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 Goodhart | Selected | Commentator | Editorialist journalist at Financial Times. | 7 | 8 |
| David Graham Star journalist · Atlantic | Excluded | Journalist | Star journalist Atlantic. | 1 | 1 |
| David Grasmann Captain · Feldjäger der Bundeswehr | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| David Greiner Co-founder · David & Luana Co. | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of David & Luana Co. | 1 | 1 |
| David Grinspoon Planetary astrobiologist | Selected | Academic | Astrobiologist at University of Colorado Boulder. | 2 | 4 |
| David Grusch Retired Maj. · U.S. Air Force | Excluded | Serving politician | Retired major, not a former official. | 1 | 1 |
| David Guldager | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Non-analytical journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| David Gwynn | Selected | Academic | Dr. David Gwynn, late antiquity historian. | 2 | 7 |
| David Haber General Partner · a16z | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | General Partner at a16z. | 1 | 1 |
| David Håkansson Professor of the Swedish language, member of the Swedish Academy · Uppsala University | Selected | Academic | Professor at Uppsala University, academician. | 1 | 2 |
| David Harewood Actor and President of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| David Hart Founder of DHG | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of DHG. | 1 | 1 |
| David Hektner Dairy farmer | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| David Hempleman-Adams English industrialist and explorer | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| David Henkin Professor of history · University of California at Berkeley | Selected | Academic | Professor of history at UC Berkeley. | 1 | 1 |
| David Hepworth Legendary music journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Legendary music journalist. | 2 | 2 |
| David Herrando Director general · Pensumo | Excluded | Business executive | General director of Pensumo. | 1 | 1 |
| David Hogg Gun control advocate | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Gun control advocate. | 2 | 2 |
| David Holthouse Gonzo journalist, writer & filmmaker | Excluded | Journalist | Gonzo journalist writer filmmaker. | 1 | 1 |
| David Honnorat | Selected | Commentator | Author, video creator and podcaster. | 2 | 5 |
| David Huron Professor · Ohio State University | Selected | Academic | Professor at Ohio State University. | 1 | 1 |
| David I. Kertzer Vatican scholar | Selected | Commentator | Vatican Scholar, author. | 1 | 1 |
| David Icke | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| David Ignatius Washington Post columnist and author | Selected | Commentator | Washington Post Columnist and Author. | 8 | 21 |
| David Insua | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| David Jessup History teacher | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Announced as a history teacher in a Minnesota pioneer episode; the linked profile is a bare researcher with no field, and namesakes exist. | 1 | 2 |
| David Jiménez Moreno Architect | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Architect. | 1 | 1 |
| David Jiménez Torres Professor and columnist | Selected | Commentator | Profesor and columnist. | 3 | 3 |
| David Khalfa Specialist in the Middle East | Selected | Think tank | Middle East specialist, Jean-Jaurès Foundation. | 1 | 4 |
| David Kirsch Associate Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship · University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor at University of Maryland. | 1 | 1 |
| David Klimeš Journalist · Page Not Found | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist (page not found). | 1 | 1 |
| David Knowles Head of Audio Development · The Telegraph | Excluded | Journalist | Head of Audio Development at Telegraph. | 1 | 7 |
| David Ko Dr. | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| David Konisky Associate Dean for Research · Paul H. O'Neill School of Public Affairs | Selected | Academic | Associate Dean, Paul H. O'Neill School. | 2 | 2 |
| David Koplow Scott K. Ginsburg Professor of Law · Georgetown University Law Center | Selected | Academic | Professor of law at Georgetown. | 1 | 1 |
| David Kuhn Project Manager · Dublin Port Company | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| David Lammy Shadow Foreign Secretary · Labour Party | Excluded | Serving politician | Foreign Secretary in office. | 2 | 2 |
| David Larousserie Journalist on the Science desk · Le Monde | Excluded | Journalist | Science section journalist at Le Monde. | 1 | 1 |
| David Laws Former education minister · Education Policy Institute | Selected | Think tank et Former official | Former minister, heads think tank. | 1 | 1 |
| David Lay Williams Political Theorist · Princeton UP | Selected | Academic | Political theorist at Princeton. | 1 | 1 |
| David Le Breton Professor of sociology and anthropology · University of Strasbourg | Selected | Academic | Professor of anthropology at Strasbourg. | 3 | 3 |
| David Levy Mount Palomar Observatory | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Amateur astronomer at Mount Palomar Observatory. | 1 | 1 |
| David Lidington Distinguished Fellow · RUSI | Selected | Think tank et Former official | Distinguished Fellow at RUSI, former MP. | 2 | 2 |
| David Lindén Historian | Selected | Commentator | Swedish historian. | 2 | 2 |
| David Lisnard President · Association des Maires de France | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor of Cannes in office. | 2 | 2 |
| David Liu Chief Financial Officer · SuccessKPI | Excluded | Business executive | Chief Financial Officer. | 1 | 1 |
| David Ludwig Global head of equity capital markets · Goldman Sachs | Excluded | Business executive | Global head of team at Goldman Sachs. | 1 | 1 |
| David MacMillan | Selected | Academic | Chemist at Princeton University. | 1 | 1 |
| David Mamet Playwright, author, and filmmaker | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| David Martens Professor of data science ethics · University of Antwerp | Selected | Academic | Professor at Universiteit Antwerpen. | 1 | 1 |