Ranking
The experts found through podcasts, assessed on the 5 admission criteria. Experts found through books only are not scored yet.
G1Sample
Written voiceDo they write for the general public?
3 signed pieces for the public in 24 monthsBased on: Regular columnists and some guest writers of 16 newspapers in the UK, France and Germany, plus Substack and a web search for some experts98G2Partial
Spoken presenceDo they speak in public, on the record?
2 appearances in 24 monthsBased on: Podcast appearances in the podcasts of the POC only3,512G3Partial
Commercial offeringDo they have something to sell?
1 book, paid offering, speaking or consultingBased on: New books since 2023 only2,977G4Partial
Institutional standingDo they hold a recognized position?
1 position at a university, think tank, institute or regulatorBased on: Positions confirmed by a source, or only stated on podcasts5,624G5Partial
Recent activityAre they active right now?
1 appearance in 6 months and 4 in 24 monthsBased on: Podcast appearances only1,6258,681 experts
Export CSV| # | Person | Role | G1 | G2 | G3 | G4 | G5 | Criteria | Appearances (24 mo) | Podcasts | Last appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven Pinker Psychologist · Harvard University | Academic | 5 / 5 | 20 | 24 | Sep 27, 2026 | |||||
| 2 | Yascha Mounk Political scientist · Persuasion | Think tank | 5 / 5 | 8 | 23 | Jun 28, 2026 | |||||
| 3 | Daron Acemoglu Institute Professor · Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Academic | 5 / 5 | 18 | 22 | Sep 21, 2026 | |||||
| 4 | Jean Twenge Professor of psychology · San Diego State University | Academic | 5 / 5 | 9 | 18 | Aug 18, 2026 | |||||
| 5 | Gary Marcus Cognitive scientist, author, and entrepreneur | Academic | 5 / 5 | 11 | 17 | Sep 30, 2026 | |||||
| 6 | Ethan Mollick Wharton professor | Academic | 5 / 5 | 12 | 15 | Sep 26, 2026 | |||||
| 7 | Alan Dershowitz Author · Harvard Law School | Academic | 5 / 5 | 36 | 14 | Sep 16, 2026 | |||||
| 8 | Rob de Wijk Professor · Leiden University | Academic | 5 / 5 | 28 | 13 | Sep 24, 2026 | |||||
| 9 | Ali Ansari Professor · University of St Andrews | Academic | 5 / 5 | 14 | 13 | Sep 2, 2026 | |||||
| 10 | Katja Hoyer Historian | Academic | 5 / 5 | 13 | 13 | Aug 11, 2026 | |||||
| 11 | Philip Goff Author, philosopher, professor · Durham University | Academic | 5 / 5 | 12 | 13 | Sep 29, 2026 | |||||
| 12 | Carissa Véliz Associate Professor · University of Oxford | Academic | 5 / 5 | 10 | 13 | Jul 10, 2026 | |||||
| 13 | Marietje Schaake Fellow · Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence | Academic | 5 / 5 | 7 | 13 | Sep 27, 2026 | |||||
| 14 | Jana Puglierin Head of the Berlin office of the European Council on Foreign Relations | Think tank | 5 / 5 | 14 | 12 | Jul 7, 2026 | |||||
| 15 | Paul Johnson Director · Institute for Fiscal Studies | Think tank | 5 / 5 | 10 | 12 | Jun 28, 2026 | |||||
| 16 | Miles Taylor Former chief of staff at Department for Homeland Security | Former official | 5 / 5 | 18 | 11 | Sep 11, 2026 | |||||
| 17 | Kenneth Manusama America expert | Academic | 5 / 5 | 14 | 11 | Jun 17, 2026 | |||||
| 18 | Andrew Bustamante Former covert officer · CIA | Former official | 5 / 5 | 8 | 11 | Sep 30, 2026 | |||||
| 19 | Peter Frankopan Professor of global history · Oxford History | Academic | 5 / 5 | 7 | 11 | Apr 24, 2026 | |||||
| 20 | Renée DiResta Associate Research Professor · Georgetown University | Academic | 5 / 5 | 13 | 10 | Sep 25, 2026 | |||||
| 21 | Richard Haass Foreign policy veteran · Council on Foreign Relations | Think tank | 5 / 5 | 8 | 10 | Sep 11, 2026 | |||||
| 22 | Joel Halldorf Professor of church history | Academic | 5 / 5 | 15 | 9 | Aug 19, 2026 | |||||
| 23 | Kori Schake Senior fellow and director of foreign and defence policy studies · American Enterprise Institute | Think tank | 5 / 5 | 12 | 9 | May 16, 2026 | |||||
| 24 | Constanze Stelzenmüller Director · Center on the United States and Europe | Think tank | 5 / 5 | 12 | 9 | Sep 16, 2026 | |||||
| 25 | John Curtice Professor | Academic | 5 / 5 | 9 | 9 | Jun 26, 2026 | |||||
| 26 | Mario Del Pero Professor of international history · SciencesPo | Academic | 5 / 5 | 53 | 8 | Sep 30, 2026 | |||||
| 27 | Bob Blume Teacher, education influencer and PhD student | Academic | 5 / 5 | 5 | 8 | Aug 29, 2026 | |||||
| 28 | Emma Frans PhD in medical epidemiology · Karolinska Institutet | Academic | 5 / 5 | 4 | 8 | Sep 24, 2026 | |||||
| 29 | Kate Manne Philosophy professor · Cornell University | Academic | 5 / 5 | 5 | 7 | Aug 22, 2026 | |||||
| 30 | Massimo Pigliucci Philosopher | Academic | 5 / 5 | 11 | 6 | Jun 20, 2026 | |||||
| 31 | Marlene Laruelle Stanford UP | Academic | 5 / 5 | 6 | 6 | Jul 18, 2026 | |||||
| 32 | Raghuram Rajan Professor · Booth School of Business | Academic | 5 / 5 | 5 | 6 | Aug 13, 2026 | |||||
| 33 | Rik Torfs Professor of canon law, church lawyer | Academic | 5 / 5 | 4 | 6 | Apr 9, 2026 | |||||
| 34 | Carlos Rodríguez Braun Professor | Academic | 5 / 5 | 9 | 5 | Jul 3, 2026 | |||||
| 35 | David Engels Ancient historian and publicist | Academic | 5 / 5 | 5 | 5 | Jun 5, 2026 | |||||
| 36 | Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf Professor | Academic | 5 / 5 | 5 | 5 | Sep 30, 2026 | |||||
| 37 | Corey Brettschneider Author | Academic | 5 / 5 | 11 | 4 | Sep 17, 2026 | |||||
| 38 | Maya Kandel Associate consultant · Sorbonne-Nouvelle | Academic | 5 / 5 | 10 | 4 | Jul 22, 2026 | |||||
| 39 | Markus Brunnermeier Professor of economics · Princeton | Academic | 5 / 5 | 6 | 4 | Aug 25, 2026 | |||||
| 40 | Jade McGlynn War Studies Department · King's College London | Academic | 5 / 5 | 6 | 2 | Aug 21, 2026 | |||||
| 41 | Lindsey Cormack Associate professor of political science · Stevens Institute of Technology | Academic | 5 / 5 | 5 | 2 | Jul 6, 2026 | |||||
| 42 | Olivier Schmitt Professor at the Royal Danish Defense College · Center for War Studies | Academic | 5 / 5 | 4 | 1 | Sep 18, 2026 | |||||
| 43 | Scott Galloway Professor of Marketing · NYU Stern School of Business | Academic | 4 / 5 | 71 | 49 | Sep 24, 2026 | |||||
| 44 | Arthur C. Brooks William Henry Bloomberg Professor · Harvard Kennedy School | Academic | 4 / 5 | 40 | 34 | Sep 24, 2026 | |||||
| 45 | Jonathan Haidt Social psychologist, NYU professor · New York University | Academic | 4 / 5 | 21 | 31 | Aug 23, 2026 | |||||
| 46 | Yuval Noah Harari Professor of History · Hebrew University of Jerusalem | Academic | 4 / 5 | 12 | 28 | Sep 17, 2026 | |||||
| 47 | Carlo Masala Military expert · Bundeswehr University Munich | Academic | 4 / 5 | 48 | 27 | Sep 29, 2026 | |||||
| 48 | Adam Grant Author and organizational psychology professor | Academic | 4 / 5 | 47 | 27 | Sep 29, 2026 | |||||
| 49 | Douglas Murray Associate editor · The Spectator | Commentator | 4 / 5 | 28 | 26 | Sep 14, 2026 | |||||
| 50 | Maja Göpel Economist · Leuphana University of Lüneburg | Academic | 4 / 5 | 35 | 25 | Sep 22, 2026 |