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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leah McMahon Financial planner · Castle Capital | Selected | Economist or consultant | Financial planner, Castle Capital. | 3 | 5 |
| Luc Mary Historian and writer | Selected | Commentator | Historian and writer of historical analyses. | 3 | 5 |
| Macarena Olona | Selected | Lawyer | State lawyer, former deputy and regional deputy. | 3 | 5 |
| Marc Hecker Research director · Ifri | Selected | Think tank | Director of research at Ifri. | 3 | 5 |
| Matthew Cox True crime author | Selected | Commentator | True crime author, non-fiction author. | 3 | 5 |
| Mona Sahlin | Selected | Former official | Former Swedish politician (40 years in public service). | 3 | 5 |
| Nancy Fraser Philosopher | Selected | Academic | Philosopher, Northwestern University. | 3 | 5 |
| Natalie Haynes | Selected | Commentator | Author and literary critic. | 3 | 5 |
| Paul Schmidt EU expert | Selected | Think tank | European expert at European policy company. | 3 | 5 |
| Peter Malmqvist Journalist and independent analyst | Selected | Commentator | Independent analyst. | 3 | 5 |
| Piotr Gliński Former deputy prime minister | Selected | Former official | Former vice premier. | 3 | 5 |
| Priya Patel Political commentator | Selected | Commentator | Political commentator, analyst. | 3 | 5 |
| Robert-Jan Smits Chair of the Executive Board of Technische Universiteit Eindhoven and former Director-General for Research and Innovation at the European Commission · Eindhoven University of Technology | Selected | Academic | President of TU Eindhoven, former DG of European Commission. | 3 | 5 |
| Stephan Lamby Political journalist and filmmaker | Selected | Commentator | Political journalist (political journalist). | 3 | 5 |
| Tine Molendijk | Selected | Academic | Assistant professor at Dutch Defense Academy. | 3 | 5 |
| Tinneke Beeckman Machiavelli expert | Selected | Commentator | Belgian philosopher and columnist. | 3 | 5 |
| Tiril Støle Portfolio manager · Storebrand | Selected | Economist or consultant | Portfolio manager at Storebrand. | 3 | 5 |
| Tomasz Szatkowski Polish ambassador to NATO | Selected | Former official | Philippines Ambassador to NATO recently recalled. | 3 | 5 |
| Tore Skeie Historian and author | Selected | Commentator | Historian and author at Klassekampen newspaper. | 3 | 5 |
| Victor Castanet Investigator, author | Selected | Commentator | Investigator and author, reveals shocking investigations. | 3 | 5 |
| Witold Sokała Political scientist, security expert, lecturer · Jan Kochanowski University | Selected | Academic | Political scientist, teacher at university. | 3 | 5 |
| Ahmed Marcouch Mayor of Arnhem · gemeente Arnhem | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor of Arnhem in office. | 3 | 4 |
| Alex Ward National-security reporter · Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | National security reporter Wall Street | 3 | 4 |
| Anna Bryłka MEP · Konfederacja | Excluded | Serving politician | MEP, political official in office. | 3 | 4 |
| Annett Meiritz Washington correspondent · Handelsblatt | Excluded | Journalist | Washington Correspondent, Handelsblatt, reporter. | 3 | 4 |
| Anselm Lenz Co-founder · Demokratischer Widerstand | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 3 | 4 |
| Bozoma Saint John Former Netflix and Apple CMO | Excluded | Business executive | Former Netflix and Apple CMO, business executive. | 3 | 4 |
| Caroline O'Doherty Correspondent · The Irish Times | Excluded | Journalist | Science correspondent, Irish Times. | 3 | 4 |
| Cathie Wood Founder and CEO · ARK | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and CEO of ARK Invest. | 3 | 4 |
| Charlie Kirk Founder · Turning Point USA | Excluded | Serving politician | Deceased in 2025. | 3 | 4 |
| Christina Sander Journalist and influencer | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist and influencer, not commentator. | 3 | 4 |
| Daniel Gómez Aragonés Licentiate in humanities · Real Academia de Bellas Artes y Ciencias Históricas de Toledo | Selected | Academic | Licenciado in humanities, Real Academia, academic historian. | 3 | 4 |
| Dariusz Joński MEP · Koalicja Obywatelska | Excluded | Serving politician | MEP in office. | 3 | 4 |
| Esther Perel Therapist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Relational psychotherapist. | 3 | 4 |
| Evelina Galli Tech reporter · P3 | Excluded | Journalist | Tech reporter at P3. | 3 | 4 |
| Fabian Schmid Senior investigative editor · STANDARD | Excluded | Journalist | Leading investigative editor, investigative journalist. | 3 | 4 |
| Ferdinando Cotugno Journalist · Domani | Excluded | Journalist | Domani journalist, reporter. | 3 | 4 |
| Fleur Agema Minister · PVV | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Health (politician in office). | 3 | 4 |
| Franziska Brantner Co-chair · Die Grünen | Excluded | Serving politician | Secretary of State at German Ministry of Economics. | 3 | 4 |
| Frédéric Denhez Journalist · Marianne | Excluded | Journalist | Environment specialist journalist at Marianne, specialized reporting. | 3 | 4 |
| Gary Brecka Human Biologist and Biohacker · 10X Health System | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Human biologist and biohacker, no category. | 3 | 4 |
| Hannah Murphy FT tech reporter · Financial Times | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist - standard journalistic role. | 3 | 4 |
| Ignacio Urquizu | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 3 | 4 |
| Ingrid Coenradie Number 3 on the JA21 list | Excluded | Serving politician | Number 3 at JA21 party in office. | 3 | 4 |
| John Meagher Guest | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 3 | 4 |
| Joost Eerdmans JA21 list leader | Excluded | Serving politician | List leader JA21, active politician. | 3 | 4 |
| Kim Van Oncen Entrepreneur and actor · HLN | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 3 | 4 |
| Larry Swedroe Head of Financial and Economic Research · Buckingham Strategic Wealth | Selected | Economist or consultant | Head of Financial Research at Buckingham Strategic Wealth. | 3 | 4 |
| Luís Tomé Director · Autonomous University of Lisbon | Selected | Academic | Director and professor at Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa. | 3 | 4 |
| Marcin Kierwiński Head of MSWiA · Ministerstwo Spraw Wewnętrznych | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Interior in office. | 3 | 4 |