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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Aaron De Smet: Why, In Our Age of Permanent Volatility, We Need to Foster a Zen-Like "Deliberate Calm" 08.12.2022 30:37

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 Aaron De Smet, co-author of Deliberate Calm: How to Learn and Lead in a Volatile World . Aaron De Smet is a senior partner at McKinsey & Company. For twent...

Daniel Akst: Why World War II's Greatest Generation Should Be Celebrated As Much For Its Heroic Pacifism As For Its Selfless Sacrifice in Battle 07.12.2022 33:07

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 Daniel Akst, author of War by Other Means: The Pacifists of the Greatest Generation Who Revolutionized Resistance . A native New Yorker, Daniel Akst is a write...

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni: Why All Writers, Especially Novelists, Are Political: Which Is Why Novels Can Change the World 07.12.2022 38:16

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 Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, author of The Last Queen: A Novel of Courage and Resistance . Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni ‘s first book in the Brotherhood of the Co...

Esther Woolfson: The Most Disturbing of All Human Sins? How We Live With Other Creatures 06.12.2022 34:59

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 Esther Woolfson, author of Between Light and Storm: How We Live with Other Species . Esther Woolfson is the author of Corvus: A Life With Birds and Field Notes...

Chloe Sorvino: How the Multi-Trillion Dollar Industrial Meat Complex is Bad For Our Species and Our Planet 06.12.2022 37:13

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 Chloe Sorvino, author of Raw Deal: Hidden Corruption, Corporate Greed, and the Fight for the Future of Meat . Chloe Sorvino leads coverage of food, drink, and...

Michael Kimmelman: Why New York Should Be Savored on Foot Rather Than From an Automobile 06.12.2022 36:06

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 Michael Kimmelman, author of The Intimate City: Walking New York . Michael Kimmelman is the architecture critic of The New York Times . He was the paper’s chie...

David Marchick: What Do FDR, Trump, and Lincoln Have in Common? The Worst Transitions of Presidential Power in American History 05.12.2022 33:54

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 David Marchick, author of The Peaceful Transfer of Power: An Oral History of America’s Presidential Transitions . David Marchick is the former director of the...

Samantha Vérant: How to Live in France and Write Novels About Fine Food and Wine 05.12.2022 22:08

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 Samantha Vérant, author of The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique . Samantha Vérant is a travel addict, a self-professed oenophile, and a determined, if occasiona...

Bob Blaisdell on When Chekhov Became Chekhov: How the Son of a Serf Became a Literary Genius 04.12.2022 29:36

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 Bob Blaisdell, author of Chekhov Becomes Chekhov: The Emergence of a Literary Genius . Bob Blaisdell is Professor of English at the City University of New York...

Lynne Twist: What Gandhi, Mandela, and Martin Luther King Can Teach Us About Living a Committed Life 03.12.2022 37:21

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 Lynne Twist, author of Living a Committed Life: Finding Freedom and Fulfillment in a Purpose Larger Than Yourself . Lynne Twist has been a recognized global vi...

Max Bazerman: Crypto, #MeToo, Theranos, and January 6: How We Enable the Unethical 02.12.2022 36:54

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 Max Bazerman, author of Complicit: How We Enable the Unethical and How to Stop . Max H. Bazerman is the Jesse Isidor Straus Professor of Business Administratio...

Martin Lund on How to Fight Racism? We Need More Books and Conversations About Whiteness 02.12.2022 28:13

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 Lund, author of Whiteness . Martin Lund is Senior Lecturer, Department of Society, Culture, and Identity at Malmö University. He is the author of R...

Paul Boross: How Humor is the Best Antidote to Theocracy In Both Politics and the Workplace 01.12.2022 40:57

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 Paul Boross, author of Pitch Up! . Paul Boross is an internationally acclaimed keynote speaker, authority on communication, performance and pitching skills. He...

MinaLima on The Art of Designing the Graphics For the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beast Films 01.12.2022 34:18

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 MinaLima, authors of The Magic of Minalima: Celebrating the Graphic Design Studio Behind the Harry Potter & Fantastic Beasts Films . MinaLima is an award-w...

There's More to Life Than Politics: Orville Schell's Fictional Message to Xi Jinping 30.11.2022 43:13

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 Orville Schell, author of My Old Home: A Novel of Exile . Orville Schell is the director of the Center on U.S.-China Relations at the Asia Society. From 1996 t...

Kristin Keffeler: Why Do We Care About the Scions of Wealthy American Families Struggling to Find Purpose? 30.11.2022 35:00

Kristin Keffeler , MSM, MAPP, is a thought leader at the forefront of a global shift in family wealth advising, known as Wealth 3.0. As a consultant, she guides affluent and enterprising families, rising gen, and the professionals who support them in embracing the positive power of wealth and doing the “inner work” of money. In 2006 she founded her advisory firm, Illumination360. She lives in Boul...

Josiah Ober: In a Time of Hostility Toward Reason and Science, What Can the Ancient Greeks Teach us About the Value of Rationality? 30.11.2022 35:58

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 Josiah Ober, author of The Rise and Fall of Classical Greece . Josiah Ober is professor of political science and classics at Stanford University. His books inc...

Michael J. Wolf: If AI, Web3.0, and the Metaverse Are Utopian Pipe Dreams, What Internet Innovation Can Actually Help Save the World? 29.11.2022 30:28

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 Michael J. Wolf, co-founder and managing director of Activate. Michael J. Wolf is the Founder and CEO of Activate, Inc., the leading management consulting firm...

Robert Draper on Weapons of Mass Distraction: How the Republican Party Lost Its Mind After the January 6 Insurrection 29.11.2022 38:14

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 Robert Draper, author of Weapons of Mass Delusion: When the Republican Party Lost Its Mind . Robert Draper is a contributing writer for the New York Times Maga...

Bruce Davis: Do the Oscars Have a Future in an Age of Superhero Sequels and Prequels? 29.11.2022 29:57

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 Bruce Davis, co-author of The Academy and the Award: The Coming of Age of Oscar and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Bruce Davis joined the Ac...

Shahan Mufti: How the 1977 Siege of Washington Marks the Beginning of Our Preoccupation With "Terrorist" Violence and Real-Time News 28.11.2022 39:23

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 Shahan Mufti, co-author of American Caliph: The True Story of a Muslim Mystic, a Hollywood Epic, and the 1977 Siege of Washington, DC . Shahan Mufti is the cha...

Andrew Koppelman: How American Libertarianism Became the Delusional Ideology of Greedy, Selfish Capitalists 28.11.2022 37:27

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 Andrew Koppelman, co-author of Burning Down the House: How Libertarian Philosophy Was Corrupted by Delusion and Greed . Andrew Koppelman is an award-winning Jo...

Fred Hogge on An Icy Truth: How We've Used Cold to Transform Humanity and Destroy the Environment 28.11.2022 27:02

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 Fred Hogge, co-author of Of Ice and Men: How We’ve Used Cold to Transform Humanity . Fred Hogge is a historian and film-maker who has long been in the business...

Roger Ballen: Why Good Photography Should Get Underneath Our Skin and Assault Us 21.11.2022 35:17

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 Roger Ballen, author of Boyhood . Roger Ballen is one of the most important photographers of his generation. He was born in New York in 1950 but has been livin...

Michael P. Leiter: Why the Latest Battle Between Elon Musk and Twitter Works Is Part of a Bigger War About Burnout and the Need to Manage People's Relationships With Their Jobs 21.11.2022 33:58

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 Michael P. Leiter, author of The Burnout Challenge: Managing People’s Relationships with Their Jobs . Michael P. Leiter is an organizational psychologist and c...