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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulf Poschardt WELT publisher | Excluded | Journalist | WELT Editor-in-Chief, media editor. | 2 | 10 |
| Uwe Froschauer apolut | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 10 |
| Bruno Fuligni Historian and essayist | Selected | Commentator | Historian and essayist, historical analyst. | 2 | 10 |
| Christian Bito Professor of finance · ESSEC | Selected | Academic | Professor of finance at ESSEC Business School. | 2 | 10 |
| Jean-Hervé Lorenzi Founder · Cercle des Économistes | Selected | Think tank | Founder and president of Economists Circle. | 2 | 10 |
| Renaud Meltz University professor, research director · CNRS | Selected | Academic | Professor, CNRS research director. | 2 | 10 |
| Guido Barbujani Geneticist | Selected | Academic | Geneticist at Stony Brook University. | 2 | 10 |
| Elisabeth Niejahr Managing director · Hertie Foundation | Selected | Think tank | CEO of Hertie Foundation. | 2 | 10 |
| Rebecca Grant National security analyst | Selected | Commentator | National security analyst, air power specialist. | 2 | 10 |
| Lucas Brouwers | Selected | Commentator | Science journalist at NRC. | 2 | 10 |
| Peter Vuust Brain researcher · Institut for Klinisk Medicin på Aarhus Universitet | Selected | Academic | Neuroscience researcher at university (Aarhus University). | 2 | 10 |
| Bram Moszkowicz Criminal defense lawyer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 9 |
| Conor Lally Crime and security editor · The Irish Times | Excluded | Journalist | Crime and Security Editor Irish Times. | 2 | 9 |
| Damien Douani Head of innovation · école Narratiiv | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Innovation director at Narratiiv, founder of Topos consulting (entrepreneur). | 2 | 9 |
| Hemma Michel Narrator · Bayerischer Rundfunk | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 9 |
| Hermann Ploppa Commentator · apolut | Selected | Commentator | Commentator analyzing news and political issues. | 2 | 9 |
| Joe Barnes Brussels Correspondent · The Telegraph | Excluded | Journalist | Brussels correspondent Telegraph. | 2 | 9 |
| Krzysztof Kwiatkowski Senator · KO | Excluded | Serving politician | Senator in office. | 2 | 9 |
| Lau Svenssen Chief analyst · Svenssen & Tudborg | Selected | Economist or consultant | Founder analyst Svenssen & Tudborg. | 2 | 9 |
| Wierd Duk Former Russia correspondent | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 9 |
| Eve MacDonald Dr · Cardiff University | Selected | Academic | Dr. at Cardiff University. | 2 | 9 |
| Lacy Hunt Economist | Selected | Economist or consultant | Renowned economist with 50+ years in finance. | 2 | 9 |
| Giuseppe De Ruvo Limes | Selected | Commentator | Geopolitical analyst for Limes magazine. | 2 | 9 |
| Helena Gissén Political commentator · Ekot | Selected | Commentator | Political commentator at Ekot, commentator. | 2 | 9 |
| Martin Sommer Political commentator · EW Magazine | Selected | Academic et Commentator | Professor Neurology Clinic Göttingen, political commentator. | 2 | 9 |
| Stefan Vermeulen Investigative journalist · NRC | Selected | Commentator | Investigative journalist and editor at NRC. | 2 | 9 |
| Kacper Ochman Direction of kaukaz.pl · Kierunek Kaukaz | Selected | Commentator | Author Kierunek Kaukaz, geopolitical analysis. | 2 | 9 |
| Radosław Markowski Professor | Selected | Academic | Prof., Political scientist at Polish Academy of Sciences. | 2 | 9 |
| Andrea Graziosi Professor | Selected | Academic | Historian at University of Naples Federico II. | 2 | 9 |
| Bronisław Wildstein Publicist | Selected | Commentator | Publicist and writer, political analysis. | 2 | 9 |
| Piotr Andrzejewski Dr · ISP PAN, Instytut Zachodni | Selected | Academic | Dr., Western Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences. | 2 | 9 |
| Robert Mood Lieutenant general · FN | Selected | Former official | United Nations retired general. | 2 | 9 |
| Anna Momigliano Journalist · Il Mulino, Haaretz | Selected | Commentator | Journalist, contributor to Il Mulino intellectual review. | 2 | 9 |
| Annika Sandén Lecturer | Selected | Academic | Docent in history, university history lecturer. | 2 | 9 |
| Christian Rainer Publisher and editor-in-chief · profil | Selected | Commentator | Editor and Editor-in-Chief of profil magazine. | 2 | 9 |
| Eric Cullhed Professor of ancient Greek | Selected | Academic | Professor of ancient Greek. | 2 | 9 |
| Gregory Johnsen Researcher on Yemen and Middle East conflict | Selected | Think tank | Yemen specialist researcher, senior fellow at institute. | 2 | 9 |
| Leif Runefelt The intellectual historian | Selected | Academic | Professor of history of ideas at Södertörn University. | 2 | 9 |
| Patrick Boucheron | Selected | Academic | Historian and professor at Collège de France. | 2 | 9 |
| André Loesekrug-Pietri President · JEDI | Selected | Think tank | President of JEDI think tank. | 2 | 8 |
| Bart Funnekotter Napoleon expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 2 | 8 |
| Jade McGlynn War Studies Department · King's College London | Selected | Academic | Dr. at War Studies Department, King's College London. | 2 | 8 |
| JJ Clarke Producer · Irish Independent | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 8 |
| Julian Olk Capital correspondent · Handelsblatt | Excluded | Journalist | Political reporter Handelsblatt | 2 | 8 |
| Liam van de Ven Political reporter · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | Political correspondent and editor at NRC. | 2 | 8 |
| Philip Scholtzé Savings economist · Placera | Selected | Economist or consultant | Savings economist, Fondbolagens förening (financial association). | 2 | 8 |
| Simon Jack Business editor · BBC | Excluded | Journalist | BBC business editor. | 2 | 8 |
| Stéphane Zumsteeg Director of the politics and opinion department · Ipsos-BVA | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Director of opinion and polling department at Ipsos-BVA. | 2 | 8 |
| Ida Östenberg Professor · University of Gothenburg | Selected | Academic | Professor at Gothenburg University. | 2 | 8 |
| Géraldine Woessner Editor-in-chief · Le Point | Selected | Commentator | Editor-in-chief, Le Point, ideas publication editor-in-chief. | 2 | 8 |