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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hala Kodmani Journalist · Libération | Selected | Commentator | Middle East specialist journalist at Libération. | 1 | 8 |
| Luc Arnal Cognitive neuroscience researcher · Institut de l'Audition, Institut Pasteur | Selected | Academic | Cognitive neuroscience researcher at Institut Pasteur. | 1 | 8 |
| Paweł Boguszewski Dr · Instytut Biologii Doświadczalnej im. Marcelego Nenckiego PAN | Selected | Academic | Neurophysiologist at Polish Academy of Sciences. | 1 | 8 |
| Gilles Candar Historian | Selected | Academic | Historian specializing in labor history. | 1 | 8 |
| Maya Jasanoff Historian | Selected | Academic | Historian at Harvard University. | 1 | 8 |
| Paolo Scaroni Deputy Chairman · Rothschild&Co | Selected | Economist or consultant | Deputy Chairman Rothschild, energy geopolitics expert. | 1 | 8 |
| Pauline de Saint Remy Deputy editor-in-chief · Politico | Selected | Commentator | Editorial director at Politico. | 1 | 8 |
| Stefan Homburg Professor, former director · Institut für Öffentliche Finanzen der Universität Hannover | Selected | Academic | Prof. Leibniz-Universität Hanover. | 1 | 8 |
| Stéphanie Benz Deputy editor-in-chief, Science and Health · L'Express | Selected | Commentator | Deputy science editor-in-chief, L'Express. | 1 | 8 |
| Eleonora Tafuro Ambrosetti ISPI analyst and Russia expert | Selected | Think tank | Analyst ISPI and Russia expert. | 1 | 8 |
| Eric-André Martin Former diplomat, Germany specialist | Selected | Former official | Former diplomat. | 1 | 8 |
| Lars Ericson Wolke Historian | Excluded | Deceased | Décès en 2026. Introduced as historian and professor; Wikidata: Swedish historian at Abo Akademi, whose 2026 death does not precede the 2025 episodes. | 1 | 8 |
| Mattias Munter Pensions economist | Selected | Economist or consultant | Pension economist, specialized economist. | 1 | 8 |
| Piotr Semka | Selected | Commentator | Opinion journalist and analyst analyzing current events. | 1 | 8 |
| Pylyp Bilyi Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach | Selected | Academic | Doctoral student at University of Silesia. | 1 | 8 |
| Renata Mieńkowska-Norkiene Political scientist | Selected | Academic | Female political scientist, Wikidata: political scientist and professor at University of Warsaw. | 1 | 8 |
| Robert Schuckink Wijs & van Oostveen | Selected | Economist or consultant | Financial analyst at Wijs & van Oostveen, consulting firm. | 1 | 8 |
| Tim Stolte Quantitative portfolio manager at Amdax | Selected | Economist or consultant | Quantitative portfolio manager at Amdax. | 1 | 8 |
| Ana Boata Director of economic research · Allianz Trade | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economic research director at Allianz Trade. | 1 | 7 |
| Anji Ismail Co-Founder at Finnt | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Co-Founder of Finnt, startup founder. | 1 | 7 |
| Ashley Lopez Political correspondent · NPR | Excluded | Journalist | Political correspondent at NPR. | 1 | 7 |
| Ben Horowitz Cofounder · Andreessen Horowitz | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz, venture capital. | 1 | 7 |
| Camille Lothe Bellevue Bar | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 7 |
| Carlos Navarro-Antolín | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 7 |
| Christina Sartori Author · Quarks | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Author and journalist reporter. | 1 | 7 |
| Christophe Joly Archivist | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 7 |
| Cian Sullivan Sissy That Pod | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 7 |
| Claus Iversen Financial editor · Finans | Excluded | Journalist | Finance editor at Finans. | 1 | 7 |
| Cormac McQuinn Journalist · The Irish Times | Excluded | Journalist | Political correspondent at Irish Times. | 1 | 7 |
| David Knowles Head of Audio Development · The Telegraph | Excluded | Journalist | Head of Audio Development at Telegraph. | 1 | 7 |
| Davide Frattini Journalist · Corriere della Sera | Excluded | Journalist | Corriere della Sera journalist, reporter. | 1 | 7 |
| Dino Busalachi CTO · Velta Technology | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | CTO and co-founder of Velta Technology. | 1 | 7 |
| Filipp Piatov | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 7 |
| Félix José Casillas | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 7 |
| Gerald Grosz | Excluded | Serving politician | Member of Austrian National Council. | 1 | 7 |
| Gonzalo Velasco Analyst | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 7 |
| Guillaume Poitrinal Founder · WO2 | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and executive of WO2. | 1 | 7 |
| Joeri Buiten | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 7 |
| José Ignacio Wert | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 7 |
| Lena Mellin Expert · Aftonbladet | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist at Aftonbladet. | 1 | 7 |
| Luís Rosa Senior editor · Observador | Excluded | Journalist | Principal Editor Observador | 1 | 7 |
| Marco Osnato Chair of the Chamber Finance Committee · Fratelli d'Italia | Excluded | Serving politician | Finance Committee chair in office. | 1 | 7 |
| Marion Moreau Journalist and founder · Hors Normes Média | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist and founder of Hors Normes. | 1 | 7 |
| Matias Seidelin Senior correspondent · OLFI | Excluded | Journalist | Defense and security policy senior correspondent. | 1 | 7 |
| Mette Fleckner Crime journalist · Ekstra Bladet | Excluded | Journalist | Crime journalist at Ekstra Bladet, crime reporter. | 1 | 7 |
| Mikkel Andersson Chief adviser · Liberal Alliance | Excluded | Serving politician | Advisor and leader of Liberal Alliance party. | 1 | 7 |
| Natalia Hernández | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 7 |
| Nicolas Guyot Editor-in-chief · Clubic.com | Excluded | Journalist | Editor-in-chief, Clubic.com. | 1 | 7 |
| Niels Pinborg Editor-in-chief · SE og HØR | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 7 |
| Norm Ornstein Expert politique | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Political expert. | 1 | 7 |