Episodes

Albert Fox Cahn: How Digital Surveillance In a Post-Roe America Isn't Substantively Different From Xi's China or Putin's Russia
July 15, 2022

Albert Fox Cahn: How Digital Surveillance In a Post-Roe America Isn'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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Donald Robertson: Why the Graphic Novel Is an Ideal Form to Capture the Timeless Philosophy of Stoicism
July 14, 2022

Donald Robertson: Why the Graphic Novel Is an Ideal Form to Capture 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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Jacob M. Grumbach: Why the Crisis of American Democracy Is As Much a State and Local As a National Problem
July 13, 2022

Jacob M. Grumbach: Why the Crisis of American Democracy Is As Much 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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Karen Cerulo and Janet Ruane: How We Can't Escape Social Class, Gender, or Culture in How We Dream
July 13, 2022

Karen Cerulo and Janet Ruane: How We Can't Escape Social Class, Gende…

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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Jared Del Rosso: Why All We Need to Become Whistleblowers in Exposing Both Political and Personal Injustice
July 13, 2022

Jared Del Rosso: Why All We Need to Become Whistleblowers in Exposing…

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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Deborah Cadbury: The Remarkable Story of the Quaker Teacher Who Defied Hitler and Smuggled Her Entire School From Germany to England
July 13, 2022

Deborah Cadbury: The Remarkable Story of the Quaker Teacher Who Defie…

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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Toby Walsh: If Our Superpower Is Human Empathy, Then Why the Hell Are We Trying to Teach Computers To Be Empathetic?
July 12, 2022

Toby Walsh: If Our Superpower Is Human Empathy, Then Why the Hell Are…

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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Richard Hasen: Can American Democracy Be Fixed By Making Political Speech More Expensive?
July 12, 2022

Richard Hasen: Can American Democracy Be Fixed By Making Political Sp…

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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Ken Auletta: What Does the Harvey Weinstein Story Tell Us About the Culture of Silence in Hollywood and America?
July 12, 2022

Ken Auletta: What Does the Harvey Weinstein Story Tell Us About the 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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Charles Sabel: To Fix the Climate We Need to Rewire the Economy, Our Democracy, and Our Brains
July 12, 2022

Charles Sabel: To Fix the Climate We Need to Rewire the Economy, Our …

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 Fertik: On Washington Irving, John Muir, Philip Dick, Jonathan Haidt and what America Has Uniquely Got Going For It
July 11, 2022

Michael Fertik: On Washington Irving, John Muir, Philip Dick, Jonatha…

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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Aviva Rahmani: Why Telling Effective Stories About the Environment Requires Not Just Words But Also Visual Images and Even Music
July 9, 2022

Aviva Rahmani: Why Telling Effective Stories About the Environment Re…

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 S. Moak: Why America's Current War on Schools Is the Result of Fifty Years of Failed Federal Educational "Reforms"
July 9, 2022

Daniel S. Moak: Why America's Current War on Schools Is the Result 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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Ed Yong: Why Perceiving Animal Senses Makes Us Empathetic Not Only to Other Creatures But Also to Each Other
July 8, 2022

Ed Yong: Why Perceiving Animal Senses Makes Us Empathetic Not Only to…

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Daniel Silva on How to Write a Bestselling Literary Spy Novel Every Year
July 8, 2022

Daniel Silva on How to Write a Bestselling Literary Spy Novel Every Y…

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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…

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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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