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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anastasia Soare Founder and CEO · Anastasia Beverly Hills | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and CEO of Anastasia Beverly Hills. | 3 | 3 |
| Andrea Bernstein Investigative journalist · ProPublica | Excluded | Journalist | Investigative journalist ProPublica, reporter. | 3 | 3 |
| Andrea Giuricin Economist · Università Bicocca | Selected | Academic | Economist at Università Bicocca (main academic role). | 3 | 3 |
| Andrzej Leder Philosopher of culture, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst · Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk | Selected | Academic | Professor at Instytut Filozofii PAN. | 3 | 3 |
| Annalena Baerbock Foreign minister · Gouvernement allemand | Excluded | Serving politician | Foreign minister in office, minister in post. | 3 | 3 |
| António José Seguro | Excluded | Serving politician | President of Portugal in office since 2026. | 3 | 3 |
| Brandon Fugal Owner · Skinwalker Ranch | Excluded | Business executive | Owner of Skinwalker Ranch. | 3 | 3 |
| Brian Mikkelsen Director · Dansk Erhverv | Excluded | Business executive | Director of Dansk Erhverv. | 3 | 3 |
| Bryce Zabel Created five primetime TV series | Excluded | Journalist | TV series creator. | 3 | 3 |
| Calum Miller Liberal Democrats foreign affairs spokesperson | Excluded | Serving politician | Foreign affairs spokesperson for Liberal Democrats, current politician. | 3 | 3 |
| Chris Bryant MP · Labour | Excluded | Serving politician | Labour MP in office. | 3 | 3 |
| Christian Uhle Philosopher | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 3 | 3 |
| Christoph Wiederkehr NEOS mayor | Excluded | Serving politician | Deputy Mayor, in office. | 3 | 3 |
| Cory Booker Senator · New Jersey | Excluded | Serving politician | Senator from New Jersey, politician in office. | 3 | 3 |
| Daniel Kahneman Professor | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Daniel Kahneman died in 2024. | 3 | 3 |
| Daniël Mol BNR | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter BNR Newsradio | 3 | 3 |
| Dave Rubin Host · The Rubin Report | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 3 | 3 |
| David Baddiel Comedian | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 3 | 3 |
| Dirk Gotink MEP · NSC | Excluded | Serving politician | NSC MEP in office. | 3 | 3 |
| Elizabeth Wakefield Financial adviser · Finanzas Conscientes | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Independent financial advisor. | 3 | 3 |
| Emil Gukild Presenter and fitness personality · NRK | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 3 | 3 |
| Emilia Van Hauen Sociologist | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 3 | 3 |
| Eric Zwick Economist · University of Chicago | Selected | Academic | Professor of economics at Chicago. | 3 | 3 |
| Ernest Urtasun Minister of culture · Sumar | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Culture and party spokesperson, politician in office. | 3 | 3 |
| Eske Willerslev One of the world's leading DNA researchers, professor · Cambridge, Københavns Universitet | Selected | Academic | Professor Cambridge and Copenhagen. | 3 | 3 |
| Eva de Mol Founding partner · Capital T | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Capital T. | 3 | 3 |
| Fidan Ekiz NPO Radio 1 | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 3 | 3 |
| Francisco Pereira Coutinho Professor · Nova School of Law | Selected | Academic | Professor at Nova School of Law. | 3 | 3 |
| François Hollande Former President of the Republic · France | Excluded | Serving politician | Member in office since 2024. | 3 | 3 |
| Frederik Pleitgen CNN correspondent | Excluded | Journalist | CNN correspondent. | 3 | 3 |
| Friedrich Merz German Chancellor · Germany | Excluded | Serving politician | Chancellor in office. | 3 | 3 |
| Gavin Bade Trade and economic policy reporter · Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Trade and economic policy reporter at Wall Street Journal. | 3 | 3 |
| Gillian Sandstrom Senior Lecturer in the psychology of kindness · University of Sussex | Selected | Academic | Senior Lecturer at University of Sussex. | 3 | 3 |
| Gisèle Pelicot | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 3 | 3 |
| Greg Jackson Founder and CEO · Octopus Energy | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Octopus Energy, business leader. | 3 | 3 |
| Gregor Gysi Left politician · Die Linke | Excluded | Serving politician | Die Linke politician, active politician. | 3 | 3 |
| Harlan Coben Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author of fiction novels: novelist. | 3 | 3 |
| Henri Bontenbal Party leader · CDA | Excluded | Serving politician | CDA party leader in office, politician. | 3 | 3 |
| Hilde Sandvik Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist - standard journalistic role. | 3 | 3 |
| Inger Støjberg Party chair · Venstre | Excluded | Serving politician | Female member in office at Folketing, party leader. | 3 | 3 |
| Inês Castel-Branco Actress | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 3 | 3 |
| Isabel Brown Host · The Daily Wire | Excluded | Journalist | Podcast host and TikTok influencer. | 3 | 3 |
| Isabelle Lasserre Journalist, deputy editor-in-chief · Figaro | Excluded | Journalist | Investigative journalist Le Figaro. | 3 | 3 |
| Israel Espino Journalist | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 3 | 3 |
| Jack Horgan Jones Political Correspondent · The Irish Times | Excluded | Journalist | Political correspondent for Irish Times. | 3 | 3 |
| Jack Murphy Former Green Beret, author · The Team House Podcast | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Former soldier (Green Beret), now author. | 3 | 3 |
| Jan Emanuel Socialdemokraterna | Excluded | Serving politician | Social Democrats politician in office. | 3 | 3 |
| Jan Slagter Founder · Omroep Max | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 3 | 3 |
| Jane Coaston Journalist · What A Day | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist and podcast host at Crooked Media. | 3 | 3 |
| JD Vance Vice President · United States | Excluded | Serving politician | Vice President of United States, in office. | 3 | 3 |