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Elisabeth Leake on How the Soviet and American Invasions of Afghanistan Are Comparable
July 8, 2022

Elisabeth Leake on How the Soviet and American Invasions of Afghanist…

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 Drezner on the End of Donald Trump, Green Tech, Apocalyptic Zombies: Why Americans Should Be Cheerful About the Future
July 8, 2022

Daniel Drezner on the End of Donald Trump, Green Tech, Apocalyptic Zo…

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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Marianne Lewis: How Life's Toughest Problems Are Most Effectively Confronted By "Both/And Thinking"
July 7, 2022

Marianne Lewis: How Life's Toughest Problems Are Most Effectively Con…

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 Kander: A Disturbing Autobiography From One of America's Most Candid Ex-Politicians and Soldiers
July 7, 2022

Jason Kander: A Disturbing Autobiography From One of America's Most 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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Brett Scott: Why Wall Street and Silicon Valley Want a Cashless Society and Why That Doesn't Benefit Us
July 7, 2022

Brett Scott: Why Wall Street and Silicon Valley Want a Cashless Socie…

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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Rebecca May Johnson's Homeric Wisdom For Cooks and Writers: You Just Have to Keep On "Doing It"
July 7, 2022

Rebecca May Johnson's Homeric Wisdom For Cooks and Writers: You Just …

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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Jamie Susskind: How the Digital Republic Could Deepen Democracy and Compound Freedom in the 21st Century
July 6, 2022

Jamie Susskind: How the Digital Republic Could Deepen Democracy and 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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Bernhard Poerksen: Can an "Editorial Society" Heal Our Digital Fever of Misinformation and Lies?
July 6, 2022

Bernhard Poerksen: Can an "Editorial Society" Heal Our Digital Fever …

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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Max Holleran on NIMBYism vs YIMBYism: How to Reinvent the City to Solve the Homelessness Pandemic
July 6, 2022

Max Holleran on NIMBYism vs YIMBYism: How to Reinvent the City to Sol…

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 Rauch Contemplates (and Fears) a Post-Democratic America
July 5, 2022

Jonathan Rauch Contemplates (and Fears) a Post-Democratic America

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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Ian Buruma: What to Make of America On Its 246th Birthday
July 5, 2022

Ian Buruma: What to Make of America On Its 246th Birthday

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 Birnbaum: Wassily Kandinsky and the Uncannily Contemporary Origins of 20th Century Abstract Art
July 5, 2022

Daniel Birnbaum: Wassily Kandinsky and the Uncannily Contemporary Ori…

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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George Monbiot on How to Feed the World Without Devouring the Planet
July 4, 2022

George Monbiot on How to Feed the World Without Devouring the Planet

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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Verlyn Klinkenborg on How to Write Well About Nature: Simplify Language, Empathize With Other Creatures, and Use Your Eyes Like a Hawk
July 2, 2022

Verlyn Klinkenborg on How to Write Well About Nature: Simplify Langua…

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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Elizabeth Sandifer: Why a Bloody End to Democracy in America Is Not Only Likely But Maybe Even Inevitable
July 2, 2022

Elizabeth Sandifer: Why a Bloody End to Democracy in America Is Not O…

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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Andrew Hodges on Alan Turing and Why One of the 20th Century's Most Iconic Figures Remains So Relevant in the 21st Century
July 1, 2022

Andrew Hodges on Alan Turing and Why One of the 20th Century's Most I…

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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Chris Miller: Is It Possible That the Russians Are Now Winning the War in Ukraine?
July 1, 2022

Chris Miller: Is It Possible That the Russians Are Now Winning the 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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Margaret Mitchell: Can Big Tech Be Reformed to Make It More Ethically Responsible In Its Development of Artificial Intelligence?
July 1, 2022

Margaret Mitchell: Can Big Tech Be Reformed to Make It More Ethically…

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 Pearl: How the Seemingly Parallel Pandemics of Covid, Anxiety, and Gun Violence Are All Part of the Same Existential Crisis of American Healthcare
June 30, 2022

Robert Pearl: How the Seemingly Parallel Pandemics of Covid, Anxiety,…

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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Debora Spar: How Social Media Is Killing Romantic Love and How Smart Machines Might Enable Us to Love Again
June 30, 2022

Debora Spar: How Social Media Is Killing Romantic Love and How Smart …

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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Baynard Woods: How a White Racist "Totalitarian" System Has Permeated All of American History and Why Reparations Might Be Its Only Fix
June 29, 2022

Baynard Woods: How a White Racist "Totalitarian" System Has Permeated…

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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Emma Brodie on Joni Mitchell and James Taylor, a Love Affair So Melodic That It Had to Be Transformed Into Fiction
June 29, 2022

Emma Brodie on Joni Mitchell and James Taylor, a Love Affair So Melod…

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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Jamie Bartlett on the Biggest Crypto Scam of All and the Heartless Bulgarian Cryptoqueen Behind It
June 29, 2022

Jamie Bartlett on the Biggest Crypto Scam of All and the Heartless Bu…

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 Thagard: Why Balance Is Essential in Our Vertiginous Age
June 28, 2022

Paul Thagard: Why Balance Is Essential in Our Vertiginous Age

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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