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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex J. Kay Historian | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Janin Health and wellness reporter · WSJ | Excluded | Journalist | Health reporter Wall Street Journal | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Joner | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Karnal Co-founder and managing partner · Braidwell | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder and managing partner. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Krijger Geopolitical analyst | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Law Scholar | Selected | Academic | University sociologist, author of The Roots of Sociology. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Lupsasca Theoretical physics researcher · OpenAI | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Physics researcher at OpenAI. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Marshall Culture reporter · The New York Times | Excluded | Journalist | Culture reporter New York Times | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Moulinneuf Web developer | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Web developer. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Neason Editor · Radiolab | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Nuccetelli | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Oshmyansky CEO · Cost Plus Drugs | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Cost Plus Drugs. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Pardo Real estate expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Partridge | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Entrepreneur, not political or economic analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Petkas Former classicist and professor | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Former classicist and professor. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Ploeg | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Prichard Associate Professor of International Relations · University of Exeter | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor at University of Exeter. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Rampell General Partner · a16z | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | General Partner at a16z. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Recouso Co-founder and CEO · CitizenX | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder and CEO of CitizenX. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Robinson Co-Founder and CEO · Juniper Square | Excluded | Business executive | Co-Founder and CEO of Juniper Square. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Seitz-Wald Deputy editor of the Midcoast Villager | Excluded | Journalist | Deputy editor Midcoast Villager. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Selby-Boothroyd Head of data journalism | Excluded | Journalist | Head of data journalism at Economist. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Shephard Senior editor · New Republic | Excluded | Journalist | Senior Editor New Republic. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Simon Founder of LifeShop | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Founder of LifeShop. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Slater Co-founder | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Sloane Co-founder and Managing Partner · Garnett Station Partners | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder and managing partner. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Stein Host · BlazeTV | Excluded | Journalist | BlazeTV host. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Taborrok Professor of economics · George Mason University | Selected | Academic | Professor of economics at George Mason University. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Turnbull Investor and writer | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Investor and writer, not economist or analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| alex van halen | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Vanopslagh | Excluded | Serving politician | Politician in office (member of Folketing, chairperson). | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Vindman | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Vizorek | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Volkov Weights & Biases, ThursdAI | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Executive at Weights & Biases. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Wilkes New CEO · National Vision | Excluded | Business executive | New CEO of National Vision. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Wilson Member of the Greater London Assembly · Reform UK | Excluded | Serving politician | Member of Greater London Assembly in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Xenopolous Restaurant entrepreneur · Xeno's Pizza | Excluded | Business executive | Restaurant entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexa D'Agostino Entrepreneur, investor, and marketing strategist | Excluded | Business executive | Entrepreneur, investor, marketing strategist. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexa Firmenich Investor, consultant · SEED, Crowther Lab ETH Zurich | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Abnos Senior sports editor · Guardian US | Excluded | Journalist | Sports editor Guardian US. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Bard Mannaminne | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Bitsch Global editor · Finans | Excluded | Journalist | Global editor at Finans. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Bühler Journalist · SWR | Excluded | Journalist | SWR Germany journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Cornwell Reuters | Excluded | Journalist | Reuters journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander De Croo Former prime minister · Open VLD | Excluded | Serving politician | UNDP Administrator, in office, former Belgian Prime Minister. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Devolder | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Dobrindt | Excluded | Serving politician | Politician, context 120 Tage Schwarz-Rot. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Ehrnrooth Major shareholder | Excluded | Business executive | Major shareholder. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Flach Son of the inventor | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Geppert | Selected | Academic | Professor of history at the university. | 1 | 1 |