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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrzej Nowak Professor | Selected | Academic | Prof. Historian, Jagiellonian University. | 4 | 6 |
| Antje Hermenau Publicist | Selected | Commentator | Publicist, commentator and public analyst. | 4 | 6 |
| Benedicte Bull Expert on Latin America | Selected | Academic | Full professor at University of Oslo. | 4 | 6 |
| Bob Bauer Professor of Practice · New York University | Selected | Academic | Professor of Practice, NYU. | 4 | 6 |
| Cary Cooper Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor and researcher at University of Manchester. | 4 | 6 |
| Daniel Marín | Selected | Commentator | Science communicator. | 4 | 6 |
| Daniel Tutt Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of How to Read Like a Parasite, book. | 4 | 6 |
| Edwin Bendyk Batory Foundation | Selected | Think tank | Director, Batory Foundation, Polish think tank. | 4 | 6 |
| Elliott Abrams Special Representative for Iran from 2020 to 2021 | Selected | Former official | Former Special Representative for Iran 2020-2021. | 4 | 6 |
| Eudald Carbonell Archaeologist | Selected | Academic | Paleontologist, professor at Rovira i Virgili University. | 4 | 6 |
| Franklin Camargo Political commentator · PragerU | Selected | Commentator | Political commentator at PragerU. | 4 | 6 |
| Gaspard Koenig Philosopher, writer, president of the GenerationLibre think tank | Selected | Think tank | President of GenerationLibre, think tank. | 4 | 6 |
| Guillermo Pulido Political scientist and PhD candidate in strategic studies and nuclear deterrence | Selected | Academic | Doctoral student in strategic studies. | 4 | 6 |
| Johan Remkes Former informateur and former minister | Selected | Former official | Former informateur and former minister. | 4 | 6 |
| John Harris Guardian columnist · The Guardian | Selected | Commentator | Guardian columnist. | 4 | 6 |
| Kwasi Kwarteng Former Chancellor of the Exchequer | Selected | Former official | Former Chancellor of the Exchequer. | 4 | 6 |
| Lina Khatib Associate fellow · Chatham House | Selected | Think tank | Associate fellow at Chatham House, recognized think tank. | 4 | 6 |
| Lotte Folke Opinion editor · Politiken | Selected | Commentator | Opinion editor at Politiken. | 4 | 6 |
| Luca Perri Astrophysicist · Osservatorio di Merate e Planetario di Milano | Selected | Academic | Astrophysicist at Merate Observatory. | 4 | 6 |
| Marik von Rennenkampff Writer · The Hill | Selected | Commentator | Columnist at The Hill, former government official. | 4 | 6 |
| Mark Mahaney Senior managing director · Evercore | Selected | Economist or consultant | Senior Managing Director and market strategist at Evercore bank. | 4 | 6 |
| Matthew Szydagis Astroparticle physicist | Selected | Academic | Researcher State University New York Albany | 4 | 6 |
| Mick Mulvaney Former White House Chief of Staff | Selected | Former official | Former White House Chief of Staff. | 4 | 6 |
| Morteza Hajizadeh Ph.D. graduate in English · University of Auckland | Selected | Academic | Ph.D. graduate in English, University of Auckland. | 4 | 6 |
| Nicole Hemmer Historian | Selected | Academic | Historian at University of Vanderbilt. | 4 | 6 |
| Olivier Blanchard Paris School of Economics | Selected | Academic | Paris School of Economics affiliation, university. | 4 | 6 |
| Orysia Lutsevych Head of the Ukraine Forum · Chatham House | Selected | Think tank | Ukraine Forum director at Chatham House. | 4 | 6 |
| Paul Poast Professor · University of Chicago, Department of Political Science | Selected | Academic | Professor, University of Chicago, Political Science. | 4 | 6 |
| Peter Hein van Mulligen Dr. | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist from the Netherlands. | 4 | 6 |
| Piotr Skwieciński | Selected | Former official | Ambassador (end of 2024), also opinion journalist. | 4 | 6 |
| Roselyne Bachelot Former minister | Selected | Former official | Former minister. | 4 | 6 |
| Steve Hou Quant Researcher · Bloomberg Indices | Selected | Economist or consultant | Quant researcher at a bank. | 4 | 6 |
| Thilo Mischke Journalist, Author | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and author. | 4 | 6 |
| Tom Karako Director of the Missile Defense Project · CSIS | Selected | Think tank | Director of Missile Defense Project at CSIS. | 4 | 6 |
| Valérie Niquet China specialist · Foundation for Strategic Research | Selected | Think tank | China specialist Foundation for Strategic Research. | 4 | 6 |
| Wojciech Hermeliński Former chair of the State Election Commission · Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza | Selected | Former official | Former chief of Electoral Commission. | 4 | 6 |
| Antoine Oberdorff Political journalist · L'Opinion | Selected | Commentator | Political journalist at L'Opinion, political analysis. | 4 | 5 |
| Bill McKibben Climate activist and author · Third Act | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Climate activist, matches no role. | 4 | 5 |
| Clas Svahn The author and UFO expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist and UFO expert. | 4 | 5 |
| Dana Mattioli Investigative reporter covering Amazon · The Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Investigative reporter Wall Street Journal. | 4 | 5 |
| Henk Vermeer Foreign affairs spokesperson · BBB | Excluded | Serving politician | BBB foreign affairs spokesperson, active politician. | 4 | 5 |
| Jimmie Åkesson Party leader · Sverigedemokraterna | Excluded | Serving politician | Sweden Democrats party leader, serving politician. | 4 | 5 |
| Karsten Wildberger Federal minister for digital affairs · CDU | Excluded | Serving politician | Federal digital minister in office. | 4 | 5 |
| Maciej Korowaj Reserve lieutenant colonel, analyst of Eastern military affairs · Instytut bezpieczeństwa i rozwoju międzynarodowego | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Reserve colonel, former military officer. | 4 | 5 |
| Michał Wawrykiewicz Lawyer · Wolne Sądy | Excluded | Serving politician | Member of European Parliament in office, europoslan. | 4 | 5 |
| Mona Keijzer Deputy prime minister · Gouvernement des Pays-Bas | Excluded | Serving politician | Vice-Prime Minister Dutch Government IN OFFICE. | 4 | 5 |
| Nick Timiraos Chief economics correspondent · The Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Economics correspondent for Wall Street Journal. | 4 | 5 |
| Niels Paarup-Petersen Politician · Centre Party | Excluded | Serving politician | Riksdag politician, politician in office. | 4 | 5 |
| Rachel Maddow MSNBC anchor | Excluded | Journalist | MSNBC presenter and podcast host, animator. | 4 | 5 |
| Errin Haines Guest host · The 19th | Selected | Commentator | Editor-at-Large at The 19th, politics analyst. | 4 | 5 |