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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomasz Siemoniak Minister of internal affairs and administration · Polska | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Interior Affairs in office. | 1 | 2 |
| Tomasz Żółciak Publicist · Money.pl | Excluded | Journalist | Money.pl analyst, economic analyst. | 1 | 2 |
| Tommi Nieminen Helsingin Sanomat | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Helsingin Sanomat. | 1 | 2 |
| Tommi Saarinen Analyst · Inderes | Selected | Economist or consultant | Analyst at Inderes, analysis firm. | 1 | 2 |
| Tommy Tuberville Senator · Alabama | Excluded | Serving politician | Senator in office. | 1 | 2 |
| Toomas Eelsoo | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Tor Arne Gangsø Negotiation lead · KS | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Labor relations director at KS, union executive. | 1 | 2 |
| Torben Benner Journalist · Politiken | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Politiken. | 1 | 2 |
| Torben Ørting Jørgensen Chair · Folk & Sikkerhed | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | President of Folk & Sikkerhed association. | 1 | 2 |
| Torbjörn Hållö | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 2 |
| Trond Grande Deputy leader · Oljefondet | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Tuomas Mäkelä Founding shareholder · Havu Properties Oy | Excluded | Business executive | Founder shareholder at Havu Properties. | 1 | 2 |
| Tuomas Niskakangas | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Ulrich Chiellino Traffic psychologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Transport Psychologist, psychologist. | 1 | 2 |
| Ulrich Schwerin Foreign editor | Excluded | Journalist | Foreign editor. | 1 | 2 |
| Ulrik Bie Economics editor · Berlingske | Excluded | Journalist | Economics editor, economics editor. | 1 | 2 |
| Ulrike Schmidt Psychiatrist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychiatrist. | 1 | 2 |
| Valentín Martínez Pillet | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 2 |
| Valeria Barbi Biodiversity expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Biodiversity expert, naturalist. | 1 | 2 |
| Valeria Mazzeo Reporter · Tamedia | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Tamedia | 1 | 2 |
| Valeria Vecchione Graphologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Handwriting analyst, specialized analyst. | 1 | 2 |
| Valerie Weyns Witness to the state visit | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Valérie Gas Head of the political department · RFI | Excluded | Journalist | Head of politics section, RFI. | 1 | 2 |
| Valérie Plagnol President · Cercle Des Epargnants | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | President of Cercle des Épargnants, association. | 1 | 2 |
| Vanessa Stützle CEO · LUQOM GROUP | Excluded | Business executive | LUQOM GROUP CEO. | 1 | 2 |
| Vasco Câmara Film critic · PÚBLICO | Selected | Commentator | Film critic film analyst. | 1 | 2 |
| Veera Tossavainen | Excluded | Business executive | Real estate investor. | 1 | 2 |
| Victoria Johansson Founder of Storasyster | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Vienna Luke | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Viktor Barth-Kron | Excluded | Journalist | Empty position, indeterminate journalistic role. | 1 | 2 |
| Ville Vesterinen OVV Lappeenranta | Excluded | Business executive | Leader of OVV real estate agency in Lappeenranta. | 1 | 2 |
| Vincent Couronne Legal researcher, director of the media Les Surligneurs | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficient text to determine. | 1 | 2 |
| Vincent Grard Director · Trade Republic | Excluded | Business executive | France Director of Trade Republic, business leader. | 1 | 2 |
| Virginie Jacoberger-Lavoué Luxury specialist · Les Echos | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Luxury specialist journalist at Echos. | 1 | 2 |
| Vivien Londe Research engineer · Microsoft | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Research engineer at Microsoft. | 1 | 2 |
| Volker Pabst Correspondent · NZZ | Excluded | Journalist | NZZ correspondent. | 1 | 2 |
| Véronique Hunsinger Health journalist · Le Parisien | Excluded | Journalist | Health specialist journalist, reporter at Le Parisien. | 1 | 2 |
| Víctor Palomo Lawyer · cooperativa CAES | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer for the CAES cooperative. | 1 | 2 |
| Wade Lightheart Former professional bodybuilder · BiOptimizers Nutrition | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | President of BioOptimizers (business leader). | 1 | 2 |
| Walter Damen | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Will O'Callaghan Off The Ball | Excluded | Journalist | Off The Ball, sports program. | 1 | 2 |
| William Boeva | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| William Chou Senior Fellow and Deputy Director · Hudson Institute | Selected | Think tank | Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute. | 1 | 2 |
| Willy Feddersen Director at Næstved Municipality · Næstved kommune | Excluded | Serving politician | Director currently serving for a municipality. | 1 | 2 |
| Wilson Fache Journalist and winner of the Albert Londres prize 2023 | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist and war correspondent. | 1 | 2 |
| Witold Gadowski | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Polish war correspondent and journalist, not commentator. | 1 | 2 |
| Wojciech Konieczny Deputy minister of health | Excluded | Serving politician | Vice-Minister, in office. | 1 | 2 |
| Wojciech Tygielski Professor · Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego | Selected | Academic | Professor, University of Warsaw. | 1 | 2 |
| Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz Minister of Defence · MON | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Defence in office (MON). | 1 | 2 |
| Xavier Bertrand LR president of the Hauts-de-France region · Région Hauts-de-France | Excluded | Serving politician | Regional politician in office. | 1 | 2 |