Episodes

Janine di Giovanni on the End of Christianity in its Historical Homeland
Oct. 2, 2021

Janine di Giovanni on the End of Christianity in its Historical Homel…

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Janine di Giovanni, the author of “The Vanishing: Faith, Loss, and the Twilight of Christianity in the Land of the Prophets”, to discuss the plight and possible extinction of ...

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Talya Miron-Shatz on Choosing to Live a Healthier and Happier Life
Oct. 1, 2021

Talya Miron-Shatz on Choosing to Live a Healthier and Happier Life

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 of Ke...

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Kinari Webb on Her Quest to Heal the World
Sept. 30, 2021

Kinari Webb on Her Quest to Heal the World

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 of Ke...

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Katharine Hayhoe on Having a New Conversation About Climate Change
Sept. 30, 2021

Katharine Hayhoe on Having a New Conversation About Climate Change

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Katharine Hayhoe, the author of “Saving Us: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World”, to discuss the urgency for a more empathetic approach to the c...

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Anne-Marie Slaughter on Radical Honesty as a Key to Growth
Sept. 29, 2021

Anne-Marie Slaughter on Radical Honesty as a Key to Growth

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Anne-Marie Slaughter, the author of “Renewal: From Crisis to Transformation in Our Lives, Work, and Politics”, to discuss how we as individuals, organizations, and nations can...

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Joseph Weisberg on Russia and America, the Very Best of Enemies
Sept. 28, 2021

Joseph Weisberg on Russia and America, the Very Best of Enemies

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Joseph Weisberg, the author of “Russia Upside Down: An Exit Strategy for the Second Cold War”, to discuss how America's policy towards Russia is failing–and why it will never ...

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Kristin Henning on the Foundations of Racist Policing in America
Sept. 27, 2021

Kristin Henning on the Foundations of Racist Policing in America

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Kristin Henning, the author of “The Rage of Innocence: How America Criminalizes Black Youth”, to discuss the day-to-day brutalities endured by Black youth growing up under con...

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Mehran Sahami on the Sacrifices We're Making Because of Big Tech
Sept. 27, 2021

Mehran Sahami on the Sacrifices We're Making Because of Big Tech

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 of Ke...

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Joshua Prager on the Life of "Jane Roe"
Sept. 26, 2021

Joshua Prager on the Life of "Jane Roe"

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 of Ke...

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Stephen Davis on the Flight that Started the Gulf War
Sept. 24, 2021

Stephen Davis on the Flight that Started the Gulf War

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Stephen Davis, the author of “Flight 149: A Hostage Crisis, a Secret Special Forces Unit, and the Origins of the Gulf War”, to tell the true story of a plane full of unsuspect...

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Jeanette Winterson on How Artificial Intelligence Will Change the Way We Live and Love
Sept. 24, 2021

Jeanette Winterson on How Artificial Intelligence Will Change the Way…

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Jeanette Winterson, the author of “12 Bytes: How Artificial Intelligence Will Change the Way We Live and Love”, to talk about her illuminating new collection of essays on tech...

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Sathnam Sanghera on Modern Britain's Imperialistic Foundations
Sept. 23, 2021

Sathnam Sanghera on Modern Britain's Imperialistic Foundations

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Sathnam Sanghera, the author of “Empireland: How Modern Britain is Shaped by its Imperial Past”, to discuss how so much of what is considered to be modern Britain is actually ...

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Connor Towne O'Neill on the Ugly Legacy of White Supremacy
Sept. 23, 2021

Connor Towne O'Neill on the Ugly Legacy of White Supremacy

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Connor Towne O'Neill, the author of “Down Along with That Devil's Bones: A Reckoning with Monuments, Memory, and the Legacy of White Supremacy”, to discuss our vital need to c...

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Jeremy Weinstein on Where Big Tech Went Wrong
Sept. 23, 2021

Jeremy Weinstein on Where Big Tech Went Wrong

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Jeremy Weinstein, the author of “System Error: Where Big Tech Went Wrong and How We Can Reboot”, to discuss how big tech’s obsession with optimization and efficiency is sacrif...

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Tom Nichols on the Rise of Illiberalism
Sept. 21, 2021

Tom Nichols on the Rise of Illiberalism

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Tom Nichols, the author of “Our Own Worst Enemy: The Assault from within on Modern Democracy”, to discuss how the frustration of citizens who claim to be liberals has ironical...

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Alec Ross on How Companies Govern our Lives
Sept. 20, 2021

Alec Ross on How Companies Govern our Lives

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Alec Ross, the author of “The Raging 2020s: Companies, Countries, People — and The Fight for Our Future”, to discuss the economic and political forces that shape our daily liv...

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Peter Baker and Susan Glasser on The Man Who Ran Washington
Sept. 19, 2021

Peter Baker and Susan Glasser on The Man Who Ran Washington

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Peter Baker and Susan Glasser, the co-authors of “The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III”, to tell the story of legendary White House chief of st...

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Keith Boykin on Racism and Politics in America
Sept. 17, 2021

Keith Boykin on Racism and Politics in America

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Keith Boykin, the author of “Race Against Time: The Politics of a Darkening America”, to discuss the fear of a darkening America—a country in which there is no longer a predom...

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Giulio Boccaletti on How Water Shapes Society
Sept. 17, 2021

Giulio Boccaletti on How Water Shapes Society

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Giulio Boccaletti, the author of “Water: A Biography”, to discuss the history of how the distribution of water has shaped human civilization. For the last 20 years, Giulio Boc...

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David Cutler on the Evolution of City Life
Sept. 15, 2021

David Cutler on the Evolution of City Life

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by David Cutler, the author of “Survival of the City: Living and Thriving in an Age of Isolation”, to discuss how cities are changing in the face of existential threats that have...

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Azeem Azhar on Technology and the Exponential Gap
Sept. 14, 2021

Azeem Azhar on Technology and the Exponential Gap

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Azeem Azhar, the author of “The Exponential Age: How Accelerating Technology is Transforming Business, Politics and Society”, to discuss the widening gap between AI, automatio...

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Edward Glaeser on the Evolution of City Life
Sept. 13, 2021

Edward Glaeser on the Evolution of City Life

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Edward Glaeser, the author of “Survival of the City: Living and Thriving in an Age of Isolation”, to discuss how cities are changing in the face of existential threats that ha...

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Minal Bopaiah on Equity as the Foundation for Group Success
Sept. 12, 2021

Minal Bopaiah on Equity as the Foundation for Group Success

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Minal Bopaiah, the author of “Equity: How to Design Organizations Where Everyone Thrives”, to discuss how equity can allow leaders to create organizations where employees can ...

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William M. Arkin on How the US Government Failed its Citizens on 9/11
Sept. 11, 2021

William M. Arkin on How the US Government Failed its Citizens on 9/11

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by William M. Arkin, the author of “On That Day: The definitive Timeline of 9/11”, to discuss how issues with intelligence, airport security and emergency procedures contributed ...

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