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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kida Khodr Ramadan Actor and director | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kieran Cunningham Chief Sports Writer · The Irish Daily Star | Excluded | Journalist | Sports columnist, not analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Kieran File Dr | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Kieran Klaassen Entrepreneur · Every | Excluded | Business executive | Entrepreneur in residence at Every. | 1 | 1 |
| Kieran McCarthy Engineer and Director · KMC Homes in Cork | Excluded | Business executive | Engineer and Director at KMC Homes Cork. | 1 | 1 |
| Kiese Laymon Author | Selected | Commentator | Award-winning nonfiction author. | 1 | 1 |
| Kiira Fröberg Investor relations director · Konecranes | Excluded | Business executive | Investor Relations Manager Konecranes, executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Kiki Lauwers CEO · Thorizon | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Thorizon. | 1 | 1 |
| Kiki McDonough | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Designer, does not belong to any defined role. | 1 | 1 |
| Kiko Rivera | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Killian Clarke Dr. · Cambridge University Press | Selected | Academic | Cambridge University Press indicates academic affiliation. | 1 | 1 |
| Kim Arcand Data-sonification expert · Chandra X-ray Observatory | Selected | Academic | Data-sonification expert Chandra X-ray Observatory. | 1 | 1 |
| Kim Aris | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kim Barthel Occupational Therapist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Occupational therapist. | 1 | 1 |
| Kim Baudry Dematic | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Dematic executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Kim Beerden Historian · Leiden University | Selected | Academic | Historian at Leiden University. | 1 | 1 |
| Kim Bergqvist Doctoral student in history · Stockholm University | Selected | Academic | Doctoral student in history at Stockholm University. | 1 | 1 |
| Kim Bielenberg | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Kim Dankoor Researcher · Erasmus Universiteit, Universiteit Utrecht | Selected | Academic | Researcher at Erasmus University. | 1 | 1 |
| Kim Edgar Karlsen Psychologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist, without university affiliation. | 1 | 1 |
| Kim Hakkarainen | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Kim Hijkamp Co-founder · SpeedDryer | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder SpeedDryer, founder. | 1 | 1 |
| Kim Kardashian Business mogul | Excluded | Business executive | Business mogul. | 1 | 1 |
| Kim Kristensen Court chief · H.M. Dronning Margrethe | Excluded | Serving politician | Chef of H.M. Queen Margrethe, personal staff. | 1 | 1 |
| Kim Richard Mystery shopper | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kim Schoenholtz | Selected | Academic | Professor of economics at NYU Stern. | 1 | 1 |
| Kim Skalborg Simonsen Biologist · Givskud Zoo | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Biologist Givskud Zoo. | 1 | 1 |
| Kim Wigaard Conductor of the dementia choir | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kimbal Musk Restaurateur · The Kitchen Restaurant Group | Excluded | Business executive | Restaurateur, The Kitchen Restaurant Group. | 1 | 1 |
| Kimberly Blumenthal Allergist-immunologist, researcher · Mass General Hospital, Harvard Medical School | Selected | Academic | Allergist-immunologist researcher Harvard Medical School. | 1 | 1 |
| Kimberly Brock | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Kimberly Ellison-Taylor | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kimberly K. Garrett Environmental Toxicologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Environmental toxicologist with no university affiliation. | 1 | 1 |
| Kimberly Kagan President · Institute for the Study of War | Selected | Think tank | President of Institute for Study of War. | 1 | 1 |
| Kimberly Samuel Scholar | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Kimberly Tchaikovsky Dr | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Kimihito Mukouyama Design manager · Tokyo | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Construction chief Tokyo, public administrator. | 1 | 1 |
| Kimmie Åhlén Youth coordinator, lecturer | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kimmo Haanpää Senior lecturer · Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences | Selected | Academic | Lecturer at Metropolia University of Applied Sciences. | 1 | 1 |
| Kimmo Herranen CEO · Administer | Excluded | Business executive | CEO at Administer. | 1 | 1 |
| Kinga Gaździńska Architect · Grupa Pracuj | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Female architect at Grupa Pracuj, company executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Kinga Gruszecka President of the Association of Polish Space Sector Professionals · Stowarzyszenia Polskich Profesjonalistów Sektora Kosmicznego | Excluded | Business executive | Prezeska association professionnelle espace. | 1 | 1 |
| Kinga Zielińska Dr · Małopolskie Centrum Biotechnologii UJ | Selected | Academic | Dr. at Małopolskie Biotechnology Center at Jagiellonian University. | 1 | 1 |
| Kings Chimungu Local und Biologe | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Biologist, no university affiliation. | 1 | 1 |
| Kinsey Fabrizio Director · Consumer Technology Association | Selected | Think tank | Director of Consumer Technology Association. | 1 | 1 |
| Kira Engelhardt Data & AI-Team Leader · EON | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Department director at EON, business. | 1 | 1 |
| Kira Huju Associate Director of Diplomatic Studies · University of Pennsylvania | Selected | Academic | Associate Director at University of Pennsylvania. | 1 | 1 |
| Kira Vibe Jespersen Lecturer · Aarhus University | Selected | Academic | Lecturer at Aarhus University. | 1 | 1 |
| Kirin Sinha Founder/CEO · Illumix | Excluded | Business executive | Founder/CEO of Illumix. | 1 | 1 |
| Kirk Ewing Co-Founder & General Manager · Zapbox | Excluded | Business executive | Co-Founder & General Manager of Zapbox. | 1 | 1 |