Keen On
2,157 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month 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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J. Bradford DeLong: How Joe Biden’s “Supply Side Progressivism” Has Actually Made 2022 A Good Economic Year For Most Americans
December 21, 2022 21:00 - 35 minutesHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by J. Bradford DeLong, author of Slouching Towards Utopia: An Economic History of the Twentieth Century. J. Bradford DeLong, an economic historian, is a professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley. He was a deputy assistant secretary of t...
Allison Gilbert on From Colleen Hoover to New York’s New Wage Transparency Law: The Good News For Women About 2022
December 21, 2022 15:00 - 28 minutesHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Allison Gilbert, author of Listen, World!: How the Intrepid Elsie Robinson Became America’s Most-Read Woman. Allison Gilbert is an award-winning journalist and author of numerous books including Passed and Present and Parentless Parents. She lives outside...
Allison Gilbert on From Colleen Hoover to New York's New Wage Transparency Law: The Good News For Women About 2022
December 21, 2022 15:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Allison Gilbert, author of Listen, World!: How the Intrepid Elsie Robinson Became America’s Most-Read Woman. Allison Gilbert is an award-winning journalist and author of numerous books including Passed and Present and Parentless Parents. She lives outs...
David Kirkpatrick: The Year That Elon Musk Became Vladimir Putin: How We Lost All Our Moral Illusions About Big Tech in 2022
December 21, 2022 08:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by David Kirkpatrick, author of The Facebook Effect: The Inside Story of the Company That Is Connecting the World. David Kirkpatrick was for many years the senior editor for Internet and technology at Fortune magazine. While at Fortune, he wrote cover stor...
Alejandro Crawford: How to Empower Truly Rebellious Entrepreneurs to Do Good in the World
December 20, 2022 05:00 - 33 minutes - 23.2 MBHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Alejandro Crawford, CEO of RebelBase. Alejandro Juárez Crawford, CEO, RebelBase: Alejandro leads RebelBase, the SaaS equipping people who understand pressing problems to collaborate on experiments of their own. He serves as Professor of Entrepreneurship...
Katherine Stewart: Why American Religious Nationalism is on the Rise in 2022—and How to Confront It in 2023
December 19, 2022 05:00 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Katherine Stewart, author of The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism. Katherine Stewart is the author of The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism. She writes about politics, policy, and ...
Mary Annaïse Heglar: The Case for Climate Reparations: Our Environmental Crisis Isn’t a “Villainless Crime”
December 18, 2022 05:00 - 29 minutesHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Mary Annaïse Heglar, host of the climate podcast Hot Take. Mary Annaïse Heglar is the cohost and cocreator of the Hot Take podcast and newsletter. Her essays have appeared in The Boston Globe, Vox, Rolling Stone, Wired, and other outlets. She is based in N...
Mary Annaïse Heglar: The Case for Climate Reparations: Our Environmental Crisis Isn't a "Villainless Crime"
December 18, 2022 05:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Mary Annaïse Heglar, host of the climate podcast Hot Take. Mary Annaïse Heglar is the cohost and cocreator of the Hot Take podcast and newsletter. Her essays have appeared in The Boston Globe, Vox, Rolling Stone, Wired, and other outlets. She is based i...
Orville Schell on China in 2022: A Crack in Xi Jinping's Leninist Authoritarianism?
December 17, 2022 05:00 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Orville Schell, author of My Old Home: A Novel of Exile. Orville Schell is the director of the Center on U.S.-China Relations at the Asia Society. From 1996 to 2007 he was the dean of the Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. He has written ten nonfic...
Orville Schell on China in 2022: A Crack in Xi Jinping’s Leninist Authoritarianism?
December 17, 2022 05:00 - 33 minutesHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Orville Schell, author of My Old Home: A Novel of Exile. Orville Schell is the director of the Center on U.S.-China Relations at the Asia Society. From 1996 to 2007 he was the dean of the Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. He has written ten nonfictio...
Joshua Browder: Should We Celebrate Technology Which Enables the Disruption of Local Government?
December 16, 2022 05:00 - 33 minutes - 30.2 MBHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by entrepreneur Joshua Browder, one of the subjects in of System Error: Where Big Tech Went Wrong And How We Can Reboot. Joshua Browder is the founder of DoNotPay, the first website that allows motorists to appeal their parking tickets automatically, Browd...
Ewan Morrison on Against Nihilism: Why Belief in Anything is Better Than Nothing
December 15, 2022 05:00 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Ewan Morrison, author of How to Survive Everything. Ewan Morrison is a multiaward-winning novelist, screenwriter, and essayist. His novel Nina X won the Saltire Society Scottish Fiction Book of the Year and is being made into a feature film. This is a ...
Keith Teare on a Crypto Winter and the Dawn of the AI Age: How Silicon Valley Will Remember 2022
December 14, 2022 05:00 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MBHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Keith Teare, CEO & Founder at Signal Rank. 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 ...
Weili Dai: How AI and the Metaverse Will Combine to Create a More "Efficient" Future
December 13, 2022 08:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MBHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Weili Dai, co-founder, former director, and former president of Marvell Technology Group. One of the most successful women entrepreneurs in the world, Weili Dai is the only woman co-founder of a global semi-conductor company. Born in Shanghai, she emigr...
Weili Dai: How AI and the Metaverse Will Combine to Create a More “Efficient” Future
December 13, 2022 08:00 - 30 minutesHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Weili Dai, co-founder, former director, and former president of Marvell Technology Group. One of the most successful women entrepreneurs in the world, Weili Dai is the only woman co-founder of a global semi-conductor company. Born in Shanghai, she emigrate...
Maurice Saatchi: Finally Revealed… Why Some of Us Go to Heaven and Why Some of Us End Up in Hell
December 12, 2022 05:00 - 35 minutes - 24.1 MBHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Maurice Saatchi, author of Do Not Resuscitate: The Life and Afterlife of Maurice Saatchi. Maurice Saatchi is a British-Iraqi businessman, and with his brother, Charles, co-founder of the advertising agencies Saatchi & Saatchi and M&C Saatchi. This is a...
Stephen Bezruchka: Why America Needs a “Sputnik Moment” To Reform Its Radically Inegalitarian Healthcare System
December 11, 2022 17:00 - 33 minutesHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Stephen Bezruchka, author of Inequality Kills Us All: Covid-19’s Health Lessons for the World. Stephen Bezruchka is Associate Teaching Professor in the Departments of Health Systems & Population Health and of Global Health at the School of Public Health, U...
Stephen Bezruchka: Why America Needs a "Sputnik Moment" To Reform Its Radically Inegalitarian Healthcare System
December 11, 2022 17:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MBHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Stephen Bezruchka, author of Inequality Kills Us All: Covid-19’s Health Lessons for the World. Stephen Bezruchka is Associate Teaching Professor in the Departments of Health Systems & Population Health and of Global Health at the School of Public Health...
Keith Teare: Are We on the Brink of a Magical AI Age in Which Talking With a Smart Machine Will Be Considered Both Normal and Essential?
December 10, 2022 17:00 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MBHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Keith Teare, CEO & Founder at Signal Rank. 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 ...
Countress of Carnarvon on the Earl and the Pharaoh: From the Real Downton Abbey to the Discovery of Tutankhamun
December 10, 2022 00:13 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Countress of Carnarvon, author of The Earl and the Pharaoh: From the Real Downton Abbey to the Discovery of Tutankhamun. Fiona, The Countess of Carnarvon, lives at Highclere Castle, best-known to millions worldwide as the setting for the popular televis...
Ahmed White: What the Early 20th Century War on Radical Workers Tells Us About the Struggle Between Labor and Capital in America Today
December 09, 2022 16:21 - 34 minutes - 23.4 MBHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Ahmed White, author of Under the Iron Heel: The Wobblies and the Capitalist War on Radical Workers. Ahmed White teaches labor and criminal law at the University of Colorado Boulder and is author of The Last Great Strike: Little Steel, the CIO, and the S...
Allegra Goodman : What Happens When a Novelist "Overparents" Their Characters? How a Fictional Creation Can Fight Back Against Their Helicopter Author`
December 08, 2022 23:00 - 27 minutes - 18.6 MBHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Allegra Goodman, author of Sam. Allegra Goodman is the author of five novels, two short story collections, and a novel for young readers. Her fiction has appeared in The New Yorker and elsewhere, and has been anthologized in The O. Henry Awards and Best...
Allegra Goodman : What Happens When a Novelist “Overparents” Their Characters? How a Fictional Creation Can Fight Back Against Their Helicopter Author`
December 08, 2022 23:00 - 28 minutesHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Allegra Goodman, author of Sam. Allegra Goodman is the author of five novels, two short story collections, and a novel for young readers. Her fiction has appeared in The New Yorker and elsewhere, and has been anthologized in The O. Henry Awards and Best Am...
Aaron De Smet: Why, In Our Age of Permanent Volatility, We Need to Foster a Zen-Like “Deliberate Calm”
December 08, 2022 10:00 - 31 minutesHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Aaron De Smet, co-author of Deliberate Calm: How to Learn and Lead in a Volatile World. Aaron De Smet is a senior partner at McKinsey & Company. For twenty-five years, he has helped institutions transform to improve performance and organizational health. A...
Aaron De Smet: Why, In Our Age of Permanent Volatility, We Need to Foster a Zen-Like "Deliberate Calm"
December 08, 2022 10:00 - 30 minutes - 21 MBHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Aaron De Smet, co-author of Deliberate Calm: How to Learn and Lead in a Volatile World. Aaron De Smet is a senior partner at McKinsey & Company. For twenty-five years, he has helped institutions transform to improve performance and organizational health...
Daniel Akst: Why World War II's Greatest Generation Should Be Celebrated As Much For Its Heroic Pacifism As For Its Selfless Sacrifice in Battle
December 07, 2022 18:00 - 33 minutes - 22.7 MBHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Daniel Akst, author of War by Other Means: The Pacifists of the Greatest Generation Who Revolutionized Resistance. A native New Yorker, Daniel Akst is a writer whose work has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Boston...
Daniel Akst: Why World War II’s Greatest Generation Should Be Celebrated As Much For Its Heroic Pacifism As For Its Selfless Sacrifice in Battle
December 07, 2022 18:00 - 34 minutesHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Daniel Akst, author of War by Other Means: The Pacifists of the Greatest Generation Who Revolutionized Resistance. A native New Yorker, Daniel Akst is a writer whose work has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Boston Gl...
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni: Why All Writers, Especially Novelists, Are Political: Which Is Why Novels Can Change the World
December 07, 2022 10:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, author of The Last Queen: A Novel of Courage and Resistance. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni‘s first book in the Brotherhood of the Conch series, The Conch Bearer, was a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year, and a Booklist Edit...
Esther Woolfson: The Most Disturbing of All Human Sins? How We Live With Other Creatures
December 06, 2022 23:00 - 34 minutes - 32 MBHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Esther Woolfson, author of Between Light and Storm: How We Live with Other Species. Esther Woolfson is the author of Corvus: A Life With Birds and Field Notes From a Hidden City: An Urban Nature Diary, which was short listed for the Wainwright Prize an...
Chloe Sorvino: How the Multi-Trillion Dollar Industrial Meat Complex is Bad For Our Species and Our Planet
December 06, 2022 17:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MBHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Chloe Sorvino, author of Raw Deal: Hidden Corruption, Corporate Greed, and the Fight for the Future of Meat. Chloe Sorvino leads coverage of food, drink, and agriculture at Forbes. Her work has been featured by NPR, Women’s Wear Daily, and the Financial...
Michael Kimmelman: Why New York Should Be Savored on Foot Rather Than From an Automobile
December 06, 2022 10:00 - 36 minutes - 24.8 MBHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Michael Kimmelman, author of The Intimate City: Walking New York. Michael Kimmelman is the architecture critic of The New York Times. He was the paper’s chief art critic and, from Berlin, created the Abroad column, covering politics and culture across E...
David Marchick: What Do FDR, Trump, and Lincoln Have in Common? The Worst Transitions of Presidential Power in American History
December 05, 2022 22:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by David Marchick, author of The Peaceful Transfer of Power: An Oral History of America’s Presidential Transitions. David Marchick is the former director of the Partnership for Public Service’s Center for Presidential Transition and was the host of its Tra...
Samantha Vérant: How to Live in France and Write Novels About Fine Food and Wine
December 05, 2022 17:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MBHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Samantha Vérant, author of The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique. Samantha Vérant is a travel addict, a self-professed oenophile, and a determined, if occasionally unconventional, at-home French chef. She lives in southwestern France, where she’s married ...
Bob Blaisdell on When Chekhov Became Chekhov: How the Son of a Serf Became a Literary Genius
December 04, 2022 14:02 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Bob Blaisdell, author of Chekhov Becomes Chekhov: The Emergence of a Literary Genius. Bob Blaisdell is Professor of English at the City University of New York’s Kingsborough College and the author of Creating Anna Karenina. He is a reviewer for the San ...
Lynne Twist: What Gandhi, Mandela, and Martin Luther King Can Teach Us About Living a Committed Life
December 03, 2022 17:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MBHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Lynne Twist, author of Living a Committed Life: Finding Freedom and Fulfillment in a Purpose Larger Than Yourself. Lynne Twist has been a recognized global visionary committed to alleviating poverty, ending world hunger, and supporting social justice an...
Max Bazerman: Crypto, #MeToo, Theranos, and January 6: How We Enable the Unethical
December 02, 2022 21:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MBHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Max Bazerman, author of Complicit: How We Enable the Unethical and How to Stop. Max H. Bazerman is the Jesse Isidor Straus Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He is the author of many books, including Blind Spots: Why We Fai...
Rae Meadows: What a Novel Set in the Siberia of 1973 Tells Us About the Soviet Union, Women’s Gymnastics, and Contemporary America
December 02, 2022 17:00 - 30 minutesHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Rae Meadows, author of Winterland. Rae Meadows is the author of four previous novels, including I Will Send Rain. She is the recipient of the Goldenberg Prize for Fiction, the Hackney Literary Award for the novel, and the Utah Book Award, and her work has ...
Martin Lund on How to Fight Racism? We Need More Books and Conversations About Whiteness
December 02, 2022 17:00 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Martin Lund, author of Whiteness. Martin Lund is Senior Lecturer, Department of Society, Culture, and Identity at Malmö University. He is the author of Re-Constructing the Man of Steel: Superman 1938-1941, Jewish American History, and the Invention of t...
Paul Boross: How Humor is the Best Antidote to Theocracy In Both Politics and the Workplace
December 01, 2022 17:00 - 40 minutes - 46.9 MBHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Paul Boross, author of Pitch Up!. Paul Boross is an internationally acclaimed keynote speaker, authority on communication, performance and pitching skills. He has helped countless business leaders, politicians, entrepreneurs and professionals learn the ...
MinaLima on The Art of Designing the Graphics For the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beast Films
December 01, 2022 09:00 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MBHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by MinaLima, authors of The Magic of Minalima: Celebrating the Graphic Design Studio Behind the Harry Potter & Fantastic Beasts Films. MinaLima is an award-winning graphic design studio founded by Miraphora Mina and Eduardo Lima, renowned for establishing ...
There's More to Life Than Politics: Orville Schell's Fictional Message to Xi Jinping
November 30, 2022 21:00 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Orville Schell, author of My Old Home: A Novel of Exile. Orville Schell is the director of the Center on U.S.-China Relations at the Asia Society. From 1996 to 2007 he was the dean of the Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. He has written ten nonfic...
There’s More to Life Than Politics: Orville Schell’s Fictional Message to Xi Jinping
November 30, 2022 21:00 - 44 minutesHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Orville Schell, author of My Old Home: A Novel of Exile. Orville Schell is the director of the Center on U.S.-China Relations at the Asia Society. From 1996 to 2007 he was the dean of the Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. He has written ten nonfictio...
Kristin Keffeler: Why Do We Care About the Scions of Wealthy American Families Struggling to Find Purpose?
November 30, 2022 17:00 - 35 minutes - 24 MBKristin Keffeler, MSM, MAPP, is a thought leader at the forefront of a global shift in family wealth advising, known as Wealth 3.0. As a consultant, she guides affluent and enterprising families, rising gen, and the professionals who support them in embracing the positive power of wealth and doing the “inner work” of money. In 2006 she founded her advisory firm, Illumination360. She lives in Boulder County, Colorado. Kristin Keffeler, MSM, MAPP, is a thought leader at the forefront of a glo...
Josiah Ober: In a Time of Hostility Toward Reason and Science, What Can the Ancient Greeks Teach us About the Value of Rationality?
November 30, 2022 09:00 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Josiah Ober, author of The Rise and Fall of Classical Greece. Josiah Ober is professor of political science and classics at Stanford University. His books include Democracy and Knowledge, Political Dissent in Democratic Athens, The Athenian Revolution, ...
Michael J. Wolf: If AI, Web3.0, and the Metaverse Are Utopian Pipe Dreams, What Internet Innovation Can Actually Help Save the World?
November 29, 2022 21:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Michael J. Wolf, co-founder and managing director of Activate. Michael J. Wolf is the Founder and CEO of Activate, Inc., the leading management consulting firm specialized in technology, internet, media, and entertainment businesses. Previously, Wolf wa...
Robert Draper on Weapons of Mass Distraction: How the Republican Party Lost Its Mind After the January 6 Insurrection
November 29, 2022 17:00 - 38 minutes - 35 MBHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Robert Draper, author of Weapons of Mass Delusion: When the Republican Party Lost Its Mind. Robert Draper is a contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine and National Geographic Magazine. He is the author of several books, including the New Yor...
Bruce Davis: Do the Oscars Have a Future in an Age of Superhero Sequels and Prequels?
November 29, 2022 09:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MBHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Bruce Davis, co-author of The Academy and the Award: The Coming of Age of Oscar and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Bruce Davis joined the Academy staff in 1981, after serving as Theater Department chair at Juniata College. He was the o...
Shahan Mufti: How the 1977 Siege of Washington Marks the Beginning of Our Preoccupation With "Terrorist" Violence and Real-Time News
November 28, 2022 21:00 - 39 minutes - 36 MBHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Shahan Mufti, co-author of American Caliph: The True Story of a Muslim Mystic, a Hollywood Epic, and the 1977 Siege of Washington, DC. Shahan Mufti is the chair of the Department of Journalism at the University of Richmond and a former daily news report...
Shahan Mufti: How the 1977 Siege of Washington Marks the Beginning of Our Preoccupation With “Terrorist” Violence and Real-Time News
November 28, 2022 21:00 - 40 minutesHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Shahan Mufti, co-author of American Caliph: The True Story of a Muslim Mystic, a Hollywood Epic, and the 1977 Siege of Washington, DC. Shahan Mufti is the chair of the Department of Journalism at the University of Richmond and a former daily news reporter ...
Andrew Koppelman: How American Libertarianism Became the Delusional Ideology of Greedy, Selfish Capitalists
November 28, 2022 15:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBHosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Andrew Koppelman, co-author of Burning Down the House: How Libertarian Philosophy Was Corrupted by Delusion and Greed. Andrew Koppelman is an award-winning John Paul Stevens Professor of Law at Northwestern University. He is the author of Gay Rights vs....