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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Waldenström The economist | Selected | Economist or consultant | National economist. | 6 | 7 |
| Dario Bressanini Chemist, university lecturer, science communicator | Selected | Academic | University chemistry lecturer. | 6 | 11 |
| Daryl Fairweather Economist · University of Chicago | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief Economist at Redfin. | 6 | 6 |
| David Robson Science writer | Selected | Commentator | Science writer, author of nonfiction books. | 6 | 7 |
| Düzen Tekkal Activist · Háwar.help | Selected | Commentator | Journalist, author and documentary filmmaker. | 6 | 11 |
| François Gemenne Climate change specialist · HEC | Selected | Academic | Professor IPCC at HEC. | 6 | 9 |
| Hannah Prins Lawyer, writer and climate activist · Extinction Rebellion, Advocates for the Future | Selected | Commentator | Jurist and writer, climate analysis and environmental policy. | 6 | 6 |
| Ingrid Thijssen Chair · VNO-NCW | Selected | Think tank | Chair VNO-NCW (employer). | 6 | 10 |
| Jacob Mchangama Executive Director · Future of Free Speech Project | Selected | Academic | Executive Director at Vanderbilt, Future of Free Speech. | 6 | 6 |
| Joachim Steinhöfel Lawyer and publicist | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer and publicist, practicing lawyer. | 6 | 12 |
| Joe Walsh Former Republican congressman | Selected | Former official | Former Republican congressman. | 6 | 14 |
| Jonna Bornemark Professor of philosophy at Södertörn University | Selected | Academic | Professor of Philosophy at Södertörn University. | 6 | 7 |
| Joseph Torigian Author | Selected | Academic | American academic political scientist. | 6 | 6 |
| Kristen R. Ghodsee Professor in Russian and East European Studies · University of Pennsylvania | Selected | Academic | Professor in Russian and East European Studies, University of Pennsylvania. | 6 | 7 |
| Krzysztof Dębiec Dr · Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich | Selected | Think tank | Dr. at Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich, think tank. | 6 | 10 |
| Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of Las Cleopatras, history book. | 6 | 12 |
| Manuel Martín-Loeches Professor of psychobiology · Complutense University of Madrid | Selected | Academic | Professor of psychobiology, Universidad Complutense. | 6 | 6 |
| Mariken van der Velden Political scientist · Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam | Selected | Academic | Political scientist at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. | 6 | 14 |
| Marion Koopmans Virologist | Selected | Academic | Virologist, virologist. | 6 | 6 |
| Michael Lüders Middle East expert | Selected | Commentator | Middle East expert who analyzes. | 6 | 10 |
| Michael Morris Professor at Columbia Business School | Selected | Academic | Professor at Columbia Business School. | 6 | 6 |
| Michael Norton Professor at Harvard Business school | Selected | Academic | Professor of psychology at Harvard Business School. | 6 | 6 |
| Michele Boldrin Economist · Ora! | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist and independent political analyst. | 6 | 14 |
| Pedro Siza Vieira Minister of State for the Economy · Governo Português | Selected | Academic | Former minister, currently lawyer and professor. | 6 | 42 |
| Peer Steinbrück Former federal finance minister · SPD | Selected | Former official | Former Federal Finance Minister, ex-finance minister. | 6 | 8 |
| Peter Heather Professor | Selected | Academic | British historian and university teacher. | 6 | 8 |
| Robert Epstein Research psychologist · Harvard | Selected | Academic | Psychologist researcher at Harvard. | 6 | 10 |
| Rouzbeh Parsi Programme director at the Middle East and North Africa programme · UI | Selected | Think tank | Program director, UI think tank. | 6 | 9 |
| Sandra Phlippen Chief Sustainability Officer · ABN AMRO | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist, Chief Sustainability Officer at ABN AMRO. | 6 | 9 |
| Steve Brusatte Professor · University of Edinburgh | Selected | Academic | Professor at University of Edinburgh. | 6 | 12 |
| Szczepan Twardoch Author · Marginesy | Selected | Commentator | Writer and author, pisarz, main activity. | 6 | 10 |
| Thomas Piketty Economist | Selected | Economist or consultant | World-renowned economist, author on inequality. | 6 | 7 |
| Tony Blair Former Prime Minister | Selected | Former official | Former Prime Minister of Great Britain. | 6 | 6 |
| David Rothkopf Expert politique · The DSR Network | Selected | Commentator | Political expert, podcast analysis host. | 6 | 238 |
| Miguel Poiares Maduro Deputy minister under Passos Coelho · PSD | Selected | Former official | Former or ex-deputy minister. | 6 | 11 |
| Barbara Tóth Journalist · Falter | Selected | Commentator | Leader of FALTER Media Department (section head). | 6 | 47 |
| Ed Luce Financial Times | Selected | Commentator | Financial Times, journalist-commentator. | 6 | 37 |
| Rafał Michalski Observer of American politics | Selected | Commentator | American politics observer. | 6 | 18 |
| Carlo Cottarelli Director · Partito Democratico | Selected | Academic | Director of PESES at Universita Cattolica. | 6 | 12 |
| Catherine Rampell The Bulwark | Selected | Commentator | Political analysis Bulwark. | 6 | 15 |
| Jakub Jakóbowski Deputy director · OSW | Selected | Think tank | Vice-Director (vice-director) of OSW (think tank). | 6 | 8 |
| Jana Hensel Author · ZEIT und ZEIT ONLINE | Selected | Commentator | Author at ZEIT, expert analyzing East Germany. | 6 | 8 |
| Mary McCord Executive Director · Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection | Selected | Academic | Executive Director of institute at Georgetown University Law Center. | 6 | 11 |
| Matthew Walker Sleep expert | Selected | Commentator | Sleep expert, author of analytical nonfiction. | 6 | 9 |
| Ulrich Vosgerau Legal scholar and lawyer | Selected | Lawyer | Legal scholar lawyer. | 6 | 35 |
| Ben Wittes Lawfare | Selected | Commentator | Director Lawfare, legal policy analyst. | 6 | 21 |
| Fritz Vahrenholt Environment and energy expert | Selected | Academic | University Hamburg teacher, chemist and author. | 6 | 9 |
| Jaco Booyens Contributor · BlazeTV | Selected | Commentator | BlazeTV contributor for news analysis. | 6 | 16 |
| Michel Paradis Professor · Columbia Law | Selected | Academic | Professor at Columbia Law School. | 6 | 8 |
| Nicholas Morton Dr. | Selected | Academic | Medieval historian at Nottingham Trent University. | 6 | 10 |