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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Stelter Reporter · CNN | Selected | Commentator | Media reporter CNN | 14 | 20 |
| Grace Blakeley | Selected | Think tank | Economist and political analyst at IPPR. | 14 | 20 |
| Andrew Huberman Professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology · Stanford | Selected | Academic | Professor at Stanford University. | 13 | 20 |
| Katja Hoyer Historian | Selected | Academic | Historian at King's College London. | 13 | 20 |
| Philip Goff Author, philosopher, professor · Durham University | Selected | Academic | Professor of philosophy at Durham University. | 13 | 20 |
| Stacey Abrams Voting rights activist and former Georgia house minority leader | Selected | Former official | Former Georgia House minority leader. | 13 | 20 |
| Taylor Lorenz Author of Extremely Online · User Mag | Selected | Commentator | Author of Extremely Online, essayist. | 12 | 20 |
| Tim Spector Food scientist · King's College London | Selected | Academic | Professor at King's College London. | 11 | 20 |
| Kate Lister Host of Betwixt the Sheets · History Hit | Selected | Academic | Senior lecturer at University of Leeds. | 9 | 20 |
| Gideon Rachman Chief foreign affairs commentator · Financial Times | Selected | Commentator | Chief foreign affairs commentator at Financial Times. | 9 | 20 |
| Joel Halldorf Professor of church history | Selected | Academic | Professor of religious history. | 9 | 20 |
| Brad Stulberg Cofounder · The Growth Equation | Selected | Commentator | Bestselling author, executive coach, researcher. | 8 | 20 |
| Martin Kragh | Selected | Commentator | Author of Historiens återkomst. | 7 | 20 |
| Michael Every Global Strategist · Rabobank | Selected | Economist or consultant | Global Strategist at Rabobank. | 6 | 20 |
| Luc Ferry Philosopher, essayist, writer, former education minister | Selected | Commentator | Philosopher and essayist, former education minister. | 4 | 20 |
| Héctor Socas | Selected | Academic | Astrophysicist, researcher and university teacher. | 4 | 20 |
| Melody Wright Housing analyst | Selected | Economist or consultant | Independent real estate market analyst. | 4 | 20 |
| Harald Kujat Inspector general (retired) · Bundeswehr | Selected | Former official | Former Inspector General of the Bundeswehr (retired). | 4 | 20 |
| Mehreen Khan Economics Editor · The Times | Selected | Commentator | Economics Editor at The Times, specialized economic analyst. | 4 | 20 |
| Nathan Labenz Analyst · Cognitive Revolution | Selected | Commentator | Analyst whose main activity is analyzing AI for the public. | 4 | 20 |
| Kåre Aas Former diplomat | Selected | Former official | Former ambassador to Israel, USA, Afghanistan. | 3 | 20 |
| Mariusz Marszałkowski Defence24 | Selected | Commentator | Defence24, journalist-analyst. | 3 | 20 |
| Michael Pento Money manager and macro analyst · Pento Portfolio Strategies | Selected | Economist or consultant | Macroeconomic analyst and independent portfolio manager. | 3 | 20 |
| Molly Reynolds Brookings fellow in Governance Studies | Selected | Think tank | Brookings fellow in governance studies. | 3 | 20 |
| Dana El Kurd | Selected | Academic | Professor of Political Science at University of Richmond. | 3 | 20 |
| Suzanne Breen Political editor · Belfast Telegraph | Selected | Commentator | Political editor at Belfast Telegraph, analyst. | 3 | 20 |
| Zohra Bitan Senior civil servant · fonction publique | Excluded | Serving politician | Public official in office, public executive. | 2 | 20 |
| Guille Lomener Editor of Applesfera | Selected | Commentator | Editor of Applesfera media site. | 2 | 20 |
| My Rohwedder Expert · Aftonbladet | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist with no proof of analysis. | 1 | 20 |
| Anil Seth Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience · University of Sussex | Selected | Academic | Professor, University of Sussex. | 18 | 19 |
| Ayaan Hirsi Ali Writer, activist and former politician | Selected | Commentator | Writer and activist, former politician. | 16 | 19 |
| Peter Singer Moral philosopher | Selected | Academic | Australian moral philosopher and university teacher. | 16 | 19 |
| George Monbiot Writer and environmental activist | Selected | Commentator | Writer and Environmental Activist. | 15 | 19 |
| Robert Greene American author | Selected | Commentator | Author and essayist on strategy and power. | 15 | 19 |
| Gabriel Felbermayr WIFO head | Selected | Academic | Prof. Economist and economic adviser, explicit title. | 14 | 19 |
| Maggie Haberman Authors | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and political historian, author of analytical non-fiction. | 14 | 19 |
| Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook Senior adviser · Bertelsmann Stiftung | Selected | Think tank | Political scientist at Bertelsmann Stiftung. | 13 | 19 |
| Ali Ansari Professor · University of St Andrews | Selected | Academic | Professor, University of St Andrews. | 13 | 19 |
| Frans Osinga Professor of war studies | Selected | Academic | Professor of war studies. | 13 | 19 |
| Mike Pompeo Former U.S. Secretary of State | Selected | Former official | Former U.S. Secretary of State. | 13 | 19 |
| Herfried Münkler Political scientist | Selected | Academic | Political scientist and historian, university professor. | 12 | 19 |
| Robert Pape Professor · University of Chicago | Selected | Academic | Professor of political science at the University of Chicago. | 12 | 19 |
| Remco Breuker Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor (Hoogleraar). | 11 | 19 |
| Clara Mattei Associate Professor of Economics at the New School for Social Research | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor of Economics at New School University. | 10 | 19 |
| Ed Yardeni Wall Street voice | Selected | Economist or consultant | Wall Street Voice, financial analyst. | 10 | 19 |
| Helen Thompson Professor of Political Economy · Cambridge | Selected | Academic | Professor of Political Economy, Cambridge. | 10 | 19 |
| Markus Krall Dr | Selected | Economist or consultant | Dr., author and political economist, consulting firm. | 9 | 19 |
| Peachy Keenan Senior contributor · The Federalist | Selected | Commentator | Author and senior contributor to The Federalist. | 9 | 19 |
| Slavoj Zizek Philosopher | Selected | Academic | Philosopher, professor and director of university institute. | 9 | 19 |
| Richard David Precht Philosopher and author | Selected | Commentator | Philosopher and author, analysis of ideas. | 8 | 19 |