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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Przemysław Wielgosz Journalist, editor, publisher · Le Monde diplomatique | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist and editor. | 1 | 3 |
| Rachel Cruze Expert · Ramsey Network | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Expert at Ramsey Network, presenter. | 1 | 3 |
| Rachel Goldberg-Polin | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 3 |
| Rafał Bogusławski | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 3 |
| Ralf Schuler Journalist · Nius | Excluded | Journalist | Leading editor and moderator at Nius, journalist animator. | 1 | 3 |
| Ramón Cano | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Radio journalist, not analysis journalism. | 1 | 3 |
| Raquel Ejerique Journalist · elDiario.es | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist, elDiario.es, investigative reporter. | 1 | 3 |
| Rayan Nezzar Professor · Sciences Po | Selected | Academic | Professor at Sciences Po. | 1 | 3 |
| Rebecca Mistereggen | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 3 |
| Renato Cifarelli Sancho Panza | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 3 |
| Richard Smit SME editor · FD | Excluded | Journalist | SME companies editor, SME journalist | 1 | 3 |
| Robert Hogan Founder & President · Hogan Assessments | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Founder of Hogan Assessments consulting firm. | 1 | 3 |
| Robert Laul Football columnist | Excluded | Journalist | Football columnist, sports reporter. | 1 | 3 |
| Robert Ménard RN mayor of Béziers | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor of Beziers in office. | 1 | 3 |
| Roberto J. De Lapuente | Selected | Commentator | Author of opinion pieces on current events. | 1 | 3 |
| Rohan Goswami Business Reporter · Semafor | Excluded | Journalist | Business reporter Semafor. | 1 | 3 |
| Roland Nelles Journalist · DER SPIEGEL | Excluded | Journalist | US correspondent at SPIEGEL. | 1 | 3 |
| Ronan Folgoas Journalist on the police-justice desk · Le Parisien | Excluded | Journalist | Police-justice section journalist at Le Parisien = journalist. | 1 | 3 |
| Ross Coulthart Journalist, author and podcast host | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist and podcast host = host. | 1 | 3 |
| Rui Gustavo Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Jornalista = journalist. | 1 | 3 |
| Ryan Felton Autos reporter · WSJ | Excluded | Journalist | Auto reporter for WSJ, reporting. | 1 | 3 |
| Ryan McEntush Investing partner · Andreessen Horowitz | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Partner at Andreessen Horowitz VC, investor. | 1 | 3 |
| Sabina Urraca | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 3 |
| Samuel Misteli Africa correspondent · NZZ | Excluded | Journalist | Africa correspondent NZZ. | 1 | 3 |
| Sander Voormolen | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 3 |
| Sandra Olsthoorn AI editor · FD | Excluded | Journalist | AI editor and tech editor. | 1 | 3 |
| Sara Lövestam Linguist and author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Novelist and linguist. | 1 | 3 |
| Sarah Madden Reporter · Newstalk | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter and journalist at Newstalk | 1 | 3 |
| Sarah Wheaton EU Confidential host · POLITICO | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter and presenter POLITICO | 1 | 3 |
| Sari Sainio Journalist · Aamulehti | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist at Aamulehti. | 1 | 3 |
| Sebastian Urban Fee-based financial investment adviser · urbanfinance.de | Selected | Economist or consultant | Independent financial advisor (Honorarberater). | 1 | 3 |
| Sigrid Hemels Professor of tax law · Erasmus Universiteit | Selected | Academic | Professor of tax law at Erasmus University Rotterdam. | 1 | 3 |
| Silvia Berzoni | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 3 |
| Simon Lund Music editor · Politiken | Excluded | Journalist | Music editor Politiken. | 1 | 3 |
| Simon Schmid Business editor · Tages-Anzeiger | Excluded | Journalist | Economics Editor Tamedia. | 1 | 3 |
| Solveig Godeluck Correspondent · Les Echos | Excluded | Journalist | Les Echos correspondent in New York. | 1 | 3 |
| Spencer Snyder | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 3 |
| Stein Tønnesson Historian and emeritus senior researcher · Peace Research Institute Oslo | Selected | Academic | Historian senior researcher at Institute of Peace Research. | 1 | 3 |
| Sten Lindgren Data engineer | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 3 |
| Stephen Morris San Francisco bureau chief · Financial Times | Excluded | Journalist | Head of FT San Francisco bureau, not an analyst. | 1 | 3 |
| Stéphane Zibi Consultant specializing in digital transformation and AI | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not verifiable. | 1 | 3 |
| Sune Fischer Crime reporter · Ekstra Bladet | Excluded | Journalist | Crime reporter, crime journalist not analyst. | 1 | 3 |
| Susan Knorrenborg Debate editor · Politiken | Selected | Commentator | Debate chief Politiken, debate analyst. | 1 | 3 |
| Sébastien Julian Editor-in-chief · L'Express | Excluded | Journalist | Climate section Editor-in-Chief L'Express | 1 | 3 |
| Sławomir Ćwik Member of parliament · klub Centrum | Excluded | Serving politician | Member currently serving. | 1 | 3 |
| Teresa Guerrero Head of Science · EL MUNDO | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Science EL MUNDO. | 1 | 3 |
| Tessa Szyszkowitz Correspondent | Excluded | Journalist | Foreign correspondent. | 1 | 3 |
| Thomas Just Sørensen Professor of chemistry · University of Copenhagen | Selected | Academic | Professor of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen. | 1 | 3 |
| Thomas Mattsson | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 3 |
| Thomas Westerholm Analyst · Inderes | Selected | Economist or consultant | Financial analyst at Inderes. | 1 | 3 |