277 · Tier 5 — High-leverage niche and emerging figures
Ben Meiselas
Co-founder and host
AI position
No x-risk mention
No findable coverage of AI x-risk or interviews with AI-world figures.
Why influential
Controls commissioning, placement, talent, headlines or institutional resources, making this person a gatekeeper for what receives sustained attention. Primary policy lanes: elections; legal accountability; democracy; campaigns.
Who pays attention
Democratic campaigns, anti-Trump activists, legal audiences, donors and online political media
Work samples
- The MeidasTouch Podcast (show page)
Jul 1, 2026 · podcast
Flagship daily political/legal commentary show co-hosted by Ben Meiselas; no dedicated AI-focused episode catalog found.
- MeidasTouch Network podcast hub
Jul 1, 2026 · podcast
Directory of MeidasTouch Network shows including Legal AF; used to check for AI-world guests, none found.
- Ben Meiselas profile
Jan 1, 2026 · article
Journalist/host profile confirming role and outlets (Legal AF, MeidasTouch).
AI-world contacts
Denver Riggleman — Founder/CEO of an AI-driven risk-intelligence and cybersecurity company; hosts "Coalition of the Sane" on the MeidasTouch Network, RIIG (Riggleman Information and Intelligence Group)
- Wrote aboutdirectness unclassified — AI company CEO within the MeidasTouch Network ecosystem, though no direct documented interview/interaction with Ben Meiselas specifically was found; flagged for further verification rather than counted as a confirmed touchpoint.