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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erin McCarthy VP/Editor-in-Chief · MentalFloss.com | Selected | Commentator | VP/Editor-in-Chief of MentalFloss and author. | 1 | 2 |
| Ermete Realacci President · Symbola | Selected | Think tank | Presidente di Symbola (think tank foundation). | 1 | 2 |
| Evan Braden Montgomery Senior Fellow · Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments | Selected | Think tank | Senior Fellow at Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments. | 1 | 2 |
| Felicity Hill Lecturer in medieval history · St. Andrews University | Selected | Academic | Lecturer in medieval history at St. Andrews University. | 1 | 2 |
| Fernando Martínez Laínez Author | Selected | Commentator | Author, essayist and writer of nonfiction books. | 1 | 2 |
| Franck Monnier Egyptologist · CNRS | Selected | Academic | Egyptologist at CNRS. | 1 | 2 |
| Frank van Vree Professor · University of Amsterdam | Selected | Academic | Emeritus Professor at University of Amsterdam. | 1 | 2 |
| Françoise Benhamou Professor of economics · Université Paris 13 | Selected | Academic | Professor of Economics at University of Paris 13. | 1 | 2 |
| Freerk Huisken | Selected | Academic et Commentator | Opinion journalist and teacher at University of Bremen. | 1 | 2 |
| Frédéric Le Moal Historian, specialist in fascism | Selected | Academic | Historian specializing in fascism, French universities. | 1 | 2 |
| Frédéric Sawicki Professor of political science · Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University | Selected | Academic | Professor of political science at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University. | 1 | 2 |
| Gilles Pison Emeritus professor · Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Paris | Selected | Academic | Emeritus professor at the Museum. | 1 | 2 |
| Gisela Boeck Chair of the history of chemistry specialist group · Gesellschaft deutscher Chemiker | Selected | Academic | Chemist and university professor. | 1 | 2 |
| Gisèle Clément | Selected | Academic | Musicologist and university professor. | 1 | 2 |
| Grit Strassenberger Professor of political theory | Selected | Academic | Female professor of Political Theory, explicit academic title. | 1 | 2 |
| Gunnar Sørbø Social anthropologist | Selected | Academic | Social anthropologist at University of Bergen. | 1 | 2 |
| Gérald Arboit Intelligence historian | Selected | Academic | Historian at the National Conservatory of Arts and Crafts. | 1 | 2 |
| Hampus Knutsson Crisis expert | Selected | Economist or consultant | Independent communications consultant. | 1 | 2 |
| Hans Ruin Philosopher | Selected | Academic | Philosopher at Stockholm University and Södertörn University. | 1 | 2 |
| Harvey Mansfield Retired Harvard Professor · Harvard University | Selected | Academic | Retired Harvard professor at Harvard University. | 1 | 2 |
| Herman Matthijs Professor | Selected | Academic | Prof at Vrije Universiteit Brussel. | 1 | 2 |
| Hogne Hongset Author, political analyst · Motvind | Selected | Commentator | Author and political analyst. | 1 | 2 |
| Hubert Coudurier News director · Le Télégramme | Selected | Commentator | Director of information at Le Telegramme. | 1 | 2 |
| Hugo Coniez Agrégé in history | Selected | Academic | History agrégé (French university title). | 1 | 2 |
| Hugo Koning Greek mythology expert · Leiden University | Selected | Academic | Greek mythology expert at University of Leiden. | 1 | 2 |
| Hélène Cloëz Associate lawyer · LPA-CGR Avocats | Selected | Lawyer | Associate lawyer at LPA-CGR Avocats. | 1 | 2 |
| Ian Johnson Council on Foreign Relations | Selected | Think tank | Council on Foreign Relations. | 1 | 2 |
| Inez Germeys Professor · KU Leuven | Selected | Academic | Prof. dr. at KU Leuven. | 1 | 2 |
| Inge Bryan Cybersecurity expert · Instituut Clingendael | Selected | Think tank | Cybersecurity expert at Instituut Clingendael. | 1 | 2 |
| Irene Vallejo | Selected | Commentator | Writer, Spanish philologist. | 1 | 2 |
| Itamar Drechsler Finance professor · Wharton | Selected | Academic | Finance professor at Wharton. | 1 | 2 |
| Iván Werning | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist, MIT. | 1 | 2 |
| J. Bradford DeLong Economist · UC Berkeley | Selected | Academic et Commentator | Economic historian at UC Berkeley, author of Slouching Towards Utopia. | 1 | 2 |
| Jacques Krynen Legal historian · Université de Toulouse Capitole | Selected | Academic | Legal historian at University Toulouse Capitole. | 1 | 2 |
| Jaimie Henderson Stanford neurosurgeon | Selected | Academic | Research neurosurgeon at Stanford University. | 1 | 2 |
| Jakub Bielamowicz Instytut Nowej Europy | Selected | Think tank | Instytut Nowej Europy (Polish think tank). | 1 | 2 |
| Jan Altmann Director of investment strategies · ETC Group | Selected | Economist or consultant | Director of Investment Strategies at ETC Group. | 1 | 2 |
| Jane Muncke Toxicologist, Managing Director and Chief Scientific Officer · Food Packaging Forum Foundation (FPF) | Selected | Academic | Toxicologist, managing director, toxicology doctor. | 1 | 2 |
| Jason Rhodes JPL Researcher | Selected | Academic | JPL Researcher, public research organization. | 1 | 2 |
| Javier Gómez Bermúdez Judge · Audiencia Nacional | Selected | Former official | Former magistrate, former public official. | 1 | 2 |
| Jean-Baptiste Velut Professor · Sorbonne Nouvelle University | Selected | Academic | Professor at Sorbonne Nouvelle University. | 1 | 2 |
| Jean-Louis Borloo Former minister · UDI | Selected | Former official | Former minister and founding president of UDI. | 1 | 2 |
| Jennie Godfrey Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of Sunday Times Bestseller, nonfiction author. | 1 | 2 |
| Jerry Dragoo Mephitologist · Dragoo Institute | Selected | Academic | University researcher in mammalogy, skunk specialist. | 1 | 2 |
| Jillian Scudder Assistant professor of physics & astronomy · Oberlin College | Selected | Academic | Assistant professor of physics Oberlin College. | 1 | 2 |
| Joe Schwarcz Director of Office for Science and Society · McGill University | Selected | Academic | Director of the Office for Science and Society at McGill. | 1 | 2 |
| Johannes Hürter Apl. Prof. Dr. · Institut für Zeitgeschichte | Selected | Academic | Apl. Prof. Dr. at Institut für Zeitgeschichte. | 1 | 2 |
| John Garth Award-winning Tolkien biographer and author | Selected | Commentator | Award-winning Tolkien biographer and author. | 1 | 2 |
| John Lennox Mathematician, bioethicist, and Christian apologist | Selected | Academic | Mathematician at University of Oxford. | 1 | 2 |
| John Van Reenen Ronald Coase School Professor · London School of Economics | Selected | Academic | Ronald Coase School professor, LSE. | 1 | 2 |