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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 751 | Jacob Mchangama Executive Director · Future of Free Speech Project | Academic | 3 / 5 | 5 | 6 | Jun 4, 2026 | |||||
| 752 | Michael Lüders Middle East expert | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 5 | 6 | Sep 19, 2026 | |||||
| 753 | Alexander Gabuev Director · Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 5 | 6 | Jun 11, 2026 | |||||
| 754 | Asma Mhalla Political scientist and essayist | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 5 | 6 | Jul 4, 2026 | |||||
| 755 | David Sinclair Professor of Genetics · Harvard Medical School | Academic | 3 / 5 | 5 | 6 | Aug 24, 2026 | |||||
| 756 | Helen Toner Executive Director at Georgetown's Center for Security and Emerging Technology | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 5 | 6 | Jun 5, 2026 | |||||
| 757 | Javier Cercas Writer | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 5 | 6 | May 1, 2026 | |||||
| 758 | Naomi Oreskes Professor of the History of Science · Harvard University | Academic | 3 / 5 | 5 | 6 | Jan 29, 2026 | |||||
| 759 | Sal Mercogliano Professor · Campbell University | Academic | 3 / 5 | 5 | 6 | Jul 15, 2026 | |||||
| 760 | Sherry Turkle Psychologist and sociologist | Academic | 3 / 5 | 5 | 6 | Sep 30, 2026 | |||||
| 761 | Vincent Karremans Outgoing minister of Economic Affairs · VVD | Former official | 3 / 5 | 5 | 6 | Jun 24, 2026 | |||||
| 762 | Abigail Marsh Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience · Georgetown | Academic | 3 / 5 | 4 | 6 | Aug 12, 2026 | |||||
| 763 | Joseph Torigian Author | Academic | 3 / 5 | 4 | 6 | Dec 23, 2025 | |||||
| 764 | Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones Author | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 4 | 6 | Sep 3, 2026 | |||||
| 765 | Marion Koopmans Virologist | Academic | 3 / 5 | 4 | 6 | Sep 10, 2026 | |||||
| 766 | Nicholas Morton Dr. | Academic | 3 / 5 | 4 | 6 | Aug 11, 2026 | |||||
| 767 | Peter Boelhouwer Professor · woningmarkt | Academic | 3 / 5 | 4 | 6 | Aug 17, 2026 | |||||
| 768 | Franklin Foer Writer at The Atlantic | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 4 | 6 | Jun 12, 2026 | |||||
| 769 | John Yoo Law professor · University of California, Berkeley | Academic | 3 / 5 | 4 | 6 | Mar 10, 2026 | |||||
| 770 | Maggie Aderin-Pocock Space scientist and science educator | Academic | 3 / 5 | 4 | 6 | Dec 18, 2025 | |||||
| 771 | Polly Toynbee Columnist · The Guardian | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 4 | 6 | Feb 9, 2026 | |||||
| 772 | Judith Butler Philosopher | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 6 | May 19, 2026 | |||||
| 773 | Jonna Bornemark Professor of philosophy at Södertörn University | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 6 | Sep 18, 2026 | |||||
| 774 | Kristen R. Ghodsee Professor in Russian and East European Studies · University of Pennsylvania | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 6 | Jan 19, 2026 | |||||
| 775 | Carlo Cottarelli Director · Partito Democratico | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 6 | Apr 4, 2026 | |||||
| 776 | Michel Paradis Professor · Columbia Law | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 6 | Jul 30, 2026 | |||||
| 777 | Agnieszka Legucka Professor · Polskiego Instytutu Spraw Międzynarodowych | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 3 | 6 | Dec 21, 2024 | |||||
| 778 | Arlindo Oliveira President · INESC | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 6 | Aug 17, 2026 | |||||
| 779 | Ben Ansell Professor of Comparative Democratic Institutions · Oxford University | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 6 | Oct 31, 2025 | |||||
| 780 | Charan Ranganath Psychologist and neuroscientist | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 6 | Aug 21, 2026 | |||||
| 781 | Ellen Langer Harvard psychologist | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 6 | Jun 9, 2026 | |||||
| 782 | Marcus du Sautoy Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science · University of Oxford | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 6 | May 14, 2026 | |||||
| 783 | Steven Levitsky Professor of Government · Harvard University | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 6 | Apr 15, 2026 | |||||
| 784 | Tony Blair Former Prime Minister | Former official | 3 / 5 | 2 | 6 | Jul 14, 2026 | |||||
| 785 | Bryan Caplan Economist · George Mason University | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 6 | Mar 6, 2026 | |||||
| 786 | Robin Dunbar Evolutionary psychologist | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 6 | Jan 23, 2026 | |||||
| 787 | Larry Johnson Fmr CIA | Former official | 3 / 5 | 193 | 5 | Sep 30, 2026 | |||||
| 788 | Alastair Crooke Ambassador | Former official | 3 / 5 | 122 | 5 | Sep 28, 2026 | |||||
| 789 | Dominika Długosz Publicist · Newsweek | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 68 | 5 | Jul 25, 2026 | |||||
| 790 | Konstanty Gebert Opposition activist under the People's Republic of Poland, journalist · Kultura Liberalna | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 34 | 5 | Jun 22, 2026 | |||||
| 791 | Steve Richards Political commentator | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 25 | 5 | Aug 14, 2026 | |||||
| 792 | Michael Feinberg Senior Editor · Lawfare | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 24 | 5 | Aug 13, 2026 | |||||
| 793 | Francesc Miralles Author | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 22 | 5 | Sep 30, 2026 | |||||
| 794 | Janna Levin | Academic | 3 / 5 | 20 | 5 | Jul 9, 2026 | |||||
| 795 | Bojan Pancevski Europe correspondent · Wall Street Journal | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 18 | 5 | Sep 9, 2026 | |||||
| 796 | Florian Freistetter Astronomer · Science Busters | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 18 | 5 | Jul 20, 2026 | |||||
| 797 | Jamie Loftus Historian | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 14 | 5 | Sep 22, 2026 | |||||
| 798 | Anastasiia Lapatina Ukraine Fellow · Lawfare | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 14 | 5 | Jun 4, 2026 | |||||
| 799 | Ola Borten Moe Project director · Senterpartiet | Former official | 3 / 5 | 14 | 5 | Sep 29, 2026 | |||||
| 800 | Misha Glenny Journalist · Institute of Human Sciences | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 14 | 5 | Sep 7, 2026 |