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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Smith Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of Rasputin biography. | 1 | 1 |
| Douwe Draaisma Psychologist | Selected | Academic | Professor of psychology at University of Groningen. | 1 | 1 |
| Dovev Lavie Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of 'The Cooperative Economy'. | 1 | 1 |
| Annemieke Milks | Selected | Academic | Archaeologist, lecturer at University of Reading. | 1 | 1 |
| Britta Hölzel Psychologist and neuroscientist | Selected | Academic | Neuroscientist and psychologist, university researcher. | 1 | 1 |
| Christopher Farrell Assistant professor of Greek History · University College Dublin | Selected | Academic | Assistant professor at University College Dublin. | 1 | 1 |
| Daniel Mitchard Lightning Laboratory, Cardiff University | Selected | Academic | Dr. from Cardiff University's Lightning Lab. | 1 | 1 |
| Dirk Lachenmeier Food chemist and toxicologist, director of department of plant-based foods · CVUA Karlsruhe | Selected | Academic | Department director at public research organization CVUA. | 1 | 1 |
| Gabor Thomas University of Reading | Selected | Academic | Dr. at University of Reading. | 1 | 1 |
| Jacqueline Cahill Wilson Research Fellow · Royal Agricultural University | Selected | Academic | Research Fellow at Royal Agricultural University | 1 | 1 |
| James Henson Director, Texas Politics Project, Department of Government · The University of Texas at Austin | Selected | Academic | Director of Texas Politics Project at University of Texas at Austin. | 1 | 1 |
| Julia Nolte Assistant Professor of Economic Psychology · Tilburg University | Selected | Academic | Assistant Professor of Economic Psychology Tilburg University. | 1 | 1 |
| Madhavan Nair Former Chairman · Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) | Selected | Former official | Former president of Indian space agency ISRO. | 1 | 1 |
| Marc Lanteigne Professor of political science at the University of Tromsø, The Arctic University of Norway | Selected | Academic | Professor of political science, University of Tromsø. | 1 | 1 |
| Mohammed Masbah Founder and president · the Moroccan Institute for Policy Analysis | Selected | Think tank | Founder president of Moroccan Institute for Policy Analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Israel Director and General Editor · Thomas A. Edison Papers, Rutgers University | Selected | Academic | Director of Thomas A. Edison Papers at Rutgers. | 1 | 1 |
| Pawel Bukowski Lecturer in economics · University College London and Polish Academy of Sciences | Selected | Academic | Lecturer in economics at University College London. | 1 | 1 |
| Ralph Hintemann Expert in digitalisation and sustainability · Borderstep Institut | Selected | Think tank | Expert at Borderstep Institute, research think tank. | 1 | 1 |
| Rayyan Zafar Leading expert in psychedelic research · imperial.ac.uk/psychedelic-research-centre/ | Selected | Academic | Leading expert in psychedelic research at Imperial College. | 1 | 1 |
| Rebecca Simon Historian | Selected | Commentator | Historian and author of Why We Love Pirates. | 1 | 1 |
| Sasha Dovzhyk Director · Index Ukraine | Selected | Think tank | Index Ukraine Director. | 1 | 2 |
| Seetha Somasundaram Science Director · ISRO | Selected | Academic | Science Director, ISRO, public space research agency. | 1 | 1 |
| Shaney Mor Former Director for Foreign Policy for Israel's National Security Council | Selected | Former official | Former Director for Foreign Policy, former Israeli security advisor. | 1 | 1 |
| Tererai Trent Scholar, educator, humanitarian, motivational speaker, author · Tererai International | Selected | Commentator | Scholar, educator, humanitarian, motivational speaker and author. | 1 | 1 |
| Andi Hoxhaj Lecturer in Law · King's College, London | Selected | Academic | Lecturer in law at King's College London. | 1 | 1 |
| Christian Niedling Universität Turku | Selected | Academic | University of Turku. | 1 | 1 |
| Christian Temath Managing director · KI.NRW, Fraunhofer-Institut IAIS | Selected | Academic | CEO of Fraunhofer Institute IAIS, research organization. | 1 | 1 |
| Claudia Crocini Max Rubner Center for cardiovascular, metabolic and renal research · Charité Berlin | Selected | Academic | Max Rubner Center research at Charite Berlin. | 1 | 1 |
| Conor Mulvagh Lecturer in Irish History · University College Dublin | Selected | Academic | Lecturer in Irish history at UCD, university. | 1 | 1 |
| Daniela Becker Radboud Universiteit | Selected | Academic | Dr. at Radboud University. | 1 | 1 |
| Darragh Ennis Scientist and researcher · University of Oxford and University of Glasgow | Selected | Academic | Scientist and researcher at universities. | 1 | 1 |
| Dawson Church Science writer, researcher, author | Selected | Commentator | Science writer, researcher and author. | 1 | 1 |
| Gabriele Wydra-Somaggio Institute for Employment Research (IAB) of the Federal Employment Agency (BA) | Selected | Academic | Institut fuer Arbeitsmarkt und Berufsforschung (research). | 1 | 1 |
| Heike Link University of Rostock | Selected | Academic | Dr. at University of Rostock, academic. | 1 | 1 |
| Helena Ivanov Associate Research Fellow · Henry Jackson Society | Selected | Think tank | Associate Research Fellow Henry Jackson Society. | 1 | 1 |
| Helena Srubar Slavist | Selected | Academic | Dr. Slavist, doctor title. | 1 | 1 |
| Judith Jules Muster Organisational sociologist · Metaplan | Selected | Economist or consultant | Organizational sociologist at Metaplan (consulting firm). | 1 | 1 |
| Judith Simon Professor of ethics in information technology · University of Hamburg | Selected | Academic | Female professor of Ethics, University of Hamburg. | 1 | 1 |
| Julia Rohrer Personality psychologist · Leipzig University | Selected | Academic | Personality psychologist, University of Leipzig. | 1 | 1 |
| Jörg Melzheimer Wildlife biologist · Leibniz-Institut für Zoo- und Wildtierforschung Berlin | Selected | Academic | Wildlife Biologist at Leibniz Institute Berlin. | 1 | 1 |
| Katja de With Department of Clinical Infectious Diseases · University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus | Selected | Academic | Clinical infectious disease, university hospital. | 1 | 1 |
| Katja Muñoz German Council on Foreign Relations | Selected | Think tank | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik (German Foreign Affairs Society). | 1 | 1 |
| Marjorie Woollacott Neuroscientist | Selected | Academic | Neuroscientist, professor emeritus at University of Oregon. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin Thüne Professor of criminology and police science · Fachhochschule für Verwaltung und Dienstleistung, Schleswig-Holstein | Selected | Academic | Professor of Criminology, Fachhochschule. | 1 | 1 |
| Miles Russell | Selected | Academic | Professor of archaeology at Bournemouth University. | 1 | 1 |
| Monica Swahn Alcohol epidemiologist and professor · Wellstar College of Health and Human Services at Kennesaw State University | Selected | Academic | Alcohol epidemiologist and professor at Kennesaw State University. | 1 | 1 |
| Olivia Atherton Assistant Professor of Psychology · University of Houston | Selected | Academic | Assistant Professor of Psychology at University of Houston. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Garry Professor and scientist | Selected | Academic | Professor and scientist, Tulane University. | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Person Associate Professor of International Relations · United States Military Academy at West Point | Selected | Academic | Associate professor of international relations at West Point. | 1 | 3 |
| Samer Atta Allah Professor of economics and associate dean · American University in Cairo | Selected | Academic | Professor of economics, American University of Cairo. | 1 | 1 |