Keen On America

Nesting After Divorce: Beth Behrendt on how to co-parent in the family home after the marriage ends

12 Apr 2023

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EPISODE 1428: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the author of NESTING AFTER DIVORCE, Beth Behrendt, about how to co-parent in the family home afte...

Flying Green: Christopher de Bellaigue identifies the lies and the promise of an environmentally responsible airline industry

12 Apr 2023

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EPISODE 1427: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the author of FLYING GREEN, Christopher de Bellaigue ,about the inventors, visionaries, entreprene...

How to Innovate: Sheena Iyengar on how, in our Age of Big Problems, we must learn to Think Bigger

11 Apr 2023

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EPISODE 1426: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the author of THINK BIGGER, Sheena Iyengar, about the six steps that will enable all of us to inno...

On Mental Illness and the Mist of Consciousness: William Brewer explains how Psychedelic Therapy Saved His Life

11 Apr 2023

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EPISODE 1425: In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the author of THE RED ARROW, William Brewer, about a new literature of psychedelia as a mirror ...

On Roads Not Taken: Novelist Juliette Fay explains why regret is such fertile territory for fiction writers

10 Apr 2023

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EPISODE 1424: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the author of THE HALF OF IT, Juliette Fay, about regret, human agency and why Gen Y'ers, saddled ...

Disrupting the Traditional Art World: Evrim Oralkan on how Collecteurs.com is transforming privately owned creative work into "public" digital art

10 Apr 2023

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EPISODE 1423: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Collecteurs.com CEO Evrim Oralkan about how he is transforming privately owned creative work into ...

A Tragic Grand Delusion: Steven Simon on the Rise and Fall of American Ambition in the Middle East

10 Apr 2023

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EPISODE 1422: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the author of GRAND DELUSION, Steven Simon, about the rise and fall of American ambition in the Mi...

That Was the Week in Tech: Inspired by his wife, Gene, Keith Teare asks whether the market has hit the bottom

07 Apr 2023

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EPISODE 1421: In this regular KEEN ON show with Keith Teare, the author of the THAT WAS THE WEEK tech newsletter, Andrew asks Keith about the current ...

Nine Black Robes: Joan Biskupic on the historic significance of the Supreme Court's drive to the right

07 Apr 2023

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EPISODE 1420: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Joan Biskupic, the CNN Supreme Court analyst and author of NINE BLACK ROBES, about the historic si...

An Impossible Choice: Anjan Sundaram on the devastating personal costs of being a war correspondent in Africa

07 Apr 2023

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EPISODE 1419: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the author of BREAKUP, Anjan Sundaram, about on the devastating personal costs of being a war corr...

The Painful Joy of Remembering the Lives of Two Holocaust Survivors: Max J. Friedman on why he chose to write a memoir about his Holocaust surviving parents

07 Apr 2023

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EPISODE 1418: In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the author of A HOLOCAUST FAMILY MEMOIR, Max J. Friedman about why he chose to write a memoir a...

Why We Should Blame Leaders, not Citizens, for Today's Crisis of Democracy: Larry Bartels on how democracy is eroding from the top

06 Apr 2023

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EPISODE 1417: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the author of DEMOCRACY ERODES FROM THE TOP, Larry Bartels, on why we should blame leaders and not...

The Start-Up That Defines the entrepreneurial spirit of Silicon Valley: Jimmy Soni on the story of PayPal and its remarkable alumni who have shaped the 21st century

06 Apr 2023

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EPISODE 1416: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the author of THE FOUNDERS, Jimmy Soni, about the story of PayPal and its remarkable entrepreneurs...

The Teen Mental Health Crisis: Hannah Murphy asks whether teens are paying with their sanity for their "free" social media

06 Apr 2023

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EPISODE 1415: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Hannah Murphy, the San Francisco based tech correspondent of the Financial Times, about the teen m...

Complicate the Narrative: Rajiv Vinnokota on how to transform Americans into better citizens

05 Apr 2023

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EPISODE 1414: In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to Rajiv Vinnakota, the President of the Institute for Citizens and Scholars, about how to transfo...

Getting Kids to Hear the Trees: Brian Selznick on how to make a hopeful children's book about our environmental crisis

05 Apr 2023

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EPISODE 1413: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to BIG TREE author Brian Selznick about trees, Steven Spielberg, Meryl Streep and how he made a hopef...

Why Philosophy Matters: Diana Janney on the philosophical foundations of her fiction

05 Apr 2023

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EPISODE 1412: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the author of A MAN OF UNDERSTANDING, Diana Janney, on how the great philosophers - from Aristotle...

Getting Out of Saigon: Ralph White explains how he - as a 27-year old American banker - saved 113 South Vietnamese civilians

04 Apr 2023

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EPISODE 1411: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the author of GETTING OUT OF SAIGON, Ralph White, about how he - as a 27-year old American working...

Welcome to the Age of Scientific Wellness: Nathan Price on why the future of medicine will be personalized, predictive, data-rich, and in all of our hands

04 Apr 2023

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EPISODE 1410: In this Keen On show, Andrew talks to the author of THE AGE OF SCIENTIFIC WELLNESS, Nathan Price, PhD, about why the future of medicine ...

How to Laugh in the Face of our Environmental Apocalypse: Aaron Sachs explain why dark comedy matters in the fight against climate change

04 Apr 2023

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EPISODE 1409: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the Cornell historian and author of STAY COOL, Aaron Sachs, about why dark comedy matters so much ...

George VI and Elizabeth: Sally Bedell Smith on the 20th century royal marriage that saved the British monarchy

03 Apr 2023

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EPISODE 1408: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the author of GEORGE VI AND ELIZABETH, Sally Bedell Smith, about the 20th century royal marriage t...

I Can't Save You: Anthony Chin-Quee on how giving up his successful career in medicine "saved" him

03 Apr 2023

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EPISODE 1407: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the author of I CAN'T SAVE YOU, the Harvard and Emory university trained Dr Anthony Chin-Quee, abo...

Why We Need To Unwire from Big Tech: Gaia Bernstein on how to gain control over addictive digital technologies

02 Apr 2023

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EPISODE 1406: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the author of UNWIRED, Gaia Bernstein about how society has an addictive technology problem and ho...

Don't Be King Canute: Keith Teare's Open Letter against pausing generative AI

01 Apr 2023

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EPISODE 1405: In this regular KEEN ON show with Keith Teare, the author of the THAT WAS THE WEEK tech newsletter, Andrew talks to Keith about the absu...

Retracing the Iron Curtain: Timothy Phillips on his 3,000 mile journey through the end and afterlife of the Cold War

01 Apr 2023

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EPISODE 1404: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the author of RETRACING THE IRON CURTAIN, Timothy Phillips, about his 3,000-mile journey through t...

The Problem to End All Problems: Michael Scott-Baumann on the tragically parallel histories of Israel and Palestine

30 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1403: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the author of THE SHORTEST HISTORY OF ISRAEL AND PALESTINE, Michael Scott-Baumann, about the world...

A Memoir about Hardship and Tragedy: Nicole Chung personal story of class, anger and grief in an increasingly unequal America

29 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1402: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the author of A LIVING REMEDY: A MEMOIR, Nicole Chung about her experience of family, class and gr...

The Last Catastrophe: Allegra Hyde offers an existential pitch for saving the planet

29 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1401: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the author of THE LAST CATASTROPHE, Allegra Hyde, about her new story collection that focuses on h...

Is the Web3 Dead? Edward Lee on Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and the seductive promise of creators taking control of their digital work

28 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1400: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the author of CREATORS TAKE CONTROL, Edward Lee, about the health of the Web3 digital economy, Non...

Why the Ideal of the "Self" is a Social Construction: Brian Lowery on the myth of rugged individualism and what this should mean for the America of the 2020s

27 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1399: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the Stanford Business School professor and author of SELFLESS, Brian Lowery, about the American my...

How to Save Democracy? Eli Merritt offers advice and inspiration from 95 (mostly) democratic world leaders on how to save our democracy from demagogue like Donald Trump

27 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1398: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the editor of HOW TO SAVE DEMOCRACY, Eli Merritt, who offers advice and inspiration from 95 (mostl...

An Archeology of the Soviet Century: Karl Schlogel offers an encyclopedic and richly detailed history of everyday life in the Soviet Union

27 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1397: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the distinguished German historian and author of THE SOVIET HISTORY Karl Schlogel about his new en...

How To Fix Democracy: Samuel Issacharoff searches for glimmers of hope to strengthen democracies around the world

26 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1396: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to NYU law professor and author of DEMOCRACY UNMOORED, Samuel Issacharoff, about the crisis of democr...

Retelling the stories of Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley: Stephanie Marie Thornton imagines the lost words between the iconic 18th century feminist and her equally visionary 19th century daughter

26 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1395: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the author of HER LOST WORDS, Stephanie Marie Thornton, about her new novel which reimagines the l...

American Humility and Hubris in Kabul: Jeffrey E. Stern on a many layered story of brotherhood and terror in the Afghanistan war

24 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1394: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the author of THE MERCENARY, the American journalist Jeffrey E. Stern, about a many layered, compl...

A Gutenberg Moment in the History of Medicine: Dr Robert Pearl offers 5 ways that generative AI is about to revolutionize healthcare

24 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1393: In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to Robert Pearl, MD, about how generative AI represents a Gutenberg moment in the history of medic...

Digital McCarthyism: Keith Teare on the chilling anti=Chinese and anti-Communist hysteria in Washington DC against TikTok

24 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1391: In our regular weekly round-up of tech news, Andrew talks to THAT WAS THE WEEK newsletter author Keith Teare about the chilling anti-Chi...

How to Incentivize People to Change their Behavior: Uri Gneezy reveals how incentives really work

23 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1390: In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to behavorial economist and author of MIXED SIGNALS, Uri Gneezy, about how incentives really work ...

The Power of Hope: Carol Graham on how the science of well-being an save us from despair

23 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1389: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to THE POWER OF HOPE author, Carol Graham, about why hope matters as a metric of economic and social ...

Ancient Stories about the Future: Sabrina Orah Mark on telling fairy tales designed to wake us up

23 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1388: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to HAPPILY author Sabrina Orah Mark about how to write a memoir built around fairy talesRaised in Bro...

Trump as the Road Runner: Kevin O'Brien, former Assistant US Attorney to the DOJ, on hush money, Stormy Daniels and the latest farcical chapter of the Donald Trump Show

22 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1387: In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to Kevin O'Brien, former Assistant US Attorney to the DOJ, about hush money, Stormy Daniels and th...

How Data Happens: Chris Wiggins on a history of data from the Age of Reason to the Age of Algorithms

22 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1387: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the HOW DATA HAPPENED co-author Chris Wiggins on a history of data from the Age of Reason to today...

When All Else Failed: Dana Sachs on the volunteers at the heart of the worst human displacement crisis in Europe since WW2

22 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1386: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to ALL ELSE FAILED author Dana Sachs about the the unlikely volunteers at the heart of the migrant ai...

Our Brains on Art and Music: Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross on how the arts improve both individual and communal health

21 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1385: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the co-authors of YOUR BRAIN ON ART, Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross about how the arts transform us a...

The New American Abnormal: Kerry Howley questions the seduction of a singular "truth" in the "Deep State" America of violent rumor, paranoia and perpetual surveillance

21 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1384: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to BOTTOMS UP AND THE DEVIL LAUGHS author Kerry Howley about her journey through the Deep State and w...

Who Doesn't Want to Reinvent Themselves? Joanne Lipman reveals the five laws of reinventing our lives and work

21 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1383: In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to NEXT author Joanne Lipman about how to successfully reinvent how we live, work and lead.Joanne ...

Why Water Matters: Natalie Koch untangles the weirdly connected environmental fates of Arizona and Saudi Arabia

21 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1382: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to ARID EMPIRE author Natalie Koch about the weirdly entangled fates of Arizona and Saudi ArabiaNatal...

Are You Drowning in Work? Nick Sonnenberg on how to reduce clutter and enable productivity

20 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1381: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to productivity consultant and author of COMING UP FOR AIR author Nick Sonnenberg about a practical g...

Do Women Make Better Murderers Than Men? Ren DeStefano on female serial killers and why she suspects everyone might have a murder in them

20 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1380: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to true crime addict and author of HOW I'LL KILL YOU Ren DeStefano on female serial killers and why e...

Great Kingdoms of Africa: John Parker Liberates African history from the colonial narrative of oppression, suffering and powerlessness

20 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1379: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the editor of GREAT KINGDOMS OF AFRICA, John Parker about the great precolonial kingdoms of Africa...

Hallucinations, Guardian Angels and The Third Man: Dr Ben Alderson-Day on the strange science and true stories of the unseen other

19 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1378: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the psychologist and author of PRESENCE, Ben Alderson-Day, about the universal feeling that someon...

Keen On Keen: Andrew Keen on the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, ChatGPT4 and the general state of tech in 2023

18 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1377: In this KEEN ON, Andrew is interviewed by the Bulgarian journalist and Digitalk conference organizer Yoan Zapyranov about the collapse o...

Appropriating the appropriators: Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai on why female novelists like herself should appropriate the voices of men

18 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1376: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the author of DUST CHILD ,Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, about Vietnamese Amerasians, the role of litera...

As the Crisis Deepens: A rather miserable Keith Teare on the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and our lack of trust in ideas and institutions

17 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1375: In this regular weekly KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to THAT WAS THE WEEK author and SignalRank CEO Keith Teare about the banking crisis, t...

Horror Literature as a Form of Realism: Leopoldo Gout on the living dead who layer Mexico City

17 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1374: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the artist, filmmaker and author of PINATA Leopoldo Gout about the horror genre and why modern Mex...

Grasping at the Realities of Today's Banking Crisis: Brad DeLong on the new economic laws of our social media age

17 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1373: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the UC Berkeley economist and author of SLOUCHING TOWARD UTOPIA author Brad Delong about today's b...

The Case for Cultural Appropriation: Martin Puchner on how culture is simultaneously owned by nobody and by all of us

17 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1372: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the Harvard professor and author of CULTURE Martin Puchner about how culture - from cave art to K-...

Beijing 1949: Elisabeth B. Armstrong on the most consequential anti-colonial feminist conference that you've never heard of

17 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1371: In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the author of BURY THE CORPSE OF COLONIALISM, Elisabeth B. Armstrong about the 1949 Asian Women...

How to Walk the Walk: Neil Gross on three police chiefs who defied the odds and changed American cop culture

16 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1370: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to WALK THE WALK author and Colby College sociologist Neil Gross about three American police chiefs w...

Has World War One Ended Yet? Alice Winn on innocence, privilege, violence, sexuality and love in 1914-18 England

16 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1369: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to IN MEMORIUM author Alice Winn about innocence, privilege, violence, sexuality and social class in ...

Broken threads, broken springs, broken idols, broken heads: Christopher Hobson on how everything everywhere - from the US and UK to Nigeria, Iraq, Lebanon and South Africa - is broken

16 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1368: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the Japanese based scholar and writer Christopher Hobson about how everything everywhere in the wo...

The Last Russian Doll: Kristen Loesch on fictionalizing and feminizing the history of 20th century Russia

16 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1367:  In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the author of THE LASTE RUSSIAN DOLL, Kristen Loesch, about the Russia of 1917 and 1991 and what...

A 21st Century Money Revolution: Richard Duncan outlines the monetary policy that can make America great again

15 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1365: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to THE MONEY REVOLUTION author and financial analyst Richard Duncan on the stimulatory monetary polic...

Celebrating International Women's Month: Tiffany Shlain on the history of feminism, tree rings and "Dendrofemonology"

15 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1365: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the artist Tiffany Shlain about her new "Human Nature" exhibit which views the history of women wi...

The Power of Wonder: Monica C. Parker on the extraordinary emotion that can change the way we live, learn and work

15 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1364: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to THE POWER OF WONDER author Monica C. Parker on the way in which our sense of wonder can enrich the...

The Death of American Politics: Peter Wehner on retribution, vengeance, forbearance and healing in Trump's America

14 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1363: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to DEATH OF POLITICS author Peter Wehner about retribution, vengeance, forbearance and healing in Tru...

Playing God: Mary Jo McConahay on why American Catholic Bishops are a threat to democracy

14 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1362: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to PLAYING GOD author Mary Jo McConahay about how American Catholic bishops and the big money interes...

Bootstrapped: Alissa Quart on why we need to liberate ourselves from the "American Dream"

14 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1361: In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to BOOSTRAPPED author Alissa Quart on why and how we can liberate ourselves from the "American Dre...

More Than a Glitch: Meredith Broussard confronts race, gender and ability bias in tech

14 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1360: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to MORE THAN A GLITCH author Meredith Broussard on why and how technology is reinforcing inequality a...

A Murderous Women's History Month: Patti McCracken on some early 20th century Hungarian women who poisoned 160 men (plus a few females)

14 Mar 2023

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Episode 1359: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to THE ANGEL MAKERS author Patti McCracken about some early 20th century women from the Hungarian vil...

On Human Agency and the Language of Grief: Colin Campbell explains why grieving is the quintessential human activity

13 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1358: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to FINDING THE WORDS author Colin Campbell about the death of his two children and how he and his wif...

Are Mindfulness and Yoga the Luxuries of a Privileged Class? Susan Verde on childhood trauma, positive self-acceptance and her journey of healing

13 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1357: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to SAY ONE KIND THING author Susan Verde about positive self-talk, self-acceptance and how mindfulnes...

The (a)Morality of War: Ian Buruma on how some people actively collaborated with evil during World War II

13 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1356: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the THE COLLABORATORS author Ian Buruma about three men and women who actively collaborated with e...

The Silicon Valley Bank apocalypse: That Was the Week's Keith Teare on the death (and resurrection?) of SVB

13 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1355: In this  regular weekly KEEN show, Andrew talks to SignalRank CEO and THAT WAS THE WEEK newsletter author Keith Teare about the collaps...

What Gives You the Right? Jean Hanff Korelitz on Philip Roth, "The Human Stain" and a novelist's "right" to tell other people's stories

08 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1354: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Jean Hanff Korelitz about the legacy of Philip Roth, THE HUMAN STAIN, and a novelist's "right" to ...

Why weren't the economic consequences of COVID more apocalyptic? Liz Hoffman on how government and companies successfully crash landed the COVID economy

07 Mar 2023

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In this KEEN ON episode, CRASH LANDING author Liz Hoffman offers the inside story of how the world's biggest companies and governments mostly enabled ...

Craig Seligman on Doris Fish, the rise of drag and why Ron DeSantis should dress up as a woman

06 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1352: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to WHO DOES THAT BITCH THINK SHE IS? author Craig Seligman about Doris Fish, the rise of drag and why...

The Noise of Typewriters: Lance Morrow remembers the golden age of American journalism

06 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1351: In this KEEN ON show, THE NOISE OF TYPEWRITERS author Lance Morrow remembers the golden age of American journalists such as John Hersey,...

Empathize Empathize Empathize: Chris Shipley on how to "empower" the workforce in our post COVID world

05 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1350: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the co-author of THE EMPATHY ADVANTAGE, Chris Shipley, about the new rules and language for leader...

How To Outrun Artificial Intelligence: Ashley Recanati on protecting YOUR job from the voracious smart machines of the AI revolution

05 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1349: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to AI BATTLE ROYALE author Ashley Marc Recanati about how to protect your job from the disruption of ...

Without a Female Doubt: Surbhi Sarna on how woman can go from underrated to unbeatable

04 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1348: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to WITHOUT A DOUBT author and Y Combinator healthcare investor Surbhi Sarna about the current state o...

42 Today: Michael G. Long on why Jackie Robinson's political legacy is at least as important as his sporting one

04 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1347: In this KEEN ON conversation, Andrew talks to Jackie Robinson scholar and 42 TODAY editor Michael G. Long on why we why Robinson's polit...

THE BIG CON: Rosie Collington on how the consulting industry weakens our businesses, infantilizes our governments, and warps our economies

04 Mar 2023

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In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the co-author of BIG CON, Rosie Collington about how how the consulting industry weakens our businesses, infa...

A Venture Apocalypse? Keith Teare on the collapse of start-up value, the failure of government to rein in Big Tech, and the relentless rise of AI

03 Mar 2023

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In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to THAT WAS THE WEEK newsletter author Keith Teare about the the dismal collapse of start-up value, the failure ...

The Marriage Box: Corie Adjmi on her guilt at writing about "flawed" Jewish characters

03 Mar 2023

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EPISODE 1344: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to MARRIAGE BOX author Corie Adjmi about growing up New Orleans, her Jewish-Syrian ancestory and her ...

Women Are the Fiercest Creatures: Andrea Dunlop on why today is such a rage-inducing time to be a woman

02 Mar 2023

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In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to WOMEN ARE THE FIERCEST CREATURES author Andrea Dunlop on why today is such a rage-inducing time to be a woman...

The New Language of Building: Reinier de Graaf on how our cities and buildings have been infected with the corporate doublespeak of "wellness", "innovation" and "livability"

02 Mar 2023

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In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the Amsterdam based Reinier de Graaf, the author of architect, verb, about a new language of building which h...

A Radical Take on Putin's Invasion of Ukraine: Benjamin Abelow on how the West brought war to Ukraine

01 Mar 2023

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In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to HOW THE WEST BROUGHT WAR TO UKRAINE author Benjamin Abelow on what he sees as the real reasons for the Russia...

A Psychiatric Novel about Donald Trump: Peter Kramer fictionalizes the "Great Man's" inner life.

01 Mar 2023

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In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to DEATH OF A GREAT MAN author Peter Kramer about Donald Trump's psychiatric condition and the nature of his inn...

A Wooden World of Mud, the Stars and the Forest: Alexander Nemerov's Fable of America in the 1830s

01 Mar 2023

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In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the author of THE FOREST, Alexander Nemerov, about his truthfully subjective image of America in the 1830sAle...

50 Reasons to be Cheerful: Ryan Bernsten on why America isn't quite as divided as we are told

28 Feb 2023

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In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to 50 STATES OF MIND author Ryan Bernsten on how everyone in America is connected and nobody is lostOffering a f...

Gnar Country: Steven Kotler on how to stay "rad" while growing old

28 Feb 2023

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In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to GNAR COUNTRY author Steven Kotler about the biology of aging and how to stay "rad" while growing old.Steven K...

The New Deal's Unlikely Heroes: Derek Leebaert on FDR's Four Key Lieutenants and the World They Made

28 Feb 2023

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In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the author of UNLIKELY HEROES, Derek Leebaert, about Franklin Roosevelt's four key lieutenants - Harold Ickes...

Workers of the World Unite, You Have Nothing to Lose But Your Blood: Kathleen McLaughlin on the Plasma Industry Sucking the Blood of the American Poor

27 Feb 2023

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In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to BLOOD MONEY author Kathleen McLaughlin about an exploitative American blood industry that, she believes, is s...

The Indiana Jones of the Deep: Mensun Bound on the discovery of Shackleton's Endurance in the most hostile sea on earth

27 Feb 2023

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In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to THE BENEATH THE ICE author Mensun Bound about the extraordinary story of how the Endurance, Sir Ernest Shackl...

Why Has Children's Literature Become So Politicized? Kelly Yang on Roald Dahl, Ron DeSantis and the new culture wars over kids' books

27 Feb 2023

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In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to FINALLY SEEN author Kelly Yang about Roald Dahl, Ron DeSantis and why children's literature has become so pol...

That Was The Week in tech: Keith Teare on Section 230, an AI bubble, the new China-Saudi axis, and Sam Bankman-Fried's growing legal woes

24 Feb 2023

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In this regular KEEN ON summary of the week's news in technology, Andrew talks to That Was The Week newsletter editor Keith Teare about Section 230, a...

Crisis, What Crisis? Paul Stephan on the world crisis triggered by our knowledge economy

23 Feb 2023

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In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the author of THE WORLD CRISIS AND INTERNATIONAL LAW Paul Stephan about the world crisis caused by our knowle...

The Big Myth: Erik Conway explains how American business taught us to loathe government and love the free market

23 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the co-author of THE BIG MYTH, Erik Conway, about how American business taught us to loathe government and lo...

Should We Be Outraged By the New York Police Department? Michael Hayes on Bill de Blasio, the NYPD & the Broken Promises of Police Reform

23 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to THE SECRET FILES author Michael Hayes about Bill de Blasio, the NYPD & the Broken Promises of Police Refo...