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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico Inberg Equity analyst · deaandeelhouder.nl | Selected | Economist or consultant | Equity analyst. | 4 | 102 |
| Emmanuel Lechypre Columnist · BFM Business | Selected | Commentator | Columnist at BFM Business. | 4 | 90 |
| James Marriott Columnist · The Times | Selected | Commentator | Columnist at The Times. | 4 | 83 |
| Scott Lucas Professor of International Politics · Clinton Institute, UCD | Selected | Academic | Professor of international politics at the Clinton Institute, UCD. | 4 | 80 |
| Christina Pletten Commentator | Selected | Commentator | International journalist commentator, explicit commentator. | 4 | 72 |
| Santiago Alba Rico | Selected | Commentator | Essayist, political analysis columnist. | 4 | 72 |
| Hans Petter Sjøli Debate editor and commentator · VG | Selected | Commentator | Debate editor and commentator, VG. | 4 | 67 |
| Alex Von Tunzelmann Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of Blood and Sand. | 4 | 66 |
| Dario Fabbri Author · Limes | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and geopolitical analyst author. | 4 | 64 |
| Erik Joly Chief economist | Selected | Economist or consultant | Belgian economist. | 4 | 62 |
| Matthew Parris Columnist for the Times, former MP | Selected | Commentator | Columnist for Times, former MP. | 4 | 55 |
| Jill Rutter Treasury civil servant · Institute for Government | Selected | Think tank | Institute for Government, former Treasury civil servant. | 4 | 51 |
| Katy Balls Washington editor · The Spectator | Excluded | Journalist | Political editor at The Spectator, not analyst. | 4 | 48 |
| Ângela Silva Journalist · Expresso | Selected | Commentator | Commentator, Analysis by Ângela Silva. | 4 | 42 |
| Anna Kwiatkowska Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich | Selected | Think tank | Center for Eastern Studies, think tank. | 4 | 41 |
| Jakub Bodziony Deputy editor-in-chief of Kultura Liberalna | Selected | Commentator | Associate Director Kultura Liberalna, ideas journal. | 4 | 40 |
| Guido Scorza | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer according to Wikidata. | 4 | 39 |
| Vincent Juvyns Expert · ING | Selected | Economist or consultant | Investment strategy director at ING. | 4 | 35 |
| Kees de Kort Independent economist | Selected | Economist or consultant | Independent economist. | 4 | 35 |
| Ben Tiggelaar | Selected | Commentator | Columnist and author, essayist. | 4 | 35 |
| Greta Cristini | Selected | Commentator | Female Italian geopolitical analyst. | 4 | 32 |
| Fabrice Epelboin | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Regular guest of a tech podcast with no function announced; the profile is an entrepreneur and Sciences Po teacher with no stated field. | 4 | 31 |
| Aldo Cazzullo | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and Italian writer, non-fiction author. | 4 | 27 |
| Bridget Todd | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Recurring guest on pop culture and tech podcasts, but no role is stated; nothing precise ties her to this podcaster profile. | 4 | 27 |
| Austin Hughes | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist, analyst at KBC Ireland bank. | 4 | 26 |
| Gerald Markel Political blogger and property developer | Selected | Commentator | Political blogger and publicist. | 4 | 25 |
| Anne-Sophie Alsif Chief economist · BDO France | Selected | Economist or consultant et Academic | Economist at BDO and professor at Paris 1, primary role consulting. | 4 | 24 |
| Ana Sá Lopes Journalist · PÚBLICO | Selected | Commentator | Journalist analyzing daily politics for Público. | 4 | 23 |
| Flora Ghebali Entrepreneur | Excluded | Business executive | Female entrepreneur in green transition. | 4 | 22 |
| Anna Maria Dyner Polish Institute of International Affairs | Selected | Think tank | Polish Institute of International Affairs. | 4 | 22 |
| Miguel Anxo Bastos Economist and political scientist | Selected | Academic | Profesor, economist and political scientist. | 4 | 22 |
| David Rigoulet-Roze Researcher · IFAS | Selected | Think tank | Researcher at French Institute for Strategic Analysis. | 4 | 22 |
| Mark Geragos Attorney | Selected | Lawyer | Attorney, defense attorney. | 4 | 22 |
| Matthew Hoh Fmr State Dept | Selected | Former official | Former State Department official. | 4 | 22 |
| Saoirse Hanley Money writer and columnist · Irish Independent | Selected | Commentator | Money columnist Irish Independent. | 4 | 21 |
| Emma Norris Institute for Government | Selected | Think tank | Institute for Government, think tank. | 4 | 21 |
| Luc Ferry Philosopher, essayist, writer, former education minister | Selected | Commentator | Philosopher and essayist, former education minister. | 4 | 20 |
| Héctor Socas | Selected | Academic | Astrophysicist, researcher and university teacher. | 4 | 20 |
| Melody Wright Housing analyst | Selected | Economist or consultant | Independent real estate market analyst. | 4 | 20 |
| Harald Kujat Inspector general (retired) · Bundeswehr | Selected | Former official | Former Inspector General of the Bundeswehr (retired). | 4 | 20 |
| Mehreen Khan Economics Editor · The Times | Selected | Commentator | Economics Editor at The Times, specialized economic analyst. | 4 | 20 |
| Nathan Labenz Analyst · Cognitive Revolution | Selected | Commentator | Analyst whose main activity is analyzing AI for the public. | 4 | 20 |
| Jakob Steen Olsen Royal household commentator · Berlingske | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 4 | 19 |
| Adam Cwejman Political editor · Göteborgs-Posten | Selected | Commentator | Politics editor at Göteborgs-Posten, political editor. | 4 | 19 |
| Beppe Severgnini Columnist · Corriere della Sera | Selected | Commentator | Editorialist at Corriere della Sera. | 4 | 19 |
| Sinead Ryan Financial expert | Selected | Economist or consultant | Investment finance expert. | 4 | 19 |
| Ursula Stenzel | Selected | Former official | Former Member of European Parliament and Vienna parliament. | 4 | 18 |
| Corné van Zeijl Economist and strategist · Cardano | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist and strategist at Cardano. | 4 | 18 |
| Jan Blomgren Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor, explicit title. | 4 | 18 |
| Lars Calmfors Economist | Selected | Economist or consultant | Swedish economist at Stockholm University. | 4 | 18 |