Episodes
How to Save Democracy? Eli Merritt offers advice and inspiration from…
EPISODE 1398 : In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the editor of HOW TO SAVE DEMOCRACY, Eli Merritt, who offers advice and inspiration from 95 (mostly) democratic world leaders on how to save our democracy Eli Merritt is a ...
An Archeology of the Soviet Century: Karl Schlogel offers an encyclop…
EPISODE 1397: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the distinguished German historian and author of THE SOVIET HISTORY Karl Schlogel about his new encyclopedic and richly detailed history of everyday life in the Soviet Union...
How To Fix Democracy: Samuel Issacharoff searches for glimmers of hop…
EPISODE 1396 : In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to NYU law professor and author of DEMOCRACY UNMOORED, Samuel Issacharoff, about the crisis of democracy around the world and why he is cautiously optimistic about countering ...
Retelling the stories of Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley: Stepha…
EPISODE 1395 : In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the author of HER LOST WORDS, Stephanie Marie Thornton, about her new novel which reimagines the lives of the 18th century English feminist Mary Wollstonecraft and her 19th...
American Humility and Hubris in Kabul: Jeffrey E. Stern on a many lay…
EPISODE 1394: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the author of THE MERCENARY, the American journalist Jeffrey E. Stern, about a many layered, complexly truthful story of his relationship with his local driver during the Af...
A Gutenberg Moment in the History of Medicine: Dr Robert Pearl offers…
EPISODE 1393: In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to Robert Pearl, MD, about how generative AI represents a Gutenberg moment in the history of medicine and offers five ways that it will revolutionize healthcare in the next ...
Digital McCarthyism: Keith Teare on the chilling anti=Chinese and ant…
EPISODE 1391: In our regular weekly round-up of tech news, Andrew talks to THAT WAS THE WEEK newsletter author Keith Teare about the chilling anti-Chinese and anti-Communist hysteria in Washington DC against TikTok Keith Tear...
How to Incentivize People to Change their Behavior: Uri Gneezy reveal…
EPISODE 1390: In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to behavorial economist and author of MIXED SIGNALS, Uri Gneezy, about how incentives really work in terms of getting people to change how they behave Uri Gneezy is an econo...
The Power of Hope: Carol Graham on how the science of well-being an s…
EPISODE 1389: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to THE POWER OF HOPE author, Carol Graham, about why hope matters as a metric of economic and social well-being. Carol Graham is the Leo Pasvolsky Senior Fellow at the Brooking...
Ancient Stories about the Future: Sabrina Orah Mark on telling fairy …
EPISODE 1388: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to HAPPILY author Sabrina Orah Mark about how to write a memoir built around fairy tales Raised in Brooklyn, NY, Sabrina Orah Mark earned a BA from Barnard College, Columbia Un...
Trump as the Road Runner: Kevin O'Brien, former Assistant US Attorney…
EPISODE 1387 : In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to Kevin O'Brien, former Assistant US Attorney to the DOJ, about hush money, Stormy Daniels and the latest farcical chapter of the Donald Trump Show Kevin O'Brien is a form...
How Data Happens: Chris Wiggins on a history of data from the Age of …
EPISODE 1387 : In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the HOW DATA HAPPENED co-author Chris Wiggins on a history of data from the Age of Reason to today's Age of Algorithms Chris Wiggins is an associate professor of applied ma...
When All Else Failed: Dana Sachs on the volunteers at the heart of th…
EPISODE 1386: I n this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to ALL ELSE FAILED author Dana Sachs about the the unlikely volunteers at the heart of the migrant aid crisis in Greece Dana Sachs was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and spent he...
Our Brains on Art and Music: Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross on how the a…
EPISODE 1385 : In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the co-authors of YOUR BRAIN ON ART, Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross about how the arts transform us and how this can improve our health, enable us to flourish, and build stron...
The New American Abnormal: Kerry Howley questions the seduction of a …
EPISODE 1384 : In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to BOTTOMS UP AND THE DEVIL LAUGHS author Kerry Howley about her journey through the Deep State and what this suggests about the existence of "truth" and "reality" in contempo...
Who Doesn't Want to Reinvent Themselves? Joanne Lipman reveals the fi…
EPISODE 1383: In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to NEXT author Joanne Lipman about how to successfully reinvent how we live, work and lead. Joanne Lipman has served as Editor-in-Chief of USA Today , USA Today Network, Con...
Why Water Matters: Natalie Koch untangles the weirdly connected envir…
EPISODE 1382: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to ARID EMPIRE author Natalie Koch about the weirdly entangled fates of Arizona and Saudi Arabia Natalie Koch is a Professor in the Department of Geography and the Environment ...
Are You Drowning in Work? Nick Sonnenberg on how to reduce clutter an…
EPISODE 1381: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to productivity consultant and author of COMING UP FOR AIR author Nick Sonnenberg about a practical guide to increasing productivity at work Nick Sonnenberg is the founder and ...
Do Women Make Better Murderers Than Men? Ren DeStefano on female seri…
EPISODE 1380: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to true crime addict and author of HOW I'LL KILL YOU Ren DeStefano on female serial killers and why everyone, yes everyone, might have a murder in them. Ren DeStefano lives in ...
Great Kingdoms of Africa: John Parker Liberates African history from …
EPISODE 1379 : In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the editor of GREAT KINGDOMS OF AFRICA, John Parker about the great precolonial kingdoms of Africa that have been marginalized throughout history John is Senior Lecturer in...
Hallucinations, Guardian Angels and The Third Man: Dr Ben Alderson-Da…
EPISODE 1378 : In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the psychologist and author of PRESENCE, Ben Alderson-Day, about the universal feeling that someone or something is there when we are alone Dr. Ben Alderson-Day is an Assoc...
Keen On Keen: Andrew Keen on the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, Cha…
EPISODE 1377: In this KEEN ON, Andrew is interviewed by the Bulgarian journalist and Digitalk conference organizer Yoan Zapyranov about the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, ChatGPT4 and the general state of tech in 2023. Digi...
Appropriating the appropriators: Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai on why female no…
EPISODE 1376 : In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the author of DUST CHILD ,Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, about Vietnamese Amerasians, the role of literature in healing trauma, and why female novelists like herself should appropria...
As the Crisis Deepens: A rather miserable Keith Teare on the collapse…
EPISODE 1375 : In this regular weekly KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to THAT WAS THE WEEK author and SignalRank CEO Keith Teare about the banking crisis, the launch of ChatGPT4 and the broader crisis of trust in contemporary idea...