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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| 651 | Dan Buettner New York Times bestselling author | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 3 | 6 | Sep 15, 2025 | |||||
| 652 | John Sipher Former CIA officer | Former official | 2 / 5 | 3 | 6 | Sep 18, 2026 | |||||
| 653 | Mike Madrid Veteran political consultant | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 3 | 6 | Jun 9, 2026 | |||||
| 654 | Bill George Executive fellow · Harvard Business School | Academic | 2 / 5 | 2 | 6 | Jan 27, 2026 | |||||
| 655 | Kieran Setiya Professor · MIT | Academic | 2 / 5 | 2 | 6 | Sep 20, 2026 | |||||
| 656 | Michael Norton Professor at Harvard Business school | Academic | 2 / 5 | 1 | 6 | Oct 8, 2025 | |||||
| 657 | Sheila Bair Former FDIC Chair | Former official | 2 / 5 | 1 | 6 | May 15, 2026 | |||||
| 658 | Zoë Grünewald Political journalist | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 80 | 5 | Sep 11, 2026 | |||||
| 659 | Michael Batnick Ritholtz Wealth Management | Economist or consultant | 2 / 5 | 55 | 5 | Jun 26, 2026 | |||||
| 660 | Freddy Gray Host · The Spectator | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 41 | 5 | Aug 7, 2026 | |||||
| 661 | Lara Spirit Deputy political editor · The Sunday Times | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 34 | 5 | Sep 9, 2026 | |||||
| 662 | George Parker Political editor · Financial Times | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 24 | 5 | Sep 18, 2026 | |||||
| 663 | Alex Heath Author of The Verge's Sources newsletter | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 16 | 5 | Aug 5, 2026 | |||||
| 664 | Eliana Johnson Co-host · Ink Stained Wretches podcast | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 9 | 5 | May 27, 2026 | |||||
| 665 | Ben Habib Formerly deputy leader of Reform | Former official | 2 / 5 | 8 | 5 | Feb 9, 2026 | |||||
| 666 | Gawain Towler Former Reform UK strategist | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 7 | 5 | Jun 16, 2026 | |||||
| 667 | Brad Klontz Psychologist · Creighton University's Heider College of Business | Academic | 2 / 5 | 6 | 5 | Dec 10, 2024 | |||||
| 668 | Steve Rosenberg Russia Editor · BBC | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 6 | 5 | Jun 21, 2026 | |||||
| 669 | Owen Matthews Russia writer · The Spectator | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 6 | 5 | Sep 1, 2026 | |||||
| 670 | Stephen Dubner Coautore di Freakonomics, host del Freakonomics podcast | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 6 | 5 | Jul 15, 2026 | |||||
| 671 | Andy McCarthy Legal expert · National Review | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 5 | 5 | May 29, 2026 | |||||
| 672 | Mark Urban Journalist · The Sunday Times | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 5 | 5 | Jun 15, 2026 | |||||
| 673 | Cornell Belcher | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 5 | 5 | Sep 26, 2026 | |||||
| 674 | John Torpey Director of the Ralph Bunche Institute | Academic | 2 / 5 | 5 | 5 | Apr 5, 2025 | |||||
| 675 | Tareq Baconi Board President · Al-Shabaka | Think tank | 2 / 5 | 4 | 5 | Dec 15, 2025 | |||||
| 676 | Emma Southon Author | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 3 | 5 | Aug 16, 2026 | |||||
| 677 | Mark Miodownik Professor of Materials and Society · University College London | Academic | 2 / 5 | 3 | 5 | Feb 9, 2026 | |||||
| 678 | Robert Lustig Dr. · UCSF | Academic | 2 / 5 | 3 | 5 | Jan 12, 2026 | |||||
| 679 | Dana Stroul Former Senate Foreign Relations Committee staffer | Former official | 2 / 5 | 3 | 5 | Jun 25, 2026 | |||||
| 680 | Daniela Gabor Macroeconomist, professor · SOAS, University of London | Academic | 2 / 5 | 3 | 5 | Jun 1, 2026 | |||||
| 681 | Dennis Kucinich Mayor of Cleveland, U.S. Congressman, Democratic presidential candidate | Former official | 2 / 5 | 3 | 5 | Aug 11, 2026 | |||||
| 682 | Kim Wehle Professor of law and former assistant U.S. attorney | Academic | 2 / 5 | 3 | 5 | Nov 16, 2025 | |||||
| 683 | Kip Thorne Physicist | Academic | 2 / 5 | 3 | 5 | Mar 22, 2026 | |||||
| 684 | Liam Halligan Columnist · Telegraph | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 3 | 5 | Apr 28, 2026 | |||||
| 685 | Nicholas Kristof NYT columnist · New York Times | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 3 | 5 | Apr 24, 2026 | |||||
| 686 | Stephon Alexander Theoretical physicist · Brown University | Academic | 2 / 5 | 3 | 5 | Feb 6, 2026 | |||||
| 687 | Tom Baldwin Former Labour Party adviser and author | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 3 | 5 | Sep 5, 2025 | |||||
| 688 | Andrew J. Scott Economist and author | Economist or consultant | 2 / 5 | 2 | 5 | Jan 13, 2025 | |||||
| 689 | Aaron David Miller | Think tank | 2 / 5 | 2 | 5 | Aug 10, 2026 | |||||
| 690 | Glory Liu Assistant professor · Georgetown University | Academic | 2 / 5 | 2 | 5 | Mar 26, 2026 | |||||
| 691 | Rashid Khalidi Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies · Columbia University | Academic | 2 / 5 | 2 | 5 | Jun 25, 2025 | |||||
| 692 | Hal Hershfield Professor of marketing, behavioral decision making and psychology · Anderson School of Management at UCLA | Academic | 2 / 5 | 1 | 5 | Sep 26, 2024 | |||||
| 693 | Liz Cheney Vice Chair · January 6th select committee | Former official | 2 / 5 | 1 | 5 | Nov 1, 2024 | |||||
| 694 | Tom Wheeler Former FCC Chair | Former official | 2 / 5 | 1 | 5 | Sep 21, 2025 | |||||
| 695 | Matthew Desmond Princeton sociologist, Pulitzer Prize-winning author · Princeton University | Academic | 2 / 5 | 0 | 5 | Jul 11, 2024 | |||||
| 696 | Robert Armstrong U.S. financial commentator · Financial Times | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 210 | 4 | Sep 29, 2026 | |||||
| 697 | James Heale Deputy political editor · The Spectator | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 150 | 4 | Sep 25, 2026 | |||||
| 698 | Alex Von Tunzelmann Author | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 63 | 4 | Sep 29, 2026 | |||||
| 699 | Matthew Parris Columnist for the Times, former MP | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 43 | 4 | Sep 24, 2026 | |||||
| 700 | Jonathan V. Last The Bulwark | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 14 | 4 | Sep 3, 2026 |