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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | Werner Patzelt Professor | Academic | 4 / 5 | 19 | 6 | Sep 21, 2026 | |||||
| 302 | Thierry Breton Former European Commissioner | Former official | 4 / 5 | 19 | 5 | Sep 11, 2026 | |||||
| 303 | Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg Former CSU defence minister | Former official | 4 / 5 | 19 | 11 | Jul 5, 2026 | |||||
| 304 | Paweł Jaskuła Dr · Instytut Boyma | Think tank | 4 / 5 | 19 | 1 | Apr 27, 2026 | |||||
| 305 | Timothy Snyder Author and historian | Academic | 4 / 5 | 19 | 18 | Jun 24, 2026 | |||||
| 306 | John Kiriakou Author, journalist and former intelligence officer · CIA | Former official | 3 / 5 | 19 | 11 | Jul 21, 2026 | |||||
| 307 | Karen Hao Reporter · Wall Street Journal | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 19 | 20 | Jul 29, 2026 | |||||
| 308 | Robert Pape Professor · University of Chicago | Academic | 3 / 5 | 19 | 12 | Sep 19, 2026 | |||||
| 309 | Dan Jones British historian | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 19 | 12 | Sep 17, 2026 | |||||
| 310 | Jean-Marc Jancovici The Shift Project, Carbone4 | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 19 | 14 | Aug 28, 2026 | |||||
| 311 | Seth Godin Author | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 19 | 22 | Sep 29, 2026 | |||||
| 312 | Stephen Moore Co-founder · Committee to Unleash Prosperity | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 19 | 8 | Apr 24, 2026 | |||||
| 313 | Andrew Lownie Royal historian | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 19 | 17 | Aug 21, 2026 | |||||
| 314 | Gerd Kommer Finance expert | Economist or consultant | 3 / 5 | 19 | 11 | Sep 30, 2026 | |||||
| 315 | Geerten Waling Historian and writer | Academic | 3 / 5 | 19 | 12 | Sep 21, 2026 | |||||
| 316 | Dave Aronberg Legal expert | Lawyer | 2 / 5 | 19 | 3 | Sep 4, 2026 | |||||
| 317 | Kees de Kort Independent economist | Economist or consultant | 2 / 5 | 19 | 4 | Sep 15, 2026 | |||||
| 318 | Guille Lomener Editor of Applesfera | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 19 | 2 | Sep 24, 2026 | |||||
| 319 | Adi Ignatius Editor in Chief · Harvard Business Review | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 19 | 6 | Sep 30, 2026 | |||||
| 320 | Jakub Bodziony Deputy editor-in-chief of Kultura Liberalna | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 19 | 4 | Sep 11, 2026 | |||||
| 321 | Miles Taylor Former chief of staff at Department for Homeland Security | Former official | 5 / 5 | 18 | 11 | Sep 11, 2026 | |||||
| 322 | Daron Acemoglu Institute Professor · Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Academic | 5 / 5 | 18 | 22 | Sep 21, 2026 | |||||
| 323 | Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook Senior adviser · Bertelsmann Stiftung | Think tank | 4 / 5 | 18 | 13 | Sep 16, 2026 | |||||
| 324 | Frédéric Encel Geopolitologist, professor of international relations and political science · Sciences Po Paris | Academic | 4 / 5 | 18 | 9 | Sep 26, 2026 | |||||
| 325 | Bojan Pancevski Europe correspondent · Wall Street Journal | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 18 | 5 | Sep 9, 2026 | |||||
| 326 | Marc Friedrich Publicist and entrepreneur · Friedrich & Partner Vermögenssicherung GmbH | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 18 | 9 | Aug 6, 2026 | |||||
| 327 | Wolfgang Ischinger Chair · Munich Security Conference | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 18 | 11 | Sep 12, 2026 | |||||
| 328 | Chris Miller Associate professor of international history · Tufts University | Academic | 3 / 5 | 18 | 25 | Jul 29, 2026 | |||||
| 329 | Barbara Bleisch Philosopher, presenter of Sternstunde Philosophie | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 18 | 9 | Sep 8, 2026 | |||||
| 330 | Kåre Aas Former diplomat | Former official | 3 / 5 | 18 | 3 | Sep 29, 2026 | |||||
| 331 | Mo Gawdat | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 18 | 16 | Aug 26, 2026 | |||||
| 332 | Gemma Venhuizen | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 18 | 2 | Aug 5, 2026 | |||||
| 333 | Florian Freistetter Astronomer · Science Busters | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 18 | 5 | Jul 20, 2026 | |||||
| 334 | Pip Klöckner Tech investor | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 18 | 11 | Aug 1, 2026 | |||||
| 335 | Benaouda Abdeddaïm International columnist · BFM Business | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 18 | 2 | Jul 11, 2026 | |||||
| 336 | Ben Rhodes | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 18 | 15 | Aug 28, 2026 | |||||
| 337 | Michael Every Global Strategist · Rabobank | Economist or consultant | 2 / 5 | 18 | 6 | Sep 25, 2026 | |||||
| 338 | Ben Wittes Lawfare | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 18 | 6 | Sep 24, 2026 | |||||
| 339 | Gil Luria Head of Technology Research · D.A. Davidson | Economist or consultant | 2 / 5 | 18 | 3 | Jul 30, 2026 | |||||
| 340 | Agnes Wold | Academic | 2 / 5 | 18 | 5 | Sep 16, 2025 | |||||
| 341 | Sam Harris Philosopher, neuroscientist | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 18 | 22 | Aug 20, 2026 | |||||
| 342 | Joanna Tyrowicz Professor | Economist or consultant | 1 / 5 | 18 | 5 | Mar 15, 2026 | |||||
| 343 | Dick Harrison Historian · Lund University | Academic | 4 / 5 | 17 | 9 | Sep 1, 2026 | |||||
| 344 | Sönke Neitzel Military historian · University of Potsdam | Academic | 4 / 5 | 17 | 13 | Aug 28, 2026 | |||||
| 345 | Franz-Stefan Gady Military expert · International Institute for Strategic Studies | Think tank | 4 / 5 | 17 | 11 | Aug 14, 2026 | |||||
| 346 | Gabriel Felbermayr WIFO head | Academic | 4 / 5 | 17 | 14 | Jul 23, 2026 | |||||
| 347 | Luc Ferry Philosopher, essayist, writer, former education minister | Commentator | 4 / 5 | 17 | 4 | Sep 28, 2026 | |||||
| 348 | Claudia Kemfert Climate economist | Academic | 4 / 5 | 17 | 12 | Aug 5, 2026 | |||||
| 349 | Edward Fishman Senior research scholar · Center for Global Energy Policy, Columbia University | Academic | 4 / 5 | 17 | 16 | Aug 30, 2026 | |||||
| 350 | Maarten van Rossem Professor | Academic | 4 / 5 | 17 | 10 | Sep 15, 2026 |