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 Wech Chief Economist · Vortexa | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief Economist at Vortexa. | 1 | 2 |
| David Weintraub Talent manager, reality TV pioneer, and now executive producer · DWE Talent | Excluded | Business executive | Talent manager and executive producer. | 1 | 1 |
| David Wilkinson Professor | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| David Will Politics desk · DIE ZEIT | Excluded | Journalist | Politics desk at DIE ZEIT. | 1 | 1 |
| David Willard Ornithologist · Field Museum | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Ornithologist at Field Museum. | 1 | 1 |
| David Willis Correspondent · BBC | Excluded | Journalist | BBC correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| David Woode Crime Correspondent, The Times | Excluded | Journalist | Crime Correspondent The Times. | 1 | 2 |
| David Yaffe Bellany Technology reporter · New York Times | Excluded | Journalist | Technology reporter at The New York Times. | 1 | 1 |
| David Yeager Professor of psychology · University of Texas at Austin | Selected | Academic | Professor of psychology at University of Texas at Austin. | 3 | 4 |
| David Yelland Former Sun editor · The Sun | Excluded | Journalist | Former editor at The Sun, journalist without specialized analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| David-Ruben Thies CEO · Waldkliniken Eisenberg | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Waldkliniken Eisenberg. | 1 | 1 |
| Davide Cervellin CEO · Chef in Camicia | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Chef in Camicia. | 1 | 1 |
| Davide Del Monte Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist, reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Davide Falcioni Journalist · Fanpage.it | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist at Fanpage.it, reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Davide Frattini Journalist · Corriere della Sera | Excluded | Journalist | Corriere della Sera journalist, reporter. | 1 | 7 |
| Davide Giacalone Researcher | Selected | Academic | Researcher at University of Southern Denmark. | 1 | 1 |
| Davide Lacerenza Restaurateur and entrepreneur | Excluded | Business executive | Restaurateur and entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Davide Lerner Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist, reporter. | 2 | 2 |
| Davide Maria De Luca Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist, reporter. | 1 | 4 |
| Davide Petrella | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Italian singer-songwriter. | 1 | 1 |
| Davide Scaramuzza Director · University of Zurich | Selected | Academic | Director of Robotics and Perception Group at University of Zurich. | 1 | 1 |
| Davide Tabarelli President · Nomisma Energia | Selected | Think tank | Presidente de Nomisma Energia, energy analysis organization. | 3 | 15 |
| Davine Perik | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Davy De Sutter BBQ academy | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | BBQ academy, specialized training. | 1 | 1 |
| Dawid Fazowski YouTuber | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Dawid Krawczyk | Excluded | Journalist | Author of reportage. | 1 | 1 |
| Dawid Kujawa Literary critic, essayist | Selected | Commentator | Literary critic and essayist. | 1 | 1 |
| Dawid Łasiński Teacher | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Secondary school teacher. | 1 | 1 |
| Dawid Sporysz Noho Investment | Excluded | Business executive | Noho Investment investor. | 1 | 1 |
| Dawid Zieliński President, investor · Columbus Energy | Excluded | Business executive | Prezes et inwestor de Columbus Energy. | 1 | 1 |
| Dawn French Actor, comedian and bestselling author | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Dawn Hill Senior Machinist · LLNL | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Senior Machinist at LLNL. | 1 | 1 |
| Dawson Church Science writer, researcher, author | Selected | Commentator | Science writer, researcher and author. | 1 | 1 |
| Dayna Bowen Matthew Dean of the George Washington University Law School | Selected | Academic | Dean of George Washington University Law School. | 1 | 1 |
| Dean Ball Senior Fellow, former Senior Policy Advisor · Foundation for American Innovation, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy | Selected | Think tank et Former official | Senior Fellow at Foundation for American Innovation, former adviser. | 3 | 3 |
| Dean Burnett Neuroscientist and author | Selected | Commentator | Neuroscientist and author analyzing scientific subjects. | 2 | 2 |
| Dean Graziosi Entrepreneur | Excluded | Business executive | Entrepreneur and real estate investor. | 1 | 2 |
| Dean Leitersdorf CEO · Decart | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Decart. | 1 | 1 |
| Dean Ornish Physician | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Physician, practitioner outside university. | 1 | 1 |
| Dean Phillips Presidential candidate | Excluded | Serving politician | Presidential candidate, serving politician. | 1 | 1 |
| DeAndre James Executive Director · Community Health Trust | Excluded | Business executive | Executive Director at Community Health Trust. | 1 | 1 |
| Deb Mashek PhD · Myco Consulting LLC | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist and consultant. | 1 | 1 |
| Debbie Gordon CEO · Cloud Range Cyber | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Cloud Range Cyber. | 1 | 1 |
| Debbie Lay TXOne Networks | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | TXOne Networks, company expert. | 1 | 1 |
| Debbie Mucarsel-Powell Representative | Excluded | Serving politician | Representative, female politician in office | 1 | 1 |
| Deboki Chakravarti | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Science editor and science communicator. | 1 | 1 |
| Debora Serracchiani Partito Democratico | Excluded | Serving politician | Democratic Party politician. | 1 | 4 |
| Debora Spar Professor · Harvard Business School | Selected | Academic | Professor at Harvard Business School. | 1 | 1 |
| Deborah Acosta WSJ reporter · Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | WSJ Reporter, reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Deborah Byrne Councillor · The Labour Party | Excluded | Serving politician | Councillor of The Labour Party, active politician. | 1 | 1 |