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 6 UK newspapers, plus Substack and a web search for some experts. No US, Canadian or Australian newspaper yet47G2Partial
Spoken presenceDo they speak in public, on the record?
2 appearances in 24 monthsBased on: Podcast appearances in the podcasts of the POC only1,090G3Partial
Commercial offeringDo they have something to sell?
1 book, paid offering, speaking or consultingBased on: New books since 2023 only819G4Partial
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 podcasts1,795G5Partial
Recent activityAre they active right now?
1 appearance in 6 months and 4 in 24 monthsBased on: Podcast appearances only5492,556 experts
Export CSV| # | Person | Role | G1 | G2 | G3 | G4 | G5 | Criteria | Appearances (24 mo) | Podcasts | Last appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 851 | Damian Thompson Writer | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 38 | 2 | Sep 20, 2026 | |||||
| 852 | Rich Lowry Editor of National Review | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 26 | 2 | Jul 29, 2026 | |||||
| 853 | John Stepek Bloomberg senior reporter | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 25 | 2 | May 29, 2026 | |||||
| 854 | Roland Oliphant Senior Foreign Correspondent · The Telegraph | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 23 | 2 | Aug 5, 2026 | |||||
| 855 | Josh Glancy News Review Editor · The Sunday Times | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 22 | 2 | Aug 27, 2026 | |||||
| 856 | Susan Hayes Culleton Chartered Financial Analyst · Hayes Culleton Group | Economist or consultant | 2 / 5 | 17 | 2 | Sep 18, 2026 | |||||
| 857 | Jon B. Alterman CSIS | Think tank | 2 / 5 | 15 | 2 | May 22, 2025 | |||||
| 858 | Tom Bevan RealClearPolitics | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 13 | 2 | Aug 31, 2026 | |||||
| 859 | Natalie Orpett Executive Editor · Lawfare | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 12 | 2 | Sep 24, 2026 | |||||
| 860 | Steven Swinford Political Editor · The Times | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 12 | 2 | Sep 29, 2026 | |||||
| 861 | Dominic Nicholls Associate Editor of Defence · The Telegraph | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 11 | 2 | Aug 24, 2026 | |||||
| 862 | Francis Dearnley Assistant Comment Editor · The Telegraph | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 10 | 2 | Jul 2, 2026 | |||||
| 863 | Cal Thomas Nationally syndicated US columnist | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 10 | 2 | Sep 29, 2026 | |||||
| 864 | Juliet Samuel Columnist · The Times | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 10 | 2 | Jul 30, 2026 | |||||
| 865 | Dharshini David Chief economics correspondent · BBC News | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 7 | 2 | Mar 9, 2026 | |||||
| 866 | Lacy Hunt Economist | Economist or consultant | 2 / 5 | 5 | 2 | Jul 28, 2026 | |||||
| 867 | Philip Shetler-Jones Senior research fellow · RUSI | Think tank | 2 / 5 | 5 | 2 | Oct 15, 2025 | |||||
| 868 | Erica Bailey Professor · UC Berkeley Haas School of Business | Academic | 2 / 5 | 4 | 2 | Feb 20, 2026 | |||||
| 869 | Charlie Falconer Labour peer, former cabinet minister · London Drugs Commission | Former official | 2 / 5 | 4 | 2 | Jul 5, 2025 | |||||
| 870 | Danielle Hale Chief Economist · Realtor.com | Economist or consultant | 2 / 5 | 4 | 2 | Jun 12, 2026 | |||||
| 871 | Gaby Hinsliff Columnist · The Guardian | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 4 | 2 | May 16, 2025 | |||||
| 872 | Mark Maslin Climate scientist · University College London | Academic | 2 / 5 | 3 | 2 | Jun 25, 2026 | |||||
| 873 | Philip Hensher Writer · The Spectator | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 3 | 2 | Dec 31, 2025 | |||||
| 874 | Yangwen Zheng Professor | Academic | 2 / 5 | 3 | 2 | Sep 11, 2026 | |||||
| 875 | Dan Byman Foreign policy editor · Center for Strategic & International Studies, Lawfare | Academic | 2 / 5 | 3 | 2 | Jul 22, 2026 | |||||
| 876 | Marshall Shepherd Professor, author · University of Georgia | Academic | 2 / 5 | 3 | 2 | Sep 16, 2026 | |||||
| 877 | Andrew McCabe Former Acting Director and Deputy Director · Federal Bureau of Investigation | Former official | 2 / 5 | 3 | 2 | Apr 21, 2026 | |||||
| 878 | Eloise Pasachoff Professor of Law · Georgetown | Academic | 2 / 5 | 3 | 2 | Mar 6, 2025 | |||||
| 879 | Erica Downs Senior research scholar · Columbia University | Academic | 2 / 5 | 3 | 2 | Sep 22, 2026 | |||||
| 880 | Greg Bryant Professor of Communication · UCLA | Academic | 2 / 5 | 3 | 2 | May 26, 2026 | |||||
| 881 | Gregory Brew Senior analyst · Eurasia Group | Think tank | 2 / 5 | 3 | 2 | Mar 20, 2026 | |||||
| 882 | Jeffrey Lewis | Academic | 2 / 5 | 3 | 2 | Jun 24, 2025 | |||||
| 883 | Julia Curlee Former CIA analyst | Former official | 2 / 5 | 3 | 2 | Sep 18, 2026 | |||||
| 884 | Larry Wilkerson | Former official | 2 / 5 | 3 | 2 | May 27, 2026 | |||||
| 885 | Luis Rueda Former CIA officer | Former official | 2 / 5 | 3 | 2 | Aug 13, 2026 | |||||
| 886 | Matt Walker Neuroscientiste | Academic | 2 / 5 | 3 | 2 | Jul 10, 2026 | |||||
| 887 | Nick Land | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 3 | 2 | Oct 6, 2025 | |||||
| 888 | Jeff Sachs Professor | Academic | 2 / 5 | 3 | 2 | Jun 1, 2026 | |||||
| 889 | Rob Kaplan Vice chairman and the former president of the Dallas Fed · Goldman Sachs | Economist or consultant | 2 / 5 | 3 | 2 | Sep 15, 2025 | |||||
| 890 | Ryan Berg Analyst · CSIS | Think tank | 2 / 5 | 3 | 2 | Feb 26, 2026 | |||||
| 891 | Sherrilyn Ifill Howard University School of Law | Academic | 2 / 5 | 3 | 2 | Apr 20, 2026 | |||||
| 892 | Sophia Money-Coutts Features writer · The Times | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Oct 12, 2025 | |||||
| 893 | Allison Schrager Bloomberg Opinion columnist | Think tank | 2 / 5 | 2 | 2 | May 28, 2026 | |||||
| 894 | David Carpenter | Academic | 2 / 5 | 2 | 2 | May 2, 2025 | |||||
| 895 | Douglas Stuart Writer | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 2 | 2 | May 5, 2026 | |||||
| 896 | Duy Lap Nguyen Associate Professor in World Cultures and Literatures · University of Houston | Academic | 2 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Jan 27, 2026 | |||||
| 897 | Elena Foulis Author · Ohio State UP | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Apr 29, 2026 | |||||
| 898 | Elissa Epel Psychologist · UCSF | Academic | 2 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Sep 23, 2026 | |||||
| 899 | Jingmai O'Connor Paleobiologist and associate curator of reptiles · Field Museum of Chicago | Academic | 2 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Aug 25, 2025 | |||||
| 900 | Joyce Tyldesley Historian | Academic | 2 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Oct 17, 2024 |