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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Johnson Director · Institute for Fiscal Studies | Selected | Think tank | Director Institute for Fiscal Studies. | 12 | 16 |
| C. Thi Nguyen Philosopher | Selected | Academic | Philosopher, university teacher at University of Utah. | 12 | 16 |
| Peter Atwater President · Financial Insyghts | Selected | Economist or consultant | President of Financial Insyghts, analyst. | 12 | 16 |
| Stephanie Ruhle Anchor, Senior Business Analyst · The 11th Hour, MS NOW | Selected | Commentator | Senior Business Analyst, economic analyst. | 11 | 16 |
| Brené Brown Researcher on courage · University of Houston | Selected | Academic | Researcher and author University of Houston | 11 | 16 |
| Luciano Floridi Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor, explicit academic title. | 10 | 16 |
| Sanam Vakil Director of Middle East and North Africa programme · Chatham House | Selected | Think tank | Director at Chatham House think tank. | 10 | 16 |
| Hubert Védrine Former secretary general of the Élysée | Selected | Former official | Former Secretary General of Elysee, former Foreign Affairs Minister. | 9 | 16 |
| Marieke Blom Chief economist · ING | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief economist at ING, consulting/banking firm. | 9 | 16 |
| Ben Macintyre Historian, author, and writer-at-large · The Times | Selected | Commentator | Historian, author and writer-at-large at The Times. | 9 | 16 |
| Kevin Kühnert Former SPD general secretary | Selected | Former official | Former SPD General Secretary, former official. | 9 | 16 |
| Thomas Mayer Economist | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist explicitly mentioned. | 9 | 16 |
| Bruno Cautrès CNRS researcher · CEVIPOF, Sciences Po | Selected | Academic | Researcher, CNRS CEVIPOF Sciences Po. | 8 | 16 |
| Justus Bender Author · F.A.S. | Selected | Commentator | Politics editor, F.A.S., and author. | 8 | 16 |
| Lionel Shriver Spectator contributor · The Spectator | Selected | Commentator | Spectator contributor, sociopolitical analysis column. | 8 | 16 |
| Thorsten Faas Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor of political science at Freie Universität Berlin. | 7 | 16 |
| Lale Gül Opinion maker | Selected | Commentator | Columnist and writer, opinion maker. | 6 | 16 |
| Helga Salemon Russia expert | Selected | Commentator | Russia expert, Russia specialist. | 6 | 16 |
| Jaco Booyens Contributor · BlazeTV | Selected | Commentator | BlazeTV contributor for news analysis. | 6 | 16 |
| Ronald van Raak Former politicians | Selected | Former official | Former Politician, former politician. | 6 | 16 |
| Pascal Perrineau Political scientist, professor · Sciences Po | Selected | Academic | Emeritus Professor at Sciences Po. | 5 | 16 |
| Anne-Charlène Bezzina Constitutional law scholar · université de Rouen | Selected | Academic | Constitutional law lecturer at University of Rouen. | 5 | 16 |
| Marte Heian-Engdal Historian | Selected | Academic | Historian and Middle East researcher. | 5 | 16 |
| Andrea Scanzi | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Guest on talk shows about TV clashes and politics; no profession or organization is announced, so nothing confirms this journalist profile. | 5 | 16 |
| Dave Nadig Financial Futurist · ETF Trends and ETF Database | Selected | Economist or consultant | Financial Futurist at ETF Trends Database. | 5 | 16 |
| Jakub Dymek | Selected | Commentator | Polish opinion journalist, political news analyst. | 5 | 16 |
| Lars Christensen Economist | Selected | Economist or consultant | Danish economist. | 5 | 16 |
| Paul Verhagen Strategic analyst · HCSS | Selected | Think tank | Strategic analyst at HCSS. | 5 | 16 |
| Fernando Arancón El Orden Mundial | Selected | Commentator | Geopolitics analyst, editor El Orden Mundial. | 4 | 16 |
| Paolo Magri President of the ISPI Scientific Committee | Selected | Think tank | Presidente comitato scientifico ISPI (think tank). | 4 | 16 |
| Hadley Freeman Columnist and Features Writer · The Sunday Times | Selected | Commentator | Columnist and features writer for The Times. | 4 | 16 |
| Robbert Manders Portfolio manager · Antaurus | Selected | Economist or consultant | Antaurus portfolio manager. | 4 | 16 |
| Franco Cardini Emeritus professor of medieval history · Istituto italiano di Scienze umane e sociali / Scuola normale superiore | Selected | Academic | Emeritus professor of medieval history. | 4 | 16 |
| Ludivine Gilli Director · Observatoire Amérique du Nord à la Fondation Jean Jaurès | Selected | Think tank | Director of Observatory at Fondation Jean-Jaures. | 4 | 16 |
| Allison Morris Crime correspondent · Belfast Telegraph | Excluded | Journalist | News correspondent Belfast Telegraph. | 3 | 16 |
| Jesús Núñez Co-director · Instituto de Estudios sobre Conflictos y Acción Humanitaria | Selected | Think tank | Co-director of Instituto de Estudios sobre Conflictos. | 3 | 16 |
| James Stout Author of Against the State | Selected | Commentator | Author of 'Against the State'. | 3 | 16 |
| Denis Ferrand Chief executive officer · Rexecode | Selected | Think tank | General director of Rexecode, economic think tank. | 2 | 16 |
| Kristina Ekero Eriksson The archaeologist | Selected | Commentator | Archaeologist and non-fiction history author. | 2 | 16 |
| Dominic Nicholls Associate Editor of Defence · The Telegraph | Selected | Commentator | Associate Editor Defence Telegraph, specialized analyst. | 2 | 16 |
| Trond Omdal Energy analyst and fund manager · Pensum | Selected | Economist or consultant | Energy analyst and manager at Pensum. | 2 | 16 |
| Bérénice Levet Philosopher | Selected | Commentator | Essayist and columnist, ideas analyst. | 2 | 16 |
| Steven Swinford Political Editor · The Times | Selected | Commentator | Political Editor at Times, political analyst. | 2 | 16 |
| Anne Schwedt Stock market reporter · The Pioneer | Excluded | Journalist | Stock market reporter. | 1 | 16 |
| Jesús Callejo Cronovisor · SER | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Writer specializing in fairies, not academic or analyst. | 1 | 16 |
| Laura Warton Martinez Sophrologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Sophrology practitioner. | 1 | 16 |
| Léa Dunand-Chatellet Manager and director of responsible investment · DNCA Finance | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Manager at DNCA Finance. | 1 | 16 |
| Yves Maitre Operating partner · Jolt capital | Selected | Economist or consultant et Former official | Operating partner at Jolt Capital (VC firm), former HTC CEO. | 1 | 16 |
| Per Bylund Economics professor | Selected | Academic | Professor of economics. | 1 | 16 |
| Tom Pope Institute for Government | Selected | Think tank | Institute for Government British think tank. | 1 | 16 |