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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Étienne Klein | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 4 | 5 | Jan 5, 2026 | |||||
| 1952 | Christiane Vejlø Tech analyst · Dataetisk Råd | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 3 | 5 | Aug 26, 2026 | |||||
| 1953 | Emma Southon Author | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 3 | 5 | Aug 16, 2026 | |||||
| 1954 | Mark Miodownik Professor of Materials and Society · University College London | Academic | 2 / 5 | 3 | 5 | Feb 9, 2026 | |||||
| 1955 | Borja Vilaseca Personal development expert | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 3 | 5 | Aug 20, 2026 | |||||
| 1956 | Robert Lustig Dr. · UCSF | Academic | 2 / 5 | 3 | 5 | Jan 12, 2026 | |||||
| 1957 | Alain Minc Economist | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 3 | 5 | Sep 28, 2026 | |||||
| 1958 | Dana Stroul Former Senate Foreign Relations Committee staffer | Former official | 2 / 5 | 3 | 5 | Jun 25, 2026 | |||||
| 1959 | Daniela Gabor Macroeconomist, professor · SOAS, University of London | Academic | 2 / 5 | 3 | 5 | Jun 1, 2026 | |||||
| 1960 | Dennis Kucinich Mayor of Cleveland, U.S. Congressman, Democratic presidential candidate | Former official | 2 / 5 | 3 | 5 | Aug 11, 2026 | |||||
| 1961 | Kiko Llaneras Expert in data and polling · EL PAIS | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 3 | 5 | Jun 27, 2026 | |||||
| 1962 | Kim Wehle Professor of law and former assistant U.S. attorney | Academic | 2 / 5 | 3 | 5 | Nov 16, 2025 | |||||
| 1963 | Kip Thorne Physicist | Academic | 2 / 5 | 3 | 5 | Mar 22, 2026 | |||||
| 1964 | Liam Halligan Columnist · Telegraph | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 3 | 5 | Apr 28, 2026 | |||||
| 1965 | Nicholas Kristof NYT columnist · New York Times | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 3 | 5 | Apr 24, 2026 | |||||
| 1966 | Stephon Alexander Theoretical physicist · Brown University | Academic | 2 / 5 | 3 | 5 | Feb 6, 2026 | |||||
| 1967 | Tom Baldwin Former Labour Party adviser and author | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 3 | 5 | Sep 5, 2025 | |||||
| 1968 | Ángeles Caballero Columnist · El País | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 2 | 5 | Sep 23, 2026 | |||||
| 1969 | Andrew J. Scott Economist and author | Economist or consultant | 2 / 5 | 2 | 5 | Jan 13, 2025 | |||||
| 1970 | Jöel Broekaert Culinary writer | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 2 | 5 | Aug 6, 2026 | |||||
| 1971 | Aaron David Miller | Think tank | 2 / 5 | 2 | 5 | Aug 10, 2026 | |||||
| 1972 | Christiana Figueres Chief negotiator · Paris Agreement | Former official | 2 / 5 | 2 | 5 | Mar 4, 2026 | |||||
| 1973 | Damon West Keynote speaker and best-selling author | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 2 | 5 | Mar 29, 2026 | |||||
| 1974 | Glory Liu Assistant professor · Georgetown University | Academic | 2 / 5 | 2 | 5 | Mar 26, 2026 | |||||
| 1975 | Magnus Henrekson | Economist or consultant | 2 / 5 | 2 | 5 | Apr 17, 2026 | |||||
| 1976 | Oana Lungescu Former NATO spokesperson | Former official | 2 / 5 | 2 | 5 | Sep 19, 2025 | |||||
| 1977 | Rashid Khalidi Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies · Columbia University | Academic | 2 / 5 | 2 | 5 | Jun 25, 2025 | |||||
| 1978 | Bent Flyvbjerg Professor · Oxford | Academic | 2 / 5 | 1 | 5 | Oct 21, 2025 | |||||
| 1979 | Hal Hershfield Professor of marketing, behavioral decision making and psychology · Anderson School of Management at UCLA | Academic | 2 / 5 | 1 | 5 | Sep 26, 2024 | |||||
| 1980 | Liz Cheney Vice Chair · January 6th select committee | Former official | 2 / 5 | 1 | 5 | Nov 1, 2024 | |||||
| 1981 | Tom Wheeler Former FCC Chair | Former official | 2 / 5 | 1 | 5 | Sep 21, 2025 | |||||
| 1982 | Matthew Desmond Princeton sociologist, Pulitzer Prize-winning author · Princeton University | Academic | 2 / 5 | 0 | 5 | Jul 11, 2024 | |||||
| 1983 | Bram Endedijk Editor · NRC | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 269 | 4 | Sep 29, 2026 | |||||
| 1984 | Robert Armstrong U.S. financial commentator · Financial Times | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 210 | 4 | Sep 29, 2026 | |||||
| 1985 | James Heale Deputy political editor · The Spectator | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 150 | 4 | Sep 25, 2026 | |||||
| 1986 | Brian Weichardt Political commentator · Radio IIII | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 116 | 4 | Sep 22, 2026 | |||||
| 1987 | Emmanuel Lechypre Columnist · BFM Business | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 89 | 4 | Sep 18, 2026 | |||||
| 1988 | Alex Von Tunzelmann Author | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 63 | 4 | Sep 29, 2026 | |||||
| 1989 | Erik Joly Chief economist | Economist or consultant | 2 / 5 | 61 | 4 | Sep 29, 2026 | |||||
| 1990 | Christina Pletten Commentator | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 60 | 4 | Sep 23, 2026 | |||||
| 1991 | Hans Petter Sjøli Debate editor and commentator · VG | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 44 | 4 | Sep 25, 2026 | |||||
| 1992 | Matthew Parris Columnist for the Times, former MP | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 43 | 4 | Sep 24, 2026 | |||||
| 1993 | Vincent Juvyns Expert · ING | Economist or consultant | 2 / 5 | 35 | 4 | Sep 25, 2026 | |||||
| 1994 | Jean-Marie Colombani Founder · slate.fr | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 29 | 4 | Sep 28, 2026 | |||||
| 1995 | Ângela Silva Journalist · Expresso | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 25 | 4 | Sep 1, 2026 | |||||
| 1996 | Kees de Kort Independent economist | Economist or consultant | 2 / 5 | 19 | 4 | Sep 15, 2026 | |||||
| 1997 | Jakub Bodziony Deputy editor-in-chief of Kultura Liberalna | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 19 | 4 | Sep 11, 2026 | |||||
| 1998 | Melody Wright Housing analyst | Economist or consultant | 2 / 5 | 17 | 4 | Sep 23, 2026 | |||||
| 1999 | Austin Hughes | Economist or consultant | 2 / 5 | 17 | 4 | Aug 31, 2026 | |||||
| 2000 | Saoirse Hanley Money writer and columnist · Irish Independent | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 16 | 4 | Sep 16, 2026 |