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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kari Aga Myklebost Professor · UiT The Arctic University of Norway | Selected | Academic | Professor, UiT The Arctic University of Norway. | 1 | 2 |
| Karina Rothoff Brix State head · Firi | Excluded | Business executive | Country manager at Firi, crypto company executive. | 1 | 2 |
| Karl Emil Frost The culture editor · Altinget | Excluded | Journalist | Culture editor, Altinget Ethics and Faith section. | 1 | 2 |
| Karl Holmberg Political scientist · Lund University | Selected | Academic | Professor of political science at Lunds University. | 1 | 2 |
| Katarzyna Czajka-Kominiarczuk | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Katarzyna Skrzydłowska-Kalukin Publicist · Kultura Liberalna | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Kathrin Witsch Head of the energy team · Handelsblatt | Excluded | Journalist | Director of editorial team at Handelsblatt, not analyst. | 1 | 2 |
| Katja Nicodemus ZEIT film expert | Selected | Commentator | Film expert at ZEIT magazine, domain analyst. | 1 | 2 |
| Katrin Büchenbacher Foreign editor · NZZ | Excluded | Journalist | Foreign correspondent, NZZ, not an analyst. | 1 | 2 |
| Kaveh Hoda Dr. | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 2 |
| Keith Broni Emoji translator · Emojipedia | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | First emoji translator and editor-in-chief at Emojipedia. | 1 | 2 |
| Ken Paxton Attorney General · Texas | Excluded | Serving politician | Procureur général du Texas, serving. | 1 | 2 |
| Kevin Koh Maier Investment director · Finizens | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Investment director at Finizens, financial executive. | 1 | 2 |
| Kevin Maher Chief film critic · The Times | Selected | Commentator | Chief Film Critic at The Times, columnist. | 1 | 2 |
| Keywan Tonekaboni C't editor · c't Magazin | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | C't Magazin editor, journalist. | 1 | 2 |
| Kim Bos Editor · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | Editor, NRC, not an analyst. | 1 | 2 |
| Kim Poldner Lecturer in circular business models · Haagse Hogeschool | Selected | Academic | Lecturer in circular business models at Haagse Hogeschool. | 1 | 2 |
| Kim van Sparrentak MEP · European Parliament | Excluded | Serving politician | MEP, politician in office. | 1 | 2 |
| Kimmo Elo Research director · University of Eastern Finland | Selected | Academic | Research director at University of Eastern Finland. | 1 | 2 |
| Kiran Stacey Policy editor · The Guardian | Excluded | Journalist | Politics editor, The Guardian, not an analyst. | 1 | 2 |
| Kirsten Nilsson Journalist · Politiken | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Politiken, not analyst. | 1 | 2 |
| Kjetil Malkenes Hovland Journalist · E24 | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist E24, not analyst. | 1 | 2 |
| Klaus Stratmann Handelsblatt chief reporter for climate and energy | Excluded | Journalist | Energy reporter Handelsblatt, not analyst | 1 | 2 |
| Knut Sunde Director · Norsk Industri | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Director of industry federation. | 1 | 2 |
| Koen Vidal Foreign affairs journalist · De Standaard | Excluded | Journalist | Foreign correspondent for De Standaard, not analyst. | 1 | 2 |
| Kolja Rudzio Business editor · DIE ZEIT | Excluded | Journalist | Economics editor, ZEIT, not an analyst. | 1 | 2 |
| Krijn Soeteman | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Krista Pederson Managing Director of Asia Pacific · Hogan Assessments | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Managing Director at Hogan Assessments, company executive. | 1 | 2 |
| Kristen Breitweiser Widow, lawyer | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Kristian Johansen TGS head | Excluded | Business executive | TGS chief, company CEO. | 1 | 2 |
| Kristoffer Hegnsvad Film and TV editor · Politiken | Selected | Commentator | Film-TV editor, writes commentary. | 1 | 2 |
| Krystina Gustafson Co-founder · RetailClub | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder and SVP of Content. | 1 | 2 |
| Krzysztof Paszyk Minister · PSL | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister in office. | 1 | 2 |
| Krzysztof Przepiórka Płk, co-founder of GROM | Excluded | Serving politician | Colonel GROM, sitting military officer. | 1 | 2 |
| Kurtis Lockhart Founder of the Africa Urban Lab | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Africa Urban Lab. | 1 | 2 |
| Larissa Nolan Communications Officer · Aontú | Excluded | Serving politician | Communications Officer for political party. | 1 | 2 |
| Lars Aagaard Climate minister · Dansk Energi | Excluded | Serving politician | Climate minister, minister in office in Denmark. | 1 | 2 |
| Lars Broström Producer · Sveriges Radio | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Lars Eriksen Culture journalist · Politiken | Excluded | Journalist | Cultural journalist Politiken. | 1 | 2 |
| Lars Frick Analysis head · Aktiespararna | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Financial analyst at Börsveckan. | 1 | 2 |
| Lars Guggisberg National Councillor · SVP | Excluded | Serving politician | National Council member (deputy) in office. | 1 | 2 |
| Lars Jörnow Co-founder · EQT Ventures | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder (co-founder) of EQT Ventures. | 1 | 2 |
| Lars Kristian Feste Manager · Lannebo | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Manager and head of rates at Lannebo. | 1 | 2 |
| Lars Sander Matjeka Company head and author | Excluded | Business executive | Company executive. | 1 | 2 |
| Lars-Erik Edlund Professor of Nordic languages · Umeå University | Selected | Academic | Professor of Nordic languages, Umeå University. | 1 | 2 |
| Lars-Henrik Paarup Michelsen Managing director · Norsk klimastiftelse | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | General director of Norsk klimastiftelse. | 1 | 2 |
| Lasse Stjernkvist | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Laura Guegan HSE section head, HSE engineer · Lefebvre Dalloz | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | HSE editor at Lefebvre Dalloz. | 1 | 2 |
| Laura McQueen Managing Director · Leaders | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Laureline Dupont Deputy editor · L'Express | Excluded | Journalist | Deputy editorial director at L'Express. | 1 | 2 |