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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carin Franzén Literary historian | Selected | Academic | Literary scholar at Linköping University, Swedish literature. | 1 | 1 |
| Carina Berg Presenter | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Carina Hong CEO · Axiom | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Axiom. | 1 | 1 |
| Carina Hubertz Investigative journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Investigative journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Carina Rech Art scholar | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Art historian without named institution. | 1 | 1 |
| Carina Rosengrave International Young Woman Farm Ambassador of 2026 | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Farm Ambassador, ambassador. | 1 | 1 |
| Carina Schroeder | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified. | 1 | 1 |
| Carine Lacor NPO Klassiek presenter | Excluded | Journalist | NPO Klassiek presenter. | 1 | 1 |
| Carl Brandon Strehlke Art historian | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | American museum curator, not academic. | 1 | 1 |
| Carl Brown Veteran software developer | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Veteran Software Developer, developer. | 1 | 1 |
| Carl Emil Arnfred Journalist · Politiken | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Politiken. | 1 | 1 |
| Carl Emil Johansen | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Carl Gustafsson Co-founder and manager · Protean | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of Protean. | 1 | 1 |
| Carl Haarnack Political scientist and historian | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Political scientist and historian without cited institution. | 1 | 1 |
| Carl Henrik Knutsen Professor of political science · Universitet i Oslo | Selected | Academic | Professor of Political Science at University of Oslo. | 1 | 1 |
| Carl Holfve Data controller · Holdings | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Data responsible officer, Holdings executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Carl Honoré Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of nonfiction. | 1 | 1 |
| Carl Johan Lagercrantz Credit manager · Atlant Fonder | Selected | Economist or consultant | Credit manager at Atlant Funds, analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Carl Karlström Author | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Author with unclear background on published works. | 1 | 1 |
| Carl Mattson Business leader · Norrhydro | Excluded | Business executive | Business leader at Norrhydro. | 1 | 1 |
| Carl Meeus Editor-in-chief · Figaro Magazine | Excluded | Journalist | Editor-in-chief, Figaro Magazine. | 1 | 1 |
| Carl Miller | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Carl Moberg | Excluded | Journalist | Cultural journalist, no analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| Carl O. Geving Leader · Norges Eiendomsmeglerforbund | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Leader of professional federation. | 1 | 1 |
| Carl P Moberg Deputy culture chief · Göteborgs-Posten | Excluded | Journalist | Associate culture editor Göteborgs-Posten. | 1 | 1 |
| Carl-Henric Svanberg | Excluded | Business executive | Swedish company executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Carl-Johan Dalgaard Chair of the Economic Council, economics professor | Selected | Academic | Professor of economics, overvismand. | 1 | 1 |
| Carl-Oskar Morgården Lawyer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Carla Bäckström Uppsala University | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Carla Castelo | Excluded | Serving politician | Journalist typeExtraction, Wikidata journalist no analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| Carla de Ruiter Leiderschapsontwikkelaar en -trainer | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Leadership development coach. | 1 | 1 |
| Carla Denyer Co-leader and MP · Green party | Excluded | Serving politician | Co-leader and MP of Green party in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Carla McCall Managing Partner · AAFCPAs | Excluded | Business executive | Managing Partner of an accounting firm. | 1 | 1 |
| Carla Mendonça Tavares Director of the Innovation Centre for Renewables and Commercial Area · GALP | Excluded | Business executive | Director of innovation center at GALP. | 1 | 1 |
| Carla Subirana | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Travels to a passport bro hotspot for an Economist news podcast; nothing links her to this Spanish film director and professor. | 1 | 1 |
| Carlijn Kingma Artist and architect | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Carlijn van Esch Reporter · de Volkskrant | Excluded | Journalist | Volkskrant Reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Carlo Alberto Buttarelli President · Federdistribuzione | Excluded | Business executive | Presidente de Federdistribuzione. | 1 | 1 |
| Carlo Bachschmidt | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Carlo Canepa Editorial manager · Pagella politica | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Editorial Manager, Pagella Politica. | 1 | 1 |
| Carlo Cracco Chef | Excluded | Business executive | Chef. | 1 | 1 |
| Carlo Martuscelli POLITICO | Excluded | Journalist | POLITICO. | 1 | 1 |
| Carlo Ruiz Vice President Enterprise Solutions & Operations · Nvidia | Excluded | Business executive | Vice President at Nvidia. | 1 | 1 |
| Carlo Tumino | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Carlos Acosta Ballet dancer · Birmingham Royal Ballet | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Carlos Alix PhD in Sports Science | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Doctor of Sports Science, no institution mentioned. | 1 | 1 |
| Carlos Bhatt Head of management and innovation · CTT | Excluded | Business executive | Director of management and innovation at CTT. | 1 | 1 |
| Carlos Casillas | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Carlos Cerqueira Founder · Neuraspace | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Neuraspace startup. | 1 | 1 |
| Carlos Cuerpo Minister of economy | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Economy in office. | 1 | 1 |