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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Alloncle Member of parliament · Union des Droites pour la République | Excluded | Serving politician | Member currently serving. | 2 | 3 |
| Charles Liebherr EU correspondent · SRF | Excluded | Journalist | EU correspondent at SRF. | 2 | 3 |
| Charly Salonius-Pasternak CEO · Nordic West Office | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | CEO at Nordic West Office. | 2 | 3 |
| Christian Freuding Major general · Bundeswehr | Excluded | Serving politician | Major general at Bundeswehr, active military. | 2 | 3 |
| Ciaran Barnes Guest · Sunday Life | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Daniel Andersson Journalist · TV4 | Excluded | Journalist | Investigative reporter TV4, not analyst | 2 | 3 |
| Darragh Nolan Journalist · Irish Independent | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Irish Independent. | 2 | 3 |
| Denis Trubetskoy Journalist · ZEIT Online | Excluded | Journalist | Independent journalist. | 2 | 3 |
| Derek Scally Berlin correspondent · The Irish Times | Excluded | Journalist | Berlin correspondent. | 2 | 3 |
| Diederik Boomsma NSC MP | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Dominique Schelcher President of Système U · Coopérative U | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Cooperative U, business executive. | 2 | 3 |
| Dorothee Bär Former state minister for digitalisation | Excluded | Serving politician | Federal Minister of Research Germany in office. | 2 | 3 |
| Dylan Scott Senior correspondent · Vox | Excluded | Journalist | Senior Correspondent Vox. | 2 | 3 |
| Ebba Busch Party leader, minister, deputy prime minister · Kristdemokraterna | Excluded | Serving politician | Party leader in office (politician). | 2 | 3 |
| Eivind Aukrust Head of index management · DNB | Selected | Economist or consultant | Index management leader at DNB Asset Management. | 2 | 3 |
| Elina Lappalainen Growth company journalist · HS Vision | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Elles van Gelder Africa correspondent · NOS | Excluded | Journalist | Africa correspondent NOS, correspondent. | 2 | 3 |
| Elon Musk Tech leader · Tesla, SpaceX | Excluded | Business executive | Tech leader Tesla SpaceX, founder-CEO. | 2 | 3 |
| Enda Brady | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist with no mention of analysis. | 2 | 3 |
| Eric Strand The manager · AuAg Funds | Excluded | Business executive | Investment fund leader, outside spec. | 2 | 3 |
| Fer Miralles Public speaking expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Speaking expert, trainer. | 2 | 3 |
| Fergal Keane Special correspondent · BBC | Excluded | Journalist | BBC special correspondent. | 2 | 3 |
| Fernando Rueda Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Spanish generalist journalist. | 2 | 3 |
| Franco Delle Donne Podcast creator · Epidemia Ultra | Excluded | Journalist | Podcast creator, podcaster not analyst. | 2 | 3 |
| Frédéric Bianchi Journalist · BFM Business | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist BFM Business, generalist journalist. | 2 | 3 |
| Frédéric Martel Journalist, professor at the Zurich University of the Arts · ZHdK | Selected | Academic | Professor at the University of the Arts Zurich. | 2 | 3 |
| Geert-Jan Koning Tech lawyer | Selected | Lawyer | Tech lawyer. | 2 | 3 |
| Gijs Tuinman State secretary for defence · Gouvernement des Pays-Bas | Excluded | Serving politician | Senior government official in office. | 2 | 3 |
| Gonzalo Rodríguez Historian | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently clear role. | 2 | 3 |
| Hakeem Jeffries House Minority Leader · U.S. House | Excluded | Serving politician | House Minority Leader, currently in office. | 2 | 3 |
| Hanne Kjöller Author | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Harmeet Dhillon Assistant Attorney General For Civil Rights | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Assistant Attorney General, public official in office. | 2 | 3 |
| Heidi Reichinnek Parliamentary group leader · Die Linke | Excluded | Serving politician | Group leader of Die Linke party. | 2 | 3 |
| Helmut Gruber Contemporary witness · vida Wien | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Hendrik Sodenkamp | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Henk van Essen Corps chief · Nationale Politie | Excluded | Serving politician | Chief of National Police in office. | 2 | 3 |
| Holger Schmidt ARD intelligence expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Intelligence expert without clear analysis. | 2 | 3 |
| Héctor Chamizo | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently clear role. | 2 | 3 |
| Ian Carroll Investigative journalist & content creator | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Ingeborg Zerbes Law professor · Institut für Strafrecht | Selected | Academic | Female professor at Institute of Criminal Law. | 2 | 3 |
| Iris Bonavida Journalist · profil | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist at magazine Profil. | 2 | 3 |
| Iris Mauss Psychologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist (unaffiliated). | 2 | 3 |
| Iwan Verrips | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Jaakko Sinnemaa CEO · Asuntosalkku | Excluded | Business executive | Businessman and professional investor. | 2 | 3 |
| James Ball Political editor · The New European | Excluded | Journalist | Politics editor and freelance writer. | 2 | 3 |
| James Waterhouse Ukraine correspondent · BBC News | Excluded | Journalist | Ukraine correspondent for BBC. | 2 | 3 |
| Javier Padilla Family doctor | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Family physician and Secretary of State for Health. | 2 | 3 |
| Jean Lopez Editor-in-chief · Guerres et histoire | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Magazine editorial director. | 2 | 3 |
| Jean-Baptiste Nicolet Tech YouTuber · TheiCollection | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Jelle Postma Co-founder · Capler | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of Capler, entrepreneur. | 2 | 3 |