Episodes
Remembering the Digital Future: Ethan Zuckerman on the history of blo…
EPISODE 1664: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Ethan Zuckerman, author of MISTRUST, about he history of blogging, the Arab Spring and why there will never be another Twitter Ethan Zuckerman is an associate professor of p...
The Silicon Valley Playbook for Existential Success: Behnam Tabrizi o…
EPISODE 1663: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Behnam Tabrizi, author of GOING ON OFFENSE, on why some companies succeed and others fail in the struggle to survive in today's perpetually innovative economy Behnam Tabrizi...
On the Disinformation of Trump, RFK Jr and Putin: Lee McIntyre explai…
EPISODE 1662: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Lee McIntyre, author of ON DISINFORMATION, how we can fight back against propagandists on behalf of truth and thereby protect democracy Lee McIntyre is a Research Fellow at ...
What, exactly, is female beauty? Celeste Marcus on Bardot and Barbie …
EPISODE 1661: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Celeste Marcus, LIBERTIES Managing Editor, explains why the "threat isn't Ken, it's Kavanaugh" in terms of contemporary conceptions of female beauty Celeste Marcus is the ma...
Liberal Saint or Monty Pythonesque Sinner? D.J. Taylor uncovers a "Ne…
EPISODE 1660: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to D.J. Taylor, author of ORWELL: THE NEW LIFE, about Orwell's attitude to women, art, socialism, conservatism and, above all, England. D. J. Taylor is the author of The Lost G...
8 inspiring non-fiction reads for the summer: Bethanne Patrick on boo…
EPISODE 1659: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Bethanne Patrick, the LA Times book critic, about new non-fiction from Alexander Stille, Darrin Bell, Susan Casey, Elizabeth Rush, Yepoka Yeebo, Eliot Page, Brooke Kroeger a...
What history teaches us about the future of venture capitalism: Keith…
EPISODE 1658: In this regular weekly show with THAT WAS THE WEEK newsletter author Keith Teare, Keith explains how being a good investor requires us to overcome our emotions in today's roller-coaster of a market Keith Teare i...
Why Podcasters should NEVER read advertisements on their own shows: J…
EPISODE 1657: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Jemima Kelly, a Columnist at the Financial Times newspaper, about the gross inauthenticity of podcasts and most other forms of "social "media Jemima Kelly writes a weekly Fi...
So how much would you pay for the Mona Lisa? Arturo Cifuentes explain…
EPISODE 1656: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Arturo Cifuentes, co-author of THE WORTH OF ART, about why valuing art is like evaluating the price of real-estate and why red paintings get the best price Arturo Cifuentes ...
The Not-So-Secret World of Black Twitter: Deesha Philyaw on social me…
EPISODE 1655: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Deesha Philyaw, author of THE SECRET LIVGES OF CHURCH LADIES, about Black Twitter, the influencer economy and the loneliness of online existence Deesha Philyaw’s debut shor...
Getting Beyond the Happy Talk of Liberal Orthodoxy: Susan MacKenty Br…
EPISODE 1654: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Susan MacKenty Brady, co-author the bestselling ARRIVE AND THRIVE, about how men and women can begin talking fearlessly to one another again Susan MacKenty Brady is the Delo...
The Woman Who Couldn't Wake Up: Quinn Eastman on Hypersomnia and the …
EPISODE 1653: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Quinn Eastman, author of THE WOMAN WHO COULDN'T WAKE UP, about idiopathic hypersomnia and the science of sleepiness Quinn Eastman is a technical editor at Emory University S...
How Trust Works: Peter Kim on the science of how relationships are bu…
EPISODE 1652: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Peter Kim, author of HOW TRUST WORKS, about the science of how relationships are built, broken, and repaired. Dr. Peter H. Kim is a Professor of Management and Organization ...
All of a sudden, there was all this freedom: David Winer on the origi…
EPISODE 1951: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Dave Winer, author of the long-running Scripting News blog, about his role in the invention of disruptive technologies like blogs and news feeds Dave Winer is a software dev...
If Life isn't a Movie, then How Should We Make Movies about Life? Oli…
EPISODE 1650: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the Lithub film critic, Olivia Rutigliano, about Jean-Luc Godard's 1963 controversial film, "Le Mepris" (Contempt) Olivia Rutigliano is the Associate Editor of LitHub's Cr...
The Terrifyingly Exciting Promise of Nuclear Fusion: Matthew Moynihan…
EPISODE 1649: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Matthew Moynihan, author of FUSION's PROMISE, about the technological breakthroughs in nuclear fusion that can conquer climate change on earth and carry humans to Mars in a ...
The Future of Money, Jobs, Climate and Failure: Andrew Hill on the Fi…
EPISODE 1648: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Andrew Hill, the Senior Business Writer at the Financial Times, about the 15 best business books of 2023 Andrew Hill is senior business writer at the FT and consulting edito...
Dry Powder for a Dying Digital Economy? Keith Teare on the deepening …
EPISODE 1647: In this regular weekly show with THAT WAS THE WEEK newsletter author Keith Teare, Keith explains why the venture capital ecosystem is in crisis but is more hopeful about Substack reinventing the online media eco...
Did MTV Kill American Democracy? Kathryn Cramer Brownell on cable tel…
EPISODE 1646: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Kathryn Cramer Brownell, author of 24/7 POLITICS, about the role of cable news channels like MTV, Fox, CNN & C-SPAN in fragmenting American democracy Kathryn Cramer Brownel...
Literary Insurrections and Memetic Apocalypses : Rion Amilcar Scott o…
EPISODE 1655: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Rion Amilcar Scott, the author of THE WORLD DOESN'T REQUIRE YOU, about the role of Black Twitter in representing and addressing American injustice Rion Amilcar Scott is the ...
The Scottish Coal-Miner's Daughter Who Took on the Bulgarian Cryptoqu…
EPISODE 1644: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Jennifer McAdam, the author of DEVIL'S COIN, about her battle to take down Ruja Ignatova, the notorious Bulgarian OneCoin Cryptoqueen Jennifer McAdam had a long career in th...
The Seven Best Novels of the Summer: Bethanne Patrick on the literatu…
EPISODE 1643: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Bethanne Patrick, the LA Times book critic, about new fiction from Tania James, Colson Whitehead, Jenny Erpenbeck, Emma Cline, Jamel Brinkley and Luis Urrea Bethanne Patric...
The Subversive Story of the B-52s: Scott Creney on one of the most ic…
EPISODE 1642: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Scott Creney, co-author of THE STORY OF THE B-52s, about one of the most subversive and iconic American pop music history Scott Creney is author of the work of creative nonf...
Feeding the AI Beast: Michael Wooldridge on the vast quantities of on…
EPISODE 1641: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Michael Wooldridge, author of A BRIEF HISTORY OF AI, about the vast quantities of online data, especially social media content, that have trained ChatGPT to mimic human lang...