Episodes

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Jackie Higgins, the author of “Sentient: What Animals Reveal About Our Senses”. Jackie Higgins is a television documentary director and writer. In her first job at Oxford Scientific Films, she made wildlife films for a decade, for BBC stands such as The Natural World and Wildlife on One, as well as for Channel 4, National Geographic and The Discovery Channel. Visit our website: https://lithub.com/story-type/keen-on/ Email Andrew: a.keen@me.com ...

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by J.D. Dickey, the author of “The Republic of Violence: The Tormented Rise of Abolition in Andrew Jackson’s America”. J.D. Dickey is a New York Times bestselling author and writer of narrative nonfiction about American history, society and culture. In addition to his nonfiction work, he has penned short stories for print and the web, and been featured on several literary venues. Visit our website: https://lnkd.in/gZNKTyc7 Email Andrew: a.keen@me....

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by John Scalzi, the author of “The Kaiju Preservation Society”. John Michael Scalzi is an award-winning science fiction author and former president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He has also written non-fiction books and columns on diverse topics such as finance, video games, films, astronomy, writing and politics, and served as a creative consultant for the TV series Stargate Universe. Visit our website: https://lithub.com...

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Tomáš Sedláček, the author of “Economics of Good and Evil: The Quest for Economic Meaning from Gilgamesh to Wall Street”. At the age of 24, Tomáš Sedláček became an economic advisor of Czech president Václav Havel. Later he became a member of the National Economic Council, advisory body to the Czech Prime Minister. During his fellowship at Yale University, Yale Economic Review ranked him among five hot young minds in economics. He currently work...

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Alan Judd, the author of “A Fine Madness: A Christopher Marlowe Murder Mystery”. Alan Judd is the author of eleven novels and two biographies. He previously served as a soldier in the British army and as a diplomat in the Foreign Office. Judd is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and has won numerous awards including the Guardian Fiction Prize and the Heinemann Award. He currently writes for The Spectator and The Daily Telegraph. Visit...

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Akash Kapur, the author of “Better to Have Gone: Love, Death, and the Quest for Utopia in Auroville”. Akash Kapur is an award-winning author and journalist whose writing has appeared in various publications, including The Atlantic, The Economist, Granta, The Hindu, The New York Times, The New Yorker, Outlook, and The Wall Street Journal. Visit our website: https://lnkd.in/gZNKTyc7 Email Andrew: a.keen@me.com Watch the show live on Twitter: http...

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, Andrew is joined by Christine Montross, the author of Waiting for an Echo: The Madness of American Incarceration. Dr. Christine Montross, a 2015 Guggenheim Fellow in General Nonfiction, is an associate professor of psychiatry and human behavior at the Warren Alpert Medical Sch...

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Scott Reynolds Nelson, the author of “Oceans of Grain: How American Wheat Remade the World”. Scott Reynolds Nelson is a history professor at the University of Georgia and an award-winning author. He writes about 19th-century US history including the history of slavery and Reconstruction. He also writes about international finance, the history of science, and global commodities. Visit our website: https://lithub.com/story-type/keen-on/ Email And...

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Neil Lanctot, the author of “The Approaching Storm: Roosevelt, Wilson, Addams, and Their Clash Over America's Future”. Neil Lanctot, Ph.D. is a historian and author. His books have received attention like front cover treatment by the New York Times Book Review, as well as critical acclaim from publications like the Los Angeles Times, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Philadelphia Daily News and the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Lanctot's writing has also a...

n this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Jamie Beaton, the author of “Accepted!: Secrets to Gaining Admission to the World's Top Universities ”. Jamie Beaton is the co-founder and CEO of Crimson Education. In this role Jamie now helms a company dedicated to levelling the playing field in world leading university admissions. Jamie was also one of the youngest in the world to be accepted to Stanford’s Graduate School of Business at age 20. Visit our website: https://lithub.com/story-type...

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Dwight Chapin, the author of “The President's Man: The Memoirs of Nixon's Trusted Aide”. Dwight L. Chapin served as the secretary and deputy assistant to President Richard M. Nixon from 1969 to 1973. As Nixon’s personal aide during the 1968 presidential campaign, Chapin crisscrossed the country at Nixon’s side, rising to become one of the president’s senior White House staffers and closest confidantes. In 1974 Chapin was convicted of two counts ...

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Marc David Baer, the author of “The Ottomans: Khans, Caesars, and Caliphs”. Marc David Baer is professor of international history at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is also an award-winning author. Visit our website: https://lithub.com/story-type/keen-on/ Email Andrew: a.keen@me.com Watch the show live on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ajkeen Watch the show live on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ankeen/ Watch the ...

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, Andrew is joined by Laura Shin, the author of The Cryptopians: Idealism, Greed, Lies, and the Making of the First Big Cryptocurrency Craze. Laura Shin is a writer, crypto journalist, and podcaster. A former senior editor at Forbes, she left the magazine in 2018 to commit to he...

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Moisés Naím, the author of “The Revenge of Power: How Autocrats Are Reinventing Politics for the 21st Century”. Moisés Naím is an internationally-syndicated columnist and best-selling author. In 2011, he launched Efecto Naím, an innovative weekly television program highlighting surprising world trends with visually-striking videos, graphics and interviews with world leaders which is widely watched in Latin America today. Dr. Naím gained internat...

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Thomas Insel, the author of “Healing: Our Path from Mental Illness to Mental Health”. Thomas Insel is an American neuroscientist and psychiatrist who led the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) from 2002 until November 2015. Prior to becoming Director of NIMH, he was the founding Director of the Center for Behavioral Neuroscience at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. He is best known for research on oxytocin and vasopressin, two peptid...

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 New Jersey, she now lives in New York City, where she’s employed at another large law firm. Visit our website: https://lithub.com/story-type/keen-on/ Email Andrew: a.keen@me.com Watch the show live on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ajkeen Watch the show live on LinkedIn: ht...

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 reported from more than 15 countries in North America, Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. He has written about migration, the rise of the far right, armed conflict, labor rights, humanitarian catastrophes, poverty, and environmental disasters, among other issues. Visit...

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 fellowships at Cambridge and Harvard Universities, and at the Berggruen Institute. Jamie writes and speaks about technology, politics, and law. His work has appeared in the New York Times, The Times, Wired, the Daily Telegraph, Fast Company, and the New Statesman. Visit our website...

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, Andrew is joined by Nomi Stolzenberg, the author of American Shtetl: The Making of Kiryas Joel, a Hasidic Village in Upstate New York. ________________________ Nomi Stolzenberg‘s research spans a range of interdisciplinary interests, including law and religion, law and libera...

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, Andrew is joined by Alexander Zaitchik, the author of Owning the Sun: A People’s History of Monopoly Medicine from Aspirin to Covid-19 Vaccines. ________________________ Alexander Zaitchik is an American freelance journalist who writes on politics, media, and the environment....

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 coming over to The Atlantic, Gal was an editor at the New York Times Book Review for six years. He also served as the opinion editor at the Forward newspaper and a staff editor and writer at the Columbia Journalism Review. His writing has appeared in a number of places ove...

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 Studies and professor emerita of government and foreign service at Georgetown University. She is also a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and co-chairs its Hewett Forum on Post-Soviet Affairs. She formerly served as national intelligence officer for Russi...

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 interest in the public understanding of science. He writes on science and society for outlets including the Guardian, the Irish Times, the BBC, the Spectator and the Sunday Business Post. He appears frequently on news media to discuss and debate topics as diverse as vaccination to...

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 clinical psychologist, author, and speaker with decades of experience assessing and treating adolescents and adults, expert on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Today, CBS, Good Morning America, and PBS, among many others, and has been featured in print in many major outlets including The N...