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 | Volker Wissing Former FDP minister | Former official | 4 / 5 | 11 | 10 | May 31, 2026 | |||||
| 602 | Øystein Tunsjø Professor at the Norwegian Defence University College | Academic | 4 / 5 | 11 | 5 | Sep 4, 2026 | |||||
| 603 | Justus Haucap Chief economist | Academic | 4 / 5 | 11 | 4 | Aug 11, 2026 | |||||
| 604 | Jérôme Fourquet Director of the Opinion department · Ifop | Think tank | 4 / 5 | 11 | 11 | Sep 30, 2026 | |||||
| 605 | Thorsten Faas Professor | Academic | 4 / 5 | 11 | 7 | Sep 21, 2026 | |||||
| 606 | Ali Vaez Iran Project Director · International Crisis Group | Think tank | 4 / 5 | 11 | 9 | Jun 17, 2026 | |||||
| 607 | Guido Steinberg Dr. · Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik | Think tank | 4 / 5 | 11 | 7 | Aug 13, 2026 | |||||
| 608 | Luke Kemp Research Affiliate · Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER) | Academic | 4 / 5 | 11 | 8 | Jul 30, 2026 | |||||
| 609 | Martijn Kitzen Professor, former military | Academic | 4 / 5 | 11 | 10 | Jun 23, 2026 | |||||
| 610 | Nicolas Patin Historian | Academic | 4 / 5 | 11 | 3 | Jun 9, 2026 | |||||
| 611 | Reinhard Heinisch US expert and university professor · Universität Salzburg | Academic | 4 / 5 | 11 | 4 | Jul 3, 2026 | |||||
| 612 | Sean Carroll Theoretical physicist and philosopher | Academic | 4 / 5 | 11 | 16 | Sep 14, 2026 | |||||
| 613 | Chris Giles Economics editor · Financial Times | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 11 | 8 | Sep 23, 2026 | |||||
| 614 | Laurent Alexandre Dr | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 11 | 9 | Aug 5, 2026 | |||||
| 615 | Anil Seth Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience · University of Sussex | Academic | 3 / 5 | 11 | 18 | Sep 2, 2026 | |||||
| 616 | Patrick McGee Author · Financial Times | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 11 | 10 | May 10, 2026 | |||||
| 617 | Tara Varma Managing director of strategic foresight · German Marshall Fund of the United States | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 11 | 3 | Jul 11, 2026 | |||||
| 618 | Kristina Ekero Eriksson The archaeologist | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 11 | 2 | Jun 24, 2026 | |||||
| 619 | Davide Tabarelli President · Nomisma Energia | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 11 | 3 | Sep 24, 2026 | |||||
| 620 | Helga Salemon Russia expert | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 11 | 6 | Sep 22, 2026 | |||||
| 621 | Brad Stulberg Cofounder · The Growth Equation | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 11 | 8 | Jul 20, 2026 | |||||
| 622 | Chris Voss Former Lead FBI Negotiator · Black Swan Group | Former official | 3 / 5 | 11 | 14 | Aug 31, 2026 | |||||
| 623 | James Lindsay Author, mathematician, cultural critic · New Discourses | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 11 | 12 | Jul 14, 2026 | |||||
| 624 | Mark Blyth Political economist · Brown University | Academic | 3 / 5 | 11 | 8 | Jan 17, 2026 | |||||
| 625 | Martin Vinæs Researcher and lecturer · Aarhus University | Academic | 3 / 5 | 11 | 1 | Sep 17, 2026 | |||||
| 626 | Miguel Poiares Maduro Deputy minister under Passos Coelho · PSD | Former official | 3 / 5 | 11 | 6 | Aug 9, 2026 | |||||
| 627 | Eric Ciaramella Senior fellow · Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 11 | 2 | Sep 12, 2026 | |||||
| 628 | Joel Braunold Managing Director · S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 11 | 1 | Aug 12, 2026 | |||||
| 629 | James Pearce Legal Fellow · Lawfare Institute | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 11 | 2 | May 30, 2026 | |||||
| 630 | Jason Furman Economist · Harvard | Academic | 3 / 5 | 11 | 10 | Sep 15, 2026 | |||||
| 631 | Matthieu Auzanneau Journalist · The Shift Project | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 11 | 3 | Apr 24, 2026 | |||||
| 632 | Molly Reynolds Brookings fellow in Governance Studies | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 11 | 3 | Dec 16, 2025 | |||||
| 633 | Alain Frachon Columnist · Le Monde | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 11 | 6 | Sep 28, 2026 | |||||
| 634 | Cassia Rowland | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 11 | 2 | Sep 9, 2026 | |||||
| 635 | Cath Haddon Senior fellow · Institute for Government | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 11 | 1 | Sep 25, 2026 | |||||
| 636 | Daniel Whiteson Professor of physics · UC Irvine | Academic | 3 / 5 | 11 | 9 | Sep 4, 2026 | |||||
| 637 | Giada Messetti | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 11 | 5 | Sep 17, 2026 | |||||
| 638 | Harry Browne Media Lecturer · TU Dublin | Academic | 3 / 5 | 11 | 3 | Jul 14, 2026 | |||||
| 639 | Heather Berlin Neuroscientist | Academic | 3 / 5 | 11 | 6 | Sep 30, 2026 | |||||
| 640 | Joseph Stiglitz Economist | Economist or consultant | 3 / 5 | 11 | 13 | Jun 11, 2026 | |||||
| 641 | Rana Mitter Professor · University of Oxford | Academic | 3 / 5 | 11 | 13 | Sep 23, 2026 | |||||
| 642 | Ta-Nehisi Coates | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 11 | 9 | Jun 19, 2026 | |||||
| 643 | Lars Persson Technical analyst · Aktierådet | Economist or consultant | 2 / 5 | 11 | 2 | Sep 11, 2026 | |||||
| 644 | Robert Næss Investment director · Nordea | Economist or consultant | 2 / 5 | 11 | 10 | Sep 9, 2026 | |||||
| 645 | Matt Taibbi Editor · Racket News | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 11 | 8 | Aug 4, 2026 | |||||
| 646 | Alain Pitous Senior advisor ESG · Ai for Alpha | Economist or consultant | 2 / 5 | 11 | 1 | Apr 7, 2026 | |||||
| 647 | Dominic Nicholls Associate Editor of Defence · The Telegraph | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 11 | 2 | Aug 24, 2026 | |||||
| 648 | Viktor Baranets Colonel · Radio KP | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 11 | 1 | Sep 25, 2026 | |||||
| 649 | Marijn Jongsma Macroeconomics editor · Het Financieele Dagblad | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 11 | 1 | Sep 16, 2026 | |||||
| 650 | Jan Uriot Showbiz expert · Privé | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 11 | 3 | Sep 14, 2026 |