Andrew Keen

Keen On America

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Nobody 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 bo...

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Andrew Keen

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Corinne Sawers: Why the Pro-Market American Model of Confronting Today's Climate Emergency Might Offer the Most Realistic Way to Get to Net Zero 04.01.2023 22:35

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 Corinne Sawers, co-author of Supercharge Me: Net Zero Faster . Corinne Sawers (London) joined KKR in 2022 as a member of KKR Capstone, driving operational ESG...

Jim Campbell on the Ponzi Boys: What Makes Bernie Madoff and Sam Bankman-Fried the Same Type of Monstrous Human-Being? 04.01.2023 31:17

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 Jim Campbell, author of Madoff Talks: Uncovering the Untold Story Behind the Most Notorious Ponzi Scheme in History . Jim Campbell is the host of the nationall...

Martha Nussbaum: Why Justice for Animals Means Eliminating the Word "Pet" and Perhaps Even Giving Citizenship to Other Species 04.01.2023 34:00

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 Martha Nussbaum, author of Justice for Animals: Our Collective Responsibility . Martha C. Nussbaum is the Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law a...

Brad Feld: The Tech Community Needs To Be Humble to Survive With What Will Be a "Challenging" 2023 03.01.2023 39:51

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 Brad Feld, co-author of Startup Boards: A Field Guide to Building and Leading an Effective Board of Directors . Brad Feld has invested in startups for over 25...

Beezy Marsh: Remembering a London of 1946 in Which Fearsome Female Gangsters Ran the Show 03.01.2023 25:15

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 Beezy Marsh, author of Queen of Thieves . Beezy Marsh is a #1 internationally and Sunday Times top ten bestselling author. She is also an award-winning journal...

Leigh Goodmark on the Case for Abolition Feminism: Why We Need to Decriminalize Domestic Violence 03.01.2023 30:45

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 Leigh Goodmark, author of Imperfect Victims: Criminalized Survivors and the Promise of Abolition Feminism . Leigh Goodmark is Marjorie Cook Professor of Law at...

Frank Smyth: Don't Shoot Me, I'm Only the Messenger: Why the Bad 2022 News About Gun Proliferation and Violence in America Will Probably Only Get Worse in 2023 02.01.2023 31:42

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 Frank Smyth, author of The NRA: The Unauthorized History . Frank Smyth is an independent, award-winning investigative journalist specializing in armed conflict...

Peter Pomerantsev: Why the "Evil" Russian Invasion of Ukraine Will Only End When the West Arms Ukraine With Missiles That Can Reach Russian Cities 02.01.2023 34:55

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 Peter Pomerantsev, the author of This Is Not Propaganda . Peter Pomerantsev is a Senior Fellow at the Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University, and at the I...

Kevin Boyle: How to Escape the Culture-War Paranoia That Has Infected American Politics Since the Sixties 02.01.2023 31:01

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 Kevin Boyle, the author of The Shattering: America in the 1960s . Kevin Boyle is the author of Arc of Justice , winner of the National Book Award and a finalis...

William Deresiewicz: Why 2022 Was a Good Year For American Liberals Fighting Against the Fundamentalism of Both Left- and Right-Wing Intolerance 01.01.2023 29:17

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 William Deresiewicz, the author of The End of Solitude: Selected Essays on Culture and Society . William Deresiewicz is an award-winning author, essayist and c...

Chris Schroeder: How to Read 100 Books in 2023 Without Going to Live in a Library or a Bookstore 01.01.2023 28:54

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 Chris Schroeder, writer of the Seeking Awesome Substack newsletter and the author of Startup Rising . Christopher M. Schroeder is a Washington D.C. and New Yor...

Rick Wartzman: How Joe Biden Has Done More For Labor Unions Than Any President Since FDR and What to Hope For in 2023 to Maintain This Progress 01.01.2023 28:14

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 Rick Wartzman, author of Still Broke: Walmart’s Remarkable Transformation and the Limits of Socially Conscious Capitalism . Rick Wartzman is head of the KH Moo...

Jenny Kleeman on Humanity's Fate in 2022: Have We All Become Frogs Being Slowly Boiled Alive in the Pot of Technological "Progress"? 31.12.2022 26:10

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 Jenny Kleeman, author of Sex Robots and Vegan Meat: Adventures at the Frontier of Birth, Food, Sex, and Death . Jenny Kleeman is a journalist and documentary f...

Soli Özel on the Middle East in 2022: Iran, Israel, Turkey, the Gulf, and the Other Asymmetries of a Multi-Polar Region 31.12.2022 28:20

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 Soli Özel, professor of International Relations at Kadir Has University in Istanbul. Soli Özel is professor of International Relations at Kadir Has University...

Gary Gerstle: How Liz Truss, The Russian Invasion of Ukraine, and Joe Biden's Economic Policies Have All Contributed to the Decline, and Perhaps Even Death, of Neo-Liberalism in 2022 31.12.2022 33:11

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 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...

Christopher Leonard: Why Our Inflationary Crisis Might Not Be Over and How This Could Trigger a Broader Economic Collapse in 2023 30.12.2022 37:15

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 Christopher Leonard, the author of The Lords of Easy Money: How the Federal Reserve Broke the American Economy . Christopher Leonard is a business reporter who...

Gary Marcus: Why We're Going to Need More Human Intelligence and More Liberal Arts Education In Our Imminent Age of AI 30.12.2022 33:42

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 Gary Marcus, author of Rebooting AI: Building Artificial Intelligence We Can Trust . Gary Marcus is a scientist, best-selling author, and entrepreneur. He is t...

Julia Hobsbawm: Why the 2022 Trend of the Year Was Working From Home and How This Probably Won't Change in 2023 30.12.2022 28:30

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 Julia Hobsbawm, author of The Nowhere Office: Reinventing Work and the Workplace of the Future . Julia Hobsbawm is an entrepreneur, writer, and consultant who...

Larry Downes on How the Federal Government Failed to Rein in Big Tech in 2022: Expect the Same Inaction in 2023 29.12.2022 48:43

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 Larry Downes, author of Pivot to the Future: Discovering Value and Creating Growth in a Disrupted World . Larry Downes is an Internet industry analyst and auth...

Peter Wehner: Why 2022 Might Represent the End of the Trump Era and What Might Replace It in 2023 29.12.2022 35:57

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 Peter Wehner, author of The Death of Politics: How to Heal Our Frayed Republic After Trump . Peter Wehner is a New York Times contributing Op-Ed writer coverin...

Elissa Epel: More Empathy, More Psychedelics, or More Grapefruit? How to Best Relieve Stress in 2023 28.12.2022 36:24

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 Elissa Epel, author of The Stress Prescription: Seven Days to More Joy and Ease . Elissa Epel , PhD, is a leading health psychologist who studies stress, aging...

Matthew Krogh on Why Watergate Will Never Die: The Moral Lessons of One of Nixon's White House Plumbers 28.12.2022 33:14

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 Matthew Krogh, author of The White House Plumbers: The Seven Weeks That Led to Watergate and Doomed Nixon’s Presidency . Matthew Krogh (1970 - ) is a professio...

Chris Miller: Why 2022 Was the Year of the Chip and the Three Great Unanswered Questions That Will Bedevil Us in 2023 28.12.2022 33:41

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 Chris Miller, author of Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology . Chris Miller is Assistant Professor of International History at the Flet...

Peter Coy: Why Inflation Dominated Our 2022 Economy and Why Everything Might Change in 2023 25.12.2022 33:48

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 Peter Coy, New York Times Opinion writer. Peter Coy writes about economics, business and finance for Opinion. He has been covering the topics for four decades.

Martin Rees: Why 2022 Was a Triumphant Year for Science and What Needs to Happen in 2023 to Build Upon These Advances 24.12.2022 36:08

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 Martin Rees, author of On the Future: Prospects for Humanity . Martin Rees is Astronomer Royal, and has been Master of Trinity College and Director of the Inst...