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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Joseph Weisberg: The Chilling Similarities Between Bush’s Invasion of Iraq and Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine
April 18, 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 Joseph Weisberg, author of Russia Upside Down: An Exit Strategy for the Second Cold War. Joseph Weisberg is an Emmy award-winning television writer and producer, best known for creating The Americans. He is the author of two previous books: the novels An O...
Mary Laura Philpott: Why the Best Non-Fictional Writing Requires the Art of a Fiction Writer
April 18, 2022 11:00 - 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 Mary Laura Philpott, author of Bomb Shelter: Love, Time, and Other Explosives. Mary Laura Philpott, author of the national bestseller I Miss You When I Blink, writes essays that examine the overlap of the absurd and the profound in everyday life. Her writi...
Charlie Eaton: How Ivory Tower Bankers Are Plundering Our Universities
April 18, 2022 03:13 - 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 Charlie Eaton, author of Bankers in the Ivory Tower: The Troubling Rise of Financiers in Us Higher Education. Charlie Eaton is assistant professor of sociology at the University of California, Merced. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...
Charles Kupchan: Why Putin Might Be Right in Opposing the Growth of NATO
April 17, 2022 19:00 - 36 minutesOn today's episode, Andrew is joined by Charles Kupchan, author of Isolationism: A History of America's Efforts to Shield Itself From the World. Charles A. Kupchan is Professor of International Affairs in the School of Foreign Service and Government Department at Georgetown University, and Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. From 2014 to 2017, Kupchan served in the Obama administration as Special Assistant to the President onthe National Security Council. He also served on the ...
Christopher Blattman: The Five Reasons Why Putin Went to War in Ukraine
April 15, 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 Christopher Blattman, author of Why We Fight: The Roots of War and the Paths to Peace. Christopher Blattman is the Ramalee E. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies at the University of Chicago, where he co-leads the Development Economics Center and ...
Christine Emba: SEX SEX SEX: Why We’re Not Having It and Why That’s Bad
April 15, 2022 10:18 - 46 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 Christine Emba, author of Rethinking Sex: A Provocation. Christine Emba is a columnist for The Washington Post writing about ideas and society. Prior, she was the Hilton Kramer Fellow in Criticism at the New Criterion and a deputy editor at the Economist I...
Dan Brooks: How Social Media Might Be Simultaneously Destroying Both Comedy and Morality
April 15, 2022 00:00 - 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 Dan Brooks, writer of the recent Financial Times article “What We Need Now That Social Media Has Fully Weaponized Morality.” Dan Brooks has contributed to the New York Times Magazine, Pitchfork, The Outline, The Missoula Independent, and other publications...
Matthew E. Kahn: Why Going Remote at Work Can Save Both Our Cities and Our Souls
April 14, 2022 20:00 - 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 Matthew E. Kahn, the author of Going Remote: How the Flexible Work Economy Can Improve Our Lives and Our Cities. Matthew E. Kahn is Provost Professor at the University of Southern California. He is author of six previous books about environmental and urban...
Mary Ann Sieghart: Why It’s In Everyone’s Interest (Even Men) to Take Women More Seriously
April 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 Mary Ann Sieghart, the author of The Authority Gap: Why Women Are Still Taken Less Seriously Than Men, and What We Can Do about It. Mary Ann Sieghart is a London-based journalist and broadcaster who has worked for the Times, the Independent, the Economist,...
Victoria Wellman: Is It Ethical to Get a Speechwriter to Write Your Wedding Speech?
April 13, 2022 23:00 - 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 Victoria Wellman, the author of Before You Say Anything: The Untold Stories and Failproof Strategies of a Very Discreet Speechwriter. Victoria Wellman is the co-founder and president of The Oratory Laboratory, a boutique creative agency for public speakers...
J. David McSwane: Exposing the COVID Capitalists and Thieves Who Got Rich While We Got Sick
April 13, 2022 18:00 - 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 J. David McSwane, the author of Pandemic, Inc.: Chasing the Capitalists and Thieves Who Got Rich While We Got Sick. J. David McSwane is a reporter in ProPublica’s DC office. Previously, he was an investigative reporter for The Dallas Morning News and the A...
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita: Why China, Russia and Iran Aren’t Democracies
April 13, 2022 10:00 - 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 Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, the author of The Invention of Power: Popes, Kings, and the Birth of the West. Bruce Bueno de Mesquita is the Julius Silver Professor of Politics at New York University and was director of its Alexander Hamilton Center for Politica...
Jeff Rosenthal: Can Only Rich People Afford to Think Big, Chase Dreams, and Build Community?
April 12, 2022 19:00 - 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 Jeff Rosenthal, the co-author of Make No Small Plans: Lessons on Thinking Big, Chasing Dreams, and Building Community. Jeff Rosenthal is a co-founder of Summit, a global company that has produced more than 250 events over the last decade, and the co-owner ...
Beena Ammanath: How AI Can Finally Solve the Problem of Diversity
April 11, 2022 22:09 - 39 minutesOn today's episode, Andrew is joined by Beena Ammanath, author of Trustworthy AI: A Business Guide for Navigating Trust and Ethics in AI. BEENA AMMANATH is a global thought leader in AI ethics and an award-winning senior technology executive with extensive experience across a variety of industries. She is currently Executive Director of the Global Deloitte AI Institute and Founder of Humans For AI. She has also worked with companies such as General Electric, Bank of America, Hewlett Packard E...
Elizabeth Popp Berman: Why Thinking Like an Economist Might Be a Form of Madness
April 11, 2022 14:54 - 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 Elizabeth Popp Berman, the author of Thinking Like an Economist: How Efficiency Replaced Equality in U.S. Public Policy. ________________________ Elizabeth Popp Berman is associate professor of organizational studies at the University of Michigan and the a...
Christine Porath: How Mastering Community Requires Us to Also Master Civility
April 10, 2022 19:58 - 35 minutesOn this episode, Andrew is joined by Christine Porath, author of Mastering Community: The Surprising Ways Coming Together Moves Us from Surviving to Thriving. Christine Porath is a tenured professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. She’s the author of Mastering Civility: A Manifesto for the Workplace and co-author of The Cost of Bad Behavior. Christine is a frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review, and has written articles for New York Times, Wall Street Jou...
Maddie Anstruther & Anya Gera on Slow News and the Importance of Young Voices
April 09, 2022 16:33 - 27 minutesOn today's episode, Andrew is joined by Maddie Anstruther and Anya Gera, editors of Panoramic, a magazine featuring young voices from around the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Donald Cohen: How the Looting of Public Goods Is Destroying American Democracy
April 04, 2022 08:00 - 44 minutesOn today's episode, Andrew is joined by Donald Cohen, the author of “The Privatization of Everything: How the Plunder of Public Goods Transformed America and How We Can Fight Back.”. Donald Cohen is the founder and executive director of the research and policy center In the Public Interest and the co-author (with Allen Mikaelian) of The Privatization of Everything and (with Nick Hanauer, Joan Walsh, and Zachary Roth) of It’s Never Our Fault (And Other Shameless Excuses) (both from The New Pre...
Eugene Linden: Why the Path to a Livable Future Is Becoming Narrower and Narrower
April 03, 2022 22:00 - 44 minutesOn today's episode, Andrew is joined by Eugene Linden, author of Fire and Flood: A People's History of Climate Change, from 1979 to the Present. Eugene Linden is an award-winning journalist and writer on science, nature, and the environment. He is the author of nine books of nonfiction and one novel. His previous book on climate change, The Winds of Change, explores the connection between climate change and the rise and fall of civilizations, and was awarded a Grantham Prize Award of Special ...
Sameet Mehta: Why We Live in the Age of Cyber Warfare Without Even Knowing It
April 03, 2022 16:00 - 28 minutesOn today's episode, Andrew is joined by Sameet Mehta, the Managing Partner at Granite Hill Capital Partners. Sameet Mehta has been an engineer, investor, and executive in Silicon Valley for twenty years. Prior to co-founding Granite Hill, Sameet spent seven years in M&A and strategic venture capital with Cisco, where he established and led the venture capital effort in India. Sameet holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Princeton University and a MBA from Stanford Busines...
Mark Arsenault: How America’s Foremost Propagandist of Entry into World War One Was an Imposter
April 03, 2022 10:11 - 36 minutesOn today's episode, Andrew is joined by Mark Arsenault, the author of The Imposter's War: The Press, Propaganda, and the Battle for the Minds of America. Mark Arsenault graduated with a B.A. in English and philosophy from Assumption College in 1989. He has been a reporter for over 15 years, and won first place in the 2004 New England Associated Press Editors award for news writing. Arsenault was part of a reporting team whose package of news stories in 2003 was a finalist for the Pulitzer Pri...
Jonathan Haskel: How to Fix the Future of Our Intangible Economy
April 02, 2022 22:16 - 42 minutesOn today's episode, Andrew is joined by Jonathan Haskel, the author of Restarting the Future: How to Fix the Intangible Economy. Jonathan Haskel is professor of economics at Imperial College Business School and an external member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ben McGrath: "Riverman": A Poignantly American Non-Fictional Novel
April 01, 2022 16:00 - 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 Ben McGrath, the author of Riverman: An American Odyssey. Ben McGrath is a longtime staff writer for The New Yorker. He lives outside New York City in a small town on the Hudson, with his wife and two children. This is his first book. Learn more about your...
Julia Hobsbawm: Will the Nowhere Office Turn Us Into Nowhere People
April 01, 2022 14:00 - 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 Julia Hobsbawm, the author of The Nowhere Office: Reinventing Work and the Workplace of the Future. Julia Hobsbawm is an entrepreneur, writer, and consultant who addresses the challenges of the hyper connected age, in particular remedies of what she has ca...
Gary Gerstle: What Exactly Is “Neo-liberalism” and What Should Replace Our Current Neoliberal Order?
April 01, 2022 11:48 - 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 Gary Gerstle, the author of The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order: America and the World in the Free Market Era. Gary Gerstle is Paul Mellon Professor of American History Emeritus and Paul Mellon Director of Research at the University of Cambridge. He ...
Julissa Arce: Why Being American Shouldn’t Require Cultural Assimilation
March 31, 2022 15:00 - 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 Julissa Arce, the author of You Sound Like a White Girl: The Case for Rejecting Assimilation. Julissa Arce is a best-selling author of My (Underground) American Dream (Entre Las Sombras del Sueño Americano) and Someone Like Me (Alguien Como Yo). She was na...
Barbara Kellerman: Are Most Books About “Leadership” a Scam?
March 31, 2022 10:00 - 46 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 Barbara Kellerman, the author of The Enablers: How Team Trump Flunked the Pandemic and Failed America. Barbara Kellerman is a Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Center for Public Leadership. She was the Founding Executive Director of the Center, and a ...
Not Far From Brideshead: On the Sad Glitter of Oxford Between the Wars
March 31, 2022 04:51 - 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 Daisy Dunn, the author of Not Far from Brideshead: Oxford Between the Wars. Daisy Dunn is an award-winning author and classicist. Her latest book is Not Far from Brideshead: Oxford between the Wars, a classicist’s portrait of the university city, which off...
Daisy Pitkin: How Women (and Moths) Are Leading Today’s Struggle to Unionize Workers
March 31, 2022 04:02 - 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 Daisy Pitkin, the author of On the Line: A Story of Class, Solidarity, and Two Women’s Epic Fight to Build a Union. Daisy Pitkin has spent more than twenty years as a community and union organizer, working first in support of garment workers around the wor...
Matti Friedman: The Biblical Story of Leonard Cohen’s October 1973 Resurrection in the Sinai Desert
March 30, 2022 22:25 - 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 Matti Friedman, the author of Who by Fire: Leonard Cohen in the Sinai. Find more Keen On episodes and additional videos on Lit Hub’s YouTube Channel! ________________________ Matti Friedman is an award-winning journalist and author. Born in Toronto and bas...
Sally Hayden: Exposing the 21st Century Slave Trade on the Shores of the Mediterranean
March 30, 2022 18:22 - 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 Sally Hayden, the author of My Fourth Time, We Drowned: Seeking Refuge on the World’s Deadliest Migration Route. Sally Hayden is an Irish journalist based between the UK and Uganda, focused on migration, conflict, and humanitarian crises. She is currently t...
John W. Reid: Why We Need to Save Big Forests If We Are To Save the Planet
March 30, 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 John W. Reid, the author of Ever Green. John W. Reid is the founder of the Conservation Strategy Fund and the senior economist at Nia Tero. He is the author of Ever Green: Saving Big Forests to Save the Planet. Visit our website: https://lnkd.in/gZNKTyc7 E...
Lawrence R. Jacobs: Why Trump is More of a Symptom Than a Cause of Today’s Crisis of American Democracy
March 30, 2022 00:00 - 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 Lawrence R. Jacobs the the author of Democracy Under Fire: Donald Trump and the Breaking of American History. Lawrence R. Jacobs is founder and director of the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance (CSPG) and holds the Walter F. and Joan Mondale ...
Daniel Horowitz: What Shark Tank Tells Us About the Unreality of Life in America
March 29, 2022 20:01 - 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 Daniel Horowitz, the the author of Entertaining Entrepreneurs: Reality TV’s Shark Tank and the American Dream in Uncertain Times. Daniel Horowitz is a historian whose work focuses on the history of consumer culture and social criticism in the U.S. Among th...
Marie Yovanovitch: Why Trump Might Be More Like Putin Than We’d Like to Think
March 29, 2022 16:00 - 46 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 Marie Yovanovitch, the ambassador and author of the memoir Lessons from the Edge. Ambassador (ret.) Marie L. Yovanovitch is a Senior Fellow in the Russia and Eurasia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She first joined ISD as a Senio...
Daniel Yergin: Who Will Reap the Economic and Political Rewards of Putin’s Ukraine Folly?
March 29, 2022 10:00 - 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 Daniel Yergin, the Vice Chairman of S&P Global and author of The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations. Daniel Yergin is America’s most influential energy pundit (New York Times) and one of the planet’s foremost thinkers about energy and its i...
Guillermo Martínez: Sherlock Holmes, Hercules Poirot, Jorge Luis Borges, and the Mathematical Art of the Great Detective Novel
March 28, 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 Guillermo Martinez, the author of The Oxford Brotherhood. Guillermo Martínez was born in Bahía Blanca, Argentina, in 1962. He is a doctor of Mathematical Science and a writer. His novel The Oxford Murders was awarded the prestigious Planeta prize and was m...
Monica Guzmán: How to Have Fearless Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times
March 28, 2022 18:00 - 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 Monica Guzmán, the author of I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times. Mónica Guzmán is a bridge builder, journalist, and entrepreneur who lives for great conversations sparked by curious que...
Tony Hiss: Why Rescuing the Planet Requires Us to Give Back Half the Land to Nature
March 28, 2022 04:00 - 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 Tony Hiss, the author of Rescuing the Planet: Protecting Half the Land to Heal the Earth. Tony Hiss is the author of fifteen books, including the award-winning The Experience of Place. He was a staff writer at The New Yorker for more than thirty years, was...
Michael Ignatieff: Why We Can’t Take the Nuclear Option Off the Table in Ukraine
March 27, 2022 18:03 - 39 minutesIn this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Michael Ignatieff. Between 2006 and 2011, Michael Ignatieff served as an MP in the Parliament of Canada and then as Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and Leader of the Official Opposition. He is a member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada and holds thirteen honorary degrees. Between 2012 and 2015 he served as Centennial Chair at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs in New York. Between 2014 and 2016 he was Edward R...
Keith Ferrazzi: What Politicians Can Learn from Corporate CEOs About Making the World a Better Place
March 26, 2022 09:00 - 43 minutesIn this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Keith Ferrazzi, the author of “Competing in the New World of Work: How Radical Adaptability Separates the Best from the Rest”. Keith Ferrazzi is an American entrepreneur and recognized global thought leader in the relational and collaborative sciences. He works to identify behaviors that block global organizations from reaching their goals and to transform them by coaching new behaviors that increase growth and shareholder value. Visit our web...
Jeff Deutsch: Why Good Bookstores Might Not Actually Be “Stores"
March 25, 2022 16:00 - 40 minutesIn this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Jeff Deutsch, the author of “In Praise of Good Bookstores”. Jeff Deutsch is the director of Chicago's Seminary Co-op Bookstores, which in 2019 he helped incorporate as the first not-for-profit bookstore whose mission is bookselling. Visit our website: https://lnkd.in/gZNKTyc7 Email Andrew: [email protected] Watch the show live on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ajkeen Watch the show live on LinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/gatW6J8v Watch the show live on Fa...
John Markoff: Why Stewart Brand Is the Most Prescient Tech Visionary You’ve Never Heard Of
March 25, 2022 09:00 - 42 minutesIn this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by John Markoff, the author of “Whole Earth: The Many Lives of Stewart Brand”. John Markoff was one of a team of New York Times reporters who won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting. He has covered Silicon Valley since 1977, wrote the first account of the World Wide Web in 1993, and broke the story of Google’s self-driving car in 2010. Visit our website: https://lnkd.in/gZNKTyc7 Email Andrew: [email protected] Watch the show live on Twi...
Mary Childs: Did Bond King Bill Gross Break American Capitalism?
March 25, 2022 01:31 - 41 minutesIn this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Mary Childs, the author of “The Bond King: How One Man Made a Market, Built an Empire, and Lost It All”. Mary Childs is a financial journalist. She’s a co-host of National Public Radio’s Planet Money. Over the past decade+, she’s consulted for HBO on a finance-y show, been on finance TV, and written for Barron's magazine, the Financial Times, and Bloomberg News. She was a Watson Fellow, painting portraits, and was a 2015 Tribeca Disruptive Inn...
Justin Gest: How to Avoid Civil War in America By Creating a Post-Racial Civic Identity
March 24, 2022 16:00 - 39 minutesIn this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Justin Gest, the author of “Majority Minority”. Justin Gest is an Associate Professor of Policy and Government at George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government. He is the author of six books, primarily on the politics of immigration and demographic change—all from Oxford University Press or Cambridge University Press. Visit our website: https://lnkd.in/gZNKTyc7 Email Andrew: [email protected] Watch the show live on Twitter: https...
Brandon Presser: Travel Truth #1: It Doesn’t Matter How Far We Go, We’ll Never Escape Ourselves
March 24, 2022 12:39 - 39 minutesIn this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Brandon Presser, the author of “The Far Land: 200 Years of Murder, Mania & Mutiny in the South Pacific”. Brandon Presser has spent time in over 130 countries, and has written over 50 books about travel. He secured his reputation as an adventure prodigy when he became the youngest person to join the coveted team of writers at Lonely Planet during the days of analog travel. Visit our website: https://lnkd.in/gZNKTyc7 Email Andrew: [email protected] ...
Chandler Baker: Why Good Husbands Should ALWAYS Carry the Laundry Upstairs
March 23, 2022 19:36 - 38 minutesIn this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Chandler Baker, the author of “The Husbands”. Chandler Baker grew up in Sarasota, Florida, went to college at the University of Pennsylvania, and went to law school at the University of Texas, Austin. She worked as a lawyer at a D.C. firm, worked in Dallas for a major sports franchise, and worked as a corporate attorney. Now, she can usually be found listening to audiobooks at two times the normal speed, overspending at bookstores, or obsessin...
Kyleigh Leddy: Breaking the Silence On the Mental Illness Pandemic Afflicting American Young Women
March 18, 2022 13:00 - 29 minutesIn this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Kyleigh Leddy, the author of “The Perfect Other: A Memoir of My Sister”. Kyleigh Leddy is a graduate of Boston College and is currently pursuing an MSW at Columbia University in advanced clinical practice and public policy. In 2019, she won the New York Times Modern Love college essay contest for a piece she wrote about grieving her sister, Kait. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Parents, as well as other publications. Visit our web...
Steven Pifer: The Truth About Ukraine, From the Former U.S. Ambassador in Ukraine
March 18, 2022 08:00 - 35 minutesIn this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Steven Pifer, the former US Ambassador to Ukraine. Steven Pifer is a nonresident senior fellow in the Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Initiative, Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence, and the Center on the United States and Europe at the Brookings Institution, and a William J. Perry fellow at the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University. He focuses on nuclear arms control, Ukraine, and Russia. Vi...
Justin E.H. Smith: Why the Internet Is Not What You Think It Is
March 17, 2022 23:00 - 43 minutesIn this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Justin E.H. Smith, the author of “The Internet Is Not What You Think It Is: A History, a Philosophy, a Warning”. Justin E.H. Smith is currently professor of philosophy in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Paris. He writes literary non-fiction, poetry, and fiction, and he also translates poetry. He is the former John and Constance Birkelund Fellow at the Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers of the New Y...