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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antti Kaikkonen Country manager · Blastr Green Steel | Excluded | Business executive | Country Director of Blastr Green Steel. | 1 | 1 |
| Antti Luiro Analyst · Inderes | Selected | Economist or consultant | Analyst at Inderes. | 1 | 1 |
| Antti Niitynpää CEO · Luotea | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Luotea. | 1 | 1 |
| Antti Rauhala CEO · Auroora Yhtiöt | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Auroora Yhtiöt. | 1 | 1 |
| Antti Raunio Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Antti Saari Chief Economist · OP Pohjola | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief Economist at OP Pohjola. | 1 | 1 |
| Antti Tikkanen Threat hunter · Snap Inc. | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Threat hunter at Snap Inc. | 1 | 1 |
| Antti Vaittinen Insurance handling trainer · Varusteleka | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Asekäsittelykouluttaja at Varusteleka. | 1 | 1 |
| Antti-Jussi Niemi CEO · Jokerien | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Jokerien. | 1 | 1 |
| Antón Patiño Pérez | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| António Brito Guterres Social worker | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Social worker. | 1 | 1 |
| António Chaves Costa CEO · Tecnifar | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Tecnifar. | 1 | 1 |
| António Costa Silva Minister of the economy and the sea | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Economy and Sea in office. | 1 | 1 |
| António Henriques CEO · Bison Bank | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Bison Bank. | 1 | 1 |
| António José Telo | Selected | Academic | Military historian, university professor. | 1 | 1 |
| António Lacerda Sales Orthopedist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Orthopedist. | 1 | 1 |
| António Leitão da Silva Chief of Police | Excluded | Serving politician | Chief of Police in Braga, Portugal. | 1 | 1 |
| António Maria Soares Franco Co-CEO · José Maria de Fonseca | Excluded | Business executive | Co-CEO of Jose Maria de Fonseca. | 1 | 1 |
| António Martins da Cruz Ambassador | Excluded | Serving politician | Ambassador. | 1 | 1 |
| António Miguel CEO · Maze Impact | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Maze Impact. | 1 | 1 |
| António Portela CEO of Bial | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Bial. | 1 | 1 |
| António Rodrigues Journalist · PÚBLICO | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist, PUBLICO. | 1 | 1 |
| António Valdemar Journalist and researcher · Academia das Ciências de Lisboa | Selected | Academic | Journalist and researcher, Academy of Sciences of Lisbon, researcher. | 1 | 1 |
| Anu Ahokas CEO · StaffPoint-konserni | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of StaffPoint group. | 1 | 1 |
| Anu Leena Hankaniemi Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Anvee Bhutani WSJ reporter · Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | WSJ Reporter, Wall Street Journal. | 1 | 1 |
| Anxo López Designer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Aoibheann Walsh Dr · Lynn Clinic, Temple Street | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Dr. at Lynn Clinic. | 1 | 1 |
| Aoife Dunican Style Bob | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Fashion content creator. | 1 | 1 |
| Aoife Gallagher | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently clear role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| AP McCoy Jockey | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Apoloniusz Tajner Member of parliament · Sejm | Excluded | Serving politician | Deputy to Sejm in office. | 1 | 1 |
| April-Louise Pennant Dr. | Selected | Commentator | Dr., author of book on social analysis and gender. | 1 | 1 |
| Ara Norenzayan Psychologist | Selected | Academic | Psychologist at University of British Columbia | 1 | 1 |
| Aragorn Meulendijks Mr. Metaverse | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Metaverse entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Aram Nerguizian Senior associate · CSIS | Selected | Think tank | Senior Associate at CSIS think tank. | 1 | 1 |
| Arancha González-Laya Minister of foreign affairs | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Foreign Affairs in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Arantxa Tirado | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently clear role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Aravind Srinivas Founder and CEO · Perplexity | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and CEO of Perplexity. | 1 | 1 |
| Arber Sejdiji Zenline AI | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Zenline AI executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Arcadi García | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Archie Bland Head of national news · The Guardian | Excluded | Journalist | Head of national news at The Guardian, editorial chief. | 1 | 1 |
| Archie Shepp Saxophonist | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Arda Saatçi Extreme athlete | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ardal O'Hanlon Actor, writer, and author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Actor, writer and author of fiction. | 1 | 1 |
| Ardalan Ibrahim Philosopher, coach, founder and federal chair of the Losdemokratie party | Excluded | Serving politician | Federal party chair of Losdemokratie-Partei. | 1 | 1 |
| Are Haram Macro expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently clear role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Are Søberg The waste ombudsman | Excluded | Journalist | Ombudsman for waste prevention (ombudsman in office). | 1 | 1 |
| Arek Jakubik Actor and musician | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Arel Moodie Professional speaker | Excluded | Business executive | Professional speaker. | 1 | 1 |