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.

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In this episode, Andrew talks to the bestselling master of suspense Dean Koontz about the limits of literary fiction, the value of human agency, the problem with AI, and why dogs remain our best friends.

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Dean Koontz is the author of The Big Dark SkyQuicksilverThe Other EmilyElsewhereDevoted, and seventy-nine New York Times bestsellers, fourteen of which were #1, including One Door Away from HeavenFrom the Corner of His EyeMidnightCold FireThe Bad PlaceHideawayDragon TearsIntensitySole SurvivorThe HusbandOdd HoursRelentlessWhat the Night Knows, and 77 Shadow Street. Born and raised in Pennsylvania, he now lives in Southern California with his wife, Gerda, their golden retriever, Elsa, and the enduring spirits of their goldens Trixie and Anna.

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