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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Dan Jones British historian | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 19 | 12 | Sep 17, 2026 | |||||
| 202 | Laurie Santos Psychology professor · Yale | Academic | 3 / 5 | 15 | 12 | Sep 25, 2026 | |||||
| 203 | Patrick Radden Keefe Award-winning writer and investigative journalist | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 13 | 12 | Aug 6, 2026 | |||||
| 204 | John Kiriakou Author, journalist and former intelligence officer · CIA | Former official | 3 / 5 | 19 | 11 | Jul 21, 2026 | |||||
| 205 | Anand Menon Director of UK in a Changing Europe | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 10 | 11 | Jun 12, 2026 | |||||
| 206 | David Brooks New York Times columnist | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 9 | 11 | Sep 13, 2026 | |||||
| 207 | Emily Oster JJE Goldman Sachs University Professor of Economics · Brown University | Academic | 3 / 5 | 6 | 11 | Jul 6, 2026 | |||||
| 208 | Tom Holland The Rest is History | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 6 | 11 | Apr 3, 2026 | |||||
| 209 | Ruth Ben-Ghiat Professor of History · NYU | Academic | 3 / 5 | 5 | 11 | Jul 23, 2026 | |||||
| 210 | Robert J. Waldinger Professor and psychiatrist · Harvard University | Academic | 3 / 5 | 4 | 11 | Jan 7, 2026 | |||||
| 211 | Salena Zito Columnist · Washington Examiner | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 29 | 10 | Sep 17, 2026 | |||||
| 212 | Sanam Vakil Director of Middle East and North Africa programme · Chatham House | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 12 | 10 | Apr 24, 2026 | |||||
| 213 | Adam Becker Astrophysicist | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 12 | 10 | Sep 16, 2026 | |||||
| 214 | Patrick McGee Author · Financial Times | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 11 | 10 | May 10, 2026 | |||||
| 215 | Jason Furman Economist · Harvard | Academic | 3 / 5 | 11 | 10 | Sep 15, 2026 | |||||
| 216 | Richard Thaler Professor · University of Chicago | Academic | 3 / 5 | 10 | 10 | Apr 6, 2026 | |||||
| 217 | Helen Thompson Professor of Political Economy · Cambridge | Academic | 3 / 5 | 10 | 10 | Apr 26, 2026 | |||||
| 218 | Jeremy Carl Author | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 10 | 10 | Aug 26, 2026 | |||||
| 219 | Rudy Giuliani Former Mayor of New York | Former official | 3 / 5 | 9 | 10 | Sep 11, 2026 | |||||
| 220 | Steve Keen Economist · UCL | Academic | 3 / 5 | 8 | 10 | Sep 14, 2026 | |||||
| 221 | Ethan Kross Professor; Director · University of Michigan | Academic | 3 / 5 | 8 | 10 | Mar 9, 2026 | |||||
| 222 | Scott Aaronson Theoretical computer scientist and author · OpenAI | Academic | 3 / 5 | 7 | 10 | Sep 28, 2026 | |||||
| 223 | Simon Kuper Columnist · Financial Times | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 5 | 10 | Jul 15, 2026 | |||||
| 224 | Tony Shaffer Fmr CIA | Former official | 3 / 5 | 35 | 9 | Aug 26, 2026 | |||||
| 225 | Ivo Daalder Former United States Permanent Representative to NATO | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 34 | 9 | Sep 25, 2026 | |||||
| 226 | Mary Trump | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 14 | 9 | Sep 20, 2026 | |||||
| 227 | Daniel Whiteson Professor of physics · UC Irvine | Academic | 3 / 5 | 11 | 9 | Sep 4, 2026 | |||||
| 228 | Ta-Nehisi Coates | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 11 | 9 | Jun 19, 2026 | |||||
| 229 | Kate Lister Host of Betwixt the Sheets · History Hit | Academic | 3 / 5 | 10 | 9 | Aug 4, 2026 | |||||
| 230 | Angela Duckworth Professor of Psychology · University of Pennsylvania | Academic | 3 / 5 | 10 | 9 | Sep 7, 2026 | |||||
| 231 | Sohrab Ahmari Author · Compact | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 10 | 9 | Aug 10, 2026 | |||||
| 232 | Ben Macintyre Historian, author, and writer-at-large · The Times | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 9 | 9 | Sep 23, 2026 | |||||
| 233 | Jill Lepore Historian | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 9 | 9 | Aug 21, 2026 | |||||
| 234 | Peachy Keenan Senior contributor · The Federalist | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 7 | 9 | Sep 26, 2026 | |||||
| 235 | Sathnam Sanghera Journalist and writer · The Times | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 6 | 9 | Jul 23, 2026 | |||||
| 236 | Garrett Graff Historian and author | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 6 | 9 | Apr 18, 2026 | |||||
| 237 | Jim Al-Khalili | Academic | 3 / 5 | 33 | 8 | Sep 11, 2026 | |||||
| 238 | Katy Milkman Professor · Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania | Academic | 3 / 5 | 31 | 8 | Sep 21, 2026 | |||||
| 239 | Stephen Moore Co-founder · Committee to Unleash Prosperity | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 19 | 8 | Apr 24, 2026 | |||||
| 240 | David Ignatius Washington Post columnist and author | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 16 | 8 | May 4, 2026 | |||||
| 241 | Mark Hertling Lt. Gen. (Ret.) | Former official | 3 / 5 | 14 | 8 | Sep 9, 2026 | |||||
| 242 | Stephen Bush FT correspondent · Financial Times | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 13 | 8 | Aug 20, 2026 | |||||
| 243 | Suzanne Maloney Brookings senior fellow | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 13 | 8 | Jul 14, 2026 | |||||
| 244 | Chris Giles Economics editor · Financial Times | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 11 | 8 | Sep 23, 2026 | |||||
| 245 | Brad Stulberg Cofounder · The Growth Equation | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 11 | 8 | Jul 20, 2026 | |||||
| 246 | Mark Blyth Political economist · Brown University | Academic | 3 / 5 | 11 | 8 | Jan 17, 2026 | |||||
| 247 | Mark Montgomery Former Deputy Director for Plans, Policy, and Strategy · U.S. European Command | Former official | 3 / 5 | 9 | 8 | Sep 15, 2026 | |||||
| 248 | Sunita Sah Professor · Cornell University | Academic | 3 / 5 | 9 | 8 | Mar 9, 2026 | |||||
| 249 | Alex Imas Professor of behavioral science and economics · University of Chicago Booth School of Business | Academic | 3 / 5 | 8 | 8 | Aug 25, 2026 | |||||
| 250 | Colin Fisher Professor · University College London | Academic | 3 / 5 | 8 | 8 | Nov 25, 2025 |