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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351 | David Runciman Podcaster, academic, historian and author | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 5 | Oct 16, 2025 | |||||
| 352 | James Comey Former FBI director | Former official | 3 / 5 | 3 | 5 | May 12, 2026 | |||||
| 353 | Michael McConnell Richard and Frances Mallery Professor · Stanford Law School | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 5 | Jul 1, 2026 | |||||
| 354 | Oriana Skylar Mastro Center Fellow · Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 3 | 5 | Jul 9, 2026 | |||||
| 355 | Michio Kaku Theoretical physicist, bestselling author · City College of New York | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 5 | May 21, 2026 | |||||
| 356 | Brad Wilcox Professor of Sociology · University of Virginia | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 5 | Aug 31, 2025 | |||||
| 357 | Christine Kinealy Professor · Quinnipiac University | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 5 | Feb 9, 2026 | |||||
| 358 | Lawrence Wilkerson COL. | Former official | 3 / 5 | 109 | 4 | Sep 30, 2026 | |||||
| 359 | Karen Kwiatkowski LtCOL | Former official | 3 / 5 | 88 | 4 | Sep 29, 2026 | |||||
| 360 | James Marriott Columnist · The Times | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 79 | 4 | Sep 27, 2026 | |||||
| 361 | Benjamin Wittes Editor-in-Chief · Lawfare | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 39 | 4 | Sep 13, 2026 | |||||
| 362 | Jill Rutter Treasury civil servant · Institute for Government | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 26 | 4 | Aug 28, 2026 | |||||
| 363 | Ed Balls UK Government | Former official | 3 / 5 | 16 | 4 | Sep 17, 2026 | |||||
| 364 | Peter Harrell Senior Director · National Security Council | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 13 | 4 | Aug 3, 2026 | |||||
| 365 | Zack Beauchamp Author · Vox | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 10 | 4 | Jul 24, 2026 | |||||
| 366 | Hadley Freeman Columnist and Features Writer · The Sunday Times | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 10 | 4 | Aug 13, 2026 | |||||
| 367 | Matthew Szydagis Astroparticle physicist | Academic | 3 / 5 | 6 | 4 | Sep 22, 2026 | |||||
| 368 | Erica Chenoweth Political scientist · Harvard Kennedy School | Academic | 3 / 5 | 5 | 4 | Apr 9, 2026 | |||||
| 369 | Brian Greene Theoretical physicist and author · Columbia University | Academic | 3 / 5 | 5 | 4 | Mar 31, 2026 | |||||
| 370 | David Albright President · Institute for Science and International Security | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 5 | 4 | Apr 14, 2026 | |||||
| 371 | Maurice Obstfeld Peterson Institute for International Economics | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 5 | 4 | Jan 14, 2026 | |||||
| 372 | Adam Thierer Senior Fellow for the Technology & Innovation team · R Street | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 5 | 4 | Jun 26, 2026 | |||||
| 373 | Barb McQuade Professor, former U.S. attorney · University of Michigan Law School | Academic | 3 / 5 | 5 | 4 | Jun 4, 2026 | |||||
| 374 | Lina Khatib Associate fellow · Chatham House | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 5 | 4 | Jun 3, 2026 | |||||
| 375 | Mark Kimmitt Retired General | Former official | 3 / 5 | 5 | 4 | Jul 21, 2026 | |||||
| 376 | Nicole Hemmer Historian | Academic | 3 / 5 | 5 | 4 | Jul 1, 2026 | |||||
| 377 | Orysia Lutsevych Head of the Ukraine Forum · Chatham House | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 5 | 4 | Jul 22, 2026 | |||||
| 378 | Tom Karako Director of the Missile Defense Project · CSIS | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 5 | 4 | Aug 22, 2026 | |||||
| 379 | Andrew Brodsky Professor · McCombs School of Business | Academic | 3 / 5 | 4 | 4 | Jun 22, 2025 | |||||
| 380 | John Ganz Author | Commentator | 3 / 5 | 4 | 4 | Jun 23, 2026 | |||||
| 381 | Anne Neuberger Deputy National Security Adviser · White House | Former official | 3 / 5 | 4 | 4 | Jul 26, 2026 | |||||
| 382 | Boris Heifets Anesthesiologist and psychedelics researcher · Stanford | Academic | 3 / 5 | 4 | 4 | May 7, 2026 | |||||
| 383 | Douglas Irwin Economist and historian · Dartmouth University | Academic | 3 / 5 | 4 | 4 | Feb 25, 2026 | |||||
| 384 | Fara Dabhoiwala Historian and author | Academic | 3 / 5 | 4 | 4 | Nov 24, 2025 | |||||
| 385 | James Kimmel Jr. Lecturer in psychiatry, researcher · Yale University School of Medicine | Academic | 3 / 5 | 4 | 4 | Jan 20, 2026 | |||||
| 386 | James Romm Dr. | Academic | 3 / 5 | 4 | 4 | Sep 13, 2025 | |||||
| 387 | Jimmy McLoughlin Former Special Advisor to then-UK Prime Minister Theresa May | Former official | 3 / 5 | 4 | 4 | Aug 20, 2026 | |||||
| 388 | Kurt Volker Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO | Former official | 3 / 5 | 4 | 4 | Sep 23, 2026 | |||||
| 389 | Lyndal Roper | Academic | 3 / 5 | 4 | 4 | Jan 16, 2026 | |||||
| 390 | Maya MacGuineas President · Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 4 | 4 | Jul 15, 2026 | |||||
| 391 | Mick Mulvaney Former White House Chief of Staff | Former official | 3 / 5 | 4 | 4 | May 16, 2026 | |||||
| 392 | Philip Luck Director of the CSIS Economics Program and Scholl Chair in International Business | Think tank | 3 / 5 | 4 | 4 | Sep 9, 2026 | |||||
| 393 | Sophie Scott Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience · UCL | Academic | 3 / 5 | 4 | 4 | Sep 29, 2026 | |||||
| 394 | Ranjay Gulati | Academic | 3 / 5 | 3 | 4 | Dec 9, 2025 | |||||
| 395 | Stephen Breyer Former Supreme Court Justice | Former official | 3 / 5 | 3 | 4 | Jul 1, 2026 | |||||
| 396 | Allison J. Pugh Researcher · Johns Hopkins University | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 4 | Mar 31, 2025 | |||||
| 397 | Mark Roberge Tech entrepreneur, Harvard Business School professor, founding Chief Revenue Officer of HubSpot | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 4 | Jul 1, 2026 | |||||
| 398 | Netta Weinstein Professor of psychology · University of Reading | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 4 | Jul 2, 2026 | |||||
| 399 | Cary Cooper Professor | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 4 | Apr 9, 2026 | |||||
| 400 | Katharina Pistor Law professor · Columbia Law School | Academic | 3 / 5 | 2 | 4 | Feb 19, 2026 |