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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunnar Hökmark Frivärld | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Lobbyist; MEP until end 2019 (former). | 1 | 1 |
| Gunnar Høivik Head of Savings and Investments · DNB | Excluded | Business executive | Savings and investment bank leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Gunnar Johnsen Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Simple journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Gunnar Moe Group CEO · Rana Gruber | Excluded | Business executive | Rana Gruber CEO. | 1 | 1 |
| Gunnar Skirbekk Maintenance technician at the power company Hafslund Eco | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Electrical maintenance technician. | 1 | 1 |
| Gunnar Stavrum Nettavisen | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Nettavisen. | 1 | 1 |
| Gunnar Strömmer Justice minister | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of justice in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Gunter Erfurt CEO · Meyer Burger | Excluded | Business executive | Board CEO Meyer Burger. | 1 | 1 |
| Guosong Hong Faculty scholar · Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute | Selected | Academic | Faculty scholar at Wu Tsai Neurosciences. | 1 | 1 |
| Guri Bang Professor · Norwegian University of Life Sciences | Selected | Academic | Professor in environmental university. | 1 | 1 |
| Guri Larsen DNB | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Guri Melby Politician · Venstre | Excluded | Serving politician | Venstre politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Gus Carter The Spectator | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist The Spectator. | 1 | 1 |
| Gus Hansen Poker player | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Gus O'Donnell Former cabinet secretary · UK Government | Selected | Former official | Former cabinet secretary UK. | 1 | 1 |
| Gustaf Klarin Reporter · Sveriges Radio | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Sveriges Radio | 1 | 1 |
| Gustav Asplund | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Gustav Gaudernack Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor, academic title. | 1 | 1 |
| Gustav Gellerbrand Sverigedemokraterna | Excluded | Serving politician | Member of political party. | 1 | 1 |
| Gustav Hansen Poker player | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Gustav Hoegen Animatronics designer | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Animatronics designer. | 1 | 1 |
| Gustav Törnqvist Rebil operations manager and co-founder | Excluded | Business executive | CEO and co-founder of Rebil. | 1 | 1 |
| Gustavo Araújo Entrepreneur · Lucrar.pt | Excluded | Business executive | Entrepreneur at Lucrar.pt. | 1 | 1 |
| Gustavo Paulo Duarte CEO of Grupo Paulo Duarte | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Paulo Duarte group. | 1 | 1 |
| Gustavo Petro President de Colombia | Excluded | Serving politician | President of Colombia in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Gustavo Romero Criminologist | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Guest introduced as criminologist; the linked profile is a University of Brasilia researcher with no stated field, so nothing confirms it. | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Clark Close friend of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Gratton Associate professor of aviation and the environment · Cranfield University | Selected | Academic | Associate professor Cranfield University. | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Itzchakov Psychologist | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Guest introduced as psychologist; the linked profile only says researcher at University of Haifa, with no field, so nothing precise confirms it. | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Kawasaki Chief evangelist · Canva | Excluded | Business executive | Chief evangelist at Canva. | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Kennaway Writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer, author of Good Scammer novel. | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Meert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently clear role. | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Middleton Archaeologist · Newcastle University | Selected | Academic | Archaeologist at Newcastle University. | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Walters Historian and author | Selected | Commentator | Historian and author, essayist. | 1 | 1 |
| Guyonne de Montjou Senior reporter · Figaro Magazine | Excluded | Journalist | Figaro Magazine senior reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Gwenaëlle Barzic Head of the Investigations department · Les Echos | Excluded | Journalist | Head of investigations section, Les Echos. | 1 | 1 |
| Gwenaëlle Durand-Pasquier Professor of private law · University of Rennes | Selected | Academic | Professor of law, University of Rennes. | 1 | 1 |
| Gwendoline Cazenave Chief executive of the Eurostar group | Excluded | Business executive | General director of Eurostar. | 1 | 1 |
| Gwynne Shotwell SpaceX | Excluded | Business executive | Chief Operating Officer at SpaceX, entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Gyrid Beck Solberg Mental coach, speaker and motivator | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Mental trainer and motivator. | 1 | 1 |
| Gábor Paál SWR | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist SWR, reporter without analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| Général de division Hervé Pierre General commanding the general officers service | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | General commander in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Général Goujon HR director of the French Army · Armée de Terre | Excluded | Serving politician | General director in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Gérald Darmanin Minister of the interior and overseas territories · Gouvernement français | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Interior in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Gérald Posner Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist, simple journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Géraldine Mosna-Savoye Journalist, columnist, producer · France Culture | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and columnist at France Culture. | 1 | 1 |
| Géraldine Métifeux Partner and manager of the Alter Egale firm | Excluded | Business executive | Consulting firm manager. | 1 | 1 |
| Gérard Carreyrou | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist at France Soir. | 1 | 1 |
| Gérard Leray Historian | Selected | Academic | Historian, history professor. | 1 | 1 |
| Gérôme Truc Sociologist | Selected | Academic | Sociologist at National Center for Scientific Research. | 1 | 1 |