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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Lisa Genova: How Writers Can Use Both Memory and Forgetting to Improve Their Work 14.09.2022 32:30

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 Lisa Genova, author of Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting . Lisa Genova is the New York Times bestselling author of the novels Still Ali...

Kristin Beck: Why World War II Remains So Seductive to Novelists For Writing About Good and Evil 13.09.2022 31:39

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 Kristin Beck, author of The Winter Orphans . Kristin Beck has been captivated by the often unsung roles of women in history ever since growing up hearing her g...

Luke Mogelson: How Seriously Should We Consider the January 6 Insurrection As a Threat to the American Republic? 13.09.2022 44:05

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 Luke Mogelson, author of The Storm is Here: America on the Brink . Luke Mogelson has written for The New Yorker since 2013, covering the wars in Afghanistan, S...

Damien Lewis on a Profound Sense of Duty: What Josephine Baker Had in Common With Queen Elizabeth II 12.09.2022 41:11

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 Damien Lewis, author of Agent Josephine: American Beauty, French Hero, British Spy . Damien Lewis is an award-winning writer who spent twenty years reporting f...

Andy Kroll on the Madness of Online Crowds: What the 2016 Murder of Seth Rich Tells Us About Our Conspiratorial Age 12.09.2022 38:08

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 Andy Kroll, author of A Death on W Street: The Murder of Seth Rich and the Age of Conspiracy . Andy Kroll is an investigative reporter for ProPublica, where he...

Kim Samuel: Should the Right to "Belong" Be Enshrined As a Sacred Human Right? 12.09.2022 37:24

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 Kim Samuel, author of On Belonging: Finding Connection in an Age of Isolation . Kim Samuel is an activist, educator, and movement builder. She is the founder o...

Jason Feifer on Darwin 2.0: How to Embrace Change, Adapt Fast, and Future Proof Both Your Career and Your Life 09.09.2022 44:39

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 Jason Feifer, author of Build for Tomorrow: An Action Plan for Embracing Change, Adapting Fast, and Future-Proofing Your Career . Jason Feifer is the editor in...

Michael Sayman: How the Gay Son of First-Generation Peruvian Immigrants Became the Most Influential Latino in Silicon Valley 09.09.2022 44:06

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 Sayman, author of App Kid: How a Child of Immigrants Grabbed a Piece of the American Dream . Teen entrepreneur, programmer, and student Michael Sayman...

Mark Bergen: Given YouTube's World Domination, Should the Google-Owned Video Platform Be More Aggressively Regulated and Controlled? 08.09.2022 36:11

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 Mark Bergen, author of Like, Comment, Subscribe: Inside Youtube’s Chaotic Rise to World Domination . Mark Bergen has been one of the leading business journalis...

Douglas Rushkoff: What the Escape Fantasies of Tech Billionaires Reveal About Our Apocalyptic Age 08.09.2022 30:00

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 Douglas Rushkoff, author of Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires . Douglas Rushkoff is professor of media theory and digital econ...

Josh Chin: Why China's "Surveillance State" Is More Nuanced Than Either China Lovers or Haters Would Have Us Believe 07.09.2022 34:27

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 Josh Chin, author of Surveillance State: Inside China’s Quest to Launch a New Era of Social Control . Josh Chin is Deputy Bureau Chief in China for the Wall St...

Ross Dawson: How Can We Be Sure That This "Futurist" Author Isn't, In Fact, a Smart Machine? 07.09.2022 30:07

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 Ross Dawson, author of Thriving on Overload: The 5 Powers for Success in a World of Exponential Information . Ross Dawson is a world-leading futurist, entrepre...

David Livermore: How to Get Along With People That You Want to Eradicate 07.09.2022 29:16

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 David Livermore, author of Digital, Diverse & Divided: How to Talk to Racists, Compete with Robots, and Overcome Polarization . David Livermore , PhD, is a...

Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell: Feminist or Feminine? A Twentieth-Century History of Skirts 07.09.2022 25:18

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 Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell, author of Skirts: Fashioning Modern Femininity in the Twentieth Century . Dr. Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell is an award-winning fashio...

Louise Perry: No More Sex? A "Feminist" Case Against the Sexual Revolution 06.09.2022 38:02

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 Louise Perry, author of The Case Against the Sexual Revolution . Louise Perry is a writer, New Statesman columnist, and campaigner against male sexual violence...

Jonathan Darman: How FDR Learned to Be FDR: The Personal Crisis That Transformed Him Into a Historic Leader 06.09.2022 41:56

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 Jonathan Darman, author of Becoming FDR: The Personal Crisis That Made a President . Jonathan Darman is the author of Landslide: LBJ and Ronald Reagan at the D...

A.M. Homes: Why American Novelists Need to Not Just Keep Up With But Also Overtake Reality 06.09.2022 29:47

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 A.M. Homes, author of The Unfolding . A.M. Homes is the author of thirteen books, among them the best-selling memoir The Mistress' Daughter; the novels This Bo...

Helen Rappaport: In Search of Mary Seacole, a Quite Remarkable Black Cultural Icon 06.09.2022 39:27

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 Helen Rappaport, author of In Search of Mary Seacole: The Making of a Black Cultural Icon and Humanitarian . Helen Rappaport is the author of The Romanov Siste...

Neal Wooten on Life Growing Up on a Pig Farm in the Alabama Mountains: Nasty, Brutish, and Short 05.09.2022 27:45

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 Neal Wooten, author of With the Devil’s Help: A True Story of Poverty, Mental Illness, and Murder . Neal Wooten grew up on a pig farm on Sand Mountain in the n...

Bill McGuire on Hothouse Earth: Why We've Only Got 90 Months Left to Save the Planet 05.09.2022 29:03

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 Bill McGuire, author of Hothouse Earth: An Inhabitant’s Guide . Bill McGuire is Professor Emeritus of Geophysical and Climate Hazards at University College Lon...

That Was the Week in Tech: Why Substack Is a Bust, How Apple Can't Do AI, and Why China Is Thrashing the U.S. in Clean Tech Innovation 05.09.2022 35:09

Published weekly as a supplement to the 'That Was The Week' newsletter, this podcast features Keith Teare and Andrew Keen discussing the events in tech that will shape the future of startups, venture and angel investing.

Solito: Javier Zamora's Memoir of His Unaccompanied Migration From El Salvador to California at the Age of Nine 03.09.2022 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 Javier Zamora, author of Solito . Javier Zamora was born in El Salvador in 1990. His father fled the country when he was one, and his mother when he was about...

Richard Winters, MD: Should Good "Leaders" Get Rid of the Idea of Leadership Itself? 02.09.2022 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 Richard Winters, MD, author of You're the Leader. Now What? Dr. Richard Winters is a practicing emergency physician at the Mayo Clinic. As medical director of...

J. Bradford DeLong on Slouching Towards Utopia: An Economic History of the Wealthy and Miserable 20th Century 01.09.2022 46:46

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 J. Bradford DeLong, author of Slouching Towards Utopia: An Economic History of the Twentieth Century . J. Bradford DeLong , an economic historian, is a profess...

Patricia A. Turner: What Can We Learn from Anti-Obama Trash Talk to Confront Racism in 21st-Century American Politics 01.09.2022 37:54

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 Patricia A. Turner, author of Trash Talk: Anti-Obama Lore and Race in the Twenty-First Century . Patricia A. Turner is Professor of African American Studies an...