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Shannon O'Neil on The Globalization Myth: Why Most Economics Is Regional
Nov. 7, 2022

Shannon O'Neil on The Globalization Myth: Why Most Economics Is Regio…

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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Travis Baldree: Want to Self-Publish Successfully? Write Fast, Leverage All Your Social Media Networks, and Prioritize Memorable Cover Art
Nov. 7, 2022

Travis Baldree: Want to Self-Publish Successfully? Write Fast, Levera…

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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John Mulholland on Inside High Noon: Why the Classic 1952 Movie Is As Relevant in America Today As It Was 70 Years Ago
Nov. 5, 2022

John Mulholland on Inside High Noon: Why the Classic 1952 Movie Is As…

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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Ellis Cose on Reckoning on Race: Why Can't America Escape Its Racist Past?
Nov. 4, 2022

Ellis Cose on Reckoning on Race: Why Can't America Escape Its Racist …

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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Adam Mendelsohn on What Was It Like to Be a Jew in Lincoln's Armies: Jewish Soldiers in the Civil War
Nov. 4, 2022

Adam Mendelsohn on What Was It Like to Be a Jew in Lincoln's Armies: …

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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Colleen and John Darnell on Tutankhamun's Royal Mom and Dad: On Egypt's Golden Couple
Nov. 3, 2022

Colleen and John Darnell on Tutankhamun's Royal Mom and Dad: On Egypt…

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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Aric Prather on The Good Sleep Prescription: Stick Your Head in the Freezer, "Worry Early," and Stop Taking Your Smartphone to Bed
Nov. 3, 2022

Aric Prather on The Good Sleep Prescription: Stick Your Head in the F…

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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Maud Newton: How to Come to Terms With Troubling Ancestors
Nov. 3, 2022

Maud Newton: How to Come to Terms With Troubling Ancestors

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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Isaac Fitzgerald: What's Wrong (And Right) With American Male Writers
Nov. 2, 2022

Isaac Fitzgerald: What's Wrong (And Right) With American Male Writers

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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Paul Tucker: What Chinese and American Statesmen Need to Do to Lessen Global Discord
Nov. 2, 2022

Paul Tucker: What Chinese and American Statesmen Need to Do to Lessen…

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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Priyanka Kumar: How "Reading" Nature, Especially Birds, Enables Us to Transcend Ourselves
Nov. 2, 2022

Priyanka Kumar: How "Reading" Nature, Especially Birds, Enables Us to…

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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Ben Kesling: The Gut-Wrenching Story of One U.S. Army Unit's Experience in Afghanistan
Nov. 1, 2022

Ben Kesling: The Gut-Wrenching Story of One U.S. Army Unit's Experien…

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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Samantha Cole: How Sex Changed the Internet and the Internet Changed Sex
Nov. 1, 2022

Samantha Cole: How Sex Changed the Internet and the Internet Changed …

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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RJ Andrews: Why the Future of Publishing For One Start-Up Entrepreneur is High-End and Analog Books That Visualize Data
Nov. 1, 2022

RJ Andrews: Why the Future of Publishing For One Start-Up Entrepreneu…

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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Lenore Andreson: How California is Pioneering the Reform of the American Criminal Justice System
Nov. 1, 2022

Lenore Andreson: How California is Pioneering the Reform of the Ameri…

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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Claudia Lux: Imagining a Kafkaesque Hell in Which There Is Only Jägermeister to Drink and the Devil Is a Corporate Bureaucrat
Oct. 31, 2022

Claudia Lux: Imagining a Kafkaesque Hell in Which There Is Only Jäger…

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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Henrietta Harrison on the 18th-Century China Question: The Perils of Translating Between Qing China and the British Empire
Oct. 31, 2022

Henrietta Harrison on the 18th-Century China Question: The Perils of …

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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Greg Melville: How Cemeteries Reveal America's Most Hidden and Often Deadliest History
Oct. 31, 2022

Greg Melville: How Cemeteries Reveal America's Most Hidden and Often …

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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Paul Sexton: Perhaps the Most Remarkable Thing About Charlie Watts Was Just How Remarkably Ordinary He Was
Oct. 31, 2022

Paul Sexton: Perhaps the Most Remarkable Thing About Charlie Watts Wa…

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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Colin L. Read on Not the People's Money: Uncovering Bitcoin's Catastrophic Economic and Environmental Cost
Oct. 30, 2022

Colin L. Read on Not the People's Money: Uncovering Bitcoin's Catastr…

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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Karen Bakker: A Digital Dolittle? On Technology That Will Enable Us to Talk With Other Species… Including Plants and Trees
Oct. 30, 2022

Karen Bakker: A Digital Dolittle? On Technology That Will Enable Us t…

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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Evan Mandery: How Elite Colleges Divide, Disorient, and Diminish Us
Oct. 29, 2022

Evan Mandery: How Elite Colleges Divide, Disorient, and Diminish Us

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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Martin Rees on the Limits of Science: Why the Universe Might Be Too Complex For Humans to Ever Understand
Oct. 28, 2022

Martin Rees on the Limits of Science: Why the Universe Might Be Too C…

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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Michael Stein on Accidental Kindness: A Doctor's Thoughts on the Importance of Empathy
Oct. 28, 2022

Michael Stein on Accidental Kindness: A Doctor's Thoughts on the Impo…

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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