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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timo Vikström CEO · Kreate | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Kreate. | 1 | 3 |
| Tind Soneby Audiobook narrator | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 3 |
| Tobias Stokkeland Former leader of Grønn Ungdom | Excluded | Serving politician | Former leader of Grønn Ungdom. | 1 | 3 |
| Tom Berendsen CDA MEP · European Parliament | Excluded | Serving politician | Member of European Parliament CDA in office. | 1 | 3 |
| Tom Nuttall Berlin bureau chief · The Economist | Excluded | Journalist | Bureau chief correspondent. | 1 | 3 |
| Tom Simonts Analyst | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 3 |
| Troels Pank Arbøll Lecturer in Assyriology · University of Copenhagen | Selected | Academic | Lecturer in Assyriology at Copenhagen University. | 1 | 3 |
| Ulf Röller Journalist · ZDF auslandsjournal | Excluded | Journalist | ZDF foreign correspondent. | 1 | 3 |
| Urszula Żółtowska Reporter · Polskie Radio | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Polskie Radio | 1 | 3 |
| Valentina Pigmei Journalist · Internazionale | Excluded | Journalist | Internazionale journalist. | 1 | 3 |
| Vegard Rekaa House astronomer | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficient text to determine. | 1 | 3 |
| Vera Starker Economic psychologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Business psychologist and author. | 1 | 3 |
| Victor Stenquist Expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficient text to determine. | 1 | 3 |
| Viola Kiel Editor in the knowledge desk · ZEIT ONLINE | Excluded | Journalist | Science department editor ZEIT ONLINE | 1 | 3 |
| Vítor Andrade Journalist and coordinator of the economy section · Expresso | Excluded | Journalist | Economics section coordinator at Expresso. | 1 | 3 |
| Walter Rizzetto Chair of the Chamber Labour Committee · Fratelli d'Italia | Excluded | Serving politician | Presidente della Commissione Lavoro della Camera, serving. | 1 | 3 |
| Wiesław Goździewicz Kmdr por rez. · Centrum Szkolenia Sił Połączonych NATO w Bydgoszczy | Selected | Former official | Retired military officer. | 1 | 3 |
| Wolfgang Koydl Journalist · Weltwoche | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Weltwoche, journalist. | 1 | 3 |
| Wouter Slot Technical analyst · IEX/Tostrams | Selected | Economist or consultant | Technical analyst in stock strategy firm. | 1 | 3 |
| Yves Bourdillon Journalist · Les Echos | Excluded | Journalist | World section journalist at Échos, geopolitical reporter. | 1 | 3 |
| Yves Jaeglé Journalist on the culture desk · Le Parisien | Excluded | Journalist | Culture section journalist at Le Parisien. | 1 | 3 |
| Mikhail Timoshenko Colonel | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Active military colonel. | 1 | 3 |
| Adam Prokopowicz Professor | Selected | Academic | Prof, explicit title. | 1 | 3 |
| Arne Petimezas Financial markets watcher · AFS Capital | Selected | Economist or consultant | Head of research AFS Interest, financial analyst. | 1 | 3 |
| Audun Kolstad Wiig Geopolitical expert · DNB | Selected | Economist or consultant | Geopolitics expert at DNB, wealth management analyst. | 1 | 3 |
| Claus Bundgård Christensen Lecturer · Roskilde University | Selected | Academic | Lecturer at Roskilde University. | 1 | 3 |
| Dag Sletmo Seafood specialist · DNB | Selected | Economist or consultant | Seafood specialist at DNB. | 1 | 3 |
| David Berger Publicist and theologian · philosophia perennis | Selected | Commentator | Publicist and theologian. | 1 | 3 |
| Douglas Douds Professor, US Army War College | Selected | Academic | Professor at US Army War College. | 1 | 3 |
| Ellinor Hult Manager · Healthinvest | Selected | Economist or consultant | Asset manager at Healthinvest. | 1 | 3 |
| Hans Koster Professor · VU | Selected | Academic | Professor at VU University (Amsterdam). | 1 | 3 |
| Hans Peter Michaelsen Military analyst | Selected | Commentator | Independent military and defense analyst. | 1 | 3 |
| Heinrich Wefing Head of the politics desk · Die ZEIT | Selected | Commentator | Politics section leader at Die ZEIT. | 1 | 3 |
| Jan Kees de Jager Minister of finance | Selected | Former official | Former Minister of Finance, former minister. | 1 | 3 |
| Jan Nowinowski Expert · Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich | Selected | Think tank | Expert at Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich think tank. | 1 | 3 |
| Jérôme Sainte-Marie Political scientist · Rassemblement National | Selected | Think tank | Political scientist at Pollingvox, opinion institute. | 1 | 3 |
| Li Bennich-Björkman Professor of political science · Uppsala University | Selected | Academic | Professor of Political Science at Uppsala University. | 1 | 3 |
| Marco Tullio Giordano Lawyer and partner · 42 Law Firm | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer and partner at 42 Law Firm. | 1 | 3 |
| Noemí Sabugal Writer and journalist | Selected | Commentator | Writer and journalist. | 1 | 3 |
| Stefano Lupieri Journalist · Les Echos | Selected | Commentator | Journalist Les Echos Week-End. | 1 | 3 |
| Taco van Hoek Construction economist and director of the Economic Institute for Construction · Economisch Instituut voor Bouw | Selected | Economist or consultant | Construction economist, EIB director. | 1 | 3 |
| Aart Gerritsen Associate professor of economics · Erasmus University Rotterdam | Selected | Academic | Senior lecturer at Erasmus Rotterdam. | 1 | 3 |
| Aldo Spanjer Senior Commodity Strategist · BNP Paribas | Selected | Economist or consultant | Senior Commodity Strategist BNP Paribas. | 1 | 3 |
| Aleksander Kieronski Economic analyst | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economic analyst at Polityka Insight. | 1 | 3 |
| Alexander Aukner Seafood analyst | Selected | Economist or consultant | Seafood analyst. | 1 | 3 |
| Alexis Loeb Former deputy chief · Department of Justice | Selected | Former official | Former deputy chief of January 6 Section. | 1 | 3 |
| Aliona Hlivco Managing Director · Henry Jackson Society | Selected | Think tank | Managing Director at Henry Jackson Society, think tank. | 1 | 3 |
| Angela Glover Blackwell Founder in residence · PolicyLink | Selected | Think tank | Founder in residence at PolicyLink. | 1 | 3 |
| Annamaria Simonazzi Economist | Selected | Academic | Economist, university teacher. | 1 | 3 |
| Antoine Prost Historian | Selected | Academic | Historian, university professor. | 1 | 3 |