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Joanne McNeil: What Can We Learn About the AOL Experience of the 1990s to Make Today's Internet More User-Friendly and Civil?
Dec. 23, 2022

Joanne McNeil: What Can We Learn About the AOL Experience of the 1990…

Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andr...

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Tony Hiss: No, We Aren't on the Verge of an Environmental Apocalypse: Why 2022 Was a Promising Year For the Planet and What We Need to Do in 2023 to Maintain This Progress
Dec. 23, 2022

Tony Hiss: No, We Aren't on the Verge of an Environmental Apocalypse:…

Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andr...

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Maciej Kisilowski: How the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine Could Trigger a Nuclear Apocalypse and What We Need to Do in 2023 to Avert This Catastrophe
Dec. 22, 2022

Maciej Kisilowski: How the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine Could Tri…

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Lev Golinkin: Should Stanford and Harvard Really Be Naming Fellowships and Academic Chairs in Honor of Nazi War Criminals?
Dec. 22, 2022

Lev Golinkin: Should Stanford and Harvard Really Be Naming Fellowship…

Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andr...

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Charles Kupchan: Yes, 2022 Was a "Pivotal" Year in International Politics. Yet We Still Don't Know How the World Will Dramatically Tilt in 2023.
Dec. 22, 2022

Charles Kupchan: Yes, 2022 Was a "Pivotal" Year in International Poli…

Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andr...

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J. Bradford DeLong: How Joe Biden's "Supply Side Progressivism" Has Actually Made 2022 A Good Economic Year For Most Americans
Dec. 21, 2022

J. Bradford DeLong: How Joe Biden's "Supply Side Progressivism" Has A…

Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andr...

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Allison Gilbert on From Colleen Hoover to New York's New Wage Transparency Law: The Good News For Women About 2022
Dec. 21, 2022

Allison Gilbert on From Colleen Hoover to New York's New Wage Transpa…

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David Kirkpatrick: The Year That Elon Musk Became Vladimir Putin: How We Lost All Our Moral Illusions About Big Tech in 2022
Dec. 21, 2022

David Kirkpatrick: The Year That Elon Musk Became Vladimir Putin: How…

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Alejandro Crawford: How to Empower Truly Rebellious Entrepreneurs to Do Good in the World
Dec. 19, 2022

Alejandro Crawford: How to Empower Truly Rebellious Entrepreneurs to …

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Katherine Stewart: Why American Religious Nationalism is on the Rise in 2022—and How to Confront It in 2023
Dec. 18, 2022

Katherine Stewart: Why American Religious Nationalism is on the Rise …

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Mary Annaïse Heglar: The Case for Climate Reparations: Our Environmental Crisis Isn't a "Villainless Crime"
Dec. 17, 2022

Mary Annaïse Heglar: The Case for Climate Reparations: Our Environmen…

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Orville Schell on China in 2022: A Crack in Xi Jinping's Leninist Authoritarianism?
Dec. 16, 2022

Orville Schell on China in 2022: A Crack in Xi Jinping's Leninist Aut…

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Ewan Morrison on Against Nihilism: Why Belief in Anything is Better Than Nothing
Dec. 14, 2022

Ewan Morrison on Against Nihilism: Why Belief in Anything is Better T…

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Keith Teare on a Crypto Winter and the Dawn of the AI Age: How Silicon Valley Will Remember 2022
Dec. 13, 2022

Keith Teare on a Crypto Winter and the Dawn of the AI Age: How Silico…

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Weili Dai: How AI and the Metaverse Will Combine to Create a More "Efficient" Future
Dec. 13, 2022

Weili Dai: How AI and the Metaverse Will Combine to Create a More "Ef…

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Maurice Saatchi: Finally Revealed… Why Some of Us Go to Heaven and Why Some of Us End Up in Hell
Dec. 11, 2022

Maurice Saatchi: Finally Revealed… Why Some of Us Go to Heaven and Wh…

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Stephen Bezruchka: Why America Needs a "Sputnik Moment" To Reform Its Radically Inegalitarian Healthcare System
Dec. 11, 2022

Stephen Bezruchka: Why America Needs a "Sputnik Moment" To Reform Its…

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Keith Teare: Are We on the Brink of a Magical AI Age in Which Talking With a Smart Machine Will Be Considered Both Normal and Essential?
Dec. 10, 2022

Keith Teare: Are We on the Brink of a Magical AI Age in Which Talking…

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Countress of Carnarvon on the Earl and the Pharaoh: From the Real Downton Abbey to the Discovery of Tutankhamun
Dec. 9, 2022

Countress of Carnarvon on the Earl and the Pharaoh: From the Real Dow…

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Ahmed White: What the Early 20th Century War on Radical Workers Tells Us About the Struggle Between Labor and Capital in America Today
Dec. 9, 2022

Ahmed White: What the Early 20th Century War on Radical Workers Tells…

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Allegra Goodman : What Happens When a Novelist "Overparents" Their Characters? How a Fictional Creation Can Fight Back Against Their Helicopter Author`
Dec. 8, 2022

Allegra Goodman : What Happens When a Novelist "Overparents" Their Ch…

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Aaron De Smet: Why, In Our Age of Permanent Volatility, We Need to Foster a Zen-Like "Deliberate Calm"
Dec. 8, 2022

Aaron De Smet: Why, In Our Age of Permanent Volatility, We Need to Fo…

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Daniel Akst: Why World War II's Greatest Generation Should Be Celebrated As Much For Its Heroic Pacifism As For Its Selfless Sacrifice in Battle
Dec. 7, 2022

Daniel Akst: Why World War II's Greatest Generation Should Be Celebra…

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Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni: Why All Writers, Especially Novelists, Are Political: Which Is Why Novels Can Change the World
Dec. 7, 2022

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni: Why All Writers, Especially Novelists, Ar…

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