Episodes
The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism: Why Capitalism and Democracy hav…
In this Valentine's Day edition of KEEN ON, Andrew talks to THE CRISIS OF DEMOCRATIC CAPITALISM author Martin Wolf on why Capitalism and Democracy have fallen out of love and how to bring them back together Martin Wolf is chi...
Welcome Me to the Kingdom: Mai Nardone's unvarnished fictional truths…
In this KEEN ON episode Andrew talks to WELCOME ME TO THE KINGDOM author Mai Nardone about the struggle of ordinary people to survive in contemporary Bangkok Mai Nardone is a Thai and American writer whose work has appeared i...
Burn the Boats: Matt Higgins on why we should all toss Plan B overboa…
In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to BURN THE BOATS author Matt Higgins about why we need to toss Plan B overboard if we are to unleash our full potential in business and in life. Matt Higgins is a proven operator, invest...
Why All Writing is Failure: Stephen Marche on the Peculiar Perseveran…
In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to ON WRITING AND FAILURE author Stephen Marche on why all writers are failures and how generative AI will become the pocket calculator of language. Stephen Marche is a novelist and essay...
Why Both America and Britain are Imprisoned in Empireland: Sathnam Sa…
In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to EMPIRELAND author Sathnam Sangheera about how imperialism has shaped both modern Britain and America and how to escape this colonial legacy in the 21st century Sathnam Sanghera was bor...
Happy B'Day, Abe!! John Cribb on what both Republicans and Democrats …
In this episode of KEEN ON, Andrew talks to the author of RAIL SPLITTER, John Cribb, on distinguishing between fact and fiction in Abraham Lincoln's unbelievable life and what all Americans can learn from the great man today ...
Bloodshed and Lies in Saudi Arabia: Jeed Basyouni on Mohammed bin Sal…
In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to Reprieve's Head of Death Penalty (Middle East and North Africa) about Reprieve's new report, "Bloodshed and Lies: Mohammed Bin Salman's Kingdom of Executions" Jeed Basyouni oversees Re...
Can Populism Survive? Massimo Morelli on the nature and future of Pop…
In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the Italian political economist Massimo Morelli about nature and future of European populists like Viktor Orban and Georgia Meloni Massimo Morelli is Professor of Political Science and...
A Week is a Long Time in Silicon Valley: Keith Teare on How Artificia…
In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the author of THAT WAS THE WEEK newsletter Keith Teare about why a week is a long time in Silicon Valley and how AI is now unstoppable. Keith Teare is a Founder and CEO at SignalRank C...
The United Nations as Leviathan: Roland Rich on why we need to reinve…
In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to THE UNITED NATIONS AS LEVIATHAN author Roland Rich about why we need a United Nations 3.0 that can fix our broken planet. Roland Rich received his B.A. and LL.B. from the University of...
A Spiritual Void at the Core of the Influencer Industry? Emily Hund o…
In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to THE INFLUENCER INDUSTRY author Emily Hund about the sad quest for authenticity on today's social media. Emily Hund, PhD, is the author of The Influencer Industry: The Quest for Authent...
The Ghost at the Feast: Robert Kagan on America and the Collapse of t…
In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to author of THE GHOST AT THE FEAST, Robert Kagan, about American foreign policy between 1900 and 1941 and its lessons for America's response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine Robert Kag...
Hijad Butch Blues: Lamya H on how to unf**k the world
In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to HIJAB BUTCH BLUES author Lamya H on what it's like being queer, brown and Moslem in America right now and how to make the world more open and tolerant. Lamya H (she/they) is a queer Mu...
Revolutionary Roads: Bob Thompson gets into his gas guzzling VW in se…
In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks REVOLUTIONARY ROADS author Bob Thompson about his search for the war that made America independent.... and all the place it could have gone terribly wrong. Bob Thompson is the author of B...
Maybe Tech Isn't So Evil: Darlene Damm on the exponential technologie…
In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the Head of Social Impact at Singularity University about the moonshot technologies that could significantly improve the lives of billions of people around the world. Darlene Damm is F...
A Hacker's Mind: Bruce Schneier on how the powerful bend society's ru…
In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to A HACKER'S MIND author Bruce Schneier about how the powerful have learnt to hack society rules and why we need to learn to outhack the hackers. Bruce Schneier is an internationally ren...
We Don't Know Ourselves: Fintan O'Toole on contemporary Ireland as a …
In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to WE DON'T KNOW OURSELVES author Fintan O'Toole about contemporary Irish history, identity, movies and known and unknown fictions. Fintan O'Toole is an Irish Times columnist and writer. ...
How to Fix a Broken Planet: Julian Cribb's advice for surviving the 2…
In this KEEN ON. episode, Andrew talks to HOW TO FIX A BROKEN PLANET author Julian Cribbs about the best strategies for confronting our "Castastrophocene" age of environmental crisis, overpopulation and surveillance capitalis...
An Assassin in Utopia: Susan Wels on the true story of a nineteenth-c…
In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks AN ASSASSIN IN UTOPIA author Susan Wels about connection between the assassination of late 19th century US President James Garfield and the bizarre sex-cult community based in Oneida, New...
Rising Up Against Bullshit Healthcare: Sonali Kolhatkar on Why Americ…
In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to RISING UP author Sonali Kolhatkar about how the American healthcare system combines glaring inefficiencies with even more profound injustice. Journalist, activist, and artist, Sonali K...
On the Ocean's Awesomeness: Farah Obaidullah explains why our lives d…
In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to THE OCEAN AND US editor Farah Obaidullah on the existential crisis of the oceans and why we need to be humble in the face of the sea's power and majesty Farah Obaidullah is an Ocean Ad...
Banking With Your Eyes Open: Robert Pickering on the rights and wrong…
In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the BLUE BLOOD author and former CEO of Cazenove bank Robert Pickering about the rights and wrongs of contemporary banks and bankers Name as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ m...
How to Fix Capitalism and Democracy? Raymond W. Baker on the "Invisib…
In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to INVISIBLE TRILLIONS author Raymond W. Baker about how financial secrecy is imperiling both Capitalism and Democracy in America today. Raymond W. Baker is a businessman, author, and int...
From Doom to Bloom in 7 Days: Why Spring Has Arrived Unnaturally Earl…
In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to THAT WAS THE WEEK's Keith Teare about the growing optimism in Silicon Valley of a tech rebirth around generative AI. Name as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew ...