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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Azadeh Zamirirad Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 3 | 3 | Mar 3, 2026 | |||||
| 2002 | Barbara Stelzl-Marx Head of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for War Consequences Research · Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Research on Consequences of War | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 2 | Oct 3, 2025 | |||||
| 2003 | Ben Ansell Professor of Comparative Democratic Institutions · Oxford University | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 6 | Oct 31, 2025 | |||||
| 2004 | Benedicte Bull Expert on Latin America | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 4 | Jan 15, 2026 | |||||
| 2005 | Benoît Heilbrunn Philosopher, professor at ESCP Business School | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 2 | Jun 25, 2026 | |||||
| 2006 | Carlos da Câmara Climatologist | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 2 | Feb 13, 2026 | |||||
| 2007 | Charan Ranganath Psychologist and neuroscientist | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 6 | Aug 21, 2026 | |||||
| 2008 | Charlotte Borgerud Historian and archivist | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 2 | Dec 31, 2024 | |||||
| 2009 | Christine Webb Primatologist · NYU | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 3 | Mar 26, 2026 | |||||
| 2010 | Coltan Scrivner Leading expert on morbid curiosity | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 5 | Oct 20, 2025 | |||||
| 2011 | Cordelia Fine Professor in the History and Philosophy of Science · University of Melbourne | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 3 | Apr 15, 2026 | |||||
| 2012 | Damian Szacawa Dr · UMCS Lublinie, Institut Europy Środkowej | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 4 | Nov 22, 2025 | |||||
| 2013 | Daria Zielinska Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 3 | 1 | May 27, 2026 | |||||
| 2014 | David Le Breton Professor of sociology and anthropology · University of Strasbourg | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 3 | Feb 10, 2026 | |||||
| 2015 | David Runciman Podcaster, academic, historian and author | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 5 | Oct 16, 2025 | |||||
| 2016 | Deirdre Heenan Professor of Social Policy · Ulster University | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 3 | Sep 28, 2026 | |||||
| 2017 | Dominik Héjj Dr | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 4 | Jul 28, 2026 | |||||
| 2018 | Dominique Rousseau Emeritus professor of public law · Université Paris-I Panthéon-Sorbonne | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 2 | Oct 14, 2025 | |||||
| 2019 | Edwin Bendyk Batory Foundation | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 3 | 4 | Feb 16, 2026 | |||||
| 2020 | Elena Bacchin | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 1 | Jul 1, 2026 | |||||
| 2021 | Eliezer Yudkowsky AI researcher and writer · Machine Intelligence Research Institute | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 9 | Oct 25, 2025 | |||||
| 2022 | Elisabeth Bronfen Professor of English and American studies · University of Zurich | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 3 | Apr 10, 2025 | |||||
| 2023 | Ellen Langer Harvard psychologist | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 6 | Jun 9, 2026 | |||||
| 2024 | Elsa Fornero Economist | Economist or consultant | 3 / 5 | 3 | 2 | Jun 23, 2026 | |||||
| 2025 | Emmanuel de Waresquiel Historian | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 4 | Sep 27, 2026 | |||||
| 2026 | Emmanuel Todd | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 5 | Nov 17, 2025 | |||||
| 2027 | Erik Andersson Professor | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 2 | Jun 10, 2026 | |||||
| 2028 | Ernest Wyciszkiewicz Director of the Mieroszewski Centre · Centrum Mieroszewskiego | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 3 | 3 | Sep 22, 2026 | |||||
| 2029 | Fabien Conord Professor of contemporary history · University of Clermont Auvergne | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 1 | Jan 22, 2026 | |||||
| 2030 | François Houdecek Specialist in military affairs · Fondation Napoléon | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 3 | 1 | Jan 23, 2025 | |||||
| 2031 | Fredrik Segerfeldt The think tank Timbro | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 3 | 1 | Feb 17, 2026 | |||||
| 2032 | Geert Buelens Literary scholar and environmental historian | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 2 | Jul 19, 2026 | |||||
| 2033 | Harold James Professor · Princeton University | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 3 | Jul 31, 2026 | |||||
| 2034 | Henk te Velde Professor of Dutch history · Leiden University | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 2 | Mar 22, 2026 | |||||
| 2035 | Hervé Leuwers Historian | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 2 | May 21, 2026 | |||||
| 2036 | Hugh White Emeritus Professor of Strategic Studies · Australian National University | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 3 | Sep 17, 2026 | |||||
| 2037 | Håkan Jönsson Ethnologist and author | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 2 | Aug 31, 2026 | |||||
| 2038 | Hélène MIARD-DELACROIX Professor of German history and civilisation · Sorbonne University | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 3 | Sep 9, 2026 | |||||
| 2039 | Ian Buruma Historian | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 3 | Jul 4, 2025 | |||||
| 2040 | James Comey Former FBI director | Former official | 3 / 5 | 3 | 5 | May 12, 2026 | |||||
| 2041 | Jason Riley Author · Manhattan Institute | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 3 | 3 | Dec 23, 2025 | |||||
| 2042 | Johannes Varwick Political scientist | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 4 | Sep 8, 2025 | |||||
| 2043 | Jonas Enander PhD in physics, science communicator | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 2 | Jan 10, 2025 | |||||
| 2044 | Julien Rochedy Former politician, essayist and publisher | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 3 | 1 | Aug 16, 2026 | |||||
| 2045 | Jörn Leonhard Professor · University of Freiburg | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 2 | Sep 24, 2026 | |||||
| 2046 | Karen-Anna Eggen Researcher · Institutt for forsvarsstudier | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 3 | 2 | May 29, 2026 | |||||
| 2047 | Katharina Zweig Professor · RPTU Kaiserslautern | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 4 | Sep 16, 2026 | |||||
| 2048 | Kees Verhoeven Founder · Bureau Digitale Zaken | Former official | 3 / 5 | 3 | 5 | Jan 27, 2026 | |||||
| 2049 | Kerry Brown Professor | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 4 | Jul 23, 2026 | |||||
| 2050 | Kristian Gerner Professor emeritus of history · Lund University | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 2 | Oct 20, 2025 |