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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| 701 | Rod Blagojevich Former Illinois Governor | Former official | 2 / 5 | 3 | 4 | Mar 26, 2026 | |||||
| 702 | John McTernan Former political secretary · Tony Blair | Former official | 2 / 5 | 3 | 4 | Feb 9, 2026 | |||||
| 703 | Philip Hensher Writer · The Spectator | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 3 | 2 | Dec 31, 2025 | |||||
| 704 | Nick Haber AI Researcher and Assistant Professor · Stanford University | Academic | 2 / 5 | 3 | 1 | Oct 31, 2025 | |||||
| 705 | Yangwen Zheng Professor | Academic | 2 / 5 | 3 | 2 | Sep 11, 2026 | |||||
| 706 | Dan Byman Foreign policy editor · Center for Strategic & International Studies, Lawfare | Academic | 2 / 5 | 3 | 2 | Jul 22, 2026 | |||||
| 707 | Douglas Douds Professor, US Army War College | Academic | 2 / 5 | 3 | 1 | Jul 14, 2026 | |||||
| 708 | Marshall Shepherd Professor, author · University of Georgia | Academic | 2 / 5 | 3 | 2 | Sep 16, 2026 | |||||
| 709 | Matt Perault Center on Technology Policy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Academic | 2 / 5 | 3 | 3 | Sep 11, 2026 | |||||
| 710 | Maya Jasanoff Historian | Academic | 2 / 5 | 3 | 1 | Nov 11, 2025 | |||||
| 711 | Alex De Waal Hunger researcher | Academic | 2 / 5 | 3 | 4 | Aug 18, 2026 | |||||
| 712 | Alexis Loeb Former deputy chief · Department of Justice | Former official | 2 / 5 | 3 | 1 | May 23, 2026 | |||||
| 713 | Amanda Montell | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 3 | 3 | Mar 13, 2026 | |||||
| 714 | Ammon Hillman Professor of Classical Languages · University of Wisconsin Madison | Academic | 2 / 5 | 3 | 1 | Jan 12, 2026 | |||||
| 715 | Andrew Craig Author · Plain English Finance | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 3 | 1 | Jun 24, 2026 | |||||
| 716 | Andrew McCabe Former Acting Director and Deputy Director · Federal Bureau of Investigation | Former official | 2 / 5 | 3 | 2 | Apr 21, 2026 | |||||
| 717 | Andrew McCarthy Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney | Former official | 2 / 5 | 3 | 4 | Sep 16, 2025 | |||||
| 718 | Angela Glover Blackwell Founder in residence · PolicyLink | Think tank | 2 / 5 | 3 | 1 | Aug 1, 2026 | |||||
| 719 | Beth Sanner Former PDB briefer to President Trump · intelligence community | Former official | 2 / 5 | 3 | 3 | Mar 13, 2025 | |||||
| 720 | Catherine Heymans Professor of Astrophysics, Astronomer Royal for Scotland · University of Edinburgh | Academic | 2 / 5 | 3 | 4 | Oct 27, 2025 | |||||
| 721 | Catherine Steel Professor of Classics at the University of Glasgow | Academic | 2 / 5 | 3 | 4 | May 1, 2025 | |||||
| 722 | Chad Bown Senior fellow · Peterson Institute | Think tank | 2 / 5 | 3 | 3 | May 29, 2026 | |||||
| 723 | Chris Guillebeau Author, entrepreneur | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 3 | 4 | Jan 27, 2026 | |||||
| 724 | Dan Buettner New York Times bestselling author | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 3 | 6 | Sep 15, 2025 | |||||
| 725 | Dan Haile Senior Economist · Institute for Government | Think tank | 2 / 5 | 3 | 1 | Mar 4, 2026 | |||||
| 726 | Dan Siegel Dr. · UCLA School of Medicine | Academic | 2 / 5 | 3 | 3 | Aug 19, 2025 | |||||
| 727 | Dana Stroul Former Senate Foreign Relations Committee staffer | Former official | 2 / 5 | 3 | 5 | Jun 25, 2026 | |||||
| 728 | Daniela Gabor Macroeconomist, professor · SOAS, University of London | Academic | 2 / 5 | 3 | 5 | Jun 1, 2026 | |||||
| 729 | Darryl Campbell Author · W. W. Norton | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 3 | 3 | May 15, 2025 | |||||
| 730 | Dennis Kucinich Mayor of Cleveland, U.S. Congressman, Democratic presidential candidate | Former official | 2 / 5 | 3 | 5 | Aug 11, 2026 | |||||
| 731 | Jessica Ware Dragonfly expert · American Museum of Natural History | Academic | 2 / 5 | 3 | 3 | Sep 10, 2026 | |||||
| 732 | Rick Strassman Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry · University of New Mexico School of Medicine | Academic | 2 / 5 | 3 | 3 | Jan 13, 2026 | |||||
| 733 | Robert Person Associate Professor of International Relations · United States Military Academy at West Point | Academic | 2 / 5 | 3 | 1 | Mar 26, 2026 | |||||
| 734 | Ryan Martin Psychologist, Dean · University of Wisconsin-Green Bay | Academic | 2 / 5 | 3 | 3 | Nov 6, 2025 | |||||
| 735 | Eloise Pasachoff Professor of Law · Georgetown | Academic | 2 / 5 | 3 | 2 | Mar 6, 2025 | |||||
| 736 | Erica Downs Senior research scholar · Columbia University | Academic | 2 / 5 | 3 | 2 | Sep 22, 2026 | |||||
| 737 | Ezekiel Emanuel Dr | Academic | 2 / 5 | 3 | 3 | Apr 11, 2026 | |||||
| 738 | Gen Ben Hodges Former Commanding General of US Army Europe | Former official | 2 / 5 | 3 | 4 | Sep 11, 2026 | |||||
| 739 | Gordon Noble Professor | Academic | 2 / 5 | 3 | 3 | Aug 12, 2026 | |||||
| 740 | Greg Bryant Professor of Communication · UCLA | Academic | 2 / 5 | 3 | 2 | May 26, 2026 | |||||
| 741 | Gregory Brew Senior analyst · Eurasia Group | Think tank | 2 / 5 | 3 | 2 | Mar 20, 2026 | |||||
| 742 | Hannah Ritchie Data scientist, deputy editor · Our World in Data | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 3 | 10 | Aug 20, 2026 | |||||
| 743 | Jeff Coller MRNA researcher · Johns Hopkins Universität | Academic | 2 / 5 | 3 | 3 | Jun 15, 2026 | |||||
| 744 | Jeffrey Lewis | Academic | 2 / 5 | 3 | 2 | Jun 24, 2025 | |||||
| 745 | Jia Tolentino Writer · The New Yorker | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 3 | 4 | Jan 6, 2026 | |||||
| 746 | Jim Fitzgerald Former FBI agent | Former official | 2 / 5 | 3 | 1 | Feb 5, 2026 | |||||
| 747 | John Keller Former Chief of the Public Integrity Section · Department of Justice | Former official | 2 / 5 | 3 | 1 | May 30, 2026 | |||||
| 748 | John Sipher Former CIA officer | Former official | 2 / 5 | 3 | 6 | Sep 18, 2026 | |||||
| 749 | Julia Curlee Former CIA analyst | Former official | 2 / 5 | 3 | 2 | Sep 18, 2026 | |||||
| 750 | Juliette Kayyem Professor of International Security · Harvard Kennedy School | Academic | 2 / 5 | 3 | 3 | Sep 5, 2026 |