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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 601 | Ben Macintyre Historian, author, and writer-at-large · The Times | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 9 | 9 | Sep 23, 2026 | |||||
| 602 | Jill Lepore Historian | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 9 | 9 | Aug 21, 2026 | |||||
| 603 | Thomas Mayer Economist | Economist or consultant | 3 / 5 | 9 | 9 | Aug 19, 2026 | |||||
| 604 | Kevin Kühnert Former SPD general secretary | Former official | 3 / 5 | 7 | 9 | Jul 17, 2026 | |||||
| 605 | Peachy Keenan Senior contributor · The Federalist | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 7 | 9 | Sep 26, 2026 | |||||
| 606 | Sathnam Sanghera Journalist and writer · The Times | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 6 | 9 | Jul 23, 2026 | |||||
| 607 | Garrett Graff Historian and author | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 6 | 9 | Apr 18, 2026 | |||||
| 608 | Caroline de Gruyter Columnist and EU correspondent | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 5 | 9 | May 11, 2026 | |||||
| 609 | Jitske Kramer Bestselling author, anthropologist | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 4 | 9 | May 26, 2026 | |||||
| 610 | Eliezer Yudkowsky AI researcher and writer · Machine Intelligence Research Institute | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 9 | Oct 25, 2025 | |||||
| 611 | Javier Sierra Writer | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 76 | 8 | Sep 29, 2026 | |||||
| 612 | Kari Elisabeth Kaski The Storting representatives · SV | Former official | 3 / 5 | 60 | 8 | Sep 28, 2026 | |||||
| 613 | Jim Al-Khalili | Academic | 3 / 5 | 33 | 8 | Sep 11, 2026 | |||||
| 614 | Katy Milkman Professor · Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania | Academic | 3 / 5 | 31 | 8 | Sep 21, 2026 | |||||
| 615 | Franz-Olivier Giesbert Writer, columnist · Esprits Libres | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 25 | 8 | Sep 26, 2026 | |||||
| 616 | Stephen Moore Co-founder · Committee to Unleash Prosperity | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 19 | 8 | Apr 24, 2026 | |||||
| 617 | Stefano Feltri Journalist · Domani | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 17 | 8 | Sep 29, 2026 | |||||
| 618 | David Ignatius Washington Post columnist and author | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 16 | 8 | May 4, 2026 | |||||
| 619 | Hans-Georg Maaßen Former president of the German Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution | Former official | 3 / 5 | 15 | 8 | Aug 20, 2026 | |||||
| 620 | Mark Hertling Lt. Gen. (Ret.) | Former official | 3 / 5 | 14 | 8 | Sep 9, 2026 | |||||
| 621 | Justus Bender Author · F.A.S. | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 14 | 8 | Sep 13, 2026 | |||||
| 622 | Richard David Precht Philosopher and author | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 14 | 8 | Jul 24, 2026 | |||||
| 623 | Stephen Bush FT correspondent · Financial Times | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 13 | 8 | Aug 20, 2026 | |||||
| 624 | Suzanne Maloney Brookings senior fellow | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 13 | 8 | Jul 14, 2026 | |||||
| 625 | Jaap de Hoop Scheffer Former NATO secretary general | Former official | 3 / 5 | 13 | 8 | Sep 23, 2026 | |||||
| 626 | Bruno Cautrès CNRS researcher · CEVIPOF, Sciences Po | Academic | 3 / 5 | 12 | 8 | Mar 25, 2026 | |||||
| 627 | Asle Toje Political scientist | Academic | 3 / 5 | 12 | 8 | Sep 20, 2026 | |||||
| 628 | Sönke Iwersen Co-author · Handelsblatt | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 12 | 8 | Aug 23, 2026 | |||||
| 629 | Chris Giles Economics editor · Financial Times | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 11 | 8 | Sep 23, 2026 | |||||
| 630 | Brad Stulberg Cofounder · The Growth Equation | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 11 | 8 | Jul 20, 2026 | |||||
| 631 | Mark Blyth Political economist · Brown University | Academic | 3 / 5 | 11 | 8 | Jan 17, 2026 | |||||
| 632 | Hans Spekman Former PvdA chair | Former official | 3 / 5 | 10 | 8 | Sep 17, 2026 | |||||
| 633 | Jan Fleischhauer Focus columnist | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 10 | 8 | Aug 22, 2026 | |||||
| 634 | Mark Montgomery Former Deputy Director for Plans, Policy, and Strategy · U.S. European Command | Former official | 3 / 5 | 9 | 8 | Sep 15, 2026 | |||||
| 635 | Gilles Gressani Magazine director · Le Grand Continent | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 9 | 8 | Sep 29, 2026 | |||||
| 636 | Jacob Silverman Author | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 9 | 8 | Sep 24, 2026 | |||||
| 637 | Sunita Sah Professor · Cornell University | Academic | 3 / 5 | 9 | 8 | Mar 9, 2026 | |||||
| 638 | Sylvie Bermann Former ambassador | Former official | 3 / 5 | 9 | 8 | Mar 14, 2026 | |||||
| 639 | Alex Imas Professor of behavioral science and economics · University of Chicago Booth School of Business | Academic | 3 / 5 | 8 | 8 | Aug 25, 2026 | |||||
| 640 | Colin Fisher Professor · University College London | Academic | 3 / 5 | 8 | 8 | Nov 25, 2025 | |||||
| 641 | Radosław Pyffel Analyst, commentator | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 8 | 8 | Sep 26, 2026 | |||||
| 642 | David Eagleman Stanford neuroscientist | Academic | 3 / 5 | 7 | 8 | Aug 21, 2026 | |||||
| 643 | Monika Schnitzer Chair of the Council of Economic Experts · Sachverständigenrat | Academic | 3 / 5 | 6 | 8 | Jul 29, 2026 | |||||
| 644 | Paul Gogo Journalist, author | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 6 | 8 | Sep 21, 2026 | |||||
| 645 | Michael Kofman Senior fellow at the Carnegie endowment for International Peace | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 6 | 8 | Aug 12, 2026 | |||||
| 646 | Donald Hoffman | Academic | 3 / 5 | 5 | 8 | Sep 14, 2026 | |||||
| 647 | Jessie Inchauspé Founder · Glucose Goddess | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 4 | 8 | Jul 5, 2026 | |||||
| 648 | Inez Stepman Lincoln Fellow · Claremont Institute | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 4 | 8 | Aug 21, 2026 | |||||
| 649 | Jon Gordon Leadership author and speaker | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 4 | 8 | Aug 4, 2026 | |||||
| 650 | Adam Alter Psychologist · New York University Stern School of Business | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 8 | Sep 30, 2025 |