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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora Ramazzotti | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Aurélie Rodrigues Reader | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Axel Höpner Siemens reporter · Handelsblatt | Excluded | Journalist | Siemens reporter at Handelsblatt, business reporter. | 1 | 2 |
| Barbara Fiammeri Sole 24 Ore | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist at Sole 24 Ore. | 1 | 2 |
| Barbara Hoogenboom Systemic leader, coach and author | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Systemic leader, guide and author. | 1 | 2 |
| Barbara Moens Chief EU correspondent · POLITICO | Excluded | Journalist | Chief EU correspondent at POLITICO. | 1 | 2 |
| Barry Lunn Founder & CEO · Provizio AI | Excluded | Business executive | Founder & CEO of Provizio AI. | 1 | 2 |
| Barry Roche Irish Times Southern Correspondent | Excluded | Journalist | Southern Correspondent at Irish Times. | 1 | 2 |
| Bart Dobbelaere Journalist · De Standaard | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist. | 1 | 2 |
| Bart Spandaw Private detective · Spandaw & Veltman | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Private detective and security agent, does not match any role. | 1 | 2 |
| Bartosz Romowicz MP · Polska 2050 | Excluded | Serving politician | Polish deputy in office. | 1 | 2 |
| Bartosz Tesławski Analyst of Eastern policy | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Bas Birker | Excluded | Journalist | Comedian. | 1 | 2 |
| Basel Adra Director | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Beate Himmelstoß | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Beatrice Sandström | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Beatrice Weder di Mauro Editor · CEPR | Selected | Economist or consultant | Editor at CEPR (economic think tank). | 1 | 2 |
| Beatriz Ferreira Journalist · Observador | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist and reporter at Observador, no analysis. | 1 | 2 |
| Ben Ellery Crime Editor · The Times | Excluded | Journalist | Crime Editor and News Reporter The Times. | 1 | 2 |
| Ben Fritz Entertainment reporter · WSJ | Excluded | Journalist | Entertainment reporter at Wall Street Journal. | 1 | 2 |
| Benedetto Della Vedova +Europa | Excluded | Serving politician | Director, +Europa party, incumbent politician. | 1 | 2 |
| Benedikt Strunz Journalist · NDR | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter NDR, general information journalist | 1 | 2 |
| Bengt Liljegren Author and historian | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 2 |
| Benjamin Code | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Benjamin Hautin Founder · Mister Prépa | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Mister Prépa, business leader. | 1 | 2 |
| Benjamin Quénelle Correspondent · Les Echos | Excluded | Journalist | Correspondent for Les Echos in Moscow. | 1 | 2 |
| Benoît Daragon Media specialist · Le Parisien | Excluded | Journalist | Culture section journalist at Le Parisien. | 1 | 2 |
| Benoît Hamon Director · ONG Singa | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | NGO Singa Director, organization director. | 1 | 2 |
| Beri Zangana Reporter · Aftonbladet | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Aftonbladet | 1 | 2 |
| Bernardo García Market analyst | Selected | Economist or consultant | Market analyst and financial educator. | 1 | 2 |
| Bernardo Valente Professor of international relations · ISCSP | Selected | Academic | Professor of international relations at ISCSP. | 1 | 2 |
| Bernd Dörries Middle East correspondent · Tamedia | Excluded | Journalist | Middle East correspondent for Tamedia. | 1 | 2 |
| Bernt Berg-Nielsen Manager · Stolt Explorer | Excluded | Business executive | Stolt Explorer portfolio manager. | 1 | 2 |
| Bie Baert Stukken Van Mensen-dealer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Hayton Journalist and author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Journalist, does not correspond to any role. | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Nye | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Science educator and TV personality, not current affairs analyst. | 1 | 2 |
| Binga Tupamäki | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Birger Steen Top executive · Norsar | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of companies. | 1 | 2 |
| Birgitte Vartdal Nordic head · Statkraft | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Statkraft, business leader. | 1 | 2 |
| Bjørgulv Braanen Political editor · Klassekampen | Selected | Commentator | Politics editor, Klassekampen. | 1 | 2 |
| Bjørn Godske Journalist · Ingeniøren | Excluded | Journalist | Activity outside the six roles. | 1 | 2 |
| Bjørn Tangaa Sillemann Chief analyst · Danske Bank | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief analyst at bank. | 1 | 2 |
| Bobby Oduncu Celebrity hairdresser and entrepreneur | Excluded | Business executive | Entrepreneur, celebrity hairdresser. | 1 | 2 |
| Bodhild Fjelltveit 2nd deputy leader · Norges Bondelag | Excluded | Serving politician | 2nd deputy leader Norges Bondelag, organization leader. | 1 | 2 |
| Bogdan Bodnar Journalist · La Tribune | Excluded | Journalist | Activity outside the six roles. | 1 | 2 |
| Boris Thomas | Excluded | Business executive | Management engineer according to Wikidata, irrelevant management engineer. | 1 | 2 |
| Boro Mas | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 2 |
| Bradley Hart Military historian, National WWII Museum | Selected | Think tank | Military historian at National WWII Museum, research institution. | 1 | 2 |
| Bradley Lafond CEO of Fundora | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Fundora. | 1 | 2 |
| Brendan Carr FCC Commissioner | Excluded | Serving politician | FCC Commissioner and FCC Chairman, public official. | 1 | 2 |