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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco Martínez Ramón y Cajal Senior Research Fellow · University of Murcia | Selected | Academic | Ramón y Cajal researcher at university. | 1 | 1 |
| Francisco Mendes da Silva | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently clear role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Francisco Miranda Rodrigues Bastonario · Ordem dos Psicologos | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | President of the Portuguese Psychologists Association. | 1 | 1 |
| Francisco Moreno Gómez Historian | Selected | Former official | Historian and former Deputy Congress member (end of 1989). | 1 | 1 |
| Francisco Paniagua Journalist · Onda Cero | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist at Onda Cero, reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Francisco Parga | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently clear role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Francisco Proença de Carvalho Lawyer specializing in criminal and economic law | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer specializing in criminal law. | 1 | 1 |
| Francisco Proença Garcia Full professor | Selected | Academic | Titular professor (catedrático). | 1 | 1 |
| Francisco Quelhas Geopolitics and military affairs expert · Observador | Selected | Commentator | Geopolitical analyst expert. | 1 | 1 |
| Francisco Quintana Investment strategy director · ING España | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Investment strategy director. | 1 | 1 |
| Francisco Robles Journalist | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Journalist, profession outside roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Francisco Rodríguez Expert in psychological palmistry | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Pseudoscience expert. | 1 | 1 |
| Francisco Santos Business development director · Bayteca | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Commercial Development Director. | 1 | 1 |
| Francisco Sanz Requena PhD in physical sciences · University of Valladolid | Selected | Academic | Doctor of Physical Sciences. | 1 | 1 |
| Francisco Soriano Manager | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Manager without specialty. | 1 | 1 |
| Francisco Teixeira da Mota Lawyer specializing in freedom of expression | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer specializing in freedom of expression. | 1 | 1 |
| Franciszek Głów | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Franck Annese SO PRESS | Excluded | Business executive | Director, SO PRESS. | 1 | 1 |
| Franck Courchamp University of Paris-Saclay | Selected | Academic | Affiliated with University of Paris-Saclay. | 1 | 1 |
| Franck Ferrand Member · Les Grosses Têtes | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Franck Johannès Journalist · Le Monde | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist at Le Monde, reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Franck le Ouay Co-founder · Lifen | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of startup Lifen. | 1 | 1 |
| Franck Morel National secretary · Horizons | Excluded | Serving politician | National Secretary of Horizons party. | 1 | 1 |
| Franco Battel Italy correspondent · SRF | Excluded | Journalist | Italy correspondent, foreign correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Franco Gussalli Beretta President of Fabbrica d'Armi Beretta | Excluded | Business executive | President of weapons manufacturer. | 1 | 1 |
| Franco Tenaglia Fighter | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Aischmann Correspondent · ARD | Excluded | Journalist | ARD correspondent, foreign correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Asche Professor · University of Florida, Universitetet i Stavanger | Selected | Academic | Professor at University of Florida. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Baasner Dfi director | Selected | Think tank | Director of Franco-German Institute Ludwigsburg. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Barrett Jazz pianist and management professor | Selected | Academic | Management professor. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Clarke President · Law Reform Commission | Excluded | Serving politician | President of Law Reform Commission. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Cottrell-Boyce Children's writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author of children's books. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Drescher SWR | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist SWR, without evidence of analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Erichsen | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Fagan | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Hailer Nature conservation biology and genetics · Universität Cardiff | Selected | Academic | Biologist at University of Cardiff. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Hechtner Public finance economist · Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg | Selected | Academic | Economist at University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Hendrickx Foreign affairs editor · de Volkskrant | Excluded | Journalist | Foreign correspondent at de Volkskrant. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Hensgens Managing director of Indeed DACH | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Indeed DACH. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Hornig Italy correspondent · DER SPIEGEL | Excluded | Journalist | Italy correspondent Der Spiegel, correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Jacob Professor · Nord Universitet | Selected | Academic | Professor at Nord University. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Kirchner Robotics Innovation Center, Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz (DFKI) | Selected | Academic | Roboticist, DFKI center. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Larkin | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Lechtenberg Media scholar · Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen | Selected | Academic | Media studies researcher at Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Ledwidge Former intelligence officer | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Former intelligence officer. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Leidenberger Retired lieutenant general, chairman of the board · BWI | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | CEO of a company, former general. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Leschhorn Mining engineer and consultant · Munich Mining International | Selected | Economist or consultant | Mining engineer and consultant. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Lozano Program Executive Officer · Missiles and Space | Excluded | Serving politician | Brigadier general, military officer in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank McAndrew Serpopsychologist · Knox College | Selected | Academic | Professor of psychology at Knox College. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank McClosky | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Vietnam Veteran. | 1 | 1 |