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 Ethan Scheiner, author of Freedom to Win, about the courageous Czechoslovakian hockey team that successfully fought the Soviets for the soul of its people.

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Ethan Scheiner is Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Davis. His previous books include Democracy without Competition in Japan and Electoral Systems and Political Context. He now teaches and writes on the intersection of politics and sports. His writing on sports and political resistance has appeared in the Washington PostStars and StripesPolitico, and The Daily Beast.

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