Keen On America

EPISODE 1659: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Bethanne Patrick, the LA Times book critic, about new non-fiction from Alexander Stille, Darrin Bell, Susan Casey, Elizabeth Rush, Yepoka Yeebo, Eliot Page, Brooke Kroeger and Lena Andrews Bethanne Patrick maintains a storied place in the publishing industry as a critic and as @TheBookMaven on Twitter, where she created the popular #FridayReads a...

EPISODE 1658: In this regular weekly show with THAT WAS THE WEEK newsletter author Keith Teare, Keith explains how being a good investor requires us to overcome our emotions in today's roller-coaster of a market Keith Teare is a Founder and CEO at SignalRank Corporation. Previously he was Executive Chairman at Accelerated Digital Ventures Ltd - A UK based global investment company focused on start...

EPISODE 1657: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Jemima Kelly, a Columnist at the Financial Times newspaper, about the gross inauthenticity of podcasts and most other forms of "social "media  Jemima Kelly writes a weekly Financial Times column on a range of subjects, from culture wars to crypto, as well as features, and sometimes hosts podcasts. She previously wrote for Alphaville, the FT’s mar...

EPISODE 1656: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Arturo Cifuentes, co-author of THE WORTH OF ART, about why valuing art is like evaluating the price of real-estate and why red paintings get the best price Arturo Cifuentes is a finance professional; senior research associate at Clapes UC, a public policy center affiliated with the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile; and former president of...

EPISODE 1655: In this KEEN ON show,  Andrew talks to Deesha Philyaw, author of THE SECRET LIVGES OF CHURCH LADIES, about Black Twitter, the influencer economy and the loneliness of online existence Deesha Philyaw’s debut short story collection, The Secret Lives of Church Ladies , won the 2021 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, the 2020/2021 Story Prize, and the 2020 LA Times Book Prize: The Art Seide...

EPISODE 1654: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Susan MacKenty Brady, co-author the bestselling ARRIVE AND THRIVE, about how men and women can begin talking fearlessly to one another again Susan MacKenty Brady is the Deloitte Ellen Gabriel Chair for Women and Leadership at Simmons University and the first Chief Executive Officer of The Simmons University Institute for Inclusive Leadership. Sus...

EPISODE 1653: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Quinn Eastman, author of THE WOMAN WHO COULDN'T WAKE UP, about idiopathic hypersomnia and the science of sleepiness Quinn Eastman is a technical editor at Emory University School of Medicine. He was trained as a biochemist, receiving a PhD from Yale University, and has worked as a journalist, covering local government and environmental issues as...

EPISODE 1652: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Peter Kim, author of HOW TRUST WORKS, about the science of how relationships are built, broken, and repaired. Dr. Peter H. Kim is a Professor of Management and Organization at the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business. He received his Ph. D. in Organizational Behavior from Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate Schoo...

EPISODE 1951: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Dave Winer, author of the long-running Scripting News blog, about his role in the invention of disruptive technologies like blogs and news feeds Dave Winer is a software developer in New York. He led the early development of blogging, podcasting and RSS. He started two Silicon Valley tech companies, in PC and Mac development in the 80s. Dave is a...

EPISODE 1650:  In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the Lithub film critic, Olivia Rutigliano, about Jean-Luc Godard's 1963  controversial film, "Le Mepris" (Contempt) Olivia Rutigliano is the Associate Editor of LitHub's CrimeReads vertical and the Senior Film Writer at LitHub. She is also a Contributing Editor at Bright Wall/Dark Room. Her other work appears in Vanity Fair, Vulture, Lapham's Qu...

EPISODE 1649: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Matthew Moynihan, author of FUSION's PROMISE, about the technological breakthroughs in nuclear fusion that can conquer climate change on earth and carry humans to Mars in a month Matthew Moyniham is a scientist and consultant, with a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Buffalo and a PhD from the University of Rochester Laborator...

EPISODE 1648: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Andrew Hill, the Senior Business Writer at the Financial Times, about the 15 best business books of 2023 Andrew Hill is senior business writer at the FT and consulting editor, FT Live . He is a former management editor, City editor, financial editor and comment and analysis editor. He is the author of ‘Leadership in the Headlines’ (2016), a colle...

EPISODE 1647: In this regular weekly show with THAT WAS THE WEEK newsletter author Keith Teare, Keith explains why the venture capital ecosystem is in crisis but is more hopeful about Substack reinventing the online media ecosystem.  Keith Teare is a Founder and CEO at SignalRank Corporation. Previously he was Executive Chairman at Accelerated Digital Ventures Ltd - A UK based global investment co...

EPISODE 1646: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Kathryn Cramer Brownell, author of 24/7 POLITICS, about the role of cable news channels like MTV, Fox, CNN & C-SPAN  in fragmenting American democracy Kathryn Cramer Brownell is an associate professor of history at Purdue University and the author of 24/7 Politics: Cable television and the Fragmenting of America from Watergate to Fox News (20...

EPISODE 1655: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Rion Amilcar Scott, the author of THE WORLD DOESN'T REQUIRE YOU, about the role of Black Twitter in representing and addressing American injustice Rion Amilcar Scott is the author of the story collection, The World Doesn’t Require You (Norton/Liveright, August 2019). His debut story collection, Insurrections (University Press of Kentucky, 2016),...

EPISODE 1644: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Jennifer McAdam, the author of DEVIL'S COIN, about her battle to take down Ruja Ignatova, the notorious Bulgarian OneCoin Cryptoqueen Jennifer McAdam had a long career in the marketing industry before launching her own consultancy working with IT companies throughout Scotland and abroad. Illness forced here to cut back on work, but she remains ac...

EPISODE 1643: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to  Bethanne Patrick, the LA Times book critic, about new fiction from Tania James, Colson Whitehead, Jenny Erpenbeck, Emma Cline, Jamel Brinkley and Luis Urrea Bethanne Patrick maintains a storied place in the publishing industry as a critic and as @TheBookMaven on Twitter, where she created the popular #FridayReads and regularly comments on books...

EPISODE 1642: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Scott Creney, co-author of THE STORY OF THE B-52s, about one of the most subversive and iconic American pop music history Scott Creney is author of the work of creative nonfiction Dear Al-Qaeda: Letters to the World’s Most Notorious Terror Organization (Black Ocean). They have written about music, books, and film for Clash Music, The Fanzine, Col...

EPISODE 1641: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Michael Wooldridge, author of A BRIEF HISTORY OF AI, about the vast quantities of online data, especially social media content, that have trained ChatGPT to mimic human language Michael John Wooldridge (born 26 August 1966) is a professor of computer science at the University of Oxford . His main research interests is in multi-agent systems , and...

EPISODE 1640: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the New York Times and Atlantic columnist Peter Wehner about why the 2024 election may present America with its greatest moral moment since the Civil War Peter Wehner is a contributing writer at The Atlantic and a senior fellow at the Trinity Forum. His books include The Death of Politics: How to Heal Our Frayed Republic After Trump , City of Man...

EPISODE 1639: In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the prolific futurist and tech critic, Douglas Rushkoff, about the false promises of social media and our need to engage with what he calls "reality reality" Named one of the “world’s ten most influential intellectuals” by MIT, Douglas Rushkoff is an author and documentarian who studies human autonomy in a digital age. His twenty books include...

EPISODE 1638: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Tobias Rose-Stockwell, author of OUTRAGE MACHINE, about the checkered history of social media Tobias Rose-Stockwell is a writer, designer, technologist and media researcher whose work has been featured in The Atlantic, WIRED, NPR, the BBC, and on CNN. He is the author of the upcoming book Outrage Machine, which forcefully unpacks social media's i...

EPISODE 1637: In this regular weekly show with THAT WAS THE WEEK newsletter author Keith Teare, Keith describes a near apocalypse for Silicon Valley billion dollar valued start-ups ("unicorns") and the impact of this meltdown on the broader innovation economy Keith Teare is a Founder and CEO at SignalRank Corporation. Previously he was Executive Chairman at Accelerated Digital Ventures Ltd - A UK...

EPISODE 1636: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Brooke Kroeger, author of UNDAUNTED, about how fearless women like Ida Wells, Martha Gellhorn and Joan Didion changed American journalism Brooke Kroeger is a journalist , professor emerita at NYU, and the author of six books, the latest of which is Undaunted: How Women Changed American Journalism , published by A.A. Knopf in May 2023. It explores...

EPISODE 1634: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Aryeh Lightstone, author of LET MY PEOPLE KNOW, about what he believes was the "incredible story of Middle East peace" reflected by the 2020 deal between Israel and Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates ARYEH LIGHTSTONE served as the Senior Advisor to U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman from 2017 to 2021. He played a critical role in advancin...