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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Eboo Patel: Field Notes on How to Build a Diverse Democracy in America
May 23, 2022 23:00 - 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 Eboo Patel, author of We Need to Build: Field Notes for Diverse Democracy. Named “one of America’s best leaders” by U.S. News and World Report, Eboo Patel is Founder and President of Interfaith America, the leading interfaith organization in the United Sta...
Ousman Umar: I’m the Luckiest Person in the World Because I Have Two Families, One Black and One White
May 23, 2022 16:00 - 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 Ousman Umar, writer of the memoir North to Paradise. Ousman Umar was born in Ghana and immigrated to Europe when he was seventeen. In 2012 he founded NASCO Feeding Minds, an NGO dedicated to the principle that the most effective way to prevent migrants fro...
Phil Klay on Rebuilding the American Citizen in an Age of Endless, Invisible War
May 20, 2022 07:00 - 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 Phil Klay, author of Uncertain Ground: Citizenship in an Age of Endless, Invisible War. Phil Klay is a veteran of the US Marine Corps and the author of Redeployment, which won the 2014 National Book Award for Fiction, and Missionaries, which was named one ...
Mark Esper: The Surrealism of Life as Secretary of Defense in the Trump Regime
May 19, 2022 11:11 - 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 Mark Esper, author of A Sacred Oath: Memoirs of a Secretary of Defense During Extraordinary Times. Mark T. Esper served as secretary of defense from 2019 to 2020 and as secretary of the Army from 2017 to 2019. A distinguished graduate of West Point, he spe...
Lise Vesterlund on The No Club and How to Put a Stop to Women’s Dead End Work
May 18, 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 Lise Vesterlund, co-author of The No Club: Putting a Stop to Women’s Dead-End Work. Lise Vesterlund is a professor of economics at the University of Pittsburgh and director of the Pittsburgh Experimental Economics Laboratory. She founded and directs the Be...
Jon Mooallem: How to Make Sense of Profound Arbitrariness in a World That Is Suppose to Make Sense
May 17, 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 Jon Mooallem, author of the essay collection Serious Face. Jon Mooallem is a longtime writer at large with The New York Times Magazine and a contributor to numerous other radio shows and magazines, including This American Life and Wired. His first book, Wi...
Charlotte Mullins: Finally a History of Art That Includes Female and Non-White Artists
May 16, 2022 17:00 - 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 Charlotte Mullins, author of A Little History of Art. Charlotte Mullins is an art critic, writer and broadcaster. Currently art critic at Country Life, she was formerly editor of Art Review, V&A Magazine, and Art Quarterly. She has published over a dozen b...
Glenda Gilmore: The Significance of Romare Bearden's Art in the American Canon
May 16, 2022 08:00 - 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 Glenda Gilmore, author of Romare Bearden in the Homeland of His Imagination: An Artist’s Reckoning with the South. Glenda Gilmore is the Peter V. and C. Vann Woodward Professor of History Emerita at Yale University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...
Gregg Barak: On the Persistent and Unambiguous Criminality of Donald J. Trump
May 15, 2022 20:00 - 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 Gregg Barak, author of Criminology on Trump. Gregg Barak is an Emeritus Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Eastern Michigan University. Barak is an award-winning author and editor of books on crime, justice, media, violence, criminal law, hom...
Maurice Stucke: How Big-Tech Barons Smash Innovation and How to Fight Back
May 15, 2022 08:00 - 45 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 Maurice Stucke, author of Breaking Away: How to Regain Control Over Our Data, Privacy, and Autonomy. Maurice E. Stucke is the Douglas A. Blaze Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Tennessee and founder of the law firm, Konkurrenz. With 25 ye...
Francis Fukuyama: Are We At the End of the History of Liberalism?
May 14, 2022 16:00 - 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 Francis Fukuyama, author of Liberalism and Its Discontents. Francis Fukuyama is the Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow at Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. He has previously taught at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advance...
Andrew Leon Hanna: How the World’s Refugees Are 25 Million Sparks of Innovation and Humanity
May 14, 2022 11:43 - 32 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 Andrew Leon Hanna, co-author of 25 Million Sparks: The Untold Story of Refugee Entrepreneurs. Andrew Leon Hanna is a first-generation Egyptian American lawyer, entrepreneur, and author from Jacksonville, Florida. He is cofounder and CEO of DreamxAmerica, a...
Finally Some Good News: Why We Might All Be Altruistic Creatures
May 13, 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 Stephanie D. Preston, co-author of The Altruistic Urge: Why We’re Driven to Help Others. Stephanie D. Preston is professor of psychology and director of the Ecological Neuroscience Lab at the University of Michigan. She is coeditor of The Interdisciplinary...
James Zimring: How Math Distorts Our Thinking
May 12, 2022 16:00 - 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 James Zimring, co-author of What Science Is and How It Really Works. James C. Zimring is a Professor of Pathology at the University of Virginia where he pursues basic and translational research in the field of transfusion medicine and blood biology. He has...
Leslie Fenwick: How the Legacy of Jim Crow Still Infects American Schools
May 11, 2022 19:34 - 42 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 Leslie Fenwick, co-author of Jim Crow’s Pink Slip: The Untold Story of Black Principal and Teacher Leadership. Leslie T. Fenwick is a professor of education policy, Dean Emerita of the Howard University School of Education, and Dean in Residence at the Ame...
Jim Shepard on Why the Covid Pandemic Might Only Be Phase One in the Destruction of the World
May 11, 2022 14:00 - 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 Jim Shepard, co-author of Phase Six. Jim Shepard is the author of seven previous novels, most recently The Book of Aron (winner of the 2016 PEN New England Award, the Sophie Brody Medal for Achievement in Jewish Literature, the Ribalow Prize for Jewish lit...
Tessa West: How to Identify and Detoxify Jerks at Work
May 10, 2022 22:00 - 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 Tessa West, co-author of Jerks at Work: Toxic Coworkers and What to Do about Them. Tessa West is an Associate Professor of Psychology at New York University, where she is a leading expert on interpersonal interaction and communication. She has published ov...
Jo-Ann Mort: How Poets Could Bring Peace to Israel and Palestine
May 10, 2022 14:00 - 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 journalist Jo-Ann Mort. Jo-Ann Mort lives in Brooklyn, New York. She is a member of the editorial board of Dissent magazine and active in the Jewish community in the US, and advises trade unions, Jewish organisations, NGOs, and philanthropists in the US, U...
Michael Blanding: Was Shakespeare a Plagiarist?
May 09, 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 Michael Blanding, co-author of North by Shakespeare: A Rogue Scholar’s Quest for the Truth Behind the Bard’s Work. Michael Blanding is a Boston-based investigative journalist, whose work has appeared in The New York Times, WIRED, Slate, The Boston Globe Ma...
Charles Dellheim: How Jews Made the Art World Modern
May 09, 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 Charles Dellheim, co-author of Belonging and Betrayal: How Jews Made the Art World Modern. Charles Dellheim is professor of history at Boston University. He is the author of The Face of the Past: The Preservation of the Medieval Inheritance in Victorian En...
Vegard Skirbekk: Why We Need to Bring Down Global Birth Dates and Have Fewer Children
May 07, 2022 16:00 - 32 minutesOn today's episode, Andrew is joined by Vegard Skirbekk, author of Decline and Prosper! Changing Global Birth Rates and the Advantages of Fewer Children. Vegard Skirbekk is a professor at Columbia Aging Center, Columbia University and a senior researcher at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. His research focuses on understanding the links between aging, health and individuals productivity in countries undergoing demographic change around the world. He is currently interested in looking...
Rowan Hooper: How to Save the World For Just a Trillion Dollars
May 07, 2022 11:25 - 33 minutesOn today's episode, Andrew is joined by Rowan Hooper, author of How to Save the World For Just a Trillion Dollars: The Ten Biggest Problems We Can Actually Fix. Rowan Hooper is a senior editor at New Scientist magazine and host of the New Scientist Weekly podcast. After gaining a PhD in evolutionary biology, he moved to Japan and worked in a conservation biology lab, then a national newspaper in Tokyo, then Trinity College Dublin in a nanophysics lab. He is the author of Superhuman: Life at t...
Levi Vonk: The Moral Case for Demilitarizing the Southern Border
May 06, 2022 16:44 - 32 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 Levi Vonk, author of Border Hacker: A Tale of Treachery, Trafficking, and Two Friends on the Run. Levi Vonk is an anthropologist, writer, and doctoral candidate. He lives between the US and Mexico. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...
Nick Marx: Can Conservatives Be Funny?
May 05, 2022 23:00 - 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 Nick Marx, co-author of That’s Not Funny: How the Right Makes Comedy Work for Them. Nick Marx is Associate Professor of Film and Media Studies in the Department of Communication Studies at Colorado State University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
Danica Roem: Why We Should Judge All Politicians Through the Prism of Authenticity
May 05, 2022 14:42 - 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 Danica Roem, author of Burn the Page: A True Story of Torching Doubts, Blazing Trails, and Igniting Change. Delegate Danica Roem, part of the historic group that flipped Republican seats in the 2017 election, is the first out-and-seated transgender state l...
Sam W. Haynes: How Everyone—Left and Right—Has Misrepresented the History of Texas
May 04, 2022 23:00 - 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 Sam W. Haynes, author of Unsettled Land: From Revolution to Republic, the Struggle for Texas. Sam W. Haynes is a professor in the department of history and the director of the Center for Greater Southwestern Studies at the University of Texas at Arlington....
Alice Sherwood: Should We Really Want to Reclaim “Reality” in Our Counterfeit World?
May 04, 2022 22:00 - 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 Alice Sherwood, author of Authenticity: Reclaiming Reality in a Counterfeit Culture. Alice Sherwood has worked in TV as a documentary producer and as Head of Audience for the BBC’s Digital Curriculum, and an advisor to the Economist and Pew Trust’s ‘Eviden...
Tripp Mickle: How Apple Appears to Have Lost Its Soul in the Post-Steve Jobs Era
May 04, 2022 18:00 - 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 Tripp Mickle, author of After Steve: How Apple Became a Trillion-Dollar Company and Lost Its Soul. Tripp Mickle is a technology reporter for The New York Times covering Apple. He previously covered the company for the Wall Street Journal, where he also wro...
Scott Hershovitz: How to Nurture the Philosopher In All Our Kids
May 04, 2022 08:00 - 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 Scott Hershovitz, author of Nasty, Brutish, and Short: Adventures in Philosophy with My Kids. Scott Hershovitz is director of the Law and Ethics Program and professor of law and philosophy at the University of Michigan. He holds a BA in philosophy and poli...
John A. List: Why Quitting Good Ideas Is Often a Winning Strategy
May 03, 2022 23:45 - 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 John A. List, author of The Voltage Effect: How to Make Good Ideas Great and Great Ideas Scale. John A. List is the Kenneth C. Griffin Distinguished Service Professor in Economics at the University of Chicago. He has served on the Council of Economic Advis...
John Higgs: What William Blake Might Tell Us About Our Transhuman Future
May 03, 2022 16:00 - 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 John Higgs, author of William Blake vs. the World. John Higgs is the author of a number of books including The KLF: Chaos, Magic and the Band who Burned a Million Pounds; I Have America Surrounded; Stranger than We Can Imagine; The Future Starts Here; and ...
Emily Bingham: How “My Old Kentucky Home” Is a Sonic Monument to a Segregated America
May 03, 2022 14:50 - 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 Emily Bingham, author of My Old Kentucky Home: The Astonishing Life and Reckoning of an Iconic American Song. Emily Bingham is the author of Irrepressible: The Jazz Age Life of Henrietta Bingham and Mordecai: An Early American Family. She lives in Louisvil...
Sy Montgomery: How Hawks Teach Us a Different Way to Love
May 02, 2022 20:00 - 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 Sy Montgomery, author of The Hawk’s Way: Encounters with Fierce Beauty. Sy Montgomery is a naturalist, documentary scriptwriter, and author of thirty-one acclaimed books of nonfiction for adults and children, including The Hummingbirds’ Gift, the National ...
Rebecca Schiller: How to Write a Literary Memoir About Neurodivergency
May 01, 2022 10:00 - 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 Rebecca Schiller, author of A Thousand Ways to Pay Attention: A Memoir of Coming Home to My Neurodivergent Mind. Rebecca Schiller is cofounder and trustee of the human rights organization Birthrights and a regular contributor to The Guardian. She is also t...
Edward Sullivan: How Authentic Conversation Can Unlock Our Creativity, Our Purpose, and Our Happiness
April 30, 2022 14:46 - 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 Edward Sullivan, author of Leading with Heart: Five Conversations That Unlock Creativity, Purpose, and Results. Edward Sullivan is the CEO and managing partner at Velocity Group. His twenty-five-year career as an executive coach and political consultant ha...
Lis Wiehl: Why Robert Hanssen Was America's Most Damaging Spy
April 28, 2022 20:06 - 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 Lis Wiehl, author of A Spy in Plain Sight: The Inside Story of the FBI and Robert Hanssen—America’s Most Damaging Russian Spy. Lis Wiehl is one of the nation’s most prominent trial lawyers and highly regarded commentators. She is a regular commentator for ...
Toni Bentley on George Balanchine, the Man Who Loved Women
April 28, 2022 08:00 - 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 Toni Bentley, author of Serenade: A Balanchine Story. Toni Bentley danced with George Balanchine’s New York City Ballet for ten years. She is the author of five New York Times Notable Books, including Winter Season: A Dancer’s Journal, Holding On to the Ai...
David Kirkpatrick: From Tragedy to Farce: On the Changing Story of Facebook
April 27, 2022 19:29 - 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 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 stories...
Joel Simon: How the Infodemic Is Making the World Sicker and Less Free
April 27, 2022 10:00 - 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 Joel Simon, author of The Infodemic: How Censorship and Lies Made the World Sicker and Less Free. Joel Simon is a fellow at the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia Journalism School and formerly the Executive Director of the Committee to Protect ...
Richard Overy: Has the Second World War Ended Yet?
April 26, 2022 22:00 - 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 Richard Overy, author of Blood and Ruins: The Last Imperial War, 1931-1945. Richard Overy is Professor of History at the University of Exeter and one of Britain’s most distinguished historians and an internationally renowned scholar of World War II. He is ...
Viktor Mayer-Schönberger: Why Free Access Is the Key to Fixing Big Tech Monopolies
April 26, 2022 14:15 - 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 Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, author of Access Rules: Freeing Data from Big Tech for a Better Future. Viktor Mayer-Schönberger is Professor of Internet Governance and Regulation at the University of Oxford. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...
John Thornhill: What Do Startup Entrepreneurs and Authors Have in Common?
April 25, 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 John Thornhill, Innovation Editor of the Financial Times and founder of Sifted. John Thornhill is the Innovation Editor at the Financial Times writing a weekly column on the impact of technology. He is also the founder and editorial director of Sifted, the...
Mickey Huff: Can We Trust Anything We Read in the Media These Days?
April 25, 2022 09:00 - 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 Mickey Huff, co-author of The Media and Me: A Guide to Critical Media Literacy for Young People. Mickey Huff is director of Project Censored and the president of the Media Freedom Foundation. He has edited or coedited ten volumes of in the Censored book se...
C. Fred Bergsten: Why Trump and Biden Are Dangerously Wrong About China
April 24, 2022 17:50 - 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 C. Fred Bergsten, author of The United States vs. China: The Quest for Global Economic Leadership. C. Fred Bergsten is Nonresident Senior Fellow and Director Emeritus at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, of which he was Founding Director ...
Introducing Storybound
April 22, 2022 13:44 - 30 minutesNow celebrating its fifth season, Storybound is a radio theater program designed for the podcast age. Hosted by 2021 KCRW Radio Race winner Jude Brewer, Storybound presents the voices of today’s best writers, like Mitchell S. Jackson, Tamara Winfrey-Harris, and Chuck Klosterman, reading accomplished works of fiction and non-fiction. You’ll also hear original music specially composed for the respective text. Needless to say, it’s an immersive storytelling experience. The episode we’re sharing...
Natasha Lunn: Is Talking About Love a Female Thing?
April 22, 2022 00:10 - 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 Natasha Lunn, author of Conversations on Love: Lovers, Strangers, Parents, Friends, Endings, Beginnings. Natasha Lunn is the features director at RED magazine and the creator of a popular and acclaimed bimonthly email newsletter, Conversations on Love. She...
Yascha Mounk on the Paradoxes of American Patriotism in the Black Community
April 21, 2022 20:47 - 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 Yascha Mounk, author of The Great Experiment: Why Diverse Democracies Fall Apart and How They Can Endure. Yascha Mounk is a writer and academic known for his work on the rise of populism and the crisis of liberal democracy. Born in Germany to Polish parent...
David De Jong: Why the Evil Legacy of Nazi Billionaires Remains Very Much Alive in Germany Today
April 20, 2022 13:07 - 30 minutesIn this episode, Andrew is joined by David De Jong, author of Nazi Billionaires: The Dark History of Germany’s Wealthiest Dynasties. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Matt Richtel: Why Most of Us Are Terrified of Being Creative
April 19, 2022 16:00 - 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 Matt Richtel, author of Inspired: Understanding Creativity: A Journey Through Art, Science, and the Soul. Matt Richtel is a Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter and bestselling nonfiction and mystery author. He lives in San Francisco with his wif...
Steven Kotler: Should We Relish a "Post-Human" Future in Which We Will Be Able to Fully Empathize With Trees, Plants, and Other Creatures?
April 18, 2022 20:21 - 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 Steven Kotler, author of The Devil’s Dictionary. Steven Kotler is a New York Times bestselling author, award-winning journalist, and Founder and Executive Director of the Flow Research Collective. He is the author of over a dozen books, including The Art o...