Keen On

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 Alexander Rose, author of The Lion and the Fox: Two Rival Spies and the Secret Plot to Build a Confederate Navy.Alexander Rose is the author of the New York Times best-selling Washington’s Spies (basis of the AMC original series Turn), among several other nonfiction books. His writing also has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, and many other publications. He earned his doctorate from Cambridge University and is a member of the United States Commission on Military History, the Society for Military History, and the Royal Historical Society, as well as a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keenon.substack.com/subscribe