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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurizio Gasparri Leader of the Forza Italia group | Excluded | Serving politician | Forza Italia Senate group leader, politician. | 2 | 3 |
| Max Boot Reporter · Washington Post | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Reporter at Washington Post, journalist | 2 | 3 |
| Michael Kretschmer Minister-president · Saxony | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister-president Saxony, politician. | 2 | 3 |
| Michael Roth SPD MP · Bundestag | Excluded | Serving politician | Politician in office at German Bundestag. | 2 | 3 |
| Michael Taylor Palaeontologist | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Texts do not specify the function. | 2 | 3 |
| Michał Lipa Dr · Jagiellonian University | Selected | Academic | Dr. at Jagiellonian University Institute. | 2 | 3 |
| Michel Kerres Diplomatic editor · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | Diplomatic editor NRC, correspondent/reporter. | 2 | 3 |
| Michel Picon President · U2P | Excluded | Business executive | President of an employers' organization (U2P). | 2 | 3 |
| Miguel Morgado | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Mirosław Suchoń Member of parliament · Polska 2050 | Excluded | Serving politician | Deputy in office. | 2 | 3 |
| Morten Rønnelund UK commentator | Selected | Commentator | British commentator, analyst. | 2 | 3 |
| Morwenna Coniam Co-editor of Bloomberg's Markets Today blog | Selected | Commentator | Co-editor of financial analysis blog at Bloomberg. | 2 | 3 |
| Naomi O'Leary Europe correspondent · Irish Times | Excluded | Journalist | Europe correspondent reporter. | 2 | 3 |
| Nelleke Noordervliet Writer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Nick Bryant Journalist · BBC | Excluded | Journalist | Former BBC correspondent and author. | 2 | 3 |
| Niki Korteweg Guest | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 2 | 3 |
| Nora Rydne Journalist · E24 | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Oisin Coghlan Public policy advisor | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Political advisor, former director of Friends of the Earth. | 2 | 3 |
| Ole Hall Business journalist · DR | Excluded | Journalist | Business journalist at DR. | 2 | 3 |
| Onno Eichelsheim Commander of the Armed Forces · Strijdkrachten | Excluded | Serving politician | Commander of armed forces, active. | 2 | 3 |
| Pablo Cerezo Bookseller · Pérgamo | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Librarian (profession not corresponding to any role). | 2 | 3 |
| Paolo Ardoino CEO · Tether | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Tether. | 2 | 3 |
| Pasquale Tridico Head of the M5S delegation to the European Parliament | Excluded | Serving politician | M5S delegation head at European Parliament. | 2 | 3 |
| Patrice Duhamel Political columnist | Selected | Commentator | Political columnist. | 2 | 3 |
| Patricia Simón Journalist · EL PAÍS | Excluded | Journalist | Newspaper contributor, journalist. | 2 | 3 |
| Paulina Modlitba AI expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | AI consultant and speaker. | 2 | 3 |
| Paulina Neuding | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Paweł Śliz Chair of the Parliamentary Club · Polska 2050 | Excluded | Serving politician | Politician, parliamentary group president. | 2 | 3 |
| Pepe Rubio | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Per Juul Value investor · Juul Value Invest | Selected | Economist or consultant | Value Investor, investor and owner Juul Value Invest. | 2 | 3 |
| Per Olav Ødegård Foreign affairs commentator · VG | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Peter Christian Bech-Nielsen Tech correspondent and editor · Ingeniøren | Excluded | Journalist | Tech correspondent, not an analyst. | 2 | 3 |
| Peter Weinelt Director general of Wiener Stadtwerke | Excluded | Business executive | General Director, CEO of Wiener Stadtwerke. | 2 | 3 |
| Philippe Dessertine Economist · Université IAE Paris Panthéon Sorbonne | Selected | Academic | Professor Université IAE Paris Panthéon Sorbonne. | 2 | 3 |
| Pierre Bourgois Senior lecturer · Catholic University of the West | Selected | Academic | Senior lecturer political science University. | 2 | 3 |
| Radosław Sikorski Deputy prime minister and foreign minister · Polska | Excluded | Serving politician | Vice-Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs. | 2 | 3 |
| Rafał Modrzewski Chief executive officer · ICEYE | Excluded | Business executive | Dyrektor generalny of ICEYE. | 2 | 3 |
| Raphaël Glucksmann Presidential candidate and member of the European Parliament · Place Publique | Excluded | Serving politician | MEP candidate, politician IN OFFICE. | 2 | 3 |
| Ray Dalio Founder · Bridgewater Capital | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Founder of Bridgewater Capital. | 2 | 3 |
| Remco de Boer Energy expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 2 | 3 |
| Rick Rule Natural resource investor | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Natural resources investor. | 2 | 3 |
| Rob Jetten D66 leader | Excluded | Serving politician | D66 party leader in office. | 2 | 3 |
| Roger Housen Defensie | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Ruben Mooijman Economics editor · De Standaard | Excluded | Journalist | Economics editor, economics journalist. | 2 | 3 |
| Ryan Petersen CEO · Flexport | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Flexport. | 2 | 3 |
| Rüdiger Rauls apolut | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Salman Rushdie Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Acclaimed author, fiction novelist. | 2 | 3 |
| Salvatore Aranzulla CEO · Aranzulla.it | Excluded | Business executive | CEO and founder of Aranzulla.it. | 2 | 3 |
| Santeri Korpinen CEO · Sifter-rahasto | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Sifter fund. | 2 | 3 |
| Sarah Elliott Republicans Overseas UK | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |