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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Layard Professor · LSE | Selected | Academic | Professor at LSE (London School of Economics). | 4 | 4 |
| Richard Tellström Lecturer in food studies | Selected | Academic | Docent in food science, teacher-researcher. | 4 | 4 |
| Rob Briner Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor of organizational psychology at Queen Mary. | 4 | 4 |
| Rohit Chopra Former director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau · CFPB | Selected | Former official | Former director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. | 4 | 4 |
| Santiago Armesilla PhD in Economics and geopolitical analyst | Selected | Economist or consultant | Doctor of Economics, geopolitical analyst. | 4 | 4 |
| Simon Daragon PhD in tax law, senior lecturer · université catholique de Lille, université Nice Côte d'Azur | Selected | Academic | Doctor, senior lecturer at Universities of Lille and Nice. | 4 | 4 |
| Sir Anthony Seldon Historian and author | Selected | Commentator | Historian and author, providing historical analysis for the public. | 4 | 4 |
| Stine Jensen Philosopher | Selected | Commentator | Columnist and philosopher. | 4 | 4 |
| Sucharit Bhakdi Professor | Selected | Academic | Prof. Dr., researcher. | 4 | 4 |
| Theresa Kuhn Professor of modern European history and politics · University of Amsterdam | Selected | Academic | Professor of modern European history and politics, University of Amsterdam. | 4 | 4 |
| Thomas Levenson MIT professor | Selected | Academic | MIT professor. | 4 | 4 |
| Urs Koenig Leadership expert, Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor, leadership expert. | 4 | 4 |
| Vanessa Patrick Associate Dean for Research, Bauer Professor of Marketing · Bauer School of Business, University of Houston | Selected | Academic | Bauer professor of marketing, University of Houston. | 4 | 4 |
| Vinciane Despret Philosopher | Selected | Academic | Philosopher at University of Liège and Université libre de Bruxelles. | 4 | 4 |
| Ann Berry Morning Brew | Selected | Commentator | Morning Brew, Ann analyzes the market. | 3 | 274 |
| Charles Consigny Lawyer | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer. | 3 | 209 |
| Holger Graf Former Goldman Sachs banker, professor | Selected | Academic | Professor title. | 3 | 199 |
| Antón Losada Analyst | Selected | Academic | Political scientist at University of Santiago. | 3 | 101 |
| Lucio Caracciolo Geopolitics expert · Limes | Selected | Commentator | Director of Limes, geopolitics journal director. | 3 | 96 |
| Eduardo Madina | Selected | Former official | Former member of Congress (end 2017). | 3 | 74 |
| Kevin Frazier Lawfare Tarbell Fellow · Lawfare Institute | Selected | Academic | Assistant Professor St. Thomas University College of Law. | 3 | 71 |
| Helge Lurås Editor · iNyheter | Selected | Commentator | Editor · iNews | 3 | 64 |
| Kate Andrews Economics editor · The Spectator | Selected | Commentator | Economics editor, Spectator magazine. | 3 | 63 |
| Hans von der Burchard Europe expert · POLITICO | Selected | Commentator | POLITICO. | 3 | 59 |
| Alex Thomas Institute for Government | Selected | Think tank | Associate at Institute for Government. | 3 | 59 |
| Roger Parloff Senior Editor · The Lawfare Institute | Selected | Think tank | Senior Editor of Lawfare Institute, think tank. | 3 | 56 |
| Andrew Marr Political commentator | Selected | Commentator | Political commentator. | 3 | 49 |
| Martin Hårdstedt Professor of history · Umeå University | Selected | Academic | Professor of History at Umeå University. | 3 | 48 |
| Dave Aronberg Legal expert | Selected | Lawyer | Legal expert and lawyer. | 3 | 44 |
| Wojciech Szacki | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and analyst at Polityka Insight. | 3 | 41 |
| Charles C.W. Cooke Senior writer · National Review | Selected | Commentator | Senior Writer National Review. | 3 | 40 |
| Anthony Morel Journalist · BFM Business | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist and presenter at BFM Business. | 3 | 39 |
| Clara Ferreira Alves SIC Notícias | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Recurring commentator on Portuguese politics for SIC; the journalist profile fits, but no employer or specific field links them. | 3 | 39 |
| Miranda Green FT columnist · Financial Times | Selected | Commentator | Columnist and opinion associate at Financial Times. | 3 | 38 |
| Julia Weigelt Journalist | Selected | Commentator | Expert journalist on security politics. | 3 | 34 |
| Michał Przeperski Dr · Katolickiego Uniwersytetu Lubelskiego | Selected | Academic | Dr. at Catholic University of Lublin. | 3 | 34 |
| Béatrice Mathieu Editor-in-chief · L'Express | Selected | Commentator | Editor-in-chief and senior specialist correspondent. | 3 | 33 |
| Michael Simmons Economics editor · The Spectator | Selected | Commentator | Economics editor at The Spectator, economic analyst. | 3 | 33 |
| Solmaz Khorsand Author | Selected | Commentator | Author. | 3 | 33 |
| Frank Knopers Geopolitical analyst · Geotrendlines | Selected | Economist or consultant | Geopolitical analyst at Geotrendlines. | 3 | 31 |
| Joseph Henrotin Editor-in-chief · DSI | Selected | Commentator | Editor-in-chief, DSI Magazine. | 3 | 29 |
| Arthur Snell Author | Selected | Commentator | Diplomat writer. | 3 | 29 |
| Alan Rozenshtein Senior Editor · Lawfare | Selected | Commentator | Senior Editor Lawfare, public policy analyst. | 3 | 28 |
| Ruth Elkrief Journalist · LCI | Selected | Commentator | Political columnist and commentator. | 3 | 27 |
| Hans Oudshoorn Investment trainer · Saxo | Selected | Economist or consultant | Investment trainer at Saxo, financial analyst. | 3 | 27 |
| Ailbhe Rea Political Editor · Bloomberg | Selected | Commentator | Political Editor at New Statesman, political editor. | 3 | 25 |
| Niels Lunde Editor-in-chief · Børsen | Selected | Commentator | Editor-in-chief and commentator, Børsen. | 3 | 25 |
| Arthur Aidala Attorney · AM 970 The Answer | Selected | Lawyer | Attorney, lawyer. | 3 | 25 |
| Peter Hedlund Analyst · EFN | Selected | Economist or consultant | Analyst EFN, financial analyst bank. | 3 | 24 |
| Jan Jęcz Digital analyst · Polityki Insight | Selected | Think tank | Analyst Polityka Insight think tank, analyst. | 3 | 23 |