Danica Roem: Why We Should Judge All Politicians Through the Prism of Authenticity
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 Danica Roem, author of Burn the Page: A True Story of Torching Doubts, Blazing Trails, and Igniting Change.
Delegate Danica Roem, part of the historic group that flipped Republican seats in the 2017 election, is the first out-and-seated transgender state legislator in American history. Prior to her political career, Roem was a journalist and now serves as a frequent guest on national media. She and her work have been featured in USA Today, People, GQ, The New York Times, Elle, and many others, and was the subject of the GLAAD award-winning documentary This Is How We Win.
Ousman Umar: I'm the Luckiest Person in the World Because I Have Two Families, One Black and One White
Phil Klay on Rebuilding the American Citizen in an Age of Endless, Invisible War
Mark Esper: The Surrealism of Life as Secretary of Defense in the Trump Regime
Lise Vesterlund on The No Club and How to Put a Stop to Women's Dead End Work
Jon Mooallem: How to Make Sense of Profound Arbitrariness in a World That Is Suppose to Make Sense
Charlotte Mullins: Finally a History of Art That Includes Female and Non-White Artists
Glenda Gilmore: The Significance of Romare Bearden's Art in the American Canon
Gregg Barak: On the Persistent and Unambiguous Criminality of Donald J. Trump
Maurice Stucke: How Big-Tech Barons Smash Innovation and How to Fight Back
Francis Fukuyama: Are We At the End of the History of Liberalism?
Andrew Leon Hanna: How the World's Refugees Are 25 Million Sparks of Innovation and Humanity
Finally Some Good News: Why We Might All Be Altruistic Creatures
James Zimring: How Math Distorts Our Thinking