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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruno Cardoso Reis Geopolitical expert · ISCTE-IUL | Selected | Academic | Professor ISCTE-IUL, historian and geopolitologist. | 6 | 25 |
| Hieronim Grala Professor · Wydziału Artes Liberales Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego | Selected | Academic | Prof. University of Warsaw, historian of Rus. | 6 | 9 |
| Lale Gül Opinion maker | Selected | Commentator | Columnist and writer, opinion maker. | 6 | 16 |
| Marcin Matczak Professor · University of Warsaw | Selected | Academic | Professor of law at the University of Warsaw. | 6 | 9 |
| Matt Lewis Medieval expert and co-host · Gone Medieval | Selected | Commentator | Medieval expert, historian, author. | 6 | 23 |
| Niels Th. Dahl Political analyst · Jyllands-Posten | Selected | Commentator | Political analyst and commentator at Jyllands-Posten. | 6 | 15 |
| Oskar Pietrewicz Analyst · Polskiego Instytutu Spraw Zagranicznych | Selected | Think tank | Analyst Polish Institute of International Affairs. | 6 | 22 |
| Chad Robichaux Force Recon Marine · USMC | Selected | Commentator | Author and speaker, former Marine. | 6 | 10 |
| Judith Butler Philosopher | Selected | Academic | Philosopher and university teacher at UC Berkeley. | 6 | 7 |
| Kate Williams Historian | Selected | Academic | Professor of History and broadcaster. | 6 | 8 |
| Michel Goya Former colonel in the French Army | Selected | Former official | Former Army colonel and Marine, former official. | 6 | 13 |
| Raghuram Rajan Professor · Booth School of Business | Selected | Academic | Professor, Booth School of Business university. | 6 | 7 |
| Richard Barrons General | Selected | Former official | General, former joint forces commander. | 6 | 7 |
| Rik Torfs Professor of canon law, church lawyer | Selected | Academic | Professor of canon law. | 6 | 8 |
| Rosa Brooks Professor of law and policy · Georgetown University | Selected | Academic | Professor of Law and Politics at Georgetown University. | 6 | 46 |
| Olivier Babeau President · Institut Sapiens | Selected | Think tank | President of Sapiens Institute. Clearly identified think tank. | 6 | 9 |
| Laurence Nardon PhD in political science, head of the Americas programme · IFRI | Selected | Think tank | Director, IFRI. | 6 | 14 |
| Sigmar Gabriel Former foreign minister · Atlantikbrücke | Selected | Former official | Former German Foreign Minister. | 6 | 27 |
| Clemens Fuest Ifo head · Ifo-Institut | Selected | Think tank | President of Ifo Institute, German think tank. | 6 | 14 |
| Barbara Baarsma Professor · University of Amsterdam | Selected | Academic | Prof. dr. economist at University of Amsterdam. | 6 | 9 |
| Helene Bubrowski Political editor · F.A.Z. | Selected | Commentator | Politics editor at F.A.Z. | 6 | 100 |
| Henk Kamp VVD member | Selected | Former official | Former defense minister. | 6 | 13 |
| Nicklas Andersson Manager · Montrose | Selected | Economist or consultant | Savings economist at Montrose. | 6 | 8 |
| Patrick Maguire Chief Political Commentator · The Times | Selected | Commentator | Chief Political Commentator and columnist. | 6 | 78 |
| Patryk Kugiel Polskiego Instytutu Spraw Międzynarodowych | Selected | Think tank | Polish Institute of International Affairs. | 6 | 27 |
| Werner Patzelt Professor | Selected | Academic | Prof. Political scientist (professor). | 6 | 24 |
| Aaron Edwards Author and historian | Selected | Commentator | Author and historian of nonfiction books. | 6 | 10 |
| Dick Berlijn Former Commander of the Armed Forces | Selected | Former official | Former commander of armed forces. | 6 | 8 |
| Hannes Heynderickx Journalist · Nieuwsblad | Selected | Commentator | Journalist. | 6 | 6 |
| Helga Salemon Russia expert | Selected | Commentator | Russia expert, Russia specialist. | 6 | 16 |
| Jason Zweig Reporter · WSJ | Selected | Commentator | Columnist for Wall Street Journal. | 6 | 8 |
| Jon Meacham Presidential historian | Selected | Commentator | Presidential historian, public historian. | 6 | 7 |
| Jonathan Conricus Lt. Col. (Ret.) · Foundation for Defense of Democracies | Selected | Former official | Lt. Col. (Ret.) and former Israel Defense spokesperson. | 6 | 19 |
| Jérôme Viala-Gaudefroy PhD in American studies, specialist in political discourse · Sciences Po Paris | Selected | Academic | Lecturer at Sciences Po Paris, American civilization. | 6 | 15 |
| Lars Trägårdh Historian and professor of history · Marie Cederschiöld University | Selected | Academic | Professor of history at Ersta Sköndal University. | 6 | 18 |
| Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen Emeritus professor of psychology | Selected | Academic | Emeritus professor of psychology. | 6 | 6 |
| Michael Every Global Strategist · Rabobank | Selected | Economist or consultant | Global Strategist at Rabobank. | 6 | 20 |
| Michał Bogusz Expert · OSW | Selected | Think tank | Expert at OSW, Eastern Studies Center. | 6 | 17 |
| Paul Kedrosky Managing Partner · SK Ventures | Selected | Economist or consultant | Managing Partner SK Ventures, investor. | 6 | 10 |
| Wojciech Konończuk Director · Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich | Selected | Think tank | Director of OSW (think tank). | 6 | 13 |
| Abigail Marsh Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience · Georgetown | Selected | Academic | Professor of Psychology, Georgetown University. | 6 | 6 |
| Ad Verbrugge Philosopher, writer, professor · Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam | Selected | Academic | Philosophy professor at VU Amsterdam. | 6 | 85 |
| Agnès Levallois Vice president · Iremmo | Selected | Think tank | Vice-President of Iremmo think tank. | 6 | 7 |
| Anna Thalhammer Editor-in-chief · profil | Selected | Commentator | Editor-in-chief, profil magazine, ideas publication. | 6 | 12 |
| Beatrice de Graaf Historian | Selected | Academic | Historian and professor of history at university. | 6 | 12 |
| Brett Christophers Professor at Uppsala University | Selected | Academic | Professor at Uppsala University, non-fiction author. | 6 | 8 |
| Carlo Altomonte Director of the PNRR Lab · Università Bocconi | Selected | Academic | Professor at Bocconi University. | 6 | 9 |
| Carlos Santiso Fund manager, professor and founder of Icaria Capital | Selected | Economist or consultant | Fund manager and professor. | 6 | 9 |
| Daniel Oliveira Commentator · SIC Notícias | Selected | Commentator | Commentator on SIC Notícias and Expresso, analyst. | 6 | 183 |
| Daniel Susskind Research Professor in Economics · King's College London | Selected | Academic | Research Professor in Economics at King's College London | 6 | 6 |