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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1001 | Lindsay Cohn Associate professor at the Naval War College and Columbia University | Academic | 2 / 5 | 2 | 1 | Jul 4, 2026 | |||||
| 1002 | Lynne Olson Historian | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Mar 11, 2026 | |||||
| 1003 | Margie Lachman Professor of psychology · Brandeis University | Academic | 2 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Jul 7, 2026 | |||||
| 1004 | Mark Trammell CEO · Center for American Liberty | Think tank | 2 / 5 | 2 | 1 | Apr 17, 2025 | |||||
| 1005 | Martin Brunt Sky News Crime Commentator | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 2 | 2 | May 22, 2026 | |||||
| 1006 | Matthew LaCroix Author and ancient history expert | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 2 | 1 | Apr 10, 2026 | |||||
| 1007 | Michael Platt Professor · University of Pennsylvania | Academic | 2 / 5 | 2 | 1 | Apr 9, 2026 | |||||
| 1008 | Michael Rapport Reader in Modern European History · University of Glasgow | Academic | 2 / 5 | 2 | 1 | Feb 16, 2026 | |||||
| 1009 | Michael Sozan Senior fellow · Center for American Progress | Think tank | 2 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Jul 21, 2025 | |||||
| 1010 | Michelle Telléz Associate Professor · Arizona State University | Academic | 2 / 5 | 2 | 1 | Oct 31, 2025 | |||||
| 1011 | Moira Donegan Columnist · The Guardian | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 2 | 3 | Jan 28, 2026 | |||||
| 1012 | Ned Price Former spokesperson at the state department and previously the deputy ambassador to the UN | Former official | 2 / 5 | 2 | 1 | Aug 21, 2025 | |||||
| 1013 | Oona Hathaway Professor of international law · Yale University | Academic | 2 / 5 | 2 | 4 | Sep 8, 2026 | |||||
| 1014 | Osita Nwanevu | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 2 | 3 | Nov 10, 2025 | |||||
| 1015 | Paul Hawken Author | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 2 | 3 | Jun 12, 2025 | |||||
| 1016 | Payne Griffin Former deputy chief of staff · FTI Consulting | Former official | 2 / 5 | 2 | 1 | Feb 27, 2026 | |||||
| 1017 | Peter Hyman Former adviser | Former official | 2 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Jan 14, 2025 | |||||
| 1018 | Peter Norvig Leading AI expert, Stanford Fellow, former Director of Research at Google | Academic | 2 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Dec 26, 2025 | |||||
| 1019 | Rachel Shabi Journalist and broadcaster | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 2 | 3 | Jan 13, 2025 | |||||
| 1020 | Ralph Nader Consumer advocate | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 2 | 2 | May 20, 2025 | |||||
| 1021 | Rashid Khalidi Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies · Columbia University | Academic | 2 / 5 | 2 | 5 | Jun 25, 2025 | |||||
| 1022 | Rebecca Boyle Author | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 2 | 7 | Aug 4, 2025 | |||||
| 1023 | Ricardo Hausmann Professor · Harvard Kennedy School | Academic | 2 / 5 | 2 | 1 | Feb 9, 2026 | |||||
| 1024 | Rita McGrath Researcher · Columbia University | Academic | 2 / 5 | 2 | 3 | Apr 30, 2026 | |||||
| 1025 | Roger Pérez Physiologist · Duke University | Academic | 2 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Apr 17, 2026 | |||||
| 1026 | Soren Dayton Director of Governance · Niskanen Center | Think tank | 2 / 5 | 2 | 1 | Apr 6, 2026 | |||||
| 1027 | Stefan Dercon Professor of Economic Policy · Oxford | Academic | 2 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Jun 23, 2026 | |||||
| 1028 | Stephanie Baker Veteran Bloomberg investigative journalist | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 2 | 3 | Nov 4, 2025 | |||||
| 1029 | Steve Feldstein Senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | Think tank | 2 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Jul 15, 2026 | |||||
| 1030 | Thomas Harding Historian and best-selling author | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 2 | 1 | Apr 25, 2025 | |||||
| 1031 | Tom Brzozowski Former counsel for Domestic Terrorism · U.S. Department of Justice | Former official | 2 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Dec 30, 2025 | |||||
| 1032 | Tom Frieden Former Director of the CDC | Former official | 2 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Oct 6, 2025 | |||||
| 1033 | Toshi Yoshihara Senior Fellow · Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments | Think tank | 2 / 5 | 2 | 1 | May 17, 2026 | |||||
| 1034 | Vanda Felbab-Brown Director of the Initiative on Nonstate Armed Actors · Brookings Institution | Think tank | 2 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Feb 1, 2026 | |||||
| 1035 | Vanessa Heggie Dr | Academic | 2 / 5 | 2 | 1 | Jun 27, 2025 | |||||
| 1036 | Willow Bay Dean of the USC Annenberg School of Journalism | Academic | 2 / 5 | 2 | 2 | May 13, 2026 | |||||
| 1037 | Yonah Freemark Principal research associate · Urban Institute | Think tank | 2 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Mar 5, 2026 | |||||
| 1038 | Ziva Cooper Director · UCLA Center for Cannabis and Cannabinoids | Academic | 2 / 5 | 2 | 1 | Apr 15, 2026 | |||||
| 1039 | Errin Haines Guest host · The 19th | Commentator | 1 / 5 | 2 | 4 | Aug 19, 2026 | |||||
| 1040 | Vijay Pande Head of bio fund · a16z | Economist or consultant | 1 / 5 | 2 | 4 | Apr 2, 2026 | |||||
| 1041 | Bob Sternfels Global Managing Partner · McKinsey | Economist or consultant | 1 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Sep 29, 2026 | |||||
| 1042 | Max Haiven MIT Press | Commentator | 1 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Sep 28, 2026 | |||||
| 1043 | Sonny Bunch The Bulwark | Commentator | 1 / 5 | 2 | 3 | Sep 21, 2026 | |||||
| 1044 | Telis Demos Heard on the Street writer · The Wall Street Journal | Commentator | 1 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Sep 23, 2025 | |||||
| 1045 | Domenico Montanaro Senior political editor and correspondent · NPR | Commentator | 1 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Jan 16, 2024 | |||||
| 1046 | Alan Rozensztein Senior Editor · Lawfare | Commentator | 1 / 5 | 2 | 1 | Jan 27, 2025 | |||||
| 1047 | Alec Russell Foreign editor · Financial Times | Commentator | 1 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Aug 27, 2026 | |||||
| 1048 | Arabella Byrne Editor of the Spectator's Life section | Commentator | 1 / 5 | 2 | 1 | Jan 30, 2026 | |||||
| 1049 | Blanca Schofield Assistant culture and books editor · The Times and The Sunday Times | Commentator | 1 / 5 | 2 | 1 | Mar 8, 2026 | |||||
| 1050 | Dan LaRosa Director of Corporate Retirement Plans · Ritholtz Wealth Management | Economist or consultant | 1 / 5 | 2 | 1 | Apr 29, 2026 |