Episodes

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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Sam Quinones on Synthetic Drugs in America
Nov. 23, 2021

Sam Quinones on Synthetic Drugs in America

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Sam Quinones, the author of “The Least of Us: True Tales of America and Hope in the Time of Fentanyl and Meth”. Sam Quinones is a journalist, storyteller, former LA Times repo...

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Keeda Haynes on Her Journey from Prison to Politics
Nov. 23, 2021

Keeda Haynes on Her Journey from Prison to Politics

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Keeda Haynes, the author of “Bending the Arc: My Journey from Prison to Politics”. Keeda Haynes supports state and local advocates advancing sentencing reforms and challenging...

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Kyla Schuller on the Trouble with White Women
Nov. 22, 2021

Kyla Schuller on the Trouble with White Women

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Kyla Schuller, the author of "The Trouble With White Women: A Counterhistory of Feminism". Kyla Schuller is Associate Professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Ru...

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Gaurav Bhatnagar on How to Manage Fear in the Workplace
Nov. 20, 2021

Gaurav Bhatnagar on How to Manage Fear in the Workplace

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Gaurav Bhatnagar, the author of “Unfear: Transform Your Organization to Create Breakthrough Performance and Employee Well-Being”, to explain how to reframe your—and your emplo...

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Aviva Chomsky on Why Climate Justice Is Just As Important as Science
Nov. 19, 2021

Aviva Chomsky on Why Climate Justice Is Just As Important as Science

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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Nick Ochsner on the Country's Greatest Electoral Fraud
Nov. 18, 2021

Nick Ochsner on the Country's Greatest Electoral Fraud

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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Kevin Birmingham on How Dostoevsky Came to Write Crime and Punishment
Nov. 17, 2021

Kevin Birmingham on How Dostoevsky Came to Write Crime and Punishment

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Kevin Birmingham, the author of “The Sinner and the Saint: Dostoevsky and the Gentleman Murderer Who Inspired a Masterpiece”, to tell the story of how Dostoevsky came to write...

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William Deresiewicz on an Alternative Anthropogeny
Nov. 17, 2021

William Deresiewicz on an Alternative Anthropogeny

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by William Deresiewicz to discuss David Wengrow and the late David Graeber's alternative take on anthropology, "The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity". William Deresi...

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Mike Mattison and Ernest Suarez on the Literary Power of Blues-Fueled Songwriting
Nov. 16, 2021

Mike Mattison and Ernest Suarez on the Literary Power of Blues-Fueled…

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Mike Mattison and Ernest Suarez, the co-authors of “Poetic Song Verse: Blues-Based Popular Music and Poetry”, to examine the development of a relatively new literary genre roo...

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Kamal Al-Solaylee on Why We Go Back to Where We Come From
Nov. 15, 2021

Kamal Al-Solaylee on Why We Go Back to Where We Come From

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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Paul Cartledge on the Forgotten Greek City that Shaped Modern Civilization
Nov. 15, 2021

Paul Cartledge on the Forgotten Greek City that Shaped Modern Civiliz…

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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Caroline Chambers on Substack and Alternative Forms of Publishing
Nov. 14, 2021

Caroline Chambers on Substack and Alternative Forms of Publishing

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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Bob Spitz on Led Zeppelin
Nov. 12, 2021

Bob Spitz on Led Zeppelin

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Bob Spitz, the author of “Led Zeppelin: The Biography”, to give the authoritative account of the group many call the greatest rock band of all time, arguably the most successf...

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Tom Clavin on the Imprisoned Airmen of Buchenwald
Nov. 11, 2021

Tom Clavin on the Imprisoned Airmen of Buchenwald

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Tom Clavin, the author of “Lightning Down: A World War II Story of Survival”, to tell the story of an American fighter pilot doomed to die in Buchenwald but determined to surv...

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