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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The United Nations as Leviathan: Roland Rich on why we need to reinvent the UN
February 10, 2023 05:57 - 32 minutes - 22 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to THE UNITED NATIONS AS LEVIATHAN author Roland Rich about why we need a United Nations 3.0 that can fix our broken planet. Roland Rich received his B.A. and LL.B. from the University of Sydney and his M.Int.Law and Ph.D. from the Australian National University. He joined Rutgers in 2015 after seven years at the United Nations where he was Executive Head of the United Nations Democracy Fund and from 2010 to 2014 concurrently Director of the United Nati...
A Spiritual Void at the Core of the Influencer Industry? Emily Hund on on the sad quest for authenticity on social media
February 09, 2023 21:02 - 33 minutes - 23 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to THE INFLUENCER INDUSTRY author Emily Hund about the sad quest for authenticity on today's social media. Emily Hund, PhD, is the author of The Influencer Industry: The Quest for Authenticity on Social Media (Princeton University Press), and a research affiliate at the Center on Digital Culture and Society at the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School for Communication. She writes, speaks, and consults on topics related to social media, consumer...
The Ghost at the Feast: Robert Kagan on America and the Collapse of the World Order 1900-1941
February 09, 2023 18:55 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to author of THE GHOST AT THE FEAST, Robert Kagan, about American foreign policy between 1900 and 1941 and its lessons for America's response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine Robert Kagan is the Stephen & Barbara Friedman Senior Fellow with the Project on International Order and Strategy in the Foreign Policy program at Brookings. He is a contributing columnist at The Washington Post. His latest book, “The Ghost at the Feast: America and Collapse of W...
Hijad Butch Blues: Lamya H on how to unf**k the world
February 08, 2023 21:46 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to HIJAB BUTCH BLUES author Lamya H on what it's like being queer, brown and Moslem in America right now and how to make the world more open and tolerant. Lamya H (she/they) is a queer Muslim writer and organizer living in New York City. Her memoir HIJAB BUTCH BLUES is forthcoming from Dial Press in February 2023. Lamya’s work has appeared in Los Angeles Review of Books, Salon, Vice, Autostraddle, Vox, and others. She has received fellowships from Lambd...
Revolutionary Roads: Bob Thompson gets into his gas guzzling VW in search of the American war of independence
February 08, 2023 08:01 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks REVOLUTIONARY ROADS author Bob Thompson about his search for the war that made America independent.... and all the place it could have gone terribly wrong. Bob Thompson is the author of Born on a Mountaintop, an on-the-road exploration of the real and legendary Davy Crockett. As a longtime feature writer for the Washington Post and the editor of its Sunday magazine, he was known for his pieces on the intersection of history and myth. His latest book is ...
Maybe Tech Isn't So Evil: Darlene Damm on the exponential technologies that could radically improve the lives of billions of 21st century people
February 08, 2023 06:22 - 33 minutes - 22.7 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the Head of Social Impact at Singularity University about the moonshot technologies that could significantly improve the lives of billions of people around the world. Darlene Damm is Faculty Chair & Head of Social Impact at Singularity University. She has spent nearly two decades working on moonshots and initiatives designed to solve our world’s toughest social problems and empower people to create abundant futures. At Singularity University, Darlene...
A Hacker's Mind: Bruce Schneier on how the powerful bend society's rules and how to bend them back
February 07, 2023 20:58 - 27 minutes - 31.4 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to A HACKER'S MIND author Bruce Schneier about how the powerful have learnt to hack society rules and why we need to learn to outhack the hackers. Bruce Schneier is an internationally renowned security technologist, called a “security guru” by The Economist. He is the author of over one dozen books—including his latest, A HACKER'S MIND —as well as hundreds of articles, essays, and academic papers. His influential newsletter “Crypto-Gram” and his blog “S...
We Don't Know Ourselves: Fintan O'Toole on contemporary Ireland as a model for an open 21st century society
February 07, 2023 17:44 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to WE DON'T KNOW OURSELVES author Fintan O'Toole about contemporary Irish history, identity, movies and known and unknown fictions. Fintan O'Toole is an Irish Times columnist and writer. His books include We Don't Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Ireland Since 1958, Heroic Failure: Brexit and the Politics of Pain, and Ship of Fools: How Stupidity and Corruption Sank the Celtic Tiger. A member of the Royal Irish Academy, he is a winner of the Europe...
How to Fix a Broken Planet: Julian Cribb's advice for surviving the 21st century
February 07, 2023 08:01 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBIn this KEEN ON. episode, Andrew talks to HOW TO FIX A BROKEN PLANET author Julian Cribbs about the best strategies for confronting our "Castastrophocene" age of environmental crisis, overpopulation and surveillance capitalism. Julian Cribb AM is an Australian author and science communicator. His career includes appointments as scientific editor for The Australian newspaper, director of national awareness for the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO...
An Assassin in Utopia: Susan Wels on the true story of a nineteenth-century sex cult and a President's murder
February 07, 2023 00:53 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks AN ASSASSIN IN UTOPIA author Susan Wels about connection between the assassination of late 19th century US President James Garfield and the bizarre sex-cult community based in Oneida, New York. Susan Wels is a bestselling author, historian, and journalist. Her Titanic: Legacy of the World’s Greatest Ocean Liner spent fourteen weeks on the New York Times bestseller list; the book was also a Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and USA Today bestseller. ...
Rising Up Against B******t Healthcare: Sonali Kolhatkar on Why Americans Want a Government Run Health System
February 06, 2023 21:00 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to RISING UP author Sonali Kolhatkar about how the American healthcare system combines glaring inefficiencies with even more profound injustice. Journalist, activist, and artist, Sonali Kolhatkar is the founder, host, and executive producer of Pacifica’s popular drive time program Rising Up With Sonali which airs on KPFK and KPFA and also as a TV show on Free Speech TV. She is a Writing Fellow with Independent Media Institute and was formerly a weekly...
On the Ocean's Awesomeness: Farah Obaidullah explains why our lives depend on healthy oceans
February 06, 2023 17:23 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to THE OCEAN AND US editor Farah Obaidullah on the existential crisis of the oceans and why we need to be humble in the face of the sea's power and majesty Farah Obaidullah is an Ocean Advocate, Consultant and the Founder of Women4Oceans. She holds both a Master of Science and a Bachelor of Science from Imperial College in London. With 18 years’ experience in ocean advocacy, Farah has travelled the world observing the beauty of the ocean and witnessing ...
Banking With Your Eyes Open: Robert Pickering on the rights and wrongs of contemporary banks and bankers
February 05, 2023 08:01 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the BLUE BLOOD author and former CEO of Cazenove bank Robert Pickering about the rights and wrongs of contemporary banks and bankers Name as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMA...
How to Fix Capitalism and Democracy? Raymond W. Baker on the "Invisible Trillions" that are Breaking American Society
February 04, 2023 10:00 - 29 minutes - 27 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to INVISIBLE TRILLIONS author Raymond W. Baker about how financial secrecy is imperiling both Capitalism and Democracy in America today. Raymond W. Baker is a businessman, author, and internationally respected authority on corruption, money laundering, and foreign policy issues. He has conducted business around the world, buying and building companies, consulting on anticorruption strategies, and advising on economic matters at the highest levels of gov...
From Doom to Bloom in 7 Days: Why Spring Has Arrived Unnaturally Early this Year in Silicon Valley
February 03, 2023 18:23 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to THAT WAS THE WEEK's Keith Teare about the growing optimism in Silicon Valley of a tech rebirth around generative AI. Name as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL V...
HOMO ECOPHAGUS: Warren M. Hern on how humans-beings have become a metastasizing cancer devouring our own ecosystem
February 02, 2023 22:55 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to Homo Ecophagus author Warren M. Hern on how human-beings have become a metastasizing cancer destroying all life and beauty on the planet. Warren M. Hern, MD, is a practicing physician in Boulder, Colorado, where he is also on the anthropology faculty at the University of Colorado. He holds a Master of Public Health degree and a PhD in epidemiology. His clinical and epidemiologic research has been published widely in scientific and medical journals, i...
How We Built the Wrong Internet: Thomas P. Vartanian on Rebuilding Cyberspace to Make it "Unhackable"
February 02, 2023 17:55 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to THE UNHACKABLE INTERNET author Thomas P. Vartanian about rebuilding cyberspace to create real security and prevent financial collapse. Tom Vartanian is a longtime financial regulator who worked in both the Carter and Reagan administrations before a long career in private practice. His book, THE UNHACKABLE INTERNET, is about how everyone knows the internet is dangerous and we are all sitting ducks for a massive attack that upends our lives, yet nobody...
The Case for "Regime Change" in Iran: Majid Sadeghpour on why the Current Iranian Theocracy can't be Reformed
February 02, 2023 08:01 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to Dr Majid Sadeghpour, the political director of the Organization of Iran American Communities (OIAC) , about contemporary Iran and why, in his view, the current Iranian regime isn't reformable. Dr. Majid Sadeghpour is a human rights activist and the political director for Organization of Iranian-American Communities (OIAC). After the 1979 revolution in Iran, his family was persecuted and his brother ultimately executed. Sadeghpour escaped Iran and ha...
How to Kick Addictive Ideologies: Dr Emily Bashah on ending violence in Israel/Palestine
February 01, 2023 23:53 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the ADDICTIVE IDEOLOGIES co-author Dr Emily Bashah about strategies for liberating ourselves from political movements of hate and violence. Dr. Emily Bashah is an author and licensed psychologist with a private practice in Scottsdale, Arizona. An expert witness in criminal, immigration and civil courts, she has worked on high-profile cases covering issues of domestic terrorism and capital offenses, as well as first-degree murder. Dr. Bashah was awar...
The Return of the Dissident Academic Model: Balazs Trencsenyi on the Invisible University for Ukraine
February 01, 2023 17:11 - 37 minutes - 25.5 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the Budapest based Central European University historian Balazs Trencsenyi about the situation in east-central Europe as well as his role in the establishment of the Invisible University for Ukraine. Balázs Trencsényi is a Professor at the History Department of Central European University. His main field of interest is the history of modern political thought in East Central Europe. Between 2008 and 2013, he was Principal Investigator of the European ...
Eleanor Shearer on RIVER SING ME HOME: A post-slavery West Indian novel celebrating motherhood and female resilience.
February 01, 2023 08:01 - 29 minutes - 20.5 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to RIVER SING ME HOME author Eleanor Shearer about her hotly anticipated first novel which has been selected as the Good Morning America pick for February. Eleanor Shearer is a mixed-race writer and the granddaughter of Windrush generation immigrants. She splits her time between London and Ramsgate on the English coast so that she never has to go too long without seeing the sea. For her Master’s degree in Politics at the University of Oxford, Eleanor st...
When Everyone Leads: Julia Fabris McBride on what she claims as a "revolutionary approach" to fixing our toughest challenges
February 01, 2023 03:00 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBIn this KEEN ON episode a rather skeptical Andrew talks to WHEN EVERYONE LEADS author Julia Fabris McBride oabout what she claims is a "revolutionary approach" to leadership. JULIA FABRIS MCBRIDE is interim president and CEO as well as chief leadership development officer of the Kansas Leadership Center. She is also a certified coach and co-author of two books, the forthcoming When Everyone Leads (Bard Press, January 2023) and Teaching Leadership: Case-in-Point, Case Teaching, and Coaching....
The Revolution WILL Be Podcasted: Zencastr founder Josh Nielsen on the democratization of professional podcasting
February 01, 2023 00:02 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to Zencastr founder Josh Nielsen about how podcasting platforms can democratize professional media to enable anyone to make a living broadcasting from their homes. ABOUT ANDREW KEEN: Name as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient ...
Will Donald Trump EVER Go to Jail? Elie Honig on Trump's Houdini-like Ability To Get Away With It
January 31, 2023 18:05 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBIn this KEEN ON episode Andrew talks to UNTOUCHABLE author Elie Honig on why powerful men like Donald Trump, Steve Bannon, Jeffrey Epstein and Harvey Weinstein are able to break the law and get away with it. ABOUT ELIE HONIG: Elie Honig worked as a federal and state prosecutor for 14 years. He prosecuted and tried cases involving violent crime, human trafficking, public corruption, and organized crime, including successful prosecutions of over 100 members and associates of the mafia. Honig ...
Why the Second World War Still Hasn't Ended in the Netherlands: Nina Siegal on Dutch Moral Complicity in the Nazi Persecution of Holland's Jews
January 31, 2023 16:23 - 39 minutes - 35.7 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to THE DIARY KEEPERS author Nina Siegal about the moral murkiness of Dutch complicity in the Nazi persecution of Holland's Jewish community ABOUT NINA SIEGAL: Nina Siegal received her MFA in fiction from the Iowa Writers' Workshop and was a Fulbright Scholar. She has written for the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times, among other publications. She lives in Amsterdam. Her latest book is "The Diary Keepers: World War II in the Netherlands, as Writ...
Dean Koontz on how to Sell 500 Million Books and Why AI Engines like ChatGPT Will Never Replicate the Human "Soul"
January 31, 2023 14:53 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the best-selling master of suspense Dean Koontz about the limits of literary fiction, the value of human agency, the problem with AI and why dogs remain our best friends. ABOUT DEAN KOONTZ: When he was a senior in college, Dean Koontz won an Atlantic Monthly fiction competition and has been writing ever since. His books are published in 38 languages and he has sold over 500 million copies to date. Fourteen of his novels have risen to number one on t...
What Will Things Be like in 60,000 Years time? Annalee Newitz imagines the future of species, real-estate, love and dogs who shun humans
January 30, 2023 22:19 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBIn this Keen On episode, Andrew talks to THE TERRAFORMERS author Annalee Newitz about the nature of things in 60,000 years - a world simultaneously all-too-familiar and unimaginably different from our own. ANNALEE NEWITZ is an American journalist, editor, and author of fiction and nonfiction. They are the recipient of a Knight Science Journalism Fellowship from MIT, and have written for Popular Science, The New Yorker, and the Washington Post. They founded the science fiction website io9 an...
The Death of Unicorns, the birth of AI and the irrelevance of social media: That Was the Week in Tech for 1.27.23
January 28, 2023 01:15 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBIn this regular KEEN ON Friday episode, Andrew talks to SignalRank CEO Keith Teare about the death of unicorns, the birth of AI, the irrelevance of social media and the other developments in tech for That Was the Week in Tech. ABOUT KEITH TEARE: Keith is the CEO and Founder at SignalRank Corp (https://signalrank.co) - previously Accelerated Digital Ventures, Archimedes Labs, TechCrunch, RealNames, EasyNet. ABOUT ANDREW KEEN: Name as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andr...
Journeys of a Humanitarian: How Jane Olson Emulated her Heroine Eleanor Roosevelt to Become a World Citizen
January 27, 2023 14:20 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to WORLD CITIZEN author Jane Olson about Eleanor Roosevelt, Nicaragua and Uganda, Greta Thunberg and why she remains optimistic about young people making the world a better place. ABOUT JANE OLSEN: Jane Olson has worked as a volunteer for many decades to promote peace and justice through international human rights and humanitarian organizations. She chaired the International Board of Trustees of Human Rights Watch from 2004 to 2010 and served as co-chai...
In the Nation's Service: Philip Taubman on George P. Shultz's UnTrumpian Role in Ending the Cold War
January 27, 2023 08:53 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to IN THE NATION'S SERVICE author Philip Taubman about George Schultz's role in end the Cold War and his historical legacy sas an UnTrumpian centrist in the Republican Party. ABOUT PHILIP TAUBMAN: Philip Taubman worked for The New York Times for thirty years as a reporter and editor, including stints as chief of both the Washington and Moscow bureaus. He has also worked at Esquire and Time magazines. He was twice awarded the George Polk Award—for Nation...
Why BLK ART matters: Zaria Ware on the Audacious Legacy of Black Artists and Models in Western Art
January 27, 2023 02:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to BLK ART author Zaria Ware about the audacious legacy of black artists and models in both European and North American art. ABOUT ZARIA WARE. Zaria Ware is a writer and the author of “BLK ART: The Audacious Legacy of Black Artists and Models in Western Art” (2023). She lives just outside Detroit, MI. BLK ART is her first book. ABOUT ANDREW KEEN: Name as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known b...
How Political Dysfunction in DC is Effing Up U.S. Democracy: Lee Drutman on Breaking the American Two=Party Doom Loop
January 26, 2023 19:11 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to BREAKING THE TWO-PARTY DOOM LOOP author Lee Drutman about the compelling case for multiparty democracy in America. ABOUT LEE DRUTMAN: Lee Drutman is a senior fellow in the Political Reform program at New America. He is the author of Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop: The Case for Multiparty Democracy in America (Oxford University Press, 2020) and The Business of America is Lobbying (Oxford University Press, 2015), winner of the 2016 American Political...
Hunger, Loneliness and Misery at Work: Jon Clifton on the Global Rise of Unhappiness
January 26, 2023 13:55 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to Gallup CEO and BLIND SPOT author Jon Clifton about the anger, stress, sadness , physical pain and worry behind the the global rise of unhappiness. ABOUT JON CLIFTON: JON CLIFTON IS CEO OF GALLUP, the global analytics and advice firm. Mr. Clifton's mission is to help organizations create thriving workplaces; put 1 billion people in touch with their strengths; and help 8 billion citizens be heard on their most pressing issues through the Gallup World P...
This Is Not Who We Are: Zachary Shore on America's Struggle Between Vengeance and Virtue
January 25, 2023 16:00 - 35 minutes - 24.1 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to THIS IS NOT WHO WE ARE author Zachary Shore about America's struggle between vengeance and virtue during World War Two with a particular focus on the decision to drop two atomic weapons on Japan and to rebuild Germany. ABOUT ZACHARY SHORE: Zachary Shore is a historian of international conflict. He focuses on understanding the enemy. Zach is Professor of History at the Naval Postgraduate School and Senior Fellow at the Institute of European Studies, U...
No Longer Pale, Male or Stale: Valentine Low on How the British Royal Family is Transforming itself into a 21st Century Institution
January 25, 2023 12:30 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to COURTIERS author Valentine Low about how the British Royal family is no longer pale, male or stale and how it is reinventing itself for the democratized, multicultural 21st century. ABOUT VALENTINE LOW: Valentine Low has covered the royal family — and other stories — for The Times since 2008. He has been to Russia with the Queen, the Galapagos Islands with the Prince of Wales and Bhutan with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. He is also the author of...
Forget Generative AI: Margaret Heffernan on Why the Future is Up To Us
January 25, 2023 11:15 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to UNCHARTED author Margaret Heffernan about generative AI, the Shell Seven, James Baldwin vs William F. Buckley and why the future is really up to us. ABOUT MARGARET HEFFERNAN: Dr. Margaret Heffernan produced programmes for the BBC for 13 years. She then moved to the US where she spearheaded multimedia productions for Intuit, The Learning Company and Standard&Poors. She was Chief Executive of InfoMation Corporation, ZineZone Corporation and then iCast ...
Say It Loud and Say It Proud: Natalie Lue on the Joy of Saying NO
January 24, 2023 20:51 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to Natalie Lue, - the author of "THE JOY OF SAYING NO: A Simple Plan to Stop People Pleasing, Reclaim Boundaries and Say Yes to the Life You Want" - about social media, the gospel of wellness and where we might discover our authentic self ABOUT NATALIE LUE: Natalie Lue is the writer of the popular self-help blog Baggage Reclaim, host of The Baggage Reclaim Sessions podcast, and author of several books. The Joy of Saying No will be published by Harper ...
Frank Vogl on the American Bankers and Politicians Enabling Kleptocracy Around the World
January 24, 2023 16:18 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to Frank Vogl - the author of "THE ENABLERS: How the West Supports Kleptocrats and Corruption, Endangering our Democracy" - about the American bankers and politicians enabling dirty money around the world. ABOUT FRANK VOGL: Frank Vogl is the co-founder of two leading international non-governmental organizations fighting corruption -- Transparency International and the Partnership for Transparency Fund (Frank is the Chair of the PTF Board). He teaches at...
George McCalman's Illustrated Black American History: How to Honor Both the Iconic and the Unseen
January 24, 2023 11:08 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the San Francisco based artist George McCalman, author of "ILLUSTRATED BLACK HISTORY: Honoring the Iconic and the Unseen" about many black Americans including James Baldwin, Ida B. Wells, Audre Lord and Nina Simone. ABOUT GEORGE McCALMAN: Raised in Brooklyn, George McCalman credits his Caribbean background for his unique ability to both embrace and rebel against traditional modes of design, enabling his work to simultaneously integrate and stand out ...
What Will Become of Syria in 2023? Joby Warrick on the Future of a Catastrophe
January 24, 2023 07:59 - 27 minutes - 19 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the Pulitzer prize winning journalist and Syria expert Toby Warrick on the chances for a peaceful solution to the Syrian civil war in 2023. ABOUT JOBY WARRICK Washington Post National security reporter covering terrorism, rogue states, weapons proliferation Education: Temple University, BA in journalism Joby Warrick joined The Washington Post’s National staff in 1996. He has served with the Post's investigative and national security teams, and c...
Confessions of an Optimist: Publishing mogul Stephen Rubin on why he remains cheerful - even if 85% of books could have been written by a chatbot
January 23, 2023 21:29 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to former publishing mogul (Bantam, Doubleday, Transworld, Henry Holt & Simon & Schuster) Stephen Rubin, author of WORDS AND MUSIC, about why he remains optimistic about the future of the book business - even though , he acknowledges, 85% of published books could have been written by a chatbot ABOUT STEPHEN RUBIN: Stephen Rubin joined Bantam Books in 1984 after a decade-plus career in journalism. Named president and publisher of Doubleday in 1990, he re...
Damian Dibben on the Venetian Renaissance, Color in Art, and why We Should All Visit Venice Once in our Lives
January 23, 2023 17:01 - 30 minutes - 21 MBIn this episode of KEEN ON, Andrew talks to THE COLOR STORM author Damian Dibben about the Venetian Renaissance, the importance of Color in Art, and why We should all visit Venice at least once in our lives. ABOUT DAMIAN DIBBEN: Damian Dibben is an acclaimed British author whose novels have been translated into 27 languages and published in more than 40 countries. His series The History Keepers was an international publishing phenomenon. Dibben originally trained as an artist and scenic des...
An Existential Healthcare Crisis? Dr Robert Pearl on how the U.S. Medical System is Now Deeply Resistant to All Innovation
January 23, 2023 12:07 - 37 minutes - 33.9 MBOn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks with Dr Robert Pearl MD about why the U.S. Medical System is now so deeply resistant to All innovation. Pearl also explains why American healthcare is about to be taken over by Amazon, Walmart and CVS and how ChatGPT will revolutionize the doctor/patient relationship. ABOUT ROBERT PEARL 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 M...
A Peculiarly American Sickness: Paul Auster and Spencer Ostrander on BLOODBATH NATION
January 23, 2023 06:16 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the writer Paul Auster and the photographer Spencer Ostrander about their new book BLOODBATH NATION. Paul Auster is the bestselling author of 4 3 2 1, Sunset Park, The Book of Illusions, Moon Palace, and The New York Trilogy, among many other works. In 2006, he was awarded the Prince of Asturias Award for Literature. His other honors include the Prix Médicis étranger for Leviathan, the Independent Spirit Award for the screenplay of Smoke, the Los Ang...
DLD 2023: Quantum computing, Auschwitz-Birkenau, designing living brains & ubiquitous AI
January 22, 2023 16:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBIn this special KEEN ON episode from DLD, Andrew talks to five speakers at Munich's iconic annual tech conference: Stanford University professors Erik Brynjolffson and Amy Wilkerson; Andy Kitchen, founder of Cortical Labs; Wojciech Soczewica, Director General of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation; and the data scientist and tv host Deborah Berebichez. These conversations range from Quantum computing and designing living brains to virtual tours of Auschwitz-Birkenau & our second machine age of...
Danielle Clode on Koalas: A Natural History and an Uncertain Future
January 22, 2023 08:00 - 15 minutes - 10.3 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the distinguished Australian naturalist Danielle Clode, author of the new KOALA: A NATURAL HISTORY AND AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE. They discuss the crisis of the endangered Koala in Australia and what needs to be done to conserve the land in order to save this species. ABOUT DANIELLE CLODE: Danielle is an award winning author of Australian non-fiction books. Her writing includes natural history, essays, science-writing, historical fiction and best-selling ...
The End of the Silicon Valley Myth: Why Big Tech now faces a Reckoning
January 21, 2023 19:07 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the tech journalist, Brian Merchant, author of the recent Atlantic feature "The End of the Silicon Valley Myth". Brian and Andrew discuss the future of Google, Meta, Apple and Amazon in the face of tech worker unrest and government regulation of Big Tech. And Brian gives a preview of important upcoming book, BLOOD IN THE MACHINE: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech, due out in the Fall of 2023, ABOUT BRIAN MERCHANT: Brian Merchant is a wr...
01.20.23: That Was The Week in Tech
January 21, 2023 15:25 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBIn his weekly round up of tech news with Keith Teare, the author of the That Was The Week newsletter, Andrew imagines the possible "dawning of a new era" in Silicon Valley. For the week of January 20, 2023, Keith and Andrew discuss the future of Google search, a possible Apple virtual reality headset in 2023 and, the way in which ChatGPT is about the transform the world. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kee...
GEORGE KENNAN: A Life Caught Between the United States and the Soviet Union
January 20, 2023 19:35 - 36 minutes - 33 MBIn this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to Frank Costigliola, author of KENNAN; A Life Between Two Worlds. They discuss the life of the 20th century American diplomat George Kennan with a focus on: -- Kennan's role in the origins of the Cold War -- Kennan's interest in Freudian theory -- Kennan's love of Russian culture -- Kennan's history of womanizing and his imperfect marriage -- How Kennan would view today's war in Ukraine -- The challenge for the historian of writing biography Thi...
Curtis White on Transcendence: How Art and Dharma Can Save Us in a Time of Collapse
January 20, 2023 02:14 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBAndrew talks to Curtis White, author of "Transcendent: Art and Dharma in a Time of Collapse" about Western Buddhism, Dharma and a Transcendent Counterculture. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keenon.substack.com/subscribe