People
Everyone on the record. Click any column header to sort the whole table, hover a header for what the column means, and click through for the full record. Corpus average certainty is 3.8/5; deltas show each person against it. Argument clarity carries a full score for 2 people (gold bar, raw unedited tape) and a coarse estimate for 108 more (blue bar). Roles and titles are extracted from the episodes themselves: they are as of the recording, and people move on, so some are out of date today.
| Person | Eps | Statements | Claims | Supported | Partly supported | Contradicted | Full support rate | Certainty | Argument clarity | WPM | Fillers/1k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Joe Lonsdale ×161 host Founder & Managing Partner, 8VC | 161 | 357 | 186 | 57 | 25 | 21 | 55% 57/103 | 3.67/5 -0.2 | 3.7 | ||
 JoeBen Bevirt ×3 Founder & CEO, Joby Aviation | 3 | 54 | 39 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 79% 22/28 | 3.93/5 +0.1 | ≈4.0 | ||
 Emil Michael ×3 Under Secretary of Defense, U.S. Department of Defense | 3 | 47 | 28 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 42% 8/19 | 4.02/5 +0.2 | ≈4.0 | ||
 Coleman Hughes ×2 Author & Host, Conversations with Coleman | 2 | 45 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 61% 11/18 | 3.96/5 +0.1 | ≈4.0 | ||
 Marc Andreessen ×2 Co-Founder and General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz | 2 | 39 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33% 1/3 | 3.82/5 -0.0 | ≈4.0 | ||
 Balaji Srinivasan Founder, The Network School | 1 | 37 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 88% 7/8 | 3.76/5 -0.1 | ≈3.5 | ||
 Joe Gebbia ×2 Founder, Samara | 2 | 36 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 82% 14/17 | 3.92/5 +0.1 | ≈4.0 | ||
 Scott Wu ×3 Co-founder & CEO, Cognition | 3 | 34 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 63% 5/8 | 3.59/5 -0.3 | ≈4.0 | ||
 Niall Ferguson ×2 Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution | 2 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80% 4/5 | 3.68/5 -0.2 | ≈4.0 | ||
| Dr. Mike Israetel Co-Founder, Renaissance Periodization | 1 | 29 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100% 7/7 | 3.66/5 -0.2 | ≈4.0 | ||
 Dr. Mark Esper Partner, Red Cell Partners | 1 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 83% 5/6 | 3.61/5 -0.2 | ≈4.0 | ||
| Pano Kanelos ×2 Founding President, University of Austin | 2 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% 2/2 | 3.79/5 -0.1 | ≈4.0 | ||
 Peter Thiel Partner and Co-Founder, Founders Fund | 1 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25% 1/4 | 3.71/5 -0.1 | ≈4.0 | ||
| Carlos Carvalho President, University of Austin | 1 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% 2/2 | 4.04/5 +0.2 | ≈4.0 | ||
| Joe Liemandt Principal, Alpha School | 1 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75% 3/4 | 4.07/5 +0.2 | ≈4.0 | ||
 Tom Cotton U.S. Senator, United States Senate | 1 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 71% 10/14 | 3.81/5 -0.0 | ≈4.0 | ||
| Bob McGrew Co-founder, Arda | 1 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% 1/2 | 3.52/5 -0.3 | ≈4.0 | ||
 Iyinoluwa Aboyeji Founding Partner, Future Africa | 1 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 43% 3/7 | 3.88/5 +0.0 | ≈4.0 | ||
| JD Ross ×2 Co-Founder & CEO, With Coverage | 2 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% 2/2 | 3.76/5 -0.1 | — | ||
| Judge Glock Director of Research, Manhattan Institute | 1 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 83% 15/18 | 4/5 +0.2 | ≈4.0 | ||
 Kevin Stitt ×2 Governor, State of Oklahoma | 2 | 25 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 44% 8/18 | 4.2/5 +0.4 | 3.9 | ||
 Reid Hoffman Partner, Greylock | 1 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% 3/3 | 3.92/5 +0.1 | ≈4.0 | ||
 Brad Gerstner Founder & CEO, Altimeter Capital | 1 | 24 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 60% 6/10 | 3.75/5 -0.1 | ≈4.0 | ||
| Kevin Mandia ×2 Founder & CEO, Armadin | 2 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80% 4/5 | 4.12/5 +0.3 | ≈4.0 | ||
| Andy Lowery CEO, Epirus | 1 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 67% 6/9 | 3.87/5 +0.0 | ≈4.0 | ||
 Dr. Peter Attia Founder, Early Medical | 1 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 58% 7/12 | 3.78/5 -0.1 | ≈4.0 | ||
 Ian Cinnamon Co-Founder and CEO, Apex Space | 1 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 63% 5/8 | 4/5 +0.2 | ≈4.0 | ||
 Palmer Luckey Founder, Anduril Industries | 1 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 57% 4/7 | 4.04/5 +0.2 | ≈4.5 | ||
 Thomas Chatterton Williams Staff Writer, The Atlantic | 1 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% 1/2 | 3.78/5 -0.1 | ≈4.0 | ||
| Maleka Momand Co-Founder & CEO, Esper | 1 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80% 4/5 | 3.68/5 -0.2 | — | ||
 Maria Corina Machado National Coordinator, Vente Venezuela | 1 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 62% 8/13 | 4.09/5 +0.2 | ≈4.0 | ||
 Ryan Holiday ×3 Founder & Host, The Daily Stoic | 3 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 60% 3/5 | 3.77/5 -0.1 | — | ||
 Tyler Cowen Professor of Economics, George Mason University | 1 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 67% 2/3 | 3.73/5 -0.1 | — | ||
 Wilbur Ross Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce | 1 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 25% 2/8 | 3.86/5 +0.0 | ≈4.0 | ||
| Boyan Slat Founder & CEO, The Ocean Cleanup | 1 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 44% 4/9 | 3.57/5 -0.3 | ≈4.5 | ||
 Elad Gil Founder, Gil Capital | 1 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 60% 3/5 | 3.67/5 -0.2 | ≈4.0 | ||
| Jeannette zu Fürstenberg Managing Director & President, General Catalyst | 1 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% 1/1 | 3.57/5 -0.3 | ≈4.0 | ||
 Mike Pompeo Partner, Niobrara Investment Partners | 1 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% 0/1 | 3.71/5 -0.1 | ≈4.0 | ||
 Phil Gramm Nonresident Senior Fellow, AEI | 1 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 87% 13/15 | 4.05/5 +0.2 | — | ||
 Sam Lessin Founding Partner, Slow Ventures | 1 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% 2/2 | 3.76/5 -0.1 | ≈4.0 | ||
 Shyam Sankar ×2 CTO & EVP, Palantir Technologies | 2 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80% 4/5 | 3.81/5 -0.0 | ≈4.0 | ||
| Stephen Harper Board Chair, AIMCo | 1 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 67% 2/3 | 3.95/5 +0.1 | ≈4.0 | ||
| Zach Latta Founder and Executive Director, Hack Club | 1 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75% 3/4 | 3.86/5 +0.0 | ≈4.0 | ||
 John Mackey Co-Founder & CEO, Love.Life | 1 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60% 3/5 | 3.9/5 +0.1 | ≈4.0 | ||
| Bo Marmon Co-founder & CTO, Chaos Industries | 1 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 71% 5/7 | 3.95/5 +0.1 | ≈4.0 | ||
 Charles Koch Chairman & Co-CEO, Koch, Inc. | 1 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% 0/1 | 4.05/5 +0.2 | ≈4.0 | ||
 Congressman Mike Gallagher Head of Defense, Palantir Technologies | 1 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 67% 2/3 | 3.95/5 +0.1 | ≈4.0 | ||
| Dr. Francisco Gimenez Partner, 8VC | 1 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% 3/3 | 3.89/5 +0.0 | ≈4.0 | ||
| Guillaume Verdon Founder & CEO, Extropic | 1 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50% 2/4 | 3.58/5 -0.3 | ≈4.0 | ||
 Jonathan Greenblatt CEO and National Director, Anti-Defamation League | 1 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100% 5/5 | 4.26/5 +0.4 | ≈4.0 | ||
 Kelly Loeffler Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration | 1 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 50% 7/14 | 4/5 +0.2 | — | ||
 Steve Hilton Founder and CEO, Golden Together | 1 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 50% 8/16 | 4/5 +0.2 | ≈4.0 | ||
 Alex Karp Co-founder & CEO, Palantir Technologies | 1 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% 1/1 | 3.89/5 +0.0 | ≈3.5 | ||
 Bjorn Lomborg President, Copenhagen Consensus Center | 1 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 90% 9/10 | 3.72/5 -0.1 | ≈4.0 | ||
| Boris Sofman Co-Founder and CEO, Bedrock Robotics | 1 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 75% 6/8 | 3.89/5 +0.0 | ≈4.0 | ||
| Brendan McCord Founder & Chair, Cosmos Institute | 1 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100% 5/5 | 3.72/5 -0.1 | ≈4.5 | ||
 Chris Sprowls Managing Partner, Rooker Ward Partners LLC | 1 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 83% 10/12 | 3.78/5 -0.1 | ≈4.0 | ||
| Dmitri Alperovitch Chairman, Silverado Policy Accelerator | 0 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 86% 6/7 | 3.78/5 -0.1 | ≈4.5 | ||
| Harish Abbott Co-Founder and CEO, Augment | 1 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 43% 3/7 | 3.72/5 -0.1 | ≈4.0 | ||
 Rep. Ro Khanna U.S. Representative, U.S. House of Representatives | 1 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 67% 2/3 | 3.78/5 -0.1 | ≈4.0 | ||
| Scott Nolan Founder & CEO, General Matter | 1 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 60% 6/10 | 3.72/5 -0.1 | — | ||
 Sujay Jaswa Founding Partner & Managing Partner, WndrCo | 1 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% 2/4 | 3.44/5 -0.4 | — | ||
| Zach Bookman Co-Founder and Chairman Emeritus, OpenGov | 1 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 67% 2/3 | 3.89/5 +0.0 | — | ||
| Alex Kolicich ×2 Founding Partner & CIO, 8VC | 2 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 60% 3/5 | 3.65/5 -0.2 | — | ||
 Dr. Rick Klausner Co-Chair & Chief Scientific Advisor, Altos Labs | 1 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 67% 4/6 | 3.59/5 -0.3 | — | ||
| Eric Scott Founder, Overlook Capital | 1 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% 2/2 | 3.82/5 -0.0 | — | ||
| Gene Berdachevsky Co-Founder & CEO, Sila Nanotechnologies | 1 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 90% 9/10 | 4/5 +0.2 | ≈4.0 | ||
| Jake DeWitt Co-founder & CEO, Oklo Inc. | 1 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 73% 8/11 | 3.82/5 -0.0 | — | ||
 Jared Isaacman Administrator, NASA | 1 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 50% 3/6 | 4/5 +0.2 | ≈4.0 | ||
| Ken Langone Chairman, Invemed Associates | 1 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 20% 1/5 | 3.88/5 +0.0 | — | ||
| Maureen Hillenmeyer CEO & Co-Founder, Hexagon Bio | 1 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 70% 7/10 | 3.94/5 +0.1 | — | ||
| Mike Solana CMO, Founders Fund | 1 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% 3/3 | 3.94/5 +0.1 | — | ||
| Russell Kaplan ×2 Co-Founder & President, Cognition | 2 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% 0/1 | 4.06/5 +0.2 | ≈4.0 | ||
 Aaron Levie Co-Founder & CEO, Box | 1 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% 0/1 | 3.62/5 -0.2 | — | ||
 Andrew Yang Founder, Forward Party | 1 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 73% 8/11 | 3.81/5 -0.0 | ≈4.0 | ||
| Balaji Sr i n i v a s a n Founder, The Network School | 1 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% 2/2 | 3.69/5 -0.2 | — | ||
 Jacob Helberg Under Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 86% 6/7 | 3.81/5 -0.0 | ≈4.0 | ||
 Jimmy John Liautaud Founder & former Chairman, Jimmy John's | 1 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100% 4/4 | 4.19/5 +0.3 | ≈4.0 | ||
 Matt Ridley Author & Columnist | 1 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% 2/4 | 3.5/5 -0.3 | — | ||
 Paul Atkins Chairman, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission | 1 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100% 6/6 | 3.94/5 +0.1 | ≈4.0 | ||
 Russ Vaught Director, Office of Management and Budget | 1 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75% 3/4 | 3.88/5 +0.0 | ≈4.0 | ||
 Tim Urban Co-Founder & Writer, Wait But Why | 1 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% 0/1 | 3.38/5 -0.5 | ≈4.0 | ||
 Tony Fadell Principal, Build Collective | 1 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50% 2/4 | 4.06/5 +0.2 | — | ||
| Will Fry Founder & CEO, American Operator | 1 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 67% 4/6 | 3.88/5 +0.0 | — | ||
 Zachary Levi Founder, Wyldwood Studios | 1 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% 0/2 | 3.69/5 -0.2 | — | ||
| Adi Berlia Co-Founder & Pro-Chancellor, Apeejay Stya University | 1 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 67% 2/3 | 3.6/5 -0.2 | ≈4.0 | ||
 Adm. Bill McRaven Professor of National Security, UT Austin | 1 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100% 4/4 | 3.93/5 +0.1 | ≈4.0 | ||
 Ambassador Kelly Craft Head, Kelly G. Knight LLC | 1 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 86% 6/7 | 3.73/5 -0.1 | ≈3.5 | ||
| Ben Black CEO, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100% 7/7 | 4.07/5 +0.2 | — | ||
 Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi Crown Prince of Iran | 1 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 67% 2/3 | 3.93/5 +0.1 | ≈4.0 | ||
| Jared Meyer Senior Advisor, Cicero Action | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 63% 5/8 | 4/5 +0.2 | — | ||
 Kimbal Musk Co-Founder & Executive Chairman, The Kitchen Restaurant Group | 1 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 50% 3/6 | 3.8/5 -0.0 | — | ||
| Maria Davidson Founder & CEO, Kojo | 1 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 67% 2/3 | 3.8/5 -0.0 | ≈4.0 | ||
| Nathan Mintz CEO & Co-Founder, CX2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 60% 3/5 | 3.67/5 -0.2 | ≈4.0 | ||
| Pete Florence Co-founder & CEO, Generalist | 1 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% 2/2 | 3.73/5 -0.1 | — | ||
| Sebastian Caliri Partner, 8VC | 1 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 83% 5/6 | 3.87/5 +0.0 | — | ||
| Tade Oyerinde Founder & Chancellor, Campus | 1 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 80% 8/10 | 3.87/5 +0.0 | ≈4.0 | ||
| Andrew McAfee Principal Research Scientist, MIT | 1 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% 1/2 | 3.86/5 +0.0 | ≈4.0 | ||
 Arthur Brooks Professor of the Practice, Harvard Kennedy School | 1 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75% 3/4 | 4.14/5 +0.3 | ≈4.0 | ||
| Byron Boots Co-Founder & CEO, Overland AI | 1 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100% 4/4 | 3.86/5 +0.0 | ≈4.5 |
Why this person has no speaking number
We measure speaking style by listening to the audio itself: a model transcribes the tape verbatim, every "um" and "uh" kept, and articulation rate comes from the word timings. A fair number needs at least 2,000 words from one person on tape we have measured, and we have less of them than that. A rate from a smaller sample would be noise, so we print nothing. It says nothing about how they speak.
A plain figure in these columns comes from raw-level tape. A dim figure with ≈ or ≥ comes from the aired feed of an edited show, where the editor cut some hesitation before release, so it is a floor. How it's measured →
eps counts appearances on the record; compilation re-airs and clips rolled into someone else's episode are left out, the same rule as the person page. statements counts everything they said on the record, the same number their page shows, compilation re-airs included. claims is the checkable subset: predictions and assertions, the statements the public record can support or contradict. Only claims can resolve to supported, partly supported or contradicted; claims not yet resolved are not yet assessed or name nothing precise enough to check, and re-air statements are never scored. full support rate = fully supported ÷ resolved, where resolved = supported + partly supported + contradicted, so partly supported claims sit in the denominator. Sorting that column puts records of five or more resolved claims first, so a 12/13 record outranks a lucky 3/3; percentages on fewer than 5 resolved statements are greyed. argument clarity = a 1–5 score against a rubric (directness, coherence, precision, compression), assessed with names hidden on question→answer exchanges. A gold bar is a full score: 8 or more exchanges on raw, unedited tape. A blue bar with ≈ is a coarse estimate at half point precision, pooled from whatever assessed exchanges exist when a full score is impossible; produced feed audio scores about 0.3 higher, which is why estimates stay coarse. A “—” never means zero. It means fewer than 3 scorable exchanges of that person exist anywhere (roundtables and news formats yield very few). Hover any bar or “—” for the exact basis. Argument clarity is a score, and we do not rank people on it: nobody is “worst”, and everyone scored has a number. WPM and fillers/1k are measurements of speaking style, made by listening to the audio itself rather than reading the cleaned transcript. They are not scores: across this corpus fluency and argument quality are nearly uncorrelated (ρ≈0.2). WPM is articulation rate while actually speaking, pauses excluded. A plain figure comes from raw-level tape. A dim ≈ or ≥ figure comes from the aired feed of an edited show, where some hesitation was cut before release, so the fillers figure there is a floor. A ? means under 2,000 words of measured tape.