Keen On America

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to COURTIERS author Valentine Low about how the British Royal family is no longer pale, male or stale and how it is reinventing itself for the democratized, multicultural 21st century. ABOUT VALENTINE LOW : Valentine Low has covered the royal family — and other stories — for The Times since 2008. He has been to Russia with the Queen, the Galapagos Islands with...

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to UNCHARTED author Margaret Heffernan about generative AI, the Shell Seven, James Baldwin vs William F. Buckley and why the future is really up to us. ABOUT MARGARET HEFFERNAN: Dr. Margaret Heffernan produced programmes for the BBC for 13 years. She then moved to the US where she spearheaded multimedia productions for Intuit, The Learning Company and Standard...

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to Natalie Lue, - the author of "THE JOY OF SAYING NO: A Simple Plan to Stop People Pleasing, Reclaim Boundaries and Say Yes to the Life You Want" - about social media, the gospel of wellness and where we might discover our authentic self ​​ ABOUT NATALIE LUE: Natalie Lue is the writer of the popular self-help blog Baggage Reclaim, host of The Baggage Reclaim...

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to Frank Vogl - the author of "THE ENABLERS: How the West Supports Kleptocrats and Corruption, Endangering our Democracy" - about the American bankers and politicians enabling dirty money around the world. ABOUT FRANK VOGL : Frank Vogl is the co-founder of two leading international non-governmental organizations fighting corruption -- Transparency Internationa...

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the San Francisco based artist George McCalman, author of "ILLUSTRATED BLACK HISTORY: Honoring the Iconic and the Unseen" about many black Americans including James Baldwin, Ida B. Wells, Audre Lord and Nina Simone. ABOUT GEORGE McCALMAN: Raised in Brooklyn, George McCalman credits his Caribbean background for his unique ability to both embrace and rebel ag...

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the Pulitzer prize winning journalist and Syria expert Toby Warrick on the chances for a peaceful solution to the Syrian civil war in 2023.  ABOUT JOBY WARRICK  Washington Post National security reporter covering terrorism, rogue states, weapons proliferation Education: Temple University, BA in journalism Joby Warrick joined The Washington Post’s National s...

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to former publishing mogul (Bantam, Doubleday, Transworld, Henry Holt & Simon & Schuster) Stephen Rubin, author of WORDS AND MUSIC, about why he remains optimistic about the future of the book business - even though , he acknowledges, 85% of published books could have been written by a chatbot ABOUT STEPHEN RUBIN : Stephen Rubin joined Bantam Books in...

In this episode of KEEN ON, Andrew talks to THE COLOR STORM author Damian Dibben about the Venetian Renaissance, the importance of Color in Art, and why We should all visit Venice at least once in our lives. ABOUT DAMIAN DIBBEN : Damian Dibben is an acclaimed British author whose novels have been translated into 27 languages and published in more than 40 countries. His series The History Keepers w...

On this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks with Dr Robert Pearl MD about why the U.S. Medical System is now so deeply resistant to All innovation. Pearl also explains why American healthcare is about to be taken over by Amazon, Walmart and CVS and how ChatGPT will revolutionize the doctor/patient relationship. ABOUT ROBERT PEARL Dr. Robert Pearl is the former CEO of The Permanente Medical Group (1999-2...

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the writer Paul Auster and the photographer Spencer Ostrander about their new book BLOODBATH NATION. Paul Auster is the bestselling author of 4 3 2 1, Sunset Park, The Book of Illusions, Moon Palace , and The New York Trilogy, among many other works. In 2006, he was awarded the Prince of Asturias Award for Literature. His other honors include the Prix Médic...

In this special KEEN ON episode from DLD, Andrew talks to five speakers at Munich's iconic annual tech conference: Stanford University professors Erik Brynjolffson and Amy Wilkerson ; Andy Kitchen , founder of Cortical Labs; Wojciech Soczewica , Director General of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation; and the data scientist and tv host Deborah Berebichez . These conversations range from Quantum comp...

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the distinguished Australian naturalist Danielle Clode, author of the new KOALA: A NATURAL HISTORY AND AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE . They discuss the crisis of the endangered Koala in Australia and what needs to be done to conserve the land in order to save this species.  ABOUT DANIELLE CLODE: Danielle is an award winning author of Australian non-fiction books. Her...

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the tech journalist, Brian Merchant, author of the  recent Atlantic feature " The End of the Silicon Valley Myth ".  Brian and Andrew discuss the future of Google, Meta, Apple and Amazon in the face of tech worker unrest and government regulation of Big Tech. And Brian gives a preview of important upcoming book, BLOOD IN THE MACHINE: The Origins of the Rebe...

In his weekly round up of tech news with Keith Teare, the author of the That Was The Week newsletter, Andrew imagines the possible "dawning of a new era" in Silicon Valley. For the week of January 20, 2023, Keith and Andrew discuss the future of Google search, a possible Apple virtual reality headset in 2023 and, the way in which ChatGPT is about the transform the world.

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to Frank Costigliola, author of KENNAN; A Life Between Two Worlds. They discuss the life of the 20th century American diplomat George Kennan with a focus on: -- Kennan's role in the origins of the Cold War -- Kennan's interest in Freudian theory -- Kennan's love of Russian culture -- Kennan's history of womanizing and his imperfect marriage -- How Kennan would...

Andrew talks to Curtis White, author of "Transcendent: Art and Dharma in a Time of Collapse" about Western Buddhism, Dharma and a Transcendent Counterculture. 

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to Joe Hart, author of "Take Command: Find Your Inner Strength, Build Enduring Relationships, and Live the Life You Want."

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to Soren Kaplan, author of Experiential Intelligence: Harness the Power of Experience for Personal and Business Breakthroughs". 

In this KEEN ON podcast, Andrew talks to Adam Kirsch, author of "The Revolt Against Humanity: Imagining a Future Without Us"

Tufts University's Justin Hollander talks to Andrew about his new book, The First City on Mars: An Urban Planner's Guide to Settling the Red Planet If you want to live on Mars, this one is for you. Enjoy, Martians!

Hosted 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 Jacqueline Jones, the author of No Right to an Honest Living: The Struggles of Boston’s Black Workers in the Civil War Era . Jacqueline Jones is the Ellen C. T...

Hosted 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 Jayne Ann Krentz, the author of Sleep No More . Jayne Ann Krentz is the author of more than fifty New York Times bestsellers . She has written contemporary rom...

Hosted 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 Pico Iyer, the author of The Half Known Life: In Search of Paradise . Pico Iyer is the acclaimed and bestselling author of more than a dozen books, translated...

Hosted 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 Jared Yates Sexton, the author of The Midnight Kingdom: A History of Power, Paranoia, and the Coming Crisis . Jared Yates Sexton is the author of American Rule...

Hosted 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 Angela Stent, the author of Putin’s World: Russia Against the West and with the Rest . Angela Stent is director of the Center for Eurasian, Russian and East Eu...