Episodes

EPISODE 1726: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Steven Levitsky, co-author of TYRANNY OF THE MINORITY, about what America has to learn from the democracies of Brazil and Argentina Steven Levitsky is David Rockefeller Pro...

EPISODE 1725: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Corban Addison, the author of WASTELANDS, about the true story of large-scale farming on trial in North Carolina ​​CORBAN ADDISON is the internationally best-selling author ...

EPISODE 1723: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Kashmir Hill, author of YOUR FACE BELONGS TO US, about a secretive startup's quest to end privacy as we know it Kashmir Hill is a journalist at The New York Times and the au...

EPISODE 1722: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Bethanne Patrick , the LATimes book critic, about eight of the best novels she recommends for the Fall. Bethanne Patrick maintains a storied place in the publishing industry...

EPISODE 1721: In this regular weekly show with THAT WAS THE WEEK newsletter author Keith Teare, Keith explains why he hopes tech globalization will undermine the economic and political power of the nation-state Keith Teare is...

EPISODE 1720: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Zeynep Ton, author THE CASE FOR GOOD JOBS, about why companies need to bring dignity, pay and meaning to all their employees' work Zeynep Ton is a professor of the practice ...

EPISODE 1719: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Maria Ressa, 2021 Nobel laureate and author of HOW TO STAND UP TO A DICTATOR, about courage, honesty, bravery and why we must all fight for our future A journalist in Asia f...

EPISODE 1718: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Rachel Abrams, co-author of UNSCRIPTED, about on the Redstone dynastic struggle at Paramount/CBS which rivals the show Succession for its shocking sex, lies and betrayals Ra...

EPISODE 1717: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Naomi S. Baron, author of WHO WROTE THIS?, about how AI and the lure of efficiency is are stopping us know who we really are as humans Naomi S. Baron is Professor Emerita o...

EPISODE 1716: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Ken Dychtwald PhD, author of RADICAL CURIOSITY, on how to simultaneously stay young and old in an America preoccupied by age As a psychologist, gerontologist, author of 19 ...

EPISODE 1711: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Ken Costa, the author of THE 100 TRILLION DOLLAR WEALTH TRANSFER, about why the handover of wealth from Boomers to Gen Z must revolutionize capitalism For over 40 years Ken ...

EPISODE 1715: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to David L. Rogers, author of THE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION, about how to rebuild organizations in our age of continuous change David Rogers is the world’s leading expert on digi...

EPISODE 1714: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Prit Buttar, author of TO BESIEGE A CITY: LENINGRAD 1941-42 about perhaps the most brutal and gruesome siege in human history ​​Prit Buttar studied medicine at Oxford and Lo...

EPISODE 1713: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Mike Rothschilds, author of JEWISH SPACE LASERS, about the Rothschilds and 200 years of anti-semitic conspiracy theories Mike Rothschild is a journalist and conspiracy theor...

EPISODE 1712: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Simon Johnson, co-author of POWER & PROGRESS, on what we can learn from our 1000-year struggle over technology and prosperity to make our age of Generative AI more equitab...

EPISODE 1710: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Amy Edmondson, author of RIGHT KIND OF WRONG, about why we need to take smart risks which will result in more, rather than fewer, failures Amy C. Edmondson is the Novartis P...

EPISODE 1709: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Dr Alexander Batthyany, the author of THRESHOLD, about terminal lucidity and our final journey when we cross over the border from life to death Prof. Dr. Alexander Batthyán...

EPISODE 1708: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Taylor Lorenz, author of EXTREMELY ONLINE, about the untold story of fame, influence, and power on the internet Taylor Lorenz is a technology columnist for The Washington Po...

EPISODE 1707: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Marcie Bianco, author of BREAKING FREE, about the lie of equality and the feminist fight for freedom Marcie Bianco is a writer, editor, and cultural critic. She has written...

EPISODE 1706: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Diana B. Henriques, author of TAMING THE STREET, about the New Deal, FDR's fight to regulate American capitalism and its relevance today in Joe Biden's America Diana B. Henr...

EPISODE 1705: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Paul Carter, author of RICHARD NIXON: CALIFORNIA'S NATIVE SON, about a successful and tolerant US President whose legacy, Carter believes, has been much misunderstood Paul C...

EPISODE 1704: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Ed Conway, author of MATERIAL WORLD, about the six physical commodities that constitute the essential plumbing of our global extractive economy Ed Conway is a writer and bro...

EPISODE 1703: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Michael Harriot, author of BLACK AF HISTORY, about white sugarcoating, Black Twitter and how he "discovered" America at 8.00 pm on November 4, 1980 Michael Harriot is a colu...

EPISODE 1702: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Bethanne Patrick , the LATimes book critic, about eight non-fiction books she recommends for the Fall. Bethanne Patrick maintains a storied place in the publishing industry ...