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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 551 | Gerd Kommer Finance expert | Economist or consultant | 3 / 5 | 19 | 11 | Sep 30, 2026 | |||||
| 552 | Wolfgang Ischinger Chair · Munich Security Conference | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 18 | 11 | Sep 12, 2026 | |||||
| 553 | Karim Sadjadpour Senior Fellow · Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 16 | 11 | Jun 23, 2026 | |||||
| 554 | Ulrike Franke Senior Policy Fellow · ECFR | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 15 | 11 | Sep 4, 2026 | |||||
| 555 | Anand Menon Director of UK in a Changing Europe | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 10 | 11 | Jun 12, 2026 | |||||
| 556 | David Brooks New York Times columnist | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 9 | 11 | Sep 13, 2026 | |||||
| 557 | Emily Oster JJE Goldman Sachs University Professor of Economics · Brown University | Academic | 3 / 5 | 6 | 11 | Jul 6, 2026 | |||||
| 558 | Tom Holland The Rest is History | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 6 | 11 | Apr 3, 2026 | |||||
| 559 | Ruth Ben-Ghiat Professor of History · NYU | Academic | 3 / 5 | 5 | 11 | Jul 23, 2026 | |||||
| 560 | Robert J. Waldinger Professor and psychiatrist · Harvard University | Academic | 3 / 5 | 4 | 11 | Jan 7, 2026 | |||||
| 561 | Mohammad Marandi Professor | Academic | 3 / 5 | 43 | 10 | Sep 23, 2026 | |||||
| 562 | Salena Zito Columnist · Washington Examiner | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 29 | 10 | Sep 17, 2026 | |||||
| 563 | Andreas Steno Economist and investor | Economist or consultant | 3 / 5 | 27 | 10 | Sep 21, 2026 | |||||
| 564 | Nikolaus Blome Head of politics at RTL/ntv | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 23 | 10 | Sep 27, 2026 | |||||
| 565 | Sanam Vakil Director of Middle East and North Africa programme · Chatham House | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 12 | 10 | Apr 24, 2026 | |||||
| 566 | Adam Becker Astrophysicist | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 12 | 10 | Sep 16, 2026 | |||||
| 567 | Patrick McGee Author · Financial Times | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 11 | 10 | May 10, 2026 | |||||
| 568 | Jason Furman Economist · Harvard | Academic | 3 / 5 | 11 | 10 | Sep 15, 2026 | |||||
| 569 | Johan Norberg | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 10 | 10 | Sep 17, 2026 | |||||
| 570 | Richard Thaler Professor · University of Chicago | Academic | 3 / 5 | 10 | 10 | Apr 6, 2026 | |||||
| 571 | David McWilliams Economist, writer and Irish Times columnist | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 10 | 10 | Sep 12, 2026 | |||||
| 572 | Helen Thompson Professor of Political Economy · Cambridge | Academic | 3 / 5 | 10 | 10 | Apr 26, 2026 | |||||
| 573 | Jeremy Carl Author | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 10 | 10 | Aug 26, 2026 | |||||
| 574 | Rudy Giuliani Former Mayor of New York | Former official | 3 / 5 | 9 | 10 | Sep 11, 2026 | |||||
| 575 | Victor Haghani Wall Street Legend · Elm Wealth | Economist or consultant | 3 / 5 | 9 | 10 | Aug 9, 2026 | |||||
| 576 | Ilan Pappé | Academic | 3 / 5 | 9 | 10 | Feb 26, 2026 | |||||
| 577 | Steve Keen Economist · UCL | Academic | 3 / 5 | 8 | 10 | Sep 14, 2026 | |||||
| 578 | Ethan Kross Professor; Director · University of Michigan | Academic | 3 / 5 | 8 | 10 | Mar 9, 2026 | |||||
| 579 | Scott Aaronson Theoretical computer scientist and author · OpenAI | Academic | 3 / 5 | 7 | 10 | Sep 28, 2026 | |||||
| 580 | Shane Parrish Author · Farnam Street | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 7 | 10 | Sep 15, 2026 | |||||
| 581 | Simon Kuper Columnist · Financial Times | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 5 | 10 | Jul 15, 2026 | |||||
| 582 | Christian W. Röhl Chief Economist · Scalable Capital | Economist or consultant | 3 / 5 | 139 | 9 | Sep 29, 2026 | |||||
| 583 | Gabor Steingart Business journalist and founder of «Media Pioneer» | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 136 | 9 | Sep 23, 2026 | |||||
| 584 | Tony Shaffer Fmr CIA | Former official | 3 / 5 | 35 | 9 | Aug 26, 2026 | |||||
| 585 | Ivo Daalder Former United States Permanent Representative to NATO | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 34 | 9 | Sep 25, 2026 | |||||
| 586 | Marc Friedrich Publicist and entrepreneur · Friedrich & Partner Vermögenssicherung GmbH | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 18 | 9 | Aug 6, 2026 | |||||
| 587 | Barbara Bleisch Philosopher, presenter of Sternstunde Philosophie | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 18 | 9 | Sep 8, 2026 | |||||
| 588 | Norbert Bolz Professor | Academic | 3 / 5 | 16 | 9 | Mar 16, 2026 | |||||
| 589 | Noah Leidinger OHNE AKTIEN WIRD SCHWER | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 15 | 9 | Sep 22, 2026 | |||||
| 590 | Mary Trump | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 14 | 9 | Sep 20, 2026 | |||||
| 591 | Katja Gloger Journalist and Russia expert | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 12 | 9 | May 30, 2026 | |||||
| 592 | Laurent Alexandre Dr | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 11 | 9 | Aug 5, 2026 | |||||
| 593 | Daniel Whiteson Professor of physics · UC Irvine | Academic | 3 / 5 | 11 | 9 | Sep 4, 2026 | |||||
| 594 | Ta-Nehisi Coates | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 11 | 9 | Jun 19, 2026 | |||||
| 595 | Kate Lister Host of Betwixt the Sheets · History Hit | Academic | 3 / 5 | 10 | 9 | Aug 4, 2026 | |||||
| 596 | Angela Duckworth Professor of Psychology · University of Pennsylvania | Academic | 3 / 5 | 10 | 9 | Sep 7, 2026 | |||||
| 597 | Sohrab Ahmari Author · Compact | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 10 | 9 | Aug 10, 2026 | |||||
| 598 | Markus Krall Dr | Economist or consultant | 3 / 5 | 10 | 9 | May 2, 2026 | |||||
| 599 | Jacques Vallee UFO researcher | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 10 | 9 | Sep 24, 2026 | |||||
| 600 | René Cuperus Drs. · Instituut Clingendael | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 10 | 9 | Sep 10, 2026 |