Keen On America
In KEEN ON AMERICA, Andrew talks about the most important subject in the world right now: the state of the United States of America
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 39 minutes
- Episodes
- 1075
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
In this regular weekly show with THAT WAS THE WEEK newsletter author Keith Teare, Andrew and Keith discuss why Keith was wrong in last week's show about Apple's new Vision Pro and how this revolutionary device might once again change everything
EPISODE 1542: In this regular weekly show with THAT WAS THE WEEK newsletter author Keith Teare, Andrew and Keith discuss the venture capital crisis and why big tech is getting even bigger in a post n…
A Radical Amerikan Family: Santi Elijah Holley on the Shakurs - from the Black Panthers to Tupac
EPISODE 1541: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Santi Elijah Holley, the author of AN AMERICAN FAMILY, about the Shakurs - from the Black Panthers to Tupac
Santi Elijah Holley has reported for nea…
The Good Enough Job: Simone Stolzoff on how to reclaim our life from work
EPISODE 1540: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Simone Stolzoff, the author of THE GOOD ENOUGH JOB, on how we can reclaim our lives from work
Simone Stolzoff is an author, designer, and workplace …
The Three Ages of Water: Peter Gleick on the prehistoric past, imperiled present and hopeful future of water
EPISODE 1539: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the author of THE THREE AGES OF WATER, Peter Gleick, about the prehistoric past, imperiled present and hopeful future of water
Peter Gleick is perha…
My Hijacking: Martha Hodes on her memoir of forgetting
EPISODE 1538: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the author of MY HIJACKING, Martha Hodes, about her memorable (and forgettable) experience of being on hijacked plane in 1970
Martha Hodes is profes…
Imagine a City: Mark Vanhoenacker writes a love letter from the sky to the world's greatest cities
EPISODE 1537: In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the author of IMAGINE A CITY, Mark Vanhoenacker, about his love affair, as a pilot, with the world's greatest cities
Mark Vanhoenacker is a Boein…
As Rich as a Digital Croesus: Trevor Traina imagines a super app in which we can store all our Web3 data
EPISODE 1536: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the KresusLabs founder and CEO Trevor Traina about his super app in which, he claims, we will store all our Web3 data
Technology entrepreneur and pr…
In Defense of Big Girls: Mecca Jamilah Sullivan asks whether the American Republic was founded on anti-fat people principles
EPISODE 1535: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Mecca Jamilah Sullivan, author of BIG GIRL, about whether the American Republic was founded on anti-fat people principles
Mecca Jamilah Sullivan is …
The Overlooked Americans: Elizabeth Currid-Halkett on the resilience of rural America and it means for the future of the country
EPISODE 1534: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Elizabeth Currid-Halkett, the author of THE OVERLOOKED AMERICANS, about the resilience of rural America and it means for the future of the country
Donna Cleanwell Leaves Home: Ana Castillo on her "truth seeking" fictional characters and her amusement at being considered the "grande dame of Chicana literature"
EPISODE 1533: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks with Ana Castillo, author of DONNA CLEANWELL LEAVES HOME, on her "truth seeking" fictional characters and her amusement at being considered the "grand…
Conversations with Your Future Self: Hal Hershfield on how to escape the tyranny of the present and make tomorrow better today
EPISODE 1532: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Hal Hershfield, the author of YOUR FUTURE SELF, about how to escape the tyranny of the present and make tomorrow better today
Hal Hershfield is a Pr…
The Chile Project: Sebastian Edwards on the story of the Chicago Boys and the downfall of neoliberalism
EPISODE 1531: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the author of THE CHILE PROJECT, Sebastian Edwards, about the story of the Chicago Boys and the downfall of neoliberalism
Sebastian Edwards is the H…
The Siberian Job: John Kleinheinz on how he got rich in post-communist Russia and what that experience taught him about the value of free markets and democracy
EPISODE 1530: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the inspiration behind THE SIBERIAN JOB, John Kleinheinz, on how he got rich in post communist Russia and what he learnt about the value of free ma…
Crime and Punishment for the Jews: Paul Goldberg on "The Dissident", his new Cold War mystery about a group of refuseniks in Moscow in 1976
EPISODE 1529: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the author of THE DISSIDENT, Paul Goldberg, about Detente, Kissinger, the Y-word and the similarities between the Moscow of 1976 and 2023
Paul Goldb…
Having Pride in Pride: Abdi Nazemian on why he's happy being thought of as a queer writer
EPISODE 1528: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the author of ONLY THIS BEAUTIFUL MOMENT, Abdi Nazemian, about growing up gay in Los Angeles, the value of listening and why he's in awe of young p…
Here Begins the Global Age: Meredith Small explains how a 15th century Venetian monk drew a map of the world and foresaw the future
EPISODE 1527: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to the author of HERE BEGINS THE DARK SEA, Meredith F. Small, about Fra Mauro, the 15th century Venetian monk whose map of the world marked the beginn…
The Best of New York City Distilled into a Neighborhood Bar: Jon Michaud on the life and death of Coogan's, one of New York's most beloved saloons
EPISODE 1526: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Jon Michaud, the author of LAST CALL AT COOGAN'S, about the life and death of one of New York's most beloved saloons
JON MICHAUD is the Collection M…
Against the Fetishization of Identity: Umut Ozkirimli offers a leftist alternative to what he sees as the intolerance of "woke" politics
EPISODE 1525: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Umut Ozkirimli, the author of CANCELLED offers a leftist alternative to what he sees as the intolerance of "woke" politics
Umut Özkırımlı is a Senio…
Body Neutrality: Jessi Kneeland on the psychology and spirituality of escaping body self-hatred
EPISODE 1524: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Jessi Kneeland, the author of BODY NEUTRAL, about her revolutionary new guide to overcoming body image issues
Jessi Kneeland (they/them) is a coach,…
The Search for Justice in America: Jared Fishman on the cold-blooded murder of Henry Glover by the New Orleans Police Department after Hurricane Katrina
EPISODE 1523: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Jared Fishman, the author of FIRE ON THE LEVEE, about the New Orleans police murder of Henry Glover and the search for justice after Hurricane Katr…