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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Introducing Intelligence Squared US
June 20, 2022 05:00 - 52 minutesI am so excited to share with you Intelligence Squared US, America’s leading platform for fair and balanced debate. I am a huge fan of their work, and have been on the show many times. They always have interesting, meaningful, rigorous discussions about tough subjects. It’s a debate series, and they pull together the world’s top thinkers on each topic to compare and contrast both sides of an issue. The discussions are impartial, informative, and importantly, civil. They’re truly doing great s...
Britt Halvorson: How to Reimagine White Supremacy in the Heartland of the American Midwest
June 19, 2022 10:31 - 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 Britt Halvorson, author of Imagining the Heartland: White Supremacy and the American Midwest. Britt E. Halvorson is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Colby College and author of Conversionary Sites: Transforming Medical Aid and Global Christianity fro...
Garrett Graff: How Are Watergate and the January 6th Insurrection Similar? Nixon and Trump's Shared Paranoia and Isolation From the Outside World
June 18, 2022 17:00 - 37 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 Garrett Graff, author of Watergate: A New History. Garrett M. Graff, a distinguished journalist and bestselling historian, has spent more than a dozen years covering politics, technology, and national security. Today, he serves as the director of cyber ini...
Emma Jacobs: How Do We Define Adulthood in a Time When We’ve Created a Cult of Childhood?
June 18, 2022 12:48 - 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 Emma Jacobs, columnist for the Financial Times. Emma Jacobs writes features with a particular focus on work and office life. She is the co-author of the satirical column, Work Tribes. Previously, at the FT she has edited features, UK news, as well as worki...
Ewen Spencer on What Writers and Photographers Have in Common
June 17, 2022 18:00 - 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 Ewen Spencer, author of Ewen Spencer: While You Were Sleeping 1998-2000. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Frank Smyth: Why the Next Three Years Could Be the Most Violent in American History Since Reconstruction
June 17, 2022 07:00 - 38 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 Frank Smyth, author of The NRA: The Unauthorized History. Frank Smyth is an independent, award-winning investigative journalist specializing in armed conflicts, organized crime and human rights overseas, and on the gun movement and its influence at home. H...
Juan Gonzalez: The Paradoxical History of Latinos in America
June 16, 2022 21:00 - 41 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 Juan Gonzalez, author of Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America. Juan Gonzalez is one of this country s best-known Latino journalists. He was a staff columnist for New York Daily News from 1987 to 2016 and has been a co-host since 1996 of Democ...
Nick Seabrook: How Gerrymandering Is Killing American Democracy
June 16, 2022 16:00 - 25 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 Nick Seabrook, author of One Person, One Vote: A Surprising History of Gerrymandering in America. Nick Seabrook is a professor in the department of political science and public administration at the University of North Florida. The author of Drawing the Li...
Lolá Ákínmádé Åkerström: No, Sweden Isn’t Perfect: On Racism, Xenophobia, and Not Even Feeding Your Own Guests
June 16, 2022 07:00 - 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 Lolá Ákínmádé Åkerström, author of In Every Mirror She’s Black. Nigerian-American and based in Sweden, Lolá Ákínmádé Åkerström is an award-winning author, speaker, and photographer. Her work has appeared in National Geographic Traveler, BBC, CNN, The Guard...
Jennifer Senior: How America's Rasputin, Steve Bannon, Is Simultaneously Clubbable and a Mortal Threat to the Republic
June 15, 2022 20:00 - 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 Jennifer Senior, author of All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood and the recent Atlantic cover story, “American Rasputin.” Jennifer Senior is a staff writer at The Atlantic. She won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing. Learn more ab...
Ethan Lou: Is Today’s Crypto Crash Terminal or Just Another Chapter in Its Inevitable Takeover of Our Financial System?
June 15, 2022 11:00 - 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 Ethan Lou, author of Once a Bitcoin Miner: Scandal and Turmoil in the Cryptocurrency Wild West. Ethan Lou‘s Field Notes from a Pandemic was named among the CBC’s best nonfiction of 2020. Lou has written in publications such as the Guardian and the Washingt...
Christopher Leonard: How Today’s Inflationary Crisis is Likely to Further Inflame Our Democratic Crisis
June 14, 2022 23:00 - 37 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 Christopher Leonard, author of The Lords of Easy Money: How the Federal Reserve Broke the American Economy. Christopher Leonard is a business reporter whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Fortune, and Bloomberg Businesswe...
Simon Kuper: What Political Lessons Can We Learn From a Well-Run Football Club Like FC Barcelona?
June 14, 2022 19:00 - 37 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 Simon Kuper, author of The Barcelona Complex: Lionel Messi and the Making—And Unmaking—Of the World’s Greatest Soccer Club. Simon Kuper is a journalist who writes for the Financial Times and publishes in newspapers and magazines around the world. He is one...
Oliver Bullough: How Britain Became the Jeeves of Tycoons, Tax Dodgers, Kleptocrats, and Criminals
June 14, 2022 17:00 - 39 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 Oliver Bullough, author of Butler to the World: How Britain Helps the World’s Worst People Launder Money, Commit Crimes, and Get Away with Anything. Oliver Bullough is the author of the financial exposé Moneyland, which topped the Sunday Times bestseller l...
James Kirchick on the Hidden History of Gay Washington
June 13, 2022 20:00 - 43 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 James Kirchick, author of Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington. James Kirchick has written about human rights, politics, and culture from around the world. A columnist for Tablet magazine, a writer at large for Air Mail, and a nonresident seni...
Nabil Ayers: Why Writing an Autobiography Is More Like Recording an Album Than Making a Single
June 13, 2022 19:00 - 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 Nabil Ayers, author of My Life in the Sunshine: Searching for My Father and Discovering My Family. Nabil Ayers has written about music and race for publications including The New York Times, NPR, Rolling Stone, GQ, and The Root. Ayers is the President of B...
Rebekah Caruthers: How We Can Use the January 6th Insurrection to Create a More Perfect American Democracy
June 13, 2022 15:00 - 22 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 Rebekah Caruthers, vice president of Fair Elections Center. Rebekah Caruthers is Vice President at Fair Elections Center. Over the past 20 years, she worked on political and government projects all across the country. She has managed or consulted on campai...
Gene Andrew Jarrett on Paul Laurence Dunbar, the Caged Bird That Sang
June 12, 2022 07:00 - 38 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 Gene Andrew Jarrett, author of Paul Laurence Dunbar: The Lift and Times of a Caged Bird. Gene Andrew Jarrett is Dean of the Faculty and William S. Tod Professor of English at Princeton University. He is the author of Representing the Race: A New Political ...
Nicole Eustace: What the Murder of an Indigenous American in 1722 Tells Us About the Dark Origins of the United States
June 11, 2022 19:00 - 25 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 Nicole Eustace, author of Covered with Night: A Story of Murder and Indigenous Justice in Early America. Nicole Eustace is a professor of history at New York University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chloe Maxmin: Why the Democrats Need to Start Listening to Rural America
June 11, 2022 16:00 - 24 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 Chloe Maxmin, author of Dirt Road Revival: How to Rebuild Rural Politics and Why Our Future Depends on It. Chloe Maxmin, hailing from rural Maine, is the youngest woman ever to serve in the Maine State Senate, at 29 years old. She was elected in 2020 after...
Imagine America as a “Parent Nation”: Utopian Nonsense or Realizable Possibility?
June 11, 2022 07:00 - 34 minutesed 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 Dana Suskind, author of Parent Nation: Unlocking Every Child’s Potential, Fulfilling Society’s Promise. Dana Suskind, MD, is founder and co-director of the TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health, director of the Pediatric Cochlear Implant Program, and p...
Gary Shapiro on How Both Political Parties Are Undermining America’s Greatest Strength: Innovation
June 10, 2022 12:32 - 37 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 Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association. Gary Shapiro is president and CEO for the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®, the U.S. trade association representing more than 2,000 consumer electronics companies, which owns a...
Charlie Robertson on Curing Global Poverty: More Education, More Electricity
June 09, 2022 20:00 - 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 Charlie Robertson, author of The Time-Travelling Economist: Why Education, Electricity and Fertility Are Key to Escaping Poverty. Charlie Robertson is an emerging markets specialist, covering global economic themes including democratisation to demographics...
Nandita Dinesh: How Brechtian Theater Can Help Americans Talk to One Another Again
June 09, 2022 11:00 - 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 Nandita Dinesh, author of This Place That Place. Nandita Dinesh holds a PhD in Drama from the University of Cape Town in South Africa and an MA in Performance Studies from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. Focused on the role that theatr...
Note to Elon Musk: Stop Wasting Your Billions on Twitter and Invest Them in Curing Cancer
June 08, 2022 22:00 - 36 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 Vivek Wadhwa, author of Driver in the Driverless Car: How Our Technology Choices Will Create the Future. Vivek Wadhwa is an academic, entrepreneur, and author of five best-selling books: From Incremental to Exponential; Your Happiness Was Hacked; The Drive...
Ian Morris: Why Geography Explains Everything From Brexit to Cuba to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
June 08, 2022 16:00 - 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 Ian Morris, author of Geography Is Destiny: Britain and the World: A 10,000-Year History. Ian Morris is Head of Wellbeing at Wellington College in Berkshire. He has taught religious studies and wellbeing in the independent and state sectors since 2000. Le...
Jefferson Morley: Why Watergate Is Intimately Bound Up With the CIA’s Role in the JFK Assassination
June 08, 2022 07:00 - 26 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 Jefferson Morley, author of Scorpions’ Dance: The President, the Spymaster, and Watergate. Jefferson Morley is a journalist and editor who has worked in Washington journalism for over thirty years, fifteen of which were spent as an editor and reporter at T...
Samit Basu: Why India, and Not China or the US, Represents the Most Chilling Vision of Our High-Tech Dystopian Future
June 07, 2022 16:00 - 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 Samit Basu, author of The City Inside. Samit Basu is an Indian novelist. He’s published several novels in a range of speculative genres, all critically acclaimed and bestselling in India, beginning with The Simoqin Prophecies (2003). The City Inside was sh...
Abi Morgan: How to Write a Memoir About Personal Catastrophe Without Sounding Pitiful
June 07, 2022 12:16 - 36 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 Abi Morgan, author of This Is Not a Pity Memoir. Abi Morgan is a playwright and screenwriter. Her plays include Skinned, Sleeping Around, Splendour (Paines Plough), Tiny Dynamite (Traverse), Tender (Hampstead Theatre), Fugee (National Theatre), 27 (Nationa...
Victoria Finlay on Fabric: The Hidden History of the Material World
June 06, 2022 20:02 - 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 Victoria Finlay, author of Fabric: The Hidden History of the Material World. Victoria Finlay is the critically acclaimed author of Color: Travels Through the Paintbox and the former arts editor of the South China Morning Post. She studied social anthropolo...
John Allore: How a Brother’s Determination to Find His Sister’s Killer Lead Him to a Canadian Serial Killer
June 05, 2022 10:00 - 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 John Allore, author of Wish You Were Here: A Murdered Girl, a Brother’s Quest and the Hunt for a Canadian Serial Killer. John Allore hosts the podcast Who Killed Theresa?, which concentrates on unsolved murders in Quebec, and other justice issues. He launc...
Ada Ferrer: How the 300-Year-Old Cuba-America Relationship Could Have Been Written By a Latin American Novelist
June 04, 2022 19:00 - 47 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 Ada Ferrer, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book Cuba: An American History. Ada Ferrer is Julius Silver Professor of History and Latin American and Caribbean Studies at New York University, where she has taught since 1995. She is the author of Insurge...
Bo Seo: How Good Debate Can Save Democracy
June 04, 2022 04:00 - 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 Bo Seo, author of Good Arguments: How Debate Teaches Us to Listen and Be Heard. Bo Seo is a two-time world champion debater and a former coach of the Australian national debating team and the Harvard College Debating Union. One of the most recognized figur...
Julie Lythcott-Hains: How to Successfully Grow Up and Become an Adult
June 03, 2022 16:00 - 41 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 Julie Lythcott-Hains, author of Your Turn: How to Be an Adult. Julie Lythcott-Haims is the New York Times bestselling author of How to Raise an Adult and Real American. She holds a BA from Stanford, a JD from Harvard Law School, and an MFA from California ...
Peter Wehner: Why a Post-Trump America Remains Very Sick and How to Improve Its Health
June 03, 2022 10:00 - 39 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 Peter Wehner, author of The Death of Politics: How to Heal Our Frayed Republic After Trump. Peter Wehner, former deputy assistant to the president and director of the White House Office of Strategic Initiatives, is a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public ...
Kimberly Wolf: Why Fathers Need to Talk Talk Talk to Their Daughters
June 02, 2022 23:00 - 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 Kimberly Wolf, author of Talk with Her: A Dad’s Essential Guide to Raising Healthy, Confident, and Capable Daughters. Kimberly Wolf, M.Ed., is an educator, speaker, and educational consultant with an undergraduate degree in gender studies from Brown Univer...
Anna Malaika Tubbs: How the Mothers of MLK, Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped America
June 02, 2022 16:00 - 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 Anna Malaika Tubbs, author of The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation. Anna Malaika Tubbs is a multidisciplinary expert on current and historical understandings of race, gender, and equity...
Hopwood DePree: What One American Learnt From Restoring His Family’s English Castle
June 02, 2022 09:00 - 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 Hopwood DePree, author of Downton Shabby: One American’s Ultimate DIY Adventure Restoring His Family’s English Castle. Hopwood DePree was raised in suburban Michigan and graduated from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. A critically accl...
Aaron Friedberg: Why China, Not Russia, Is Our Greatest Threat And What We Should Do About It
June 01, 2022 16:00 - 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 Aaron Friedberg, author of Contest for Supremacy: China, America, and the Struggle for Mastery in Asia. Aaron L. Friedberg is a professor of politics and international affairs at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School and a former deputy assistant fo...
Sasha Issenberg: What America’s Long Struggle for Same-Sex Marriage Can Teach Us About the Possibility of Gun Control
June 01, 2022 09:00 - 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 Sasha Issenberg, author of The Engagement: America’s Quarter-Century Struggle Over Same-Sex Marriage. Sasha Issenberg is the author of three previous books, including The Victory Lab: The Secret Science of Winning Campaigns. He has covered presidential el...
Erin Swan: How a First Novel About America’s Vanished Earth Took 6 Years to Write and 30 Years to Plan
May 31, 2022 23:00 - 26 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 Erin Swan, author of Walk the Vanished Earth. Erin Swan is a writer of fiction and nonfiction whose work has been published in such literary journals as Portland Review, The South Carolina Review, and Inkwell Journal. A graduate of the MFA program at the N...
Nirit Weiss-Blatt: Why the Techlash Has Gone Too Far
May 31, 2022 16:00 - 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 Nirit Weiss-Blatt, author of The Techlash and Tech Crisis Communication. Nirit Weiss-Blatt, Ph.D., is a Former Research Fellow at the University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, USA. Her expertise is in the tech ne...
Helene Munson on Hitler's Boy Soldiers: Can Germans Ever Forget the Second World War?
May 30, 2022 16:00 - 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 Helene Munson, author of Hitler’s Boy Soldiers: How My Father’s Generation Was Trained to Kill and Sent to Die for Germany. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kerri Arsenault and Bathsheba Demuth: How to Tell Effective Stories About the Environment
May 29, 2022 16:00 - 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 Kerri Arsenault, author of Mill Town: Reckoning with What Remains, and Bathsheba Demuth, author of Floating Coast: An Environmental History of the Bering Strait. Kerri Arsenault is a book critic, teacher, book editor at Orion magazine, and contributing edi...
Jon Taffer: Why the Real Power of Conflict Is About Respect Rather Than Violence
May 28, 2022 16:00 - 26 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 Jon Taffer, author of The Power of Conflict: Speak Your Mind and Get the Results You Want. Jon Taffer, the New York Times bestselling author of Don’t Bullsh*t Yourself, is a television personality best known for his no-holds-barred approach to helping hote...
Hal Weitzman: Why Delaware Is At the Root of Everything That Is Wrong With America
May 26, 2022 16:00 - 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 Hal Weitzman, author of What’s the Matter with Delaware?: How the First State Has Favored the Rich, Powerful, and Criminal—And How It Costs Us All. Hal Weitzman is executive director for intellectual capital at the University of Chicago Booth School of Bus...
George Stevens, Jr.: Remembering (And Mourning) The Golden Age of Hollywood and Washington D.C.
May 25, 2022 16:00 - 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 George Stevens, Jr., author of My Place in the Sun: Life in the Golden Age of Hollywood and Washington. George Stevens, Jr. is a director, writer, producer, and playwright. He is the founder of the American Film Institute, creator of the AFI Life Achieveme...
Dov Seidman: How to Make American Capitalism Moral (Or, At Least, Try To)
May 24, 2022 23:00 - 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 Dov Seidman, author of How: Why How We Do Anything Means Everything. Nearly 25 years ago, Dov Seidman founded LRN, a technology and education company that provides ethics and compliance software and content to corporations across the globe. LRN also advise...
Marcus Buckingham: Why Work Sometimes Does, Indeed, Love Us Back
May 24, 2022 19:28 - 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 Marcus Buckingham, author of Love and Work: How to Find What You Love, Love What You Do, and Do It for the Rest of Your Life. For over twenty-five years, Marcus Buckingham has been the world's leading researcher on strengths and human performance, as well ...
Arthur Grace: Photographing Communism(s) and What Life Really Looked Like in Cold War Eastern Europe
May 24, 2022 15:00 - 36 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 Arthur Grace, photojournalist and author of Communism(s): A Cold War Album. Arthur Grace began his professional career in 1973 as a staff photographer for United Press International. During his award-winning career in photojournalism spanning three decades...