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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Pierre Raffarin Former prime minister, president of Prospectives et Innovations and Leaders pour la paix | Selected | Former official | Former Prime Minister, founder of leadership associations. | 2 | 3 |
| Joakim Agerback Manager · Finserve Fonder | Selected | Economist or consultant | Fund manager at Finserve Fonder. | 2 | 3 |
| Joanna Schwartz | Selected | Commentator | Author of Shielded, legal nonfiction book. | 2 | 3 |
| Joel Pearson Psychologist, Neuroscientist, keynote speaker | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Introduced as psychologist and neuroscientist; the linked profile is only a generic researcher at UNSW with no stated field. | 2 | 3 |
| Johannes Cullberg Strategy consultant | Selected | Economist or consultant | Strategy consultant, management consultant. | 2 | 3 |
| John Fullerton Unconventional economist · Capital Institute | Selected | Think tank | Unconventional economist at Capital Institute (think tank). | 2 | 3 |
| Jonas Enander PhD in physics, science communicator | Selected | Academic | Doctor of physics, researcher. | 2 | 3 |
| Joost van Leenders Investment strategist · Van Lanschot Kempen | Selected | Economist or consultant | Investment strategist at Van Lanschot Kempen bank. | 2 | 3 |
| Julia Curlee Former CIA analyst | Selected | Former official | Former CIA analyst. | 2 | 3 |
| Jutta Braun Leibniz-Centre for Contemporary History | Selected | Academic | Leibniz Center for contemporary history research. | 2 | 3 |
| Jörgen Wärmlöv Manager · Spiltan Fonder | Selected | Economist or consultant | Fund manager at Spiltan Fonder. | 2 | 3 |
| Jörn Leonhard Professor · University of Freiburg | Selected | Academic | Prof. Dr. Universität Freiburg. | 2 | 3 |
| Kathryn Huff Nuclear engineer | Selected | Academic | Professor of Nuclear Engineering at University of Illinois. | 2 | 3 |
| Khosro Isfahani Research director · National Union for Democracy in Iran | Selected | Think tank | Research director National Union Democracy Iran | 2 | 3 |
| Kristian Gerner Professor emeritus of history · Lund University | Selected | Academic | Professor emeritus of History, Lund University. | 2 | 3 |
| Larry Wilkerson | Selected | Former official | Former chief of staff of Secretary of State Colin Powell. | 2 | 3 |
| Laura Beers Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of the essay Orwell's Ghosts. | 2 | 3 |
| Laure Jacquemin Professor · UAntwerpen | Selected | Academic | Professor at UAntwerpen. | 2 | 3 |
| Leanne Williams Vincent V.C. Woo Professor · Stanford Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences | Selected | Academic | Professor Vincent V.C. Woo Professor, Stanford Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. | 2 | 3 |
| Leonard Wantchekon Founder and President · African School of Economics | Selected | Academic | Founder and President of African School of Economics. | 2 | 3 |
| Liz Pelly | Selected | Academic | University teacher, music journalist. | 2 | 3 |
| Louis Hausalter Political journalist · Le Figaro | Selected | Commentator | Political journalist at Le Figaro, specialist analyst. | 2 | 3 |
| Louise Dalsgaard Legal analyst · DR | Selected | Commentator | Legal analyst at public radio DR. | 2 | 3 |
| Luuk de Boer Researcher and specialist · University of Groningen | Selected | Academic | Specialist researcher at University of Groningen. | 2 | 3 |
| Machiel Mulder Professor of energy economics · University of Groningen | Selected | Academic | Professor of energy economics at the University of Groningen. | 2 | 3 |
| Manuel Serrano Specialist in European affairs and international politics | Selected | Commentator | Specialist analyst European affairs and international policy. | 2 | 3 |
| Marc Julienne Director of the Asia Centre · Ifri | Selected | Think tank | Director Asia Center Ifri. | 2 | 3 |
| Marcin Napiórkowski Prof., semiotician · Instytut Kultury Polskiej UW, Muzeum Historii Polski | Selected | Academic | Professor of semiotics at the University of Warsaw. | 2 | 3 |
| Marcus Gavelli Pareto analyst | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economic analyst at Pareto firm. | 2 | 3 |
| Marcus Hernhag Stock writer · Privata Affärer | Selected | Commentator | Economic and financial columnist. | 2 | 3 |
| Marie Jauffret-Roustide Research director at French Institute of Health and Medical Research | Selected | Academic | Research director at INSERM. | 2 | 3 |
| Marjanne de Kwaasteniet Former ambassador | Selected | Former official | Former ambassador. | 2 | 3 |
| Mark Schelker Economist | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist, economist. | 2 | 3 |
| Martial Foucault Director of the IRSEM | Selected | Think tank | Director IRSEM (Strategic Research Institute). | 2 | 3 |
| Maurice Godelier Anthropologist | Selected | Academic | Anthropologist at School of Advanced Studies in Social Sciences. | 2 | 3 |
| Mauro Gilli Researcher in Military Technology and International Security · Center for Security Studies ETH di Zurigo | Selected | Academic | Researcher, Center for Security Studies, ETH. | 2 | 3 |
| Max Schrems | Selected | Lawyer | Austrian lawyer and jurist. | 2 | 3 |
| Meredith Annex Bloomberg NEF | Selected | Economist or consultant | Energy economist at Bloomberg NEF. | 2 | 3 |
| Michaela Krützen Professor of media studies · HFF München | Selected | Academic | Professor of media science at HFF Munich film school. | 2 | 3 |
| Michelle Monje Neuro-oncologist · Stanford | Selected | Academic | Neuro-oncologist (medical specialist) at Stanford. | 2 | 3 |
| Mike Bell CFA | Selected | Economist or consultant | CFA indicates financial analyst. | 2 | 3 |
| Nadia Abu El-Haj Anne Olin Whitney Professor, Co-Director of the Center for Palestine Studies · Columbia University, Barnard College | Selected | Academic | Anne Olin Whitney Professor at Columbia University and Barnard College. | 2 | 3 |
| Navin Girishankar President · CSIS | Selected | Think tank | President of CSIS (public policy think tank). | 2 | 3 |
| Niamh Shaw Science communicator · NASA Kennedy Space Centre | Selected | Commentator | Science communicator at NASA, science analysis for public. | 2 | 3 |
| Nick Land | Selected | Commentator | Philosopher and essayist, former teacher at Warwick. | 2 | 3 |
| Nicole Bacharan Historian and political scientist | Selected | Academic | Historian and political scientist at Sciences Po Paris. | 2 | 3 |
| Orlando Figes Historian | Selected | Academic | Historian and lecturer at Birkbeck, University of London. | 2 | 3 |
| Padraig Óg Ó Ruairc Historian | Selected | Commentator | Historian, author of non-fiction book on the far right. | 2 | 3 |
| Paul Sagar Professor of political science · King's College London | Selected | Academic | Professor, King's College London. | 2 | 3 |
| Peter Harmsen | Selected | Commentator | Author of non-fiction military history books. | 2 | 3 |