Episodes

In this episode of "Keen On", Andrew reflects on some his recent guests' perspectives on both the notion of and the future of work. Named as one of the "100 Most Connected Men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world...

In this episode of Keen On, Andrew is joined by Sara Horowitz, the author of Mutualism , to discuss job security and insecurity in America, as well as to examine whether or not trade unions can still succeed in today's capita...

On today's episode, Andrew Keen talks with Robert Wringham on his new book, I'm Out: How to Make an Exit , and the crisis of work today. Humorist Robert Wringham was born in Dudley, England in 1982 and now lives between Glasg...

In this episode of "Keen On", Andrew is joined by Laurence Rees, the author of "Hitler and Stalin", to discuss the regimes of history's most notorious dictators. Laurence Rees is a former Head of BBC TV History Programmes, as...

In this episode of "Keen On", Andrew is joined by Joseph Henrich, the author of "The WEIRDest People in the World", to discuss how strange and exceptional Western society is when compared with most of the world. Joseph Henric...

On today's episode, Andrew Keen talks with Roy Richard Grinker on his new book, Nobody's Normal, which examines the attitudes toward mental illness throughout history. Roy Richard Grinker, Ph.D. is Professor of Anthropology a...

On today's episode, Andrew Keen talks with Sarah Jaffe about her new book, Work Won't Love You Back, and what love means in the twenty-first century. Sarah Jaffe is a Type Media Center fellow and an independent journalist cov...

In this episode of "Keen On", Andrew is joined by Alan Lightman, the author of "Probable Impossibilities", to consider humankind's role within nature and the universe as a whole. Lightman was born in Memphis Tennessee in 1948...

In this episode of Keen On, Andrew Keen is joined by Robert Paarlberg, the author of Resetting the Table , to discuss food politics. Robert puts the current state of agriculture and health in America under the microscope in a...

In this episode of Keen On, Andrew Keen talks with Raja Rajamannar about his new book, Quantum Marketing: Mastering the New Marketing Mindset for Tomorrow's Consumers . In the book, Raja Rajamannar, Chief Marketing Officer of...

In this episode of "Keen On", Andrew talks with Dr. Jillian Hernandez about her book, "Aesthetics of Excess: The Art and Politics of Black and Latina Embodiment". Dr. Jillian Hernandez is a scholar, community arts educator, c...

In this episode of "Keen On", Andrew talks with Alana Newhouse, the author of "Everything is Broken" and the founder and editor-in-chief of Tablet Magazine. Alana Newhouse was born in 1976 and grew up in Lawrence, New York. S...

In this episode of Keen On, Andrew talks with Gabrielle Glaser about her new book, "American Baby: A Mother, a Child, and the Shadow History of Adoption." During the Baby Boom in 1960s America, women were encouraged to stay h...

In this episode of Keen On, Andrew is joined by David Hardin, the author of Standpipe , to discuss the origin and fallout of the Flint, Michigan water crisis. David Hardin is a Michigan poet, writer, and artist. His work has ...

In this episode of Keen On, Andrew is joined by Alex S. Vitale, the author of The End of Policing , to discuss the history of policing and mass-incarceration in America, as well as to examine the roots and consequences of pol...

In this episode of Keen On, Andrew is joined by Stephen Marche, the author of America's Next Civil War , to discuss President Joe Biden's potential to bring peace to America, as well as to examine what major obstacles to dipl...

In this episode of "Keen On", Andrew talks with anthropologist James Suzman about his new book, Work: A Deep History, From the Stone Age to the Age of Robots . With a head full of Laurens van der Post and half an anthropology...

In this episode of Keen On, Andrew is joined by Peter Gumbel, the author of Citizens of Everywhere , to discuss the fallout from Brexit, as well as to examine the history of culture in Britain and wider-spread Europe. Peter G...

In this episode of Keen On, Andrew is joined by Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution James Goldgeier and Professor Bruce W. Jentleson of Duke University, to discuss where America sits in the pecking order when it comes ...

In this episode of Keen On, Andrew is joined by Simon Winchester, author of Land , to discuss the origin, history and modern-day notion of land ownership. Simon Winchester, OBE, a British writer, journalist and broadcaster, w...

In this episode of Keen On, Andrew is joined by Kenneth R. Rosen, the author of Troubled , to discuss the brutal emotional, physical, and sexual abuse carried out in America's behavioral treatment programs. Kenneth R. Rosen i...

In this episode of "Keen On", Andrew talks with Jessica Bruder about her book "Nomadland", which is the basis for the 2021 film starring Frances McDormand. Jessica Bruder is a journalist and New America fellow who writes abou...

In this episode of Keen On, Andrew talks with Dr. Carl L. Hart about his new book, Drug Use for Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear . Carl discusses the restrictions, benefits and dangers of recreational drug use i...

In this episode of Keen On , Andrew is joined by Michael Lind, the author of The New Class War , to discuss the recent riots in the nation's capital and to examine how it is that America arrived at such a violent and confront...