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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Commins Professor of history · Dickinson College | Selected | Academic | Professor of history at Dickinson College. | 1 | 1 |
| David Corn Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of American Psychosis. | 3 | 6 |
| David Costarrosa | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| David Cregg Clinical psychologist · South Texas Veterans Health Care System | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Clinical psychologist, not university. | 1 | 1 |
| David Criekemans Professor of international politics | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| David Criekemans Political scientist · UAntwerpen | Selected | Academic | Political scientist at UAntwerpen. | 1 | 1 |
| David Davis Former Brexit minister | Excluded | Serving politician | British member of Parliament in office. | 2 | 2 |
| David Dayen | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Interviewed on US politics shows; the American journalist profile fits, but no organization or specific field links them. | 2 | 2 |
| David De Cremer Professor · National University of Singapore Business School | Selected | Academic | Professor at National University of Singapore Business School. | 2 | 2 |
| David de Jong Middle East correspondent · Het Financieele Dagblad | Excluded | Journalist | Middle East correspondent for FD. | 1 | 2 |
| David de la Croix Economist · CEPR | Selected | Think tank | Economist at CEPR, think tank. | 1 | 1 |
| David Defendi Screenwriter and entrepreneur · Genario | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Screenwriter and entrepreneur at Genario. | 1 | 1 |
| David Dehenauw Weather presenter · HLN | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 5 |
| David Del Bourgo CEO · WhiteLab Genomics | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of WhiteLab Genomics. | 1 | 1 |
| David Deming Economist · Harvard | Selected | Academic | Economist at Harvard. | 1 | 3 |
| David Desfougères Vice admiral, commander of the naval aviation force · France Défense | Excluded | Serving politician | Vice-Admiral, in office. | 1 | 1 |
| David DesRosiers President · RealClearFoundation | Excluded | Business executive | President of RealClearFoundation. | 1 | 1 |
| David Dimbleby | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| David Dinis Deputy director · Expresso | Excluded | Journalist | Deputy director at Expresso. | 2 | 5 |
| David Djaïz Essayist, teacher · Sciences Po | Selected | Academic | Essayist and teacher at Sciences Po. | 5 | 15 |
| David Döbele Business influencer | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Economics Influencer. | 1 | 1 |
| David Dufresne Writer, journalist and director, founder of the media Au Poste | Excluded | Journalist | Writer, journalist, filmmaker, founder. | 1 | 1 |
| David Eagleman Stanford neuroscientist | Selected | Academic | Neuroscientist at Stanford. | 8 | 15 |
| David Eberhard Psychiatrist, author and debater | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychiatrist, author and debater. | 1 | 1 |
| David Elliott Dr | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Dr., therapist, not academic. | 1 | 1 |
| David Engels Ancient historian and publicist | Selected | Academic | Ancient historian and publicist, Prof. Dr. | 5 | 10 |
| David Engerman Oxford University Press | Selected | Academic | Historian at Brandeis University. | 1 | 1 |
| David Epstein Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of bestseller Range. | 19 | 21 |
| David Eriksen Manager | Excluded | Business executive | Manager of a group. | 1 | 1 |
| David Ezpeleta Neurologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Neurologist, not academic. | 1 | 1 |
| David Fajgenbaum Dr. · Every Cure | Selected | Academic | Physician-scientist at University of Pennsylvania. | 4 | 4 |
| David Falch Infrared expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| David Felipe Arranz Film critic | Selected | Commentator | Film critic. | 1 | 1 |
| David Feltenius Researcher · Umeå University | Selected | Academic | Researcher at Umea University. | 1 | 1 |
| David Fernández Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author and journalist. | 1 | 2 |
| David Finck Writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Fiction writer. | 1 | 1 |
| David Fischer Founder · Highsnobiety | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Highsnobiety. | 1 | 1 |
| David Folkenflik Correspondent · NPR | Excluded | Journalist | NPR correspondent. | 1 | 2 |
| David French | Selected | Commentator et Lawyer | Columnist at New York Times, former lawyer. | 11 | 36 |
| David Frum Bloomberg Opinion · The Atlantic | Selected | Commentator | Columnist for Bloomberg and The Atlantic. | 14 | 30 |
| David Fyfe Chief Economist · Argus | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief Economist at Argus. | 1 | 2 |
| David G. Myers Social psychologist, professor of psychology · Hope College | Selected | Academic | Professor of psychology at Hope College. | 1 | 1 |
| David Galenson Professor of economics · University of Chicago | Selected | Academic | Professor of economics at University of Chicago. | 1 | 1 |
| David Gauke Former Lord Chancellor · Conservative MP | Selected | Former official | Former Lord Chancellor, heads think tank. | 3 | 5 |
| David Gborie | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| David George General partner · Andreessen Horowitz | Excluded | Business executive | General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz. | 1 | 2 |
| David Gerard Founder · Pivot to AI | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Pivot to AI. | 1 | 1 |
| David Gimeno Content creator | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| David Gioe Former CIA officer and British Academy Global Professor of Intelligence and International Security · King's College London | Selected | Academic et Former official | Professor at King's College, former CIA. | 2 | 2 |
| David Gómez El Orden Mundial | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 2 | 5 |