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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Michael Jones | Selected | Commentator | Author and traditionalist writer. | 1 | 1 |
| E.J. Dionne | Selected | Commentator et Think tank | Political columnist and editorialist. | 2 | 2 |
| E.W. Niedermeyer Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of Ludicrous, essayist. | 1 | 1 |
| Eadaoin Fitzmaurice Travel Content Creator | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Eamon Leonard Broadstone VC | Excluded | Business executive | Broadstone VC, venture capital investor. | 1 | 1 |
| Eamonn Forde | Excluded | Journalist | Music journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Eanna MacSuibhne Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Trauma Medicine | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Consultant in Emergency Medicine. | 1 | 1 |
| Earl Spencer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Eavan Murray | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Eb Samuel Men's Health Fitness Director | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Men's Health Fitness Director. | 1 | 1 |
| Ebba Bjelkholm Astrologer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ebba Busch Party leader, minister, deputy prime minister · Kristdemokraterna | Excluded | Serving politician | Party leader in office (politician). | 2 | 3 |
| Ebba Kleberg von Sydow Monarkier-podden | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ebenezer Samuel Fitness Director of Men's Health, Head of Training Innovation · Men's Health, FlexIt Fitness | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Fitness Director and company executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Eberhard Bauer Dipl.-Psych. · IGPP | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Dipl.-Psych., non-university psychologist. | 1 | 1 |
| Eboni Usoro-Brown Lawyer and former England netball player | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer and former England netball player. | 1 | 1 |
| Ebony Rainford-Brent England's women's first Black cricketer · Channel 4, Sky Sports, BBC | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Eccie Newton Co-founder · Karma Cans | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of Karma Cans. | 1 | 1 |
| Ece Temelkuran Writer | Selected | Commentator | Writer, political writer. | 1 | 1 |
| Eckart Frahm Professor · Yale University | Selected | Academic | Professor at Yale University. | 1 | 1 |
| Eckart Lohse Head of the parliamentary editorial team · F.A.Z. | Excluded | Journalist | FAZ parliamentary editor chief, parliamentary bureau chief. | 2 | 4 |
| Eckart von Hirschhausen Medical doctor and honorary professor | Selected | Academic | Honorary professor (explicit university title). | 3 | 3 |
| Eckhard Lohse Head of the Berlin parliamentary office of F.A.Z. | Excluded | Journalist | FAZ Berlin parliamentary office leader, parliamentary bureau chief. | 2 | 2 |
| Eckhart Christian Metz Chief police superintendent | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Arnold Expert · RUSI | Selected | Think tank | Expert at RUSI think tank. | 2 | 2 |
| Ed Ballard WSJ climate and energy reporter · The Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | WSJ Climate and Energy Reporter, reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Balls UK Government | Selected | Former official | Former Secretary of State (end 2010, 2015). | 4 | 17 |
| Ed Barnhart Archaeologist and explorer · Maya Exploration Center | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Archaeologist and explorer, founder of private center. | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Bleacher Chief Financial Officer · St. Christopher's Hospital for Children | Excluded | Business executive | Chief Financial Officer at hospital. | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Butler | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist (correspondent). | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Conway Economics editor · Sky News | Selected | Commentator | Economics editor at Sky News, economic analyst. | 14 | 38 |
| Ed Davey | Excluded | Serving politician | Leader of Lib Dems and MP in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Glaeser Professor of economics · Harvard University | Selected | Academic | Professor of economics at Harvard University. | 2 | 2 |
| Ed Guiney Co-founder · Element Pictures | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of Element Pictures. | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Heinbockel Co-founder · SavantX | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of SavantX. | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Kronenberg Former senior civil servant | Selected | Former official | Former senior civil servant. | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Luce Financial Times | Selected | Commentator | Financial Times, journalist-commentator. | 6 | 37 |
| Ed Martin VP of Product Management for AI Strategy · Sophos | Excluded | Business executive | VP of Product Management at Sophos. | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Nijpels Former VVD leader | Selected | Former official | Former VVD Leader (former party leader). | 7 | 11 |
| Ed Ongweso Jr. Critic · Tech Bubble newsletter | Selected | Commentator | Critic, Tech Bubble newsletter. | 3 | 8 |
| Ed Park Founder · Devoted Health | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Devoted Health. | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Perks President of Franklin Advisers, Inc. and chief investment officer | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Chief Investment Officer, wealth manager. | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Warner Chair of UK Athletics, Chair of GB Wheelchair Rugby | Excluded | Business executive | Chair of UK Athletics and sports organizations. | 1 | 1 |
| Ed West Journalist and Spectator author | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and Spectator author, essayist. | 4 | 12 |
| Ed Yardeni Wall Street voice | Selected | Economist or consultant | Wall Street Voice, financial analyst. | 10 | 19 |
| Ed Zitron Host · Better Offline | Selected | Commentator | Host of Better Offline, analysis podcast. | 19 | 39 |
| Edda Grabar | Excluded | Journalist | Science communication journalist. | 1 | 2 |
| Eddie Chavez JTAC · 75th Ranger Regiment | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Eddie Davidsson Colleague and friend | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Eddie Glaude | Selected | Academic | Professor at Princeton University. | 6 | 8 |