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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexis Karklins-Marchay Deputy chief executive officer · Eight Advisory | Excluded | Business executive | General director (business executive). | 1 | 2 |
| Alexis Michalik Actor, dramatist, stage director, screenwriter and writer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Ali Bracken | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Ali Horriyat Founder · Compassiviste | Excluded | Business executive | Founder (entrepreneur). | 1 | 2 |
| Alice Bentinck Co-founder · Entrepreneurs First | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder, entrepreneur. | 1 | 2 |
| Alice Bota Editor in the politics desk · Die Zeit | Excluded | Journalist | Political section editor ZEIT | 1 | 2 |
| Aline Flor PÚBLICO | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist PÚBLICO, not political analyst. | 1 | 2 |
| Alisa Imperial Project Manager · A1 Garage Door Services | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Allison Agsten Director of USC Annenberg's Center for Climate Journalism and Communication | Selected | Academic | Director of Climate and Journalism Center at USC. | 1 | 2 |
| Alma Mustafić Genocide expert and Srebrenica survivor | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Amanda Hällsten Reporter · Aftonbladet | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Reporter at Aftonbladet, journalist | 1 | 2 |
| Amaury de Tonquédec Journalist · BFM Business | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist BFM Business, no specialized analysis. | 1 | 2 |
| Amy Christianson Dr., co-host Good Fire podcast | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 2 |
| Ana Cristina Herreros Editor and writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Editor and short story writer (fiction). | 1 | 2 |
| Ana van Es Africa correspondent · de Volkskrant | Excluded | Journalist | Africa correspondent for Volkskrant. | 1 | 2 |
| Ana Velasco Historian, expert in art history | Selected | Academic | Art historian, with university title. | 1 | 2 |
| Ana Vázquez Hoys | Selected | Academic | Professor of Ancient History at UNED. | 1 | 2 |
| Ana-Luana Stoicea-Deram Co-founder and co-chair · Coalition internationale pour l'abolition de la maternité de substitution | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Founder and president of coalition. | 1 | 2 |
| Anaïs Moutot Journalist · Les Echos Week End | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Les Echos and correspondent. | 1 | 2 |
| Anders Berglund Expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 2 |
| Anders Bæk Investor and author | Excluded | Business executive | Investor and author. | 1 | 2 |
| Anders Johansson Reporter · Aftonbladet | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Aftonbladet | 1 | 2 |
| Anders Puck Nielsen Military analyst · Forsvarsakademiet | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Naval captain, military in office. | 1 | 2 |
| Anders Vogt The psychotherapists | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Andrea Bahr | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 2 |
| Andrea Laffranchi Journalist · Corriere della Sera | Excluded | Journalist | Corriere della Sera journalist. | 1 | 2 |
| Andrea Nicastro Journalist · Corriere della Sera | Excluded | Journalist | Corriere della Sera journalist. | 1 | 2 |
| Andrea Pezzi | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Andreas Arp Food editor · Altinget | Excluded | Journalist | Food editor and editor at Altinget. | 1 | 2 |
| Andreas Bo Pedersen | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Andreas Haukeland Artist | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Andreas Neumann Bayerischer Rundfunk | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Andreas Ross Political news chief · F.A.Z. | Excluded | Journalist | Politics news chief at F.A.Z. | 1 | 2 |
| Andrew Duehren WSJ reporter · The Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Wall Street Journal | 1 | 2 |
| Andrew Kenny Journalist · The Spectator | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist The Spectator. | 1 | 2 |
| Andrew Lowth Reporter | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter | 1 | 2 |
| Andrew Phelan | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (non) : Guest speaks in a news podcast in 2023 to 2026, but the linked British circuit judge died in 2013; namesake. | 1 | 2 |
| Andrzej Byrt Former ambassador | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Andrzej Gajcy Telewizja Republika | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Andrzej Grzyb PSL MP | Excluded | Serving politician | PSL deputy in office. | 1 | 2 |
| Andrzej Paczkowski Professor · Institut d'Études Politiques Académie Pologne | Selected | Academic | Professor at Instytu Studiów Politycznych. | 1 | 2 |
| Andrzej Zawadzki-Liang Political scientist | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 2 |
| Andrzej Zawistowski Historian · Szkoła Główna Handlowa, Instytut Solidarności i Męstwa im. Witolda Pileckiego | Selected | Academic | Historian at Szkoła Główna Handlowa, prof. dr. hab. | 1 | 2 |
| Andrés Amorós | Selected | Commentator | Spanish writer and literary critic. | 1 | 2 |
| Andy Ogles Tennessee Rep | Excluded | Serving politician | Tennessee representative, incumbent congressman. | 1 | 2 |
| Angela Davison Sunday Life | Excluded | Journalist | Sunday Life journalist. | 1 | 2 |
| Angelika Hellemann Reporter · BILD | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter BILD | 1 | 2 |
| Angry Foreigner Youtuber | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Anil Manji Communications consultant | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Communications consultant, general consultant. | 1 | 2 |
| Anissa Chehbib President · UNEF Sciences Po | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |