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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hans-Ulrich Wagner Leibniz-Institut für Medienforschung | Selected | Academic | Leibniz Institute for Media Research, public research institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Hansi Lo Wang Voting correspondent · NPR | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist - standard journalistic role. | 1 | 1 |
| Hansmartin Schmid Historian | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently clear role. | 1 | 1 |
| Hanspeter Dill Farmer | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Farmer, agriculturalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Harald Eia | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Harald Fidler Media journalist · STANDARD | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist - standard journalistic role. | 1 | 1 |
| Harald Høiback Lieutenant colonel, research chief · Forsvarshistorisk museum | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Lieutenant Colonel (military officer in office) at Defence History Museum. | 1 | 1 |
| Harald Nilssen Chief of staff · Oslo Politidistrikt | Excluded | Serving politician | Chief of staff Oslo Police District, police chief in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Harald Riise-Hanssen Rentenestor | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Individual investor. | 1 | 1 |
| Harald S. Klungtveit Editor · Filter Nyheter | Selected | Commentator | Editor · Filter News | 1 | 1 |
| Harald Serck-Hanssen Group director · DNB | Excluded | Business executive | Group director DNB, CEO in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Harald Toksværd | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently clear role. | 1 | 1 |
| Harald Tronsli TikTok creator | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Harald Vodosek Armaments director · Bundesheer | Excluded | Serving politician | Defense director, Bundesheer, incumbent military official. | 1 | 1 |
| Harald von Heyden Head of renewable energy and unlisted infrastructure · NBIM | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Leader at NBIM, executive in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Harki Sidhu Consulting Program Coordinator for India · Rainforest Alliance | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Consulting Program Coordinator: active manager. | 1 | 1 |
| Harlem Alexander Hairdresser · Victoria's Secret | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Harm Bandholz Professor of economics · Fachhochschule Kiel | Selected | Academic | Professor of Economics at Kiel University of Applied Sciences. | 1 | 1 |
| Harm Teunis Reporter · RTL Nieuws | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist - standard journalistic role. | 1 | 1 |
| Harmony Abayomi Computer science student | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Computer science student. | 1 | 1 |
| Harold Liebregs Vice admiral · Zeestrijdkrachten | Excluded | Serving politician | Vice-Admiral Navy, naval officer in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Harold Polis | Excluded | Doubtful participation | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Harold Thibault Asia specialist · Le Monde | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist - standard journalistic role. | 1 | 1 |
| Harold Timans | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently clear role. | 1 | 1 |
| Harold Varmus Prof, Nobel prize winner, former director · National Institutes of Health | Selected | Academic | Prof Nobel prize winner, university professor. | 1 | 1 |
| Harold Walter Azmann Founder and CEO · World Mental Health Forum | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and CEO of World Mental Health Forum. | 1 | 1 |
| Harri Gustafsberg | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Police officer, entrepreneur and writer. | 1 | 1 |
| Harri Sieppi CEO · Witted | Excluded | Business executive | CEO at Witted, incumbent CEO. | 1 | 1 |
| Harri Syväsalmi Secretary general · World Anti-Doping Agency | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | General Secretary World Anti-Doping Agency: official in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Harriet Torry Journal economics correspondent · Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist - standard journalistic role. | 1 | 1 |
| Harriet Vrana Psychotherapist · FEM Wien | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychotherapist, therapist. | 1 | 1 |
| Harrison Chase Founder · LangChain | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of LangChain. | 1 | 1 |
| Harrison DeStefano CCO · Six One Commodities | Excluded | Business executive | Chief commercial officer Six One Commodities. | 1 | 1 |
| Harry Aponte Dr | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Family therapist. | 1 | 1 |
| Harry Hill Comedian | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Harry Jowsey Too Hot To Handle | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Harry R. McCarthy Dr. | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently clear role. | 1 | 1 |
| Harry Sisson TikTok influencer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Harry Tordjman MyBox | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of MyBox. | 1 | 1 |
| Harry Turner Documentariste | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Documentary maker, filmmaker. | 1 | 1 |
| Harshita Kamath Professor of Telugu Culture, Literature, and History · Emory University | Selected | Academic | Professor at Emory University. | 1 | 1 |
| Harvey Silverglate FIRE | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Co-founder of FIRE: free speech, not primary role. | 1 | 1 |
| Harvey Weinstein | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Hasan Minhaj Comedian · The Daily Show | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Hasan Piker Progressive streamer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Hasrat Arjjummend Researcher | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently clear role. | 1 | 1 |
| Hasse Aro Crime journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist - standard journalistic role. | 1 | 1 |
| Hatice Akyün | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist and writer; journalist alone = none. | 1 | 1 |
| Hava Misimi Financial adviser and blogger | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Financial advisor and blogger. | 1 | 1 |
| Haya Diakité President · Rêv'elle toi | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |