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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooke Gladstone Co-host · On the Media | Selected | Commentator | Co-host of On the Media. | 3 | 9 |
| Bryan Clark Senior fellow · Hudson Institute | Selected | Think tank | Senior Fellow Hudson Institute. | 3 | 9 |
| Francesca Coin Sociologist | Selected | Academic | University sociologist (Ca' Foscari, Venice). | 3 | 9 |
| Frank McDonough Leading historian of the Third Reich | Selected | Academic | Leading historian, Liverpool John Moores University. | 3 | 9 |
| Françoise Vimeux Climatologist, research director · Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD) | Selected | Academic | Research director at IRD. | 3 | 9 |
| Helen Miller Director · Institute for Fiscal Studies | Selected | Think tank | Director of Institute for Fiscal Studies. | 3 | 9 |
| Hugh Ross Astrophysicist | Selected | Academic | Astrophysicist, Caltech. | 3 | 9 |
| Karolina Wigura Sociologist and publicist · Kultura Liberalna | Selected | Commentator | Sociologist and publicist at Kultura Liberalna. | 3 | 9 |
| Przemysław Biskup Analyst | Selected | Academic | Political scientist, university teacher at SGH Warsaw. | 3 | 9 |
| Saul David Military historian and author | Selected | Commentator | Military historian and author. | 3 | 9 |
| Snorre Valen | Selected | Former official | Former member of Norwegian Parliament until 2017. | 3 | 9 |
| William Hague Former foreign secretary · The Times | Selected | Commentator | Columnist for Times, former minister. | 3 | 9 |
| Ignacio Escolar Director · elDiario.es | Excluded | Journalist | Director of general news media. | 3 | 8 |
| Jeremy Bowen International Editor · BBC | Excluded | Journalist | International Editor BBC. | 3 | 8 |
| Paul Williams Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist. | 3 | 8 |
| Sébastien Abis Director · Club Déméter, Iris | Selected | Think tank | Director of the Demeter Club and associate researcher at IRIS. | 3 | 8 |
| David Blair Chief foreign affairs commentator · The Telegraph | Selected | Commentator | Chief foreign affairs commentator at Telegraph. | 3 | 8 |
| Carlos E. Cué Analyst · EL PAÍS | Selected | Commentator | Analyst Cadena SER. | 3 | 8 |
| Eric Cline Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor of history. | 3 | 8 |
| Javier Resines Journalist | Selected | Commentator | Author of Criptozoología, essayist and expert. | 3 | 8 |
| Zoë Schiffer Editor-in-chief · Platformer | Selected | Commentator | Managing editor Platformer, author Extremely Hardcore. | 3 | 8 |
| Éric Heyer Director of the analysis and forecasting department · OFCE | Selected | Think tank | Department director at OFCE. | 3 | 8 |
| Gudula Walterskirchen Historian · Niederösterreichischen Nachrichten | Selected | Commentator | Publicist and historian, author of analyses. | 3 | 8 |
| Anders Rudolfsson Stockbroker · DNB | Selected | Economist or consultant | Stock broker bank DNB. | 3 | 8 |
| Alexandra Stråberg Chief economist · Länsförsäkringar | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief economist at Länsförsäkringar. | 3 | 8 |
| Bérengère Bonte Political journalist | Selected | Commentator | Author on Gabriel Attal and L'Ange exterminateur. | 3 | 8 |
| Ed Ongweso Jr. Critic · Tech Bubble newsletter | Selected | Commentator | Critic, Tech Bubble newsletter. | 3 | 8 |
| Lone Frank | Selected | Commentator | Science journalist and non-fiction author. | 3 | 8 |
| Helle Thorning-Schmidt | Selected | Former official | Prime Minister of Denmark through 2015. | 3 | 8 |
| Lasse Meholm Consultant · Norges Bank | Selected | Economist or consultant | Consultant for Norges Bank. | 3 | 8 |
| Seyed Mohammad Marandi Professor | Selected | Academic | Explicit professor title. | 3 | 8 |
| Thomas Brudermann Assoc. Prof. Dr. · Universität Graz | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor Dr. University of Graz. | 3 | 8 |
| Derk Walters Editor · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | Middle East editor, foreign correspondent. | 3 | 7 |
| Fionnán Sheahan Journalist · Belfast Telegraph | Excluded | Journalist | Belfast Telegraph journalist, reporter. | 3 | 7 |
| Michael Bröcker Editor-in-chief · Table Media | Excluded | Journalist | Editor-in-chief, Table Media, media information editor. | 3 | 7 |
| Rik Rutten Journalist at NRC | Excluded | Journalist | EU correspondent and journalist. | 3 | 7 |
| Bo Eriksson Lecturer in history | Selected | Academic | Docent in history, historian and author. | 3 | 7 |
| Joar Hagatun Investment chief at Kron | Selected | Economist or consultant | Investment strategy leader at Kron/Storebrand. | 3 | 7 |
| Lars Trier Mogensen Political commentator · Genstart | Selected | Commentator | Political commentator. | 3 | 7 |
| Brian Hanley Co-author of 'The Lost Revolution: The Story of the Official IRA and the Workers Party' | Selected | Commentator | Co-author of 'The Lost Revolution', historian. | 3 | 7 |
| Bart Van Loo Author | Selected | Commentator | Historian and book author, primary activity is analysis. | 3 | 7 |
| Brian Finucane Editor · Just Security | Selected | Think tank | Editor of Just Security, political think tank. | 3 | 7 |
| Folkert Jensma Legal editor · NRC | Selected | Commentator | Specialized legal editor. | 3 | 7 |
| Gerard Howlin Columnist | Selected | Commentator | Columnist and public affairs consultant. | 3 | 7 |
| Niagalé Bagayoko President · African Security Sector Network | Selected | Think tank | President of African Security Sector Network, political think tank. | 3 | 7 |
| Paulo Portas Former deputy prime minister | Selected | Former official | Former deputy prime minister. | 3 | 7 |
| Adam Traczyk Political scientist · More in Common | Selected | Think tank | Political scientist at More in Common. | 3 | 7 |
| Anders Romarheim Associate professor at Institutt for forsvarsstudier at Forsvarets høgskole · Norwegian Defence University College | Selected | Academic | Associate professor at Forsvarets høgskole. | 3 | 7 |
| Lise Hand | Selected | Commentator | Irish political columnist. | 3 | 7 |
| Anton La Guardia Diplomatic editor · The Economist | Selected | Commentator | Diplomatic editor, The Economist, specialized analyst. | 3 | 7 |