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 | Matt Lewis Medieval expert and co-host · Gone Medieval | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 14 | 6 | Sep 25, 2026 | |||||
| 202 | Catherine Rampell The Bulwark | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 14 | 6 | Sep 18, 2026 | |||||
| 203 | Jonathan V. Last The Bulwark | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 14 | 4 | Sep 3, 2026 | |||||
| 204 | Norm Eisen Ambassador · CNN | Lawyer | 2 / 5 | 14 | 11 | Sep 25, 2026 | |||||
| 205 | Tom Lee Co-founder, managing partner, head of research · Fundstrat Global Advisors | Economist or consultant | 2 / 5 | 14 | 10 | Aug 27, 2026 | |||||
| 206 | Renée DiResta Associate Research Professor · Georgetown University | Academic | 5 / 5 | 13 | 10 | Sep 25, 2026 | |||||
| 207 | David Petraeus General · United States Army | Former official | 4 / 5 | 13 | 16 | Aug 21, 2026 | |||||
| 208 | Eleanor Janega Dr · British Museum | Academic | 4 / 5 | 13 | 7 | Jul 3, 2026 | |||||
| 209 | Stephen Bush FT correspondent · Financial Times | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 13 | 8 | Aug 20, 2026 | |||||
| 210 | Patrick Radden Keefe Award-winning writer and investigative journalist | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 13 | 12 | Aug 6, 2026 | |||||
| 211 | Peter Harrell Senior Director · National Security Council | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 13 | 4 | Aug 3, 2026 | |||||
| 212 | Suzanne Maloney Brookings senior fellow | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 13 | 8 | Jul 14, 2026 | |||||
| 213 | Maggie Haberman Authors | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 13 | 14 | Sep 8, 2026 | |||||
| 214 | Stephanie Ruhle Anchor, Senior Business Analyst · The 11th Hour, MS NOW | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 13 | 11 | Jun 5, 2026 | |||||
| 215 | Tom Bevan RealClearPolitics | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 13 | 2 | Aug 31, 2026 | |||||
| 216 | Zoya Sheftalovich Chief EU correspondent · POLITICO | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 13 | 1 | Jul 13, 2026 | |||||
| 217 | Kori Schake Senior fellow and director of foreign and defence policy studies · American Enterprise Institute | Think tank | 5 / 5 | 12 | 9 | May 16, 2026 | |||||
| 218 | Ethan Mollick Wharton professor | Academic | 5 / 5 | 12 | 15 | Sep 26, 2026 | |||||
| 219 | Constanze Stelzenmüller Director · Center on the United States and Europe | Think tank | 5 / 5 | 12 | 9 | Sep 16, 2026 | |||||
| 220 | Philip Goff Author, philosopher, professor · Durham University | Academic | 5 / 5 | 12 | 13 | Sep 29, 2026 | |||||
| 221 | Sebastian Mallaby Two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and senior fellow · Council on Foreign Relations | Think tank | 4 / 5 | 12 | 12 | Aug 7, 2026 | |||||
| 222 | Justin Sherman Senior Fellow · Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University | Academic | 4 / 5 | 12 | 1 | May 28, 2026 | |||||
| 223 | Sanam Vakil Director of Middle East and North Africa programme · Chatham House | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 12 | 10 | Apr 24, 2026 | |||||
| 224 | Robert Shrimsley FT correspondent · Financial Times | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 12 | 1 | Jun 23, 2026 | |||||
| 225 | Scott R. Anderson Senior Editor · Lawfare | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 12 | 1 | Jul 3, 2026 | |||||
| 226 | Adam Becker Astrophysicist | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 12 | 10 | Sep 16, 2026 | |||||
| 227 | Grace Blakeley | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 12 | 14 | Mar 31, 2026 | |||||
| 228 | Robert Greene American author | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 12 | 15 | Sep 3, 2026 | |||||
| 229 | Tom Pope Institute for Government | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 12 | 1 | Jul 30, 2026 | |||||
| 230 | Natalie Orpett Executive Editor · Lawfare | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 12 | 2 | Sep 24, 2026 | |||||
| 231 | Ian Sample Science editor · The Guardian | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 12 | 1 | Aug 6, 2026 | |||||
| 232 | Jaco Booyens Contributor · BlazeTV | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 12 | 6 | Jul 6, 2026 | |||||
| 233 | Greg Lukianoff Free speech advocate, first-amendment attorney, president of FIRE | Lawyer | 2 / 5 | 12 | 24 | Mar 11, 2026 | |||||
| 234 | Matt Goodwin Political scientist, author | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 12 | 11 | Apr 5, 2026 | |||||
| 235 | Mehreen Khan Economics Editor · The Times | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 12 | 4 | Sep 3, 2026 | |||||
| 236 | Rory Johnston | Economist or consultant | 2 / 5 | 12 | 10 | Jul 17, 2026 | |||||
| 237 | Steven Swinford Political Editor · The Times | Commentator | 2 / 5 | 12 | 2 | Sep 29, 2026 | |||||
| 238 | Corey Brettschneider Author | Academic | 5 / 5 | 11 | 4 | Sep 17, 2026 | |||||
| 239 | Gary Marcus Cognitive scientist, author, and entrepreneur | Academic | 5 / 5 | 11 | 17 | Sep 30, 2026 | |||||
| 240 | Massimo Pigliucci Philosopher | Academic | 5 / 5 | 11 | 6 | Jun 20, 2026 | |||||
| 241 | Andrew Huberman Professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology · Stanford | Academic | 4 / 5 | 11 | 13 | Sep 26, 2026 | |||||
| 242 | Brené Brown Researcher on courage · University of Houston | Academic | 4 / 5 | 11 | 11 | Aug 19, 2026 | |||||
| 243 | Robert Malley Veteran Middle East peace negotiator | Former official | 4 / 5 | 11 | 11 | Sep 30, 2026 | |||||
| 244 | Venki Ramakrishnan Microbiologist | Academic | 4 / 5 | 11 | 14 | Aug 8, 2026 | |||||
| 245 | Luke Kemp Research Affiliate · Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER) | Academic | 4 / 5 | 11 | 8 | Jul 30, 2026 | |||||
| 246 | Sean Carroll Theoretical physicist and philosopher | Academic | 4 / 5 | 11 | 16 | Sep 14, 2026 | |||||
| 247 | Chris Giles Economics editor · Financial Times | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 11 | 8 | Sep 23, 2026 | |||||
| 248 | Anil Seth Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience · University of Sussex | Academic | 3 / 5 | 11 | 18 | Sep 2, 2026 | |||||
| 249 | Patrick McGee Author · Financial Times | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 11 | 10 | May 10, 2026 | |||||
| 250 | Tara Varma Managing director of strategic foresight · German Marshall Fund of the United States | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 11 | 3 | Jul 11, 2026 |