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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Keith Boykin: How Quitting is the Essential First Step to a Life of Freedom—and Radical Change 19.10.2022 30:02

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 Keith Boykin, author of Quitting: Why I Left My Job to Live a Life of Freedom . Keith Boykin is a TV and film producer, national political commentator, New Yor...

Shadi Hamid: Is There a Problem of Democracy in the Middle East? Or Is the Problem With an American Misunderstanding of "Democracy"? 18.10.2022 43:48

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 Shadi Hamid, author of The Problem of Democracy: America, the Middle East, and the Rise and Fall of an Idea . Shadi Hamid is a senior fellow at the Brookings I...

Natasha Warikoo: Is Affirmative Action Fair? Thinking About College in Terms of the Public Good 18.10.2022 35:20

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 Natasha Warikoo, author of Is Affirmative Action Fair?: The Myth of Equity in College Admissions . Natasha Warikoo is Professor of Sociology at Tufts Universit...

Ryan O'Hanlon on the End of the Beautiful Game? How the Analytics Revolution Is Changing Soccer 18.10.2022 39:24

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 Ryan O’Hanlon, author of Net Gains: Inside the Beautiful Game’s Analytics Revolution . Ryan O’Hanlon is a staff writer at ESPN. His writing has appeared in Fiv...

Maybe Even Republicans and Democrats Can Agree On This One: How Dreaming Big Requires Both Self-Deprecating Humor and the Ability to Cry 18.10.2022 34:16

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 Ric Keller, author of Chase the Bears: Little Things to Achieve Big Dreams . Former Congressman Ric Keller served eight years in the US House of Representative...

Anna Badkhen on Today's Bright Unbearable Reality: We Need to Dream Differently 17.10.2022 38:53

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 Anna Badkhen, author of Bright Unbearable Reality . Anna Badkhen was born in the Soviet Union and is now an American citizen. She is the author of six previous...

Gautam Mukunda on How to Pick an American President? Making the Most Consequential Decision in the World 17.10.2022 39:35

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 Gautam Mukunda, author of Picking Presidents: How to Make the Most Consequential Decision in the World . Gautam Mukunda is a Research Fellow at the Harvard Ken...

Lisa Hajjar on Fighting Guantanamo: How Hundreds of Lawyers Successfully Challenged the Illegal Treatment of Prisoners Captured in the American War on Terror 17.10.2022 36:35

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 Lisa Hajjar, author of The War in Court:Inside the Long Fight against Torture . Lisa Hajjar is Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Santa Ba...

Chris Miller on Why the Most Powerful Thing in the World Is Computer Chip Technology 17.10.2022 40:39

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...

Sean Connolly on How Irish Immigration Made the World Modern 16.10.2022 32:54

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 Sean Connolly, author of On Every Tide: The Making and Remaking of the Irish World . Sean Connolly is professor of Irish history (emeritus) and visiting resear...

Natasha Lance Rogoff on Muppets in Moscow: The Crazy Story of Making Sesame Street in Russia 16.10.2022 35:04

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 Natasha Lance Rogoff, author of Muppets in Moscow: The Unexpected Crazy True Story of Making Sesame Street in Russia . Natasha Lance Rogoff is an award-winning...

Rita Katz: In Our Age of Internet-Born Terrorism, Should We Consider QAnon, ISIS, Proud Boys, and Individual School Shooters to All Be Terrorists? 16.10.2022 37:57

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 Rita Katz, author of Saints and Soldiers: Inside Internet-Age Terrorism, from Syria to the Capitol Siege . Rita Katz is the founder and executive director of t...

Jerry Stahl on Which Nazi Concentration Camp Had the Best Cafeteria 15.10.2022 29:05

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 Jerry Stahl, author of Nein, Nein, Nein!: One Man's Tale of Depression, Psychic Torment, and a Bus Tour of the Holocaust . JERRY STAHL has written ten books, i...

Alice Wexler Remembers Her Father, Milton, An Unconventional and Controversial Freudian Psychoanalyst 15.10.2022 35:00

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 Alice Wexler, author of The Analyst: A Daughter's Memoir . Alice Wexler is the author of a two-volume biography of Emma Goldman as well as Mapping Fate: A Memo...

Victor Pickard on Why American Democracy Can't Survive Without Reliable Journalism: How to Confront Our Misinformation SocietyVictor Pickard 15.10.2022 35:59

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 Victor Pickard, author of Democracy Without Journalism?: Confronting the Misinformation Society . Victor Pickard is Associate Professor at the Annenberg School...

Patrick House on How All Writers, Even Neuroscientists, Seek the Impossible: To Replicate Our Unique Interiority 15.10.2022 45:15

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 Patrick House, author of Nineteen Ways of Looking at Consciousness . Patrick House is a neuroscientist and writer. His scientific research focuses on the neuro...

Daniel Gross on What Makes a "Great" Banker? The Story of Edmond Safra, One of the Greatest Bankers of the 20th Century 15.10.2022 33:35

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 Daniel Gross, author of A Banker’s Journey: How Edmond J. Safra Built a Global Financial Empire . Daniel Gross is one of the most widely-read writers on financ...

Michael Bess on Climate, Pandemic, Artificial Intelligence, and Nukes: Identifying and Overcoming the Four Most Existential Threats to Humanity 14.10.2022 34:20

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 Michael Bess, author of Planet in Peril: Humanity’s Four Greatest Challenges and How We Can Overcome Them . Michael Bess is Chancellor’s Professor of History a...

Bruce Usher on Good News on the Climate Front: We Finally Have the Technologies to Confront the Crisis 14.10.2022 28:37

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 Bruce Usher, author of Investing in the Era of Climate Change . In 2019, Bruce Usher published Renewable Energy: A Primer for the Twenty-First Century , the fi...

Simon Morrison on the Life and Work of Stevie Nicks: A Great Artist or a Footnote to the Glory Years of the Sixties? 13.10.2022 29:55

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 Simon Morrison, author of Mirror in the Sky: The Life and Music of Stevie Nicks . Simon Morrison teaches music history at Princeton University.

Mauro Porcini on the Human Side of Innovation: The Power of People in Love With People 13.10.2022 40:16

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 Mauro Porcini, author of The Human Side of Innovation: The Power of People in Love with People . Mauro Porcini is senior vice president and chief design office...

Tricia Hersey on How Best to Resist Capitalism and Racism? Wake Up, Rest, and Dream 13.10.2022 32:58

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 Tricia Hersey, author of Rest is Resistance: A Manifesto . Tricia Hersey is an artist, poet, theologian and community organizer. She is the founder of The Nap...

Nora McInerny: Why America Needs a National "Bad Vibes Only" Day In Which We Can All Be Totally Miserable 13.10.2022 33:40

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 Nora McInerny, author of Bad Vibes Only: (And Other Things I Bring to the Table) . Nora McInerny was voted Most Humorous by the Annunciation Catholic School Cl...

Lecia Cornwall on That Fictional Summer in Berlin: When a British Aristocrat, and Her Camera, Revealed the Truth About the Nazi Regime 12.10.2022 27:44

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 Lecia Cornwall, author of That Summer in Berlin . Lecia Cornwall , acclaimed author of numerous historical novels, lives and writes in the beautiful foothills...

Michael Tomasky: No. Don't Laugh. Why Joe Biden, In His Embrace of Progressive Economics, Might Be the Next FDR or LBJ 12.10.2022 32:33

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 Tomasky, author of The Middle Out: The Rise of Progressive Economics and a Return to Shared Prosperity . Michael Tomasky was appointed top editor of Th...