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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finian McGrath Former TD and junior minister | Selected | Former official | Former TD and junior minister. | 2 | 8 |
| Jon Wolfsthal Expert · Global Zero | Selected | Think tank | Expert at Global Zero. | 2 | 8 |
| Jürgen Kaube Publisher · F.A.Z. | Selected | Commentator | Feuilleton editor-in-chief, F.A.Z. | 2 | 8 |
| Kathrin Stainer-Hämmerle Political scientist | Selected | Academic | Political scientist and female professor of higher education. | 2 | 8 |
| Conor Sen Author · Bloomberg | Selected | Commentator | Author writer for Bloomberg, essayist. | 2 | 8 |
| Dharshini David Chief economics correspondent · BBC News | Selected | Commentator | Chief Economics correspondent at BBC, economic analyst. | 2 | 8 |
| Jens Schjerning Economist | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist commenting on American economy. | 2 | 8 |
| Alberto Riva Journalist and writer | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and writer, non-fiction author. | 2 | 8 |
| Béatrice Giblin Geographer | Selected | Academic | Teacher at Paris 8 University. | 2 | 8 |
| Clotilde Champeyrache Economist · CNAM | Selected | Academic | Economist at CNAM, higher education institution. | 2 | 8 |
| Federico Petroni Limes | Selected | Commentator | Editorial team, Limes magazine. | 2 | 8 |
| Jamil Anderlini Editor-in-Chief · POLITICO | Selected | Commentator | Editor-in-Chief of POLITICO. | 2 | 8 |
| Jorge Colmenarejo Financial adviser | Selected | Economist or consultant | Financial advisor and independent fund analyst. | 2 | 8 |
| Karina Sainz Borgo Analyst | Selected | Commentator | Analyst who analyzes political current events. | 2 | 8 |
| Mathilde Philip Professor of public law | Selected | Academic | Professor of Public Law. | 2 | 8 |
| Rafael Galán Economist specializing in China and emerging markets | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist expert in China and markets. | 2 | 8 |
| Robert Sobiech Dr · Univerzytet Civitas | Selected | Academic | Doctor at Civitas University with academic title. | 2 | 8 |
| Sabine Dullin Historian · Sciences Po Paris | Selected | Academic | Historian specializing at Sciences Po Paris. | 2 | 8 |
| Andrés Gil Correspondent · elDiario.es | Excluded | Journalist | Correspondent and Subdirector elDiario.es. | 2 | 7 |
| Anna Dudzińska Reporter · Polskie Radio | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Reporter (journalist), Polskie Radio | 2 | 7 |
| Anna Souakri Affiliate professor · ESCP Business School | Selected | Academic | Affiliate Professor, ESCP Business School. | 2 | 7 |
| Elisa de la Nuez Lawyer | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Jurist, profession outside defined roles. | 2 | 7 |
| Giovanni Ansaldo Music journalist · Internazionale | Excluded | Journalist | Music journalist, music editor at Internazionale. | 2 | 7 |
| Gonzague Dambricourt Blogger, YouTuber and entrepreneur | Excluded | Business executive | Blogger and entrepreneur, content creator. | 2 | 7 |
| James Landale Diplomatic Correspondent · BBC News | Excluded | Journalist | Diplomatic correspondent for BBC News. | 2 | 7 |
| Maarten Keulemans Science editor · de Volkskrant | Excluded | Journalist | Science Editor Volkskrant. | 2 | 7 |
| Nicolas Lellouche Journalist · Numerama | Excluded | Journalist | Tech journalist at Numerama. | 2 | 7 |
| Raymond Mens America expert | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 7 |
| Svitlana Morenets Staff Writer · The Spectator | Selected | Commentator | Staff Writer The Spectator, analyst. | 2 | 7 |
| Wolfgang Effenberger Commentator | Selected | Commentator | Commentator. | 2 | 7 |
| Per Kristian Bjørkeng Technology journalist · Aftenposten | Selected | Commentator | Technology journalist, specialized analyst. | 2 | 7 |
| Philip Shetler-Jones Senior research fellow · RUSI | Selected | Think tank | Senior Research Fellow RUSI, security think tank. | 2 | 7 |
| Azzurra Rinaldi Economist | Selected | Academic | Female professor and economist. | 2 | 7 |
| Christian Lammert Professor · FU Berlin | Selected | Academic | Professor of political science, FU Berlin. | 2 | 7 |
| Domenico Montanaro Senior political editor and correspondent · NPR | Selected | Commentator | Senior Political Editor NPR, political analyst. | 2 | 7 |
| Mirosław Oczkoś Specialist in image and political marketing · SGH | Selected | Academic | Doctor affiliated with SGH, political image expert. | 2 | 7 |
| Armin Thurnher FALTER publisher | Selected | Commentator | FALTER publisher and book author, current affairs analysis. | 2 | 7 |
| Stephanie Lahrtz Science editor · NZZ | Selected | Commentator | Science editor, domain specialist analyst. | 2 | 7 |
| Alexander Meschnig Psychologist and political scientist | Selected | Commentator | Political scientist and publicist. | 2 | 7 |
| David Sandalow Inaugural Fellow · Center on Global Energy Policy | Selected | Think tank | Inaugural Fellow at Center on Global Energy Policy. | 2 | 7 |
| Gerald Karner Military expert | Selected | Commentator | Journalist specialized in military affairs. | 2 | 7 |
| João Duque Professor · ISEG | Selected | Academic et Commentator | Professor at ISEG and television commentator, SIC. | 2 | 7 |
| Mateusz Piątkowski Dr · University of Łódź | Selected | Academic | Dr. at University of Lodz. | 2 | 7 |
| Aleksandra Fedorska | Selected | Commentator | Publicist specialist in energy policy. | 2 | 7 |
| Charlie Falconer Labour peer, former cabinet minister · London Drugs Commission | Selected | Former official | Former cabinet minister, Labour peer. | 2 | 7 |
| David Gwynn | Selected | Academic | Dr. David Gwynn, late antiquity historian. | 2 | 7 |
| Delphine Oudiette Cognitive neuroscience researcher | Selected | Academic | Researcher at INSERM. | 2 | 7 |
| Enrico Giovannini Scientific director · ASviS | Selected | Think tank | Scientific director of ASviS. | 2 | 7 |
| Erik Nordenskjöld Investment strategist · Citroneer | Selected | Economist or consultant | Investment strategist. | 2 | 7 |
| José Palmeira Assistant professor in the Department of Political Science · University of Minho | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor, University of Minho. | 2 | 7 |