Keen On

The daily show about books, writers, and big ideas. Hosted by Andrew Keen.

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Fictionalizing History: Jonathan Wilson on whet...
In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to RED BALCONY author Jonathan Wilson about Palestine in the 1930s, Jabotinsky and Jewish terrorism, and whether it's ever okay to use the Y word to describe Jewish people
35 min
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Should Law about Press Freedom be Rewritten for...
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. Sullivan case and how the current Supreme Court might be plotting to review this ruling
31 min
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The Curse of the Marquis de Sade: Joel Warner o...
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 manuscript of De Sade's notorious "120 Days of Sodom"
29 min
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Some People Will Believe Anything: Kelly Weill ...
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 will believe anything.
29 min
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I am Still With You: Emmanuel Iduma's reckoning...
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 the Nigerian Civil War
37 min
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Confessions of an Economic Hit Man: John Perkin...
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 both contributing to what he calls the "death economy" and how to create an alternative system that will save both our planet and our souls
38 min
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Remembering Africatown: Nick Tabor on America's...
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 outside of Mobile, Alabama.
32 min
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An Affirming Flame: Roger Cohen meditates on li...
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 what he calls our "Age of Undoing"
31 min
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ChatGPT gets sexy, Tesla fails to startup & Goo...
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, Tesla's self-driving woes and the upcoming existential challenge to Google at the Supreme Court
36 min
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The Inside Story of Social Media: Steven Levy o...
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 media from Friendster and MySpace to Facebook and TikTok
34 min
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Black and Queer on Campus: Michael P. Jeffries ...
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 students in America today.
39 min
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Purposeful Curiosity: Costas Andriopoulos on as...
In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to PURPOSEFUL CURIOSITY author Costa Andriopoulos on how to ask the kind of questions that will successfully change our lives
29 min
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Go, Dorothy, Go! Lynn Cullen on the woman who g...
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 vaccine who gave up everything and changed the world.
33 min
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Journeys in Earth's Extinct Ecosystems: Thomas ...
In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the author of OTHERLANDS, Thomas Halliday, about the deep time of paleobiology, croquet and the existential threat of climate change to our species and planet
33 min
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How To Remember Auschwitz-Birkenau? Wojciech So...
In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the director general of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation, Wojciech Soczewica, about how to visit - both in person and online - this unique monument to evil.
40 min
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What Would Other Species Tell Us If They Could ...
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 guilt in the destruction of nature.
29 min
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Why Stress Can Be Good For Us: Ben Ramalingam o...
In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to UPSHIFT author Ben Ramalingam on how to turn pressure into performance and crisis into creativity.
35 min
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When Will Silicon Valley Fix its Annoying Passw...
In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to Nok Nok CEO Phillip Dunkelberger on digital technology that, he promises, will finally kill the online password.
29 min
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Instapundit on the Blogging Revolution: Glenn R...
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 the 21st century.
32 min
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Miss Aldridge Regrets: Louise Hare on how to wr...
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 second novel as successful as her first
34 min
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No Miracles Needed: Mark Jacobson on how today'...
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 climate and clean our air.
34 min
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Fragile Cargo: Adam Brookes on the the World Wa...
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 priceless treasures of China's Forbidden City in the years leading up to World War II
36 min
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Freedom Moves: H. Samy Alim celebrates the Past...
In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to FREEDOM MOVES co-editor H. Samy Alim about Hip Hop knowledges, pedagogies and futures
31 min
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The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism: Why Capita...
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 have fallen out of love and how to bring them back together
37 min
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Welcome Me to the Kingdom: Mai Nardone's unvarn...
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 Bangkok
25 min