Bo Seo: How Good Debate Can Save Democracy
Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now.
In this episode, Andrew is joined by Bo Seo, author of Good Arguments: How Debate Teaches Us to Listen and Be Heard.
Bo Seo is a two-time world champion debater and a former coach of the Australian national debating team and the Harvard College Debating Union. One of the most recognized figures in the global debate community, he has won both the World Schools Debating Championship and the World Universities Debating Championship. Bo has written for The New York Times, The Atlantic, CNN, and many other publications. He has worked as a national reporter for the Australian Financial Review and has been a regular panelist on the prime time Australian debate program, The Drum. Bo graduated from Harvard University and received a master’s degree in public policy from Tsinghua University. He is currently a Juris Doctor candidate at Harvard Law School.
Craig Seligman on Doris Fish, the rise of drag and why Ron DeSantis should dress up as a woman
The Noise of Typewriters: Lance Morrow remembers the golden age of American journalism
Empathize Empathize Empathize: Chris Shipley on how to "empower" the workforce in our post COVID world
How To Outrun Artificial Intelligence: Ashley Recanati on protecting YOUR job from the voracious smart machines of the AI revolution
Without a Female Doubt: Surbhi Sarna on how woman can go from underrated to unbeatable
42 Today: Michael G. Long on why Jackie Robinson's political legacy is at least as important as his sporting one
THE BIG CON: Rosie Collington on how the consulting industry weakens our businesses, infantilizes our governments, and warps our economies
A Venture Apocalypse? Keith Teare on the collapse of start-up value, the failure of government to rein in Big Tech, and the relentless rise of AI
The Marriage Box: Corie Adjmi on her guilt at writing about "flawed" Jewish characters
Women Are the Fiercest Creatures: Andrea Dunlop on why today is such a rage-inducing time to be a woman
The New Language of Building: Reinier de Graaf on how our cities and buildings have been infected with the corporate doublespeak of "wellness", "innovation" and "livability"
A Radical Take on Putin's Invasion of Ukraine: Benjamin Abelow on how the West brought war to Ukraine
A Psychiatric Novel about Donald Trump: Peter Kramer fictionalizes the "Great Man's" inner life.