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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Corn Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of American Psychosis. | 3 | 6 |
| Edgar Fernández Adviser at Tercio Capital, university professor | Selected | Academic | University professor at Universidad Carlos III. | 3 | 6 |
| Eirik Haavaldsen Pareto Securities | Selected | Economist or consultant | Analyst at Pareto Securities. | 3 | 6 |
| Ewa Marciniak Professor · CBOS | Selected | Academic | Prof. Political scientist and director of CBOS (public research). | 3 | 6 |
| François Chimits Economist, analyst · MERICS, Institut Montaigne | Selected | Think tank | Economist analyst at MERICS and Institut Montaigne. | 3 | 6 |
| Hans Thrane Nielsen Senior portfolio manager · Storebrand | Selected | Economist or consultant | Senior portfolio manager at Storebrand. | 3 | 6 |
| Hasni Abidi Political scientist · Cermam | Selected | Think tank | Political scientist at Cermam, research center. | 3 | 6 |
| Hyun Song Shin Economic advisor and head of research · Bank for International Settlements | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economic advisor and head of research at Bank for International Settlements. | 3 | 6 |
| Jacek Gądek Journalist and publicist · Newsweek | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and publicist at Newsweek. | 3 | 6 |
| Juliette Kayyem Professor of International Security · Harvard Kennedy School | Selected | Academic | Professor of International Security, Harvard Kennedy School. | 3 | 6 |
| Kyle Chayka Staff writer · New Yorker | Selected | Commentator | Staff writer New Yorker. | 3 | 6 |
| Lars-Erik Lundgren Fund manager · Aktie-Ansvar | Selected | Economist or consultant | Fund manager at Aktie-Ansvar. | 3 | 6 |
| Levi Roach Dr. | Selected | Academic | Dr., specialist in Early Medieval kingship, academic researcher. | 3 | 6 |
| Marc Fiorentino Managing partner · Euroland | Selected | Economist or consultant | Associate managing Euroland, asset manager. | 3 | 6 |
| Olivier Beaumont Senior reporter · Parisien-Aujourd'hui en France | Selected | Commentator | Le Parisien political senior reporter, investigation and analysis. | 3 | 6 |
| Paul Cullen Health correspondent · The Irish Times | Selected | Commentator | Health correspondent, specialized analyst. | 3 | 6 |
| Richard Romagnoli Bestselling author, trainer | Selected | Commentator | Bestselling author, primary activity. | 3 | 6 |
| Roel Konijnendijk Dr · University of Oxford | Selected | Academic | Doctor at University of Oxford. | 3 | 6 |
| Sam Quinones Writer | Selected | Commentator | Writer of Narrative Non-fiction. | 3 | 6 |
| Stephen Hicks Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor of philosophy at Rockford University. | 3 | 6 |
| Thomas Nielsen Fund manager · FIRST Fondene | Selected | Economist or consultant | Fund Manager FIRST Fondene. | 3 | 6 |
| Łukasz Warzecha | Selected | Commentator | Opinion journalist. | 3 | 6 |
| Allie Beth Stuckey BlazeTV host | Excluded | Journalist | BlazeTV host. | 3 | 5 |
| Andrew Egger The Bulwark | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist with no demonstrated analytical work. | 3 | 5 |
| Aoife Moore Author and journalist · Sunday Times Ireland | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist and reporter. | 3 | 5 |
| Björn Hedensjö Psychologist, author and podcaster | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist. | 3 | 5 |
| Daniel Suhonen Chef · Katalys | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 3 | 5 |
| Geoffrey Hinton Nobel laureate · Google | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Nobel Prize winner at Google, not an academic position. | 3 | 5 |
| Guus Valk Political reporter · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | Political correspondent at NRC. | 3 | 5 |
| Jacob Soboroff MS NOW correspondent and bestselling author · MSNBC | Excluded | Journalist | MSNBC correspondent and author. | 3 | 5 |
| José Gregorio González Journalist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist. | 3 | 5 |
| Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz Minister of Funds and Regional Policy · Trzecia Droga | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Funds in office. | 3 | 5 |
| Kevin Doyle Executive Editor · Irish Independent | Excluded | Journalist | General media editor-in-chief, not an analyst. | 3 | 5 |
| Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann FDP MEP | Excluded | Serving politician | FDP MEP, politician in office. | 3 | 5 |
| Matt Chorley Journalist · 5 Live | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist BBC 5 Live. | 3 | 5 |
| Michał Gramatyka Deputy minister of digital affairs · Polski 2050 | Excluded | Serving politician | Deputy and vice minister in office, politician. | 3 | 5 |
| Pippa Crerar Political editor · The Guardian | Excluded | Journalist | Political editor, not analyst. | 3 | 5 |
| Roderich Kiesewetter CDU foreign policy politician | Excluded | Serving politician | CDU politician and member of parliament, politician in office. | 3 | 5 |
| Simon Harris Taoiseach · Irlande | Excluded | Serving politician | Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) IN OFFICE. | 3 | 5 |
| Sébastien Chenu Vice president of the National Assembly, RN deputy · Rassemblement national | Excluded | Serving politician | Member in office, vice-president of National Assembly. | 3 | 5 |
| Thorsten Frei Head of the Chancellery · Bundesregierung | Excluded | Serving politician | Chancellor's Minister Germany. | 3 | 5 |
| Tim Klüssendorf General secretary of the SPD | Excluded | Serving politician | General Secretary SPD (political party). | 3 | 5 |
| Clément Therme Historian of international relations · Passés composés | Selected | Academic | Historian researcher at Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier. | 3 | 5 |
| David Gauke Former Lord Chancellor · Conservative MP | Selected | Former official | Former Lord Chancellor, heads think tank. | 3 | 5 |
| Irving Finkel Scholar of ancient languages and curator · British Museum | Selected | Academic | Scholar and curator, British Museum. | 3 | 5 |
| Edel Coffey Novelist | Selected | Commentator | Novelist, columnist and author. | 3 | 5 |
| Richard Werly International columnist · Blick | Selected | Commentator | International editorialist journalist at Blick, geopolitical analyst. | 3 | 5 |
| Bernd Raffelhüschen Professor | Selected | Economist or consultant | Professor of economics. | 3 | 5 |
| Cátia Moreira de Carvalho Researcher · University of Porto | Selected | Academic | Researcher at University of Porto. | 3 | 5 |
| Geir Hågen Karlsen Lieutenant colonel | Selected | Former official | Former lieutenant colonel, high-ranking military officer. | 3 | 5 |