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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stefan Schulte CEO · Fraport | Excluded | Business executive | Fraport CEO. | 1 | 1 |
| Stephan Marks Social scientist, author | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not verifiable. | 1 | 1 |
| Stephanie Estima Doctor of Chiropractic | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Doctor of Chiropractic, healthcare professional. | 1 | 1 |
| Steven Gundry Cardiothoracic surgeon · International Heart and Lung Institute | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Cardiothoracic surgeon outside university. | 1 | 1 |
| Susanne Simen Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy · Nuremberg Hospital | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychiatry and psychotherapy clinic, physician. | 1 | 1 |
| Tobias Hayer Researcher · University of Bremen | Selected | Academic | Researcher at University of Bremen. | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Decates Cosmetic surgeon | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Cosmetic physician. | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Furness Grandfather of VR · HIT Lab | Selected | Academic | Grandfather of VR, researcher at HIT Lab university. | 1 | 1 |
| Tracie Canada Socio-cultural anthropologist · Duke University | Selected | Academic | Sociocultural anthropologist at Duke University. | 1 | 1 |
| Ulrich Kaffarnik Board · DJE Kapital | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Board DJE Kapital. | 1 | 1 |
| Wes Ely Pulmonologist and intensive care physician | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Pulmonologist and intensive care physician (physician). | 1 | 1 |
| William Hobbs Leads clinical development for sickle cell disease · Vertex | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Pharma executive (Vertex). | 1 | 1 |
| William Reno Professor and chair · Northwestern University | Selected | Academic | Professor, Northwestern University. | 1 | 1 |
| Wylin D. Wilson Associate professor of theological ethics · Duke Divinity School | Selected | Academic | Professor of theological ethics at Duke Divinity School. | 1 | 1 |
| Dragomir Mrsic The actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Drew Carrell CEO · LeadZolo | Excluded | Business executive | CEO at LeadZolo. | 1 | 1 |
| Drew Estelle Green Beret | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Drew FitzGerald Defense correspondent · The Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Defense correspondent WSJ, correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Drew Hash Apprentice Machinist · LLNL | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Apprentice Machinist at LLNL. | 1 | 1 |
| Dries Vermeulen | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Duaa Eldeib Reporter · ProPublica | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter ProPublica | 1 | 1 |
| Duana Fullwiley Anthropologist · Stanford University | Selected | Academic | Anthropologist at Stanford University. | 1 | 1 |
| Duarte Costa Co-chair of Volt Europa | Excluded | Serving politician | Co-president of Volt Europa, party leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Duarte Rosado Jesuit priest · Sociedade de Jesus | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Duccio Facchini Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist, reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Dulce Salzedas SNS | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Duma Qgubule Economist | Selected | Commentator | Economist and journalist (public analyst). | 1 | 1 |
| Duncan Clark Internet consultant | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Internet consultant and author. | 1 | 1 |
| Duncan McIntyre Founder and CEO · Highland Electric Fleets | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and CEO of Highland Electric Fleets. | 1 | 1 |
| Duncan Simpson | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Duncan Stroik Architect | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Architect. | 1 | 1 |
| Dustin Hillis Serial entrepreneur and executive coach | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Serial entrepreneur and executive coach. | 1 | 1 |
| Dustin Sims VP of Operations · A1 Garage Door Service | Excluded | Business executive | VP of Operations at A1 Garage Door Service. | 1 | 1 |
| Dušan Majer Editor-in-chief of the Kosmonautix site | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Head of server (media editor-in-chief). | 1 | 1 |
| Dwarkesh Patel | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Podcaster. | 1 | 1 |
| Dwayne Johnson | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Dwight Gooden Baseball player (retired) | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Dylan Borland Former 1N1 geospatial intelligence specialist · United States Air Force | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Dylan Gottlieb Professor of history · Bentley University | Selected | Academic | Professor of History at Bentley University. | 1 | 1 |
| Dylan Johnson Dr | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Dylan Parker CEO & Co-Founder · Moment | Excluded | Business executive | CEO and co-founder of Moment. | 1 | 1 |
| Dylan Tokar WSJ reporter | Excluded | Journalist | WSJ Reporter, reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| E. Elena Songster Panda Nation author | Selected | Commentator | Panda Nation author (non-fiction). | 1 | 1 |
| E. Michael Jones | Selected | Commentator | Author and traditionalist writer. | 1 | 1 |
| E.W. Niedermeyer Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of Ludicrous, essayist. | 1 | 1 |
| Eadaoin Fitzmaurice Travel Content Creator | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Eamon Leonard Broadstone VC | Excluded | Business executive | Broadstone VC, venture capital investor. | 1 | 1 |
| Eamonn Forde | Excluded | Journalist | Music journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Eanna MacSuibhne Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Trauma Medicine | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Consultant in Emergency Medicine. | 1 | 1 |
| Earl Spencer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |