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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jochen Buchsteiner FAS political editor | Excluded | Journalist | Politics editor at FAS. | 1 | 1 |
| Jochen Kopelke Head · Gewerkschaft der Polizei | Excluded | Serving politician | Head of police federation union. | 1 | 1 |
| Jochen Paulus Producer · SWR | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Producer at German public radio SWR. | 1 | 1 |
| Jochen Schweizer Entrepreneur | Excluded | Business executive | German entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Jochen Sengpiehl Marketing head · Volkswagen Group China | Excluded | Business executive | Former marketing director of Volkswagen Group China. | 1 | 1 |
| Jochen Stahnke Correspondent in Beijing · F.A.Z. | Excluded | Journalist | Beijing correspondent at F.A.Z. | 1 | 1 |
| Jochen Weller Universitätssternwarte, LMU | Selected | Academic | Researcher at LMU Observatory. | 1 | 1 |
| Jochen Wermuth | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and CIO of Wermuth Asset Management. | 1 | 1 |
| Jochum Veenstra | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist without specified role. | 1 | 1 |
| Jocka Träskbäck | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jodi Herman Former Senate Foreign Relations Committee staffer | Selected | Former official | Former assistant to American Senate committee. | 1 | 1 |
| Jodi Kantor | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist without specified role. | 1 | 1 |
| Jodi Koch CEO · Elizabeth Erin Designs | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Elizabeth Erin Designs. | 1 | 1 |
| Jody Freeman | Selected | Academic | Harvard Law School professor, lawyer at Harvard University. | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Bastianich Judge on MasterChef | Excluded | Business executive | MasterChef jury member and culinary entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Bauernfreund Chief executive · Asset Value Investors | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Asset Value Investors. | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Biden President | Excluded | Serving politician | President of the United States in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Chevalier Vice President of Finance and Operations · APS Payroll | Excluded | Business executive | Vice-President Finance at APS Payroll. | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Cruz | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Cunningham | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Dabrowski Deputy Director of Policy · Pensions UK | Selected | Think tank | Associate Director of Policy at Pensions UK. | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Dispenza Dr | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Chiropractor and author, not academic. | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Easton Reporter · Bloomberg | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Bloomberg | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Ferrari Research psychologist · DePaul University | Selected | Academic | Psychologist researcher at DePaul University. | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Grand Hardware hacker and computer engineer · Grand Idea Studio | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Cybersecurity engineer. | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Hart President and CEO · Dale Carnegie & Associates | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Dale Carnegie & Associates. | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Humphreys Columniste | Selected | Commentator | Columnist. | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Laszlo Head of Content & Insights · Shoptalk | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Content director at Shoptalk. | 1 | 1 |
| Joe McLean Managing partner of sports & entertainment · MAI Capital Management | Excluded | Business executive | Managing partner at MAI Capital Management. | 1 | 1 |
| Joe O'Mahoney Published author, researcher, and leading authority on consulting industry | Selected | Commentator | Author and consulting industry expert. | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Pervall CPT · US Army Warrior Fitness Team | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Pyfer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Scarborough | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist without specified role. | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Schmidt Partner · Andreessen Horowitz | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Partner at Andreessen Horowitz venture capital firm. | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Tidy Cyber correspondent · BBC | Excluded | Journalist | Cyber correspondent BBC. | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Tracy Estate agent · Handelsbanken | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Broker at Handelsbanken. | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Trippi | Excluded | Serving politician | American political campaign consultant, not public official in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Joe van Burik BNR | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist BNR. | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Weil UP Phone | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Leader of UP Phone. | 1 | 1 |
| Joel Becker Member of the technical staff · METR | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Technician at METR. | 1 | 1 |
| Joel Budd Social affairs editor · The Economist | Excluded | Journalist | Social affairs editor Economist. | 1 | 1 |
| Joel Cleto Historian | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Introduced as historian on a Porto history show; the linked profile is an archaeologist, a related but different field; nothing else confirms. | 1 | 1 |
| Joel Emery | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Joel Golby Journalist · Guardian | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Guardian. | 1 | 1 |
| Joel Grau Expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Joel Hughes Rightworks | Excluded | Business executive | Leader of Rightworks. | 1 | 1 |
| Joel Ighe | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Joel Kellgren Culture writer and author | Selected | Commentator | Cultural critic and writer. | 1 | 1 |
| Joel Orrin Excavation leader · Institut für Ur- und Frühgeschichte, Universität Köln | Selected | Academic | Head of archaeological excavations, University of Cologne. | 1 | 1 |
| Joel Rutchman Adviser at SPSM | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Advisor at Swedish pedagogical agency SPSM. | 1 | 1 |