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A directory of experts built by crossing two independent sources, podcasts and books, screened against the same 6 roles. Awards and opinion pages then show which of them won a prize or write in the press. Click a number, a criterion, a role or a name to see the details.

Four sources, one directory

The directory9,748experts, each counted once
  • Found through podcasts only8,399
  • Found through books only1,060
  • Found in both sources289
  • Among them
  • Distinguished by a reference prize602
  • Writing in the opinion pages81

Podcasts and books each find their own experts, screened against the same 6 roles, then crossed: nobody is counted twice. Awards and opinion pages add no new names, they show which experts won a prize or write in the press. Circle areas follow the numbers, overlaps are approximate.

Podcasts: 8,688 expertsBooks: 1,349 expertsAwards: 602 expertsOpinion: 81 expertsPodcasts8,688Books1,349Awards602Opinion81
Podcasts8,688experts selected in the 6 roles

Guests named in the episodes of the most listened-to podcasts.

Books1,349experts selected in the 6 roles

Authors of the non-fiction books published since 2023 in 11 national libraries and Open Library.

Awards602experts in the directory

Winners and finalists of the reference book prizes of 2023 to 2026 in Europe and the United States.

Opinion81experts in the directory

Sample of 18 major newspapers in the UK, France and Germany since 2023, compared with podcast experts only for now.

Where the experts come from

Click a country to explore it below
Experts by country of origin*

Each expert counts once, in their country of origin.

  • 500 or more6 countries
  • 100 to 49910 countries
  • 10 to 9911 countries
  • 1 to 948 countries
  • No expert
Award winners and finalists

People distinguished by the reference book prizes from 2023 to 2026 (winners, finalists, shortlists), by country of origin. The bigger the dot, the more people.

674 people placed of 998
Most representedUnited States1,975France899United Kingdom890Germany838Sweden542Netherlands526Country of origin known for 8,760 of 9,748 experts.

Germany

4 / 75Rank by number of experts
838Experts with this country of origin*
10Experts per million inhabitants
World average: 1.1
705 from podcasts170 from books100 award winners and finalists
OrganisationsPodcasts

Where the podcast experts of Germany work most often.

  1. 1. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München2%
  2. 2. ZEIT1.3%
  3. 3. LMU München1.1%
  4. 4. F.A.Z.0.9%
  5. 5. Handelsblatt0.9%
  6. 6. apolut0.9%
  7. 7. Universität Bielefeld0.9%
  8. 8. Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik0.7%
  9. 9. ZEIT ONLINE0.7%
  10. 10. Universität Hamburg0.7%

What role their experts play

Share of the 839 experts in each of the 6 roles of the spec. Click a tile to see those experts below.

Academic57.9%Commentator25.4%Think tank6.4%Former official4.4%Economist or consultant3.9%

Podcast experts and selected book authors, each counted once. Country of origin comes from Wikidata when the expert is identified there, otherwise from their podcast or book descriptions, or their organisation.

Top-ranked experts

Award winners and finalists

  • Andreas KulickASIL Certificates of Merit (book awards)In directoryWinner
  • Anita R GohdesGoldsmith Book PrizeIn directoryWinner
  • Barbara HahnSidney Edelstein PrizeIn directoryWinner
  • Christina MorinaDeutscher Sachbuchpreis (German Non-Fiction Prize)In directoryWinner
  • Cornelia WollISA John Ruggie Best Book AwardIn directoryWinner
  • Eva BiringerNDR Kultur SachbuchpreisIn directoryWinner
  • Ewald FrieDeutscher Sachbuchpreis (German Non-Fiction Prize)In directoryWinner
  • Felix LeeDeutscher WirtschaftsbuchpreisIn directoryWinner
  • Inge KloepferDeutscher WirtschaftsbuchpreisIn directoryWinner
  • Karl SchlögelPrix Jacques Delors du Livre européenIn directoryWinner

The 5 admission criteria

G1SampleWritten voice3 signed pieces for the public in 24 months (sample: 18 newspapers' opinion pages, Substack, web search)87 expertsG2ComputedSpoken presence2 appearances in 24 months3,511 expertsG3ComputedCommercial offering1 book, paid offering, speaking or consulting (new books since 2023 for now)2,977 expertsG4ComputedInstitutional standing1 position at a university, think tank, institute or regulator5,631 expertsG5ComputedRecent activity1 appearance in 6 months and 4 in 24 months1,626 experts

Experts by role

AcademicNamed position at a university or research institution4,341Think tankNamed position at a think tank or public policy institute730Former officialHeld a position in a public authority: ministry, regulator, central bank, parliament531LawyerPractices law, in a firm, in-house or at the bar251Economist or consultantEconomist, analyst or adviser, in a firm or independent865CommentatorAnalyzes current affairs or ideas for the general public: columnist, essayist1,970

* Country of origin is still inaccurate in this POC.