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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalevi Puonti Drug police officer and crime novelist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Anti-drug police officer, security forces agent. | 1 | 1 |
| Kalle Patomeri | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kalle Sundin | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kalle-Erik Vähäkylä ROTC | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kamal Pariyar BBC Nepali | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist BBC Nepali. | 1 | 1 |
| Kamala Harris Vice President | Excluded | Serving politician | Vice-President United States, politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Kamali Melbourne Sky News | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist news Sky News. | 1 | 1 |
| Kamel El Hadef Co-founder · Audion | Excluded | Business executive | Co-Founder of Audion, startup. | 1 | 1 |
| Kamil Czudej Director, screenwriter | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kamil Jakubiec | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kamil Kozak UJ | Selected | Academic | Jagiellonian University. | 1 | 1 |
| Kamil Mieżeń YouTube channel creator · Globalne Przebudzenie | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kamil Potrzusek Sports historian · Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego w Warszawie | Selected | Academic | Sports historian at Academy of Physical Education. | 1 | 1 |
| Kamil Prabucki | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kamil Szymański Experienced expert · Trade Republic | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Chief Trade Republic, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Kamilla Miskowiak Professor · Institut for Psykologi, Københavns Universitet | Selected | Academic | Professor, Institute of Psychology, University of Copenhagen. | 1 | 1 |
| Kamzy Gunaratnam Deputy mayor · Oslo | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kandice Ardiel UNIFIL spokesperson | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | UNIFIL spokesperson, organization spokesperson. | 1 | 1 |
| Kanita Focak | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kaouthar Darmoni Sexologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Sexologist, medical/health professional. | 1 | 1 |
| Kapteeni Jonne Piili Captain · Puolustusvoimat | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Captain, military in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Kara Alloway | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Works in television. | 1 | 1 |
| Karamba Diaby SPD | Excluded | Serving politician | SPD politician, in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Karel J. Golta Founder & Managing Director · INDEED Innovation | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of INDEED Innovation. | 1 | 1 |
| Karel Lannoo CEO · Centre for European Policy Studies | Selected | Think tank | Center for European Policy Studies CEO. | 1 | 1 |
| Kareljan Schoutens Researcher · University of Amsterdam | Selected | Academic | Researcher at University of Amsterdam. | 1 | 1 |
| Karen Alexander Researcher | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Karen Bass Mayor · Los Angeles | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor Los Angeles, active politician. | 1 | 1 |
| Karen Beckett Psychologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist, profession. | 1 | 1 |
| Karen Campbell Brock University | Selected | Academic | Brock University. | 1 | 1 |
| Karen Donfried Assistant US Secretary of State | Excluded | Serving politician | Assistant US Secretary of State, public official. | 1 | 1 |
| Karen Ellemann Head of the Nordic Council of Ministers | Excluded | Serving politician | Nordic Council of Ministers leader, ministerial official. | 1 | 1 |
| Karen Hamaker-Zondag | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Astrologer and author. | 1 | 1 |
| Karen Hauer Dancer · Strictly Come Dancing | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Karen Jackson didlaw | Selected | Lawyer | Didlaw, law firm. | 1 | 1 |
| Karen Johanne Pallesen Lecturer · Dansk Center for Mindfulness | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Lecturer at Dansk Center for Mindfulness talking about stress; the linked profile is a bare 'researcher' with no employer or field. | 1 | 1 |
| Karen Kilgariff | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Karen Kornbluh Ambassador · German Marshall Fund | Selected | Former official | Former ambassador. | 1 | 1 |
| Karen M. O'Neill Associate Professor · Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor Rutgers School. | 1 | 1 |
| Karen McVeigh Seascapes reporter · The Guardian | Excluded | Journalist | Environment reporter The Guardian | 1 | 1 |
| Karen Noblinski Criminal lawyer | Selected | Lawyer | Criminal defense lawyer. | 1 | 1 |
| Karen Pastorello Author · Cornell UP | Selected | Commentator | Author, Cornell UP, historical nonfiction. | 1 | 1 |
| Karen Ronan CEO · Galway Chamber | Excluded | Business executive | Galway Chamber CEO. | 1 | 1 |
| Karen Thodberg Behavioral biologist · Institut for Husdyr og veterinær videnskab | Selected | Academic | Behavioral biologist livestock veterinary institute, university. | 1 | 1 |
| Karen Torghele Epidemiologist and oral historian · Yale University Press | Selected | Academic | Epidemiologist and oral historian. | 1 | 1 |
| Karen V. Lykke | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Karen van Loon Research fellow in Security and Defence programme · Clingendael Institute | Selected | Think tank | Research fellow Clingendael Institute | 1 | 1 |
| Karen van Mediawijs | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Karen Vousden Researcher · Francis Crick Institute | Selected | Academic | Researcher Francis Crick Institute | 1 | 1 |
| Karen White Leadership Coach · Turn Two Coaching | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Leadership coach, profession. | 1 | 1 |