Episodes

In this episode of "Keen On", Andrew is joined by Blake Smith to discuss his recent essay in Tablet magazine. Blake Smith, a contributing writer at Tablet, is a Harper Schmidt Fellow at the University of Chicago, where he wor...

On today's episode, Andrew Keen talks with Paul Greenberg about his new book, The Climate Diet. Paul Greenberg writes at the intersection of the environment and technology, seeking to help his readers escape screens and find ...

In this episode of "Keen On", Andrew is joined by Mustafa Akyol, the author of "Reopening Muslim Minds: A Return to Reason, Freedom, and Tolerance". Mustafa Akyol is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute’s Center for Global L...

In this episode of "Keen On", Andrew is joined by Nichole Perloth, the author of "This Is How They Tell Me The World Ends", to discuss the potential fate of our species amidst growing concerns of a digitally triggered nuclear...

Ximena Vengoechea is a user researcher, writer, and illustrator whose work on personal and professional development has been published in Inc. , The Washington Post , Newsweek , Fast Company , and on The Muse. An experienced ...

In this episode of "Keen On", Andrew is joined by Chris Bail, the author of "Breaking the Social Media Prism", to discuss the ironic dynamics of social media platforms, which on the surface flatter to provide information and ...

In this episode of "Keen On", Andrew is joined by Sara Kamali, the author of "Homegrown Hate", to discuss the organizations and beliefs of domestic terrorists in the United States , as well as how to counter their attacks on ...

In this episode of "Keen On", Andrew is joined by Judy Batalion, the author of "The Light of Days", to discuss a largely untold story of the holocaust, the story of the young Jewish women who formed a resistance movement and ...

In this episode of "Keen On", Andrew is joined by Nancy Giordano, the author of "Leadering", to discuss a new and more appropriate template for leadership in today's technologically driven society. Described as endlessly opti...

In this episode of "Keen On", Andrew is joined by Davarian L. Baldwin, the author of "In The Shadow of the Ivory Tower", to discuss morally questionable symbiosis that exists between universities, the government and the econo...

In this episode of "Keen On", Andrew is joined by Ty McCormick, the author of "Beyond the Sand and Sea", to share the story of one family of Somali refugees' 30 year odyssey to reach the United States. From escaping an impove...

In this episode of "Keen On", Andrew is joined by Tobey Pearl, the author of "Terror to the Wicked", to discuss the violence, war and oppression that shaped life in early America, as well as to share the story and impact of t...

In this episode of "Keen On", Andrew is joined by Michael Heller, the co-author of "Mine!", to discuss the moral and legal intricacies of ownership, as well as to investigate how the parameters which define what property is h...

Abraham (Avi) Loeb is the Frank B. Baird, Jr., Professor of Science at Harvard University and a bestselling author. He received a PhD in Physics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel at age 24 (1980-1986), led the...

In this episode of "Keen On", Andrew is joined by Sherry Turkle, the author of "The Empathy Diaries", to discuss perception vs. reality and the blurred lines that exist in between the two "perspectives". Sherry Turkle is the ...

In this episode of "Keen On", Andrew is joined by Ben Pring, the author of "Monster", to discuss the impact of Big Tech on the fundamental aspects of society such as politics, work, the wider economy and surveillance. Ben Pri...

In this episode of "Keen On", Andrew is joined by Tom Bergreen, the author of "In Search of a Kingdom", to discuss the life and travels of Francis Drake, as well as his relationship with Queen Elizabeth I and the lasting impa...

In this episode of "Keen On", Andrew is joined by Roya Hakakian, the author of "A Beginner's Guide to America", to discuss the unique experiences and range of emotions that immigrants experience when coming to and settling in...

In this episode of "Keen On", Andrew is joined by Albert Fox Cahn, the founder and executive director of Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.), to discuss the logistics and ethics behind proposed vaccine passpo...

In this episode of "Keen On", Andrew is joined by Nicholas Freudenberg, the author of "At What Cost: Modern Capitalism and the Future of Health", to discuss the extent to which modern capitalism has contributed to public heal...

On today's episode, Andrew Keen talks with Georgetown professor Rosa Brooks on her new book, Tangled Up in Blue: Policing the American City , and the relationship between the police and the population. Rosa Brooks is a law pr...

In this episode of "Keen On", Andrew is joined by Harriet A. Washington, the author of "Carte Blanche", to tackle the ethical issue of medical consent being abused in America. Unfortunately, minority groups and people of colo...

In this episode of "Keen On". Andrew is joined by Wendy Lower, the author of "The Ravine" to dive into some of the stories of the millions of individuals who were exterminated during the Holocaust, as well as to critique the ...

In this episode of "Keen On", Andrew is joined by Carol Leonnig, the co-author of "A Very Stable Genius", to discuss the "return" of Donald Trump in the wake of his upcoming speech at CPAC (Conservative Political Action Confe...