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
1,846 people
| Person | Decision | Role or reason | Why | Podcasts | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Chalk justice secretary | Excluded | Serving politician | Justice secretary in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Vanopslagh | Excluded | Serving politician | Politician in office (member of Folketing, chairperson). | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Wilson member of the Greater London Assembly · Reform UK | Excluded | Serving politician | Member of Greater London Assembly in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander De Croo Oud-premier · Open VLD | Excluded | Serving politician | UNDP Administrator, in office, former Belgian Prime Minister. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Dobrindt | Excluded | Serving politician | Politician, context 120 Tage Schwarz-Rot. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Hoffmann Chef der CSU-Landesgruppe im Bundestag · CSU | Excluded | Serving politician | Head of CSU parliamentary group in Bundestag, in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Leschik ehemaligem AfD-Mitglied · AfD | Excluded | Serving politician | Former member of political party. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Schweitzer Ministerpräsident · Rheinland-Pfalz | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister-president in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Thom innenpolitischer Sprecher der Union | Excluded | Serving politician | Political spokesman. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexandre Palma bispo auxiliar · Lisboa | Excluded | Serving politician | Auxiliary bishop of Lisbon. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Congresswoman | Excluded | Serving politician | Congresswoman (active politician). | 1 | 1 |
| Alexis Corbière député · Assemblée nationale | Excluded | Serving politician | Member at National Assembly (in office). | 1 | 1 |
| Alfred Mandelburger Ortsgruppenvorsitzender vida-Pensionist:innen Zentraldienst · Gewerkschaft vida | Excluded | Serving politician | Local union leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Alice Weidel Kanzlerkandidatin · AfD | Excluded | Serving politician | AfD chancellor candidate, politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Alicia del Río portavoz · Sindicato de Inquilinas | Excluded | Serving politician | Spokesman of Tenant Union, association activist. | 1 | 1 |
| Alison McGovern Shadow Employment Minister | Excluded | Serving politician | Shadow Employment Minister, politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Alma Zadić Justizministerin | Excluded | Serving politician | Justice minister in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Alwin Brunner Bezirksstaatswanwalt | Excluded | Serving politician | District prosecutor. | 1 | 1 |
| Amanda Lind | Excluded | Serving politician | Swedish female politician, member of Riksdag. | 1 | 1 |
| Aminata Touré Sozialministerin | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister for Social Affairs in office, minister. | 1 | 1 |
| Amira Mohamed Ali | Excluded | Serving politician | Female German politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Amiral Vandier Supreme Allied Commander Transformation · OTAN | Excluded | Serving politician | Admiral supreme commander NATO in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Ammar Campa-Najjar candidat | Excluded | Serving politician | Political candidate. | 1 | 1 |
| Amy Coney Barrett Justice · Supreme Court | Excluded | Serving politician | Supreme Court justice in office, magistrate. | 1 | 1 |
| Amy McGrath | Excluded | Serving politician | Female American politician. | 1 | 1 |
| Amélie de Montchalin ministre des Comptes publics | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Public Accounts in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Anders Eide ambassadør · Norges forhold til EU | Excluded | Serving politician | Ambassador to EU in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Anders Pommer polis, spaningsroteln | Excluded | Serving politician | Police investigation unit, in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Anders Teljebäck särskild utredare · försverksamhetskommittén | Excluded | Serving politician | Special investigator government commission. | 1 | 1 |
| Anders Wolf Andresen borgmester | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Andrea Jenkyns Reform UK Mayor · Reform UK | Excluded | Serving politician | Reform UK Mayor, politician in office | 1 | 1 |
| Andrea Leadsom Health and Social Care Minister | Excluded | Serving politician | Health and Social Care Minister, minister in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Andrea Orlando Responsabile politiche industriali · Partito Democratico | Excluded | Serving politician | Industrial Policy Manager, Democratic Party, in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Andreas Hanger ÖVP-Budgetsprecher · ÖVP | Excluded | Serving politician | ÖVP budget speaker, political spokesperson in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Andreas Lohmeyer LKA-Beamte · LKA | Excluded | Serving politician | Police officer at state criminal investigation office. | 1 | 1 |
| Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik statssekretær | Excluded | Serving politician | State secretary, public official in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Andreas Rödder CDU-Vordenker | Excluded | Serving politician | CDU think tank member, political strategist in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Andreas Schieder | Excluded | Serving politician | Austrian politician, Member of European Parliament. | 1 | 1 |
| Andrew Bates Democratic strategist | Excluded | Serving politician | Democratic strategist. | 1 | 1 |
| Andrew Langer Politikberater | Excluded | Serving politician | Political adviser. | 1 | 1 |
| Andrew Yang | Excluded | Serving politician | American entrepreneur and political candidate. | 1 | 1 |
| Andrij Melnyk Botschafter der Ukraine in Deutschland | Excluded | Serving politician | Ukrainian diplomat in office (ambassador to Brazil). | 1 | 1 |
| Andrzej Domański minister finansów | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Finance in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Andrzej Szeptycki Wiceminister nauki i szkolnictwa wyższego · Ministère de la Science et l'Enseignement Supérieur | Excluded | Serving politician | Vice-Minister of Science and Higher Education in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Andrzej Śliwka poseł · PiS | Excluded | Serving politician | PiS deputy, politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| André Bodemann Generalleutnant · Bundeswehr | Excluded | Serving politician | General lieutenant, military officer. | 1 | 1 |
| André Peralta Santos responsável interino pela Direção-Geral da Saúde · Direção-Geral da Saúde | Excluded | Serving politician | Director, Health Division, in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Andy Biggs Rep. · Arizona | Excluded | Serving politician | Rep. · Arizona, representative in office | 1 | 1 |
| Andy Roth President · State Freedom Caucus Network | Excluded | Serving politician | President · State Freedom Caucus Network. | 1 | 1 |
| Andy Street Mayor · West Midlands | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor - West Midlands, active politician. | 1 | 1 |