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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yann Bouvier Teacher, historian and popularizer | Selected | Academic | Teacher and historian. | 2 | 2 |
| Yohann Michel Study officer · IESD de Lyon-3 | Selected | Academic | Research officer at IESD school. | 2 | 2 |
| Yvonne Kroonenberg Author and columnist | Selected | Commentator | Author and columnist, current affairs analysis for the public. | 2 | 2 |
| Zahi Zalloua Cushing Eells Professor of Philosophy and Literature · Whitman College | Selected | Academic | Cushing Eells Professor at Whitman College, university. | 2 | 2 |
| Zaida Cantera Former member of parliament · PSOE | Selected | Former official | Former PSOE deputy, former public official. | 2 | 2 |
| Ziad Majed Political scientist, researcher, professor · Université américaine de Paris | Selected | Academic | Professor at American University of Paris. | 2 | 2 |
| Zoë Papaikonomou Writer, investigative journalist and lecturer | Selected | Academic | Docent (professor) in journalism and research. | 2 | 2 |
| Zuzanna Warso Expert, head of research · Komisja Europejska, Open Future Foundation | Selected | Think tank | Head of research at Open Future Foundation. | 2 | 2 |
| Álvaro de Argüelles Contributor · El Orden Mundial | Selected | Think tank | Contributor to El Orden Mundial, analysis media. | 2 | 2 |
| Ángel Monterrubio Historian | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Historian guest on Spanish history topics; the OpenAlex profiles with this name are sparse, one is medical, and none clearly matches the episodes. | 2 | 2 |
| Øivind Østberg Lawyer · MannsForum | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer. | 2 | 2 |
| Łukasz Adamski Deputy director · Centrum Mieroszewskiego | Selected | Think tank | Vice-Director Mieroszewski Center. | 2 | 2 |
| Karl Johan Molnes Stock commentator | Selected | Commentator | Stock market analyst commenting publicly on market news. | 1 | 215 |
| Phil Giraldi | Selected | Commentator | Foreign policy columnist. | 1 | 133 |
| Christoph Mörgeli Professor | Selected | Academic | Prof. explicit university title. | 1 | 103 |
| Sandrine Pégand Lawyer | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer in practice. | 1 | 90 |
| Emmanuelle Dancourt Independent journalist | Selected | Commentator | Columnist journalist. | 1 | 77 |
| Frédéric Simottel Journalist · BFM Business | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist BFM Business, generalist journalist. | 1 | 66 |
| Víctor Lapuente | Selected | Academic et Commentator | Professor of political science at the University of Gothenburg. | 1 | 46 |
| Carsten Schmiester Defence expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Defense podcast host tied to NDR; the profile is a Deutschlandradio journalist with no field, so the employer differs and nothing is confirmed. | 1 | 43 |
| Emmanuel de Villiers Company head | Excluded | Business executive | Company executive, entrepreneur. | 1 | 36 |
| Søren Linding Business commentator · Finans | Selected | Commentator | Business commentator and opinion writer. | 1 | 35 |
| Cath Haddon Senior fellow · Institute for Government | Selected | Think tank | Senior Fellow Institute for Government. | 1 | 34 |
| Joëlle Dago-Serry Life coach | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Life coach. | 1 | 32 |
| Bruno Poncet Railway worker | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 31 |
| Elena Pisonero | Selected | Former official | Former Secretary of State and Ambassador. | 1 | 30 |
| Antoine Diers Consultant | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently clear role in texts. | 1 | 29 |
| Robert Gwiazdowski Professor, lawyer · Uczelnia Łazarskiego | Selected | Academic et Lawyer | Professor and lawyer, Uczelnia Lazarskiego. | 1 | 29 |
| Junko Terao Asia editor · Internazionale | Selected | Commentator | Asia section editor-in-chief, Internazionale. | 1 | 27 |
| Didier Giraud Cattle breeder · Saône-et-Loire | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 26 |
| Fatima Aït Bounoua French teacher | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Professor of French. | 1 | 26 |
| Scott R. Anderson Senior Editor · Lawfare | Selected | Think tank | Fellow at Brookings Institution. | 1 | 26 |
| Robert Shrimsley FT correspondent · Financial Times | Selected | Commentator | Chief political commentator at Financial Times, analyst. | 1 | 25 |
| Francesca Gnetti Middle East editor · Internazionale | Selected | Commentator | Middle East editor at Internazionale. | 1 | 25 |
| Abel Boyi Educator | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Educator. | 1 | 24 |
| Allison Nathan Goldman Sachs | Selected | Economist or consultant | Strategist at Goldman Sachs. | 1 | 24 |
| Alain Pitous Senior advisor ESG · Ai for Alpha | Selected | Economist or consultant | Senior Advisor ESG consultant independent strategy. | 1 | 21 |
| Francis Villatoro | Selected | Academic | Physicist, professor at University of Malaga. | 1 | 21 |
| Louis de Montalembert President · Pléiade AM | Selected | Economist or consultant | President of Pleiade AM, investment fund manager. | 1 | 21 |
| Ian Guider Columnist · Business Post | Selected | Commentator | Columnist for Business Post. | 1 | 21 |
| My Rohwedder Expert · Aftonbladet | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist with no proof of analysis. | 1 | 20 |
| Paweł Jaskuła Dr · Instytut Boyma | Selected | Think tank | Doctor at Boyma Institute. | 1 | 19 |
| Charles Liu Astrophysicist | Selected | Academic | Astrophysicist at College of Staten Island. | 1 | 19 |
| Justin Sherman Senior Fellow · Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University | Selected | Academic | Senior Fellow Sanford School of Policy Duke University. | 1 | 19 |
| Camilla Desideri Editor · Internazionale | Selected | Commentator | Internazionale editor. | 1 | 18 |
| Marek Kozubel Dr | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 17 |
| Pascal Perri | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 17 |
| Franz Simonini Contributor · Rivista Domino | Selected | Economist or consultant | Geopolitical analyst, magazine contributor. | 1 | 17 |
| Michael Lebowitz Portfolio manager | Selected | Economist or consultant | Portfolio manager. | 1 | 17 |
| Anne Schwedt Stock market reporter · The Pioneer | Excluded | Journalist | Stock market reporter. | 1 | 16 |