Screening of candidates
Only guests who fit one of the 6 roles of the Atrium spec are kept. This page covers every guest of the POC podcasts, all countries together: screening comes first, and the country of origin is looked up afterwards, only for the selected experts.
Guests identified28,551
Excluded19,870
Selected8,681Of which 2,556 English-speaking world, 4,579 European Union, 1,546 other or unknown country
Selected by role
AcademicNamed position at a university or research institution4,334Think tankNamed position at a think tank or public policy institute730Former officialHeld a position in a public authority: ministry, regulator, central bank, parliament531LawyerPractices law, in a firm, in-house or at the bar251Economist or consultantEconomist, analyst or adviser, in a firm or independent865CommentatorAnalyzes current affairs or ideas for the general public: columnist, essayist1,970
Why the others are excluded
People
27,693 people · the 858 guests named by their first name only are counted above but not listed
| Person | Decision | Role or reason | Why | Podcasts | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arend Jan Kamp Market commentator · IEX | Selected | Commentator | Market commentator at IEX. | 3 | 23 |
| Ted Oakley Founder · Oxbow Advisors | Selected | Economist or consultant | Managing partner and founder of Oxbow Advisors, financial advisor. | 3 | 23 |
| Michael Götschenberg ARD intelligence expert | Selected | Commentator | ARD intelligence analyst. | 3 | 23 |
| Amos Harel Haaretz military affairs analyst | Selected | Commentator | Military affairs analyst at Haaretz. | 3 | 23 |
| Christoph Quarch Philosopher | Selected | Commentator | Philosopher and German opinion journalist. | 3 | 22 |
| Karl Deeter Property expert | Selected | Commentator | Financial Commentator, media pundit. | 3 | 22 |
| Tim Durrant | Selected | Think tank | Researcher at Institute for Government. | 3 | 22 |
| Marek Cichocki Philosopher and political scientist | Selected | Academic | Philosopher and political scientist at University of Warsaw. | 3 | 21 |
| Kåre Aas Former diplomat | Selected | Former official | Former ambassador to Israel, USA, Afghanistan. | 3 | 20 |
| Mariusz Marszałkowski Defence24 | Selected | Commentator | Defence24, journalist-analyst. | 3 | 20 |
| Michael Pento Money manager and macro analyst · Pento Portfolio Strategies | Selected | Economist or consultant | Macroeconomic analyst and independent portfolio manager. | 3 | 20 |
| Molly Reynolds Brookings fellow in Governance Studies | Selected | Think tank | Brookings fellow in governance studies. | 3 | 20 |
| Dana El Kurd | Selected | Academic | Professor of Political Science at University of Richmond. | 3 | 20 |
| Suzanne Breen Political editor · Belfast Telegraph | Selected | Commentator | Political editor at Belfast Telegraph, analyst. | 3 | 20 |
| Axel Merk Fed-watcher | Selected | Economist or consultant | Fed-watcher, economic policy analyst. | 3 | 19 |
| Esther Palomera Assistant to the director · elDiario.es | Selected | Commentator | Political columnist elDiario.es. | 3 | 18 |
| Gil Luria Head of Technology Research · D.A. Davidson | Selected | Economist or consultant | Head of Technology Research at D.A. Davidson. | 3 | 18 |
| Michał Wojnarowicz | Selected | Think tank | Political scientist at Polish Institute of International Affairs. | 3 | 18 |
| Sebastian Payne Columnist · Times | Selected | Commentator | Columnist for Times. | 3 | 18 |
| Jack Horgan-Jones Journalist · The Irish Times | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist and correspondent at Irish Times. | 3 | 17 |
| Pat Leahy Journalist · The Irish Times | Excluded | Journalist | Political editor, Irish Times, section editor. | 3 | 17 |
| Alberto Puliafito Journalist, director of SlowNews | Selected | Commentator | Director of SlowNews and journalist. | 3 | 17 |
| Nicolas Roussellier Historian | Selected | Academic | Historian at Institut d'études politiques de Paris. | 3 | 17 |
| Gilles Kepel Emeritus university professor, Middle East specialist | Selected | Academic | Emeritus Professor. | 3 | 17 |
| Daniel Fernández | Selected | Commentator | History of Money author, non-fiction history writer. | 3 | 17 |
| Ron Filipkowski Never-Trump political commentator | Selected | Commentator | Never-Trump political commentator. | 3 | 17 |
| Allison Morris Crime correspondent · Belfast Telegraph | Excluded | Journalist | News correspondent Belfast Telegraph. | 3 | 16 |
| Jesús Núñez Co-director · Instituto de Estudios sobre Conflictos y Acción Humanitaria | Selected | Think tank | Co-director of Instituto de Estudios sobre Conflictos. | 3 | 16 |
| James Stout Author of Against the State | Selected | Commentator | Author of 'Against the State'. | 3 | 16 |
| Juan José Sánchez-Oro Historian | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 3 | 15 |
| Davide Tabarelli President · Nomisma Energia | Selected | Think tank | Presidente de Nomisma Energia, energy analysis organization. | 3 | 15 |
| Erik Petersson Historian | Selected | Academic | Historian at University of Linköping. | 3 | 15 |
| Nicolas Sarkozy Former President | Selected | Former official | Former President of France. | 3 | 15 |
| Allan Klynne | Selected | Academic | Archaeologist at Swedish Institute at Athens. | 3 | 15 |
| Ralph Schöllhammer Political scientist | Selected | Academic | Political scientist, university teacher. | 3 | 15 |
| Yvonnick Denoël Historian | Selected | Commentator | Historian and author of The Secret Wars of Mossad. | 3 | 15 |
| Norbert Häring Commentator | Selected | Commentator | Commentator. | 3 | 14 |
| François Ecalle Founder · FipEco.fr | Selected | Academic | Professor of economics at Paris 1 University. | 3 | 14 |
| Jorge Bustos Deputy editorial director · EL MUNDO | Selected | Commentator | Editorial sub-director El Mundo. | 3 | 14 |
| Steinar Juel Social economist · Civita | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist at Civita. | 3 | 14 |
| Natan Sachs Fellow and director · Brookings Institution, Center for Middle East Policy | Selected | Think tank | Fellow and director at Brookings Institution Center for Middle East Policy. | 3 | 14 |
| Fernando Medina Former Minister of Finance · PS | Selected | Former official | Former or ex-Finance Minister, former minister. | 3 | 13 |
| Tara Varma Managing director of strategic foresight · German Marshall Fund of the United States | Selected | Think tank | Visiting Fellow at Brookings Institution. | 3 | 13 |
| Patricia Allémonière Senior reporter | Selected | Commentator | Senior reporter author of non-fiction book. | 3 | 13 |
| Blas Moreno Co-director · El Orden Mundial | Selected | Commentator | Co-director of world analysis publication. | 3 | 13 |
| Jan Uriot Showbiz expert · Privé | Selected | Commentator | Showbiz expert, entertainment critic magazine Privé. | 3 | 13 |
| Andrzej Rychard Director of the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN) | Selected | Academic | Dyrektor of Instytutu Filozofii PAN. | 3 | 13 |
| Eirik Furuseth Wealth manager | Selected | Economist or consultant | Wealth manager, forvaltmesforvalter. | 3 | 13 |
| Ole Søeberg CEO · Nordic Investment Partners | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Investor and stock strategist. Investor and wealth manager. | 3 | 12 |
| Sam McBride Northern Ireland editor · Belfast Telegraph | Excluded | Journalist | Editor of Belfast Telegraph, general news. | 3 | 12 |