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 5 French and 5 German newspapers, plus Substack and a web search for some experts. Newspapers of the other 25 EU countries not started yet47G2Partial
Spoken presenceDo they speak in public, on the record?
2 appearances in 24 monthsBased on: Podcast appearances in the podcasts of the POC only1,880G3Partial
Commercial offeringDo they have something to sell?
1 book, paid offering, speaking or consultingBased on: New books since 2023 only1,732G4Partial
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 podcasts3,116G5Partial
Recent activityAre they active right now?
1 appearance in 6 months and 4 in 24 monthsBased on: Podcast appearances only8424,579 experts
Export CSV| # | Person | Role | G1 | G2 | G3 | G4 | G5 | Criteria | Appearances (24 mo) | Podcasts | Last appearance |
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| 1 | Yascha Mounk Political scientist · Persuasion | Think tank | 5 / 5 | 8 | 23 | Jun 28, 2026 | |||||
| 2 | Rob de Wijk Professor · Leiden University | Academic | 5 / 5 | 28 | 13 | Sep 24, 2026 | |||||
| 3 | Katja Hoyer Historian | Academic | 5 / 5 | 13 | 13 | Aug 11, 2026 | |||||
| 4 | Marietje Schaake Fellow · Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence | Academic | 5 / 5 | 7 | 13 | Sep 27, 2026 | |||||
| 5 | Kenneth Manusama America expert | Academic | 5 / 5 | 14 | 11 | Jun 17, 2026 | |||||
| 6 | Joel Halldorf Professor of church history | Academic | 5 / 5 | 15 | 9 | Aug 19, 2026 | |||||
| 7 | Mario Del Pero Professor of international history · SciencesPo | Academic | 5 / 5 | 53 | 8 | Sep 30, 2026 | |||||
| 8 | Bob Blume Teacher, education influencer and PhD student | Academic | 5 / 5 | 5 | 8 | Aug 29, 2026 | |||||
| 9 | Emma Frans PhD in medical epidemiology · Karolinska Institutet | Academic | 5 / 5 | 4 | 8 | Sep 24, 2026 | |||||
| 10 | Marlene Laruelle Stanford UP | Academic | 5 / 5 | 6 | 6 | Jul 18, 2026 | |||||
| 11 | Rik Torfs Professor of canon law, church lawyer | Academic | 5 / 5 | 4 | 6 | Apr 9, 2026 | |||||
| 12 | Carlos Rodríguez Braun Professor | Academic | 5 / 5 | 9 | 5 | Jul 3, 2026 | |||||
| 13 | David Engels Ancient historian and publicist | Academic | 5 / 5 | 5 | 5 | Jun 5, 2026 | |||||
| 14 | Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf Professor | Academic | 5 / 5 | 5 | 5 | Sep 30, 2026 | |||||
| 15 | Maya Kandel Associate consultant · Sorbonne-Nouvelle | Academic | 5 / 5 | 10 | 4 | Jul 22, 2026 | |||||
| 16 | Olivier Schmitt Professor at the Royal Danish Defense College · Center for War Studies | Academic | 5 / 5 | 4 | 1 | Sep 18, 2026 | |||||
| 17 | Carlo Masala Military expert · Bundeswehr University Munich | Academic | 4 / 5 | 48 | 27 | Sep 29, 2026 | |||||
| 18 | Maja Göpel Economist · Leuphana University of Lüneburg | Academic | 4 / 5 | 35 | 25 | Sep 22, 2026 | |||||
| 19 | Carlo Rovelli Physicist and author | Academic | 4 / 5 | 15 | 18 | Sep 30, 2026 | |||||
| 20 | Florence Gaub Futurist · NATO Defense College | Think tank | 4 / 5 | 21 | 17 | Jul 19, 2026 | |||||
| 21 | Mart de Kruif Former commander of the Land Forces | Former official | 4 / 5 | 29 | 16 | Sep 3, 2026 | |||||
| 22 | Robert Habeck Minister | Former official | 4 / 5 | 16 | 15 | May 30, 2026 | |||||
| 23 | Gabriel Felbermayr WIFO head | Academic | 4 / 5 | 17 | 14 | Jul 23, 2026 | |||||
| 24 | Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook Senior adviser · Bertelsmann Stiftung | Think tank | 4 / 5 | 18 | 13 | Sep 16, 2026 | |||||
| 25 | Sönke Neitzel Military historian · University of Potsdam | Academic | 4 / 5 | 17 | 13 | Aug 28, 2026 | |||||
| 26 | Gerald Knaus Migration expert · ESI | Think tank | 4 / 5 | 14 | 13 | Sep 26, 2026 | |||||
| 27 | Frans Timmermans GroenLinks-PvdA | Former official | 4 / 5 | 13 | 13 | Jul 16, 2026 | |||||
| 28 | Mariam Lau Political correspondent · Die Zeit | Commentator | 4 / 5 | 26 | 12 | Sep 27, 2026 | |||||
| 29 | Veronika Grimm Member of the Council of Economic Experts · Sachverständigenrat | Academic | 4 / 5 | 23 | 12 | Aug 7, 2026 | |||||
| 30 | Claudia Kemfert Climate economist | Academic | 4 / 5 | 17 | 12 | Aug 5, 2026 | |||||
| 31 | Herfried Münkler Political scientist | Academic | 4 / 5 | 14 | 12 | Sep 11, 2026 | |||||
| 32 | Leo Varadkar Former Taoiseach | Former official | 4 / 5 | 11 | 12 | Jul 21, 2026 | |||||
| 33 | Thomas Hertog Cosmologist | Academic | 4 / 5 | 5 | 12 | Jul 3, 2026 | |||||
| 34 | Alessandro Barbero Professor · Università del Piemonte Orientale | Academic | 4 / 5 | 189 | 11 | Sep 29, 2026 | |||||
| 35 | Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg Former CSU defence minister | Former official | 4 / 5 | 19 | 11 | Jul 5, 2026 | |||||
| 36 | Franz-Stefan Gady Military expert · International Institute for Strategic Studies | Think tank | 4 / 5 | 17 | 11 | Aug 14, 2026 | |||||
| 37 | Remco Breuker Professor | Academic | 4 / 5 | 14 | 11 | Aug 20, 2026 | |||||
| 38 | Kenneth Rogoff Former chief economist of the IMF · Harvard | Academic | 4 / 5 | 12 | 11 | Aug 28, 2026 | |||||
| 39 | Jérôme Fourquet Director of the Opinion department · Ifop | Think tank | 4 / 5 | 11 | 11 | Sep 30, 2026 | |||||
| 40 | Gérard Araud Former ambassador | Former official | 4 / 5 | 9 | 11 | Sep 13, 2026 | |||||
| 41 | Leszek Miller Former prime minister | Former official | 4 / 5 | 33 | 10 | Sep 21, 2026 | |||||
| 42 | Wim Voermans Professor · Universiteit | Academic | 4 / 5 | 20 | 10 | Sep 24, 2026 | |||||
| 43 | Maarten van Rossem Professor | Academic | 4 / 5 | 17 | 10 | Sep 15, 2026 | |||||
| 44 | Volker Wissing Former FDP minister | Former official | 4 / 5 | 11 | 10 | May 31, 2026 | |||||
| 45 | Martijn Kitzen Professor, former military | Academic | 4 / 5 | 11 | 10 | Jun 23, 2026 | |||||
| 46 | Luciano Floridi Professor | Academic | 4 / 5 | 10 | 10 | Sep 29, 2026 | |||||
| 47 | Alena Buyx Professor of medical ethics and health technologies · TU München | Academic | 4 / 5 | 9 | 10 | Sep 1, 2026 | |||||
| 48 | Agnieszka Bryc | Academic | 4 / 5 | 33 | 9 | Sep 29, 2026 | |||||
| 49 | Frédéric Encel Geopolitologist, professor of international relations and political science · Sciences Po Paris | Academic | 4 / 5 | 18 | 9 | Sep 26, 2026 | |||||
| 50 | Dick Harrison Historian · Lund University | Academic | 4 / 5 | 17 | 9 | Sep 1, 2026 |