Episodes
Erica Katz on the High-Stakes World of Art Forgery
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Erica Katz, the author of “Fake: A Novel”. Erica Katz is the pseudonym for a graduate of Columbia Law School who began her career at a major Manhattan law firm. A native of Ne...
Patrick Strickland on How the Citizens of a Small Arizona Border Town…
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Patrick Strickland, the author of “Marauders: Standing Up to Vigilantes in the American Borderlands”. Patrick Strickland is an author, journalist, and editor. Patrick has repo...
Jamie Susskind on How Digital Technology Will Transform Politics and …
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Jamie Susskind, the author of “Future Politics: Living Together in a World Transformed by Tech”. Jamie Susskind is an award-winning author and barrister. He has held fellowshi...
Nomi Stolzenberg on How a Group of American Hasidic Jews Established …
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...
Alexander Zaitchik on the Fight to Produce Lifesaving Medicines
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...
Gal Beckerman on Looking to the Past to Help Us Imagine a Different F…
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Gal Beckerman, the author of “The Quiet Before: On the Unexpected Origins of Radical Ideas”. Gal Beckerman is an author and the senior editor for books at The Atlantic. Before...
Angela Stent on How Putin Created a Paranoid and Polarized World
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Angela Stent, the author of “Putin's World: Russia Against the West and With the Rest”. Angela Stent is senior adviser to the Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European St...
David Robert Grimes on How Critical Thinking Can Save the World
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by David Robert Grimes, the author of “Good Thinking: Why Flawed Logic Puts Us All at Risk and How Critical Thinking Can Save the World”. David is a scientist with a keen interes...
Roni Cohen-Sandler on Raising Self-Reliant Teenage Girls in the Age o…
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Roni Cohen-Sandler, the author of “Anything But My Phone, Mom!: Raising Emotionally Resilient Daughters in the Digital Age”. Dr. Roni Cohen-Sandler, PhD, is a licensed clinica...
Eric Pliner on What To Do When the Algorithm Doesn't Have the Answer
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Eric Pliner, the author of “Difficult Decisions: How Leaders Make the Right Call with Insight, Integrity, and Empathy”. Eric Pliner is CEO of YSC Consulting. He has more than ...
Amy Webb on How Synthetic Biology Will Change Our Lives
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Amy Webb, the author of “The Genesis Machine: Our Quest to Rewrite Life in the Age of Synthetic Biology”. Amy Webb is a quantitative futurist. Amy is a professor at the NYU St...
Garrett Hongo on His Audio Obsession
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Garrett Hongo, the author of “The Perfect Sound: A Memoir in Stereo”. Garrett Hongo is a fourth-generation Japanese American academic and Pulitzer Prize-nominated poet. His wo...
Jeff Rosenblum on How Brands Can Grow Exponentially and Create Commun…
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Jeff Rosenblum, the author of “Exponential: Transform Your Brand by Empowering Instead of Interrupting”. Jeff Rosenblum is the Founding Partner and Chief Strategy Officer of Q...
Jason Pack on the Conflict in Libya as an Example of Geopolitical Fai…
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...
Scott Meslow on Why Romantic Comedies Matter
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...
Eric Protzer on Populism and Economic Unfairness
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Eric Protzer, the author of “Reclaiming Populism: How Economic Fairness Can Win Back Disenchanted Voters”. Prior to joining the Center for International Development's Growth L...
Roman Krznaric on How to be Remembered as Good Ancestors
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Roman Krznaric, the author of “The Good Ancestor: How to Think Long Term in a Short-Term World”. Roman Krznaric is an Australian-born public philosopher, whose books have focu...
Benjamin Lorr on the Secret Life of Groceries
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Benjamin Lorr, the author of “The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket”. Benjamin Lorr is the author of Hell-Bent, a critically acclaimed exp...
Cat Jarman on the True Provenance of an Ancient Piece of Jewelry
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Cat Jarman, the author of “River Kings: A New History of the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Roads”. Dr. Cat Jarman is a bioarchaeologist and field archaeologist speciali...
Dara Horn on How Jewish History is Exploited to Flatter the Living
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Dara Horn, the author of “People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present”. Dara Horn's books have been selected as New York Times Notable Books, Booklist’s 25 Best Book...
Erich Schwartzel on Hollywood, China and the Global Battle for Cultur…
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Erich Schwartzel, the author of “Red Carpet: Hollywood, China and the Global Battle for Cultural Supremacy”. Erich Schwartzel has reported on the film industry for The Wall St...
Antonia Fraser on the 19th-Century Heroine Who Wanted Justice for Wom…
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...
Linda Hirshman on How a Printer, a Prophet, and a Contessa Moved a Na…
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...
Laura Kipnis on How Covid Has Reshaped Our Concepts of Dating, Love &…
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Laura Kipnis, the author of “Love in the Time of Contagion: A Diagnosis”. Laura Kipnis is a cultural critic/essayist and former video artist whose work focuses on sexual polit...