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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Abnos Senior sports editor · Guardian US | Excluded | Journalist | Sports editor Guardian US. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Aukner Seafood analyst | Selected | Economist or consultant | Seafood analyst. | 1 | 3 |
| Alexander Bakker Brussels correspondent · Telegraaf | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Alexander Bard Mannaminne | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Bitsch Global editor · Finans | Excluded | Journalist | Global editor at Finans. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Bühler Journalist · SWR | Excluded | Journalist | SWR Germany journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Busch South America correspondent · Handelsblatt | Excluded | Journalist | South America correspondent Handelsblatt. | 2 | 2 |
| Alexander Cornwell Reuters | Excluded | Journalist | Reuters journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander De Croo Former prime minister · Open VLD | Excluded | Serving politician | UNDP Administrator, in office, former Belgian Prime Minister. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Devolder | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Dobrindt | Excluded | Serving politician | Politician, context 120 Tage Schwarz-Rot. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Drost | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Invictus Games | 1 | 2 |
| Alexander Ehrnrooth Major shareholder | Excluded | Business executive | Major shareholder. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Flach Son of the inventor | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Gabuev Director · Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center | Selected | Think tank | Director of Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center. | 6 | 8 |
| Alexander Geppert | Selected | Academic | Professor of history at the university. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Gladstone Reporter · Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Wall Street Journal | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Graf | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Entrepreneur and investor. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Grau Philosopher and publicist · Neue Zürcher Zeitung | Selected | Commentator | Philosopher and essayist at NZZ. | 2 | 2 |
| Alexander Hagen Head · Ace Digital | Excluded | Business executive | CEO at Ace Digital. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Haneke | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Haydn Dachverband Männerarbeit Österreich | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Dachverband Männerarbeit Österreich. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Heiden Tichys Einblick | Selected | Commentator | Journalist Tichy's Einblick, political opinion magazine. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Hendrickx | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Belgian field hockey player, athlete. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Hoffmann Leader of the CSU Bundestag group | Excluded | Serving politician | Head of CSU parliamentary group in Bundestag, in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Inchbald Climate artist | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Isacson Historian | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Kauschanski Editor in the foreign desk · ZEIT ONLINE | Excluded | Journalist | Foreign affairs section editor ZEIT Online | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Keberle Economiesuisse | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Economiesuisse. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Kissler Journalist · NIUS | Excluded | Journalist | NIUS journalist. | 2 | 2 |
| Alexander Klöpping Techexpert and entrepreneur | Excluded | Business executive | Techexpert and entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Krane Chief financial officer · Harbour Energy | Excluded | Business executive | Finance Director at Harbour Energy. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Lacik CEO · Pandora | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Pandora. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Leschik Former AfD member | Excluded | Serving politician | Former member of political party. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Ludwig Actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Lundholm Radiosporten · Sveriges Radio | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Radiosporten Sveriges Radio | 1 | 2 |
| Alexander Merkl Professor of theological ethics · University of Hildesheim | Selected | Academic | Professor of Theological Ethics at Hildesheim University. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Meschnig Psychologist and political scientist | Selected | Commentator | Political scientist and publicist. | 2 | 7 |
| Alexander Miller Investment director · Odin | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Investment director at Odin. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Paulsson Lash Literary historians | Selected | Academic | Swedish literature historians organization. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Pechtold D66 | Excluded | Serving politician | D66 politician in office. | 1 | 2 |
| Alexander Piauger Economics reporter · Göteborgs-Posten | Excluded | Journalist | Economics reporter Göteborgs-Posten | 1 | 3 |
| Alexander Pollak Spokesperson of SOS Mitmensch | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Spokesman of association (SOS Mitmensch). | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Pröll State secretary for digitalisation · Bundeskanzleramt | Excluded | Serving politician | Secretary of State (civil servant in office). | 2 | 2 |
| Alexander Rivkin Plastic surgeon · Los Angeles | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Plastic surgeon. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Roose Montaigne expert · Argenta | Selected | Economist or consultant | Head of Equities at bank (Argenta). | 3 | 3 |
| Alexander Rose Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Church minister, bishop (religious). | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Rosenthal-Publu Author · University of Notre Dame | Selected | Academic | Author affiliated with University of Notre Dame. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Rudolph Dr, medievalist · LMU München | Selected | Academic | Medievalist (medievalist) at LMU Munich. | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Sandtorv Chemist | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |