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 institution4,334 Think tankNamed position at a think tank or public policy institute730 Former officialHeld a position in a public authority: ministry, regulator, central bank, parliament531 LawyerPractices law, in a firm, in-house or at the bar251 Economist or consultantEconomist, analyst or adviser, in a firm or independent865 CommentatorAnalyzes 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
Peter Haisenko apolut	Selected	Commentator	Apolut commentary.	1	2
Peter Matuschek Managing director of the polling institute Forsa	Selected	Think tank	CEO of Forsa polling institute.	1	2
Peter Wood President · National Association of Scholars	Selected	Think tank	President of National Association of Scholars, policy institute.	1	2
Philippe Huneman Philosopher · Institut d'Histoire et de Philosophie des Sciences et des Techniques, CNRS	Selected	Academic	Philosopher, CNRS public research organization.	1	2
Pia Sinha Director · Prison Reform Trust	Selected	Think tank	Director of Prison Reform Trust, policy institute.	1	2
Pierre Philip Professor · University Hospital of Bordeaux	Selected	Academic	Professor of academic medicine, CHU Bordeaux.	1	2
Pierre-François Souyri Historian · University of Geneva	Selected	Academic	Historian, emeritus professor at University of Geneva.	1	2
Pietro Masina Lecturer in history and institutions of Asia	Selected	Academic	Lecturer in history, university teacher.	1	2
Tomasz Grosse Professor	Selected	Academic	Professor (Prof) explicit.	1	2
Raj Fadadu Dermatologist · University of California	Selected	Academic	Dermatologist, University of California.	1	2
Ralf Neukirch Desk head for opinion and debate · SPIEGEL	Selected	Commentator	Section editor, Opinion and Debate at SPIEGEL, editorialist.	1	2
Raphaël Mesa Former tax inspector	Selected	Former official	Former tax inspector.	1	2
Ravi Iyer Managing Director · USC Marshall School	Selected	Academic	Managing Director of USC Marshall School.	1	2
Rayna Stamboliyska Consultant, expert · RS Strategy	Selected	Economist or consultant	Consultant and risk management expert.	1	2
Riccardo Brizzi Professor	Selected	Academic	Professor of history at the University of Bologna.	1	2
Richard Albert William Stamps Farish Professor in Law, Professor of Government, Director of Constitutional Studies · University of Texas at Austin	Selected	Academic	Farish Professor of Law at University of Texas Austin.	1	2
Rolf Mowatt-Larssen CIA Chief	Selected	Former official	Former official, CIA Chief.	1	2
Ruth Gotian Chief Learning Officer and Associate Professor of Education in Anaesthesiology · Weill Cornell Medicine	Selected	Academic	Associate Professor of Anesthesiology Education at Weill Cornell Medicine.	1	2
Ruth Margalit New Yorker	Selected	Commentator	Contributor to The New Yorker, essays magazine.	1	2
Rémi Fleurance Columnist · Micode	Selected	Commentator	Columnist at Micode, technology analyst.	1	2
Sam Bresnick Research Fellow · Georgetown CSET	Selected	Think tank	Research Fellow · Georgetown CSET, security think tank	1	2
Sameer Murthy Physicist · King's College London	Selected	Academic	Physicist, King's College London.	1	2
Samuel Brownback Former Ambassador	Selected	Former official	Former ambassador.	1	2
Sara Melero Vice president · Instituto Valenciano de Egiptología	Selected	Think tank	Vice-President, Valencian Institute of Egyptology.	1	2
Serge Vatine Business lawyer · Bold	Selected	Lawyer	Business lawyer for 30 years at Bold law firm.	1	2
Shushma Malik Dr	Selected	Academic	Scholar in classical history at University of Nottingham.	1	2
Simon Ripperger Bat researcher · LMU München	Selected	Academic	Bat researcher at LMU Munich.	1	2
Simon Weiß Expert · Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung	Selected	Think tank	Expert at Friedrich-Ebert Foundation.	1	2
Sirin Kale Investigative reporter	Selected	Commentator	Investigative reporter.	1	2
Sofie Lene Bak Lecturer · University of Copenhagen	Selected	Academic	History lecturer at University of Copenhagen.	1	2
Sophus Helle	Selected	Commentator	Opinion journalist and academic in comparative literature.	1	2
Soren Dayton Director of Governance · Niskanen Center	Selected	Think tank	Director of Governance at Niskanen Center.	1	2
Steen Andersen PhD in history, senior researcher · Rigsarkivet	Selected	Academic	Senior Researcher at Rigsarkivet (state archive).	1	2
Stefan Reccius Handelsblatt	Selected	Commentator	Handelsblatt finance reporter and central bank expert (expert).	1	2
Stefan Wård Analysis head · Pareto	Selected	Economist or consultant	Analysis chief Pareto, analyst.	1	2
Stefano Foconi The author	Selected	Commentator	Author, writes books on Middle East.	1	2
Stefano Stefanini Diplomat, Senior Advisor · ISPI	Selected	Think tank et Former official	Senior Advisor ISPI, diplomat.	1	2
Stephanie Caminada Culture editor	Selected	Commentator	Feuilleton editor, editor.	1	2
Stephen Heath Accounting Professor · College of San Mateo	Selected	Academic	Accounting Professor at College of San Mateo.	1	2
Stephen Stamboulieh Attorney · Gun Owners of America	Selected	Lawyer	Attorney at Gun Owners of America.	1	2
Steve Crampton Senior counsel · Thomas More Society	Selected	Lawyer	Senior Counsel at Thomas More Society.	1	2
Steven Latré AI expert	Selected	Academic	Computer scientist and university teacher at University of Antwerp.	1	2
Susanna Popova Editor-in-chief · Moderna tider	Selected	Commentator	Editor-in-chief, Moderna tider magazine.	1	2
Synnøve Åsebø Head of VG's documentary department	Selected	Commentator	Documentary division leader at VG, analyst.	1	2
Thomas Bodström Lawyer, former justice minister	Selected	Former official	Former justice minister, lawyer.	1	2
Thomas Harding Historian and best-selling author	Selected	Commentator	Historian and best-selling author.	1	2
Tom Di Liberto Former climate scientist, science communicator · NOAA	Selected	Commentator	Former NOAA climatologist, science communicator.	1	2
Tomasz Łukaszuk Dr · University of Warsaw	Selected	Academic	Dr. at University of Warsaw.	1	2
Tomás Morín Poet and professor	Selected	Academic et Commentator	Poet and professor.	1	2
Toni Negri Philosopher	Excluded	Position not verifiable	Fiche non confirmée (non) : Philosopher interviewed in 2025 and 2026 on current scandals; the linked Antonio Negri died in 2023. Namesake.	1	2

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