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 |
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| 1 | Victor Davis Hanson Author | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 573 | 22 | Sep 29, 2026 | |||||
| 2 | Glenn Diesen Professor | Academic | 4 / 5 | 471 | 9 | Sep 30, 2026 | |||||
| 3 | Tim Miller Contributor · The Bulwark | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 391 | 20 | Sep 25, 2026 | |||||
| 4 | Maurice Höfgen Finance expert | Economist or consultant | 3 / 5 | 288 | 13 | Sep 29, 2026 | |||||
| 5 | Ann Berry Morning Brew | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 273 | 3 | Sep 21, 2026 | |||||
| 6 | Bram Endedijk Editor · NRC | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 269 | 4 | Sep 29, 2026 | |||||
| 7 | Ben Shapiro Political commentator, author, co-founder · The Daily Wire | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 265 | 30 | Sep 25, 2026 | |||||
| 8 | Annalisa Cappellini Columnist · BFM Business | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 224 | 2 | Jul 22, 2026 | |||||
| 9 | Robert Armstrong U.S. financial commentator · Financial Times | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 210 | 4 | Sep 29, 2026 | |||||
| 10 | Charles Consigny Lawyer | Lawyer | 3 / 5 | 209 | 3 | Sep 30, 2026 | |||||
| 11 | Larry Johnson Fmr CIA | Former official | 3 / 5 | 193 | 5 | Sep 30, 2026 | |||||
| 12 | Alessandro Barbero Professor · Università del Piemonte Orientale | Academic | 4 / 5 | 189 | 11 | Sep 29, 2026 | |||||
| 13 | Jeffrey Sachs Professor | Economist or consultant | 2 / 5 | 180 | 16 | Sep 28, 2026 | |||||
| 14 | Raphaël Legendre Columnist · BFM Business | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 177 | 2 | Jul 22, 2026 | |||||
| 15 | Derek Thompson Staff writer · The Atlantic | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 176 | 20 | Sep 29, 2026 | |||||
| 16 | Candace Owens | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 173 | 14 | Sep 25, 2026 | |||||
| 17 | David Rothkopf Expert politique · The DSR Network | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 164 | 6 | Sep 27, 2026 | |||||
| 18 | Daniel Stelter Economist | Economist or consultant | 3 / 5 | 160 | 12 | Sep 24, 2026 | |||||
| 19 | John Mearsheimer Professor · University of Chicago | Academic | 4 / 5 | 159 | 11 | Sep 29, 2026 | |||||
| 20 | James Heale Deputy political editor · The Spectator | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 150 | 4 | Sep 25, 2026 | |||||
| 21 | Scott Ritter Former United Nations Weapons Inspector | Former official | 4 / 5 | 142 | 4 | Sep 21, 2026 | |||||
| 22 | Tim Shipman The Spectator | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 142 | 8 | Sep 28, 2026 | |||||
| 23 | Christian W. Röhl Chief Economist · Scalable Capital | Economist or consultant | 3 / 5 | 139 | 9 | Sep 29, 2026 | |||||
| 24 | Karl Johan Molnes Stock commentator | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 138 | 1 | Sep 29, 2026 | |||||
| 25 | Gabor Steingart Business journalist and founder of «Media Pioneer» | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 136 | 9 | Sep 23, 2026 | |||||
| 26 | Steve Eisman Frontpoint | Economist or consultant | 2 / 5 | 132 | 10 | Sep 28, 2026 | |||||
| 27 | Ian Bremmer Founder and President · Eurasia Group | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 128 | 27 | Sep 29, 2026 | |||||
| 28 | Frédéric Hermel Journalist and writer | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 125 | 2 | Jul 15, 2026 | |||||
| 29 | Sofie Frøkjær Fact-checker and political journalist · Radio IIII | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 124 | 2 | Sep 29, 2026 | |||||
| 30 | Alastair Crooke Ambassador | Former official | 3 / 5 | 122 | 5 | Sep 28, 2026 | |||||
| 31 | Gilbert Doctorow Dr. | Academic | 3 / 5 | 122 | 2 | Sep 25, 2026 | |||||
| 32 | Michael Knowles The Daily Wire | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 117 | 22 | Sep 30, 2026 | |||||
| 33 | Bill O'Reilly Media commentator | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 116 | 12 | Sep 25, 2026 | |||||
| 34 | Brian Weichardt Political commentator · Radio IIII | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 116 | 4 | Sep 22, 2026 | |||||
| 35 | Chas Freeman Ambassador | Former official | 3 / 5 | 113 | 4 | Sep 29, 2026 | |||||
| 36 | Tim Ferriss Author | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 112 | 18 | Sep 24, 2026 | |||||
| 37 | Jean-Marc Daniel Columnist · BFM Business | Academic | 4 / 5 | 111 | 4 | Sep 29, 2026 | |||||
| 38 | Lawrence Wilkerson COL. | Former official | 3 / 5 | 109 | 4 | Sep 30, 2026 | |||||
| 39 | Bret Weinstein PhD · DarkHorse Podcast | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 107 | 16 | Sep 23, 2026 | |||||
| 40 | Hallgeir Kvadsheim Consumer economist · Dine Penger, Luksusfellen | Economist or consultant | 2 / 5 | 107 | 2 | Sep 24, 2026 | |||||
| 41 | Holger Graf Former Goldman Sachs banker, professor | Academic | 3 / 5 | 105 | 3 | Sep 26, 2026 | |||||
| 42 | Ray McGovern Former CIA analyst | Former official | 3 / 5 | 102 | 2 | Aug 15, 2026 | |||||
| 43 | Daniel Oliveira Commentator · SIC Notícias | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 102 | 6 | Sep 26, 2026 | |||||
| 44 | Bill Kristol | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 102 | 8 | Sep 28, 2026 | |||||
| 45 | Aaron Maté | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 98 | 7 | Sep 29, 2026 | |||||
| 46 | Pedro Marques Lopes Commentator · SIC | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 96 | 6 | Sep 25, 2026 | |||||
| 47 | Brian Keating Cosmologist, professor of physics | Academic | 3 / 5 | 94 | 13 | Sep 9, 2026 | |||||
| 48 | Sandrine Pégand Lawyer | Lawyer | 2 / 5 | 90 | 1 | Sep 22, 2026 | |||||
| 49 | Pepe Escobar | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 89 | 2 | Sep 25, 2026 | |||||
| 50 | Emmanuel Lechypre Columnist · BFM Business | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 89 | 4 | Sep 18, 2026 |