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John A. Farrell on How Ted Kennedy Became a Great Man When He Was Most Distanced From the U.S. Presidency
Oct. 28, 2022

John A. Farrell on How Ted Kennedy Became a Great Man When He Was Mos…

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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Mae Ngai on The Chinese Question: Gold Rushes, Migration, and the Global Politics and Economics of Race
Oct. 27, 2022

Mae Ngai on The Chinese Question: Gold Rushes, Migration, and the Glo…

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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Cody Keenan on Ten Days in June: On a Pivotal Moment in Barack Obama's "Battle" for America
Oct. 27, 2022

Cody Keenan on Ten Days in June: On a Pivotal Moment in Barack Obama'…

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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Daniel Drache: Has Populism Won? Must Democratic Politics, on Both Left and Right, Be Populist Now?
Oct. 27, 2022

Daniel Drache: Has Populism Won? Must Democratic Politics, on Both Le…

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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Orly Lobel: Can Digital Technology Can Be Harnessed to Realize Equality, Inclusion, and a Brighter Future?
Oct. 26, 2022

Orly Lobel: Can Digital Technology Can Be Harnessed to Realize Equali…

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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David Sax: Why, If We Want to Create a More Human World, the Future Must Be Analog
Oct. 26, 2022

David Sax: Why, If We Want to Create a More Human World, the Future M…

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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Jonathan Clegg on Messi, Ronaldo, and the Radical Remaking of the World's Game Over the Last 20 Years
Oct. 26, 2022

Jonathan Clegg on Messi, Ronaldo, and the Radical Remaking of the Wor…

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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Katie Hickman on Neither Heroines Nor Villains: The Brave-Hearted Women Who Settled the American West
Oct. 26, 2022

Katie Hickman on Neither Heroines Nor Villains: The Brave-Hearted Wom…

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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Joseph Sassoon on A History of the Sassoons—One of the World's Great Global Merchant Families
Oct. 25, 2022

Joseph Sassoon on A History of the Sassoons—One of the World's Great …

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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Becca Andrews: How the Destruction of Roe v. Wade Undermines Fundamental American Rights
Oct. 25, 2022

Becca Andrews: How the Destruction of Roe v. Wade Undermines Fundamen…

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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Vladislav M. Zubok on the Soviet Union Might Be Dead, But the Consequences of Its Disastrous Collapse Continue to Haunt Us
Oct. 25, 2022

Vladislav M. Zubok on the Soviet Union Might Be Dead, But the Consequ…

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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Emily Tamkin on Bad Jews: On American Jewish Politics and Identities
Oct. 24, 2022

Emily Tamkin on Bad Jews: On American Jewish Politics and Identities

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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Nicci French on Two Minds, One Writer: How a Husband-and-Wife Have Strengthened Their Bond by Writing Psychological Thrillers About the "Twisty" Human Condition
Oct. 24, 2022

Nicci French on Two Minds, One Writer: How a Husband-and-Wife Have St…

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Christine Wells on When 007 Was Female: A World War Two Novel About the Real Miss Moneypenny
Oct. 24, 2022

Christine Wells on When 007 Was Female: A World War Two Novel About 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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Michael T. Hartney: Why American Teachers' Unions Are So Powerful and How This Hasn't Enriched Democracy or Improved Schooling in the United States Today
Oct. 23, 2022

Michael T. Hartney: Why American Teachers' Unions Are So Powerful and…

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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Robert T. Tally Jr. on Realizing History Through Fantasy Literature: Reclaiming Tolkien's Hobbit For the Left
Oct. 23, 2022

Robert T. Tally Jr. on Realizing History Through Fantasy Literature: …

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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Peter Robison: How Boeing's 737 Max Tragedy Offers a Parable About the Immorality of Late Stage Industrial Capitalism
Oct. 21, 2022

Peter Robison: How Boeing's 737 Max Tragedy Offers a Parable About th…

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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Ann Hood: Why Is Flying So Miserable These Days? And Was It Really So Much More Fun in the Glamorous Age of Trans World Airlines and High Heeled Stewardesses?
Oct. 21, 2022

Ann Hood: Why Is Flying So Miserable These Days? And Was It Really So…

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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Matthew F. Delmont: The Simultaneously Heroic and Shameful Story of African Americans' Involvement in World War II
Oct. 21, 2022

Matthew F. Delmont: The Simultaneously Heroic and Shameful Story of 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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David Welch: How General Motors CEO Mary Barra Is the Anti Elon Musk and How That Impacts Her Goal of Reinventing the Iconic American Car Manufacturer
Oct. 20, 2022

David Welch: How General Motors CEO Mary Barra Is the Anti Elon Musk …

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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Nicholas Dawidoff: How the Story of a 2006 Murder Captures the Tragic Complexity of Inequality, Class, and Violence in 21st-Century America
Oct. 20, 2022

Nicholas Dawidoff: How the Story of a 2006 Murder Captures the Tragic…

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Kyle Spencer on Raising Them Right: The Untold Story of America's Ultraconservative Youth Movement and Its Plot For Power
Oct. 20, 2022

Kyle Spencer on Raising Them Right: The Untold Story of America's Ult…

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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Trond Undheim: How Augmented Technology Can Revolutionize the 21st-Century Factory and Make Work More Productive and Meaningful
Oct. 19, 2022

Trond Undheim: How Augmented Technology Can Revolutionize the 21st-Ce…

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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Timothy Shenk on Realigners: The Visionaries and Hacks Who Have Radically Transformed American Democracy
Oct. 19, 2022

Timothy Shenk on Realigners: The Visionaries and Hacks Who Have Radic…

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