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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Anzalone | Selected | Commentator | Political commentator and analysis podcast host. | 2 | 28 |
| Eric Columbus Senior Editor · Lawfare Institute | Selected | Think tank | Senior Editor Lawfare Institute. | 2 | 28 |
| Corinna Budras F.A.Z. columnist · Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung | Selected | Commentator | F.A.Z. columnist, analyst. | 2 | 27 |
| Valentine Ainouz Head of interest rate strategy · Amundi Institute | Selected | Economist or consultant | Rate strategy director, Amundi Institute. | 2 | 25 |
| John Stepek Bloomberg senior reporter | Selected | Commentator | Money Distilled newsletter author. | 2 | 25 |
| Giuseppe Mayer Entrepreneur, university lecturer, author | Selected | Academic | University docent. | 2 | 25 |
| Marek Świerczyński Polityka Insight | Selected | Think tank | Expert at Polityka Insight (think tank). | 2 | 25 |
| Jason Buttrill Chief researcher · Glenn Beck | Selected | Commentator | Chief researcher analyzing current events. | 2 | 24 |
| Francis Dearnley Assistant Comment Editor · The Telegraph | Selected | Commentator | Assistant Comment Editor. | 2 | 23 |
| Lance Roberts Portfolio manager | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Portfolio manager, portfolio manager. | 2 | 23 |
| Jon B. Alterman CSIS | Selected | Think tank | Center for Strategic and International Studies. | 2 | 23 |
| Virginie Robert President · Constance Associés | Excluded | Business executive | President of consulting firm, head of international service. | 2 | 22 |
| Abnousse Shalmani Commentator · LCI | Selected | Commentator | Commentator for LCI. | 2 | 22 |
| Daniel McPhee Analyst · EFN | Selected | Economist or consultant | Analyst at EFN. | 2 | 22 |
| Maurice Hoefgen | Selected | Commentator | Economist, author and economics analyst podcaster. | 2 | 22 |
| Nina Horaczek Chief reporter · FALTER | Selected | Commentator | Chief investigative reporter analyzing current events. | 2 | 21 |
| Zohra Bitan Senior civil servant · fonction publique | Excluded | Serving politician | Public official in office, public executive. | 2 | 20 |
| Guille Lomener Editor of Applesfera | Selected | Commentator | Editor of Applesfera media site. | 2 | 20 |
| Christopher Dembik Investment strategy advisor · Pictet AM | Selected | Economist or consultant | Investment strategy advisor. | 2 | 19 |
| Cal Thomas Nationally syndicated US columnist | Selected | Commentator | Nationally syndicated columnist. | 2 | 19 |
| Marion McKeone US correspondent · Business Post | Excluded | Journalist | USA correspondent for Business Post. | 2 | 18 |
| Natalie Orpett Executive Editor · Lawfare | Selected | Commentator | Executive Editor at Lawfare Institute, political analysis editor. | 2 | 18 |
| João Pedro Henriques | Selected | Commentator | Commentator João Pedro Henriques. | 2 | 18 |
| Susan Hayes Culleton Chartered Financial Analyst · Hayes Culleton Group | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chartered financial analyst, Hayes Culleton Group. | 2 | 18 |
| Miguel Pedrero Reporter | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 17 |
| Sam Zirah Content creator | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 17 |
| Ewa Pietrzyk-Zieniewicz Dr · UW | Selected | Academic | Prof. Political scientist at University of Warsaw. | 2 | 17 |
| Cliff Taylor Economics columnist · The Irish Times | Selected | Commentator | Economics columnist at The Irish Times. | 2 | 17 |
| Eric Ciaramella Senior fellow · Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | Selected | Think tank | Senior Fellow at Carnegie Endowment. | 2 | 17 |
| Maurizio Lupi Noi Moderati | Selected | Former official | Former Minister of Transport and Infrastructure (end 2014-2015). | 2 | 17 |
| Tom Bevan RealClearPolitics | Selected | Commentator | From RealClearPolitics, political analysis. | 2 | 17 |
| Denis Ferrand Chief executive officer · Rexecode | Selected | Think tank | General director of Rexecode, economic think tank. | 2 | 16 |
| Kristina Ekero Eriksson The archaeologist | Selected | Commentator | Archaeologist and non-fiction history author. | 2 | 16 |
| Dominic Nicholls Associate Editor of Defence · The Telegraph | Selected | Commentator | Associate Editor Defence Telegraph, specialized analyst. | 2 | 16 |
| Trond Omdal Energy analyst and fund manager · Pensum | Selected | Economist or consultant | Energy analyst and manager at Pensum. | 2 | 16 |
| Bérénice Levet Philosopher | Selected | Commentator | Essayist and columnist, ideas analyst. | 2 | 16 |
| Steven Swinford Political Editor · The Times | Selected | Commentator | Political Editor at Times, political analyst. | 2 | 16 |
| Jonas Kuld Rathje Editor-in-chief · Ingeniøren | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 15 |
| Laurent Vronski Chief executive officer · Ervor | Excluded | Business executive | Business leader. | 2 | 15 |
| José Precedo Deputy director · elDiario.es | Selected | Commentator | Associate Director elDiario.es. | 2 | 15 |
| Julia Cydejko Senior energy analyst · Polityka Insight | Selected | Think tank | Senior Analyst at Polityka Insight think tank. | 2 | 15 |
| Michael Sahlin Geopolitics expert · Consilium International | Selected | Former official | Former Swedish Ambassador, title 'tidigare ambassadör'. | 2 | 15 |
| Pablo A. Iglesias | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (non) : Guest on a Spanish news commentary panel about politics; the linked profile is a Johns Hopkins researcher and engineer, so a namesake. | 2 | 15 |
| Jack Devine Acting Director and Associate Director of CIA operations | Selected | Former official | Former CIA director and associate director of operations. | 2 | 15 |
| Jukka Lepikkö Professional trainer · Trader's Club | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Professional trader. | 2 | 14 |
| Lamyae Aharouay Reporters · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | Political reporter NRC | 2 | 14 |
| Léa Benaim Journalist · BFM Business | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist BFM Business. | 2 | 14 |
| Melinda Davan-Soulas Journalist · Tech&Co | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Tech & Co BFM Tech, technology reporting. | 2 | 14 |
| Cécile Cornudet Columnist · Les Échos | Selected | Commentator | Political columnist at Les Échos. | 2 | 14 |
| Laure Salvaing Chief executive officer · Verian | Selected | Think tank | Director general at Verian. | 2 | 14 |