Episodes

Scott Meslow on Why Romantic Comedies Matter
Feb. 14, 2022

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...

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Eric Protzer on Populism and Economic Unfairness
Feb. 13, 2022

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...

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Roman Krznaric on How to be Remembered as Good Ancestors
Feb. 13, 2022

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...

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Benjamin Lorr on the Secret Life of Groceries
Feb. 12, 2022

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...

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Cat Jarman on the True Provenance of an Ancient Piece of Jewelry
Feb. 12, 2022

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...

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Dara Horn on How Jewish History is Exploited to Flatter the Living
Feb. 12, 2022

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...

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Erich Schwartzel on Hollywood, China and the Global Battle for Cultural Supremacy
Feb. 11, 2022

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...

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Antonia Fraser on the 19th-Century Heroine Who Wanted Justice for Women
Feb. 11, 2022

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...

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Linda Hirshman on How a Printer, a Prophet, and a Contessa Moved a Nation
Feb. 10, 2022

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...

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Laura Kipnis on How Covid Has Reshaped Our Concepts of Dating, Love & Sex
Feb. 10, 2022

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...

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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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