Episodes

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, Andrew is joined by Dahlia Lithwick, author of Lady Justice: Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America . Dahlia Lithwick is the senior legal correspondent at Slate and host of Amicus , Slate’s award-winning, biweekly podcast about the law. Her work has also appeared in The ...

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, Andrew is joined by Dana Milbank, author of The Destructionists: The Twenty-Five Year Crack-Up of the Republican Party . Dana Milbank is a nationally syndicated op-ed columnist for the Washington Post . He has also been a contributor to CNN and MSNBC and is the author of the nat...

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, Andrew is joined by Dimitris Xygalatas, author of Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living . Dimitris Xygalatas is a pioneering anthropologist and cognitive scientist who runs the Experimental Anthropology Lab at the University of Connecticut. He has published...

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, Andrew is joined by Anna DeForest, author of A History of Present Illness . Anna DeForest is a neurologist and palliative care physician in New York City. Her writing has appeared in the Alaska Quarterly Review , the Journal of the American Medical Association , the New England ...

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, Andrew is joined by Mia Baytop Russell, author of Fired Up! A Guide to Transforming Your Team from Burnout to Engagement . Mia Baytop Russell , PhD has served in various roles across nonprofit, academic, and corporate sectors. Currently, as lecturer in the Center for Leadership ...

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, Andrew is joined by Benjamin Cunningham, author of The Liar: How a Double Agent in the CIA Became the Cold War’s Last Honest Man . Benjamin Cunningham is a Barcelona-based writer. He is a former correspondent for The Economist , editor in chief of the Prague Post , and copy boy ...

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, Andrew is joined by Phillip Levine, author of A Problem of Fit: How the Complexity of College Pricing Hurts Students–And Universities . Phillip B. Levine is the A. Barton Hepburn and Katharine Coman Professor of Economics at Wellesley College, a research associate of the Nationa...

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, Andrew is joined by Christian Busch, author of Connect the Dots: The Art and Science of Creating Good Luck . Dr. Christian Busch is an internationally known expert in the areas of innovation, purpose-driven leadership, and serendipity. He is the director of the CGA Global Econom...

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, Andrew is joined by Linda Villarosa, author of Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives and on the Health of Our Nation . Linda Villarosa is a journalism professor at the City University of New York and a contributing writer at the New York Times Magazine , wh...

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, Andrew is joined by Linda Kinstler, author of Come to This Court and Cry: How the Holocaust Ends . Linda Kinstler is a contributing writer for The Economist ‘s 1843 Magazine and a PhD candidate in the Rhetoric Department at UC Berkeley. Her writing appears in the New York Times ...

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, Andrew is joined by Gary Weiss, author of Retail Gangster: The Insane, Real-Life Story of Crazy Eddie . Gary Weiss has been an investigative journalist and author on fraud and corporate corruption for over 25 years. His pieces have been considered essential reading ever since he...

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, Andrew is joined by Anya Kamenetz, author of The Stolen Year: How Covid Changed Children’s Lives, and Where We Go Now . Anya Kamenetz is a journalist focused on generational justice. Her current projects include a kids’ climate podcast for Noggin (Nickelodeon’s educational brand...

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, Andrew is joined by William Deresiewicz, author of The End of Solitude: Selected Essays on Culture and Society . William Deresiewicz ’s writing has appeared in the Atlantic , Harper’s , the New York Times , the American Scholar , and many other publications. He is the recipient ...

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, Andrew is joined by Sinclair McKay, author of Berlin: Life and Death in the City at the Center of the World . Sinclair McKay is a features writer for The Telegraph and The Mail on Sunday . He is also the acclaimed author of the bestselling The Secret Life of Bletchley Park and 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, Andrew is joined by Dan Bouk, author of Democracy’s Data: The Hidden Stories in the U.S. Census and How to Read Them . Dan Bouk researches the history of bureaucracies, quantification, and other modern things shrouded in cloaks of boringness. He studied computational mathematics...

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, Andrew is joined by Jean Hanff Korelitz, author of The Latecomer . Jean Hanff Korelitz is the New York Times bestselling author of the novels The Plot , You Should Have Known (which aired on HBO in October 2020 as The Undoing , starring Nicole Kidman, Hugh Grant, and Donald Suth...

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, Andrew is joined by Kathleen Hale, author of Slenderman: Online Obsession, Mental Illness, and the Violent Crime of Two Midwestern Girls . Kathleen Hale is the author of two young adult novels and one essay collection. She has written for the Guardian , Hazlitt , and Vice , amon...

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, Andrew is joined by Laura Mason, author of The Last Revolutionaries: The Conspiracy Trial of Gracchus Babeuf and the Equals . Laura Mason is a senior lecturer in history at Johns Hopkins University. She is the author of Singing the French Revolution: Popular Culture and Politics...

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, Andrew is joined by Graciela Mochkofsky, author of The Prophet of the Andes: An Unlikely Journey to the Promised Land . Graciela Mochkofsky is the author of six books of nonfiction in Spanish. She is a contributing writer for The New Yorker . Her work has appeared in The Califor...

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, Andrew is joined by Justin Gregg, author of If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal: What Animal Intelligence Reveals About Human Stupidity . Justin Gregg is a Senior Research Associate with the Dolphin Communication Project and an Adjunct Professor at St. Francis Xavier University where he...

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, Andrew is joined by Hans Greimel & William Sposato, authors of Collision Course: Carlos Ghosn and the Culture Wars That Upended an Auto Empire . Hans Greimel is an award-winning American business journalist based in Tokyo, where he serves as Asia Editor for Automotive News , ove...

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, Andrew is joined by Edward Chancellor, author of The Price of Time: The Real Story of Interest . Edward Chancellor is the author of Devil Take the Hindmost: A History of Financial Speculation , a New York Times “Notable Book of the Year” and the specialist report Crunch-Time 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, Andrew is joined by Sean McLain, co-author of Boundless: The Rise, Fall, and Escape of Carlos Ghosn . Sean McLain has led the Wall Street Journal ‘s coverage of Japan’s biggest car companies, including Toyota, Honda, and Nissan, since 2016. A graduate of St. John’s College in An...

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, Andrew is joined by Eli Saslow, author of Voices from the Pandemic: Americans Tell Their Stories of Crisis, Courage and Resilience . Eli Saslow is a reporter for The Washington Post , and the author of Ten Letters , American Hunger , and Rising Out of Hatred , which won the 2019...