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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Jacobs NY Times bestselling author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Journalist and author. | 3 | 3 |
| Harlan Coben author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author of fiction novels: novelist. | 3 | 3 |
| Knud Romer forfatter | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Actor and writer, not analyst. | 2 | 3 |
| Pablo Cerezo librero · Pérgamo | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Librarian (profession not corresponding to any role). | 2 | 3 |
| Salman Rushdie auteur | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Acclaimed author, fiction novelist. | 2 | 3 |
| Sergio del Molino escritor y periodista | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer, journalist and actor, not news commentator. | 2 | 3 |
| Vincenzo Latronico scrittore | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer, fiction. | 2 | 3 |
| Adriana Herreros autora | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Journalist and writer. | 2 | 2 |
| Agnieszka Holland reżyserka | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Film director. | 2 | 2 |
| Anna Bache-Wiig manusforfattere | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Screenwriter (writer) of films. | 2 | 2 |
| Aurélie Valognes écrivaine | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author of fiction and novelist, does not fit any role. | 2 | 2 |
| Bart Moeyaert Schrijver | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author (fiction writer), does not match any role. | 2 | 2 |
| Ben Terris author · New York Magazine | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author and journalist at New York Magazine. | 2 | 2 |
| Cory Doctorow science fiction author and activist | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Science fiction author and activist. | 2 | 2 |
| David Trueba periodista, escritor, guionista y director de cine | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Journalist, writer, screenwriter and film director. | 2 | 2 |
| Johan Op de Beeck schrijver | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Belgian writer, book author. | 2 | 2 |
| Justin Brierley broadcaster, author · Think Faith | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Broadcaster host, not commentator. | 2 | 2 |
| Kate Mosse bestselling writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Bestselling novelist. | 2 | 2 |
| Laura Falcó escritora | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer, fiction. | 2 | 2 |
| Lize Spit auteur | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Belgian writer. | 2 | 2 |
| Louise O'Neill Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Irish author of children's literature. | 2 | 2 |
| Lucy Worsley historian, author and presenter | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Historian, author and TV presenter. | 2 | 2 |
| Luis Zueco autor · Ediciones B | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author of El juicio, fiction. | 2 | 2 |
| Mariano Fernández Urresti escritor | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Novelist, fiction author. | 2 | 2 |
| Marko Junkkari kirjailija | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Journalist and writer, political reporter. | 2 | 2 |
| Marta Jiménez Serrano escritora | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer, poet, and novelist. | 2 | 2 |
| Michael Sauga Buchautor · DER SPIEGEL | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Journalist and author for Der Spiegel, journalist profession. | 2 | 2 |
| Máximo Huerta periodista y escritor | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Journalist and writer, journalist. | 2 | 2 |
| Paolo Nori Scrittore | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer, probably fiction. | 2 | 2 |
| Riley Gaines author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Activist and former swimmer, out of scope. | 2 | 2 |
| Rodrigo Fresán author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer and literature author, creation. | 2 | 2 |
| Sara Pascoe comedian, writer and actor | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Comedian, writer and actor. | 2 | 2 |
| Sebastian Faulks novelist and writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Novelist and writer. | 2 | 2 |
| Sebastián Álvaro periodista, escritor y aventurero | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer/mountaineer, adventurer, not analyst. | 2 | 2 |
| Siv Rajendram Eliassen manusforfattere | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Film screenwriter. | 2 | 2 |
| Valérie Zenatti autrice | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | French author and translator. | 2 | 2 |
| Mariano F. Urresti historiador y novelista | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Historian and novelist. | 1 | 5 |
| Emer McLysaght author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Journalist/entertainment author. | 1 | 4 |
| Juan Francisco Ferrándiz author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author of novel (La Lonja de la Seda). Fiction. | 1 | 3 |
| Sara Lövestam språkvetare och författare | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Novelist and linguist. | 1 | 3 |
| Ana Cristina Herreros editora y escritora | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Editor and short story writer (fiction). | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Hayton journalist and author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Journalist, does not correspond to any role. | 1 | 2 |
| David Adjmi author and playwright | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author and playwright of fiction. | 1 | 2 |
| David Fernández author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author and journalist. | 1 | 2 |
| Ellen Atlanta Författare | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author of fiction 'Pixel Flesh'. | 1 | 2 |
| Garance Doré autrice | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Fashion blogger and photographer, not analyst. | 1 | 2 |
| Harmony Colangelo co-host · This Ends at Prom | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Co-host of This Ends at Prom: podcast host. | 1 | 2 |
| Inka Kübel Autorin · Bayerischer Rundfunk | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author at Bayerischer Rundfunk. | 1 | 2 |
| Juli Zeh Schriftstellerin, Juristin, ehrenamtliche Richterin · Verfassungsgericht des Landes Brandenburg | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Honorary judge at Constitutional Court (judge). | 1 | 2 |
| Marc Dugain écrivain | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Novelist and filmmaker. | 1 | 2 |