In defense of geeky intellectuals
In episode 1964, Andrew talks to Marshall Poe, founder of theNew Books Network, about why there's no such as intellectual objectivity but why we are going to miss it when it's gone.
Marshall Poe is former history professor, writer and editor at The Atlantic, and the founder and editor of the New Books Network, the internet’s oldest and most prolific podcast network. He is the author of "The Reality of the My Lai Massacre and the Myth of the Vietnam War," (Cambria Press, 2023) and many other historical works.
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Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children.
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