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. Daulerio writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer without affiliation. | 1 | 1 |
| A.J. Jacobs NY Times bestselling author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Journalist and author. | 3 | 3 |
| Abby Johnson author of "Unplanned" | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author and anti-abortion activist. | 1 | 1 |
| Abdulrazak Gurnah Premio Nobel de Literatura 2021 | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Nobel Prize in Literature 2021 author. | 1 | 1 |
| Abelardo Linares librero, poeta y editor | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Bookstore owner, poet, editor, poet. | 1 | 1 |
| Abraham Verghese auteur | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author of fiction novels. | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Moss | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Magazine editor-in-chief, no indication of editorial analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| Adania Shibli autrice | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer. | 1 | 1 |
| Adrian Geiges Journalist, Autor und Filmemacher | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Journalist, author and filmmaker. | 1 | 1 |
| Adriana Herreros autora | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Journalist and writer. | 2 | 2 |
| Agnieszka Holland reżyserka | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Film director. | 2 | 2 |
| Agustín Jiménez | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author and Spanish comedian. | 1 | 1 |
| Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh award-winning Irish-language poet | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Irish-language poet, fiction poetry author. | 1 | 1 |
| Aimée de Jongh illustrator | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Illustrator, visual artist. | 1 | 1 |
| Alain Damasio | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Novelist. | 1 | 1 |
| Alan Bradley documentary filmmaker and author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Documentary filmmaker, not political or social commentator. | 1 | 1 |
| Alan Moore comic book author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Comic book author, fiction writer. | 1 | 1 |
| Alana S. Portero | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer. | 1 | 1 |
| Alauda Ruiz de Azúa directora | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Director, filmmaker. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Rose author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Church minister, bishop (religious). | 1 | 1 |
| Alexandre Boucheix Ultra-Traileur · Casquette Verte | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Ultra-trail runner, athlete. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexandre Vidal Porto Écrivain et diplomate | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer (fiction), diplomat. | 1 | 1 |
| Alfred Birney schrijver | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author (fiction writer). | 1 | 1 |
| Aline Brosh McKenna writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer of Fiction Films and TV. | 1 | 1 |
| Allison Sweet Grant author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author of fiction debut novel. | 1 | 1 |
| Amanda Romare auteur | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author of debut novel (debutromanen). | 1 | 1 |
| Amy Jeffs author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author of fiction (Saints: A New Legendary). | 1 | 1 |
| Ana Cristina Herreros editora y escritora | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Editor and short story writer (fiction). | 1 | 2 |
| Ana Grilc Schriftstellerin | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Female writer (author), no details provided. | 1 | 1 |
| Ana Rodríguez auteur · El País | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author of El País newsletter (journalist). | 1 | 1 |
| Ana Rossetti | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Spanish writer, fiction poet. | 1 | 1 |
| André Tecedeiro poeta e dramaturgo | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Poet, playwright, fiction author. | 1 | 1 |
| Andrea Canobbio scrittore e editor | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Italian writer, novelist and translator. | 1 | 1 |
| Andreas Dalsgaard dokumentarist | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Documentary specialist, documentary filmmaker. | 1 | 1 |
| Andrés Neuman écrivain | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer, fiction writer. | 1 | 1 |
| Andrew Sanford television and film writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Television and film writer. | 1 | 1 |
| Anita Werner | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author and journalist, reporting. | 1 | 1 |
| Ann Söderlund journalist, TV-programledare och författare | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Journalist, TV host and author. | 1 | 1 |
| Anna Bache-Wiig manusforfattere | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Screenwriter (writer) of films. | 2 | 2 |
| Anna Enquist Schrijver en dichter | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author and poet (female writer and poet). | 1 | 1 |
| Anna Keay writer and historian | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Historian and leader of a heritage foundation. | 1 | 1 |
| Anna-Lena Lodenius journalist och författare | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Journalist and author, primary role journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Anne Dorte Michelsen Musiker og forfatter | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Musician and author, principal role musician. | 1 | 1 |
| Anne Hjernøe TV-vært og forfatter | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | TV presenter and author, main TV role. | 1 | 1 |
| Ardal O'Hanlon actor, writer, and author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Actor, writer and author of fiction. | 1 | 1 |
| Ariana Harwicz escritora | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Fiction writer. | 1 | 1 |
| Arita Baaijens schrijver en ontdekkingsreiziger | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Explorer. | 1 | 1 |
| Aron Flam komedian och författare | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Comedian and author, humorist. | 1 | 1 |
| Arthur Japin schrijver en acteur | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author and actor, writer/artist. | 1 | 1 |
| Arvind Ethan David Écrivain, Narrateur | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Film producer. | 1 | 1 |