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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conny Aerts Astrophysicist | Selected | Academic | Astrophysicist and university teacher at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and Radboud University. | 3 | 3 |
| Corine Pelluchon Philosopher | Selected | Academic | Philosopher and university teacher at Gustave Eiffel University. | 3 | 3 |
| Dan Siegel Dr. · UCLA School of Medicine | Selected | Academic | Dr., UCLA School of Medicine (university professor). | 3 | 3 |
| Dana R. Fisher Sociologist · American University | Selected | Academic | Sociologist American University (university researcher). | 3 | 3 |
| Danielle Lindemann Sociologist · Lehigh University | Selected | Academic | Sociologist at Lehigh University, author of True Story. | 3 | 3 |
| Darryl Campbell Author · W. W. Norton | Selected | Commentator | Author. | 3 | 3 |
| David Le Breton Professor of sociology and anthropology · University of Strasbourg | Selected | Academic | Professor of anthropology at Strasbourg. | 3 | 3 |
| David Miles Member of the OBR's Budget Responsibility Committee · Office for Budget Responsibility | Selected | Economist or consultant | Member of fiscal responsibility committee. | 3 | 3 |
| David Stuart Professor of Art History · University of Texas | Selected | Academic | Professor of Art History at University of Texas. | 3 | 3 |
| Dean Ball Senior Fellow, former Senior Policy Advisor · Foundation for American Innovation, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy | Selected | Think tank et Former official | Senior Fellow at Foundation for American Innovation, former adviser. | 3 | 3 |
| Deirdre Heenan Professor of Social Policy · Ulster University | Selected | Academic | Professor of Social Policy at Ulster University. | 3 | 3 |
| Dennis Whyte Director of the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center | Selected | Academic | Director of MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center. | 3 | 3 |
| Didier Billion Deputy director of IRIS, specialist on Turkey | Selected | Think tank | Associate Director of the IRIS, think tank. | 3 | 3 |
| Doug Noll Mediator · Pepperdine University | Selected | Academic | Mediator and adjunct professor at Pepperdine University. | 3 | 3 |
| Jessica Ware Dragonfly expert · American Museum of Natural History | Selected | Academic | Dragonfly expert and curator at American Museum of Natural History. | 3 | 3 |
| Rick Strassman Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry · University of New Mexico School of Medicine | Selected | Academic | Clinical Associate Professor of psychiatry at university. | 3 | 3 |
| Eckart von Hirschhausen Medical doctor and honorary professor | Selected | Academic | Honorary professor (explicit university title). | 3 | 3 |
| Eduardo Sáenz de Cabezón Mathematician and popularizer · RTVE | Selected | Commentator | Mathematician and science communicator for the general public. | 3 | 3 |
| Elisabeth Bronfen Professor of English and American studies · University of Zurich | Selected | Academic | Professor of English and American Studies at Zurich. | 3 | 3 |
| Elizabeth Saunders Columbia political scientist · Columbia University | Selected | Academic | Political scientist at Columbia University. | 3 | 3 |
| Emilio Duró | Selected | Commentator | Author of books on life and success, essayist. | 3 | 3 |
| Emily Benson CSIS | Selected | Think tank | CSIS's Emily Benson, think tank researcher. | 3 | 3 |
| Emily Field McKinsey talent expert · McKinsey & Company | Selected | Economist or consultant | McKinsey talent expert, consultant. | 3 | 3 |
| Emma Haziza Hydrologist, PhD · Mines Paris, PSL University | Selected | Academic | Hydrologist, PhD from École des Mines de Paris. | 3 | 3 |
| Erik Ziengs Ondernemend Nederland | Selected | Former official | Former member of Dutch House of Representatives. | 3 | 3 |
| Esha Chhabra Forbes contributor | Selected | Commentator | Author on sustainability and international development. | 3 | 3 |
| Eskil Grendahl Sivertsen Special adviser · Norwegian Defence Research Establishment | Selected | Academic | Researcher, Forsvarets forskningsinstitutt. | 3 | 3 |
| Eva Hoeke Columnist | Selected | Commentator | Columnist. | 3 | 3 |
| Eva van Roekel Anthropologist | Selected | Academic | University anthropologist. | 3 | 3 |
| Evelyn Farkas Executive Director · McCain Institute | Selected | Think tank | Executive Director of McCain Institute. | 3 | 3 |
| Ewa Bartnik Professor · University of Warsaw | Selected | Academic | Prof. at University of Warsaw. | 3 | 3 |
| Ezekiel Emanuel Dr | Selected | Academic | Physician and bioethicist, professor at University of Pennsylvania. | 3 | 3 |
| Faika El-Nagashi Political scientist | Selected | Former official | Former Green party MP (ehemalige Grün-Abgeordnete). | 3 | 3 |
| Ferdinand Gehringer Security policy analyst | Selected | Economist or consultant | Security policy analyst, independent political analyst. | 3 | 3 |
| Fernando Sánchez Economist, professional investor · Invertir desde Cero | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist and professional investor. | 3 | 3 |
| Florian Scheuba FALTER | Selected | Commentator | FALTER, ideas magazine contributor. | 3 | 3 |
| Fran Lebowitz Writer | Selected | Commentator | Writer, Essayist and Cultural Critic. | 3 | 3 |
| Gaya Herrington Econometrician and sustainability researcher · Schneider Electric | Selected | Economist or consultant | Econometrician and sustainability researcher. | 3 | 3 |
| General Sir Nick Carter Former UK Chief of the Defence Staff · UK Military | Selected | Former official | Former UK Chief of the Defence Staff. | 3 | 3 |
| Gunnar Påhlson Veteran fund manager · Carnegie Fonder | Selected | Economist or consultant | Carnegie Fonder fund manager. | 3 | 3 |
| Géraldine Schwarz Journalist, author · Flammarion | Selected | Commentator | Journalist author of political essay. | 3 | 3 |
| Hanne Strager Trained biologist, author · Natural History Museum of Denmark | Selected | Academic | Biologist with degree from State Museum of Natural History (research). | 3 | 3 |
| Henry Hemming Bestselling author | Selected | Commentator | Non-fiction writer. | 3 | 3 |
| Hugh White Emeritus Professor of Strategic Studies · Australian National University | Selected | Academic | Emeritus professor of strategic studies at Australian National University. | 3 | 3 |
| Ian Buruma Historian | Selected | Academic | Historian at Bard College. | 3 | 3 |
| Jakob Elkjær Author | Selected | Commentator | Former press officer and author of non-fiction book Magt. | 3 | 3 |
| Jan Egeland Former UN humanitarian chief | Selected | Former official | Former UN humanitarian chief. | 3 | 3 |
| Janai Nelson President and Director-Counsel · NAACP Legal Defense Fund | Selected | Lawyer | President and Director-Counsel of NAACP Legal Defense Fund. | 3 | 3 |
| Jean Asselborn Former foreign minister · Gouvernement du Luxembourg | Selected | Former official | Former Foreign Minister of Luxembourg. | 3 | 3 |
| Jeff Coller MRNA researcher · Johns Hopkins Universität | Selected | Academic | MRNA researcher at Johns Hopkins University. | 3 | 3 |