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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klara Kazmi | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Klara Trebbien Rasmussen Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Simple journalist, not an analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Klara Wettre Youth consultant/coordinator, Fritid Hisingen · Göteborgs Stad | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Youth consultant at municipal agency. | 1 | 1 |
| Klaudia Pingot | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Klaudia Tanner ÖVP minister | Excluded | Serving politician | Austrian minister in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Klaus Harisch Serial founder, founder | Excluded | Business executive | Serial founder, entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Klaus Knakkergaard Culture commentator | Selected | Commentator | Culture commentator analyzing culture. | 1 | 1 |
| Klaus Köther Teacher · VBE | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Klaus Mueller Computer scientist · Stony Brook University | Selected | Academic | Computer scientist at Stony Brook University. | 1 | 1 |
| Klaus Nielsen Rumdata-lydmester | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Sound engineer. | 1 | 1 |
| Klaus Oberauer Psychologist and professor · University of Zurich | Selected | Academic | Professor, University of Zurich. | 1 | 1 |
| Klaus Rader Founder · L'Osteria | Excluded | Business executive | L'Osteria restaurant founder. | 1 | 1 |
| Klaus Rutkowski Professor · Universitätsklinikum Eppendorf Hamburg | Selected | Academic | Prof. Universitätsklinikum Eppendorf. | 1 | 1 |
| Klaus Seltenheim | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Klaus Siedenhans Personality, mental and feel-good coach | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Professional business coach. | 1 | 1 |
| Klaus Stimeder Correspondent · Der Standard | Excluded | Journalist | Der Standard correspondent, not analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Klaus-Rüdiger Mai Novelist and essayist | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Novelist, fiction writer. | 1 | 1 |
| Klára Kalíšková Economist | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist at Economics Institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Knut Hellandsvik Equities head · DNB | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Stock manager bank. | 1 | 1 |
| Knut Houge | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Knut Ivar Austvoll Associate professor in archaeology · University of Oslo | Selected | Academic | Associate professor at University of Oslo. | 1 | 1 |
| Knut Risvik Microsoft | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Executive at Microsoft. | 1 | 1 |
| Kodjo Akolor President Kodjo | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Koen Broucke Artist | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Koen Damhuis Political scientist and assistant professor · Utrecht University | Selected | Academic | Political scientist, lecturer at Utrecht. | 1 | 1 |
| Koen Geens Minister of Finance | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Finance in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Koen Leysen Natuurpunt | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Natuurpunt employee. | 1 | 1 |
| Koen Naert European marathon champion | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Koen Schuiling Mayor · Groningen | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Koen Thewissen Communications expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Koen Van Boxem | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Koen Vandewal Materials researcher · UHasselt | Selected | Academic | Materials researcher UHasselt. | 1 | 1 |
| Koen Voskuil Journalist · RTL | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist RTL, not analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Koen Vossen Expert | Selected | Academic | Political historian and university professor. | 1 | 1 |
| Koenraad Jonckheere Author | Selected | Academic | Art historian and professor at University of Ghent. | 1 | 1 |
| Koert Lindijer Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Simple journalist, not an analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Koko Kondo | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kole Whitty Co-founder · The Condor Approach | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of company. | 1 | 1 |
| Kolet Janssen Author | Selected | Commentator | Non-fiction writer. | 1 | 1 |
| Kommandeur des Zentrums Digitalisierung der Bundeswehr Commander · Bundeswehr | Excluded | Doubtful participation | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Konrad Braciak Transgender man | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Konrad H. Jarausch Historian · Princeton University | Selected | Academic | Historian at Princeton University. | 1 | 1 |
| Konrad Hummler | Excluded | Business executive | Private banker and entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Konrad Karwat Polish strongman, combat sports athlete · Strong Ekipa | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Konrad Schuller F.A.Z. | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist F.A.Z., not analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Konrad Wernicki NSZZ Solidarność | Excluded | Serving politician | Solidarność union leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Konrada Gołotę Deputy minister for state assets · Nowa Lewica | Excluded | Serving politician | Vice-Minister, government position. | 1 | 1 |
| Konstantin Deblikow YouTube author · Bionic Russia | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Konstantin Egorov Professor · University of Antwerp | Selected | Academic | Professor, University of Antwerp. | 1 | 1 |
| Konstantin Sonin John Dewey Distinguished Service Professor · University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy | Selected | Academic | Distinguished professor at University of Chicago. | 1 | 1 |