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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elin Wiker Manager · Humle Fonder | Selected | Economist or consultant | Manager at Humle Fonder investment fund. | 4 | 17 |
| Ed Balls UK Government | Selected | Former official | Former Secretary of State (end 2010, 2015). | 4 | 17 |
| Fernando Arancón El Orden Mundial | Selected | Commentator | Geopolitics analyst, editor El Orden Mundial. | 4 | 16 |
| Paolo Magri President of the ISPI Scientific Committee | Selected | Think tank | Presidente comitato scientifico ISPI (think tank). | 4 | 16 |
| Hadley Freeman Columnist and Features Writer · The Sunday Times | Selected | Commentator | Columnist and features writer for The Times. | 4 | 16 |
| Robbert Manders Portfolio manager · Antaurus | Selected | Economist or consultant | Antaurus portfolio manager. | 4 | 16 |
| Franco Cardini Emeritus professor of medieval history · Istituto italiano di Scienze umane e sociali / Scuola normale superiore | Selected | Academic | Emeritus professor of medieval history. | 4 | 16 |
| Ludivine Gilli Director · Observatoire Amérique du Nord à la Fondation Jean Jaurès | Selected | Think tank | Director of Observatory at Fondation Jean-Jaures. | 4 | 16 |
| Peter Harrell Senior Director · National Security Council | Selected | Think tank | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank). | 4 | 15 |
| Pablo Fernández Popularizer | Selected | Commentator | Science communicator, public analysis. | 4 | 15 |
| Justus Haucap Chief economist | Selected | Academic | Chief economist and professor. | 4 | 15 |
| Joaquín Urías Law professor · Tribunal Constitucional | Selected | Academic | Professor of law, former letrado of the Constitutional Court. | 4 | 15 |
| Olof Ehrenkrona | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Swedish newspaper editorial podcast on politics and world affairs; the profile is a generic writer and journalist with no field to match. | 4 | 15 |
| Roger Moorhouse Author | Selected | Commentator | Historian author of non-fiction books. | 4 | 15 |
| Rym Momtaz Consultant Research Fellow · IISS | Selected | Think tank | Consultant Fellow IISS, Carnegie researcher, think tanks. | 4 | 14 |
| Alice Han Economist · China Decode | Selected | Economist or consultant | China economist at Greenmantle, consultant analyst. | 4 | 14 |
| Jonathan V. Last The Bulwark | Selected | Commentator | The Bulwark, political analysis and news. | 4 | 14 |
| Art Laffer Economic advisor | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economic advisor. | 4 | 14 |
| Melanie Phillips Columnist · Times of London | Selected | Commentator | Columnist for Times of London, opinion journalist. | 4 | 14 |
| Tim Stanley Historian and journalist · The Telegraph | Selected | Commentator | Historian columnist at The Telegraph. | 4 | 13 |
| Martin Blomgren Stock market columnist · Placera | Selected | Commentator | Stock analyst Placera. | 4 | 13 |
| Sara Midtgaard Senior interest rate and currency strategist · Nordea | Selected | Economist or consultant | Senior Strategist, Nordea (bank). | 4 | 13 |
| Andrew McCarthy Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney | Selected | Former official | Former Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney. | 4 | 13 |
| Azadeh Kian Emeritus professor of sociology · Université Paris Cité | Selected | Academic | Emeritus professor of sociology at Paris Cité University. | 4 | 13 |
| Agnieszka Filipiak Deputy editor-in-chief · Forbes Women | Selected | Commentator | Vice Editor-in-Chief Forbes Women. | 4 | 12 |
| Mark Schieritz Deputy desk head in the politics desk · DIE ZEIT | Selected | Commentator | Deputy editor-in-chief, politics desk. | 4 | 12 |
| Marjorie Paillon Journalist | Selected | Commentator | U.S. politics specialist journalist. | 4 | 12 |
| Matteo Villa Head of Policy Lab · ISPI | Selected | Think tank | Head of Policy Lab at ISPI (think tank). | 4 | 12 |
| Olivier Sibony Professor · HEC Paris | Selected | Academic | Professor at HEC Paris. | 4 | 12 |
| Zack Beauchamp Author · Vox | Selected | Commentator | Author and columnist at Vox, political and ideas analysis. | 4 | 12 |
| Ed West Journalist and Spectator author | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and Spectator author, essayist. | 4 | 12 |
| David Trads Commentator and author | Selected | Commentator | Commentator and author of books on the USA. | 4 | 12 |
| Dominique Moïsi Geopolitologist · IFRI | Selected | Think tank | Geopolitologist at IFRI (French think tank). | 4 | 12 |
| Reinhard Heinisch US expert and university professor · Universität Salzburg | Selected | Academic | University professor at University of Salzburg. | 4 | 12 |
| Ignacy Morawski | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist commenting on American trade policy. | 4 | 11 |
| Laurent Berger General secretary · CFDT | Selected | Think tank | Director and secretary general at CFDT. | 4 | 11 |
| Brenda Power Columnist · Irish Daily Mail and Sunday Independent | Selected | Commentator | Columnist for Irish Daily Mail and Sunday Independent. | 4 | 11 |
| Nina Power Author · The Spectator | Selected | Commentator | Author. | 4 | 11 |
| Sébastien Jean Economics professor · National Conservatory of Arts and Crafts | Selected | Academic | Professor of economics at the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers. | 4 | 11 |
| Łukasz Fyderek | Selected | Academic | Political scientist at Jagiellonian University. | 4 | 11 |
| Alex Kantrowitz Author of the Big Technology newsletter and host of the Big Technology Podcast | Selected | Commentator | Author of Big Technology newsletter. | 4 | 11 |
| Corey Brettschneider Author | Selected | Academic | Professor of political science at Brown University. | 4 | 11 |
| Fintan O'Toole Columnist · Irish Times | Selected | Commentator | Columnist for Irish Times. | 4 | 11 |
| Harald Benink Professor Banking and Finance · Tilburg University | Selected | Academic | Professor of Banking and Finance at Tilburg University. | 4 | 11 |
| Joana Ricarte Professor | Selected | Academic | Female professor specializing in the Middle East. | 4 | 11 |
| Juan Branco Lawyer and doctor of law | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer and doctor of law. | 4 | 11 |
| Julian Nida-Rümelin Philosopher and former SPD politician · Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München | Selected | Academic | Philosopher LMU, former SPD politician. | 4 | 11 |
| Matt Stoller | Selected | Think tank | Non-fiction writer at American Economic Liberties Project. | 4 | 11 |
| Michael Oliver Technical analyst and author · Momentum Structural Analysis | Selected | Economist or consultant | Independent technical analyst specializing in structural analysis. | 4 | 11 |
| Mike Nellis | Selected | Commentator | Progressive political commentator. | 4 | 11 |