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
2,058 people
| Person | Decision | Role or reason | Why | Podcasts | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theo Baker author | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and writer, investigation Stanford University. | 3 | 3 |
| Thomas Hogeling columnist · NRC | Selected | Commentator | Columnist for NRC. | 3 | 3 |
| Thomas Shugart former U.S. Navy submariner and defense analyst | Selected | Commentator | Former submariner, public defense analyst. | 3 | 3 |
| Valter Longo bioquímico y experto en longevidad | Selected | Commentator | Biochemist expert in longevity, book author. | 3 | 3 |
| Vibe Termansen østeuropaekspert | Selected | Commentator | Eastern Europe expert, analysis book author. | 3 | 3 |
| Benaouda Abdeddaïm éditorialiste international · BFM Business | Selected | Commentator | International columnist at BFM Business. | 2 | 397 |
| Annalisa Cappellini chroniqueuse · BFM Business | Selected | Commentator | Columnist at BFM Business. | 2 | 224 |
| Raphaël Legendre éditorialiste · BFM Business | Selected | Commentator | Columnist at BFM Business. | 2 | 177 |
| Frédéric Hermel journaliste et écrivain | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and writer, author of analysis. | 2 | 125 |
| Sofie Frøkjær faktatjekker og politisk journalist · Radio IIII | Selected | Commentator | Fact-checker and political journalist. | 2 | 124 |
| Pepe Escobar | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and geopolitical analyst. | 2 | 101 |
| Javier Aroca | Selected | Commentator | Political analyst and debater in Hoy por Hoy. | 2 | 73 |
| Michał Kolanko Publicysta · Rzeczpospolita | Selected | Commentator | Rzeczpospolita columnist, Polish analyst columnist. | 2 | 68 |
| Estefanía Molina | Selected | Commentator | Political scientist and political columnist. | 2 | 67 |
| Bartosz Węglarczyk redaktor naczelny · Onet | Selected | Commentator | Editor-in-Chief (redactor naczelny) Onet | 2 | 57 |
| Justin Haskins Co-author · Our Republic | Selected | Commentator | Co-author of The Great Reset and Dark Future essays. | 2 | 46 |
| Rich Lowry editor of National Review · National Review | Selected | Commentator | Editor of National Review, ideas journal editor. | 2 | 43 |
| Xavier Vidal-Folch analyste | Selected | Commentator | Explicit analyst, El analysis of Xavier Vidal-Folch. | 2 | 41 |
| Roar Valderhaug børskommentator · E24 | Selected | Commentator | Markets commentator for E24. | 2 | 41 |
| Kent Andersen forfatter, skribent og musiker | Selected | Commentator | Author, writer and musician, public analytical activity. | 2 | 40 |
| Josep Ramoneda | Selected | Academic et Commentator | Professor at Autonomous University Barcelona. | 2 | 39 |
| Damian Thompson writer | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and author at Spectator (opinion magazine), analysis journalist. | 2 | 38 |
| Gemma Venhuizen | Selected | Commentator | Science journalist at NRC. | 2 | 35 |
| Sarah Ditum writer · The Times and The Sunday Times | Selected | Commentator | Writer The Times and Sunday Times, essayist. | 2 | 35 |
| Roland Oliphant Senior Foreign Correspondent · The Telegraph | Selected | Commentator | Chief Foreign Analyst at Telegraph, analyst. | 2 | 29 |
| Josh Glancy News Review Editor · The Sunday Times | Selected | Commentator | News Review editor at Sunday Times. | 2 | 29 |
| Kyle Anzalone | Selected | Commentator | Political commentator and analysis podcast host. | 2 | 28 |
| Corinna Budras F.A.Z. columnist · Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung | Selected | Commentator | F.A.Z. columnist, analyst. | 2 | 27 |
| John Stepek Bloomberg senior reporter · Bloomberg | Selected | Commentator | Money Distilled newsletter author. | 2 | 25 |
| Jason Buttrill Chief researcher · Glenn Beck | Selected | Commentator | Chief researcher analyzing current events. | 2 | 24 |
| Francis Dearnley Assistant Comment Editor · The Telegraph | Selected | Commentator | Assistant Comment Editor. | 2 | 23 |
| Abnousse Shalmani commentatrice · LCI | Selected | Commentator | Commentator for LCI. | 2 | 22 |
| Maurice Hoefgen | Selected | Commentator | Economist, author and economics analyst podcaster. | 2 | 22 |
| Nina Horaczek Chefreporterin · FALTER | Selected | Commentator | Chief investigative reporter analyzing current events. | 2 | 21 |
| Guille Lomener editor de Applesfera · Applesfera | Selected | Commentator | Editor of Applesfera media site. | 2 | 20 |
| Cal Thomas nationally syndicated US columnist | Selected | Commentator | Nationally syndicated columnist. | 2 | 19 |
| Natalie Orpett Executive Editor · Lawfare | Selected | Commentator | Executive Editor at Lawfare Institute, political analysis editor. | 2 | 18 |
| João Pedro Henriques | Selected | Commentator | Commentator João Pedro Henriques. | 2 | 18 |
| Cliff Taylor economics columnist · The Irish Times | Selected | Commentator | Economics columnist at The Irish Times. | 2 | 17 |
| Tom Bevan RealClearPolitics | Selected | Commentator | From RealClearPolitics, political analysis. | 2 | 17 |
| Kristina Ekero Eriksson arkeologen | Selected | Commentator | Archaeologist and non-fiction history author. | 2 | 16 |
| Dominic Nicholls Associate Editor of Defence · The Telegraph | Selected | Commentator | Associate Editor Defence Telegraph, specialized analyst. | 2 | 16 |
| Bérénice Levet philosophe | Selected | Commentator | Essayist and columnist, ideas analyst. | 2 | 16 |
| Steven Swinford Political Editor · The Times | Selected | Commentator | Political Editor at Times, political analyst. | 2 | 16 |
| José Precedo director adjunto · elDiario.es | Selected | Commentator | Associate Director elDiario.es. | 2 | 15 |
| Cécile Cornudet éditorialiste · Les Échos | Selected | Commentator | Political columnist at Les Échos. | 2 | 14 |
| Stefan Geier Journalist · BR | Selected | Commentator | Science Journalist BR (science journalist). | 2 | 14 |
| Agata Szczęśniak OKO.press | Selected | Commentator | OKO.press, investigative news and analysis media. | 2 | 14 |
| Tomasz Bielecki | Selected | Commentator | Journalist at Polityka Insight, political analysis media. | 2 | 14 |
| Stijn Decock journalist · De Standaard | Selected | Commentator | Economy journalist, specialized analyst. | 2 | 13 |