Keen On

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

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Burn the Boats: Matt Higgins on why we should a...
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 potential in business and in life.
35 min
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Why All Writing is Failure: Stephen Marche on t...
In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to ON WRITING AND FAILURE author Stephen Marche on why all writers are failures , James Joyce and George Orwell, and how generative AI will become the pocket calculator of language.
30 min
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Why Both America and Britain are Imprisoned in ...
In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to EMPIRELAND author Sathnam Sangheera about how imperialism has shaped both modern Britain and America and how we can escape this colonial legacy in the 21st century
31 min
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Happy B'Day, Abe!! John Cribb on what both Repu...
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 unbelievable life and what all Americans can learn from the great man today
29 min
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Bloodshed and Lies in Saudi Arabia: Jeed Basyou...
27 min
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Can Populism Survive? Massimo Morelli on the na...
In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the Italian political economist Massimo Morelli about nature and future of European populists like Viktor Orban and Georgia Meloni
36 min
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A Week is a Long Time in Silicon Valley: Keith ...
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 how AI is now unstoppable.
25 min
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The United Nations as Leviathan: Roland Rich on...
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 broken planet.
32 min
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A Spiritual Void at the Core of the Influencer ...
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.
33 min
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The Ghost at the Feast: Robert Kagan on America...
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 lessons for America's response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
40 min
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Hijad Butch Blues: Lamya H on how to unf**k the...
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 to make the world a more open and tolerant place.
25 min
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Revolutionary Roads: Bob Thompson gets into his...
In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks REVOLUTIONARY ROADS author Bob Thompson about his search for the war that made America independent.... and all the place it could have gone terribly wrong.
27 min
463
Maybe Tech Isn't So Evil: Darlene Damm on the e...
In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the Head of Social Impact at Singularity University about the moonshot technologies that could significantly improve the lives of billions of people around the world.
33 min
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A Hacker's Mind: Bruce Schneier on how the powe...
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 need to outhack the hackers.
27 min
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We Don't Know Ourselves: Fintan O'Toole on cont...
40 min
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How to Fix a Broken Planet: Julian Cribb's advi...
In this KEEN ON. episode, Andrew talks to HOW TO FIX A BROKEN PLANET author Julian Cribbs about the best strategies for confronting our "Castastrophocene" age of environmental crisis, overpopulation and surveillance capitalism.
30 min
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An Assassin in Utopia: Susan Wels on the true s...
In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks AN ASSASSIN IN UTOPIA author Susan Wels about connection between the assassination of late 19th century US President James Garfield and the bizarre sex-cult community based in Oneida, New York.
37 min
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Rising Up Against Bullshit Healthcare: Sonali K...
In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to RISING UP author Sonali Kolhatkar about how the American healthcare system combines glaringh inefficiencies with even more profound injustice.
28 min
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On the Ocean's Awesomeness: Farah Obaidullah ex...
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 in the face of the sea's power and majesty
31 min
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Banking With Your Eyes Open: Robert Pickering o...
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 contemporary banks and bankers
31 min
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How to Fix Capitalism and Democracy? Raymond W....
In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to INVISIBLE TRILLIONS author Raymond W. Baker about how financial secrecy is imperiling both Capitalism and Democracy in America today.
29 min
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From Doom to Bloom in 7 Days: Why Spring Has Ar...
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 generative AI.
25 min
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HOMO ECOPHAGUS: Warren M. Hern on how humans-be...
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 life and beauty on the planet.
31 min
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How We Built the Wrong Internet: Thomas P. Vart...
In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to THE UNHACKABLE INTERNET author Thomas P. Vartanian about rebuilding cyberspace to create real security and prevent financial collapse.
27 min
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The Case for "Regime Change" in Iran: Majid Sad...
25 min