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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stefan Fölster Better Future Economics | Selected | Think tank | Think tank Better Future Economics. | 2 | 2 |
| Stefan Heggelund Storting candidate and former Storting member | Selected | Former official | Former Storting representative. | 2 | 2 |
| Stefan van der Stigchel Dr. | Selected | Academic | Psychologist and researcher at University of Utrecht. | 2 | 2 |
| Stefano Mariani | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (non) : Guest is an ISPRA drought and water expert; the linked profile is a Politecnico di Milano mechanics and MEMS engineer. Namesake. | 2 | 2 |
| Stephan Detjen Chief correspondent · Deutschlandradio | Selected | Commentator | Chief correspondent, Deutschlandradio. | 2 | 2 |
| Stephen Cave Philosopher, director · University of Cambridge Institute for Technology and Humanity | Selected | Academic | Philosopher and director at University of Cambridge Institute. | 2 | 2 |
| Stephen Hanson | Selected | Commentator | Co-author of The Assault on the State, political analyst. | 2 | 2 |
| Stephen Hawkins Global Director of Research · More in Common | Selected | Think tank | Global Director of Research at More in Common. | 2 | 2 |
| Stephen Richer Former Maricopa County Recorder | Selected | Former official | Former Maricopa County Recorder. | 2 | 2 |
| Steve Feldstein Senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | Selected | Think tank | Senior Fellow at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. | 2 | 2 |
| Stéphanie Dépierre Journalist · LCP | Selected | Commentator | Journalist LCP (parliamentary media). | 2 | 2 |
| Sue Ashford Professor · University of Michigan's Ross School of Business | Selected | Academic | Professor at University of Michigan. | 2 | 2 |
| Susanne Schattenberg Professor | Selected | Academic | University teacher, historian at University of Bremen. | 2 | 2 |
| Susie Maidment Paleobiologist · Natural History Museum | Selected | Academic | Paleobiologist at Natural History Museum. | 2 | 2 |
| Tania Lombrozo Arthur W. Marks Professor of Psychology · Princeton University | Selected | Academic | Professor of Psychology at Princeton University. | 2 | 2 |
| Thomas Metzinger German philosopher · University of Mainz | Selected | Academic | German philosopher, professor emeritus at University of Mainz. | 2 | 2 |
| Thomas Thygesen Chief strategist · SEB | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief strategist at SEB (investment bank). | 2 | 2 |
| Tim Nijsmans Author of 'De Hangmatbelegger', financial adviser · Arteveldehogeschool | Selected | Commentator | Author of financial essays, financial adviser. | 2 | 2 |
| Timothy Noah Staff writer · New Republic | Selected | Commentator | Staff writer New Republic. | 2 | 2 |
| Tine Choi Danielsen Equity strategist · PFA | Selected | Economist or consultant | Stock strategist at PFA. | 2 | 2 |
| Tom Brzozowski Former counsel for Domestic Terrorism · U.S. Department of Justice | Selected | Former official | Former counsel for Terrorism at Department of Justice. | 2 | 2 |
| Tom Frieden Former Director of the CDC | Selected | Former official | Former director of CDC. | 2 | 2 |
| Tom Gilbert Professor of evolutionary genetics · GLOBE Institute, Københavns Universitet | Selected | Academic | Professor of evolutionary genetics at University of Copenhagen. | 2 | 2 |
| Tom Segev | Selected | Commentator | Historian and journalist at Haaretz. | 2 | 2 |
| Tomas Furmark Professor of clinical psychology · Université | Selected | Academic | Professor of clinical psychology. | 2 | 2 |
| Tomasz Markiewka Dr | Selected | Academic | Adjunct professor at Nicolaus Copernicus University. | 2 | 2 |
| Tomasz Nałęcz Professor, historian | Selected | Academic | Professor and historian with university affiliation. | 2 | 2 |
| Tony Holohan Dr. | Selected | Academic et Former official | Former Chief Medical Officer of Ireland, professor at Trinity College Dublin. | 2 | 2 |
| Tor Bukkvoll Researcher · Norwegian Defence Research Establishment | Selected | Academic | Researcher, Forsvarets forskningsinstitutt. | 2 | 2 |
| Tor Wallin Andreassen | Selected | Academic | Professor at Norwegian School of Economics. | 2 | 2 |
| Torbjörn Becker Chef · Østekonomiska institutet | Selected | Think tank | Head of Østekonomiska institutet, economics institute. | 2 | 2 |
| Tore Olsson Historian of the United States | Selected | Academic | Professor of United States history at the University of Tennessee. | 2 | 2 |
| Tsedal Neeley Professor · Harvard Business School | Selected | Academic | Professor at Harvard Business School. | 2 | 2 |
| Ulf Sverdrup Leader of the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs · NUPI | Selected | Think tank | Leader at Norwegian Institute NUPI. | 2 | 2 |
| Urszula Kuczyńska Linguist, economist and publicist · Instytut Sobieskiego | Selected | Commentator | Publicist and non-fiction author on climate. | 2 | 2 |
| Vicente Moreno PhD student in Agriculture and Applied Economics · Universidad de Texas Tech | Selected | Academic | Doctoral student in agriculture and applied economics at Texas Tech. | 2 | 2 |
| Victor Shih Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor of political science. | 2 | 2 |
| Victoria Hislop Bestselling author | Selected | Commentator | Author of bestsellers. | 2 | 2 |
| Vladimir Fédorovski Former diplomat | Selected | Former official | Former Russian diplomat. | 2 | 2 |
| Vladislav Zubok Professor · London School of Economics | Selected | Academic | Professor at the London School of Economics. | 2 | 2 |
| Walter Thurnherr Former federal chancellor | Selected | Former official | Former Federal Chancellor (former Swiss chancellor). | 2 | 2 |
| Will Tiemeijer Professor | Selected | Academic | Prof. dr. (associate professor). | 2 | 2 |
| Willemijn Kadijk Researcher of political extremism · NTA | Selected | Think tank | Researcher on political extremism at NTA. | 2 | 2 |
| William Evanina Former NCSC Director | Selected | Former official | Former NCSC director. | 2 | 2 |
| Willow Bay Dean of the USC Annenberg School of Journalism | Selected | Academic | Dean of USC Annenberg, university. | 2 | 2 |
| Witold Modzelewski Professor | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Politics radio guest announced only as a professor; general history and geopolitics talk does not specifically tie him to this Warsaw jurist. | 2 | 2 |
| Wolfgang Kaleck Criminal law specialist · European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer specializing in criminal law. | 2 | 2 |
| Ya-Wen Lei Professor of sociology · Harvard University | Selected | Academic | Professor of sociology at Harvard. | 2 | 2 |
| 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 |