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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1151 | John Fitzgerald Columniste | Commentator | 1 / 5 | 3 | 3 | May 13, 2026 | |||||
| 1152 | John Foley Lex editor · Financial Times | Commentator | 1 / 5 | 3 | 1 | Jul 22, 2025 | |||||
| 1153 | John Fullerton Unconventional economist · Capital Institute | Think tank | 2 / 5 | 1 | 2 | Nov 6, 2024 | |||||
| 1154 | John Ganz Author | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 4 | 4 | Jun 23, 2026 | |||||
| 1155 | John Garth Award-winning Tolkien biographer and author | Commentator | 0 / 5 | 1 | 1 | Jan 22, 2025 | |||||
| 1156 | John Harris Guardian columnist · The Guardian | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 5 | 4 | Nov 23, 2025 | |||||
| 1157 | John Holdren | Academic | 1 / 5 | 1 | 1 | Jan 26, 2026 | |||||
| 1158 | John Ioannidis Professor · Stanford University | Academic | 1 / 5 | 1 | 1 | Sep 18, 2025 | |||||
| 1159 | John J. Sullivan Former State Department official and U.S. ambassador | Former official | 2 / 5 | 1 | 1 | Oct 10, 2024 | |||||
| 1160 | John Kaag Professor of philosophy | Academic | 2 / 5 | 1 | 3 | Dec 3, 2025 | |||||
| 1161 | John Keller Former Chief of the Public Integrity Section · Department of Justice | Former official | 2 / 5 | 3 | 1 | May 30, 2026 | |||||
| 1162 | John Kiriakou Author, journalist and former intelligence officer · CIA | Former official | 3 / 5 | 19 | 11 | Jul 21, 2026 | |||||
| 1163 | John Kitzhaber Former Governor, ER Doctor · Oregon | Former official | 1 / 5 | 0 | 1 | May 10, 2023 | |||||
| 1164 | John Kyle Former deputy leader · PUP | Former official | 1 / 5 | 0 | 1 | Aug 5, 2024 | |||||
| 1165 | John Lennox Mathematician, bioethicist, and Christian apologist | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 1 | Apr 13, 2026 | |||||
| 1166 | John List Economist · Becker Friedman Institute | Academic | 1 / 5 | 1 | 2 | May 5, 2026 | |||||
| 1167 | John Llodra Lead partner · New Harbor Financial | Economist or consultant | 0 / 5 | 0 | 1 | Apr 23, 2024 | |||||
| 1168 | John Long Australian palaeontologist | Academic | 2 / 5 | 1 | 1 | Jul 17, 2025 | |||||
| 1169 | John Martinis Nobel Prize in Physics Winner | Academic | 3 / 5 | 6 | 5 | Sep 22, 2026 | |||||
| 1170 | John McLaughlin Former acting and deputy director · CIA | Former official | 1 / 5 | 1 | 1 | Jul 27, 2025 | |||||
| 1171 | John McTernan Former political secretary · Tony Blair | Former official | 2 / 5 | 3 | 4 | Feb 9, 2026 | |||||
| 1172 | John McWhorter | Academic | 4 / 5 | 4 | 6 | Jun 8, 2026 | |||||
| 1173 | John Mearsheimer Professor · University of Chicago | Academic | 4 / 5 | 159 | 11 | Sep 29, 2026 | |||||
| 1174 | John Moser Author · Ashland University | Academic | 1 / 5 | 1 | 1 | Feb 9, 2026 | |||||
| 1175 | John Nichol Former RAF navigator and author | Commentator | 1 / 5 | 1 | 2 | Apr 9, 2026 | |||||
| 1176 | John Preskill Professor of theoretical physics · California Institute of Technology | Academic | 1 / 5 | 1 | 1 | May 22, 2026 | |||||
| 1177 | John S Tregoning Professor of vaccine immunology · Imperial College London | Academic | 2 / 5 | 1 | 1 | Sep 16, 2025 | |||||
| 1178 | John Sellars Reader in philosophy · Royal Holloway, University of London | Academic | 4 / 5 | 4 | 3 | Sep 24, 2026 | |||||
| 1179 | John Sipher Former CIA officer | Former official | 2 / 5 | 3 | 6 | Sep 18, 2026 | |||||
| 1180 | John Stepek Bloomberg senior reporter | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 25 | 2 | May 29, 2026 | |||||
| 1181 | John Sweeney Emeritus professor · Maynooth University | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 5 | Feb 16, 2025 | |||||
| 1182 | John Torpey Director of the Ralph Bunche Institute | Academic | 2 / 5 | 5 | 5 | Apr 5, 2025 | |||||
| 1183 | John Van Reenen Ronald Coase School Professor · London School of Economics | Academic | 2 / 5 | 1 | 1 | Jun 19, 2026 | |||||
| 1184 | John Vervaeke Associate professor · University of Toronto, Department of Psychology | Academic | 4 / 5 | 5 | 8 | Aug 11, 2026 | |||||
| 1185 | John Yoo Law professor · University of California, Berkeley | Academic | 3 / 5 | 4 | 6 | Mar 10, 2026 | |||||
| 1186 | Johnny Ray Wine critic · The Spectator | Commentator | 1 / 5 | 2 | 2 | Nov 14, 2024 | |||||
| 1187 | Jojo Moyes Award-winning author | Commentator | 1 / 5 | 1 | 1 | Feb 11, 2025 | |||||
| 1188 | Jon B. Alterman CSIS | Think tank | 2 / 5 | 15 | 2 | May 22, 2025 | |||||
| 1189 | Jon Caramanica Pop music critic · The New York Times | Commentator | 0 / 5 | 1 | 1 | Aug 31, 2025 | |||||
| 1190 | Jon Gordon Leadership author and speaker | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 4 | 8 | Aug 4, 2026 | |||||
| 1191 | Jon Hanson Director · Harvard Law School's Systemic Justice Project | Academic | 1 / 5 | 0 | 1 | Jan 30, 2024 | |||||
| 1192 | Jon Harrison Professor of environmental physiology · Arizona State University | Academic | 2 / 5 | 1 | 1 | Sep 23, 2026 | |||||
| 1193 | Jon Jachimowicz Behavioral scientist | Academic | 1 / 5 | 1 | 2 | Jul 2, 2026 | |||||
| 1194 | Jon Kabat-Zinn Molecular biologist | Academic | 2 / 5 | 2 | 3 | Feb 23, 2026 | |||||
| 1195 | Jon McAuliffe Co-founder and chief investment officer · Voleon Group | Economist or consultant | 0 / 5 | 0 | 1 | Sep 8, 2023 | |||||
| 1196 | Jon Meacham Presidential historian | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 4 | 6 | Jul 28, 2026 | |||||
| 1197 | Jon Rentoul Chief political commentator · The Independent | Commentator | 0 / 5 | 0 | 1 | Aug 10, 2024 | |||||
| 1198 | Jon Ronson Author | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 7 | 12 | Sep 26, 2026 | |||||
| 1199 | Jon Watts Global environment editor · The Guardian | Commentator | 1 / 5 | 2 | 1 | May 5, 2026 | |||||
| 1200 | Jonathan Allen Informatics Scientist · LLNL | Academic | 1 / 5 | 1 | 1 | Feb 25, 2025 |