Screening of candidates
Only guests who fit one of the 6 roles of the Atrium spec are kept.
Guests identified28,587
Excluded19,663
Selected8,924
Selected by role
AcademicNamed position at a university or research institution4,498Think tankNamed position at a think tank or public policy institute736Former officialHeld a position in a public authority: ministry, regulator, central bank, parliament551LawyerPractices law, in a firm, in-house or at the bar255Economist or consultantEconomist, analyst or adviser, in a firm or independent873CommentatorAnalyzes current affairs or ideas for the general public: columnist, essayist2,011
Why the others are excluded
People
483 people
| Person | Decision | Role or reason | Why | Podcasts | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Platts-Mills writer and artist | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Activity outside the six roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Thomas | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | YouTuber and influencer, content creator. | 1 | 1 |
| Benedict Wells Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | German novelist, fiction author. | 1 | 1 |
| Benjamin Ree Filmskaperen | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Film director, artist not journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Benjamin von Stuckrad-Barre | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author and journalist, journalistic position. | 1 | 1 |
| Bernardo Gutiérrez escritor | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Hispanic-Brazilian writer, fiction author or undetermined. | 1 | 1 |
| Bettina Göring auteur | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Activity outside the six roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Birgitte Wulff Journalist og forfatter | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Journalist and author. | 1 | 1 |
| Blanche Sabbah illustratrice et autrice | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Illustrator and author. | 1 | 1 |
| Boris Akunin writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Fiction writer (Russian novelist), not analysis commentator. | 1 | 1 |
| Borja Cobeaga guionista y director de cine | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Screenwriter and film director, filmmaker. | 1 | 1 |
| Boyd Varty author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author and environmental activist, not a policy commentator. | 1 | 1 |
| Brad Thor best selling author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Fiction author, 22 thrillers, novelist not commentator. | 1 | 1 |
| Bregje Hofstede Schrijver | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author of novel Oersoep, fiction author. | 1 | 1 |
| Bronwen Dickey writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | American writer novelist according to Wikidata, fiction not non-fiction analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| Bruno Galindo escritor y experto en ilusionismo | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer and illusion expert. | 1 | 1 |
| Candace Bushnell journaliste, auteur | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author of Sex and the City, fiction. | 1 | 1 |
| Carlotta Perego | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Culinary content creator. | 1 | 1 |
| Carmel Harrington crime writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Crime writer, fiction author. | 1 | 1 |
| Carmen Gallardo escritora | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer, fiction author. | 1 | 1 |
| Carole Boinet Les Inrocks | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Journalist, editorial director at Inrocks. | 1 | 1 |
| Cedric Sapin-Defour Auteur | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Fiction author. | 1 | 1 |
| Cheon Myeong-Kwan auteur | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Novelist. | 1 | 1 |
| Cherry Duyns schrijver en programmamaker | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Program maker and documentary journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Polanen auteur en dierenarts | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author, veterinarian (veterinary author). | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Whipple Journalist and Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Journalist and Author. | 1 | 1 |
| Christoph Kehlbach SWR | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author for SWR television, does not fit the six roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Christophe Roeland auteur | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author of book about his illness. | 1 | 1 |
| Christopher Wurmdobler Autor, Schauspieler und Journalist | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author, actor and journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Clara Obligado | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Master of storytelling, fiction author. | 1 | 1 |
| Clara Serra | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Actress in Prima Facie, artist. | 1 | 1 |
| Clare Chambers autrice | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Female novelist, fiction author. | 1 | 1 |
| Clémentine Galey Bliss Stories | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Podcaster, Bliss Stories. | 1 | 1 |
| Colm Tóibín Irish author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Irish author, fiction author. | 1 | 1 |
| Connie Palmen schrijver | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author, writer. | 1 | 1 |
| Constance Bailey editor · UP of Mississippi | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Editor of academic press (UP of Mississippi), editorial role not in 6 roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Constant Swinkels auteur | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author of ornithology nature guides. | 1 | 1 |
| Cord Jefferson writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Screenwriter and director. | 1 | 1 |
| Cornelia Funke Autorin | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author of fiction (Cornelia Funke is a novelist). | 1 | 1 |
| Daisy Buchanan journalist, author and broadcaster | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Journalist, author and broadcaster. | 1 | 1 |
| Daisy Goodwin screenwriter | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Screenwriter, fiction screenwriter. | 1 | 1 |
| Dame Stephanie Shirley businesswoman | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Businesswoman. | 1 | 1 |
| Damon Gameau film director, speaker and author · Regen Studios | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Film director and speaker (filmmaker, not political analyst). | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Olson creator of Folding Ideas YouTube channel | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Creator YouTube Folding Ideas (content creator, not political analyst). | 1 | 1 |
| Daniela Requena periodista, artista y autora | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Journalist, artist and fiction author. | 1 | 1 |
| David Alemán periodista | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Journalist journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| David Finck Schriftsteller | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Fiction writer. | 1 | 1 |
| David Nicholls writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Fiction novelist. | 1 | 1 |
| David Sainz director | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Film director. | 1 | 1 |
| Diana Evans | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Female novelist. | 1 | 1 |