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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Haisenko apolut | Selected | Commentator | Apolut commentary. | 1 | 2 |
| Peter Matuschek Managing director of the polling institute Forsa | Selected | Think tank | CEO of Forsa polling institute. | 1 | 2 |
| Peter Wood President · National Association of Scholars | Selected | Think tank | President of National Association of Scholars, policy institute. | 1 | 2 |
| Philippe Huneman Philosopher · Institut d'Histoire et de Philosophie des Sciences et des Techniques, CNRS | Selected | Academic | Philosopher, CNRS public research organization. | 1 | 2 |
| Pia Sinha Director · Prison Reform Trust | Selected | Think tank | Director of Prison Reform Trust, policy institute. | 1 | 2 |
| Pierre Philip Professor · University Hospital of Bordeaux | Selected | Academic | Professor of academic medicine, CHU Bordeaux. | 1 | 2 |
| Pierre-François Souyri Historian · University of Geneva | Selected | Academic | Historian, emeritus professor at University of Geneva. | 1 | 2 |
| Pietro Masina Lecturer in history and institutions of Asia | Selected | Academic | Lecturer in history, university teacher. | 1 | 2 |
| Tomasz Grosse Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor (Prof) explicit. | 1 | 2 |
| Raj Fadadu Dermatologist · University of California | Selected | Academic | Dermatologist, University of California. | 1 | 2 |
| Ralf Neukirch Desk head for opinion and debate · SPIEGEL | Selected | Commentator | Section editor, Opinion and Debate at SPIEGEL, editorialist. | 1 | 2 |
| Raphaël Mesa Former tax inspector | Selected | Former official | Former tax inspector. | 1 | 2 |
| Ravi Iyer Managing Director · USC Marshall School | Selected | Academic | Managing Director of USC Marshall School. | 1 | 2 |
| Rayna Stamboliyska Consultant, expert · RS Strategy | Selected | Economist or consultant | Consultant and risk management expert. | 1 | 2 |
| Riccardo Brizzi Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor of history at the University of Bologna. | 1 | 2 |
| Richard Albert William Stamps Farish Professor in Law, Professor of Government, Director of Constitutional Studies · University of Texas at Austin | Selected | Academic | Farish Professor of Law at University of Texas Austin. | 1 | 2 |
| Rolf Mowatt-Larssen CIA Chief | Selected | Former official | Former official, CIA Chief. | 1 | 2 |
| Ruth Gotian Chief Learning Officer and Associate Professor of Education in Anaesthesiology · Weill Cornell Medicine | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor of Anesthesiology Education at Weill Cornell Medicine. | 1 | 2 |
| Ruth Margalit New Yorker | Selected | Commentator | Contributor to The New Yorker, essays magazine. | 1 | 2 |
| Rémi Fleurance Columnist · Micode | Selected | Commentator | Columnist at Micode, technology analyst. | 1 | 2 |
| Sam Bresnick Research Fellow · Georgetown CSET | Selected | Think tank | Research Fellow · Georgetown CSET, security think tank | 1 | 2 |
| Sameer Murthy Physicist · King's College London | Selected | Academic | Physicist, King's College London. | 1 | 2 |
| Samuel Brownback Former Ambassador | Selected | Former official | Former ambassador. | 1 | 2 |
| Sara Melero Vice president · Instituto Valenciano de Egiptología | Selected | Think tank | Vice-President, Valencian Institute of Egyptology. | 1 | 2 |
| Serge Vatine Business lawyer · Bold | Selected | Lawyer | Business lawyer for 30 years at Bold law firm. | 1 | 2 |
| Shushma Malik Dr | Selected | Academic | Scholar in classical history at University of Nottingham. | 1 | 2 |
| Simon Ripperger Bat researcher · LMU München | Selected | Academic | Bat researcher at LMU Munich. | 1 | 2 |
| Simon Weiß Expert · Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung | Selected | Think tank | Expert at Friedrich-Ebert Foundation. | 1 | 2 |
| Sirin Kale Investigative reporter | Selected | Commentator | Investigative reporter. | 1 | 2 |
| Sofie Lene Bak Lecturer · University of Copenhagen | Selected | Academic | History lecturer at University of Copenhagen. | 1 | 2 |
| Sophus Helle | Selected | Commentator | Opinion journalist and academic in comparative literature. | 1 | 2 |
| Soren Dayton Director of Governance · Niskanen Center | Selected | Think tank | Director of Governance at Niskanen Center. | 1 | 2 |
| Steen Andersen PhD in history, senior researcher · Rigsarkivet | Selected | Academic | Senior Researcher at Rigsarkivet (state archive). | 1 | 2 |
| Stefan Reccius Handelsblatt | Selected | Commentator | Handelsblatt finance reporter and central bank expert (expert). | 1 | 2 |
| Stefan Wård Analysis head · Pareto | Selected | Economist or consultant | Analysis chief Pareto, analyst. | 1 | 2 |
| Stefano Foconi The author | Selected | Commentator | Author, writes books on Middle East. | 1 | 2 |
| Stefano Stefanini Diplomat, Senior Advisor · ISPI | Selected | Think tank et Former official | Senior Advisor ISPI, diplomat. | 1 | 2 |
| Stephanie Caminada Culture editor | Selected | Commentator | Feuilleton editor, editor. | 1 | 2 |
| Stephen Heath Accounting Professor · College of San Mateo | Selected | Academic | Accounting Professor at College of San Mateo. | 1 | 2 |
| Stephen Stamboulieh Attorney · Gun Owners of America | Selected | Lawyer | Attorney at Gun Owners of America. | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Crampton Senior counsel · Thomas More Society | Selected | Lawyer | Senior Counsel at Thomas More Society. | 1 | 2 |
| Steven Latré AI expert | Selected | Academic | Computer scientist and university teacher at University of Antwerp. | 1 | 2 |
| Susanna Popova Editor-in-chief · Moderna tider | Selected | Commentator | Editor-in-chief, Moderna tider magazine. | 1 | 2 |
| Synnøve Åsebø Head of VG's documentary department | Selected | Commentator | Documentary division leader at VG, analyst. | 1 | 2 |
| Thomas Bodström Lawyer, former justice minister | Selected | Former official | Former justice minister, lawyer. | 1 | 2 |
| Thomas Harding Historian and best-selling author | Selected | Commentator | Historian and best-selling author. | 1 | 2 |
| Tom Di Liberto Former climate scientist, science communicator · NOAA | Selected | Commentator | Former NOAA climatologist, science communicator. | 1 | 2 |
| Tomasz Łukaszuk Dr · University of Warsaw | Selected | Academic | Dr. at University of Warsaw. | 1 | 2 |
| Tomás Morín Poet and professor | Selected | Academic et Commentator | Poet and professor. | 1 | 2 |
| Toni Negri Philosopher | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (non) : Philosopher interviewed in 2025 and 2026 on current scandals; the linked Antonio Negri died in 2023. Namesake. | 1 | 2 |