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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom van der Meer Professor · Université | Selected | Academic | Prof. dr. political scientist at UvA. | 5 | 8 |
| Bart Ehrman New Testament scholar | Selected | Academic | Biblical scholar UNC. | 5 | 8 |
| Sabine Mengelberg Researcher · Nederlandse Defensie Academie | Selected | Academic | Researcher at Dutch Defence Academy. | 5 | 8 |
| Dennis Nørmark Anthropologist, author and speaker | Selected | Commentator | Danish anthropologist and author. | 5 | 8 |
| Raphaël Doan Normalien and agrégé in classics, ancient historian and author | Selected | Commentator | Essayist and former senior civil servant. | 5 | 8 |
| Stephen Dubner Coautore di Freakonomics, host del Freakonomics podcast | Selected | Commentator | Co-author of Freakonomics, economic analyst. | 5 | 8 |
| Tommy Wieringa Writer | Selected | Commentator | Essay writer, analysis writer. | 5 | 8 |
| Harald Martenstein Publicist · Die Welt | Selected | Commentator | Columnist and commentator for Die Welt, columnist. | 5 | 8 |
| Marc Touati | Selected | Economist or consultant | French economist. | 5 | 8 |
| Aleksander Olech Defence24 | Selected | Commentator | Defense analyst for Defence24. | 5 | 8 |
| Bart Wallet Professor of Jewish Studies · University of Amsterdam | Selected | Academic | Professor of Jewish Studies at University of Amsterdam. | 5 | 8 |
| Bertrand Périer Lawyer specializing in oratory | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer specializing in eloquence. | 5 | 8 |
| Daniel Lieberman Evolutionary biologist and author | Selected | Academic | Paleoanthropologist at Harvard University. | 5 | 8 |
| Dennis Kucinich Mayor of Cleveland, U.S. Congressman, Democratic presidential candidate | Selected | Former official | Former mayor and U.S. Representative. | 5 | 8 |
| Erick Erickson Author | Selected | Commentator | Political commentator and radio host. | 5 | 8 |
| Kate Adamala Bioengineer | Selected | Academic | Synthetic biologist at University of Minnesota. | 5 | 8 |
| Magnus Henrekson | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist at Stockholm School of Economics. | 5 | 8 |
| Maria Libura Dr | Selected | Academic | Public health specialist, university employee. | 5 | 8 |
| Mogens Lykketoft Former foreign minister | Selected | Former official | Former foreign minister. | 5 | 8 |
| Steen Jakobsen Investor and economic commentator | Selected | Commentator | Investor and economic commentator. | 5 | 8 |
| Steven Cook | Selected | Think tank | Senior Fellow at Council on Foreign Relations. | 5 | 8 |
| Susanne Spector Chief economist · Danske Bank | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief economist, Danske Bank. Bank analyst. | 5 | 8 |
| Zeke Emanuel MD, PhD, Vice Provost for Global Initiatives · University of Pennsylvania | Selected | Academic | Vice Provost at University of Pennsylvania. | 5 | 8 |
| Dilan Yeşilgöz Political leader and parliamentary group leader · VVD | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Defense Netherlands and VVD leader in office. | 5 | 7 |
| Jens Stoltenberg Finance minister · NATO | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Finance Norway in office. | 5 | 7 |
| Magdalena Andersson Party leader · Socialdemokraterna | Excluded | Serving politician | Leader of Social Democratic Party, politician in office. | 5 | 7 |
| Michael Shellenberger Founder · Public.News | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Investigative journalist, journalism profession. | 5 | 7 |
| Ro Khanna Congressman · House of Representatives | Excluded | Serving politician | Congressman at the House of Representatives. | 5 | 7 |
| Vicente Garrido Criminologist · University of Valencia | Selected | Academic | Professor of criminology, Université de Valence. | 5 | 7 |
| Andrzej Kohut Expert · OSW | Selected | Think tank | Expert at OSW. | 5 | 7 |
| Brad Klontz Psychologist · Creighton University's Heider College of Business | Selected | Academic | Associate professor Creighton University. | 5 | 7 |
| Muriel Domenach Former French ambassador to OTAN | Selected | Former official | Former Ambassador of France to NATO. | 5 | 7 |
| Ángeles Caballero Columnist · El País | Selected | Commentator | Columnist for El País. | 5 | 7 |
| Jan Rotmans Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor of transition science at university. | 5 | 7 |
| Maciej Pawłowski Expert on migration, economy and policy · Instytut Nowej Europy | Selected | Think tank | Political and economics expert at Institute for a New Europe. | 5 | 7 |
| Mark Urban Journalist · The Sunday Times | Selected | Commentator | Columnist and editorialist. | 5 | 7 |
| Andreas Bergh Associate Professor of Economics · Lund University | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor of Economics at Lund University. | 5 | 7 |
| Gawain Towler Former Reform UK strategist | Selected | Commentator | Strategist and party spokesperson, no public position. | 5 | 7 |
| Jason Burke Author · The Guardian | Selected | Commentator | Author and international security analyst, The Guardian, essayist. | 5 | 7 |
| Rita Verdonk Former asylum minister | Selected | Former official | Former Asylum Minister (former minister). | 5 | 7 |
| Rüdiger Bachmann Economist | Selected | Academic | Economist, university professor. | 5 | 7 |
| Cornell Belcher | Selected | Commentator | Pollster and political commentator, not an economist. | 5 | 7 |
| Elias Omberg Psychology student, influencer, public debater, poet and speaker | Selected | Commentator | Psychology student, influencer and social debater. | 5 | 7 |
| Max Bergmann Director · CSIS Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program | Selected | Think tank | Director of CSIS Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program. | 5 | 7 |
| Peter Gärdenfors Philosopher · Suède | Selected | Academic | Cognitive scientist and university teacher. | 5 | 7 |
| Veronica De Romanis Economist · Stanford University Firenze | Selected | Academic | Economist at Stanford University, Florence, and Luiss Università. | 5 | 7 |
| Amelie Ferey Head of the defence research laboratory · IFRI | Selected | Think tank | Defense research lab director at IFRI. | 5 | 7 |
| Barbara Blaha Momentum Institute | Selected | Think tank | Momentum Institute Austrian. | 5 | 7 |
| Bjørn Erik Savings economist | Selected | Economist or consultant | Savings economist, financial analyst. | 5 | 7 |
| Diana Buttu Palestinian scholar | Selected | Academic | Jurist affiliated with Birzeit University. | 5 | 7 |