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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Britt Mayor Founder and host · The Battle Cry | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Britt Østergaard Larsen Senior researcher · VIVE | Selected | Think tank | Senior researcher at VIVE think tank. | 1 | 1 |
| Britt-Marie Mattsson Journalist · Göteborgs-Posten | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist, Göteborgs-Posten covering politics, not editorial analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Britta Friedrich Head of the Migros Pioneer Fund | Excluded | Business executive | Director of Migros-Pionierfonds. | 1 | 1 |
| Britta Jensen | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Britta Kollenbroich SPIEGEL correspondent · DER SPIEGEL | Excluded | Journalist | Washington correspondent for SPIEGEL. | 1 | 1 |
| Britta Rybicki Health reporter · Handelsblatt | Excluded | Journalist | Health reporter Handelsblatt | 1 | 1 |
| Brivael Le Pogam | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bronwen Dickey Writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | American writer novelist according to Wikidata, fiction not non-fiction analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| Bronwyn Tarr Research · The Social Body Lab, University of Oxford | Selected | Academic | Researcher, Social Body Lab, University of Oxford. | 1 | 1 |
| Bruce Clay Father of SEO | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | SEO consultant, not university researcher. | 1 | 1 |
| Bruce Goldfarb | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified. | 1 | 1 |
| Bruce Karstadt Head · the American Swedish Institute | Excluded | Business executive | Director American Swedish Institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Bruce Marciszewski Sergeant · amerikanske armén | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bruce Smolanoff Breakdancer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Brunello Cucinelli | Excluded | Business executive | Italian entrepreneur and philanthropist entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Bruno Baratz Corps general, commander of future combat · Armée de Terre | Excluded | Serving politician | General in office, military commander. | 1 | 1 |
| Bruno Barbieri | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bruno De Wever Professor | Selected | Academic | Historian university teacher at Ghent University. | 1 | 1 |
| Bruno Dellinger | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bruno Galindo Writer and expert in illusionism | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer and illusion expert. | 1 | 1 |
| Bruno Gonçalves MEP · BORA | Excluded | Serving politician | MEP in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Bruno Joushomme | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bruno Messina Musicologist, director of the Berlioz Festival | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Musicologist director Festival Berlioz. | 1 | 1 |
| Bruno Mota CEO · Devoteam Portugal | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Devoteam Portugal. | 1 | 1 |
| Bruno Pereira President of the National Union of Police Officers · PSP | Excluded | Serving politician | President of police officers union PSP. | 1 | 1 |
| Bruno Pinto Biologist | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Biologist, no institution cited. | 1 | 1 |
| Bruno Raveschot Journalist · L'Echo | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist at L'Echo, no analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| Bruno Salgueiro Film double and personal trainer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bruno Santerre Professor, digital media professional · Collège Bois de Boulogne | Selected | Academic | Professor Collège Bois de Boulogne. | 1 | 1 |
| Bruno Thenevin Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist with no mention of analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Finlay | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Freedman Attorney | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Hancock McKinsey talent expert · McKinsey & Company | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Consulting company executive (McKinsey). | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Lasme | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Muller Historian | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Historian without named institution. | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Slaton State Rep. · Texas | Excluded | Serving politician | State Representative, politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Tyler Cohen YouTube star | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bryce Case Jr. Hacker and musician | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Hacker and musician, artist. | 1 | 1 |
| Bryce Crawford Christian evangelist and street preacher · Jesus in the Street | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Christian evangelist, religious. | 1 | 1 |
| Bryce Johnson Bigfoot Collectors Club | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Brynjar Lia Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor, explicit academic title. | 1 | 1 |
| Brynn Sherman Researcher · University of Pennsylvania | Selected | Academic | Researcher · University of Pennsylvania | 1 | 1 |
| Bryon L. Garner Dr | Selected | Academic | 11 publications at Northcentral University and Union Institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Bryony Basse Founder · Pilates by Bryony | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Pilates by Bryony. | 1 | 1 |
| Bryony Sheaves Research Clinical Psychologist · Oxford University | Selected | Academic | Research Clinical Psychologist · Oxford University | 1 | 1 |
| Bríd Smith | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Female Teachta Dála until 2024, recent politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Bubba the Love Sponge Shock jock radio personality · The Bubba Army | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Buck Angel Adult-film producer, performer and motivational speaker | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Burchard Dabinnus | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |