Episodes

EPISODE 1769: In this repeat of a KEEN ON show from December 2021, Andrew talks to Claudia Goldin, winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize for Economics, about women's journey to close the gender gap Claudia Goldin is the Henry Lee Professor of Economics at Harvard University and was the director of the NBER’s Development of the American Economy program from 1989 to 2017. She is a co-director of the NBER's Gender in the Economy group. An economic historian and a labor economist, Goldin's research covers ...

EPISODE 1768: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Erik J. Larson, author of THE MYTH OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, about Silicon Valley's failure to change anything since the 1950s Erik J. Larson is a computer scientist and tech entrepreneur. The founder of two DARPA-funded AI startups, he is currently working on core issues in natural language processing and machine learning. He has written for The Atlantic and for professional journals and has tested the technical boundaries of artificial inte...

EPISODE 1768: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Kenneth W. Rendell, author of SAFEGUARDING HISTORY, about protecting the truth at a time when fakers are much smarter and more creative than their victims Kenneth W. Rendell has written nine books, co-authored two, and written the Foreword and collaborated on an additional three, for a total of fourteen books. All have to do with different aspects of collecting. Many are standard works in the field; for example, Forging History: The Detection o...

EPISODE 1767: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Vincent Schiraldi, author of MASS SUPERVISION, about the illusion of safety and freedom in today's American criminal justice system Vincent Schiraldi has extensive experience in public life, founding the policy think tank, the Justice Policy Institute, then moving to government as director of the juvenile corrections in Washington DC, and then as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Probation. Most recently Schiraldi served as Senior...

EPISODE 1766: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Joanna Robinson and Gavin Edwards, co-authors of MCU: THE REIGN OF MARVEL STUDIOS, Iron Man, Ant-Man and our seemingly relentless thirst for parasocial super heroes Joanna Robinson is a writer and podcaster at the Ringer. Previously, she worked at Vanity Fair. She lives in Oakland, California. Gavin Edwards is the best-selling author of The Tao of Bill Murray and twelve other books. He lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. Named as one of the "10...

EPISODE 1765: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Koren Grush, author of THE SIX, about the story of the America's first women astronauts Loren Grush is a reporter for Bloomberg News specializing in all things space. Previously, she was a senior science reporter for the technology news website The Verge and hosted the online show Space Craft , which took her across the country to explore what it takes to train for space. The daughter of two NASA engineers, Grush grew up surrounded by astronaut...

EPISODE 1764: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Dickson Despommier, author of THE NEW CITY, about the perfect environmental city of the future Dickson Despommier is author of THE NEW CITY: How to Build our Sustainable Urban Future (2023) Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author o...

EPISODE 1763: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Michael Thomas Ford, the author of SUICIDE NOTES and EVERY STAR THAT FALLS, about 15 years that changed the world of teen mental health and sexual identity Michael Thomas Ford is the author of numerous books, including LILY, SUICIDE NOTES, JANE BITES BACK, WHAT WE REMEMBER, and LOVE & OTHER CURSES. Under the name Isobel Bird, he wrote the 15-book CIRCLE OF THREE series. He has been a finalist for the Shirley Jackson and Bram Stoker Awards, and ...

EPISODE 1762: In this regular weekly show with THAT WAS THE WEEK newsletter author Keith Teare, Keith acknowledges that AI might be the most important development in tech since the invention of the internet Keith Teare is a Founder and CEO at SignalRank Corporation. Previously he was Executive Chairman at Accelerated Digital Ventures Ltd - A UK based global investment company focused on startups at all stages. He was also previously founder at the Palo Alto incubator, Archimedes Labs. Archimedes...

In episode 1761 of KEEN ON, Andrew talks to Peter Slen, executive producer of the CSPAN series "Books That Shaped America", about the physical and literary exploits of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark Peter Slen is the senior executive producer and a host at C-SPAN, a television and radio network known for its unbiased coverage of government proceedings. Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In...

In episode 1760 of KEEN ON, Andrew talks to Isle McElroy, author of PEOPLE COLLIDE, about what it means to be a non-binary writer and how it might feel like to be born into the wrong body. Isle McElroy is a non-binary writer based in Brooklyn. Their debut novel, The Atmospherians , was named a New York Times Editors' Choice. Their second novel, People Collide , will be published in September. Other writing appears in The New York Times, New York Times Magazine, The Guardian, The Cut, Vulture, GQ...

In episode 1759 of KEEN ON, Andrew talks to Shelley Fraser Mickle, author of WHITE HOUSE WILD CHILD, about Alice Roosevelt, the Taylor Swift or Lady Di of the early 20th Century. Shelley Fraser Mickle is an award-winning author who has published over a dozen books, which, along with her commitment to literacy and the power of story, led to her being nominated to the Florida Women’s Hall of Fame in 2014. Her books have been New York Times Notables, Library Journal ’s Best Adult Books and her non...

In episode 1758 of KEEN ON, Andrew talks to Kian Vesteinsson, co-author of FREEDOM ON THE NET 2023, about the repressive power of artificial intelligence Kian Vesteinssen is Senior Research Analyst for Technology and Democracy at Freedom House. He project manages and covers Asia for Freedom on the Net , Freedom House’s annual assessment of internet freedom, and previously covered sub-Saharan Africa and western Europe for the publication. Before joining Freedom House, Kian was Senior Law and Tech...

In episode 1757 of KEEN ON, Andrew talks to Jake Tapper, author of ALL THE DEMONS ARE HERE, about how returning to the late 1970's can help us understand the America of the early 2020's Jake Tapper is the chief DC anchor and chief Washington correspondent for CNN; he hosts the weekday show The Lead with Jake Tapper and cohosts the Sunday public-affairs show State of the Union. A Dartmouth graduate and Philly native, he lives in Washington, DC, with his wife, daughter, and son. His first novel, T...

In episode 1756 of KEEN ON, Andrew talks to Jonathan Coe, author of BOURNVILLE, about British chocolate, the Royal Family and the country's decision to marry the wrong Super Power. Jonathan Coe was born a few miles from Bournville in 1961. The author of political satires such as What a Carve Up! and Number 11 , and family sagas such as The Rotters' Club and The Rain Before It Falls , his novels have won prizes at home and abroad, including Costa Novel of the Year and the Prix du Livre Européen (...

In episode 1755 of KEEN ON, Andrew talks to LA Times book critic Bethanne Patrick about 8 books reimagining the experience of first generation immigrants Bethanne Patrick maintains a storied place in the publishing industry as a critic and as @TheBookMaven on Twitter, where she created the popular #FridayReads and regularly comments on books and literary ideas to over 200,000 followers. Her work appears frequently in the Los Angeles Times as well as in The Washington Post, NPR Books, and Literar...

In EPISODE OF 1748 of KEEN ON, Andrew talks to Leon Wieseltier, editor of LIBERTIES, about America's love affair with personal and social change Leon Wieseltier is an American critic and magazine editor. From 1983 to 2014, he was the literary editor of The New Republic . He was a contributing editor and critic at The Atlantic until 2017.. In 2020, he became the editor of Liberties , a quarterly literary review. Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst t...

In episode 1747 of the KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Gilles Guiheux, author of CONTEMPORARY CHINA: 1949 TO THE PRESENT, about what he sees as Communist China's very normal history Gilles Guiheux is a professor at Université de Paris, a researcher at CESSMA , and a senior member of the IUF . His work lies at the intersection of history and sociology. He has focused on the conditions for the emergence of the private sector in Taiwan and in mainland China, and on the construction of the social figu...

In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Charles Derber, co-author of DYING FOR CAPITALISM, about how big money fuels extinction and what we can do about it Charles Derber is Professor of Sociology at Boston College and has written 26 books - on politics, democracy, fascism, corporations, capitalism, climate change, war, the culture wars, culture and conversation, and social change. His bestselling books include The Pursuit of Attention and the Wilding of America. He writes for and has been review...

EPISODE 1745: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Peter Slen, the host of the C-SPAN show, BOOKS THAT SHAPED AMERICA , about THE FEDERALIST PAPERS Peter Slen is the senior executive producer and a host at C-SPAN, a television and radio network known for its unbiased coverage of government proceedings. Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the ...

EPISODE 1750: In this regular weekly show with THAT WAS THE WEEK newsletter author Keith Teare, Keith explains what FTC chair Lina Khan and FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried have in common, and why the "passive" iPhone is on the brink of becoming one of the smartest vehicles of the AI revolution Keith Teare is a Founder and CEO at SignalRank Corporation. Previously he was Executive Chairman at Accelerated Digital Ventures Ltd - A UK based global investment company focused on startups at all stages. ...

EPISODE 1749: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks with Jason Pack, co-host of the DISORDER podcast, on how the international system has gone rogue and no longer conforms with the traditional textbooks Jason Pack is the Founder of Libya-Analysis LLC , and the co-host of Disorder , a geopolitics podcast co-produced with Goalhanger Podcasts. He is a Senior Analyst for Emerging Challenges at the NATO Defence College Foundation in Rome. In partnership with NDCF, Jason leads a project entitled NATO and...

EPISODE 1748: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to W. Russell Neuman, author of EVOLUTIONARY INTELLIGENCE, about why he sees AI as a progressive moment in human evolution W. Russell Neuman is Professor of Media Technology at New York University. A founding faculty of the MIT Media Laboratory, he served as Senior Policy Analyst in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. His recent books include The Digital Difference: Media Technology and the Theory of Communication Effects. N...

EPISODE 1747: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Bethanne Patrick, book critic at the LA Times, about six speculative novels which imagine a world saturated by AI Bethanne Patrick maintains a storied place in the publishing industry as a critic and as @TheBookMaven on Twitter, where she created the popular #FridayReads and regularly comments on books and literary ideas to over 200,000 followers. Her work appears frequently in the Los Angeles Times as well as in The Washington Post, NPR Books,...