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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isabella Weber Economics professor · University of Massachusetts-Amherst | Selected | Academic | Economics professor at University of Massachusetts-Amherst. | 9 | 13 |
| Daniel Whiteson Professor of physics · UC Irvine | Selected | Academic | Professor of physics at UC Irvine. | 9 | 13 |
| Felienne Hermans Professor · VU | Selected | Academic | Professor of Computer Science at VU. | 9 | 13 |
| Garrett Graff Historian and author | Selected | Commentator | Historian and author of The Only Plane in the Sky. | 9 | 13 |
| Stefanie Babst Political scientist · Nato | Selected | Think tank | Female political scientist at NATO, former staff member. | 9 | 13 |
| Katja Gloger Journalist and Russia expert | Selected | Commentator | Russia expert, specialized domain analyst. | 9 | 12 |
| Russell Napier Macro strategist | Selected | Economist or consultant | Macro strategist financial historian. | 9 | 11 |
| Ruud Koopmans Professor of sociology | Selected | Academic | Professor of sociology, migration researcher. | 9 | 11 |
| Hein de Haas Migration researcher | Selected | Academic | Prof. dr. migration researcher, international. | 9 | 11 |
| Ivan Krastev Political scientist | Selected | Academic | Bulgarian political scientist, university teacher. | 9 | 11 |
| Jacques Vallee UFO researcher | Selected | Commentator | Legendary UFO researcher, analyzes UFO phenomena. | 9 | 11 |
| Ta-Nehisi Coates | Selected | Commentator | Essayist and analysis journalist, Atlantic columnist. | 9 | 11 |
| Thomas Chatterton Williams Author · The Atlantic | Selected | Commentator | Author published in The Atlantic. | 9 | 10 |
| Caroline de Gruyter Columnist and EU correspondent | Selected | Commentator | Columnist, EU correspondent. | 9 | 10 |
| Erik Scherder Neuropsychologist · Open Universiteit, VU Amsterdam | Selected | Academic | Neuropsychologist at Open University and VU Amsterdam. | 9 | 10 |
| Jitske Kramer Bestselling author, anthropologist | Selected | Commentator | Bestselling author and anthropologist. | 9 | 10 |
| Matthias Strolz | Selected | Former official | Former politician, posts ended 2018. | 9 | 10 |
| Timothée Parrique Economist | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist. | 9 | 10 |
| Eliezer Yudkowsky AI researcher and writer · Machine Intelligence Research Institute | Selected | Academic | AI researcher at Machine Intelligence Research Institute. | 9 | 9 |
| Hanno Sauer Associate Professor of Philosophy and Ethics · Universität Utrecht | Selected | Academic | Associate professor of philosophy and ethics at Utrecht. | 9 | 9 |
| Tim Shipman The Spectator | Selected | Commentator | Journalist at The Spectator, political opinion magazine. | 8 | 169 |
| Bill Kristol | Selected | Commentator | Political writer, former White House staffer in late 1993. | 8 | 109 |
| Katie Martin Markets columnist and editorial board member · Financial Times | Selected | Commentator | Markets columnist for Financial Times. | 8 | 96 |
| Javier Sierra Writer | Selected | Commentator | Writer, author, journalist, current affairs analyst. | 8 | 85 |
| Rick Wilson Lincoln Project co-founder | Selected | Commentator | Co-founder of Lincoln Project, political analyst. | 8 | 81 |
| Darius Dale Macro mind · 42Macro | Selected | Economist or consultant | CEO of 42Macro macro forecasting service. | 8 | 65 |
| Kari Elisabeth Kaski The Storting representatives · SV | Selected | Former official | Former Storting politician. | 8 | 64 |
| Mario Del Pero Professor of international history · SciencesPo | Selected | Academic | Professor of history, Sciences Po, ISPI researcher. | 8 | 61 |
| Katy Milkman Professor · Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania | Selected | Academic | Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. | 8 | 56 |
| Stephen Bush FT correspondent · Financial Times | Selected | Commentator | Political columnist at Financial Times. | 8 | 47 |
| Julia Wouters Political scientist, spin doctor | Selected | Commentator | Political scientist, spin doctor and writer analyst. | 8 | 43 |
| Roland Tichy Publicist | Selected | Commentator | Publicist / essayist. | 8 | 42 |
| Jim Al-Khalili | Selected | Academic | Theoretical physicist at University College London and University of Surrey. | 8 | 40 |
| Jaap de Hoop Scheffer Former NATO secretary general | Selected | Former official | Former NATO Secretary-General (former). | 8 | 28 |
| Stefano Feltri Journalist · Domani | Selected | Commentator | Director of Domani (analysis newspaper director). | 8 | 27 |
| Franz-Olivier Giesbert Writer, columnist · Esprits Libres | Selected | Commentator | Writer and columnist for Esprits Libres. | 8 | 26 |
| Stephen Moore Co-founder · Committee to Unleash Prosperity | Selected | Think tank | Distinguished Fellow at Heritage Foundation. | 8 | 26 |
| Hans-Georg Maaßen Former president of the German Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution | Selected | Former official | Former president of Federal Constitutional Protection Office (ehem.). | 8 | 25 |
| Todd Bensman Senior fellow · Center for Immigration Studies | Selected | Think tank | Senior Fellow at Center for Immigration Studies. | 8 | 23 |
| Matt Taibbi Editor · Racket News | Selected | Commentator | Editor of Racket News. | 8 | 21 |
| David Ignatius Washington Post columnist and author | Selected | Commentator | Washington Post Columnist and Author. | 8 | 21 |
| Brad Stulberg Cofounder · The Growth Equation | Selected | Commentator | Bestselling author, executive coach, researcher. | 8 | 20 |
| Richard David Precht Philosopher and author | Selected | Commentator | Philosopher and author, analysis of ideas. | 8 | 19 |
| Asle Toje Political scientist | Selected | Academic | Researcher, University of Oslo. | 8 | 19 |
| Sönke Iwersen Co-author · Handelsblatt | Selected | Commentator | Co-author of The Tesla Files, investigative book. | 8 | 19 |
| Chris Giles Economics editor · Financial Times | Selected | Commentator | Economics commentator and editor at Financial Times. | 8 | 18 |
| Mark Hertling Lt. Gen. (Ret.) | Selected | Former official | Lt. Gen. (Ret.), retired military officer. | 8 | 18 |
| Jan Fleischhauer Focus columnist | Selected | Commentator | Columnist at Focus. | 8 | 17 |
| Suzanne Maloney Brookings senior fellow | Selected | Think tank | Brookings senior fellow. | 8 | 17 |
| Jacob Silverman Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of Gilded Rage, nonfiction essayist. | 8 | 17 |