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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier Martinez WSJ reporter · Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | WSJ Reporter, Wall Street Journal reporter. | 1 | 2 |
| Xavier Perret Director of the Azure entity · Microsoft | Excluded | Business executive | Executive at Microsoft. | 1 | 2 |
| Xavier Ragot President · OFCE | Selected | Think tank | President of OFCE, research organization. | 1 | 2 |
| Xosé Hermida Parliamentary correspondent · EL PAÍS | Excluded | Journalist | Parliamentary correspondent for EL PAÍS, reporter. | 1 | 2 |
| Yanko Beeckman Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Sports journalist at Sportjournalist, sports section. | 1 | 2 |
| Yann Le Cun Chief AI Scientist · AMI Labs | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Chief AI Scientist in private company. | 1 | 2 |
| Yara Rizk Economic and financial journalist · CFNews | Selected | Commentator | Economic and financial journalist at CFNews, specialized analyst. | 1 | 2 |
| Yeşim Candan Publicist, columnist · RTL Nieuws, Radio 2 | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Yolanda Gómez Analyst · SER Podcast | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficient text to determine. | 1 | 2 |
| Yoni Assia Co-founder · eToro | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder and executive of eToro, financial services company. | 1 | 2 |
| Yoshua Shelton U.S. Air Force nuclear security specialist | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Ysenda Maxtone Graham The Spectator | Selected | Commentator | The Spectator, political and cultural commentary magazine. | 1 | 2 |
| Yvo Kortmann Gastroenterologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Gastroenterologist (gastro-intestinal-liver doctor), physician. | 1 | 2 |
| Zach Mack NPR | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Zak Stein Philosopher of education · Center for World Philosophy and Religion | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficient text to determine. | 1 | 2 |
| Zardasht Rad Stage reader · Sveriges Radio | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Álvaro García | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Ève Gaumond Researcher at the public law research centre · Université de Montréal | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Éric Ciotti Mayor of Nice and president of the Union des Droites pour la République · Républicains | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor of Nice and party president. | 1 | 2 |
| Óscar Herradón Specialist journalist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Specialized journalist. | 1 | 2 |
| Øystein Bogen | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist, no indicated function. | 1 | 2 |
| Łukasz Osmalak Member of parliament · Polski 2050 | Excluded | Serving politician | Polska 2050 deputy, deputy. | 1 | 2 |
| Łukasz Wójcik | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Guest on a world affairs show about Saudi Arabia; the linked profile is a generic Lublin technical university researcher, nothing ties them. | 1 | 2 |
| Abbas Gallyamov Former speechwriter | Selected | Former official | Former speechwriter. | 1 | 2 |
| Abby Innes Associate Professor · LSE | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor LSE. | 1 | 2 |
| Abou Djaffar Former DGSE analyst, author | Selected | Former official et Commentator | Former DGSE analyst, author. | 1 | 2 |
| Adam Leszczyński Professor · Uniwersytetu SWPS | Selected | Academic | Professor, SWPS Warsaw. | 1 | 2 |
| Adam Roberts Digital editor · The Economist | Selected | Commentator | Digital editor The Economist. | 1 | 2 |
| Adrien Broche Political scientist, head of political studies at the Viavoice institute | Selected | Think tank | Political scientist at Viavoice institute. | 1 | 2 |
| Adrien Fontanellaz Historian · centre d'histoire et de prospective militaire | Selected | Think tank | Historian at military research center. | 1 | 2 |
| Adéla Svadba Editor · Page Not Found | Selected | Commentator | Editor Page Not Found, editor | 1 | 2 |
| Aina Vidal | Selected | Former official | Former member of Spanish Congress (end 2019). | 1 | 2 |
| Aksel Haaning Emeritus lecturer · Roskilde University | Selected | Academic | Lecturer emeritus at Roskilde University. | 1 | 2 |
| Alejandra Izquierdo Egyptologist | Selected | Commentator | Egyptologist reference for public communication. | 1 | 2 |
| Aleksandra Kuczyńska-Zonik Doctor · Instytut Europy Środkowej, KUL | Selected | Academic | Doctor at Central Europe Institute KUL. | 1 | 2 |
| Alessandro Colombo Professor · Università Statale di Milano | Selected | Academic | Professor, Milan State University. | 1 | 2 |
| Alfred Hirsch Professor of philosophy · Witten/Herdecke University | Selected | Academic | Professor of Philosophy, university. | 1 | 2 |
| Amélie Chelly Researcher · CADIS | Selected | Think tank | Researcher at CADIS, research center. | 1 | 2 |
| Ana María Vázquez Hoys | Selected | Academic | Historian, explicit university title. | 1 | 2 |
| Anders Bo Rasmussen Journalist and historian | Selected | Commentator | Historian journalist, author of analysis. | 1 | 2 |
| Anders Lundt Hansen Historian | Selected | Academic | Historian, explicit university title. | 1 | 2 |
| Andrea Zannini Historian | Selected | Commentator | Modern age historian, historical analysis. | 1 | 2 |
| Andreas Bøje Forsby Senior researcher · DIIS | Selected | Think tank | Senior Researcher at DIIS. | 1 | 2 |
| Andreas Marklund Historian and research director · ENIGMA – Museum för post, tele och kommunikation | Selected | Commentator | Historian and research director at ENIGMA Museum. | 1 | 2 |
| Andrew Millison Permaculturist and documentarian · Oregon State University | Selected | Academic | Permaculturist at Oregon State University. | 1 | 2 |
| Andrzej Zybała Political scientist · SGH | Selected | Academic | Political scientist at SGH, Polish commercial university. | 1 | 2 |
| Ann Bauer Essayist | Selected | Commentator | Essayist writing nonfiction. | 1 | 2 |
| Anna Strömberg Manager · Carnegie Fonder | Selected | Economist or consultant | Fund manager at Carnegie Fonder. | 1 | 2 |
| Anne Margrethe Platou DNB Markets | Selected | Economist or consultant | Analyst at DNB Markets, financial analysis. | 1 | 2 |
| Anne-Laure Van Bruaene Specialist in early modern history · UGent | Selected | Academic | Modern history specialist at UGent. | 1 | 2 |