Keen On America
Episodes
Jonathan Haskel: How to Fix the Future of Our Intangible Economy
02 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, Andrew is joined by Jonathan Haskel, the author of Restarting the Future: How to Fix the Intangible Economy.Jonathan Haskel is pro...
Ben McGrath: "Riverman": A Poignantly American Non-Fictional Novel
01 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and techn...
Julia Hobsbawm: Will the Nowhere Office Turn Us Into Nowhere People
01 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and techn...
Gary Gerstle: What Exactly Is "Neo-liberalism" and What Should Replace Our Current Neoliberal Order?
01 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and techn...
Julissa Arce: Why Being American Shouldn't Require Cultural Assimilation
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and techn...
Barbara Kellerman: Are Most Books About "Leadership" a Scam?
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and techn...
Not Far From Brideshead: On the Sad Glitter of Oxford Between the Wars
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and techn...
Daisy Pitkin: How Women (and Moths) Are Leading Today's Struggle to Unionize Workers
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and techn...
Matti Friedman: The Biblical Story of Leonard Cohen's October 1973 Resurrection in the Sinai Desert
30 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and techn...
Sally Hayden: Exposing the 21st Century Slave Trade on the Shores of the Mediterranean
30 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and techn...
John W. Reid: Why We Need to Save Big Forests If We Are To Save the Planet
30 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and techn...
Lawrence R. Jacobs: Why Trump is More of a Symptom Than a Cause of Today's Crisis of American Democracy
30 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and techn...
Daniel Horowitz: What Shark Tank Tells Us About the Unreality of Life in America
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and techn...
Marie Yovanovitch: Why Trump Might Be More Like Putin Than We'd Like to Think
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and techn...
Daniel Yergin: Who Will Reap the Economic and Political Rewards of Putin's Ukraine Folly?
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and techn...
Guillermo Martínez: Sherlock Holmes, Hercules Poirot, Jorge Luis Borges, and the Mathematical Art of the Great Detective Novel
28 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and techn...
Monica Guzmán: How to Have Fearless Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times
28 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and techn...
Tony Hiss: Why Rescuing the Planet Requires Us to Give Back Half the Land to Nature
28 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and techn...
Michael Ignatieff: Why We Can't Take the Nuclear Option Off the Table in Ukraine
27 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Michael Ignatieff.Between 2006 and 2011, Michael Ignatieff served as an MP in the Parliament of ...
Keith Ferrazzi: What Politicians Can Learn from Corporate CEOs About Making the World a Better Place
26 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Keith Ferrazzi, the author of “Competing in the New World of Work: How Radical Adaptability Se...
Jeff Deutsch: Why Good Bookstores Might Not Actually Be "Stores"
25 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Jeff Deutsch, the author of “In Praise of Good Bookstores”.Jeff Deutsch is the director of C...
John Markoff: Why Stewart Brand Is the Most Prescient Tech Visionary You've Never Heard Of
25 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by John Markoff, the author of “Whole Earth: The Many Lives of Stewart Brand”.John Markoff was ...
Mary Childs: Did Bond King Bill Gross Break American Capitalism?
25 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Mary Childs, the author of “The Bond King: How One Man Made a Market, Built an Empire, and Los...
Justin Gest: How to Avoid Civil War in America By Creating a Post-Racial Civic Identity
24 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Justin Gest, the author of “Majority Minority”.Justin Gest is an Associate Professor of Poli...
Brandon Presser: Travel Truth #1: It Doesn't Matter How Far We Go, We'll Never Escape Ourselves
24 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Brandon Presser, the author of “The Far Land: 200 Years of Murder, Mania & Mutiny in the S...
Chandler Baker: Why Good Husbands Should ALWAYS Carry the Laundry Upstairs
23 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Chandler Baker, the author of “The Husbands”.Chandler Baker grew up in Sarasota, Florida, we...
Kyleigh Leddy: Breaking the Silence On the Mental Illness Pandemic Afflicting American Young Women
18 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Kyleigh Leddy, the author of “The Perfect Other: A Memoir of My Sister”.Kyleigh Leddy is a g...
Steven Pifer: The Truth About Ukraine, From the Former U.S. Ambassador in Ukraine
18 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Steven Pifer, the former US Ambassador to Ukraine.Steven Pifer is a nonresident senior fellow in...
Justin E.H. Smith: Why the Internet Is Not What You Think It Is
17 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Justin E.H. Smith, the author of “The Internet Is Not What You Think It Is: A History, a Philo...
Filip Doušek on a Radical Redefinition of Rationality
17 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Filip Doušek, the author of “Flock Without Birds: A Novel About the Illusions that Create Our...
Susan MacKenty Brady: How Female Leadership Values Like Empathy Might Help End the War in Ukraine
17 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Susan Brady, the author of “Arrive and Thrive: 7 Impactful Practices for Women Navigating Lead...
Ken Croke: Why Evil Men Join Motorcycle Gangs and How To Take Them Down
16 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Ken Croke, the author of “Riding with Evil: Taking Down the Notorious Pagan Motorcycle Gang”...
Katherine Sayre: The Spiritual Emptiness of Tony Hsieh, Silicon Valley's Saddest Evangelist of Happiness
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Katherine Sayre, the author of “Happy at Any Cost: The Revolutionary Vision and Fatal Quest of...
Scott Carney: How an Environmental Apocalypse Caused the Genocidal Murder of 3 Million Bangladeshis
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Scott Carney, the author of “The Vortex: A True Story of History's Deadliest Storm, an Unspeak...
Jon Alexander: How to Fix Everything By Transforming Ourselves From Consumers Into Citizens
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Jon Alexander, the co-author of “Citizens: Why the Key to Fixing Everything Is All of Us”.Jo...
William Galston: Why Liberalism and Progressivism Are at Odds in Joe Biden's Democratic Party
13 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by William Galston.William Galston holds a Chair in the Brookings Institution’s Governance Studie...
Stephen M.R. Covey on the Crisis in Trust With Vladimir Putin
13 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Stephen M.R. Covey, the author of “Trust and Inspire: How Truly Great Leaders Unleash Greatnes...
Viviana Zelizer: Why Everything You Think About Money Is Wrong
12 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Viviana Zelizer.Professor Viviana Zelizer has published books on the development of life insuran...
Yusaf Akbar: Rather Than Another World War, Why Ukraine Might the First Global War About Globalization Itself
12 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Yusuf Akbar.Yusaf Akbar is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics and Business at...
Ari Ezra Waldman on Big Tech's Existential Threat to Our Privacy and Liberty
11 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Ari Waldman, the author of “Industry Unbound: The Inside Story of Privacy, Data, and Corporate...
Geo Maher: Why Ukrainian Resistance to the Russian Invasion Is a Kind of Anti-Colonial Eruption
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Geo Maher, the author of “Anticolonial Eruptions: Racial Hubris and the Cunning of Resistance”...
Carolyn Chen on Why Big Tech is Now Also Big Religion
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Carolyn Chen, the author of “Work Pray Code: When Work Becomes Religion in Silicon Valley”.C...
William Boyd: Chekhov Was Right: How Most People Do Indeed Live Their Real, Most Interesting Lives Under the Cover of Secrecy
09 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by William Boyd, the author of “Trio”.William Boyd was born in Accra, Ghana and grew up there a...
Thom Hartmann on Why Putin's Ukraine Invasion and George W. Bush's Iraq Invasion Are Both Oil Wars
09 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Thom Hartmann, the author of “The Hidden History of Big Brother in America: How the Death of P...
Jennifer Sciubba on Why Demography Isn't Destiny
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Jennifer Sciubba, the author of “8 Billion and Counting: How Sex, Death, and Migration Shape O...
Brian Klaas: What a Scan of Vladimir Putin's Power-Addled Brain Might Tell Us
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Brian Klaas, the author of “Corruptible: Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us”.Dr. Brian Kla...
Helen Thompson: Is Vladimir Putin Returning the World to the Hard Times of the 1970s?
07 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Helen Thompson, the author of “Disorder: Hard Times in the 21st Century”.Helen Thompson is P...
Al Schmidt & Baoky Vu: Two Republican Takes on Why Many Republicans Have Turned Against Democracy
06 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Baoky Vu, the former vice-chair of the DeKalb county Board of Registration and Elections in Geor...
Renata Uitz: Is Ukraine the First Global Illiberalism Versus Liberalism War?
06 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Renáta Uitz, a co-editor of “Routledge Handbook of Illiberalism”.Renáta Uitz's major resea...
Peter Osnos on the Non-fictional George Soros: Better Than Any Novel
06 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Peter Osnos, the author of “George Soros: A Life In Full”.Peter Osnos is an American journal...
Peter Pomerantsev: Why the Ukraine Isn't Really About the Ukraine
05 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Peter Pomerantsev, the author of "This Is Not Propaganda."Peter Pomerantsev is a Senior Fellow a...
Ian O'Connor on Coach K's Lessons for Life Off the Basketball Court
05 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Ian O'Connor, the author of “Coach K: The Rise and Reign of Mike Krzyzewski”.New York Times ...
Chris Miller on the Politics of Putinomics in the Ukraine War
04 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Chris Miller, the author of “We Shall Be Masters: Russian Pivots to East Asia from Peter the G...
Elizabeth Greenwood on How to Find Love in an American Prison
04 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Elizabeth Greenwood, the author of “Love Lockdown: Dating, Sex, and Marriage in America's Pris...
Danielle Citron: Why Online Privacy Should Be a Core Civil Right
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Danielle Citron, the author of “Hate Crimes in Cyberspace”.Danielle Citron is the Jefferson ...
Joby Warrick on Russia's Syrian Intervention as a Model for the Ukrainian War
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Joby Warrick, the author of “Red Line: The Unraveling of Syria and America's Race to Destroy t...
Michael Kazin: Has the Democratic Party Got a Future?
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Michael Kazin, the author of “What It Took to Win: A History of the Democratic Party”.Michae...
Charles Spencer: How the History of Britain Would Be Dramatically Different Without the Sinking of the White Ship in 1120
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Charles Spencer, the author of “The White Ship: Conquest, Anarchy and the Wrecking of Henry I'...
Kathy Gilsinan on the Different Kinds of War We're Facing Right Now
02 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Kathy Gilsinan, the author of “The Helpers: Profiles from the Front Lines of the Pandemic”.K...
Maciej Kisilowski & Inna Melnykovska on the West's Moral Failure in the Ukrainian Invasion
02 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Inna Melnykovska and Maciej Kisilowski, authors of "Administrategy."Inna Melnykovska is an Assis...
Jackie Higgins on What Animals Reveal About Our Senses
02 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Jackie Higgins, the author of “Sentient: What Animals Reveal About Our Senses”.Jackie Higgin...
J.D. Dickey on the Tormented Rise of Abolition in Andrew Jackson's America
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 Andre...
John Scalzi: Are We At a "F*ck You" Moment in World History With Ukraine?
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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-...
Can the Economics of Sanctions Be an Effective Way of Fighting Back Against the Military Invasion of Ukraine?
27 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Alan Judd on One of the Most Fascinating Mysteries of the Elizabethan Age
27 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Akash Kapur on Love, Death, and the Quest for Utopia in Auroville
26 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 Auro...
Christine Montross on Mental Health vs. the American Incarceration System
26 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and techn...
Scott Reynolds Nelson on How Cheap American Grain Toppled the World's Largest Empires
26 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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”....
Neil Lanctot on How and Why the United States Emerged Onto the World Stage
25 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Neil Lanctot, the author of “The Approaching Storm: Roosevelt, Wilson, Addams, and Their Clash...
Jamie Beaton on Demystifying the Competitive World of Elite College Admissions
24 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 Univers...
Dwight Chapin on the Life and Administration of Richard Nixon
24 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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”.Dwig...
Marc David Baer on the Ottoman Empire's Enduring Impact on Europe and the World
24 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 i...
Laura Shin on the History of Ethereum and the 2017 ICO Craze
23 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and techn...
Moisés Naím on the Global Spread of Authoritarianism and Its Dangers
23 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Thomas Insel on What a Better Path to Mental Health Might Look Like
22 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Erica Katz on the High-Stakes World of Art Forgery
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 Colu...
Patrick Strickland on How the Citizens of a Small Arizona Border Town Stood Up to Anti-Immigrant Militias and Vigilantes
20 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Patrick Strickland, the author of “Marauders: Standing Up to Vigilantes in the American Border...
Jamie Susskind on How Digital Technology Will Transform Politics and Society
20 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Nomi Stolzenberg on How a Group of American Hasidic Jews Established Its Own Local Government
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and techn...
Alexander Zaitchik on the Fight to Produce Lifesaving Medicines
17 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and techn...
Gal Beckerman on Looking to the Past to Help Us Imagine a Different Future
17 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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”....
Angela Stent on How Putin Created a Paranoid and Polarized World
17 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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”.Angel...
David Robert Grimes on How Critical Thinking Can Save the World
17 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 Ho...
Roni Cohen-Sandler on Raising Self-Reliant Teenage Girls in the Age of the Internet
16 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Roni Cohen-Sandler, the author of “Anything But My Phone, Mom!: Raising Emotionally Resilient ...
Eric Pliner on What To Do When the Algorithm Doesn't Have the Answer
16 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Eric Pliner, the author of “Difficult Decisions: How Leaders Make the Right Call with Insight,...
Amy Webb on How Synthetic Biology Will Change Our Lives
16 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Amy Webb, the author of “The Genesis Machine: Our Quest to Rewrite Life in the Age of Syntheti...
Garrett Hongo on His Audio Obsession
15 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Garrett Hongo, the author of “The Perfect Sound: A Memoir in Stereo”.Garrett Hongo is a four...
Jeff Rosenblum on How Brands Can Grow Exponentially and Create Communities
15 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Jeff Rosenblum, the author of “Exponential: Transform Your Brand by Empowering Instead of Inte...
Jason Pack on the Conflict in Libya as an Example of Geopolitical Failure
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and techn...
Scott Meslow on Why Romantic Comedies Matter
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and techn...
Eric Protzer on Populism and Economic Unfairness
13 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Eric Protzer, the author of “Reclaiming Populism: How Economic Fairness Can Win Back Disenchan...
Roman Krznaric on How to be Remembered as Good Ancestors
13 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Roman Krznaric, the author of “The Good Ancestor: How to Think Long Term in a Short-Term World...
Benjamin Lorr on the Secret Life of Groceries
12 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Benjamin Lorr, the author of “The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American S...
Cat Jarman on the True Provenance of an Ancient Piece of Jewelry
12 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Cat Jarman, the author of “River Kings: A New History of the Vikings from Scandinavia to the S...
Dara Horn on How Jewish History is Exploited to Flatter the Living
12 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Dara Horn, the author of “People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present”.Dara Horn's...
Erich Schwartzel on Hollywood, China and the Global Battle for Cultural Supremacy
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Erich Schwartzel, the author of “Red Carpet: Hollywood, China and the Global Battle for Cultur...
Antonia Fraser on the 19th-Century Heroine Who Wanted Justice for Women
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and techn...
Linda Hirshman on How a Printer, a Prophet, and a Contessa Moved a Nation
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and techn...
Laura Kipnis on How Covid Has Reshaped Our Concepts of Dating, Love & Sex
10 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Laura Kipnis, the author of “Love in the Time of Contagion: A Diagnosis”.Laura Kipnis is a c...
Colette Brooks on the Dangers of Misremembering Our Past
10 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and techn...