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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Cialdini Regents Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Marketing · Arizona State University | Selected | Academic | Professor Regents Arizona State. | 8 | 9 |
| Robin Hanson Economist | Selected | Academic | Economist, Wikidata: economist and professor at George Mason University. | 8 | 8 |
| Scott Barry Kaufman Psychologist | Selected | Academic | Psychologist professor at Cornell University. | 8 | 10 |
| Serhii Plokhy Ukrainian historian | Selected | Academic | Historian at Harvard University. | 8 | 9 |
| Soto Ivars | Selected | Commentator | Spanish essayist and opinion columnist. | 8 | 11 |
| Sunita Sah Professor · Cornell University | Selected | Academic | Professor at Cornell University. | 8 | 9 |
| Sylvie Bermann Former ambassador | Selected | Former official | Former Ambassador of France to Beijing and Moscow. | 8 | 13 |
| Sönke Iwersen Co-author · Handelsblatt | Selected | Commentator | Co-author of The Tesla Files, investigative book. | 8 | 19 |
| Thant Myint-U Author, historian, diplomat | Selected | Commentator | Author, historian and diplomat. | 8 | 9 |
| Thea Riofrancos Associate Professor of Political Science · Providence College | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor of Political Science at Providence College. | 8 | 14 |
| Vincent Lemire Historian, professor · Université Paris-est Gustave-Eiffel | Selected | Academic | Historian, professor at Paris-East Gustave Eiffel University. | 8 | 10 |
| Antoni Dudek Professor · Uniwersytet Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego | Selected | Academic | Prof at Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University. | 7 | 44 |
| Nicola Sturgeon Former First Minister · Écosse | Selected | Former official | Former First Minister of Scotland. | 7 | 8 |
| Fraser Nelson Writer · The Spectator | Selected | Commentator | Editor of The Spectator and Columnist at Times, editor in chief. | 7 | 102 |
| Peter Neumann Terrorism researcher | Selected | Academic | Professor of security studies, terrorism researcher. | 7 | 46 |
| Thor Gotaas Folklore researcher and author | Selected | Commentator | Folklore researcher and author. | 7 | 11 |
| Alain Bauer Professor of criminology · Conservatoire des arts et métiers | Selected | Academic | Emeritus professor, Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers. | 7 | 36 |
| Marta Szpala Analyst · Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich | Selected | Think tank | Analyst Eastern Studies Center. | 7 | 10 |
| Frank Sauer Military expert · Bundeswehruniversität München | Selected | Academic | Political scientist at Bundeswehr University Munich. | 7 | 15 |
| Natacha Polony Journalist · L'Audace | Selected | Commentator | Essayist, director of ideas magazine. | 7 | 11 |
| Brian Cox Physicist, professor | Selected | Academic | Professor of physics at Columbia, author and science communicator. | 7 | 8 |
| Adam Galinsky Professor · Columbia University | Selected | Academic | Professor, Columbia Business School. | 7 | 7 |
| Angela Merkel Former federal chancellor | Selected | Former official | Former German Chancellor. | 7 | 8 |
| Bruno Tertrais Geopolitical scientist · Foundation for Strategic Research | Selected | Think tank | Associate Director Foundation for Strategic Research. | 7 | 15 |
| Cindy Yu Columnist and contributing editor · The Spectator | Selected | Commentator | Columnist and contributing editor for The Times. | 7 | 44 |
| Daniel Gerlach Author, publicist, orientalist, Middle East expert · zenith | Selected | Commentator | Author, Publizist, Middle East expert, zenith (political commentator). | 7 | 13 |
| Eva Asselmann Psychology professor · HMU Health and Medical University | Selected | Academic | Professor of psychology, HMU. | 7 | 8 |
| Gustav Gressel Military expert | Selected | Think tank | Senior Fellow in European defense and security. | 7 | 42 |
| Jeff Currie Global head of commodities · Goldman Sachs Research | Selected | Economist or consultant | Global head of commodities at Goldman Sachs Research. | 7 | 14 |
| José Antonio Marina Writer and philosopher | Selected | Commentator | Philosopher and writer, ideas analyst. | 7 | 9 |
| Kajsa Ollongren Outgoing Minister of Defense | Selected | Former official | Former Defense Minister of Netherlands. | 7 | 12 |
| Luis Elizondo Former U.S. Army Counterintelligence Special Agent · Pentagon | Selected | Former official | Former U.S. Army Counterintelligence Special Agent. | 7 | 7 |
| Michiel Vos America expert | Selected | Commentator | America expert, author of analysis. | 7 | 9 |
| Philippe Sands Author · University of London | Selected | Academic | Professor of International Law, University of London. | 7 | 14 |
| Shona Murray Europe Correspondent · Euronews | Selected | Academic | Professor of Politics at Dublin City University. | 7 | 25 |
| Florian Klenk Editor-in-chief · FALTER | Selected | Commentator | FALTER editor-in-chief, ideas magazine editor-in-chief. | 7 | 50 |
| Aaron Maté | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and analyst of public policy criticism. | 7 | 134 |
| Andreas Johansson Heinö Publisher · Timbro | Selected | Think tank | Publisher and political scientist at Timbro think tank. | 7 | 51 |
| Fredrik Kopsch Economist · Timbro | Selected | Think tank | Chief economist of think tank Timbro. | 7 | 25 |
| Elaine Loughlin Political Editor · The Irish Examiner | Selected | Commentator | Political editor, Irish Examiner, editor. | 7 | 10 |
| Jacek Bartosiak Strategy&Future | Selected | Think tank | Strategy and Future, Polish think tank. | 7 | 46 |
| Pedro Brinca Associate professor · Nova SBE | Selected | Academic | Associate professor at Nova SBE. | 7 | 15 |
| Rafael Behr Political columnist and podcaster · The Guardian | Selected | Commentator | Political columnist and commentator at The Guardian. | 7 | 104 |
| Walter Posch Middle East expert · Austrian National Defence Academy | Selected | Think tank | Expert at Landesverteidigsakademie (defense academy think tank). | 7 | 15 |
| Adam Mastroianni Social psychologist | Selected | Commentator | Social psychologist, essayist and author of analysis newsletter. | 7 | 7 |
| Axel Bojanowski Science journalists · WELT | Selected | Commentator | Science Journalist (science journalist analyst). | 7 | 11 |
| Carsten Brzeski Global head of macro at ING Think | Selected | Economist or consultant | Global head of macro at ING Think, macro analyst. | 7 | 7 |
| Daniel Levitin Neuroscientist, musician | Selected | Academic | Neuroscientist at McGill University. | 7 | 9 |
| Danny Shaw Senior fellow - and former BBC home affairs correspondent · Institute for Government | Selected | Think tank | Senior Fellow Institute for Government. | 7 | 7 |
| Emilio Cozzi Journalist | Selected | Commentator | Journalist author, analyst. | 7 | 17 |