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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 851 | Sinead Ryan Financial expert | Economist or consultant | 1 / 5 | 9 | 4 | Feb 24, 2026 | |||||
| 852 | Lars Christensen Economist | Economist or consultant | 1 / 5 | 9 | 5 | Jan 26, 2026 | |||||
| 853 | Andrew Bustamante Former covert officer · CIA | Former official | 5 / 5 | 8 | 11 | Sep 30, 2026 | |||||
| 854 | Richard Haass Foreign policy veteran · Council on Foreign Relations | Think tank | 5 / 5 | 8 | 10 | Sep 11, 2026 | |||||
| 855 | Yascha Mounk Political scientist · Persuasion | Think tank | 5 / 5 | 8 | 23 | Jun 28, 2026 | |||||
| 856 | Anna Colin Lebedev Senior lecturer · Paris Nanterre University | Academic | 4 / 5 | 8 | 6 | Jul 16, 2026 | |||||
| 857 | Alison Wood Brooks Professor · Harvard | Academic | 4 / 5 | 8 | 6 | Jul 17, 2026 | |||||
| 858 | Dacher Keltner Psychologist · Stanford | Academic | 4 / 5 | 8 | 13 | Jun 3, 2026 | |||||
| 859 | Angela Merkel Former federal chancellor | Former official | 4 / 5 | 8 | 7 | Apr 8, 2026 | |||||
| 860 | Campbell Price Egyptologist · Manchester Museum | Academic | 4 / 5 | 8 | 5 | Aug 21, 2026 | |||||
| 861 | François Gemenne Climate change specialist · HEC | Academic | 4 / 5 | 8 | 6 | Aug 11, 2026 | |||||
| 862 | George Monbiot Writer and environmental activist | Commentator | 4 / 5 | 8 | 15 | Aug 12, 2026 | |||||
| 863 | Haroon Sheikh Philosopher, special professor at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and senior researcher at the Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy · Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam | Academic | 4 / 5 | 8 | 5 | Sep 1, 2026 | |||||
| 864 | Hubert Védrine Former secretary general of the Élysée | Former official | 4 / 5 | 8 | 9 | Sep 9, 2026 | |||||
| 865 | Julia Cagé Professor of economics · Sciences Po Paris | Academic | 4 / 5 | 8 | 8 | Sep 21, 2026 | |||||
| 866 | Peer Steinbrück Former federal finance minister · SPD | Former official | 4 / 5 | 8 | 6 | Jun 14, 2026 | |||||
| 867 | Ruud Koopmans Professor of sociology | Academic | 4 / 5 | 8 | 9 | Jun 2, 2026 | |||||
| 868 | Sylvain Gouguenheim Agrégé in history, teacher · ENS (LSH) de Lyon | Academic | 4 / 5 | 8 | 3 | Aug 27, 2026 | |||||
| 869 | Coen Teulings Professor · Utrecht University | Academic | 4 / 5 | 8 | 5 | Sep 18, 2026 | |||||
| 870 | Jürgen Kaube Publisher · F.A.Z. | Commentator | 4 / 5 | 8 | 2 | Sep 26, 2026 | |||||
| 871 | Andrea Graziosi Professor | Academic | 4 / 5 | 8 | 2 | Jun 27, 2026 | |||||
| 872 | Michael Sahlin Geopolitics expert · Consilium International | Former official | 4 / 5 | 8 | 2 | Jul 13, 2026 | |||||
| 873 | Steve Hanke Professor of applied economics · Johns Hopkins University | Academic | 4 / 5 | 8 | 6 | Jul 21, 2026 | |||||
| 874 | Adam Frank Astrophysicist | Academic | 4 / 5 | 8 | 12 | Jun 28, 2026 | |||||
| 875 | Christopher Rufo Senior Fellow · Manhattan Institute | Think tank | 4 / 5 | 8 | 12 | Sep 19, 2026 | |||||
| 876 | Dominique Trinquand Former head of the military mission · ONU | Former official | 4 / 5 | 8 | 6 | Sep 2, 2026 | |||||
| 877 | Eddie Glaude | Academic | 4 / 5 | 8 | 6 | Sep 21, 2026 | |||||
| 878 | Eric Cullhed Professor of ancient Greek | Academic | 4 / 5 | 8 | 2 | Aug 12, 2026 | |||||
| 879 | Heinz Fischer Former Federal President | Former official | 4 / 5 | 8 | 4 | Sep 29, 2026 | |||||
| 880 | Hendrik Vos Professor of political science | Academic | 4 / 5 | 8 | 7 | Jun 18, 2026 | |||||
| 881 | Ivan Krastev Political scientist | Academic | 4 / 5 | 8 | 9 | Jul 1, 2026 | |||||
| 882 | Joana Ricarte Professor | Academic | 4 / 5 | 8 | 4 | Sep 22, 2026 | |||||
| 883 | Julia Reuschenbach Political scientist | Academic | 4 / 5 | 8 | 6 | Sep 24, 2026 | |||||
| 884 | Jörg Baberowski Historian · Humboldt-Universität Berlin | Academic | 4 / 5 | 8 | 6 | Jun 11, 2026 | |||||
| 885 | Krzysztof Rak Analyst · Institut Zachodni | Think tank | 4 / 5 | 8 | 6 | Sep 7, 2026 | |||||
| 886 | Mohamed El-Erian President of Queens' College | Academic | 4 / 5 | 8 | 10 | Sep 9, 2026 | |||||
| 887 | Nicholas Epley Psychologist · University of Chicago | Academic | 4 / 5 | 8 | 8 | Aug 10, 2026 | |||||
| 888 | Slavoj Zizek Philosopher | Academic | 4 / 5 | 8 | 9 | Aug 9, 2026 | |||||
| 889 | Vali Nasr Professor at Johns Hopkins-SAIS | Academic | 4 / 5 | 8 | 7 | Aug 13, 2026 | |||||
| 890 | Vittorio Emanuele Parsi Professor | Academic | 4 / 5 | 8 | 5 | Aug 14, 2026 | |||||
| 891 | William Dalrymple | Academic | 4 / 5 | 8 | 6 | Sep 26, 2026 | |||||
| 892 | Jean-Yves Camus Co-director of the Observatory of Political Radicalities · Fondation Jean Jaurès | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 8 | 4 | Jul 8, 2026 | |||||
| 893 | Marta Szpala Analyst · Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 8 | 7 | Sep 19, 2026 | |||||
| 894 | Henri Vanhanen Non-fiction writer | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 8 | 3 | Jun 15, 2026 | |||||
| 895 | Marcin Matczak Professor · University of Warsaw | Academic | 3 / 5 | 8 | 6 | Sep 30, 2026 | |||||
| 896 | Taylor Lorenz Author of Extremely Online · User Mag | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 8 | 12 | Aug 28, 2026 | |||||
| 897 | Greta Cristini | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 8 | 4 | Jul 8, 2026 | |||||
| 898 | Alex Imas Professor of behavioral science and economics · University of Chicago Booth School of Business | Academic | 3 / 5 | 8 | 8 | Aug 25, 2026 | |||||
| 899 | Gary Murphy Professor of Politics · DCU, School of Law and Government | Academic | 3 / 5 | 8 | 3 | Sep 17, 2026 | |||||
| 900 | Joe Walsh Former Republican congressman | Former official | 3 / 5 | 8 | 6 | Apr 10, 2026 |