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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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Jenny Kleeman: What the End of Roe Might Tell us About the High Tech Future of Bird, Sex, Food, and Death
June 28, 2022

Jenny Kleeman: What the End of Roe Might Tell us About the High Tech …

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 Zeihan: Why the End of Globalization Is Just the Beginning of the Chaotic 2020s
June 28, 2022

Peter Zeihan: Why the End of Globalization Is Just the Beginning of 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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Mark Bowden and Matthew Teague: Why the News About the Resilience of American Democracy Is Both Very Good and Very Bad
June 27, 2022

Mark Bowden and Matthew Teague: Why the News About the Resilience 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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Steven Jones: What's the Point of Universities in Our Neo-Liberal Age of Radical Inequality and Fake News?
June 27, 2022

Steven Jones: What's the Point of Universities in Our Neo-Liberal 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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Kate Mangino: Why Boys, As Much as Girls, Benefit from Gender Equality At Home
June 27, 2022

Kate Mangino: Why Boys, As Much as Girls, Benefit from Gender Equalit…

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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Katherine Angel on One More Pro-Abortion Argument: Why Girls Need to Take Sexual Risks If They Are To Grow Up to Become Women
June 26, 2022

Katherine Angel on One More Pro-Abortion Argument: Why Girls Need 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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Alison Fairbrother on the Catch Within the Catch: How to Write a Feminist Novel About a Complicated Dad
June 23, 2022

Alison Fairbrother on the Catch Within the Catch: How to Write a Femi…

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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Ben Tarnoff: Why Fixing the Internet Requires Political Struggle Rather Than Technological Innovation
June 23, 2022

Ben Tarnoff: Why Fixing the Internet Requires Political Struggle Rath…

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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Nelly Lahoud: Remembering Osama Bin Laden: Monster, Family Man, or Misguided Genius?
June 23, 2022

Nelly Lahoud: Remembering Osama Bin Laden: Monster, Family Man, or Mi…

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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