Keen On America

America as Injustice, Inc: Daniel Hatcher on how the US criminal justice system commodifies children and the poor

22 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the author of INJUSTICE, INC Daniel Hatcher about how the United States criminal justice system has transform...

Our Meganets Nightmare: David Auerbach on How Digital Forces Beyond Our Control Commandeer Our Daily Lives and Inner Realities

22 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to MEGANETS author David Auerbach on how digital forces beyond our control are commandeering our daily lives and...

We All Live in Palo Alto Now: Malcolm Harris' History of California, America and the World

22 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to PALO ALTO author Malcolm Harris about Leland Stanford, eugenics, Herbert Hoover's technocracy, Elizabeth Holm...

Fictionalizing History: Jonathan Wilson on whether Palestine was a Jewish "state in waiting" during the 1930s

21 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to RED BALCONY author Jonathan Wilson about Palestine in the 1930s, Jabotinsky and Jewish terrorism, and whether...

Should Law about Press Freedom be Rewritten for our Internet Age? Samantha Barbas on how the Supreme Court might be preparing to overhaul New York Times vs Sullivan

21 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to ACTUAL MALICE author Samantha Barbas about Civil Rights and Freedom of the Press in the 1964 New York Times v...

The Curse of the Marquis de Sade: Joel Warner on a notorious scoundrel, a mythical manuscript and the biggest scandal in literary history

21 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to THE CURSE OF THE MARQUIS DE SADE author Joel Warner about a French ponzi scheme built around the original man...

Some People Will Believe Anything: Kelly Weill on Flat Earthers and other anti-scientific fundamentalists

21 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the author of OFF THE EDGE author Kelly Weill about Flat Earthers, conspiracy culture and why some people wil...

I am Still With You: Emmanuel Iduma's reckoning with the silence, inheritance and history of the Nigerian Civil War

20 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks with Emmanuel Iduma, the author of I AM STILL WITH YOU, about the complex silence, inheritance and history of th...

Confessions of an Economic Hit Man: John Perkins on how China and the United States both seek world hegemony and what we can do about it

20 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to CONFESSIONS OF AN ECONOMIC HIT MAN (3rd ed) author John Perkins about how China and the United States are bot...

Remembering Africatown: Nick Tabor on America's Last Slave Ship and the Community it Created

20 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to AFRICATOWN author Nick Tabor about the Clotilde, America's last slave ship and the community it created outsi...

An Affirming Flame: Roger Cohen meditates on life, politics and how to rebuild our age of undoing

18 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the author of AN AFFIRMING FLAME, Roger Cohen, about the "exquisite torture" of writing and how we can undo w...

ChatGPT gets sexy, Tesla fails to startup & Google gets ready for its Supreme Court showdown: That Was the Week in tech for 2/17/23

18 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this regular weekly KEEN ON round-up of tech news, Andrew talks to SignalRank CEO Keith Teare about ChatGPT hysteria, Microsoft's Bing dilemma, Tes...

The Inside Story of Social Media: Steven Levy on Friendster, MySpace, Facebook and TikTok

17 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to Steven Levy, Wired editor-at-large and author of FACEBOOK: THE INSIDE STORY, about the history of social medi...

Black and Queer on Campus: Michael P. Jeffries on what life is like for Black LGBTQ students in American colleges today

17 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to BLACK AND QUEER ON CAMPUS author Michael P. Jeffries about what life both is and ideally should be for LGBTQ ...

Purposeful Curiosity: Costas Andriopoulos on asking the right questions that will change our lives

17 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to PURPOSEFUL CURIOSITY author Costa Andriopoulos on how to ask the kind of questions that will successfully cha...

Go, Dorothy, Go! Lynn Cullen on the woman who gave up everything and changed the world

17 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the author of THE WOMAN WITH THE CURE, Lynn Cullen, about Dr Dorothy Horstmann the pioneer of the polio vacci...

Journeys in Earth's Extinct Ecosystems: Thomas Halliday on paleobiology, croquet and the inevitable end of our species

16 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the author of OTHERLANDS, Thomas Halliday, about the deep time of paleobiology, croquet and the existential t...

How To Remember Auschwitz-Birkenau? Wojciech Soczewica on why we must never forget this unique monument to evil

16 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the director general of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation, Wojciech Soczewica, about how to visit - both in p...

What Would Other Species Tell Us If They Could Talk? POD author Laline Paull on telling "humanimal" stories in the voice of other species

16 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to POD author Laline Paul about how to tell "Humanimal" stories that will get us to recognize our collective gui...

Why Stress Can Be Good For Us: Ben Ramalingam on turning pressure into performance and crisis into creativity

16 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to UPSHIFT author Ben Ramalingam on how to turn pressure into performance and crisis into creativity.Ben Ramalin...

When Will Silicon Valley Fix its Annoying Password Problem? Phillip Dunkelberger on digital technology that might finally kill the online password

16 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to Nok Nok CEO Phillip Dunkelberger on digital technology that, he promises, will finally kill the online passwo...

Instapundit on the Blogging Revolution: Glenn Reynolds remembers the early 21st century birth of our social media age

15 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the founder of Instapundit.com, Glenn Reynolds, about the origins of the blogging revolution at the turn of t...

Miss Aldridge Regrets: Louise Hare on how to write a successful second novel

15 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the author of MISS ALDRIDGE REGRETS Louise Hare about the history of blacks in England and how to write a sec...

No Miracles Needed: Mark Jacobson on how today's technology can save our climate and clean our air

15 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to NO MIRACLES NEEDED author Mark Z. Jacobson on how today's technology of wind, solar and water can save our cl...

Fragile Cargo: Adam Brookes on the the World War II race to save the treasures of China's Forbidden City

15 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to FRAGILE CARGO author Adam Brookes about true story of how a group of Chinese museum curators saved the pricel...

Freedom Moves: H. Samy Alim celebrates the Past, Present and Future of Hip Hop on its fiftieth birthday

14 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to FREEDOM MOVES co-editor H. Samy Alim about Hip Hop knowledges, pedagogies and futuresH. Samy Alim is the Davi...

The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism: Why Capitalism and Democracy have fallen out of love and how to bring them back together

14 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this Valentine's Day edition of KEEN ON, Andrew talks to THE CRISIS OF DEMOCRATIC CAPITALISM author Martin Wolf on why Capitalism and Democracy hav...

Welcome Me to the Kingdom: Mai Nardone's unvarnished fictional truths about life in contemporary Thailand

14 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode Andrew talks to WELCOME ME TO THE KINGDOM author Mai Nardone about the struggle of ordinary people to survive in contemporary ...

Burn the Boats: Matt Higgins on why we should all toss Plan B overboard

14 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to BURN THE BOATS author Matt Higgins about why we need to toss Plan B overboard if we are to unleash our full p...

Why All Writing is Failure: Stephen Marche on the Peculiar Perseverance Required to Endure the Life of a Writer

13 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to ON WRITING AND FAILURE author Stephen Marche on why all writers are failures and how generative AI will becom...

Why Both America and Britain are Imprisoned in Empireland: Sathnam Sanghera on how the West has been shaped by its imperial past

13 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to EMPIRELAND author Sathnam Sangheera about how imperialism has shaped both modern Britain and America and how ...

Happy B'Day, Abe!! John Cribb on what both Republicans and Democrats can learn from the great Rail Splitter on Lincoln's 214th birthday

12 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of KEEN ON, Andrew talks to the author of RAIL SPLITTER, John Cribb, on distinguishing between fact and fiction in Abraham Lincoln's u...

Bloodshed and Lies in Saudi Arabia: Jeed Basyouni on Mohammed bin Salman's Kingdom of Executions

10 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to Reprieve's Head of Death Penalty (Middle East and North Africa) about Reprieve's new report, "Bloodshed and L...

Can Populism Survive? Massimo Morelli on the nature and future of Populism

10 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the Italian political economist Massimo Morelli about nature and future of European populists like Viktor Orb...

A Week is a Long Time in Silicon Valley: Keith Teare on How Artificial Intelligence Is Now Unstoppable

10 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the author of THAT WAS THE WEEK newsletter Keith Teare about why a week is a long time in Silicon Valley and ...

The United Nations as Leviathan: Roland Rich on why we need to reinvent the UN

10 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to THE UNITED NATIONS AS LEVIATHAN author Roland Rich about why we need a United Nations 3.0 that can fix our br...

A Spiritual Void at the Core of the Influencer Industry? Emily Hund on on the sad quest for authenticity on social media

09 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to THE INFLUENCER INDUSTRY author Emily Hund about the sad quest for authenticity on today's social media.Emily ...

The Ghost at the Feast: Robert Kagan on America and the Collapse of the World Order 1900-1941

09 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to author of THE GHOST AT THE FEAST, Robert Kagan, about American foreign policy between 1900 and 1941 and its l...

Hijad Butch Blues: Lamya H on how to unf**k the world

08 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to HIJAB BUTCH BLUES author Lamya H on what it's like being queer, brown and Moslem in America right now and how...

Revolutionary Roads: Bob Thompson gets into his gas guzzling VW in search of the American war of independence

08 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks REVOLUTIONARY ROADS author Bob Thompson about his search for the war that made America independent.... and all t...

Maybe Tech Isn't So Evil: Darlene Damm on the exponential technologies that could radically improve the lives of billions of 21st century people

08 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the Head of Social Impact at Singularity University about the moonshot technologies that could significantly ...

A Hacker's Mind: Bruce Schneier on how the powerful bend society's rules and how to bend them back

07 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to A HACKER'S MIND author Bruce Schneier about how the powerful have learnt to hack society rules and why we nee...

We Don't Know Ourselves: Fintan O'Toole on contemporary Ireland as a model for an open 21st century society

07 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to WE DON'T KNOW OURSELVES author Fintan O'Toole about contemporary Irish history, identity, movies and known an...

How to Fix a Broken Planet: Julian Cribb's advice for surviving the 21st century

07 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON. episode, Andrew talks to HOW TO FIX A BROKEN PLANET author Julian Cribbs about the best strategies for confronting our "Castastrophoc...

An Assassin in Utopia: Susan Wels on the true story of a nineteenth-century sex cult and a President's murder

07 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks AN ASSASSIN IN UTOPIA author Susan Wels about connection between the assassination of late 19th century US Presi...

Rising Up Against Bullshit Healthcare: Sonali Kolhatkar on Why Americans Want a Government Run Health System

06 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to RISING UP author Sonali Kolhatkar about how the American healthcare system combines glaring inefficiencies wi...

On the Ocean's Awesomeness: Farah Obaidullah explains why our lives depend on healthy oceans

06 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to THE OCEAN AND US editor Farah Obaidullah on the existential crisis of the oceans and why we need to be humble...

Banking With Your Eyes Open: Robert Pickering on the rights and wrongs of contemporary banks and bankers

05 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the BLUE BLOOD author and former CEO of Cazenove bank Robert Pickering about the rights and wrongs of contemp...

How to Fix Capitalism and Democracy? Raymond W. Baker on the "Invisible Trillions" that are Breaking American Society

04 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to INVISIBLE TRILLIONS author Raymond W. Baker about how financial secrecy is imperiling both Capitalism and Dem...

From Doom to Bloom in 7 Days: Why Spring Has Arrived Unnaturally Early this Year in Silicon Valley

03 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to THAT WAS THE WEEK's Keith Teare about the growing optimism in Silicon Valley of a tech rebirth around generat...

HOMO ECOPHAGUS: Warren M. Hern on how humans-beings have become a metastasizing cancer devouring our own ecosystem

02 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to Homo Ecophagus author Warren M. Hern on how human-beings have become a metastasizing cancer destroying all li...

How We Built the Wrong Internet: Thomas P. Vartanian on Rebuilding Cyberspace to Make it "Unhackable"

02 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to THE UNHACKABLE INTERNET author Thomas P. Vartanian about rebuilding cyberspace to create real security and pr...

The Case for "Regime Change" in Iran: Majid Sadeghpour on why the Current Iranian Theocracy can't be Reformed

02 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to Dr Majid Sadeghpour, the political director of the Organization of Iran American Communities (OIAC) , about c...

How to Kick Addictive Ideologies: Dr Emily Bashah on ending violence in Israel/Palestine

01 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the ADDICTIVE IDEOLOGIES co-author Dr Emily Bashah about strategies for liberating ourselves from political m...

The Return of the Dissident Academic Model: Balazs Trencsenyi on the Invisible University for Ukraine

01 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the Budapest based Central European University historian Balazs Trencsenyi about the situation in east-centra...

Eleanor Shearer on RIVER SING ME HOME: A post-slavery West Indian novel celebrating motherhood and female resilience.

01 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to RIVER SING ME HOME author Eleanor Shearer about her hotly anticipated first novel which has been selected as ...

When Everyone Leads: Julia Fabris McBride on what she claims as a "revolutionary approach" to fixing our toughest challenges

01 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode a rather skeptical Andrew talks to WHEN EVERYONE LEADS author Julia Fabris McBride oabout what she claims is a "revolutionary ...

The Revolution WILL Be Podcasted: Zencastr founder Josh Nielsen on the democratization of professional podcasting

01 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to Zencastr founder Josh Nielsen about how podcasting platforms can democratize professional media to enable any...

Will Donald Trump EVER Go to Jail? Elie Honig on Trump's Houdini-like Ability To Get Away With It

31 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode Andrew talks to UNTOUCHABLE author Elie Honig on why powerful men like Donald Trump, Steve Bannon, Jeffrey Epstein and Harvey ...

Why the Second World War Still Hasn't Ended in the Netherlands: Nina Siegal on Dutch Moral Complicity in the Nazi Persecution of Holland's Jews

31 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to THE DIARY KEEPERS author Nina Siegal about the moral murkiness of Dutch complicity in the Nazi persecution of...

Dean Koontz on how to Sell 500 Million Books and Why AI Engines like ChatGPT Will Never Replicate the Human "Soul"

31 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the best-selling master of suspense Dean Koontz about the limits of literary fiction, the value of human agen...

What Will Things Be like in 60,000 Years time? Annalee Newitz imagines the future of species, real-estate, love and dogs who shun humans

30 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this Keen On episode, Andrew talks to THE TERRAFORMERS author Annalee Newitz about the nature of things in 60,000 years - a world simultaneously al...

The Death of Unicorns, the birth of AI and the irrelevance of social media: That Was the Week in Tech for 1.27.23

28 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this regular KEEN ON Friday episode, Andrew talks to SignalRank CEO Keith Teare about the death of unicorns, the birth of AI, the irrelevance of so...

Journeys of a Humanitarian: How Jane Olson Emulated her Heroine Eleanor Roosevelt to Become a World Citizen

27 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to WORLD CITIZEN author Jane Olson about Eleanor Roosevelt, Nicaragua and Uganda, Greta Thunberg and why she rem...

In the Nation's Service: Philip Taubman on George P. Shultz's UnTrumpian Role in Ending the Cold War

27 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to IN THE NATION'S SERVICE author Philip Taubman about George Schultz's role in end the Cold War and his histori...

Why BLK ART matters: Zaria Ware on the Audacious Legacy of Black Artists and Models in Western Art

27 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to BLK ART author Zaria Ware about the audacious legacy of black artists and models in both European and North A...

How Political Dysfunction in DC is Effing Up U.S. Democracy: Lee Drutman on Breaking the American Two=Party Doom Loop

26 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to BREAKING THE TWO-PARTY DOOM LOOP author Lee Drutman about the compelling case for multiparty democracy in Ame...

Hunger, Loneliness and Misery at Work: Jon Clifton on the Global Rise of Unhappiness

26 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to Gallup CEO and BLIND SPOT author Jon Clifton about the anger, stress, sadness , physical pain and worry behin...

This Is Not Who We Are: Zachary Shore on America's Struggle Between Vengeance and Virtue

25 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to THIS IS NOT WHO WE ARE author Zachary Shore about America's struggle between vengeance and virtue during Worl...

No Longer Pale, Male or Stale: Valentine Low on How the British Royal Family is Transforming itself into a 21st Century Institution

25 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to COURTIERS author Valentine Low about how the British Royal family is no longer pale, male or stale and how it...

Forget Generative AI: Margaret Heffernan on Why the Future is Up To Us

25 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to UNCHARTED author Margaret Heffernan about generative AI, the Shell Seven, James Baldwin vs William F. Buckley...

Say It Loud and Say It Proud: Natalie Lue on the Joy of Saying NO

24 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to Natalie Lue, - the author of "THE JOY OF SAYING NO: A Simple Plan to Stop People Pleasing, Reclaim Boundaries...

Frank Vogl on the American Bankers and Politicians Enabling Kleptocracy Around the World

24 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to Frank Vogl - the author of "THE ENABLERS: How the West Supports Kleptocrats and Corruption, Endangering our D...

George McCalman's Illustrated Black American History: How to Honor Both the Iconic and the Unseen

24 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the San Francisco based artist George McCalman, author of "ILLUSTRATED BLACK HISTORY: Honoring the Iconic and...

What Will Become of Syria in 2023? Joby Warrick on the Future of a Catastrophe

24 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the Pulitzer prize winning journalist and Syria expert Toby Warrick on the chances for a peaceful solution to...

Confessions of an Optimist: Publishing mogul Stephen Rubin on why he remains cheerful - even if 85% of books could have been written by a chatbot

23 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to former publishing mogul (Bantam, Doubleday, Transworld, Henry Holt & Simon & Schuster) Stephen Rubin,...

Damian Dibben on the Venetian Renaissance, Color in Art, and why We Should All Visit Venice Once in our Lives

23 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of KEEN ON, Andrew talks to THE COLOR STORM author Damian Dibben about the Venetian Renaissance, the importance of Color in Art, and w...

An Existential Healthcare Crisis? Dr Robert Pearl on how the U.S. Medical System is Now Deeply Resistant to All Innovation

23 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks with Dr Robert Pearl MD about why the U.S. Medical System is now so deeply resistant to All innovation. Pearl al...

A Peculiarly American Sickness: Paul Auster and Spencer Ostrander on BLOODBATH NATION

23 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the writer Paul Auster and the photographer Spencer Ostrander about their new book BLOODBATH NATION.Paul Aust...

DLD 2023: Quantum computing, Auschwitz-Birkenau, designing living brains & ubiquitous AI

22 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this special KEEN ON episode from DLD, Andrew talks to five speakers at Munich's iconic annual tech conference: Stanford University professors Erik...

Danielle Clode on Koalas: A Natural History and an Uncertain Future

22 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the distinguished Australian naturalist Danielle Clode, author of the new KOALA: A NATURAL HISTORY AND AN UNC...

The End of the Silicon Valley Myth: Why Big Tech now faces a Reckoning

21 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the tech journalist, Brian Merchant, author of the recent Atlantic feature "The End of the Silicon Valley M...

01.20.23: That Was The Week in Tech

21 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In his weekly round up of tech news with Keith Teare, the author of the That Was The Week newsletter, Andrew imagines the possible "dawning of a new e...

GEORGE KENNAN: A Life Caught Between the United States and the Soviet Union

20 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to Frank Costigliola, author of KENNAN; A Life Between Two Worlds. They discuss the life of the 20th century Ame...

Curtis White on Transcendence: How Art and Dharma Can Save Us in a Time of Collapse

20 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew talks to Curtis White, author of "Transcendent: Art and Dharma in a Time of Collapse" about Western Buddhism, Dharma and a Transcendent Counter...

Can an Updated Version of Dale Carnegie's 20th Century Help Us Fix Our 21st Century Future

20 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to Joe Hart, author of "Take Command: Find Your Inner Strength, Build Enduring Relationships, and Live the Life ...

Why the Best Lessons in Life are Experienced rather than Learned

20 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to Soren Kaplan, author of Experiential Intelligence: Harness the Power of Experience for Personal and Business ...

The Revolt against Humanity: Adam Kirsch Imagines a Future Without Humanity"

20 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this KEEN ON podcast, Andrew talks to Adam Kirsch, author of "The Revolt Against Humanity: Imagining a Future Without Us"

LIFE ON MARS: IMAGINING THE FIRST CITY ON THE RED PLANET

19 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tufts University's Justin Hollander talks to Andrew about his new book, The First City on Mars: An Urban Planner's Guide to Settling the Red PlanetIf ...