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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leos Müller Professor of history · Stockholm University | Selected | Academic | Professor of History at Stockholm University. | 1 | 4 |
| Michael Markovich Investment specialist with a doctorate · Grossbank | Selected | Economist or consultant | Investment specialist at large bank. | 1 | 4 |
| Patrick Moorhead CEO and Chief Strategist · Moor Insights and Strategy | Selected | Economist or consultant | CEO and Chief Strategist at Moor Insights. | 1 | 4 |
| Piotr Grochmalski Professor | Selected | Academic | Prof., Political scientist at Nicolaus Copernicus University. | 1 | 4 |
| Sharon Wajsbrot Energy specialist · Les Echos | Selected | Commentator | Energy specialist at Échos, industry news chief. | 1 | 4 |
| Steven Brown Dr. · Ohio State University | Selected | Academic | Philosophy teacher at Ohio State University. | 1 | 4 |
| Adam Macqueen Street Of Shame writer · Private Eye | Selected | Commentator | Street of Shame writer, Private Eye columnist. | 1 | 4 |
| Alain Dieckhoff Sociologist, research director · Sciences Po | Selected | Academic | Research director at Sciences Po. | 1 | 4 |
| Alain Policar | Selected | Academic | Affiliated researcher, CEVIPOF and Institute of Political Studies. | 1 | 4 |
| Alex Iftimie Deputy General Counsel · OpenAI | Selected | Lawyer | Deputy General Counsel at OpenAI. | 1 | 4 |
| Ammon Hillman Professor of Classical Languages · University of Wisconsin Madison | Selected | Academic | Professor of Classical Languages, University of Wisconsin-Madison. | 1 | 4 |
| Andrea Monti Lawyer | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer specializing in digital rights. | 1 | 4 |
| Andreas Flocken NDR military expert | Selected | Commentator | NDR military expert, military analysis for public. | 1 | 4 |
| Andrew Craig Author · Plain English Finance | Selected | Commentator | Author of Plain English Finance. | 1 | 4 |
| Anne-France Taiclet Senior lecturer in political science · Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University | Selected | Academic | Senior lecturer political science University Paris 1. | 1 | 4 |
| Bart van der Sloot Dr. | Selected | Academic | Doctor, law researcher at Tilburg University. | 1 | 4 |
| Beata Szydło Former prime minister, MEP · Prawo i Sprawiedliwość | Selected | Former official | Former prime minister. | 1 | 4 |
| Bertrand Joly University professor | Selected | Academic | Professor, historian. | 1 | 4 |
| Chance Finucane Chief Investment Officer · Oxbow Advisors | Selected | Economist or consultant | Investment director at Oxbow Advisors. | 1 | 4 |
| David Khalfa Specialist in the Middle East | Selected | Think tank | Middle East specialist, Jean-Jaurès Foundation. | 1 | 4 |
| Felipe González Santos Researcher · Universidad de Londres | Selected | Academic | Researcher at University of London. | 1 | 4 |
| Han Lindeboom Professor · University of Amsterdam | Selected | Academic | Prof. Dr. at University of Amsterdam. | 1 | 4 |
| Isabelle Dufour Director of studies · Eurocrise | Selected | Think tank | Studies director at Eurocrise. | 1 | 4 |
| Joachim Östlund Historian at Lund University | Selected | Academic | Historian at Lund University. | 1 | 4 |
| Jodi Magness Author of new book, Jerusalem Through The Ages | Selected | Commentator | Author of the book Jerusalem Through The Ages. | 1 | 4 |
| Jorge Bacelar Gouveia Full professor of law · Universidade Nova de Lisboa | Selected | Academic | Professor, Catedrático de Direito, Nova University of Lisbon. | 1 | 4 |
| Joséphine Staron Director of studies and international relations · Synopia | Selected | Think tank | Director of studies at think tank Synopia. | 1 | 4 |
| Karol Gac Publicist · Do Rzeczy | Selected | Commentator | Publicist editor at Do Rzeczy | 1 | 4 |
| Katherine Pompilio Lawfare | Selected | Commentator | Journalist for Lawfare political analysis site. | 1 | 4 |
| Klas Grinell Intellectual historian | Selected | Academic | Historian of ideas and professor at University of Gothenburg. | 1 | 4 |
| Lars-Erik Lundin PhD in political science, ambassador · OSSE, IAEA | Selected | Economist or consultant | Ambassador and doctor in political science, expert. | 1 | 4 |
| Leyre Iglesias Deputy director of Opinion · EL MUNDO | Selected | Commentator | Subdirector of Opinion EL MUNDO. | 1 | 4 |
| Marco Zappa Researcher · università Ca' Foscari di Venezia | Selected | Academic | Researcher at Ca' Foscari University. | 1 | 4 |
| Matthias Burchardt Philosopher | Selected | Academic | Philosopher Dr, Wikidata philosopher. | 1 | 4 |
| Michael Milshtein Israeli former intelligence analyst | Selected | Academic et Former official | Researcher at Tel Aviv University, former intelligence analyst. | 1 | 4 |
| Michael Posner Director of the Center for Business and Human Rights · New York University's Stern School of Business | Selected | Academic | Director of research center at NYU Stern School of Business. | 1 | 4 |
| Mickey Inzlicht | Selected | Academic | Professor of psychology at the University of Toronto. | 1 | 4 |
| Nick Bednar Professor · University of Minnesota Law School | Selected | Academic | Professor at University of Minnesota Law School. | 1 | 4 |
| Nicolas Rousselier | Selected | Academic | Historian, professor at Sciences Po. | 1 | 4 |
| Nissrine Kassase Lawyer, founder of the Lawlines firm, trainer · Lawlines, Lefebvre Dalloz Compétences | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer, founder of Lawlines law firm, trainer at Lawlines, Lefebvre Dalloz. | 1 | 4 |
| Paul Wood Writer · The Spectator | Selected | Commentator | Writer The Spectator. | 1 | 4 |
| Pedro Ferreira Esteves Journalist and editor of Economia · PÚBLICO | Selected | Commentator | Economics editor journalist PUBLICO. | 1 | 4 |
| Pierre Cosme Université de Rouen-Normandie | Selected | Academic | Specialist University of Rouen-Normandy. | 1 | 4 |
| Richard Whitman Director, Professor · Global Europe Centre, University of Kent | Selected | Academic | Director and professor at the University of Kent. | 1 | 4 |
| Roman Kuźniar Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor at University of Warsaw. | 1 | 4 |
| Ryan Bohl Mideast analyst · RANE | Selected | Economist or consultant | Middle East analyst at RANE, consulting firm. | 1 | 4 |
| Szymon Drobniak Dr hab. · Université Jagellonne, UNSW Sydney | Selected | Academic | Dr. habilitated at Jagiellonian University and UNSW Sydney. | 1 | 4 |
| Tobias Borck Senior Research Fellow · RUSI | Selected | Think tank | Senior Research Fellow at RUSI. | 1 | 4 |
| Vanessa Heggie Dr | Selected | Academic | Historian of science at University of Birmingham. | 1 | 4 |
| Véronique Reille-Soult President · Backbone Consulting | Selected | Economist or consultant | President of Backbone Consulting, consulting firm. | 1 | 4 |