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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | Kevin Kelly Author and Wired co-founder | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 8 | 17 | Jul 29, 2026 | |||||
| 502 | Coleman Hughes | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 20 | 16 | Sep 28, 2026 | |||||
| 503 | Mo Gawdat | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 18 | 16 | Aug 26, 2026 | |||||
| 504 | Nita Farahany Law professor and bioethicist · Duke University | Academic | 3 / 5 | 4 | 16 | Feb 25, 2026 | |||||
| 505 | David Remnick Editor · The New Yorker | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 71 | 15 | Sep 29, 2026 | |||||
| 506 | Justin Wolfers Professor of public policy and economics · University of Michigan | Academic | 3 / 5 | 40 | 15 | Aug 25, 2026 | |||||
| 507 | Tommy Vietor Co-host of Pod Save America, Pod Save the World, and the former National Security Council spokesperson under President Obama | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 34 | 15 | Sep 16, 2026 | |||||
| 508 | Robert Greene American author | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 12 | 15 | Sep 3, 2026 | |||||
| 509 | Fareed Zakaria CNN political correspondent, author | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 10 | 15 | Sep 24, 2026 | |||||
| 510 | Trita Parsi | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 36 | 14 | Sep 28, 2026 | |||||
| 511 | Scott Jennings CNN | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 23 | 14 | Jul 13, 2026 | |||||
| 512 | Ed Conway Economics editor · Sky News | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 22 | 14 | Sep 24, 2026 | |||||
| 513 | Jean-Marc Jancovici The Shift Project, Carbone4 | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 19 | 14 | Aug 28, 2026 | |||||
| 514 | Helen Lewis Staff Writer · Atlantic magazine | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 16 | 14 | May 24, 2026 | |||||
| 515 | Maggie Haberman Authors | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 13 | 14 | Sep 8, 2026 | |||||
| 516 | Grace Blakeley | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 12 | 14 | Mar 31, 2026 | |||||
| 517 | Chris Voss Former Lead FBI Negotiator · Black Swan Group | Former official | 3 / 5 | 11 | 14 | Aug 31, 2026 | |||||
| 518 | Brian Stelter Reporter · CNN | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 4 | 14 | Sep 21, 2026 | |||||
| 519 | Maurice Höfgen Finance expert | Economist or consultant | 3 / 5 | 288 | 13 | Sep 29, 2026 | |||||
| 520 | Brian Keating Cosmologist, professor of physics | Academic | 3 / 5 | 94 | 13 | Sep 9, 2026 | |||||
| 521 | Carol Roth Investment banker | Economist or consultant | 3 / 5 | 47 | 13 | Sep 3, 2026 | |||||
| 522 | Adam Kinzinger Former representative | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 29 | 13 | Aug 13, 2026 | |||||
| 523 | Andrew Weissmann Former Mueller prosecutor | Former official | 3 / 5 | 27 | 13 | Sep 16, 2026 | |||||
| 524 | Newt Gingrich Author | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 25 | 13 | Sep 15, 2026 | |||||
| 525 | Simone Pieranni Journalist · Chora Media | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 24 | 13 | Sep 22, 2026 | |||||
| 526 | Steve Baker Investigative reporter · Blaze Media | Former official | 3 / 5 | 20 | 13 | Jul 2, 2026 | |||||
| 527 | Steve Vladeck Professor · Georgetown Law | Academic | 3 / 5 | 16 | 13 | Sep 29, 2026 | |||||
| 528 | Kevin Roberts President · Heritage Foundation | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 16 | 13 | Jul 3, 2026 | |||||
| 529 | Joseph Stiglitz Economist | Economist or consultant | 3 / 5 | 11 | 13 | Jun 11, 2026 | |||||
| 530 | Rana Mitter Professor · University of Oxford | Academic | 3 / 5 | 11 | 13 | Sep 23, 2026 | |||||
| 531 | James Clear Author, expert on habits | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 9 | 13 | Sep 7, 2026 | |||||
| 532 | Michael Easter Author | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 9 | 13 | Jul 25, 2026 | |||||
| 533 | Frans Osinga Professor of war studies | Academic | 3 / 5 | 9 | 13 | Mar 14, 2026 | |||||
| 534 | Tim Urban Writer · Wait But Why | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 6 | 13 | Jun 24, 2026 | |||||
| 535 | Mike Pompeo Former U.S. Secretary of State | Former official | 3 / 5 | 4 | 13 | Sep 28, 2025 | |||||
| 536 | Daniel Stelter Economist | Economist or consultant | 3 / 5 | 160 | 12 | Sep 24, 2026 | |||||
| 537 | Bill O'Reilly Media commentator | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 116 | 12 | Sep 25, 2026 | |||||
| 538 | Ash Sarkar Contributing Editor at Novara Media | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 62 | 12 | Sep 28, 2026 | |||||
| 539 | Gillian Tett Columnist · Financial Times | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 38 | 12 | Sep 30, 2026 | |||||
| 540 | Alain De Botton Modern-day philosopher · School of Life | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 23 | 12 | Sep 29, 2026 | |||||
| 541 | Luke Tryl More in Common | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 20 | 12 | Sep 17, 2026 | |||||
| 542 | Robert Pape Professor · University of Chicago | Academic | 3 / 5 | 19 | 12 | Sep 19, 2026 | |||||
| 543 | Dan Jones British historian | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 19 | 12 | Sep 17, 2026 | |||||
| 544 | Geerten Waling Historian and writer | Academic | 3 / 5 | 19 | 12 | Sep 21, 2026 | |||||
| 545 | Laurie Santos Psychology professor · Yale | Academic | 3 / 5 | 15 | 12 | Sep 25, 2026 | |||||
| 546 | Patrick Radden Keefe Award-winning writer and investigative journalist | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 13 | 12 | Aug 6, 2026 | |||||
| 547 | Gabriel Zucman Economist | Economist or consultant | 3 / 5 | 12 | 12 | Sep 2, 2026 | |||||
| 548 | James Lindsay Author, mathematician, cultural critic · New Discourses | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 11 | 12 | Jul 14, 2026 | |||||
| 549 | Taylor Lorenz Author of Extremely Online · User Mag | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 8 | 12 | Aug 28, 2026 | |||||
| 550 | John Kiriakou Author, journalist and former intelligence officer · CIA | Former official | 3 / 5 | 19 | 11 | Jul 21, 2026 |