Episodes

Roslyn Fuller on the Future of Democracy
Dec. 24, 2021

Roslyn Fuller on the Future of Democracy

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Roslyn Fuller, the author of “In Defence of Democracy”. Roslyn Fuller is the world’s leading authority on infusing the ancient ideals of Athenian Democracy with the participat...

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Michael Kimmage on the Western Ideals that Once Shaped America
Dec. 23, 2021

Michael Kimmage on the Western Ideals that Once Shaped America

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Michael Kimmage, the author of “The Abandonment of the West: The History of an Idea in American Foreign Policy”. Michael Kimmage specializes in the history of the Cold War, in...

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Bathsheba Demuth on the Environmental History of the Bering Strait
Dec. 23, 2021

Bathsheba Demuth on the Environmental History of the Bering Strait

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Bathsheba Demuth, the author of “Floating Coast: An Environmental History of the Bering Strait”. Bathsheba Demuth is an environmental historian, specializing in the lands and ...

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Devi Lockwood on the Personal Impact of Climate Change Around the World
Dec. 22, 2021

Devi Lockwood on the Personal Impact of Climate Change Around the Wor…

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Devi Lockwood, the author of “1,001 Voices on Climate Change: Everyday Stories of Flood, Fire, Drought, and Displacement from Around the World”. Devi Lockwood is the Ideas edi...

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Claudia Goldin on Women's Journey to Close the Gender Wage Gap
Dec. 21, 2021

Claudia Goldin on Women's Journey to Close the Gender Wage Gap

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Claudia Goldin, the author of “Career & Family: Women’s Century-Long Journey toward Equity”. Claudia Goldin is an American economic historian and labor economist who is curren...

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Hala Alyan on the Sense of Displacement in the Middle East
Dec. 21, 2021

Hala Alyan on the Sense of Displacement in the Middle East

In this episode of Keen On , Andrew is joined by Hala Alyan, the author of The Arsonists’ City , to discuss how the Middle East is the victim of great powers and the current situation in Lebanon. Hala Alyan is an award-winni...

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Dorit Geva on Viktor Orbán's "Ordonationalist" Hungary
Dec. 20, 2021

Dorit Geva on Viktor Orbán's "Ordonationalist" Hungary

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Dorit Geva. Dorit Geva is Professor and founding Dean of Undergraduate Studies at Central European University. Her expertise is in political sociology, qualitative methods, so...

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Kate Daniels on Poetry and Psychoanalysis
Dec. 20, 2021

Kate Daniels on Poetry and Psychoanalysis

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Kate Daniels, the author of “Slow Fuse of the Possible: A Memoir of Poetry and Psychoanalysis”. Kate Daniels is the is the author of six collections of poetry, a memoir, and t...

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Rob Goodman on the Pursuit of Eloquence
Dec. 19, 2021

Rob Goodman on the Pursuit of Eloquence

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Rob Goodman, the author of “Words on Fire: Eloquence and Its Conditions”. Rob Goodman is Assistant Professor of Politics and Public Administration at Ryerson University. He re...

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Dr. Eric Topol on Ground Truths and COVID-19
Dec. 17, 2021

Dr. Eric Topol on Ground Truths and COVID-19

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Dr. Eric Topol, Substack's newest writer in residence. Eric Topol is an American cardiologist, scientist, and award winning author. He is the founder and director of the Scrip...

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David Mikics on Who Stanley Kubrick Really Was
Dec. 12, 2021

David Mikics on Who Stanley Kubrick Really Was

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by David Mikics, the author of “Stanley Kubrick: American Filmmaker”. Mikics is a columnist for Tablet magazine, where he writes regularly on subjects of Jewish interest, from po...

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David Cay Johnston on Donald Trump and the Fleecing of America
Dec. 11, 2021

David Cay Johnston on Donald Trump and the Fleecing of 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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Jonathan Karl on the Aftermath of the Trump Presidency
Dec. 10, 2021

Jonathan Karl on the Aftermath of the Trump Presidency

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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Frank Vogl on the Global Fight Against Corruption
Dec. 9, 2021

Frank Vogl on the Global Fight Against Corruption

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Frank Vogl, the author of “The Enablers: How the West Supports Kleptocrats and Corruption-Endangering Our Democracy ”. Frank Vogl is the co-founder of two leading internationa...

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Tanya Talaga on Cultural Genocide's Link to Indigenous Suicides
Dec. 8, 2021

Tanya Talaga on Cultural Genocide's Link to Indigenous Suicides

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Tanya Talaga, the author of “All Our Relations: Finding the Path Forward”. Tanya Talaga is an award winning Ojibwe author and journalist. Talaga holds an honorary Doctor of Le...

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Jay Parini on His Encounter with Jorge Luis Borges
Dec. 8, 2021

Jay Parini on His Encounter with Jorge Luis Borges

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Jay Parini, the author of “Borges and Me: An Encounter”. Jay Parini is a poet, novelist, biographer, screenwriter, and critic. He's been writing poems, novels, biographies, an...

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Gioia Diliberto on the Dark Side of Coco Chanel
Dec. 8, 2021

Gioia Diliberto on the Dark Side of Coco Chanel

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Gioia Diliberto, the author of “Coco at the Ritz: A Novel”. Gioia Diliberto's writing, which focuses on women's lives, has been praised for combining rich storytelling and lit...

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David Bodanis on The Power of Decency in a World Turned Mean
Dec. 7, 2021

David Bodanis on The Power of Decency in a World Turned Mean

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by David Bodanis, the author of “The Art of Fairness: The Power of Decency in a World Turned Mean”. David Bodanis is a speaker, business advisor and writer of bestselling nonfict...

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Neal Stephenson Reacts to the Metaverse and Global Warming
Dec. 2, 2021

Neal Stephenson Reacts to the Metaverse and Global Warming

On today's episode, Andrew Keen talks to author Neal Stephenson about his latest book, Termination Shock, his response to global warming, and his reaction to the Metaverse. This week's sponsor: Playbook is an app that gets to...

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Thibault Manekin on Daring to Change the World
Nov. 28, 2021

Thibault Manekin on Daring to Change the World

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Thibault Manekin, the author of “Larger Than Yourself: Reimagine Industries, Lead with Purpose & Grow Ideas into Movements”. Thibault Manekin is the co-founder of Baltimore-ba...

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Jason Miklian on Crisis Management
Nov. 28, 2021

Jason Miklian on Crisis Management

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Jason Miklian to discuss how business leaders can ensure that their companies are confident, nimble, and successful over the coming decades, instead of being timid and unprofi...

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Patrick Dean on Climbing America's Wildest Peak
Nov. 26, 2021

Patrick Dean on Climbing America's Wildest Peak

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Patrick Dean, the author of “A Window to Heaven: The Daring First Ascent of Denali - America's Wildest Peak”. Patrick Dean has written speeches for Congressional candidates, t...

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Jordan Salama on Journeying Colombia's Magdalena River
Nov. 26, 2021

Jordan Salama on Journeying Colombia's Magdalena River

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Jordan Salama, the author of “Every Day the River Changes: Four Weeks Down the Magdalena”. Jordan Salama has written essays on climate change, letter-writing, and American Jew...

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Roderick Beaton on the Greek Revolution of 1821
Nov. 24, 2021

Roderick Beaton on the Greek Revolution of 1821

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Roderick Beaton, the author of “Greece: Biography of a Modern Nation”, to discuss the 200th anniversary of the Greek Revolution of 1821. Roderick Beaton is a record-breaking f...

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