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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Clear Author, expert on habits | Selected | Commentator | Author of 'Atomic Habits', bestselling non-fiction. | 13 | 15 |
| Tim Urban Writer · Wait But Why | Selected | Commentator | Author of blog and analytical essayist. | 13 | 15 |
| Patrick Radden Keefe Award-winning writer and investigative journalist | Selected | Commentator | Investigative journalist and author. | 12 | 15 |
| Bari Weiss The Free Press | Selected | Commentator | Founder of The Free Press. | 12 | 15 |
| Robert Kagan | Selected | Academic | Political scientist, writer and historian at Georgetown University. | 11 | 15 |
| Richard Haass Foreign policy veteran · Council on Foreign Relations | Selected | Think tank | Veteran Diplomat at Council on Foreign Relations. | 10 | 15 |
| Shane Parrish Author · Farnam Street | Selected | Commentator | Author and founder of Farnam Street, ideas platform. | 10 | 15 |
| Ali Vaez Iran Project Director · International Crisis Group | Selected | Think tank | Iran Project Director, International Crisis Group. | 9 | 15 |
| Constanze Stelzenmüller Director · Center on the United States and Europe | Selected | Think tank | Director of Center US Europe think tank. | 9 | 15 |
| John Curtice Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor Sir John Curtice, explicit professor title. | 9 | 15 |
| David Eagleman Stanford neuroscientist | Selected | Academic | Neuroscientist at Stanford. | 8 | 15 |
| Inez Stepman Lincoln Fellow · Claremont Institute | Selected | Think tank | Lincoln Fellow at Claremont Institute. | 8 | 15 |
| Susanne Weigelin-Schwiedrzik Sinologist · University of Vienna | Selected | Academic | Sinologist University of Vienna. | 8 | 15 |
| Kim Ghattas Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of Black Wave, nonfiction. | 8 | 15 |
| Frank Sauer Military expert · Bundeswehruniversität München | Selected | Academic | Political scientist at Bundeswehr University Munich. | 7 | 15 |
| Bruno Tertrais Geopolitical scientist · Foundation for Strategic Research | Selected | Think tank | Associate Director Foundation for Strategic Research. | 7 | 15 |
| Pedro Brinca Associate professor · Nova SBE | Selected | Academic | Associate professor at Nova SBE. | 7 | 15 |
| Walter Posch Middle East expert · Austrian National Defence Academy | Selected | Think tank | Expert at Landesverteidigsakademie (defense academy think tank). | 7 | 15 |
| Gerdi Verbeet Jury chair | Selected | Former official | Former president of Dutch House of Representatives. | 7 | 15 |
| John Cochrane Absolute authority on asset pricing | Selected | Economist or consultant | Financial expert in asset pricing and portfolio theory. | 7 | 15 |
| Niels Th. Dahl Political analyst · Jyllands-Posten | Selected | Commentator | Political analyst and commentator at Jyllands-Posten. | 6 | 15 |
| 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 |
| Catherine Rampell The Bulwark | Selected | Commentator | Political analysis Bulwark. | 6 | 15 |
| Heather Berlin Neuroscientist | Selected | Academic | Neuroscientist affiliated with State University of New York and Vassar College. | 6 | 15 |
| Elie Tenenbaum Director of the security studies centre · IFRI | Selected | Think tank | Director of the IFRI security studies center. | 5 | 15 |
| Campbell Price Egyptologist · Manchester Museum | Selected | Academic | Egyptologist at University of Liverpool. | 5 | 15 |
| Ola Borten Moe Project director · Senterpartiet | Selected | Former official | Former state councillor. Former public official. | 5 | 15 |
| Stijn Goossens Tech editor · BNR | Selected | Commentator | Tech journalist at BNR, specialized analyst. | 5 | 15 |
| Misha Glenny Journalist · Institute of Human Sciences | Selected | Think tank | Affiliation Institute of Human Sciences. | 5 | 15 |
| David Djaïz Essayist, teacher · Sciences Po | Selected | Academic | Essayist and teacher at Sciences Po. | 5 | 15 |
| Peter Harrell Senior Director · National Security Council | Selected | Think tank | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank). | 4 | 15 |
| Pablo Fernández Popularizer | Selected | Commentator | Science communicator, public analysis. | 4 | 15 |
| Justus Haucap Chief economist | Selected | Academic | Chief economist and professor. | 4 | 15 |
| Joaquín Urías Law professor · Tribunal Constitucional | Selected | Academic | Professor of law, former letrado of the Constitutional Court. | 4 | 15 |
| Olof Ehrenkrona | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Swedish newspaper editorial podcast on politics and world affairs; the profile is a generic writer and journalist with no field to match. | 4 | 15 |
| Roger Moorhouse Author | Selected | Commentator | Historian author of non-fiction books. | 4 | 15 |
| Juan José Sánchez-Oro Historian | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 3 | 15 |
| Davide Tabarelli President · Nomisma Energia | Selected | Think tank | Presidente de Nomisma Energia, energy analysis organization. | 3 | 15 |
| Erik Petersson Historian | Selected | Academic | Historian at University of Linköping. | 3 | 15 |
| Nicolas Sarkozy Former President | Selected | Former official | Former President of France. | 3 | 15 |
| Allan Klynne | Selected | Academic | Archaeologist at Swedish Institute at Athens. | 3 | 15 |
| Ralph Schöllhammer Political scientist | Selected | Academic | Political scientist, university teacher. | 3 | 15 |
| Yvonnick Denoël Historian | Selected | Commentator | Historian and author of The Secret Wars of Mossad. | 3 | 15 |
| Jonas Kuld Rathje Editor-in-chief · Ingeniøren | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 15 |
| Laurent Vronski Chief executive officer · Ervor | Excluded | Business executive | Business leader. | 2 | 15 |
| José Precedo Deputy director · elDiario.es | Selected | Commentator | Associate Director elDiario.es. | 2 | 15 |
| Julia Cydejko Senior energy analyst · Polityka Insight | Selected | Think tank | Senior Analyst at Polityka Insight think tank. | 2 | 15 |
| Michael Sahlin Geopolitics expert · Consilium International | Selected | Former official | Former Swedish Ambassador, title 'tidigare ambassadör'. | 2 | 15 |
| Pablo A. Iglesias | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (non) : Guest on a Spanish news commentary panel about politics; the linked profile is a Johns Hopkins researcher and engineer, so a namesake. | 2 | 15 |
| Jack Devine Acting Director and Associate Director of CIA operations | Selected | Former official | Former CIA director and associate director of operations. | 2 | 15 |