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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1101 | Jesse Noffsinger McKinsey & Company | Economist or consultant | 0 / 5 | 1 | 1 | Dec 25, 2025 | |||||
| 1102 | Jessica Chen Former TV news reporter, founder of Soulcast Media | Commentator | 0 / 5 | 0 | 1 | Aug 13, 2024 | |||||
| 1103 | Jessica Ware Dragonfly expert · American Museum of Natural History | Academic | 2 / 5 | 3 | 3 | Sep 10, 2026 | |||||
| 1104 | Jesús Fernández-Villaverde Professor of economics · University of Pennsylvania | Economist or consultant | 1 / 5 | 1 | 1 | May 15, 2026 | |||||
| 1105 | Jia Tolentino Writer · The New Yorker | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 3 | 4 | Jan 6, 2026 | |||||
| 1106 | Jill Lepore Historian | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 9 | 9 | Aug 21, 2026 | |||||
| 1107 | Jill Rutter Treasury civil servant · Institute for Government | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 26 | 4 | Aug 28, 2026 | |||||
| 1108 | Jillian Scudder Assistant professor of physics & astronomy · Oberlin College | Academic | 2 / 5 | 1 | 1 | Apr 5, 2025 | |||||
| 1109 | Jim Al-Khalili | Academic | 3 / 5 | 33 | 8 | Sep 11, 2026 | |||||
| 1110 | Jim Brase Deputy Associate Director for Computing · LLNL | Academic | 1 / 5 | 1 | 1 | Feb 25, 2025 | |||||
| 1111 | Jim Esposito Co-heads of Global Banking & Markets business · Goldman Sachs | Economist or consultant | 0 / 5 | 1 | 1 | May 2, 2025 | |||||
| 1112 | Jim Fitzgerald Former FBI agent | Former official | 2 / 5 | 3 | 1 | Feb 5, 2026 | |||||
| 1113 | Jim Flynn Managing Partner · Deerfield Management | Economist or consultant | 0 / 5 | 1 | 1 | Jun 12, 2026 | |||||
| 1114 | Jim Gerlach Former congressman | Former official | 1 / 5 | 0 | 1 | Apr 3, 2024 | |||||
| 1115 | Jim Grant Founder and editor · Grant's Interest Rate Observer | Economist or consultant | 1 / 5 | 3 | 5 | Jun 12, 2026 | |||||
| 1116 | Jim Harter Chief Scientist for the Workplace · Gallup | Economist or consultant | 0 / 5 | 0 | 1 | Sep 18, 2023 | |||||
| 1117 | Jim O'Neill Burnham advisor | Economist or consultant | 1 / 5 | 1 | 1 | Jul 7, 2026 | |||||
| 1118 | Jim Rogers International investor and financial commentator | Economist or consultant | 1 / 5 | 6 | 4 | Jan 15, 2026 | |||||
| 1119 | Jimmy McLoughlin Former Special Advisor to then-UK Prime Minister Theresa May | Former official | 3 / 5 | 4 | 4 | Aug 20, 2026 | |||||
| 1120 | Jingmai O'Connor Paleobiologist and associate curator of reptiles · Field Museum of Chicago | Academic | 2 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Aug 25, 2025 | |||||
| 1121 | Jiull Cainey Dr. · Cape Grim Forschungsstation | Academic | 1 / 5 | 0 | 1 | Oct 9, 2023 | |||||
| 1122 | Jo Setchell Anthropologist | Academic | 1 / 5 | 1 | 1 | Dec 17, 2025 | |||||
| 1123 | Joanna Allan Author · U Wisconsin Press | Commentator | 0 / 5 | 0 | 1 | Sep 20, 2024 | |||||
| 1124 | Joanna Schwartz | Commentator | 1 / 5 | 1 | 2 | Jul 19, 2025 | |||||
| 1125 | Joanne Freeman Historian · Yale University | Academic | 4 / 5 | 5 | 3 | Jun 25, 2026 | |||||
| 1126 | Joanne Harris Author | Academic | 2 / 5 | 0 | 1 | May 10, 2023 | |||||
| 1127 | Joanne Slavin Professor · University of Minnesota | Academic | 1 / 5 | 0 | 1 | May 9, 2024 | |||||
| 1128 | Jochen Hellbeck Professor of history · Rutgers University | Academic | 2 / 5 | 1 | 2 | Dec 29, 2025 | |||||
| 1129 | Jodi Herman Former Senate Foreign Relations Committee staffer | Former official | 1 / 5 | 0 | 1 | Sep 23, 2023 | |||||
| 1130 | Jody Freeman | Academic | 1 / 5 | 0 | 1 | Jan 18, 2023 | |||||
| 1131 | Joe Dabrowski Deputy Director of Policy · Pensions UK | Think tank | 1 / 5 | 1 | 1 | Sep 29, 2025 | |||||
| 1132 | Joe Ferrari Research psychologist · DePaul University | Academic | 1 / 5 | 0 | 1 | Mar 12, 2024 | |||||
| 1133 | Joe Schwarcz Director of Office for Science and Society · McGill University | Academic | 2 / 5 | 2 | 1 | Dec 1, 2025 | |||||
| 1134 | Joe Studwell Senior fellow at the United Kingdom's Overseas Development Institute and the Africa Urban Lab | Think tank | 2 / 5 | 2 | 2 | May 22, 2026 | |||||
| 1135 | Joe Walsh Former Republican congressman | Former official | 3 / 5 | 8 | 6 | Apr 10, 2026 | |||||
| 1136 | Joel Braunold Managing Director · S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 11 | 1 | Aug 12, 2026 | |||||
| 1137 | Joel Gold Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | Academic | 3 / 5 | 6 | 1 | Sep 30, 2026 | |||||
| 1138 | Joel Kotkin Chapman University | Academic | 1 / 5 | 1 | 2 | Nov 22, 2025 | |||||
| 1139 | Johann Hari Author | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 3 | 11 | Sep 7, 2026 | |||||
| 1140 | Johannes Eichstaedt Assistant Professor · Stanford University | Academic | 1 / 5 | 0 | 1 | Apr 25, 2024 | |||||
| 1141 | John Aucott Director of the Johns Hopkins Lyme Disease Research Center · Johns Hopkins University | Academic | 1 / 5 | 1 | 1 | Oct 16, 2025 | |||||
| 1142 | John B. Judis Author | Commentator | 1 / 5 | 1 | 1 | Mar 25, 2026 | |||||
| 1143 | John Bercow | Former official | 1 / 5 | 0 | 1 | Jan 15, 2023 | |||||
| 1144 | John Bew Global policy advisor | Academic | 4 / 5 | 6 | 6 | Jul 9, 2026 | |||||
| 1145 | John Bollinger Wall Street legend and inventor of Bollinger Bands | Economist or consultant | 1 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Jun 30, 2026 | |||||
| 1146 | John Bolton US national security advisor | Former official | 3 / 5 | 37 | 24 | Sep 30, 2026 | |||||
| 1147 | John Brennan | Former official | 3 / 5 | 6 | 3 | Jul 2, 2026 | |||||
| 1148 | John C. McManus Author | Academic | 4 / 5 | 4 | 3 | Jun 11, 2026 | |||||
| 1149 | John Coates Harvard law professor | Academic | 2 / 5 | 0 | 1 | Feb 29, 2024 | |||||
| 1150 | John Curtice Professor | Academic | 5 / 5 | 9 | 9 | Jun 26, 2026 |