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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. James McAdams Political scientist · University of Notre Dame | Selected | Academic | Political scientist at University of Notre Dame. | 1 | 1 |
| A. L. McClanan Author | Selected | Academic | Author of Griffinology, art history specialist. | 1 | 1 |
| A. Świdziński | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| A. Wess Mitchell American historian and diplomat · Princeton University Press | Selected | Former official | Former Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (ended 2019). | 3 | 3 |
| A.J. Baime Journalist and author | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and author, non-fiction author activity. | 1 | 2 |
| 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 |
| Aad Ouborg Mr. Princess | Excluded | Business executive | Leader of Princess, business leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Aad van Loenen Vocational education expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Aage Hansen-Löve | Selected | Academic | Prof, explicit university title. | 1 | 1 |
| Aamer Madhani Associated Press journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Associated Press journalist, reporter with no analytical indication. | 1 | 1 |
| Aamna Mohdin Community affairs correspondent · The Guardian | Excluded | Journalist | Community affairs correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Aant Jelle Soepboer NSC | Excluded | Serving politician | Member of Second Chamber, politician. | 1 | 1 |
| Aapeli Pursimo Analyst · Inderes | Selected | Economist or consultant | Analyst at Inderes, analysis firm. | 1 | 1 |
| Aarathi Krishnan Founder and CEO · RAKSHA Intelligence Futures | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Founder CEO of RAKSHA. | 1 | 1 |
| Aarne Aktan CEO · Solteq | Excluded | Business executive | CEO at Solteq. | 1 | 1 |
| Aaron Alexander Host of the Align Podcast | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Host of Align Podcast. | 1 | 1 |
| Aaron Balick Psychotherapist and author | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychotherapist and author. | 1 | 1 |
| Aaron David Miller | Selected | Think tank et Former official | Senior researcher at foreign policy think tank. | 5 | 5 |
| Aaron Dignan Organizational expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Founder of organizational consulting firm. | 1 | 1 |
| Aaron Edwards Author and historian | Selected | Commentator | Author and historian of nonfiction books. | 6 | 10 |
| Aaron Flint Host · Montana Talks | Excluded | Journalist | Radio show host. | 1 | 1 |
| Aaron Grayson Dorseth The man behind the film Rich Kids | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Aaron Harper | Excluded | Business executive | Power washing company entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Aaron Hodari Managing Director · Schechter | Excluded | Business executive | Managing Director Schechter executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Aaron Kaartinen Investor | Excluded | Business executive | Investor. | 1 | 1 |
| Aaron Levie Box co-founder and CEO | Excluded | Business executive | Box CEO. | 2 | 2 |
| Aaron Levine Chief Financial Officer · Prophix | Excluded | Business executive | CFO of Prophix, financial executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Aaron Maté | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and analyst of public policy criticism. | 7 | 134 |
| Aaron Matei The GrayZone | Selected | Commentator | The GrayZone is a political analysis outlet. | 1 | 1 |
| Aaron Mirck Tech speaker and author | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Aaron Parnas | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Aaron Reeves Professor of Sociology · London School of Economics | Selected | Academic | Professor of Sociology, LSE. | 1 | 1 |
| Aaron Reitz Candidate | Excluded | Serving politician | Texas attorney candidate, politician. | 1 | 1 |
| Aaron Rigsby | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Documents tornadoes. | 1 | 1 |
| Aaron Sibarium Reporter at The Washington Free Beacon | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter at The Washington Free Beacon, reporter | 1 | 1 |
| Aaron Tabacco Executive coach and leader at UCSF | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Executive coach at UCSF. | 1 | 1 |
| Aaron Zitner Reporter · Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter at Wall Street Journal, reporter | 2 | 3 |
| Aart Gerritsen Associate professor of economics · Erasmus University Rotterdam | Selected | Academic | Senior lecturer at Erasmus Rotterdam. | 1 | 3 |
| Aatu Turpeinen Content creator · RebelWerks | Excluded | Business executive | Content creator at RebelWerks. | 1 | 1 |
| Ab Flipse Veteran, former soldier | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Veteran former military. | 2 | 2 |
| Ab Nieuwdorp Presenter · NPO Klassiek | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | NPO Klassiek presenter. | 1 | 1 |
| Ab Osterhaus Virologist | Selected | Academic | Virologist at Erasmus University Rotterdam. | 3 | 4 |
| Abbas al-Zaffrani Professor of planning and environmental sustainability · Cairo University | Selected | Academic | Professor University of Cairo. | 1 | 1 |
| Abbas Gallyamov Former speechwriter | Selected | Former official | Former speechwriter. | 1 | 2 |
| Abby Innes Associate Professor · LSE | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor LSE. | 1 | 2 |
| Abby Johnson Author of "Unplanned" | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author and anti-abortion activist. | 1 | 1 |
| Abby Phillip Journalist · CNN | Excluded | Journalist | White House correspondent for CNN. | 1 | 1 |
| Abdalla Hamdok Former prime minister | Selected | Former official | Former Prime Minister. | 1 | 1 |
| Abdallah Bou Habib Foreign Minister | Excluded | Serving politician | Foreign Minister in office. | 1 | 1 |