explains why grieving is the quintessential human activity
March 13, 2023 22:02 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MBEPISODE 1358: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to FINDING THE WORDS author Colin Campbell about the death of his two children and how he and his wife have tried to work though this loss with both hope and purpose. COLIN CAMPBELL is a writer and director for theater and film. The short film he wrote and directed with his beautiful and talented wife, Seraglio, was nominated for an Academy Award. Campbell teaches screenwriting at Chapman University and theater at California State Polytechnic...
Are Mindfulness and Yoga the Luxuries of a Privileged Class? Susan Verde on childhood trauma, positive self-acceptance and her journey of healing
March 13, 2023 18:04 - 37 minutes - 33.9 MBEPISODE 1357: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to SAY ONE KIND THING author Susan Verde about positive self-talk, self-acceptance and how mindfulness can heal the trauma of childhood. New York Times bestselling author, Susan Verde grew up in the heart of Greenwich Village in New York City. Ultimately, she moved to the Hamptons where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and a Master’s in reading remediation and become an elementary school teacher for many years. Now, Susa...
The (a)Morality of War: Ian Buruma on how some people actively collaborated with evil during World War II
March 13, 2023 16:06 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBEPISODE 1356: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the THE COLLABORATORS author Ian Buruma about three men and women who actively collaborated with evil during World War II Ian Buruma was born in the Netherlands. He studied Chinese at Leiden University and cinema at Nihon University, Tokyo. He has lived and worked in Tokyo, Hong Kong, London, and New York. He is a regular contributor to Harper’s and The New Yorker and writes monthly columns for Project Syndicate and Bloomberg. He is a prof...
The Silicon Valley Bank apocalypse: That Was the Week's Keith Teare on the death (and resurrection?) of SVB
March 13, 2023 00:03 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBEPISODE 1355: In this regular weekly KEEN show, Andrew talks to SignalRank CEO and THAT WAS THE WEEK newsletter author Keith Teare about the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and its impact on the broader start-up economy Keith Teare is a Founder and CEO at SignalRank Corporation. Previously he was Executive Chairman at Accelerated Digital Ventures Ltd - A UK based global investment company focused on startups at all stages. He was also previously founder at the Palo Alto incubator, Archimed...
What Gives You the Right? Jean Hanff Korelitz on Philip Roth, "The Human Stain" and a novelist's "right" to tell other people's stories
March 08, 2023 15:02 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBEPISODE 1354: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Jean Hanff Korelitz about the legacy of Philip Roth, THE HUMAN STAIN, and a novelist's "right" to tell other people's stories. Jean Hanff Korelitz was born and raised in New York City and educated at Dartmouth College and Clare College, Cambridge. She is the author of the novels: The Latecomer (limited series adaptation forthcoming from Kristen Campo’s Campout Productions and Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories), The Plot (adaptation forthco...
Why weren't the economic consequences of COVID more apocalyptic? Liz Hoffman on how government and companies successfully crash landed the COVID economy
March 07, 2023 08:01 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, CRASH LANDING author Liz Hoffman offers the inside story of how the world's biggest companies and governments mostly enabled us to survive the COVID economy Liz Hoffman is the business and finance editor at Semafor. Previously, she was a senior reporter at The Wall Street Journal, where she covered financial markets, corporate dealmaking, and the machinations of Wall Street. A native of central Pennsylvania, Hoffman graduated from Tufts University and the Medill Sch...
Craig Seligman on Doris Fish, the rise of drag and why Ron DeSantis should dress up as a woman
March 06, 2023 16:51 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBEPISODE 1352: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to WHO DOES THAT B***H THINK SHE IS? author Craig Seligman about Doris Fish, the rise of drag and why we need to dress Ron DeSantis up as a woman. Over the past three decades Craig Seligman has contributed hundreds of articles and reviews to a wide variety of magazines, journals, newspapers, and websites, including The New Yorker, The New Republic, The New York Times Book Review, The Threepenny Review, Artforum, Bookforum, Salon.com, and The ...
The Noise of Typewriters: Lance Morrow remembers the golden age of American journalism
March 06, 2023 08:01 - 26 minutes - 18 MBEPISODE 1351: In this KEEN ON show, THE NOISE OF TYPEWRITERS author Lance Morrow remembers the golden age of American journalists such as John Hersey, Henry Luce and Carl Bernstein (apologies for the poor sound quality of this interview which was recorded on his antique iphone) LANCE MORROW, the Henry Grunwald Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, is an American essayist whose work appears regularly in the Wall Street Journal and City Journal. For many years he was an essayi...
Empathize Empathize Empathize: Chris Shipley on how to "empower" the workforce in our post COVID world
March 05, 2023 21:10 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBEPISODE 1350: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the co-author of THE EMPATHY ADVANTAGE, Chris Shipley, about the new rules and language for leaders in our post COVID world. Chris Shipley has documented, influenced, and predicted the impact of technology on business and society for more than 30 years. As a journalist, she covered the tech industry for leading publishing companies. As an analyst, she identified innovative startups and gave them a stage to launch their market-making produc...
How To Outrun Artificial Intelligence: Ashley Recanati on protecting YOUR job from the voracious smart machines of the AI revolution
March 05, 2023 16:45 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MBEPISODE 1349: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to AI BATTLE ROYALE author Ashley Marc Recanati about how to protect your job from the disruption of the 4th Industrial Revolution of smart machines Over the past twenty years, Ashley Recanati has lived and worked in the three powerhouses that are Europe, the U.S. and China, rising from odd jobs to general management through financial control, thanks in part to the continuous learning and implementation of automation tools. Meanwhile he devel...
Without a Female Doubt: Surbhi Sarna on how woman can go from underrated to unbeatable
March 04, 2023 22:49 - 33 minutes - 23 MBEPISODE 1348: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to WITHOUT A DOUBT author and Y Combinator healthcare investor Surbhi Sarna about the current state of the American medical system and how young female entrepreneurs and technologists can go from underrated to unbeatable Surbhi Sarna is an entrepreneur, partner at Y Combinator, advocate for innovation in healthcare, and investor. She has worked as an engineer before becoming CEO and founder of nVision Medical. nVision developed a catheter-bas...
42 Today: Michael G. Long on why Jackie Robinson's political legacy is at least as important as his sporting one
March 04, 2023 20:00 - 35 minutes - 24.1 MBEPISODE 1347: In this KEEN ON conversation, Andrew talks to Jackie Robinson scholar and 42 TODAY editor Michael G. Long on why we why Robinson's political legacy is at least as important as his sporting one Michael G. Long writes about civil rights, nonviolent protest, and gender and sexuality. He’s the editor of 42 Today: Jackie Robinson and His Legacy, as well as the author and editor of several books on Bayard Rustin, including Unstoppable: How Bayard Rustin Organized the 1963 March on W...
THE BIG CON: Rosie Collington on how the consulting industry weakens our businesses, infantilizes our governments, and warps our economies
March 04, 2023 18:33 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the co-author of BIG CON, Rosie Collington about how how the consulting industry weakens our businesses, infantilizes our governments, and warps our economies Rosie Collington is a Ph.D. candidate at the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, where she researches the political economy of outsourcing. She has written for The Guardian, OpenDemocracy, and The Independent. Her research has been published by New Political Economy and the Institu...
A Venture Apocalypse? Keith Teare on the collapse of start-up value, the failure of government to rein in Big Tech, and the relentless rise of AI
March 03, 2023 22:47 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to THAT WAS THE WEEK newsletter author Keith Teare about the the dismal collapse of start-up value, the failure of US government to rein in Big Tech, and the seemingly relentless rise of AI Keith Teare is a Founder and CEO at SignalRank Corporation. Previously he was Executive Chairman at Accelerated Digital Ventures Ltd - A UK based global investment company focused on startups at all stages. He was also previously founder at the Palo Alto incubator, ...
The Marriage Box: Corie Adjmi on her guilt at writing about "flawed" Jewish characters
March 03, 2023 04:00 - 23 minutes - 15.8 MBEPISODE 1344: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to MARRIAGE BOX author Corie Adjmi about growing up New Orleans, her Jewish-Syrian ancestory and her guilt about writing about "flawed" Jewish fictional characters Corie Adjmi is the author of the short story collection Life and Other Shortcomings, which won an International Book Award, an IBPA Benjamin Franklin award, and an American Fiction Award. Her prize-winning essays and short stories have appeared in dozens of journals and magazines, ...