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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francesca Albanese Special rapporteur · Nations unies | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | UN special rapporteur in office, public authority. | 2 | 2 |
| Francesca Gerosa Journalist at Milano Finanza | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist, profession outside listed roles. | 2 | 2 |
| Francisco Pascual Doctor expert in addictive behaviour · Comité Nacional de Prevención del Tabaquismo | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Addiction specialist physician. | 2 | 2 |
| Frank Jensen Former head of the Forensic Department | Selected | Former official | Former chief of criminal police unit. | 2 | 2 |
| Frank Sieren China expert and bestselling author | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist and author. | 2 | 2 |
| Frank Thelen Serial founder, tech investor | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and technology investor. | 2 | 2 |
| Frankie Chavez Author of the original soundtrack | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| François Ruffin Member of parliament · Picardie Debout | Excluded | Serving politician | Member currently serving at La France Insoumise. | 2 | 2 |
| François Villeroy de Galhau Governor · Banque de France | Excluded | Serving politician | Governor of the Bank of France. | 2 | 2 |
| Fredrik Persson Partner · Swedia Capital | Excluded | Business executive | Partner at an investment firm. | 2 | 2 |
| Friedrich Küppersbusch | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Friedrich Schloffer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Frits Spits Radio maker and presenter | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Frøya Skjold Sjursæther Storting representative · Miljøpartiet de Grønne | Excluded | Serving politician | Parliament representative (deputy) in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Féris Barkat Activist · Banlieues Climat | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Gabor Mate Dr. | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Physician and psychotherapist, not academic. | 2 | 2 |
| Gabriella Rosen Kellerman Physician and chief product and chief innovation officer · BetterUp | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Physician and executive at BetterUp. | 2 | 2 |
| Gary O'Donoghue Chief North America correspondent · BBC News | Excluded | Journalist | Chief North America correspondent at BBC. | 2 | 2 |
| Gary Shapiro CEO · Consumer Technology Association | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Consumer Technology Association. | 2 | 2 |
| Gary Vaynerchuk Founder · VaynerMedia | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of VaynerMedia. | 2 | 2 |
| Gavin Barwell Conservative peer | Selected | Former official | Former Chief of Staff to Theresa May. | 2 | 2 |
| Gavin Newsom Governor · État de Californie | Excluded | Serving politician | Governor of California, political official in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Georg Mascolo Investigative journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Investigative journalist, investigation journalist. | 2 | 2 |
| Georges-Louis Bouchez Chair of MR | Excluded | Serving politician | Chair of MR in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Georgi Kantchev WSJ foreign correspondent · Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | WSJ Foreign Correspondent, correspondent. | 2 | 2 |
| Germano Silva Historian | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently clear role in texts. | 2 | 2 |
| Gernot Bauer Journalist · profil | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist at magazine Profil. | 2 | 2 |
| Gernot Blümel Managing Director · Mare Technopark Venedig | Excluded | Serving politician | Managing Director of Mare Technopark. | 2 | 2 |
| Gerry Tedesco Engineer · Nightcrawler Research | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Engineer. | 2 | 2 |
| Gert-Jan Dennekamp Reporter · Nieuwsuur | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Nieuwsuur. | 2 | 2 |
| Gianni Infantino FIFA president | Excluded | Business executive | Presidente FIFA. | 2 | 2 |
| Gina Carano Actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Giorgia Valente Journalist · theGeoview | Selected | Commentator | Journalist specialized in geopolitics (theGeoview). | 2 | 2 |
| Giovanni Bianconi Journalist · Corriere della Sera | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist at Corriere della Sera. | 2 | 2 |
| Gitta Connemann Federal government commissioner for SMEs | Excluded | Serving politician | Federal government SME director, in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Gordon McKee Labour MP | Excluded | Serving politician | Labour member in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Greg Squire Special Agent | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Gregg Carlstrom Middle East correspondent · The Economist | Excluded | Journalist | Middle East correspondent The Economist. | 2 | 2 |
| Grzegorz Schetyna Former Marshal of the Sejm · Koalicja Obywatelska | Excluded | Serving politician | Senator in office (Civic Coalition). | 2 | 2 |
| Grzegorz Suteniec | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Guido Appenzeller Partner · Andreessen Horowitz | Excluded | Business executive | Partner, Andreessen Horowitz, venture capitalist. | 2 | 2 |
| Guido Brera | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Leader of financial company. | 2 | 2 |
| Guillermo Altares Journalist · EL PAÍS | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Gunnar Willum Middle East correspondent at Berlingske | Excluded | Journalist | Middle East correspondent at Berlingske. | 2 | 2 |
| Gustaf von Sivers Fund manager · Sivers Urban Fonder | Selected | Economist or consultant | Fund manager at Sivers Urban Fonder. | 2 | 2 |
| Gustav Salinas Reality star and entrepreneur | Excluded | Business executive | Reality TV, personal trainer. | 2 | 2 |
| Gustavo Dudamel Conductor · New York Philharmonic | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Gyda Oddekalv Leader · Generasjonspartiet | Excluded | Serving politician | Political party leader in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Gérard Jugnot Actor | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Günter Kaindlstorfer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |