Episodes

Meghan Sullivan and Paul Blaschko on the Search for Faith and Happiness
Jan. 4, 2022

Meghan Sullivan and Paul Blaschko on the Search for Faith and Happine…

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Meghan Sullivan and Paul Blaschko, the co-authors of “The Goof Life Method: Reasoning Through the Big Questions of Happiness, Faith, and Meaning”. Meghan Sullivan is the Wilse...

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Bruce Clark on the 3,000-Year Story of the Birthplace of Western Civilization
Jan. 4, 2022

Bruce Clark on the 3,000-Year Story of the Birthplace of Western Civi…

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Bruce Clark, the author of “Athens: City of Wisdom”. Bruce Clark writes on European Affairs and Religion for The Economist. He has been diplomatic correspondent of the Financi...

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Meredith Haggerty on Heir Mail
Jan. 3, 2022

Meredith Haggerty on Heir Mail

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Meredith, the author of the Substack newsletter “Heir Mail”. Meredith Haggerty is a senior editor at The Goods by Vox. She edits reported stories and occasionally rails agains...

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Tom Vanderbilt on Why We Should Never Stop Learning
Jan. 3, 2022

Tom Vanderbilt on Why We Should Never Stop Learning

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Tom Vanderbilt, the author of “Beginners: The Joy and Transformative Power of Lifelong Learning”. Tom Vanderbilt is a bestselling author who writes on design, technology, scie...

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Neil Richards on What Privacy Is, Why It Matters, and How We Can Protect It
Dec. 30, 2021

Neil Richards on What Privacy Is, Why It Matters, and How We Can Prot…

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Neil Richards, the author of “Why Privacy Matters”. Neil Richards is one of the world’s leading experts in privacy law, information law, and freedom of expression. He writes, ...

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Julian E. Zelizer on How Historians See Donald Trump's Presidency
Dec. 29, 2021

Julian E. Zelizer on How Historians See Donald Trump's Presidency

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Julian E. Zelizer, the author of “The Presidency of Donald J. Trump: A First Historical Assessment”. Julian E. Zelizer has been among the pioneers in the revival of American p...

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Tim Marshall on the Power of Geography
Dec. 29, 2021

Tim Marshall on the Power of Geography

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Tim Marshall, the author of “The Power of Geography: Ten Maps That Reveal the Future of Our World”. Tim Marshall is a leading authority on foreign affairs with more than 30 ye...

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Tracey Shors on How Trauma Impacts the Brain
Dec. 28, 2021

Tracey Shors on How Trauma Impacts the Brain

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Tracey Shors, the author of “Everyday Trauma: Remapping the Brain's Response to Stress, Anxiety, and Painful Memories for a Better Life”. Dr. Tracey Shors is Distinguished Pro...

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Sarah Burns on the Fabulous Life of Perkins Harnly
Dec. 27, 2021

Sarah Burns on the Fabulous Life of Perkins Harnly

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Sarah Burns, the author of The Emphatically Queer Career of Artist Perkins Harnly . Sarah Burns (Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign) is Professor Emeritus of Art ...

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Larry Downes on Taking Advantage of Modern Technology in Business
Dec. 24, 2021

Larry Downes on Taking Advantage of Modern Technology in Business

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Larry Downes, the author of “The Year in Tech 2022: The Insights You Need From Harvard Business Review”. Larry Downes is the author of five books on the impact of technology o...

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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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