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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johannes Nymark | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Johannes Reck Co-founder and CEO of GetYourGuide | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder and CEO of GetYourGuide, business leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Johannes Riber Postdoc · Center for Militære Studier | Selected | Academic | Postdoc at Center for Military Studies. | 1 | 1 |
| Johannes Riegger Chief Data Analyst · Borussia Mönchengladbach | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief Data Analyst at Borussia Monchengladbach, data analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Johannes Schneider | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Johannes Schnell Deputy managing director · Landesfischereiverband Bayern e.V. | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Deputy Managing Director, association leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Johannes Skov Andersen Head of editorial innovation · Politiken | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Head of editorial innovation at Politiken, journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Johannes Vahtoranta Commander · Maanpuolustuskorkeakoulu | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Military academy officer, military instructor. | 1 | 1 |
| Johannes Volkmann CDU Bundestag member and China expert | Excluded | Serving politician | CDU member of Bundestag, parliament member. | 1 | 1 |
| John A. Dailey | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Joined the Marines at seventeen, military veteran. | 1 | 1 |
| John Ahern Senior pastor and chairman · Christian Voice Ireland | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| John Anzalone Democratic pollster | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Democratic pollster, pollster. | 1 | 1 |
| John Arne Breivik Stingray Marine Solutions | Excluded | Business executive | CEO at Stingray Marine Solutions. | 1 | 1 |
| John Ashley Burgogne Musicologist | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| John Assaraf Expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Entrepreneur and personal development coach. | 1 | 1 |
| John B. Judis Author | Selected | Commentator | Author and American journalist, author of journalism. | 1 | 1 |
| John Banville Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author and Booker Prize winner, fiction writer. | 1 | 1 |
| John Barry Psychologist · Male Psychology Section, British Psychological Society | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist. | 1 | 1 |
| John Bercow | Selected | Former official | Speaker of the House of Commons (late 2019). | 1 | 1 |
| John Bilbao Staff writer · Petapixel | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Staff writer at Petapixel journal, journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| John Billow Chef · Nationellt Cybersäkerhetscenter (NCSC) | Excluded | Serving politician | Head of Nationellt Cybersäkerhetscenter in office. | 1 | 1 |
| John Björkman Intellectual historian · Södertörn University | Selected | Academic | Historian of ideas at Södertörn University College. | 1 | 1 |
| John Block Founder · Unity Partners | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Unity Partners. | 1 | 1 |
| John Bosco O'Hagan Founder and Group Chairman · Specialist Group | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and Group Chairman of Specialist Group. | 1 | 1 |
| John Boyne Writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer, Fiction Novelist (The Boy in the Striped Pajamas). | 1 | 1 |
| John Britton Chief Engineer | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Chief Engineer, non-academic engineer. | 1 | 1 |
| John Bucy State Rep. | Excluded | Serving politician | State Representative, politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| John Burnham Association for Family Therapy | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Family therapist, Association for Family Therapy. | 1 | 1 |
| John Burns | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| John Burtka | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| John Canzano Host of college sports podcasts · Wondery | Excluded | Journalist | Host of college sports podcasts. | 1 | 1 |
| John Carlin | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist without specified role. | 1 | 1 |
| John Cerasani Entrepreneur, investor | Excluded | Business executive | Entrepreneur and investor, business owner. | 1 | 1 |
| John Christian Elden Lawyer | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer. | 1 | 1 |
| John Coates Harvard law professor | Selected | Academic | Harvard law professor. | 1 | 1 |
| John Colleary Actor · RTÉ Documentary on One | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| John Coogan TBPN | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Co-founder and vlogger (Lucy.co, Soylent). | 1 | 1 |
| John Crist Comedian | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| John De Mol | Excluded | Business executive | Television producer. | 1 | 1 |
| John Delony Dr. | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Author, mental health expert and podcaster, radio personality. | 1 | 1 |
| John Dorney theIrishstory.com | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| John Emrich | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | American businessman in corporate finance, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| John Ennis | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| John Fernando | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| John Fletcher Historian | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| John Fox Chaplain · Union Rescue Mission | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Chaplain at Union Rescue Mission, religious professional. | 1 | 1 |
| John Francis Leader Psychologist · UCD's School of Psychology | Selected | Academic | Psychologist at UCD's School of Psychology. | 1 | 1 |
| John Gaeta CEO Escape.ai | Excluded | Business executive | Escape.ai CEO. | 1 | 1 |
| John Gleeson Founder & General Partner · Success Venture Partners | Excluded | Business executive | Founder & General Partner at Success Venture Partners. | 1 | 1 |
| John Glen MP | Excluded | Serving politician | MP, politician in office. | 1 | 1 |