Episodes

Steven Kotler: Should We Relish a "Post-Human" Future in Which We Will Be Able to Fully Empathize With Trees, Plants, and Other Creatures?
April 18, 2022

Steven Kotler: Should We Relish a "Post-Human" Future in Which We Wil…

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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Joseph Weisberg: The Chilling Similarities Between Bush's Invasion of Iraq and Putin's Invasion of Ukraine
April 18, 2022

Joseph Weisberg: The Chilling Similarities Between Bush's Invasion 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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Mary Laura Philpott: Why the Best Non-Fictional Writing Requires the Art of a Fiction Writer
April 18, 2022

Mary Laura Philpott: Why the Best Non-Fictional Writing Requires 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, Andr...

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Charlie Eaton: How Ivory Tower Bankers Are Plundering Our Universities
April 17, 2022

Charlie Eaton: How Ivory Tower Bankers Are Plundering Our Universities

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 Kupchan: Why Putin Might Be Right in Opposing the Growth of NATO
April 17, 2022

Charles Kupchan: Why Putin Might Be Right in Opposing the Growth of N…

On today's episode, Andrew is joined by Charles Kupchan, author of Isolationism: A History of America's Efforts to Shield Itself From the World . Charles A. Kupchan is Professor of International Affairs in the School of Forei...

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Christopher Blattman: The Five Reasons Why Putin Went to War in Ukraine
April 15, 2022

Christopher Blattman: The Five Reasons Why Putin Went to War in Ukrai…

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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Christine Emba: SEX SEX SEX: Why We're Not Having It and Why That's Bad
April 15, 2022

Christine Emba: SEX SEX SEX: Why We're Not Having It and Why That's B…

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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Dan Brooks: How Social Media Might Be Simultaneously Destroying Both Comedy and Morality
April 14, 2022

Dan Brooks: How Social Media Might Be Simultaneously Destroying Both …

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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Matthew E. Kahn: Why Going Remote at Work Can Save Both Our Cities and Our Souls
April 14, 2022

Matthew E. Kahn: Why Going Remote at Work Can Save Both Our Cities 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, Andr...

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Mary Ann Sieghart: Why It's In Everyone's Interest (Even Men) to Take Women More Seriously
April 14, 2022

Mary Ann Sieghart: Why It's In Everyone's Interest (Even Men) to Take…

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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Victoria Wellman: Is It Ethical to Get a Speechwriter to Write Your Wedding Speech?
April 13, 2022

Victoria Wellman: Is It Ethical to Get a Speechwriter to Write Your W…

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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J. David McSwane: Exposing the COVID Capitalists and Thieves Who Got Rich While We Got Sick
April 13, 2022

J. David McSwane: Exposing the COVID Capitalists and Thieves Who Got …

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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Bruce Bueno de Mesquita: Why China, Russia and Iran Aren't Democracies
April 13, 2022

Bruce Bueno de Mesquita: Why China, Russia and Iran Aren't Democracies

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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Jeff Rosenthal: Can Only Rich People Afford to Think Big, Chase Dreams, and Build Community?
April 12, 2022

Jeff Rosenthal: Can Only Rich People Afford to Think Big, Chase Dream…

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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Beena Ammanath: How AI Can Finally Solve the Problem of Diversity
April 11, 2022

Beena Ammanath: How AI Can Finally Solve the Problem of Diversity

On today's episode, Andrew is joined by Beena Ammanath, author of Trustworthy AI: A Business Guide for Navigating Trust and Ethics in AI . BEENA AMMANATH is a global thought leader in AI ethics and an award-winning senior tec...

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Elizabeth Popp Berman: Why Thinking Like an Economist Might Be a Form of Madness
April 11, 2022

Elizabeth Popp Berman: Why Thinking Like an Economist Might Be a Form…

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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Christine Porath: How Mastering Community Requires Us to Also Master Civility
April 10, 2022

Christine Porath: How Mastering Community Requires Us to Also Master …

On this episode, Andrew is joined by Christine Porath, author of Mastering Community: The Surprising Ways Coming Together Moves Us from Surviving to Thriving . Christine Porath is a tenured professor at Georgetown University’...

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Maddie Anstruther & Anya Gera on Slow News and the Importance of Young Voices
April 9, 2022

Maddie Anstruther & Anya Gera on Slow News and the Importance of Youn…

On today's episode, Andrew is joined by Maddie Anstruther and Anya Gera, editors of Panoramic, a magazine featuring young voices from around the world.

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Donald Cohen: How the Looting of Public Goods Is Destroying American Democracy
April 4, 2022

Donald Cohen: How the Looting of Public Goods Is Destroying American …

On today's episode, Andrew is joined by Donald Cohen, the author of “The Privatization of Everything: How the Plunder of Public Goods Transformed America and How We Can Fight Back.” . Donald Cohen is the founder and executive...

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Eugene Linden: Why the Path to a Livable Future Is Becoming Narrower and Narrower
April 3, 2022

Eugene Linden: Why the Path to a Livable Future Is Becoming Narrower …

On today's episode, Andrew is joined by Eugene Linden, author of Fire and Flood: A People's History of Climate Change, from 1979 to the Present . Eugene Linden is an award-winning journalist and writer on science, nature, and...

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Sameet Mehta: Why We Live in the Age of Cyber Warfare Without Even Knowing It
April 3, 2022

Sameet Mehta: Why We Live in the Age of Cyber Warfare Without Even Kn…

On today's episode, Andrew is joined by Sameet Mehta, the Managing Partner at Granite Hill Capital Partners. Sameet Mehta has been an engineer, investor, and executive in Silicon Valley for twenty years. Prior to co-founding ...

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Mark Arsenault: How America's Foremost Propagandist of Entry into World War One Was an Imposter
April 3, 2022

Mark Arsenault: How America's Foremost Propagandist of Entry into Wor…

On today's episode, Andrew is joined by Mark Arsenault, the author of The Imposter's War: The Press, Propaganda, and the Battle for the Minds of America . Mark Arsenault graduated with a B.A. in English and philosophy from As...

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Jonathan Haskel: How to Fix the Future of Our Intangible Economy
April 2, 2022

Jonathan Haskel: How to Fix the Future of Our Intangible Economy

On today's episode, Andrew is joined by Jonathan Haskel, the author of Restarting the Future: How to Fix the Intangible Economy . Jonathan Haskel is professor of economics at Imperial College Business School and an external m...

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Ben McGrath: "Riverman": A Poignantly American Non-Fictional Novel
April 1, 2022

Ben McGrath: "Riverman": A Poignantly American Non-Fictional Novel

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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