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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophie Eastaugh BBC's The Climate Question podcast | Selected | Commentator | BBC's The Climate Question podcast. | 2 | 6 |
| Sören Holst Theoretical physicist · Stockholm University | Selected | Academic | Theoretical physicist at Stockholm University. | 2 | 6 |
| Thomas Erikson Author, leadership coach | Selected | Commentator | Author and Leadership Coach. | 2 | 6 |
| Thomas Hoenig | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist, Federal Reserve and Mercatus Center. | 2 | 6 |
| Tomas Eneroth | Selected | Former official | Former Swedish Infrastructure Minister (end 2022). | 2 | 6 |
| Victoria Gill Science Correspondent · BBC | Selected | Commentator | BBC science correspondent, science analysis. | 2 | 6 |
| Yonah Freemark Principal research associate · Urban Institute | Selected | Think tank | Principal research associate at Urban Institute, think tank. | 2 | 6 |
| Łukasz Ogrodnik Analyst · PISM | Selected | Think tank | Analyst PISM. | 2 | 6 |
| Abel Mestre Journalist · Monde | Selected | Commentator | Political columnist at Le Monde. | 2 | 5 |
| Adélie Pojzman-Pontay Journalist and Producer · The Telegraph | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist and producer at Telegraph. | 2 | 5 |
| Aitor Hernández-Morales Senior reporter · POLITICO | Excluded | Journalist | Senior Reporter Iberian Affairs POLITICO. | 2 | 5 |
| Andrew Madden Reporter · Belfast Telegraph | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Belfast Telegraph | 2 | 5 |
| Arjen van der Horst Correspondent | Excluded | Journalist | Correspondent. | 2 | 5 |
| Arnaud Auger Director and deputy head of the C.Lab · Cathay Innovation | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 5 |
| Bert van Dijk Energy editor · Het Financieele Dagblad | Excluded | Journalist | Energy editor, Financieele Dagblad. | 2 | 5 |
| Buck Sexton Author · The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 5 |
| Caroline van der Plas BBB leader | Excluded | Serving politician | BBB leader, political party officer. | 2 | 5 |
| Catherine Fegan Guest | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 5 |
| Daniel McConnell Editor · The Business Post | Excluded | Journalist | Editor of The Business Post, editorial direction. | 2 | 5 |
| David Dehenauw Weather presenter · HLN | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 5 |
| David Dinis Deputy director · Expresso | Excluded | Journalist | Deputy director at Expresso. | 2 | 5 |
| David Gómez El Orden Mundial | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 2 | 5 |
| David van Weel Foreign minister · Gouvernement des Pays-Bas | Excluded | Serving politician | Foreign minister and justice minister in office. | 2 | 5 |
| Denis Staunton China correspondent · The Irish Times | Excluded | Journalist | China correspondent. | 2 | 5 |
| Derk Stokmans Investigative journalist · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | Investigative journalist. | 2 | 5 |
| Didier Fassin Professor · Collège de France | Selected | Academic | Professor at Princeton and Collège de France. | 2 | 5 |
| Edgar Caetano Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist, journalist. | 2 | 5 |
| Elaine Burke | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 5 |
| Ellen Vermorgen Stock market expert · De Tijd | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 5 |
| Florian Flade WDR investigative journalist | Excluded | Journalist | WDR Investigative Journalist, investigative reporter. | 2 | 5 |
| François Chaulet Chief executive officer · Montsegur Finance | Excluded | Business executive | General director of Montesegur Finance. | 2 | 5 |
| Gordon Repinski Executive Editor · POLITICO | Excluded | Journalist | Executive Editor at POLITICO. | 2 | 5 |
| Gudrun Harrer Middle East expert · STANDARD | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist STANDARD, journalist. | 2 | 5 |
| Isabelle Jacobi US editor · NZZ | Excluded | Journalist | US editor NZZ | 2 | 5 |
| Ivo van de Wijdeven Historian | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 2 | 5 |
| Jan Paternotte Parliamentary group leader · D66 | Excluded | Serving politician | D66 faction leader, political party leader in office. | 2 | 5 |
| Janine Beicht apolut | Selected | Commentator | Female commentator (current events analysis). | 2 | 5 |
| Jean-Baptiste Kempf Founder · Kyber | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of VLC and VideoLAN. | 2 | 5 |
| Jim Pickard Deputy political editor · Financial Times | Excluded | Journalist | Political correspondent for Financial Times. | 2 | 5 |
| Joe O'Shea | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 5 |
| Jonny Hesthammer Leader · Norsk Kjernekraft | Excluded | Business executive | Director at Norsk Kjernekraft, leader. | 2 | 5 |
| João Maria Jonet Commentator · SIC | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | SIC commentator and municipal councilor, active. | 2 | 5 |
| Karsten Lemmens Journalist · De Standaard | Excluded | Journalist | Media and culture journalist at De Standaard. | 2 | 5 |
| Kmele Foster Tangle editor at large and co-host of The Fifth Column | Excluded | Journalist | Podcast host, not news analyst. | 2 | 5 |
| Lars Hytting Investment strategist · Arthascope | Selected | Economist or consultant | Investment strategist. | 2 | 5 |
| Lorenzo Trombetta Journalist · ANSA | Excluded | Journalist | ANSA journalist. | 2 | 5 |
| Lucie Robequain Editor-in-chief · Échos | Excluded | Journalist | Editor-in-chief, Les Echos. | 2 | 5 |
| Lucy Dunn Political correspondent · The Spectator | Excluded | Journalist | Political correspondent at The Spectator. | 2 | 5 |
| Magnus Helgerud Author | Selected | Commentator | Author and historian of ideas, analysis of ideas and history. | 2 | 5 |
| Mahmoud Farahmand Storting representative · Høyre | Excluded | Serving politician | Parliament representative for Progress Party, politician IN OFFICE. | 2 | 5 |