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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Milburn Lecturer in Political Philosophy · Loughborough University | Selected | Academic | Senior lecturer in political philosophy at Loughborough University. | 1 | 1 |
| Josh Oliver Correspondent · Financial Times | Excluded | Journalist | Financial Times correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Josh Peck Child Star · Nickelodeon | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Josh Posaner Senior Defense and Space Reporter · POLITICO | Excluded | Journalist | Defense and space reporter POLITICO | 1 | 1 |
| Josh Shapiro Democratic Governor · Pennsylvania | Excluded | Serving politician | Democratic Governor of Pennsylvania. | 1 | 1 |
| Josh Simons MP · Labour Party | Excluded | Serving politician | Labour Party member. | 1 | 1 |
| Josh Turek Democratic candidate for Senate in Iowa | Excluded | Serving politician | Iowa Senate election candidate. | 1 | 1 |
| Josh Veldhuizen CEO of the millions-generating brand JOSH V | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of JOSH V brand. | 1 | 1 |
| Josh Widdicombe Actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Josh Wolfe Co-founder · Lux Capital | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Co-Founder of Lux Capital. | 1 | 1 |
| Joshua Barone Classical music correspondent · The Times | Excluded | Journalist | Classical music correspondent for The Times. | 1 | 1 |
| Joshua Bercu Executive director of Industry Traceback Group | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Executive director of Industry Traceback Group. | 1 | 1 |
| Joshua Broome Former adult film star turned pastor | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Joshua Browder Founder and CEO · DoNotPay | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and CEO of DoNotPay. | 1 | 1 |
| Joshua Castellino Author | Selected | Academic | Professor of law. | 1 | 1 |
| Joshua Charles Author | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Joshua Citarella | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Visual Artist, not academic. | 1 | 1 |
| Joshua Copeland Cybersecurity Professor · Tulane University | Selected | Academic | Professor of cybersecurity at Tulane University. | 1 | 1 |
| Joshua D. Gottlieb Harris School of Public Policy | Selected | Academic | At Harris School of Public Policy. | 1 | 1 |
| Joshua Gawlitza Radiologist · Universitätsklinik rechts der Isar | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Radiologist at university hospital. | 1 | 1 |
| Joshua Goldstein Author | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (non) : Author of the nuclear power book behind the Oliver Stone film; the linked profile is a Berkeley sociologist, an unrelated namesake. | 1 | 1 |
| Joshua Gunn VP of Retail Sales and Marketing · Dreo | Excluded | Business executive | VP Sales and Marketing at Dreo. | 1 | 1 |
| Joshua Hartshorne Assistant professor of psychology · Boston College | Selected | Academic | Assistant professor of psychology at Boston College. | 1 | 1 |
| Joshua McElwee Vatican correspondent · Reuters | Excluded | Journalist | Vatican correspondent for Reuters. | 1 | 1 |
| Joshua Oliver Covers real estate (and crypto) for the FT · Financial Times | Excluded | Journalist | Real estate and crypto reporter FT | 1 | 1 |
| Joshua Roberts Capital markets correspondent · The Economist | Excluded | Journalist | Capital markets correspondent for The Economist. | 1 | 1 |
| Joshua Spencer Asia news editor · The Economist | Selected | Commentator | Asia news editor at Economist. | 1 | 1 |
| Josiah Neeley R Street Institute's Energy team advisor | Selected | Think tank | Advisor at R Street Institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Josias Fagerland Unge Aktionærer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Josje den Ridder Dr. | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Jostein Vinjerui Manager · British cross-country team | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Josué Moreno | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| José A. Morales García PhD in neurobiology · UCM | Selected | Academic | Doctor of Neurobiology and professor at UCM. | 1 | 1 |
| José Alberto Lemos Journalist · Rádio Renascença | Excluded | Journalist | Generalist radio journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| José Andrés Chef | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| José Antonio Martín Pallín Emeritus judge of the Tribunal Supremo | Selected | Former official | Emeritus magistrate of the Supreme Court. | 1 | 1 |
| José Augusto Cardoso Bernardes Professor | Selected | Academic | University professor. | 1 | 1 |
| José Augusto Matos Amateur astronomer | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Amateur astronomer. | 1 | 1 |
| José Azevedo Pinto Lemon Jelly | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| José Barea Photographer, author | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| José Calvo Poyato Writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Fiction novelist. | 1 | 1 |
| José Camões Researcher | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| José Carlos Díez | Excluded | Doubtful participation | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| José Carlos González Catholic businessman | Excluded | Business executive | Catholic businessman. | 1 | 1 |
| José Carmona Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Generalist journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| José Costa Rodrigues Co-founder and CEO · Relive | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder and CEO of Relive. | 1 | 1 |
| José Couto Chair of the board · Microplásticos, AFIA | Excluded | Business executive | Presidente de consejo de administración. | 1 | 1 |
| José De Córdoba WSJ's · The Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Wall Street Journal. | 1 | 1 |
| José Delgado Head of the Klimateam · Finanzministerium | Excluded | Serving politician | Head of climate team in ministry. | 1 | 1 |
| José Elías Forbes | Excluded | Business executive | Company executive. | 1 | 1 |