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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grzegorz Dobiecki Expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Simple journalist, no indication of analysis. | 1 | 15 |
| Pascale Seivy Sales director at Banque Privée France · ODDO BHF Private Bank | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Commercial director in private banking. | 1 | 15 |
| Viktor Baranets Colonel · Radio KP | Selected | Commentator | Colonel and military observer on radio. | 1 | 15 |
| Hanna Cichy Head of the economic department · Polityka Insight | Selected | Think tank | Head of economics department, Polityka Insight (think tank). | 1 | 15 |
| Krystyna Pawłowicz Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor at Polish universities. | 1 | 15 |
| Akram Belkaïd Journalist, editor-in-chief · Monde diplomatique | Selected | Commentator | Editor-in-chief, Monde Diplomatique. | 1 | 15 |
| Anna Lembke Professor of psychiatry and head of Addiction Medicine · Stanford University | Selected | Academic | Professor of psychiatry, Stanford University. | 13 | 14 |
| Carissa Véliz Associate Professor · University of Oxford | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor, University of Oxford. | 13 | 14 |
| Joseph Stiglitz Economist | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist, Nobel Prize winner in economics according to the excerpt. | 13 | 14 |
| Adam Frank Astrophysicist | Selected | Academic | Astrophysicist and professor at University of Rochester. | 12 | 14 |
| Andrew Bustamante Former covert officer · CIA | Selected | Former official | Former covert CIA officer. | 11 | 14 |
| David Brooks New York Times columnist | Selected | Commentator | New York Times columnist. | 11 | 14 |
| Robert J. Waldinger Professor and psychiatrist · Harvard University | Selected | Academic | Study and development director at Harvard. | 11 | 14 |
| Claudia Sahm Economist · Federal Reserve | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist at Federal Reserve. | 11 | 14 |
| Edward Chancellor Financial historian, columnist · Reuters Breakingviews | Selected | Commentator | Financial historian, columnist. | 10 | 14 |
| Ilan Pappé | Selected | Academic | Historian at University of Exeter. | 10 | 14 |
| Sathnam Sanghera Journalist and writer · The Times | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and author of historical analyses. | 9 | 14 |
| Jill Lepore Historian | Selected | Commentator | Historian, non-fiction author. | 9 | 14 |
| Wojciech Górecki Analyst · Ośrodka Studiów Wschodnich | Selected | Think tank | Analyst, OSW (think tank). | 8 | 14 |
| Paul Gogo Journalist, author | Selected | Commentator | Journalist author Special Operation. | 8 | 14 |
| Liz Hoffman Business and finance editor · Semafor | Selected | Commentator | Business and finance editor Semafor. | 8 | 14 |
| Pablo Simón Political analyst and professor · Universidad Carlos III | Selected | Academic | Profesor at Universidad Carlos III, political analyst. | 8 | 14 |
| Thea Riofrancos Associate Professor of Political Science · Providence College | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor of Political Science at Providence College. | 8 | 14 |
| Jeff Currie Global head of commodities · Goldman Sachs Research | Selected | Economist or consultant | Global head of commodities at Goldman Sachs Research. | 7 | 14 |
| Philippe Sands Author · University of London | Selected | Academic | Professor of International Law, University of London. | 7 | 14 |
| Jacob Heilbrunn Editor · The National Interest | Selected | Commentator | Editor of The National Interest, geopolitical analysis. | 7 | 14 |
| Jan Petter Sissener Manager | Selected | Economist or consultant | Fund manager, investment fund manager. | 7 | 14 |
| Lindsay Chervinsky Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of 'Making the Presidency', historical essay. | 7 | 14 |
| Laurence Nardon PhD in political science, head of the Americas programme · IFRI | Selected | Think tank | Director, IFRI. | 6 | 14 |
| Clemens Fuest Ifo head · Ifo-Institut | Selected | Think tank | President of Ifo Institute, German think tank. | 6 | 14 |
| Joe Walsh Former Republican congressman | Selected | Former official | Former Republican congressman. | 6 | 14 |
| Mariken van der Velden Political scientist · Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam | Selected | Academic | Political scientist at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. | 6 | 14 |
| Michele Boldrin Economist · Ora! | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist and independent political analyst. | 6 | 14 |
| Steve Hanke Professor of applied economics · Johns Hopkins University | Selected | Academic | Professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University. | 6 | 14 |
| Alain Frachon Columnist · Le Monde | Selected | Commentator | Le Monde columnist. | 6 | 14 |
| Óscar Fábrega Writer | Selected | Commentator | Opinion journalist and writer. | 6 | 14 |
| Tim Sweijs Dr. · HCSS | Selected | Think tank | Dr. at Hague Centre for Strategic Studies. | 5 | 14 |
| Ingo Froböse Sports scientist, emeritus professor of prevention and rehabilitation in sport · Deutschen Sporthochschule Köln | Selected | Academic | Professor emeritus, German Sports University. | 5 | 14 |
| Jiang Xueqin Geopolitical analyst | Selected | Economist or consultant | Geopolitical analyst. | 5 | 14 |
| Lisa Graves Lawyer | Selected | Lawyer | Female lawyer in practice. | 5 | 14 |
| Michel Duclos Former French ambassador to Syria · Institut Montaigne | Selected | Former official | Former Ambassador of France to Syria, former status. | 5 | 14 |
| Rym Momtaz Consultant Research Fellow · IISS | Selected | Think tank | Consultant Fellow IISS, Carnegie researcher, think tanks. | 4 | 14 |
| Alice Han Economist · China Decode | Selected | Economist or consultant | China economist at Greenmantle, consultant analyst. | 4 | 14 |
| Jonathan V. Last The Bulwark | Selected | Commentator | The Bulwark, political analysis and news. | 4 | 14 |
| Art Laffer Economic advisor | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economic advisor. | 4 | 14 |
| Melanie Phillips Columnist · Times of London | Selected | Commentator | Columnist for Times of London, opinion journalist. | 4 | 14 |
| Norbert Häring Commentator | Selected | Commentator | Commentator. | 3 | 14 |
| François Ecalle Founder · FipEco.fr | Selected | Academic | Professor of economics at Paris 1 University. | 3 | 14 |
| Jorge Bustos Deputy editorial director · EL MUNDO | Selected | Commentator | Editorial sub-director El Mundo. | 3 | 14 |
| Steinar Juel Social economist · Civita | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist at Civita. | 3 | 14 |