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 |
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| 501 | Lyndsey Stonebridge Arendt expert | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Sep 5, 2025 | |||||
| 502 | Marc Brackett Founding director · Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Nov 1, 2025 | |||||
| 503 | Michelle Obama Former First Lady · White House | Former official | 3 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Jun 24, 2025 | |||||
| 504 | Nataliya Shpylova-Saeed Preceptor in Ukrainian · Harvard University | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Aug 19, 2025 | |||||
| 505 | Niayesh Afshordi Professor of physics and astronomy · University of Waterloo | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Sep 16, 2025 | |||||
| 506 | Ray Madoff Legal scholar | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 2 | May 22, 2026 | |||||
| 507 | Roderick Beaton Emeritus Koraes Professor of Modern Greek and Byzantine History, Language and Literature at King's College London | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 2 | May 11, 2026 | |||||
| 508 | Russell Miller Constitutional lawyer | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Oct 2, 2025 | |||||
| 509 | Sanya Carley Mark Alan Hughes Faculty Director · Kleinman Center | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Oct 21, 2025 | |||||
| 510 | Sara Imari Walker Astrobiologist and theoretical physicist | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Oct 21, 2024 | |||||
| 511 | Sherri Goodman First Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Environmental Security · U.S. Department of Defense | Former official | 3 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Nov 1, 2025 | |||||
| 512 | Victor Shih Professor | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Feb 27, 2025 | |||||
| 513 | Zahi Zalloua Cushing Eells Professor of Philosophy and Literature · Whitman College | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Nov 19, 2025 | |||||
| 514 | Robert Shrimsley FT correspondent · Financial Times | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 12 | 1 | Jun 23, 2026 | |||||
| 515 | Scott R. Anderson Senior Editor · Lawfare | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 12 | 1 | Jul 3, 2026 | |||||
| 516 | Tom Pope Institute for Government | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 12 | 1 | Jul 30, 2026 | |||||
| 517 | Joel Braunold Managing Director · S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 11 | 1 | Aug 12, 2026 | |||||
| 518 | Cath Haddon Senior fellow · Institute for Government | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 11 | 1 | Sep 25, 2026 | |||||
| 519 | Charles Liu Astrophysicist | Academic | 3 / 5 | 10 | 1 | Sep 18, 2026 | |||||
| 520 | Stuart Hoddinott Institute for Government | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 10 | 1 | Jul 30, 2026 | |||||
| 521 | Burcu Ozcelik Senior Research Fellow · RUSI | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 7 | 1 | Jun 3, 2026 | |||||
| 522 | Joel Gold Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | Academic | 3 / 5 | 6 | 1 | Sep 30, 2026 | |||||
| 523 | Ian Gold Professor and Chair of Philosophy and Professor of Psychiatry · McGill | Academic | 3 / 5 | 6 | 1 | Sep 30, 2026 | |||||
| 524 | Chris Mirasola Assistant professor · University of Houston Law Center | Academic | 3 / 5 | 6 | 1 | Aug 9, 2026 | |||||
| 525 | Nick Bednar Professor · University of Minnesota Law School | Academic | 3 / 5 | 4 | 1 | Jul 2, 2026 | |||||
| 526 | Will Freeman Fellow for Latin American Studies · Council on Foreign Relations | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 4 | 1 | Jul 22, 2026 | |||||
| 527 | Michael Bohnert Engineer · RAND | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 2 | 1 | Mar 23, 2026 | |||||
| 528 | Christopher Harding Senior lecturer, University of Edinburgh | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 1 | Apr 4, 2025 | |||||
| 529 | Mitchell Ash Historian | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 1 | Jan 29, 2026 | |||||
| 530 | Peter Harms Professor of management · University of Alabama's Culverhouse College of Business | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 1 | Feb 10, 2026 | |||||
| 531 | Abby Innes Associate Professor · LSE | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 1 | Mar 24, 2026 | |||||
| 532 | Brianna Nofil Assistant professor of history · The College of William and Mary | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 1 | Feb 19, 2026 | |||||
| 533 | Jennifer Chacón Immigration law expert · Stanford Law School | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 1 | Mar 19, 2026 | |||||
| 534 | John Lennox Mathematician, bioethicist, and Christian apologist | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 1 | Apr 13, 2026 | |||||
| 535 | Kevin Hall Nutritional scientist · National Institutes of Health | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 1 | Feb 3, 2026 | |||||
| 536 | Kyle Harper Professor | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 1 | Sep 14, 2025 | |||||
| 537 | Michael Lewis Bestselling author and financial journalist | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 20 | 27 | Jan 2, 2026 | |||||
| 538 | Greg Lukianoff Free speech advocate, first-amendment attorney, president of FIRE | Lawyer | 2 / 5 | 12 | 24 | Mar 11, 2026 | |||||
| 539 | Michael Knowles The Daily Wire | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 117 | 22 | Sep 30, 2026 | |||||
| 540 | Sam Harris Philosopher, neuroscientist | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 18 | 22 | Aug 20, 2026 | |||||
| 541 | Tim Miller Contributor · The Bulwark | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 391 | 20 | Sep 25, 2026 | |||||
| 542 | Paul Krugman Nobel Prize-winning economist, columnist · New York Times | Economist or consultant | 2 / 5 | 33 | 20 | Aug 25, 2026 | |||||
| 543 | Tim Ferriss Author | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 112 | 18 | Sep 24, 2026 | |||||
| 544 | Glenn Greenwald Journalist | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 42 | 18 | Sep 24, 2026 | |||||
| 545 | Sarah Longwell Author · The Bulwark | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 26 | 18 | Sep 12, 2026 | |||||
| 546 | Cenk Uygur The Young Turks | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 31 | 17 | Sep 2, 2026 | |||||
| 547 | Dan Snow Historian | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 20 | 17 | Aug 15, 2026 | |||||
| 548 | Jeffrey Sachs Professor | Economist or consultant | 2 / 5 | 180 | 16 | Sep 28, 2026 | |||||
| 549 | Bret Weinstein PhD · DarkHorse Podcast | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 107 | 16 | Sep 23, 2026 | |||||
| 550 | Miranda Devine New York Post columnist and host of Pod Force One | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 38 | 16 | Apr 23, 2026 |