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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henrique Raposo Writer and columnist · Expresso | Selected | Commentator | Writer and columnist, societal analysis. | 3 | 5 |
| Hilde Henriksen Waage Middle East researcher | Selected | Academic | Prof. Historian, University of Oslo. | 3 | 5 |
| Jens Südekum Economist and chief adviser to Klingbeil | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist and chief advisor, political economy analyst. | 3 | 5 |
| Julie Kurz AfD expert · ARD | Selected | Commentator | Specialized AfD policy expert at ARD. | 3 | 5 |
| Justine Breton PhD in medieval literature and specialist in medievalism | Selected | Academic | Doctoral scholar and university teacher at University of Reims. | 3 | 5 |
| Karl Hedberg Equity head · Carnegie | Selected | Economist or consultant | Stock analyst at management firm (Carnegie, DNB). | 3 | 5 |
| Kel Galavan Qualified Financial Advisor | Selected | Economist or consultant | Qualified financial advisor and investor. | 3 | 5 |
| Marco Bardazzi Journalist-writer | Selected | Commentator | Journalist-writer, author and essayist. | 3 | 5 |
| Marwan Mery Negotiator and expert on deception | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : French negotiator who also wrote books; the profile is only a generic writer born 1975, so nothing precise links them. | 3 | 5 |
| Nuno Gouveia Geopolitics specialist · Atlantic Report | Selected | Commentator | Author of Atlantic Report geopolitical analysis newsletter. | 3 | 5 |
| Sarah Smith Economist · University of Bristol | Selected | Academic | Economist at University of Bristol and BBC editor. | 3 | 5 |
| Simon Wolfgang Fuchs Iran expert · Hebräische Universität Jerusalem | Selected | Academic | Iran expert at Hebrew University of Jerusalem. | 3 | 5 |
| Sune Haugbølle Middle East researcher | Selected | Academic | Professor with Special Responsibilities at Roskilde University. | 3 | 5 |
| Tom Joscelyn Senior Fellow · NYU School of Law | Selected | Academic | Senior Fellow NYU Law School, Just Security. | 3 | 5 |
| José Edelstein | Selected | Academic | Professor of theoretical physics. | 3 | 5 |
| Erwann Tison Director of studies · University of Strasbourg | Selected | Academic | Teaching lecturer, Université Strasbourg. | 3 | 5 |
| Amedeo Balbi Astrophysicist | Selected | Academic | Astrophysicist at Tor Vergata University. | 3 | 5 |
| Bethany Brookshire Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains. | 3 | 5 |
| Daisy Dunn Dr. | Selected | Commentator | Writer, Classical Scholar and Historian, Author of Historical Non-fiction. | 3 | 5 |
| Farid Vahid Co-director of the Observatory of North Africa and the Middle East · Fondation Jean-Jaurès | Selected | Think tank | Co-Director of Observatory at Jean-Jaures Foundation. | 3 | 5 |
| Jaap Boonstra | Selected | Academic | Dutch psychologist, university teacher at University of Amsterdam. | 3 | 5 |
| Matt Perault Center on Technology Policy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Selected | Academic | Center on Technology Policy, University of North Carolina. | 3 | 5 |
| Paul Bovend'Eert Professor · Radboud Universiteit | Selected | Academic | Emeritus professor of constitutional law at Radboud. | 3 | 5 |
| Zoe Kleinman Technology editor · BBC | Selected | Commentator | Technology and AI editor at BBC News, specialized tech analyst. | 3 | 5 |
| Amanda Podany California State Polytechnic University | Selected | Academic | Professor at California State Polytechnic University. | 3 | 5 |
| Anna Mair Criminal defence lawyer | Selected | Lawyer | Criminal defense lawyer. | 3 | 5 |
| Anne Kalvig Religious studies scholar and women's activist | Selected | Academic | Professor of religious studies. | 3 | 5 |
| Annelle Sheline | Selected | Think tank | Researcher at Quincy Institute. | 3 | 5 |
| Archie Hall US economics editor · The Economist | Selected | Commentator | US economics editor at The Economist, economic analyst. | 3 | 5 |
| Barbara Kratiuk University of Warsaw | Selected | Academic | Affiliation University of Warsaw. | 3 | 5 |
| Beata Javorcik | Selected | Academic | Professor of economics, Wikidata professor of economics. | 3 | 5 |
| Bill Burnett Executive director of the Stanford Life Design Lab · Stanford University | Selected | Academic | Director of the Stanford Life Design Lab. | 3 | 5 |
| Damiaan Denys Philosopher and professor of psychiatry · Amsterdam UMC | Selected | Academic | Professor of psychiatry at Amsterdam UMC (university professor). | 3 | 5 |
| Deborah Nas Delft University of Technology | Selected | Academic | Professor at TU Delft. | 3 | 5 |
| Diogo Noivo Political scientist · Complutense University of Madrid | Selected | Academic | Political scientist at Universidad Complutense Madrid. | 3 | 5 |
| Ryan Martin Psychologist, Dean · University of Wisconsin-Green Bay | Selected | Academic | Dean and psychologist at University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. | 3 | 5 |
| Duncan Weldon Economic journalist | Selected | Commentator | Economic journalist, economic analyst. | 3 | 5 |
| Ernest Wyciszkiewicz Director of the Mieroszewski Centre · Centrum Mieroszewskiego | Selected | Think tank | Dyrektor of Centrum Mieroszewskiego, research institute. | 3 | 5 |
| Filip Rudnik Expert · OSW | Selected | Think tank | Expert at OSW (think tank). | 3 | 5 |
| Francesco Petronella Analyst · ISPI | Selected | Think tank | Analyst at ISPI. | 3 | 5 |
| Gary Gensler Professor · M.I.T. | Selected | Academic | Professor at M.I.T., former S.E.C. chair. | 3 | 5 |
| Gordon Noble Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor, explicit title. | 3 | 5 |
| Ina Schmidt Philosopher | Selected | Commentator | German philosopher, author. | 3 | 5 |
| Jason Riley Author · Manhattan Institute | Selected | Think tank | Author of the Manhattan Institute. | 3 | 5 |
| John Fitzgerald Columniste | Selected | Commentator | Columnist. | 3 | 5 |
| Jonas Bals Historian and author | Selected | Commentator | Historian and author. | 3 | 5 |
| Joram Van Klaveren Former PVV member | Selected | Former official | Former PVV politician. | 3 | 5 |
| Jorge Galindo Director of the EsadeEcPol research centre | Selected | Think tank | Director of EsadeEcPol study center. | 3 | 5 |
| Julian Jackson Professor of History · Queen Mary College, University of London | Selected | Academic | Professor of History, Queen Mary College London. | 3 | 5 |
| Kim Darroch Former British ambassador to the United States | Selected | Former official | Former British ambassador to United States. | 3 | 5 |