Episodes

Joe Pompeo: What a Scandalous Double Murder in September 1922 Tells Us About America's Current Obsession With "Trume Crime"
Sept. 14, 2022

Joe Pompeo: What a Scandalous Double Murder in September 1922 Tells U…

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 Kardaras: How Social Media Is Driving Our Mental Crisis and How Reading Plato Can Help Cure it
Sept. 14, 2022

Nicholas Kardaras: How Social Media Is Driving Our Mental Crisis 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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David Ambroz on Something All Americans Should Agree On: No Homeless Children and More Foster Kids in College Than in Jail
Sept. 13, 2022

David Ambroz on Something All Americans Should Agree On: No Homeless …

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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Lisa Genova: How Writers Can Use Both Memory and Forgetting to Improve Their Work
Sept. 13, 2022

Lisa Genova: How Writers Can Use Both Memory and Forgetting to Improv…

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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Kristin Beck: Why World War II Remains So Seductive to Novelists For Writing About Good and Evil
Sept. 13, 2022

Kristin Beck: Why World War II Remains So Seductive to Novelists For …

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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Luke Mogelson: How Seriously Should We Consider the January 6 Insurrection As a Threat to the American Republic?
Sept. 13, 2022

Luke Mogelson: How Seriously Should We Consider the January 6 Insurre…

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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Damien Lewis on a Profound Sense of Duty: What Josephine Baker Had in Common With Queen Elizabeth II
Sept. 12, 2022

Damien Lewis on a Profound Sense of Duty: What Josephine Baker Had in…

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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Andy Kroll on the Madness of Online Crowds: What the 2016 Murder of Seth Rich Tells Us About Our Conspiratorial Age
Sept. 12, 2022

Andy Kroll on the Madness of Online Crowds: What the 2016 Murder of S…

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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Kim Samuel: Should the Right to "Belong" Be Enshrined As a Sacred Human Right?
Sept. 11, 2022

Kim Samuel: Should the Right to "Belong" Be Enshrined As a Sacred Hum…

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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Jason Feifer on Darwin 2.0: How to Embrace Change, Adapt Fast, and Future Proof Both Your Career and Your Life
Sept. 9, 2022

Jason Feifer on Darwin 2.0: How to Embrace Change, Adapt Fast, and Fu…

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 Sayman: How the Gay Son of First-Generation Peruvian Immigrants Became the Most Influential Latino in Silicon Valley
Sept. 9, 2022

Michael Sayman: How the Gay Son of First-Generation Peruvian Immigran…

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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Mark Bergen: Given YouTube's World Domination, Should the Google-Owned Video Platform Be More Aggressively Regulated and Controlled?
Sept. 8, 2022

Mark Bergen: Given YouTube's World Domination, Should the Google-Owne…

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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Douglas Rushkoff: What the Escape Fantasies of Tech Billionaires Reveal About Our Apocalyptic Age
Sept. 8, 2022

Douglas Rushkoff: What the Escape Fantasies of Tech Billionaires Reve…

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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Josh Chin: Why China's "Surveillance State" Is More Nuanced Than Either China Lovers or Haters Would Have Us Believe
Sept. 7, 2022

Josh Chin: Why China's "Surveillance State" Is More Nuanced Than Eith…

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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Ross Dawson: How Can We Be Sure That This "Futurist" Author Isn't, In Fact, a Smart Machine?
Sept. 7, 2022

Ross Dawson: How Can We Be Sure That This "Futurist" Author Isn't, In…

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 Livermore: How to Get Along With People That You Want to Eradicate
Sept. 7, 2022

David Livermore: How to Get Along With People That You Want to Eradic…

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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Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell: Feminist or Feminine? A Twentieth-Century History of Skirts
Sept. 6, 2022

Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell: Feminist or Feminine? A Twentieth-Century…

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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Louise Perry: No More Sex? A "Feminist" Case Against the Sexual Revolution
Sept. 6, 2022

Louise Perry: No More Sex? A "Feminist" Case Against the Sexual Revol…

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 Darman: How FDR Learned to Be FDR: The Personal Crisis That Transformed Him Into a Historic Leader
Sept. 6, 2022

Jonathan Darman: How FDR Learned to Be FDR: The Personal Crisis That …

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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A.M. Homes: Why American Novelists Need to Not Just Keep Up With But Also Overtake Reality
Sept. 6, 2022

A.M. Homes: Why American Novelists Need to Not Just Keep Up With But …

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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Helen Rappaport: In Search of Mary Seacole, a Quite Remarkable Black Cultural Icon
Sept. 5, 2022

Helen Rappaport: In Search of Mary Seacole, a Quite Remarkable Black …

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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Neal Wooten on Life Growing Up on a Pig Farm in the Alabama Mountains: Nasty, Brutish, and Short
Sept. 5, 2022

Neal Wooten on Life Growing Up on a Pig Farm in the Alabama Mountains…

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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Bill McGuire on Hothouse Earth: Why We've Only Got 90 Months Left to Save the Planet
Sept. 5, 2022

Bill McGuire on Hothouse Earth: Why We've Only Got 90 Months Left 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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That Was the Week in Tech: Why Substack Is a Bust, How Apple Can't Do AI, and Why China Is Thrashing the U.S. in Clean Tech Innovation
Sept. 5, 2022

That Was the Week in Tech: Why Substack Is a Bust, How Apple Can't Do…

Published weekly as a supplement to the 'That Was The Week' newsletter, this podcast features Keith Teare and Andrew Keen discussing the events in tech that will shape the future of startups, venture and angel investing.

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