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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Udhay Mathialagan Managing Partner · Brookfield Infrastructure Group | Excluded | Business executive | Managing Partner Brookfield Infrastructure. | 1 | 1 |
| Udo Kießlich | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Udo Landbauer Deputy governor of Lower Austria | Excluded | Serving politician | Deputy governor, politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Udo Zolleis European Parliament officials and analysts | Excluded | Serving politician | European Parliament official, civil servant. | 1 | 1 |
| Ueli Bamert | Excluded | Serving politician | Swiss politician, member of cantonal council. | 1 | 1 |
| Uffe Gråe Jørgensen Astrophysicist · Niels Bohr Institutet | Selected | Academic | Astrophysicist, Niels Bohr Institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Uffe Mynster Retired psychologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Retired psychologist. | 1 | 1 |
| Ugo Biggeri M5S | Excluded | Serving politician | Ugo Biggeri, M5S politician. | 1 | 1 |
| Ugo Nanni Glaciologist and seismologist · Université d'Oslo | Selected | Academic | Glaciologist seismologist, University of Oslo. | 1 | 1 |
| Ugo Panizza Vice president · CEPR | Selected | Think tank | Vice President CEPR, Graduate Institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Ugo Tramballi Journalist · ISPI | Excluded | Journalist | ISPI journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Uki Goni Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of historical inquiry. | 1 | 1 |
| Ulf Bremberg | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Ulf Deutgen Sea captain | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Sea captain. | 1 | 1 |
| Ulf Laessing Journalist, author | Selected | Commentator | Journalist author Libya. | 1 | 1 |
| Ulf Pettersson DITV tykonom | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Fund manager. | 1 | 1 |
| Ulf Ramberg Research leader · Lund University | Selected | Academic | Research leader at Lund University. | 1 | 1 |
| Uli Grötsch Federal police commissioner | Excluded | Serving politician | Police representative, civil service function. | 1 | 1 |
| Uli Ladurner Foreign correspondent of ZEIT in Brussels | Excluded | Journalist | Foreign correspondent ZEIT Brussels. | 1 | 1 |
| Uliana Poltavets Ukraine Emergency Response Coordinator · Physicians for Human Rights | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Coordinator at Physicians NGO. | 1 | 1 |
| Ulla Brockenhuus-Schack Seed capital partner | Excluded | Business executive | Seed Capital partner, venture capital. | 1 | 1 |
| Ulla Essendrop | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ulla Trini | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ullrich Mies | Selected | Commentator | Political analysis essayist. | 1 | 1 |
| Ulrica Swärd Swedish Environmental Protection Agency | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, government agency. | 1 | 1 |
| Ulrich Bang Cicedirektør · Dansk Erhverv | Selected | Think tank | CEO at Dansk Erhverv. | 1 | 1 |
| Ulrich Horstmann Professor · Humboldt-Universität Berlin | Selected | Academic | Prof. Dr. Humboldt-Universität. | 1 | 1 |
| Ulrich Ladurner | Excluded | Journalist | ZEIT foreign correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Ulrich Matthes | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ulrich Meyer Spokesperson · Technical University of Munich | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Speaker, university spokesperson. | 1 | 1 |
| Ulrich Rosar Professor · Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf | Selected | Academic | Professor, Heinrich-Heine-University. | 1 | 1 |
| Ulrich Schmid | Selected | Academic et Commentator | Professor at University of Bern and other universities. | 1 | 1 |
| Ulrich Schädler | Selected | Academic | Classical archaeologist and university teacher at University of Fribourg. | 1 | 1 |
| Ulrich Voit Notary | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Notary. | 1 | 1 |
| Ulrich Wüllenweber | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ulrik Beck Department director · Ceri | Selected | Think tank | Department director think tank DIIS. | 1 | 1 |
| Ulrik Hans Corrosion expert · Empa | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Corrosion expert. | 1 | 1 |
| Ulrik Juul Christensen Board chair and CEO · Area9 Group | Excluded | Business executive | Board chairman and managing director. | 1 | 1 |
| Ulrik Nissen Lecturer in ethics and philosophy of religion · Aarhus University | Selected | Academic | Lecturer at Aarhus University. | 1 | 1 |
| Ulrik Pram Gad Senior researcher · DIIS | Selected | Think tank | Senior Researcher DIIS. | 1 | 1 |
| Ulrik Wilbek Mayor · Viborg | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor, political official. | 1 | 1 |
| Ulrika Björkstén Secretary general of Science and the Public | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | General secretary of organization. | 1 | 1 |
| Ulrike Felt Technology researcher | Selected | Academic | University teacher and sociologist at University of Vienna. | 1 | 1 |
| Ulrike Helwerth Former West German journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Former journalist (former). | 1 | 1 |
| Ulrike Herrmann Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Simple journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Ulrike Keppler Clothing and book shop · Kreisverband Nürnberg-Stadt, Bayerisches Rotes Kreuz | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Red Cross local branch. | 1 | 1 |
| Ulrike Lohwasser Scientist · Leibnitz Institut für Pflanzengenetik | Selected | Academic | Scientist Leibniz Institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Ulrike Stockmann Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Simple journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Ulrike Vollmoeller Iris und Fred | Excluded | Business executive | Iris and Fred founder. | 1 | 1 |
| Ulrikke Brandstorp | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |