Episodes

Colette Brooks on the Dangers of Misremembering Our Past
Feb. 9, 2022

Colette Brooks on the Dangers of Misremembering Our Past

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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A.J. Baime on Walter F. White and America's Darkest Secret
Feb. 9, 2022

A.J. Baime on Walter F. White and America's Darkest Secret

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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John Abramson on Big Pharma's Goals Versus Medical Ethics
Feb. 9, 2022

John Abramson on Big Pharma's Goals Versus Medical Ethics

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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Larry Miller on His Journey from the Streets to the Boardroom
Feb. 8, 2022

Larry Miller on His Journey from the Streets to the Boardroom

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 Andre...

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Daniel Yergin on the New Map of Energy and Geopolitics
Feb. 7, 2022

Daniel Yergin on the New Map of Energy and Geopolitics

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Daniel Yergin, the author of “The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations”. Daniel Yergin is America's most influential energy pundit (New York Times) and one of th...

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William Dalrymple on the First Global Corporate Power
Feb. 7, 2022

William Dalrymple on the First Global Corporate Power

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by William Dalrymple, the author of “The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire”. William Dalrymple is the author of nine books about I...

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Dave Pell on the Maddening Hell That Was the 2020 News Cycle
Feb. 6, 2022

Dave Pell on the Maddening Hell That Was the 2020 News Cycle

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Dave Pell, the author of “Please Scream Inside Your Heart: Breaking News and Nervous Breakdowns in the Year That Wouldn’t End”. Dave Pell is the writer of the Nextdraft newsle...

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Christopher Leonard on How Quantitative Easing is Imperiling the US Economy
Feb. 5, 2022

Christopher Leonard on How Quantitative Easing is Imperiling the US E…

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Christopher Leonard, the author of “The Lords of Easy Money: How the Federal Reserve Broke the American Economy”. Christopher Leonard is an award-winning author and a business...

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Michael L. Walker on the Emotional and Physical Experience of Doing Time in Jail
Feb. 4, 2022

Michael L. Walker on the Emotional and Physical Experience of Doing T…

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Michael L. Walker, the author of “Indefinite: Doing Time in Jail”. Michael L. Walker's broad research interests include social control, stratification, and inequality, which h...

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John E. Douglas on the Mind and Crimes of Serial Killer Larry Gene Bell
Feb. 4, 2022

John E. Douglas on the Mind and Crimes of Serial Killer Larry Gene Be…

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by John E. Douglas, the author of “When A Killer Calls: A Haunting Story of Murder, Criminal Profiling, and Justice in a Small Town”. John E. Douglas is a retired special agent a...

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Jacob Ward on Artificial Intelligence and Its Threat to Humanity
Feb. 3, 2022

Jacob Ward on Artificial Intelligence and Its Threat to Humanity

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Jacob Ward, the author of “The Loop: How Technology Is Creating a World Without Choices and How to Fight Back”. Jacob Ward is an American science and technology journalist. He...

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Sebastian Mallaby on How Silicon Valley is Shaping Innovation and the Economy
Feb. 2, 2022

Sebastian Mallaby on How Silicon Valley is Shaping Innovation and the…

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Sebastian Mallaby, the author of “The Power Law: Venture Capital and the Making of the New Future”. Sebastian Mallaby is a bestselling author, a former Financial Times contrib...

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Thomas J. Main on How Improved Identity Politics Can Restore Our Trust in Government
Feb. 2, 2022

Thomas J. Main on How Improved Identity Politics Can Restore Our Trus…

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Thomas J. Main, the author of “The Rise of Illiberalism”. Thomas J. Main’s research interests are: liberal democracy and its challenges, bureaucracy and public administration,...

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Maeve Higgins on The Work in Progress That Is America
Feb. 1, 2022

Maeve Higgins on The Work in Progress That Is America

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Maeve Higgins, the author of “Tell Everyone on This Train I Love Them”. Maeve Higgins is an Irish comedian, writer and podcast host who was born and raised in Cobh, County Cor...

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Albert Wenger on How to Live in the World After Capital
Feb. 1, 2022

Albert Wenger on How to Live in the World After Capital

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 Waldman on the Fight to Vote
Feb. 1, 2022

Michael Waldman on the Fight to Vote

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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Christopher Schroeder on Crypto, Web3 & The Global Unleashing
Jan. 31, 2022

Christopher Schroeder on Crypto, Web3 & The Global Unleashing

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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Patricia Roberts-Miller on an Objective Examination of Racism
Jan. 30, 2022

Patricia Roberts-Miller on an Objective Examination of Racism

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Patricia Roberts-Miller, the author of “Speaking of Race: How to Have Antiracist Conversations That Bring Us Together”. Patricia Roberts-Miller, PhD, is professor emeritus of ...

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Geoffrey Wheatcroft on the Political and Cultural Legacy of Winston Churchill
Jan. 28, 2022

Geoffrey Wheatcroft on the Political and Cultural Legacy of Winston 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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Barbara Bloemink on One of the 20th Century's Most Significant and Progressive Artists
Jan. 28, 2022

Barbara Bloemink on One of the 20th Century's Most Significant and Pr…

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Barbara Bloemink, the author of “Florine Settheimer: A Biography”. Barbara Bloemink is an expert on Florine Stettheimer’s work. She has written extensively on Stettheimer and ...

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Casey Michel on the Unregulated Economy Posing a Threat to Democracy
Jan. 27, 2022

Casey Michel on the Unregulated Economy Posing a Threat to Democracy

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Casey Michel, the author of “American Kleptocracy: How the U.S. Created the World's Greatest Money Laundering Scheme in History”. Casey Michel is a writer, analyst, and invest...

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David S. Rudolf on the Dark Side of America's Criminal Justice System
Jan. 26, 2022

David S. Rudolf on the Dark Side of America's Criminal Justice System

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by David S. Rudolf, the author of “American Injustice: Inside Stories From the Underbelly of the Criminal Justice System”. David Rudolf is one of the pre-eminent trial lawyers in...

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Randall Kennedy on the Evolution of the N-Word
Jan. 25, 2022

Randall Kennedy on the Evolution of the N-Word

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Randall Kennedy, the author of “Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word - With a New Introduction by the Author”. Randall Kennedy served as a law clerk for Judge J. S...

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Michael Brooks on How Mathematics Shapes Our World
Jan. 25, 2022

Michael Brooks on How Mathematics Shapes Our World

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Michael Brooks, the author of “The Art of More: How Mathematics Created Civilization”. Michael Brooks, who holds a PhD in quantum physics, is a science author, journalist and ...

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