Keen On
2,157 episodes - English - Latest episode: 23 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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Women Are the Fiercest Creatures: Andrea Dunlop on why today is such a rage-inducing time to be a woman
March 02, 2023 20:46 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to WOMEN ARE THE FIERCEST CREATURES author Andrea Dunlop on why today is such a rage-inducing time to be a woman and how to address gender injustice. Andrea Dunlop is the author of the novels Women Are The Fiercest Creatures, Losing the Light,She Regrets Nothing, We Came Here to Forget, and the novella Broken Bay all from Atria Books (Simon & Schuster). She lives in Seattle, WA with her husband and daughter. Named as one of the "100 most connected men"...
The New Language of Building: Reinier de Graaf on how our cities and buildings have been infected with the corporate doublespeak of "wellness", "innovation" and "livability"
March 02, 2023 18:59 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the Amsterdam based Reinier de Graaf, the author of architect, verb, about a new language of building which has infected architecture with the doublespeak of corrosive words like "wellness", "innovation" and "livability" Reinier de Graaf (1964, Schiedam) is a Dutch architect and writer. He is a partner in the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), where he leads projects in Europe, Russia and the Middle East. Reinier is the co-founder of OMA’s t...
A Radical Take on Putin's Invasion of Ukraine: Benjamin Abelow on how the West brought war to Ukraine
March 01, 2023 23:52 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to HOW THE WEST BROUGHT WAR TO UKRAINE author Benjamin Abelow on what he sees as the real reasons for the Russian invasion of Ukraine and what the West needs to do to help end the war Benjamin Abelow has worked in Washington, DC, writing, lecturing, and lobbying Congress about nuclear arms policy. He holds a B.A. in modern European history from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.D. from the Yale University School of Medicine. His other areas of int...
A Psychiatric Novel about Donald Trump: Peter Kramer fictionalizes the "Great Man's" inner life.
March 01, 2023 22:10 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to DEATH OF A GREAT MAN author Peter Kramer about Donald Trump's psychiatric condition and the nature of his inner life. Peter D. Kramer is the author of eight books, including Ordinarily Well, Against Depression, Should You Leave?, the novel Spectacular Happiness, and the international bestseller Listening to Prozac. Dr. Kramer hosted the nationally syndicated public radio program The Infinite Mind and has appeared on the major broadcast news and talk...
A Wooden World of Mud, the Stars and the Forest: Alexander Nemerov's Fable of America in the 1830s
March 01, 2023 18:53 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the author of THE FOREST, Alexander Nemerov, about his truthfully subjective image of America in the 1830s Alexander Nemerov is Carl and Marilynn Thoma Provostial Professor in the Arts and Humanities at Stanford University. His new book, The Forest: A Fable of America in the 1830s, is just out from Princeton University Press. His most recent book is Fierce Poise: Helen Frankenthaler and 1950s New York, published by Penguin in 2021 and a finalist for ...
50 Reasons to be Cheerful: Ryan Bernsten on why America isn't quite as divided as we are told
February 28, 2023 23:53 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to 50 STATES OF MIND author Ryan Bernsten on how everyone in America is connected and nobody is lost Offering a fresh perspective on U.S. politics, American national and Oxford University Masters graduate Ryan Bernsten’s book 50 States of Mind: A Journey to Rediscover American Democracy will be published on March 28, 2023 by UK publishers Bite-Sized Books. Bernsten is a graduate of Northwestern University and Oxford's Creative Writing Master's program. ...
Gnar Country: Steven Kotler on how to stay "rad" while growing old
February 28, 2023 19:46 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to GNAR COUNTRY author Steven Kotler about the biology of aging and how to stay "rad" while growing old. Steven Kotler is a New York Times bestselling author, an award-winning journalist, and the Executive Director of the Flow Research Collective. He is one of the world’s leading experts on human performance. He is the author of 11 bestsellers (out of fourteen books), including The Art of Impossible, The Future is Faster Than You Think, Stealing Fire, T...
The New Deal's Unlikely Heroes: Derek Leebaert on FDR's Four Key Lieutenants and the World They Made
February 28, 2023 18:10 - 34 minutes - 24 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the author of UNLIKELY HEROES, Derek Leebaert, about Franklin Roosevelt's four key lieutenants - Harold Ickes, Harry Hopkins, Frances Perkins and Henry Wallace - and the radically new world that they collectively made. Derek Leebaert won the biennial 2020 Truman Book Award for Grand Improvisation. His previous books include Magic and Mayhem: The Delusions of American Foreign Policy from Korea to Afghanistan and To Dare and to Conquer: Special Operati...
Workers of the World Unite, You Have Nothing to Lose But Your Blood: Kathleen McLaughlin on the Plasma Industry Sucking the Blood of the American Poor
February 27, 2023 23:17 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to BLOOD MONEY author Kathleen McLaughlin about an exploitative American blood industry that, she believes, is sucking the blood of the poor Kathleen McLaughlin is an award-winning journalist who reports and writes about the consequences of economic inequality around the world. A frequent contributor to The Washington Post and The Guardian, McLaughlin’s reporting has also appeared in The New York Times, BuzzFeed, The Atlantic, The Economist, NPR, and mo...
The Indiana Jones of the Deep: Mensun Bound on the discovery of Shackleton's Endurance in the most hostile sea on earth
February 27, 2023 19:22 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to THE BENEATH THE ICE author Mensun Bound about the extraordinary story of how the Endurance, Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship, was found in the most hostile sea on earth. Born in the Falkland Islands, Mensun Bound was the Triton Fellow in Maritime Archaeology at St Peter’s College, Oxford, and the director of the first academic unit for underwater archaeology in England. Known as the "Indiana Jones of the Deep", Bound has conducted wreck surveys and excav...
Why Has Children's Literature Become So Politicized? Kelly Yang on Roald Dahl, Ron DeSantis and the new culture wars over kids' books
February 27, 2023 17:38 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to FINALLY SEEN author Kelly Yang about Roald Dahl, Ron DeSantis and why children's literature has become so politicized. KELLY YANG, Founder, is the New York Times best-selling, award-winning author of FRONT DESK and winner of the 2018 Asian Pacific American Award for Literature. FRONT DESK is a debut middle grade novel published by Scholastic Inc, the publishers of Harry Potter, about a 10 year-old Chinese American immigrant girl who manages the front...
That Was The Week in tech: Keith Teare on Section 230, an AI bubble, the new China-Saudi axis, and Sam Bankman-Fried's growing legal woes
February 24, 2023 20:20 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MBIn this regular KEEN ON summary of the week's news in technology, Andrew talks to That Was The Week newsletter editor Keith Teare about Section 230, an AI bubble, a new China-Saudi axis, techno-political problems in Israel, and Sam Bankman-Fried's legal woes 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 founde...
Crisis, What Crisis? Paul Stephan on the world crisis triggered by our knowledge economy
February 23, 2023 23:30 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the author of THE WORLD CRISIS AND INTERNATIONAL LAW Paul Stephan about the world crisis caused by our knowledge economy and what we can do about it Paul B. Stephan is a law professor at the University of Virginia. He is an expert on international business, international dispute resolution and comparative law, with an emphasis on Soviet and post-Soviet legal systems. In addition to writing prolifically in these fields, Stephan has advised governments...
The Big Myth: Erik Conway explains how American business taught us to loathe government and love the free market
February 23, 2023 22:06 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the co-author of THE BIG MYTH, Erik Conway, about how American business taught us to loathe government and love the free market ideologies of neo-liberal economists like Milton Friedman. Erik Conway is a historian of science and technology residing in Altadena, CA, and works for the California Institute of Technology. He is the author of seven books, on topics as diverse as aviation infrastructure development in the 1930s and 1940s to Mars exploratio...
Should We Be Outraged By the New York Police Department? Michael Hayes on Bill de Blasio, the NYPD & the Broken Promises of Police Reform
February 23, 2023 22:00 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to THE SECRET FILES author Michael Hayes about Bill de Blasio, the NYPD & the Broken Promises of Police Reform Michael is a journalist and author of the forthcoming book The Secret Files: Bill De Blasio, The NYPD, and The Broken Promises of Police Reform. Set during Bill de Blasio’s tenure as mayor of New York City, the book chronicles the failure of New York City’s most powerful officials to hold the city’s cops accountable to the public they serve. N...
America as Injustice, Inc: Daniel Hatcher on how the US criminal justice system commodifies children and the poor
February 22, 2023 18:56 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the author of INJUSTICE, INC Daniel Hatcher about how the United States criminal justice system has transformed the poor and children into tradable commodities Daniel L. Hatcher is Professor of Law in the University of Baltimore’s Civil Advocacy Clinic and author of "Injustice, Inc.: How America's Justice System Commodifies Children and the Poor," and "The Poverty Industry: The Exploitation of America's Most Vulnerable Citizens." A former Maryland Le...
Our Meganets Nightmare: David Auerbach on How Digital Forces Beyond Our Control Commandeer Our Daily Lives and Inner Realities
February 22, 2023 15:53 - 37 minutes - 33.9 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to MEGANETS author David Auerbach on how digital forces beyond our control are commandeering our daily lives and inner realities. DAVID AUERBACH is a writer and software engineer who has worked for Google and Microsoft. His writing has appeared in The Times Literary Supplement, MIT Technology Review, The Nation, The Daily Beast, n+1, and Bookforum, among many other publications. He has lectured around the world on technology, literature, philosophy, an...
We All Live in Palo Alto Now: Malcolm Harris' History of California, America and the World
February 22, 2023 08:01 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to PALO ALTO author Malcolm Harris about Leland Stanford, eugenics, Herbert Hoover's technocracy, Elizabeth Holmes' black sweaters and Sam Bankman-Fried's parents. Malcolm Harris is an American journalist, critic, and thought leader. He is an editor at The New Inquiry and authored Kids These Days: The Making of Millennials and S**t is Fucked Up and B******t: History Since the End of History. His upcoming book, Palo Alto: A History of California, Capital...
Fictionalizing History: Jonathan Wilson on whether Palestine was a Jewish "state in waiting" during the 1930s
February 21, 2023 23:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to RED BALCONY author Jonathan Wilson about Palestine in the 1930s, Jabotinsky and Jewish terrorism, and whether it's ever okay to use the Y word to describe Jewish people. JONATHAN WILSON is the author of nine books, including the novels The Hiding Room (a finalist for the Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize) and A Palestine Affair (a New York Times Notable Book and National Jewish Book Award finalist); two short story collections, Schoom and An Ambulance I...
Should Law about Press Freedom be Rewritten for our Internet Age? Samantha Barbas on how the Supreme Court might be preparing to overhaul New York Times vs Sullivan
February 21, 2023 19:00 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to ACTUAL MALICE author Samantha Barbas about Civil Rights and Freedom of the Press in the 1964 New York Times v. Sullivan case and how the current Supreme Court might be plotting to review this ruling. Samantha Barbas is the author of several books on media history and law, with a focus on journalism, privacy, libel, and the First Amendment. Her latest book is Actual Malice: Civil Rights and Freedom of the Press in New York Times v. Sullivan (2023). Sh...
The Curse of the Marquis de Sade: Joel Warner on a notorious scoundrel, a mythical manuscript and the biggest scandal in literary history
February 21, 2023 15:49 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to THE CURSE OF THE MARQUIS DE SADE author Joel Warner about a French ponzi scheme built around the original manuscript of De Sade's notorious "120 Days of Sodom" Joel Warner is a writer and editor whose work has appeared in Esquire, Wired, Newsweek, Men’s Journal, Bloomberg Businessweek, Popular Science, and Slate, among others. He is the author of THE CURSE OF THE MARQUIS DE SADE: A Notorious Scoundrel, a Mythical Manuscript, and the Biggest Scandal i...
Some People Will Believe Anything: Kelly Weill on Flat Earthers and other anti-scientific fundamentalists
February 21, 2023 01:02 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the author of OFF THE EDGE author Kelly Weill about Flat Earthers, conspiracy culture and why some people will believe anything. Kelly Weill, the author of OFF THE EDGE: Flat Earthers, Conspiracy Culture and Why People Will Believe Anything (2023), is a journalist at the Daily Beast, where she covers extremism, disinformation, and the internet. As a leading media voice on the role of online conspiracy theories in current affairs, she has discussed F...
I am Still With You: Emmanuel Iduma's reckoning with the silence, inheritance and history of the Nigerian Civil War
February 20, 2023 22:00 - 37 minutes - 25.5 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks with Emmanuel Iduma, the author of I AM STILL WITH YOU, about the complex silence, inheritance and history of the Nigerian Civil War Emmanuel Iduma is the author of A Stranger’s Pose, a book of travel stories which was longlisted for the RSL Ondaatje Prize. His essays and art criticism have been published in The New York Review of Books, Aperture, Artforum, and Art in America. His honors include a Creative Capital/Warhol Foundation grant for arts writin...
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man: John Perkins on how China and the United States both seek world hegemony and what we can do about it
February 20, 2023 16:55 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to CONFESSIONS OF AN ECONOMIC HIT MAN (3rd ed) author John Perkins about how China and the United States are both contributing to what he calls the "death economy" and how to create an alternative system that will save both our planet and our souls. As Chief Economist at a major international consulting firm, John Perkins advised the World Bank, United Nations, IMF, U.S. Treasury Department, Fortune 500 corporations, and countries in Africa, Asia, Latin...
Remembering Africatown: Nick Tabor on America's Last Slave Ship and the Community it Created
February 20, 2023 14:53 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to AFRICATOWN author Nick Tabor about the Clotilde, America's last slave ship and the community it created outside of Mobile, Alabama. NICK TABOR is a freelance journalist whose work has appeared in New York Magazine, The New Republic, The Washington Post, Oxford American, The Paris Review, and elsewhere. Africatown is his first book. He lives in New York. Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's b...
An Affirming Flame: Roger Cohen meditates on life, politics and how to rebuild our age of undoing
February 18, 2023 17:28 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the author of AN AFFIRMING FLAME, Roger Cohen, about the "exquisite torture" of writing and how we can undo what he calls our "Age of Undoing" ROGER COHEN is the Paris bureau chief and a former op-ed columnist for The New York Times, where he began working in 1990. He has also worked for the Times as a correspondent in Paris and Berlin, and as bureau chief in the Balkans covering the Bosnian war, for which he was cited for excellence by the Overseas ...
ChatGPT gets sexy, Tesla fails to startup & Google gets ready for its Supreme Court showdown: That Was the Week in tech for 2/17/23
February 18, 2023 01:33 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBIn this regular weekly KEEN ON round-up of tech news, Andrew talks to SignalRank CEO Keith Teare about ChatGPT hysteria, Microsoft's Bing dilemma, Tesla's self-driving woes and the upcoming existential challenge to Google at the Supreme Court 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 Al...
The Inside Story of Social Media: Steven Levy on Friendster, MySpace, Facebook and TikTok
February 17, 2023 23:18 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to Steven Levy, Wired editor-at-large and author of FACEBOOK: THE INSIDE STORY, about the history of social media from Friendster and MySpace to Facebook and TikTok. Steven Levy is Wired’s editor at large. The Washington Post has called him “America’s premier technology journalist.” For almost four decades Levy has chronicled the digital revolution, its impact on humanity, and the people behind it. He has written the foundational work on computer cultur...
Black and Queer on Campus: Michael P. Jeffries on what life is like for Black LGBTQ students in American colleges today
February 17, 2023 21:05 - 39 minutes - 26.9 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to BLACK AND QUEER ON CAMPUS author Michael P. Jeffries about what life both is and ideally should be for LGBTQ students in America today. Michael P. Jeffries is Dean of Academic Affairs, Class of 1949 Professor in Ethics, and Professor of American Studies at Wellesley College. He holds a PhD from Harvard University and works at the intersection of race, culture, and politics. Dr. Jeffries is the author of four books. Black and Queer on Campus (NYU Pres...
Purposeful Curiosity: Costas Andriopoulos on asking the right questions that will change our lives
February 17, 2023 17:42 - 29 minutes - 19.9 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to PURPOSEFUL CURIOSITY author Costa Andriopoulos on how to ask the kind of questions that will successfully change our lives Costas Andriopoulos is a Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. He joined Bayes Business School (formerly Cass) in September 2014. Before joining Bayes, Costas held a Chair in Strategy at Cardiff Business School, and, prior to that held posts at Brunel Business School, University of Aberdeen Business School and the Univers...
Go, Dorothy, Go! Lynn Cullen on the woman who gave up everything and changed the world
February 17, 2023 08:01 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the author of THE WOMAN WITH THE CURE, Lynn Cullen, about Dr Dorothy Horstmann the pioneer of the polio vaccine who gave up everything and changed the world. Lynn Cullen grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and is the bestselling author of The Sisters of Summit Avenue, Twain’s End, and Mrs. Poe, which was named an NPR 2013 Great Read and an Indie Next List selection. She lives in Atlanta with her husband, their dog, and two unscrupulous cats. Her latest b...
Journeys in Earth's Extinct Ecosystems: Thomas Halliday on paleobiology, croquet and the inevitable end of our species
February 16, 2023 23:42 - 33 minutes - 23.2 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the author of OTHERLANDS, Thomas Halliday, about the deep time of paleobiology, croquet and the existential threat of climate change to our species and planet THOMAS HALLIDAY is a palaeontologist and evolutionary biologist. He holds a Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship at the University of Birmingham, and is a Scientific Associate of the Natural History Museum. His research combines theoretical and real data to investigate long-term patterns in the f...
How To Remember Auschwitz-Birkenau? Wojciech Soczewica on why we must never forget this unique monument to evil
February 16, 2023 19:22 - 40 minutes - 37 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the director general of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation, Wojciech Soczewica, about how to visit - both in person and online - this unique monument to evil. A graduate of the Institute of International Relations at the University of Warsaw and the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, then in the Office of the Prime Minister's Plenipotentiary for International Dialogue. In 2013-2015, Dir...
What Would Other Species Tell Us If They Could Talk? POD author Laline Paull on telling "humanimal" stories in the voice of other species
February 16, 2023 17:06 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to POD author Laline Paul about how to tell "Humanimal" stories that will get us to recognize our collective guilt in the destruction of nature. London-born and of Indian heritage, Laline Paull studied English at Oxford, screenwriting in Los Angeles, and theater in her home city. Her most recent novel is The Bees, which was a resounding critical and commercial success in the United States and Britain. She lives in the English countryside with her family...
Why Stress Can Be Good For Us: Ben Ramalingam on turning pressure into performance and crisis into creativity
February 16, 2023 08:01 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to UPSHIFT author Ben Ramalingam on how to turn pressure into performance and crisis into creativity. Ben Ramalingam is a senior leader, innovator, and researcher specializing in international crisis management and development. He is the executive director of the United Kingdom Humanitarian Innovation Hub and has worked with and advised the United Nations, the World Bank, national and regional governments, nongovernmental organizations, and businesses. ...
When Will Silicon Valley Fix its Annoying Password Problem? Phillip Dunkelberger on digital technology that might finally kill the online password
February 16, 2023 00:04 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to Nok Nok CEO Phillip Dunkelberger on digital technology that, he promises, will finally kill the online password. Phillip Dunkelberger has broad experience resulting from more than 30 years in technology. Prior to becoming CEO of Nok Nok Labs, Mr. Dunkelberger served for 8 years as co-founder and CEO of PGP Corporation, the leader in the Enterprise Data Protection market, until acquired by Symantec in 2010. He has significant experience in SaaS infras...
Instapundit on the Blogging Revolution: Glenn Reynolds remembers the early 21st century birth of our social media age
February 15, 2023 20:48 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the founder of Instapundit.com, Glenn Reynolds, about the origins of the blogging revolution at the turn of the 21st century. Glenn Harlan Reynolds (born August 27, 1960) is Beauchamp Brogan Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Tennessee College of Law, and is known for his American politics blog, Instapundit. His special interests are law and technology and constitutional law issues and his work has appeared in a wide variety of publi...
Miss Aldridge Regrets: Louise Hare on how to write a successful second novel
February 15, 2023 17:02 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the author of MISS ALDRIDGE REGRETS Louise Hare about the history of blacks in England and how to write a second novel as successful as her first Louise Hare is a London-based author. Her debut novel, This Lovely City, was published in the UK to wide acclaim, and was a Between the Covers Book Club Pick on BBC Two. She has an MA in creative writing from the University of London. Her latest novel is Miss Aldridge Regrets (2022) which is just out in pap...
No Miracles Needed: Mark Jacobson on how today's technology can save our climate and clean our air
February 15, 2023 08:01 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to NO MIRACLES NEEDED author Mark Z. Jacobson on how today's technology of wind, solar and water can save our climate and clean our air. Mark Z. Jacobson’s career has focused on better understanding air pollution and global warming problems and developing large-scale clean, renewable energy solutions to them. Toward that end, he has developed and applied three-dimensional atmosphere-biosphere-ocean computer models and solvers to simulate air pollution, ...
Fragile Cargo: Adam Brookes on the the World War II race to save the treasures of China's Forbidden City
February 15, 2023 00:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to FRAGILE CARGO author Adam Brookes about true story of how a group of Chinese museum curators saved the priceless treasures of China's Forbidden City in the years leading up to World War II Adam Brookes was born in Canada and grew up in the United Kingdom. For many years he was a journalist for BBC News, working as a correspondent in Beijing, as well as in Indonesia and the United States. He lives in Takoma Park, Maryland. His latest book is “Fragile ...
Freedom Moves: H. Samy Alim celebrates the Past, Present and Future of Hip Hop on its fiftieth birthday
February 14, 2023 19:20 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to FREEDOM MOVES co-editor H. Samy Alim about Hip Hop knowledges, pedagogies and futures H. Samy Alim is the David O. Sears Presidential Endowed Chair in the Social Sciences and Professor of Anthropology at UCLA. He also serves as the Associate Director of the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies, where he is Faculty Director of the UCLA Hip Hop Initiative with Tabia Shawel and Samuel Lamontagne, and editor, with Jeff Chang, of the Univer...
The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism: Why Capitalism and Democracy have fallen out of love and how to bring them back together
February 14, 2023 17:04 - 37 minutes - 25.5 MBIn this Valentine's Day edition of KEEN ON, Andrew talks to THE CRISIS OF DEMOCRATIC CAPITALISM author Martin Wolf on why Capitalism and Democracy have fallen out of love and how to bring them back together Martin Wolf is chief economics commentator at the Financial Times, London. He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the British Empire) in 2000 “for services to financial journalism”. His latest book is THE CRISIS OF DEMOCRATIC CAPITALISM Name as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ ma...
Welcome Me to the Kingdom: Mai Nardone's unvarnished fictional truths about life in contemporary Thailand
February 14, 2023 04:00 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBIn this KEEN ON episode Andrew talks to WELCOME ME TO THE KINGDOM author Mai Nardone about the struggle of ordinary people to survive in contemporary Bangkok Mai Nardone is a Thai and American writer whose work has appeared in American Short Fiction, Granta, McSweeney’s Quarterly, Ploughshares, and elsewhere. He lives in Bangkok. Welcome Me to the Kingdom is his first book. Name as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcaster...
Burn the Boats: Matt Higgins on why we should all toss Plan B overboard
February 14, 2023 01:27 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to BURN THE BOATS author Matt Higgins about why we need to toss Plan B overboard if we are to unleash our full potential in business and in life. Matt Higgins is a proven operator, investor and business builder with a knack for helping founders at pivotal growth moments achieve breakout success. He serves as CEO of RSE Ventures, a private firm that incubates and invests in companies across sports and entertainment, food and lifestyle, media and marketin...
Why All Writing is Failure: Stephen Marche on the Peculiar Perseverance Required to Endure the Life of a Writer
February 13, 2023 20:59 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to ON WRITING AND FAILURE author Stephen Marche on why all writers are failures and how generative AI will become the pocket calculator of language. Stephen Marche is a novelist and essayist. He is the author of half a dozen books, including The Next Civil War, The Unmade Bed: The Messy Truth About Men and Women in the Twenty-First Century (2016) and The Hunger of the Wolf (2015). He has written opinion pieces and essays for The New Yorker, The New York...
Why Both America and Britain are Imprisoned in Empireland: Sathnam Sanghera on how the West has been shaped by its imperial past
February 13, 2023 16:55 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to EMPIRELAND author Sathnam Sangheera about how imperialism has shaped both modern Britain and America and how to escape this colonial legacy in the 21st century Sathnam Sanghera was born to Punjabi parents in the West Midlands in 1976. He entered the education system unable to speak English but, after attending Wolverhampton Grammar School, graduated from Christ’s College, Cambridge with a first class degree in English Language and Literature. He has ...
Happy B'Day, Abe!! John Cribb on what both Republicans and Democrats can learn from the great Rail Splitter on Lincoln's 214th birthday
February 12, 2023 17:29 - 29 minutes - 20.5 MBIn this episode of KEEN ON, Andrew talks to the author of RAIL SPLITTER, John Cribb, on distinguishing between fact and fiction in Abraham Lincoln's unbelievable life and what all Americans can learn from the great man today JOHN CRIBB is a bestselling author who has written about subjects ranging from history to education. His novel Old Abe has been hailed for its vivid portrayal of Abraham Lincoln.. John’s previous work includes coauthoring The American Patriot’s Almanac and The Educated ...
Bloodshed and Lies in Saudi Arabia: Jeed Basyouni on Mohammed bin Salman's Kingdom of Executions
February 10, 2023 20:52 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to Reprieve's Head of Death Penalty (Middle East and North Africa) about Reprieve's new report, "Bloodshed and Lies: Mohammed Bin Salman's Kingdom of Executions" Jeed Basyouni oversees Reprieve’s work on the death penalty across the MENA region. She previously spent several years in the humanitarian sector managing work on the Syria crisis. Jeed holds a Master’s Degree in Middle Eastern studies from King’s College, London. Name as one of the "100 most ...
Can Populism Survive? Massimo Morelli on the nature and future of Populism
February 10, 2023 18:34 - 36 minutes - 33 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the Italian political economist Massimo Morelli about nature and future of European populists like Viktor Orban and Georgia Meloni Massimo Morelli is Professor of Political Science and Economics at Bocconi University. He has been elected Fellow of the Econometric Society – and Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory – mostly for his contributions to bargaining, political economy and economics of conflict, while his current work also deals with...
A Week is a Long Time in Silicon Valley: Keith Teare on How Artificial Intelligence Is Now Unstoppable
February 10, 2023 11:00 - 25 minutes - 23 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the author of THAT WAS THE WEEK newsletter Keith Teare about why a week is a long time in Silicon Valley and how AI is now unstoppable. 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 Labs. Archimedes was the original incubat...