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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerdi Verbeet Jury chair | Selected | Former official | Former president of Dutch House of Representatives. | 7 | 15 |
| John Cochrane Absolute authority on asset pricing | Selected | Economist or consultant | Financial expert in asset pricing and portfolio theory. | 7 | 15 |
| Jeff Currie Global head of commodities · Goldman Sachs Research | Selected | Economist or consultant | Global head of commodities at Goldman Sachs Research. | 7 | 14 |
| Philippe Sands Author · University of London | Selected | Academic | Professor of International Law, University of London. | 7 | 14 |
| Jacob Heilbrunn Editor · The National Interest | Selected | Commentator | Editor of The National Interest, geopolitical analysis. | 7 | 14 |
| Jan Petter Sissener Manager | Selected | Economist or consultant | Fund manager, investment fund manager. | 7 | 14 |
| Lindsay Chervinsky Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of 'Making the Presidency', historical essay. | 7 | 14 |
| Daniel Gerlach Author, publicist, orientalist, Middle East expert · zenith | Selected | Commentator | Author, Publizist, Middle East expert, zenith (political commentator). | 7 | 13 |
| Martin Bech Holte Author | Selected | Commentator | Non-fiction writer. | 7 | 13 |
| Øystein Sjølie Social economist and author | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist and author, energy specialist. | 7 | 13 |
| Michel Friedman Publicist, talk show host, lawyer, philosopher and former politician | Selected | Former official | Former politician, title 'ehemaliger Politiker' in data. | 7 | 13 |
| Kajsa Ollongren Outgoing Minister of Defense | Selected | Former official | Former Defense Minister of Netherlands. | 7 | 12 |
| Alessandro Aresu Limes | Selected | Think tank | Limes (geopolitical journal, public analysis). | 7 | 12 |
| Elinor Odeberg | Selected | Commentator | Economic historian and editorialist. | 7 | 12 |
| Jack Watling Dr | Selected | Think tank et Academic | Researcher at RUSI, military analyst (Ukraine). | 7 | 12 |
| Malin Ekman Journalist and author | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and author. | 7 | 12 |
| Michael Cembalest Chairman of Market and Investment Strategy · JPMorgan Asset & Wealth Management | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chairman of market and investment strategy, JPMorgan. | 7 | 12 |
| Oliver Rathkolb Historian | Selected | Academic | Historian at University of Vienna. | 7 | 12 |
| Rupert Sheldrake Cambridge biologist | Selected | Academic | Cambridge biologist. | 7 | 12 |
| Van Jones Political analyst and entrepreneur · CNN | Selected | Commentator | Political analyst at CNN, news analyst. | 7 | 12 |
| Donald Trump President · The Trump Organization | Excluded | Serving politician | President of the United States (serving). | 7 | 11 |
| Thor Gotaas Folklore researcher and author | Selected | Commentator | Folklore researcher and author. | 7 | 11 |
| Natacha Polony Journalist · L'Audace | Selected | Commentator | Essayist, director of ideas magazine. | 7 | 11 |
| Axel Bojanowski Science journalists · WELT | Selected | Commentator | Science Journalist (science journalist analyst). | 7 | 11 |
| Gerhard Mangott Russia expert · University of Innsbruck | Selected | Academic | Russia expert, University of Innsbruck. | 7 | 11 |
| Ed Nijpels Former VVD leader | Selected | Former official | Former VVD Leader (former party leader). | 7 | 11 |
| Frauke Petry | Selected | Former official | Former Bundestag and Landtag Saxony member (end of 2021). | 7 | 11 |
| George Packer The Atlantic | Selected | Commentator | The Atlantic, analysis essayist. | 7 | 11 |
| Max Otte | Selected | Academic | Economist at University of Graz. | 7 | 11 |
| Vivek Ramaswamy Author · Roivant Sciences, Strive Asset Management | Excluded | Serving politician | 2024 GOP presidential candidate, active politician. | 7 | 10 |
| Marta Szpala Analyst · Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich | Selected | Think tank | Analyst Eastern Studies Center. | 7 | 10 |
| Elaine Loughlin Political Editor · The Irish Examiner | Selected | Commentator | Political editor, Irish Examiner, editor. | 7 | 10 |
| Tim Marshall Author, diplomatic and foreign affairs editor · Sky News | Selected | Commentator | Diplomatic author foreign policy editor. | 7 | 10 |
| Heleen over de Linden Lawyer and sanctions law expert | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer and sanctions law expert. | 7 | 10 |
| Anders Sandberg PhD in computer science and researcher · Institute for Futures Studies | Selected | Think tank | Researcher, Institute for Futures Studies. | 7 | 10 |
| Cristina Martín Jiménez Journalist and writer specializing in geopolitics and communication | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and writer specialized in geopolitics, analysis journalist. | 7 | 10 |
| Karl-Rudolf Korte Political scientist | Selected | Academic | Political scientist and university teacher. | 7 | 10 |
| Kurt Campbell Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State | Selected | Former official | Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State. | 7 | 10 |
| Valérie Masson-Delmotte Paleoclimatologist · GIEC | Selected | Academic | Paleoclimatologist, CEA researcher. | 7 | 10 |
| José Antonio Marina Writer and philosopher | Selected | Commentator | Philosopher and writer, ideas analyst. | 7 | 9 |
| Michiel Vos America expert | Selected | Commentator | America expert, author of analysis. | 7 | 9 |
| Daniel Levitin Neuroscientist, musician | Selected | Academic | Neuroscientist at McGill University. | 7 | 9 |
| Kate Manne Philosophy professor · Cornell University | Selected | Academic | Philosophy professor, Cornell University. | 7 | 9 |
| Matthias Schranner Negotiation professional · Schranner Negotiation Institute | Selected | Economist or consultant | Negotiation expert consultant Schranner Institute. | 7 | 9 |
| Michelle Haas Defense analyst · Ghent University | Selected | Academic | Defense analyst at Ghent University. | 7 | 9 |
| Mónica Guzmán Author · Braver Angels | Selected | Commentator | Author of nonfiction book and Senior Fellow at Braver Angels. | 7 | 9 |
| Matt Ridley Conservative peer | Selected | Commentator | Conservative peer, biologist, House of Lords member through end 2021. | 7 | 9 |
| Anna Machin Evolutionary anthropologist · University of Oxford | Selected | Academic | Evolutionary anthropologist at Oxford University. | 7 | 9 |
| Annika Brockschmidt US expert | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and author, US policy analyst. | 7 | 9 |
| Brian Beutler Author | Selected | Commentator | Political columnist, author of Off Message newsletter. | 7 | 9 |