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
Hala Kodmani Journalist · Libération	Selected	Commentator	Middle East specialist journalist at Libération.	1	8
Luc Arnal Cognitive neuroscience researcher · Institut de l'Audition, Institut Pasteur	Selected	Academic	Cognitive neuroscience researcher at Institut Pasteur.	1	8
Paweł Boguszewski Dr · Instytut Biologii Doświadczalnej im. Marcelego Nenckiego PAN	Selected	Academic	Neurophysiologist at Polish Academy of Sciences.	1	8
Gilles Candar Historian	Selected	Academic	Historian specializing in labor history.	1	8
Maya Jasanoff Historian	Selected	Academic	Historian at Harvard University.	1	8
Paolo Scaroni Deputy Chairman · Rothschild&Co	Selected	Economist or consultant	Deputy Chairman Rothschild, energy geopolitics expert.	1	8
Pauline de Saint Remy Deputy editor-in-chief · Politico	Selected	Commentator	Editorial director at Politico.	1	8
Stefan Homburg Professor, former director · Institut für Öffentliche Finanzen der Universität Hannover	Selected	Academic	Prof. Leibniz-Universität Hanover.	1	8
Stéphanie Benz Deputy editor-in-chief, Science and Health · L'Express	Selected	Commentator	Deputy science editor-in-chief, L'Express.	1	8
Eleonora Tafuro Ambrosetti ISPI analyst and Russia expert	Selected	Think tank	Analyst ISPI and Russia expert.	1	8
Eric-André Martin Former diplomat, Germany specialist	Selected	Former official	Former diplomat.	1	8
Lars Ericson Wolke Historian	Excluded	Deceased	Décès en 2026. Introduced as historian and professor; Wikidata: Swedish historian at Abo Akademi, whose 2026 death does not precede the 2025 episodes.	1	8
Mattias Munter Pensions economist	Selected	Economist or consultant	Pension economist, specialized economist.	1	8
Piotr Semka	Selected	Commentator	Opinion journalist and analyst analyzing current events.	1	8
Pylyp Bilyi Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach	Selected	Academic	Doctoral student at University of Silesia.	1	8
Renata Mieńkowska-Norkiene Political scientist	Selected	Academic	Female political scientist, Wikidata: political scientist and professor at University of Warsaw.	1	8
Robert Schuckink Wijs & van Oostveen	Selected	Economist or consultant	Financial analyst at Wijs & van Oostveen, consulting firm.	1	8
Tim Stolte Quantitative portfolio manager at Amdax	Selected	Economist or consultant	Quantitative portfolio manager at Amdax.	1	8
Ana Boata Director of economic research · Allianz Trade	Selected	Economist or consultant	Economic research director at Allianz Trade.	1	7
Anji Ismail Co-Founder at Finnt	Excluded	Profession outside the 6 roles	Co-Founder of Finnt, startup founder.	1	7
Ashley Lopez Political correspondent · NPR	Excluded	Journalist	Political correspondent at NPR.	1	7
Ben Horowitz Cofounder · Andreessen Horowitz	Excluded	Business executive	Co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz, venture capital.	1	7
Camille Lothe Bellevue Bar	Excluded	Off-topic profile	Excluded before role classification.	1	7
Carlos Navarro-Antolín	Excluded	Off-topic profile	Excluded before role classification.	1	7
Christina Sartori Author · Quarks	Excluded	Profession outside the 6 roles	Author and journalist reporter.	1	7
Christophe Joly Archivist	Excluded	Off-topic profile	Excluded before role classification.	1	7
Cian Sullivan Sissy That Pod	Excluded	Off-topic profile	Excluded before role classification.	1	7
Claus Iversen Financial editor · Finans	Excluded	Journalist	Finance editor at Finans.	1	7
Cormac McQuinn Journalist · The Irish Times	Excluded	Journalist	Political correspondent at Irish Times.	1	7
David Knowles Head of Audio Development · The Telegraph	Excluded	Journalist	Head of Audio Development at Telegraph.	1	7
Davide Frattini Journalist · Corriere della Sera	Excluded	Journalist	Corriere della Sera journalist, reporter.	1	7
Dino Busalachi CTO · Velta Technology	Excluded	Profession outside the 6 roles	CTO and co-founder of Velta Technology.	1	7
Filipp Piatov	Excluded	Off-topic profile	Excluded before role classification.	1	7
Félix José Casillas	Excluded	Off-topic profile	Excluded before role classification.	1	7
Gerald Grosz	Excluded	Serving politician	Member of Austrian National Council.	1	7
Gonzalo Velasco Analyst	Excluded	Off-topic profile	Excluded before role classification.	1	7
Guillaume Poitrinal Founder · WO2	Excluded	Business executive	Founder and executive of WO2.	1	7
Joeri Buiten	Excluded	Off-topic profile	Excluded before role classification.	1	7
José Ignacio Wert	Excluded	Off-topic profile	Excluded before role classification.	1	7
Lena Mellin Expert · Aftonbladet	Excluded	Profession outside the 6 roles	Journalist at Aftonbladet.	1	7
Luís Rosa Senior editor · Observador	Excluded	Journalist	Principal Editor Observador	1	7
Marco Osnato Chair of the Chamber Finance Committee · Fratelli d'Italia	Excluded	Serving politician	Finance Committee chair in office.	1	7
Marion Moreau Journalist and founder · Hors Normes Média	Excluded	Journalist	Journalist and founder of Hors Normes.	1	7
Matias Seidelin Senior correspondent · OLFI	Excluded	Journalist	Defense and security policy senior correspondent.	1	7
Mette Fleckner Crime journalist · Ekstra Bladet	Excluded	Journalist	Crime journalist at Ekstra Bladet, crime reporter.	1	7
Mikkel Andersson Chief adviser · Liberal Alliance	Excluded	Serving politician	Advisor and leader of Liberal Alliance party.	1	7
Natalia Hernández	Excluded	Off-topic profile	Excluded before role classification.	1	7
Nicolas Guyot Editor-in-chief · Clubic.com	Excluded	Journalist	Editor-in-chief, Clubic.com.	1	7
Niels Pinborg Editor-in-chief · SE og HØR	Excluded	Off-topic profile	Excluded before role classification.	1	7
Norm Ornstein Expert politique	Excluded	Profession outside the 6 roles	Political expert.	1	7

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