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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Garrigues Historian | Selected | Academic | Historian, emeritus history professor. | 5 | 11 |
| Daniel Thym Migration lawyer | Selected | Academic | Professor of law at University of Konstanz. | 5 | 11 |
| Christianne van der Wal Former minister | Selected | Former official | Former minister. | 5 | 11 |
| Alain Duhamel Political columnist at BFMTV | Selected | Commentator | Political columnist at BFMTV. | 5 | 11 |
| Brendan Kelly Professor of Psychiatry · TCD | Selected | Academic | Professor of Psychiatry, TCD. | 5 | 11 |
| Emmanuel Todd | Selected | Academic | Demographer at Institut National d'Études Démographiques. | 5 | 11 |
| Frida Bratt Savings economist · Nordnet | Selected | Economist or consultant | Savings economist at Nordnet. | 5 | 11 |
| Giada Messetti | Selected | Commentator | Sinologist, author and China analyst for general audience. | 5 | 11 |
| Oísin Cantwell News columnist · Aftonbladet | Selected | Commentator | News columnist at Aftonbladet. | 5 | 11 |
| Vittorio Emanuele Parsi Professor | Selected | Academic | Political scientist at Catholic University of the Sacred Heart. | 5 | 11 |
| Romuald Sciora Director · IRIS | Selected | Think tank | Director of political observatory and researcher at IRIS. | 5 | 10 |
| Marie Robert Author | Selected | Academic | Teacher and author, philosopher and writer. | 5 | 10 |
| Owen Matthews Russia writer · The Spectator | Selected | Commentator | Associate editor The Spectator, analyst/senior reporter. | 5 | 10 |
| Gavin Baker Founding partner and CIO of Atreides Management | Selected | Economist or consultant | Founding partner and CIO of Atreides Management. | 5 | 10 |
| Haroon Sheikh Philosopher, special professor at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and senior researcher at the Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy · Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam | Selected | Academic | Associate professor at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. | 5 | 10 |
| Coen Teulings Professor · Utrecht University | Selected | Academic | Prof dr Utrecht University. | 5 | 10 |
| Alberto Grandi Lecturer · Università di Parma | Selected | Academic | Lecturer and degree program president at University of Parma. | 5 | 10 |
| Ricardo Reis Professor · London School of Economics | Selected | Academic | Professor at the London School of Economics. | 5 | 10 |
| Anna van Zoest Atlantische Commissie | Selected | Think tank | Speaker for Atlantische Commissie. | 5 | 10 |
| Chadwick Moore Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of biography. | 5 | 10 |
| Charlie Spiering Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of Amateur Hour. | 5 | 10 |
| David Engels Ancient historian and publicist | Selected | Academic | Ancient historian and publicist, Prof. Dr. | 5 | 10 |
| Miriam Grossman Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of Lost in Trans Nation (nonfiction). | 5 | 10 |
| Henri Guaino Former special adviser | Selected | Former official | Former special advisor to Nicolas Sarkozy. | 5 | 10 |
| John Torpey Director of the Ralph Bunche Institute | Selected | Academic et Think tank | Sociologist, professor and director of Ralph Bunche Institute. | 5 | 10 |
| Marc Andreessen Cofounder · Andreessen Horowitz | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz, entrepreneur. | 5 | 9 |
| Vassili Golod ARD correspondent | Excluded | Journalist | ARD correspondent Kyiv. | 5 | 9 |
| Carlos Rodríguez Braun Professor | Selected | Academic | Profesor. | 5 | 9 |
| Magnus Ranstorp Terrorism expert and research leader · Försvarshögskolan | Selected | Academic | Docent in political science at Swedish Defence University. | 5 | 9 |
| Thomas Gomart Historian and director · Institut français des relations internationales (IFRI) | Selected | Think tank | Director French Institute of International Relations (IFRI). | 5 | 9 |
| Marek Matusiak Expert · OSW | Selected | Think tank | Expert at OSW (Eastern Studies Center). | 5 | 9 |
| Donnacha Ó Beacháin Professor of Politics · DCU | Selected | Academic | Professor at Dublin City University. | 5 | 9 |
| Giulio Betti Meteorologist and climatologist · CNR | Selected | Academic | Meteorologist and climatologist at CNR, public research organization. | 5 | 9 |
| Nick Epley Professor of behavioral science · University of Chicago's Booth School of Business | Selected | Academic | Professor of behavioral science at University of Chicago Booth. | 5 | 9 |
| Gaspard Estrada Political scientist specializing in Latin America · London School of Economics and Political Science | Selected | Academic | Political scientist member of London School of Economics. | 5 | 9 |
| Miguel Ángel Ruiz Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of La destrucción planificada, book. | 5 | 9 |
| Ulrike Guérot Political scientist | Selected | Academic | Political scientist, female university professor. | 5 | 9 |
| Yasmina Asrarguis Associate researcher · Princeton University | Selected | Academic | Researcher associated with Princeton University. | 5 | 9 |
| Andrew Gallimore Neurobiologist | Selected | Academic | Neurobiologist, chemist and pharmacologist. | 5 | 9 |
| Jens Nordvig Goldman Sachs | Selected | Economist or consultant | Top economist at Goldman Sachs. | 5 | 9 |
| Johann Chapoutot Historian | Selected | Academic | Historian at Sorbonne University, specialist in Nazism. | 5 | 9 |
| Monika Rosen Stock market expert | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief analyst of a bank. | 5 | 9 |
| Tiffany Aliche | Selected | Commentator | Award-winning financial education teacher. | 5 | 9 |
| Torbjørn Kjus Chief economist · Aker BP | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief Economist Aker BP. | 5 | 9 |
| Ueli Maurer Former Federal Councillor | Selected | Former official | Former Federal Councilor, former councilor. | 5 | 9 |
| Wendy Suzuki Professor and neuroscientist | Selected | Academic | Professor and neuroscientist (professor). | 5 | 9 |
| Åsa Wikforss Professor · Stockholm University | Selected | Academic | Professor at Stockholm University. | 5 | 9 |
| Dave Hanratty Producer · Irish Independent | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 5 | 8 |
| John Sweeney Emeritus professor · Maynooth University | Selected | Academic | Emeritus professor at Maynooth University. | 5 | 8 |
| Hamish de Bretton-Gordon Chemical Weapons Expert and Former Tank Commander | Selected | Former official | Former commander of Royal Tank Regiment (indication: former). | 5 | 8 |