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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 551 | Dave Hone Paleontologist · Queen Mary University of London | Academic | 4 / 5 | 4 | 2 | Apr 29, 2026 | |||||
| 552 | Elliott Abrams Special Representative for Iran from 2020 to 2021 | Former official | 4 / 5 | 4 | 4 | Apr 15, 2026 | |||||
| 553 | John McWhorter | Academic | 4 / 5 | 4 | 6 | Jun 8, 2026 | |||||
| 554 | John Sellars Reader in philosophy · Royal Holloway, University of London | Academic | 4 / 5 | 4 | 3 | Sep 24, 2026 | |||||
| 555 | Lawrence Douglas James J. Grosfeld Professor of Law, Jurisprudence and Social Thought · Amherst College | Academic | 4 / 5 | 4 | 4 | Jun 27, 2026 | |||||
| 556 | Rosi Braidotti Feminist philosopher | Academic | 4 / 5 | 4 | 2 | May 23, 2026 | |||||
| 557 | Saul Perlmutter Nobel Prize laureate in physics | Academic | 4 / 5 | 4 | 5 | Apr 6, 2026 | |||||
| 558 | Thomas Levenson MIT professor | Academic | 4 / 5 | 4 | 4 | Aug 3, 2026 | |||||
| 559 | Nita Farahany Law professor and bioethicist · Duke University | Academic | 3 / 5 | 4 | 16 | Feb 25, 2026 | |||||
| 560 | Brian Cox Physicist, professor | Academic | 3 / 5 | 4 | 7 | Jun 2, 2026 | |||||
| 561 | Richard Wiseman Professor · University of Hertfordshire | Academic | 3 / 5 | 4 | 5 | Mar 4, 2026 | |||||
| 562 | Andrew Brodsky Professor · McCombs School of Business | Academic | 3 / 5 | 4 | 4 | Jun 22, 2025 | |||||
| 563 | David Gauke Former Lord Chancellor · Conservative MP | Former official | 3 / 5 | 4 | 3 | Jan 29, 2026 | |||||
| 564 | Yadong Li PhD student · Tulane University | Academic | 3 / 5 | 4 | 2 | Sep 4, 2026 | |||||
| 565 | Abigail Marsh Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience · Georgetown | Academic | 3 / 5 | 4 | 6 | Aug 12, 2026 | |||||
| 566 | Antony Beevor Author | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 4 | 5 | Jul 17, 2026 | |||||
| 567 | Brian Stelter Reporter · CNN | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 4 | 14 | Sep 21, 2026 | |||||
| 568 | Dieter Helm Professor of economic policy · University of Oxford | Academic | 3 / 5 | 4 | 5 | May 21, 2026 | |||||
| 569 | Inez Stepman Lincoln Fellow · Claremont Institute | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 4 | 8 | Aug 21, 2026 | |||||
| 570 | Jeff Jarvis Media critic | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 4 | 3 | Sep 7, 2026 | |||||
| 571 | John Ganz Author | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 4 | 4 | Jun 23, 2026 | |||||
| 572 | Joseph Torigian Author | Academic | 3 / 5 | 4 | 6 | Dec 23, 2025 | |||||
| 573 | Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones Author | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 4 | 6 | Sep 3, 2026 | |||||
| 574 | Robert J. Waldinger Professor and psychiatrist · Harvard University | Academic | 3 / 5 | 4 | 11 | Jan 7, 2026 | |||||
| 575 | Sarah Smith Economist · University of Bristol | Academic | 3 / 5 | 4 | 3 | May 20, 2026 | |||||
| 576 | Daisy Dunn Dr. | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 4 | 3 | Jul 18, 2026 | |||||
| 577 | Nicholas Morton Dr. | Academic | 3 / 5 | 4 | 6 | Aug 11, 2026 | |||||
| 578 | Anne Neuberger Deputy National Security Adviser · White House | Former official | 3 / 5 | 4 | 4 | Jul 26, 2026 | |||||
| 579 | Benjamin Moser | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 4 | 5 | Sep 28, 2026 | |||||
| 580 | Bill Clinton | Former official | 3 / 5 | 4 | 2 | Jun 2, 2025 | |||||
| 581 | Boris Heifets Anesthesiologist and psychedelics researcher · Stanford | Academic | 3 / 5 | 4 | 4 | May 7, 2026 | |||||
| 582 | Dahlia Scheindlin Political consultant and researcher · University of Pennsylvania | Academic | 3 / 5 | 4 | 5 | Oct 1, 2025 | |||||
| 583 | Diana Buttu Palestinian scholar | Academic | 3 / 5 | 4 | 5 | Mar 22, 2026 | |||||
| 584 | Douglas Irwin Economist and historian · Dartmouth University | Academic | 3 / 5 | 4 | 4 | Feb 25, 2026 | |||||
| 585 | Fara Dabhoiwala Historian and author | Academic | 3 / 5 | 4 | 4 | Nov 24, 2025 | |||||
| 586 | Franklin Foer Writer at The Atlantic | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 4 | 6 | Jun 12, 2026 | |||||
| 587 | James Kimmel Jr. Lecturer in psychiatry, researcher · Yale University School of Medicine | Academic | 3 / 5 | 4 | 4 | Jan 20, 2026 | |||||
| 588 | James Romm Dr. | Academic | 3 / 5 | 4 | 4 | Sep 13, 2025 | |||||
| 589 | Jay Van Bavel Professor · NYU | Academic | 3 / 5 | 4 | 7 | Aug 6, 2026 | |||||
| 590 | Jimmy McLoughlin Former Special Advisor to then-UK Prime Minister Theresa May | Former official | 3 / 5 | 4 | 4 | Aug 20, 2026 | |||||
| 591 | John Yoo Law professor · University of California, Berkeley | Academic | 3 / 5 | 4 | 6 | Mar 10, 2026 | |||||
| 592 | Jon Gordon Leadership author and speaker | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 4 | 8 | Aug 4, 2026 | |||||
| 593 | Kathleen Claussen University of Miami School of Law | Academic | 3 / 5 | 4 | 2 | Feb 28, 2026 | |||||
| 594 | Kim Darroch Former British ambassador to the United States | Former official | 3 / 5 | 4 | 3 | Sep 15, 2025 | |||||
| 595 | Kurt Volker Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO | Former official | 3 / 5 | 4 | 4 | Sep 23, 2026 | |||||
| 596 | Leslie John Professor · Harvard Business School | Academic | 3 / 5 | 4 | 5 | Sep 21, 2026 | |||||
| 597 | Lyndal Roper | Academic | 3 / 5 | 4 | 4 | Jan 16, 2026 | |||||
| 598 | Maggie Aderin-Pocock Space scientist and science educator | Academic | 3 / 5 | 4 | 6 | Dec 18, 2025 | |||||
| 599 | Mark Cancian CSIS | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 4 | 3 | Apr 27, 2026 | |||||
| 600 | Maya MacGuineas President · Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 4 | 4 | Jul 15, 2026 |