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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Keen Economist · UCL | Selected | Academic | Economist, emeritus professor at UCL. | 10 | 11 |
| Victor Haghani Wall Street Legend · Elm Wealth | Selected | Economist or consultant | Wall Street legend, Elm Wealth fund. | 10 | 11 |
| Hannah Ritchie Data scientist, deputy editor · Our World in Data | Selected | Commentator | Data scientist and editor at Our World in Data, public analysis. | 10 | 11 |
| Jamil Zaki Professor of psychology · Stanford University | Selected | Academic | Professor of psychology, Stanford University. | 10 | 11 |
| Simon Kuper Columnist · Financial Times | Selected | Commentator | Columnist for Financial Times. | 10 | 10 |
| Daniel Pink Bestselling author | Selected | Commentator | Bestselling author on motivation and timing. | 10 | 10 |
| Ethan Kross Professor; Director · University of Michigan | Selected | Academic | Professor University of Michigan. | 10 | 10 |
| Kim Scott Author and co-founder · Radical Candor | Selected | Commentator | Author and co-founder of Radical Candor, business. | 10 | 10 |
| Mary Roach | Selected | Commentator | American science writer. | 10 | 10 |
| Michael Pollan Professor teaching creative writing · Harvard | Selected | Academic | Professor of creative writing at Harvard. | 10 | 10 |
| Scott Aaronson Theoretical computer scientist and author · OpenAI | Selected | Academic | Theoretical computer scientist, professor at UT Austin. | 10 | 10 |
| Glenn Diesen Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor, explicit title. | 9 | 475 |
| Christian W. Röhl Chief Economist · Scalable Capital | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief Economist at Scalable Capital. | 9 | 262 |
| Gabor Steingart Business journalist and founder of «Media Pioneer» | Selected | Commentator | Economics Journalist and Media Pioneer Founder, economic analyst. | 9 | 140 |
| Tony Shaffer Fmr CIA | Selected | Former official | Former CIA, Lt. Col. | 9 | 96 |
| Philipp Klöckner SpaceX investor and tech analyst | Selected | Economist or consultant | Tech analyst and SpaceX investor. | 9 | 82 |
| Ivo Daalder Former United States Permanent Representative to NATO | Selected | Think tank | President of Chicago Council on Global Affairs, former ambassador. | 9 | 52 |
| Agnieszka Bryc | Selected | Academic | Political scientist and lecturer at Copernicus University of Torun. | 9 | 48 |
| Kori Schake Senior fellow and director of foreign and defence policy studies · American Enterprise Institute | Selected | Think tank | Senior Fellow AEI think tank. | 9 | 32 |
| Frédéric Encel Geopolitologist, professor of international relations and political science · Sciences Po Paris | Selected | Academic | Professor at Sciences Po Paris. | 9 | 32 |
| Marc Friedrich Publicist and entrepreneur · Friedrich & Partner Vermögenssicherung GmbH | Selected | Commentator | Publicist finance expert political podcaster. | 9 | 31 |
| Dick Harrison Historian · Lund University | Selected | Academic | Professor of history at Lunds universitet. | 9 | 26 |
| Norbert Bolz Professor | Selected | Academic | Prof. | 9 | 23 |
| Noah Leidinger OHNE AKTIEN WIRD SCHWER | Selected | Commentator | Financial journalist and economic analyst. | 9 | 23 |
| Barbara Bleisch Philosopher, presenter of Sternstunde Philosophie | Selected | Commentator | Philosopher and author. | 9 | 22 |
| Mary Trump | Selected | Commentator | Psychologist and non-fiction writer. | 9 | 22 |
| Kate Lister Host of Betwixt the Sheets · History Hit | Selected | Academic | Senior lecturer at University of Leeds. | 9 | 20 |
| Gideon Rachman Chief foreign affairs commentator · Financial Times | Selected | Commentator | Chief foreign affairs commentator at Financial Times. | 9 | 20 |
| Joel Halldorf Professor of church history | Selected | Academic | Professor of religious history. | 9 | 20 |
| Markus Krall Dr | Selected | Economist or consultant | Dr., author and political economist, consulting firm. | 9 | 19 |
| Peachy Keenan Senior contributor · The Federalist | Selected | Commentator | Author and senior contributor to The Federalist. | 9 | 19 |
| Slavoj Zizek Philosopher | Selected | Academic | Philosopher, professor and director of university institute. | 9 | 19 |
| Moritz Schularick Economist · Kiel Institut für Weltwirtschaft | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist and Director Kiel Institute for the World Economy. | 9 | 18 |
| Sohrab Ahmari Author · Compact | Selected | Commentator | Author Tyranny, Inc., founder Compact magazine. | 9 | 18 |
| René Cuperus Drs. · Instituut Clingendael | Selected | Think tank | Researcher at Clingendael Institute, think tank. | 9 | 18 |
| Julius van de Laar America expert | Selected | Commentator | America expert strategic political analyst. | 9 | 17 |
| Laurent Alexandre Dr | Selected | Commentator | French columnist and essayist. | 9 | 17 |
| Aladin El-Mafaalani Sociologist | Selected | Academic | Sociologist at FH Münster. | 9 | 17 |
| Hubert Védrine Former secretary general of the Élysée | Selected | Former official | Former Secretary General of Elysee, former Foreign Affairs Minister. | 9 | 16 |
| Marieke Blom Chief economist · ING | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief economist at ING, consulting/banking firm. | 9 | 16 |
| Ben Macintyre Historian, author, and writer-at-large · The Times | Selected | Commentator | Historian, author and writer-at-large at The Times. | 9 | 16 |
| Kevin Kühnert Former SPD general secretary | Selected | Former official | Former SPD General Secretary, former official. | 9 | 16 |
| Thomas Mayer Economist | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist explicitly mentioned. | 9 | 16 |
| Ali Vaez Iran Project Director · International Crisis Group | Selected | Think tank | Iran Project Director, International Crisis Group. | 9 | 15 |
| Constanze Stelzenmüller Director · Center on the United States and Europe | Selected | Think tank | Director of Center US Europe think tank. | 9 | 15 |
| John Curtice Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor Sir John Curtice, explicit professor title. | 9 | 15 |
| Sathnam Sanghera Journalist and writer · The Times | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and author of historical analyses. | 9 | 14 |
| Jill Lepore Historian | Selected | Commentator | Historian, non-fiction author. | 9 | 14 |
| Aleksander Kwaśniewski President | Selected | Former official | Former president of Poland. | 9 | 13 |
| Angela Duckworth Professor of Psychology · University of Pennsylvania | Selected | Academic | Professor, University of Pennsylvania. | 9 | 13 |