Keen On America

Episode 1434: In this regular weekly show with THAT WAS THE WEEK newsletter author Keith Teare, Andrew and Keith discuss the looming Substack vs Twitter war, the stealthy entry of Apple into the banking sector, and Betaworks' AI Camp - Keith's start-up-of-the-week. Keith Teare is a Founder and CEO at SignalRank Corporation. Previously he was Executive Chairman at Accelerated Digital Ventures Ltd -...

EPISODE 1433: In this KEEN ON show,  Andrew talks to the author of THE ANXIOUS ACHIEVER, Morra Aarons-Mele, about how to turn your biggest fears into your leadership superpower Morra Aarons-Mele knows that taking your mental health seriously is a leadership strength. She launched and hosts The Anxious Achiever podcast for LinkedIn Presents, which was a 2020 Webby Awards Honoree, 2022 “Best Commute...

EPISODE 1432: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the author of CONSTRUCTING A NERVOUS SYSTEM, Margo Jefferson, about Ella Fitzergerald, Cabinet Making, Josephine Baker and the Refraction of her Life through Art The winner of a Pulitzer Prize for criticism, MARGO JEFFERSON previously served as book and arts critic for Newsweek and the New York Times . Her writing has appeared in, among other pub...

EPISODE 1431: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Grand Lindsley, author of MEDIOCRE MONK, about Theravada Buddhism, ultimate frisbee, and what wisdom he brought back from his solitary quest for wisdom in a Thai monastery Grant Lindsley is a writer in Brooklyn, New York. He encountered his first Buddhist monk as an undergraduate at Carleton College, where he majored in psychology and minored in...

EPISODE 1430 : In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to BUTCHER ON THE BLOCK author Matt Moore about meat, butcher shops, and where to find the best Lebanese food in America Matt Moore is an entrepreneur, cook, musician, host, pilot, and the quintessential Southern gentleman. He is the author of The South's Best Butts and A Southern Gentleman's Kitchen . His food writing has garnered critical acclaim...

EPISODE 1429 : In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Thomas Byrne Edsall, the author of THE POINT OF NO RETURN, about the crisis of American democracy, particularly in the Republican party Thomas Byrne Edsall has written a weekly opinion column for the New York Times since 2011. Before joining the Times , he covered national politics for the Washington Post . He is the author of Chain Reaction: Th...

EPISODE 1428: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the author of NESTING AFTER DIVORCE, Beth Behrendt, about how to co-parent in the family home after the marriage fails Beth Behrendt is author of “Nesting After Divorce: Co-Parenting in the Family Home”. She is a divorced mom of three living in Fort Wayne, Indiana Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst...

EPISODE 1427: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the author of FLYING GREEN, Christopher de Bellaigue ,about the inventors, visionaries, entrepreneurs and marketers pioneering what they claim is a new, environmentally more responsible airline industry. Christopher de Bellaigue writes books and articles and makes radio and TV programmes. A lecturer, moderator and journalist who has reported from...

EPISODE 1426 : In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the author of THINK BIGGER, Sheena Iyengar, about the six steps that will enable all of us to innovate Sheena S. Iyengar is a world expert on choice and decision-making. Her book The Art of Choosing received the Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year 2010 award, and was ranked #3 on the Amazon.com Best Business and Investing...

EPISODE 1425 : In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the author of THE RED ARROW, William Brewer, about a new literature of psychedelia as a mirror for our age of anxiety William Brewer's debut novel The Red Arrow was published by Knopf in 2022. His book of poems, I Know Your Kind, was a winner of the National Poetry Series. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Nation, A Public Space, T...

EPISODE 1424 : In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the author of THE HALF OF IT, Juliette Fay, about regret, human agency and why Gen Y'ers, saddled with the paradox of choice, are the loneliest generation Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of t...

EPISODE 1423 : In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Collecteurs.com CEO Evrim Oralkan about how he is transforming privately owned creative work into "public" digital art Evrim Oralkan is the Co-Founder and CEO at Collecteurs. He is a former Founder and CEO of Travertine Mart. He attended Florida International University and Bilkent University. Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ m...

EPISODE 1422: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the author of GRAND DELUSION, Steven Simon, about the rise and fall of American ambition in the Middle East and its tragic impact on the peoples of the region. Steven Simon is the Robert E. Wilhelm fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a research analyst at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. His new book, Grand Del...

EPISODE 1421: In this regular KEEN ON show with Keith Teare, the author of the THAT WAS THE WEEK tech newsletter, Andrew asks Keith about the current state of venture capital, AI and whether the market has hit the bottom 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...

EPISODE 1420: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Joan Biskupic, the CNN Supreme Court analyst and author of NINE BLACK ROBES, about the historic significance of the Supreme Court's drive to the right  Joan Biskupic is CNN's Senior Supreme Court Analyst. Before joining CNN in 2017, she was an editor in charge for legal affairs at Reuters and was previously the Supreme Court correspondent for the...

EPISODE 1419 : In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the author of BREAKUP, Anjan Sundaram, about on the devastating personal costs of being a war correspondent in Africa and having to choose between his marriage and his moral responsibility to report on an African conflict unseen by the world Anjan Sundaram is the author of Breakup: A Marriage in Wartime (2023); Bad News: Last Journalists in a Di...

EPISODE 1418 : In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the author of A HOLOCAUST FAMILY MEMOIR, Max J. Friedman about why he chose to write a memoir about Sam and Frieda Friedman, his Holocaust surviving parents Max J. Friedman is the author of PAINFUL JOY: A Holocaust Family Memoir. Painful Joy represents five years of intensive research in the U.S., Poland, Sweden, Israel and Germany, seeking t...

EPISODE 1417: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the author of DEMOCRACY ERODES FROM THE TOP, Larry Bartels, on why we should blame leaders and not citizens for today's crisis of democracy Larry M. Bartels holds the May Werthan Shayne Chair of Public Policy and Social Science at Vanderbilt University. His scholarship and teaching focus on public opinion, electoral politics, public policy, and p...

EPISODE 1416 : In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the author of THE FOUNDERS, Jimmy Soni, about the story of PayPal and its remarkable entrepreneurs - from Elon Musk and Peter Thiel to Reid Hoffman and Levchin - who have shaped the 21st century Jimmy Soni is an award-winning author. His newest book, The Founders: The Story of PayPal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley , was a nation...

EPISODE 1415 : In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Hannah Murphy, the San Francisco based tech correspondent of the Financial Times, about the teen mental health crisis supposedly caused by addiction to social media Hannah Murphy is a Financial Times technology correspondent in San Francisco, covering social media companies including Facebook, Twitter and TikTok. She also helps cover crypto and...

EPISODE 1414 : In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to Rajiv Vinnakota, the President of the Institute for Citizens and Scholars, about how to transform Americans into better citizens A pioneering social entrepreneur, Rajiv Vinnakota serves as President of the Institute for Citizens & Scholars, leading its mission to cultivate the talent, ideas, and networks that develop lifelong, effective c...

EPISODE 1413: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to BIG TREE author Brian Selznick about trees, Steven Spielberg, Meryl Streep and how he made a hopeful children's book about our environmental crisis Brian Selznick is the author and illustrator of many books for children, including The Invention of Hugo Cabret , winner of the Caldecott medal and the basis for the Oscar-winning movie Hugo , directe...

EPISODE 1412: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the author of A MAN OF UNDERSTANDING, Diana Janney, on how the great philosophers - from Aristotle to Hume to Kant - have informed her novels Diana Janney read Philosophy at University College, London, where she was awarded a First for her Masters thesis on Kant and Hume. She qualified as a solicitor at a leading City of London international law...

EPISODE 1411: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the author of GETTING OUT OF SAIGON, Ralph White, about how he - as a 27-year old American working for Chase Manhattan bank - saved 113 Vietnamese civilians from the North Vietnamese in 1975 In 1973, Ralph White joined the Chase Manhattan Bank and worked as a business development officer in Thailand and Hong Kong; during his tenure in Thailand, h...

EPISODE 1410 : In this Keen On show, Andrew talks to the author of THE AGE OF SCIENTIFIC WELLNESS, Nathan Price, PhD, about why the future of medicine will be personalized, predictive, data-rich, and in all of our hands Dr. Nathan Price currently serves Chief Science Officer of Thorne HealthTech. Previously, Dr. Nathan Price has served as Co-Chief Executive Officer for Onegevity Health, LLC, from...