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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Edward Luce US national editor and columnist · Financial Times | Commentator | 4 / 5 | 5 | 6 | Jul 25, 2026 | |||||
| 102 | Daniel Susskind Research Professor in Economics · King's College London | Academic | 4 / 5 | 4 | 6 | Sep 23, 2026 | |||||
| 103 | John McWhorter | Academic | 4 / 5 | 4 | 6 | Jun 8, 2026 | |||||
| 104 | Suzannah Lipscomb Professor | Academic | 4 / 5 | 34 | 5 | Jul 30, 2026 | |||||
| 105 | Campbell Price Egyptologist · Manchester Museum | Academic | 4 / 5 | 8 | 5 | Aug 21, 2026 | |||||
| 106 | Andrew Gallimore Neurobiologist | Academic | 4 / 5 | 5 | 5 | Jul 10, 2026 | |||||
| 107 | Dara Massicot | Think tank | 4 / 5 | 5 | 5 | Aug 4, 2026 | |||||
| 108 | Steven Cook | Think tank | 4 / 5 | 5 | 5 | Aug 26, 2026 | |||||
| 109 | Helen Czerski Physicist and oceanographer · University College London | Academic | 4 / 5 | 4 | 5 | Dec 28, 2025 | |||||
| 110 | Saul Perlmutter Nobel Prize laureate in physics | Academic | 4 / 5 | 4 | 5 | Apr 6, 2026 | |||||
| 111 | Nadine Dorries Former Tory cabinet minister | Former official | 4 / 5 | 3 | 5 | Oct 29, 2025 | |||||
| 112 | Scott Ritter Former United Nations Weapons Inspector | Former official | 4 / 5 | 142 | 4 | Sep 21, 2026 | |||||
| 113 | Linda Hill Professor · Harvard Business School | Academic | 4 / 5 | 4 | 4 | Jul 7, 2026 | |||||
| 114 | Seth G. Jones President of the CSIS Defense and Security Department | Think tank | 4 / 5 | 4 | 4 | Jul 13, 2026 | |||||
| 115 | Elliott Abrams Special Representative for Iran from 2020 to 2021 | Former official | 4 / 5 | 4 | 4 | Apr 15, 2026 | |||||
| 116 | Lawrence Douglas James J. Grosfeld Professor of Law, Jurisprudence and Social Thought · Amherst College | Academic | 4 / 5 | 4 | 4 | Jun 27, 2026 | |||||
| 117 | Thomas Levenson MIT professor | Academic | 4 / 5 | 4 | 4 | Aug 3, 2026 | |||||
| 118 | Eric Cline Professor | Academic | 4 / 5 | 7 | 3 | Jul 22, 2026 | |||||
| 119 | Daniel Byman CSIS | Think tank | 4 / 5 | 6 | 3 | Apr 9, 2026 | |||||
| 120 | Keith Humphreys Esther Ting Memorial professor of psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences · Stanford University | Academic | 4 / 5 | 5 | 3 | Jul 22, 2026 | |||||
| 121 | Eugene Rogan Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History · University of Oxford | Academic | 4 / 5 | 5 | 3 | Apr 8, 2026 | |||||
| 122 | Joanne Freeman Historian · Yale University | Academic | 4 / 5 | 5 | 3 | Jun 25, 2026 | |||||
| 123 | Erik Brynjolfsson Economist and Stanford professor | Academic | 4 / 5 | 4 | 3 | Aug 21, 2026 | |||||
| 124 | John C. McManus Author | Academic | 4 / 5 | 4 | 3 | Jun 11, 2026 | |||||
| 125 | Bill Burnett Executive director of the Stanford Life Design Lab · Stanford University | Academic | 4 / 5 | 4 | 3 | Sep 10, 2026 | |||||
| 126 | John Sellars Reader in philosophy · Royal Holloway, University of London | Academic | 4 / 5 | 4 | 3 | Sep 24, 2026 | |||||
| 127 | Eve MacDonald Dr · Cardiff University | Academic | 4 / 5 | 4 | 2 | Sep 13, 2026 | |||||
| 128 | Timothy Morton Philosopher | Academic | 4 / 5 | 4 | 2 | Aug 19, 2026 | |||||
| 129 | Carolyne Larrington Author | Academic | 4 / 5 | 4 | 2 | Apr 6, 2026 | |||||
| 130 | Dave Hone Paleontologist · Queen Mary University of London | Academic | 4 / 5 | 4 | 2 | Apr 29, 2026 | |||||
| 131 | Rosi Braidotti Feminist philosopher | Academic | 4 / 5 | 4 | 2 | May 23, 2026 | |||||
| 132 | Justin Sherman Senior Fellow · Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University | Academic | 4 / 5 | 12 | 1 | May 28, 2026 | |||||
| 133 | Anne Applebaum Staff writer · The Atlantic | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 41 | 35 | Sep 28, 2026 | |||||
| 134 | Andrew Ross Sorkin | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 50 | 32 | Sep 18, 2026 | |||||
| 135 | Ben Shapiro Political commentator, author, co-founder · The Daily Wire | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 265 | 30 | Sep 25, 2026 | |||||
| 136 | Rahm Emanuel Former White House chief of staff under Obama, mayor of Chicago, most recently ambassador | Former official | 3 / 5 | 35 | 28 | Aug 16, 2026 | |||||
| 137 | Ian Bremmer Founder and President · Eurasia Group | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 128 | 27 | Sep 29, 2026 | |||||
| 138 | Chris Miller Associate professor of international history · Tufts University | Academic | 3 / 5 | 18 | 25 | Jul 29, 2026 | |||||
| 139 | John Bolton US national security advisor | Former official | 3 / 5 | 37 | 24 | Sep 30, 2026 | |||||
| 140 | Heather Cox Richardson Historian and author | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 37 | 24 | Aug 17, 2026 | |||||
| 141 | Tyler Cowen Economist and professor · George Mason University | Academic | 3 / 5 | 20 | 24 | Sep 4, 2026 | |||||
| 142 | Sean Spicer Former White House Press Secretary | Former official | 3 / 5 | 30 | 23 | Aug 25, 2026 | |||||
| 143 | Ryan Holiday Bestselling author and entrepreneur · Brass Check | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 16 | 23 | Sep 3, 2026 | |||||
| 144 | Nate Silver Legendary forecaster | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 9 | 23 | Sep 15, 2026 | |||||
| 145 | Victor Davis Hanson Author | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 573 | 22 | Sep 29, 2026 | |||||
| 146 | Molly Jong-Fast Writer and political commentator | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 28 | 22 | Aug 29, 2026 | |||||
| 147 | Niall Ferguson Historian | Academic | 3 / 5 | 22 | 22 | Jul 23, 2026 | |||||
| 148 | Seth Godin Author | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 19 | 22 | Sep 29, 2026 | |||||
| 149 | Annie Jacobsen Author | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 17 | 22 | Sep 30, 2026 | |||||
| 150 | Tristan Harris Co-founder · Center for Humane Technology | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 32 | 21 | Sep 21, 2026 |