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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Tenzer Geopolitologist | Selected | Commentator et Former official | Essayist and geopolitician, former senior civil servant. | 2 | 4 |
| Nomi Kaltmann Journalist, lawyer, Rabbanit | Selected | Lawyer | Journalist, lawyer, Rabbanit. | 2 | 4 |
| Nuno Rico Economist · DECO Proteste | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist at DECO Proteste. | 2 | 4 |
| Patricia Casey Professor Of Psychiatry | Selected | Academic | Professor of Psychiatry. | 2 | 4 |
| Philippe Muntwyler Financial planner · Caveo | Selected | Economist or consultant | Financial planner, financial consultant at Caveo. | 2 | 4 |
| Pilar Esquinas Lawyer | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer, practicing attorney. | 2 | 4 |
| Piotr Matczuk Analyst | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Political analyst on party politics; the linked profile is a Polish economist and manager, a different field with no organization to bridge them. | 2 | 4 |
| Ralf Fayad Technical analyst | Selected | Economist or consultant | Technical analyst, economic and financial analyst. | 2 | 4 |
| Richard Curran Columnist · Irish Independent | Selected | Commentator | Columnist for Irish Independent, analysis. | 2 | 4 |
| Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger | Selected | Former official | Former federal Justice Minister. | 2 | 4 |
| Sam Kean Author | Selected | Commentator | Author and science communicator. | 2 | 4 |
| Sherri Goodman First Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Environmental Security · U.S. Department of Defense | Selected | Former official | Former Deputy Under Secretary of Defense. | 2 | 4 |
| Signe Krogstrup | Selected | Economist or consultant | Danish economist according to Wikidata. | 2 | 4 |
| Simon White Bloomberg macro strategist | Selected | Economist or consultant | Macro strategist at Bloomberg. | 2 | 4 |
| Steven Kelly Associate Director of Research · Yale Program on Financial Stability | Selected | Academic | Associate Director of Research at Yale. | 2 | 4 |
| Tadeusz Iwański Expert · Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich | Selected | Think tank | Expert at Eastern Studies Center (think tank). | 2 | 4 |
| Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen Professor of mobility and migration law · University of Copenhagen | Selected | Academic | Professor of Mobility and Migration Law, University of Copenhagen. | 2 | 4 |
| Tom Campbell Physicist and consciousness researcher | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (non) : Guest is a physicist and consciousness researcher; the linked profile is a California politician and law school dean. Namesake. | 2 | 4 |
| Tristan Cabello Historian, associate professor · Johns Hopkins University | Selected | Academic | Historian, lecturer at Johns Hopkins University. | 2 | 4 |
| Øystein Dørum Former chief economist · NHO | Selected | Economist or consultant | Former chief economist at NHO, currently economist. | 2 | 4 |
| Aaron Zitner Reporter · Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter at Wall Street Journal, reporter | 2 | 3 |
| Abraham Foss Group CEO · Avinor | Excluded | Business executive | Avinor CEO. | 2 | 3 |
| Adelheid Roosen Dutch celebrity | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Alberto Ortiz Journalist · elDiario.es | Excluded | Journalist | Field journalist at elDiario.es, not a political analyst. | 2 | 3 |
| Alexander Bakker Brussels correspondent · Telegraaf | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Alexandra van Huffelen State secretary for digitalisation · D66 | Excluded | Serving politician | State secretary (public official in office). | 2 | 3 |
| Alexis Lévrier Media historian · université de Reims | Selected | Academic et Commentator | Senior lecturer, historian, essayist. | 2 | 3 |
| Alison Sider WSJ reporter · Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Wall Street Journal | 2 | 3 |
| Andreas Kröner Banking reporter · Handelsblatt | Excluded | Journalist | Banking reporter Handelsblatt. | 2 | 3 |
| Andy West Senior partner · McKinsey & Company | Selected | Economist or consultant et Academic | Senior Partner McKinsey consultant. | 2 | 3 |
| Anna Foglietta | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Annika Joeres Correspondent in France for Die Zeit · ZEIT-ONLINE | Excluded | Journalist | France correspondent for Die Zeit. | 2 | 3 |
| Antonio Maestre Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist. | 2 | 3 |
| Aurélie Trouvé Member of parliament · LFI | Excluded | Serving politician | Female member of French Parliament currently serving. | 2 | 3 |
| Barry Whyte Chief Reporter · Newstalk | Excluded | Journalist | Chief Reporter at Newstalk, senior reporter. | 2 | 3 |
| Beatriz de Vicente Criminologist · Espejo Público | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer (female). | 2 | 3 |
| Benedicte Schilbred Fasmer Telenor head | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Telenor, business executive. | 2 | 3 |
| Benji Jones Vox senior correspondent | Excluded | Journalist | Senior Correspondent Vox, reporter. | 2 | 3 |
| Berber Jin WSJ reporter · The Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Tech reporter Wall Street Journal | 2 | 3 |
| Bert Hubert Tech expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Technical expert and entrepreneur. | 2 | 3 |
| Bjarne Corydon Director general · Danmarks Radio | Excluded | Serving politician | General director of media. | 2 | 3 |
| Bob Hansson | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Brian Schatz Senator | Excluded | Serving politician | American senator in office. | 2 | 3 |
| Bénédicte Vergez-Chaignon Historian | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 2 | 3 |
| Carlos Fiolhais Professor of physics | Selected | Academic et Commentator | Professor of Physics and author. | 2 | 3 |
| Carlos Hernández-Echevarría Journalist · Maldita.es, elDiario.es | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist, Maldita.es and elDiario.es. | 2 | 3 |
| Carol Leonnig Journalist · Washington Post | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Washington Post | 2 | 3 |
| Carol Rock Journalist and America expert | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Amerikadeskundige. | 2 | 3 |
| Caroline Stage | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Celine Van Ouytsel Miss Belgium 2020 | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |