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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shreena Gandhi Professor of Religious Studies · Michigan State University | Selected | Academic | Professor of Religious Studies, Michigan State University. | 1 | 1 |
| Shubham Singhal Global coleader of McKinsey's geopolitics work | Selected | Economist or consultant | Co-leader of global geopolitics work at McKinsey. | 1 | 1 |
| Shushma Malik Dr | Selected | Academic | Scholar in classical history at University of Nottingham. | 1 | 2 |
| Sibylle Gollac Sociologist · CNRS | Selected | Academic | Sociologist at CNRS, public research institution. | 1 | 1 |
| Sietske Sikkes Neuropsychologist and associate professor · VU, Alzheimercentrum Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC | Selected | Academic | Neuropsychologist and associate professor at VU Amsterdam. | 1 | 1 |
| Sigmund Valaker Chief researcher · Norwegian Defence Research Establishment | Selected | Academic | Chief Researcher at Defense Research Institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Signe Bock Segaard Researcher · Institute for Social Research | Selected | Academic | Researcher at Institute for Social Research. | 1 | 1 |
| Sigrid Røyseng Professor · Norges musikkhøyskole / BI | Selected | Academic | Professor at Norwegian School of Music and BI. | 1 | 1 |
| Silje Lensu Dåbakk Researcher · Norwegian Defence Research Establishment | Selected | Academic | Researcher at Norwegian Defence Research Establishment. | 1 | 1 |
| Silke Helfrich Author, co-founder of the Commons Institute | Selected | Think tank | Co-founder of Commons Institute, author and founder. | 1 | 1 |
| Silvestre Reyes First Mexican-American · Border Patrol | Selected | Former official | Former U.S. Representative in Congress until 2013. | 1 | 1 |
| Silvia Edling Professor · University of Gävle | Selected | Academic | Professor at Hogskolan i Gavle. | 1 | 1 |
| Silvia Sommarberg Researcher · Maanpuolustuskorkeakoulu | Selected | Academic | Researcher at National Defence University. | 1 | 1 |
| Simin Fadaee Senior Lecturer in Sociology · University of Manchester | Selected | Academic | Senior Lecturer in Sociology University of Manchester. | 1 | 1 |
| Simon Braun Doctoral student · Université de Bonn | Selected | Academic | Doctoral student in political science at University of Bonn. | 1 | 1 |
| Simon Bunel Postdoctoral researcher · INSEAD | Selected | Academic | Postdoctoral researcher at INSEAD, professor at ENS. | 1 | 1 |
| Simon Bøgh Aalborg University | Selected | Academic | Simon Bøgh, Aalborg University. | 1 | 1 |
| Simon Ekström Ethnologist | Selected | Academic | Ethnologist. | 1 | 1 |
| Simon Engel Sports historian | Selected | Academic | Sports historian. | 1 | 1 |
| Simon Löw Emeritus professor of engineering geology · ETH Zürich | Selected | Academic | Emeritus professor of engineering geology at ETH Zurich. | 1 | 1 |
| Simon Portegies Zwart Astronomer | Selected | Academic | Astronomer and university teacher at Leiden University. | 1 | 1 |
| Simon Ripperger Bat researcher · LMU München | Selected | Academic | Bat researcher at LMU Munich. | 1 | 2 |
| Simon Weiß Expert · Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung | Selected | Think tank | Expert at Friedrich-Ebert Foundation. | 1 | 2 |
| Simona Grano Head of the China-Taiwan relations research area · University of Zurich | Selected | Academic | China-Taiwan studies director at University of Zurich. | 1 | 1 |
| Simone Kühn Neuroscientist · Max-Planck-Institut für Bildungsforschung Berlin | Selected | Academic | Neuroscientist at Max Planck Institute Berlin. | 1 | 1 |
| Simone RODAN-BENZAQUEN Representative for Europe · Foundation for Defense of Democracies | Selected | Think tank | Representative Europe think tank FDD | 1 | 1 |
| Simone Verhagen Life course psychologist · Open University of the Netherlands | Selected | Academic | Lifespan psychologist at Open University. | 1 | 1 |
| Simukai Chigudu Associate professor of African Politics · University of Oxford | Selected | Academic | Associate professor of African policy at Oxford. | 1 | 1 |
| Sinikukka Saari Research director | Selected | Academic | Political scientist and research director. | 1 | 1 |
| Siniša Malešević Professor of Comparative Historical Sociology · University College, Dublin | Selected | Academic | Professor of comparative sociology, University College Dublin. | 1 | 1 |
| Sinéad Kennedy Travel expert | Selected | Commentator | Travel expert and non-fiction author. | 1 | 1 |
| Sion Simon Former Labour MP | Selected | Former official | Former Labour MP. | 1 | 1 |
| Sir Alex Allan Government's independent adviser on ministerial interests | Selected | Former official | Government's independent adviser on ministerial interests. | 1 | 1 |
| Sir Chris Deverell Former British general | Selected | Former official | Former British general. | 1 | 1 |
| Sir Mark Lyall Grant Former diplomat and National Security Adviser | Selected | Former official | Former diplomat and National Security Adviser. | 1 | 1 |
| Sir Peter Fahy Counter terrorism expert | Selected | Former official | Former chief of Manchester police. | 1 | 1 |
| Siri Chilazi Harvard Kennedy School | Selected | Academic | Harvard Kennedy School. | 1 | 1 |
| Sirin Kale Investigative reporter | Selected | Commentator | Investigative reporter. | 1 | 2 |
| Sirkku Juhola Professor · University of Helsinki | Selected | Academic | Professor of Urban Politics, University of Helsinki. | 1 | 1 |
| Sisanda Nkoala Associate Professor · University of the Western Cape | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor of Linguistics, University of the Western Cape. | 1 | 1 |
| Sissel Monsvold Chief economist · Obos | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief economist, Obos. | 1 | 1 |
| Sjur Atle Furali Senior lecturer · Teologisk fakultet ved Universitetet i Oslo | Selected | Academic | First reader in theology at University of Oslo. | 1 | 1 |
| Sky Miller Former State Department official | Selected | Former official | Former U.S. State Department official. | 1 | 1 |
| Sofia Lodén Professor of French · Stockholm University | Selected | Academic | Professor of French, University of Stockholm. | 1 | 1 |
| Sofie Blombäck University lecturer · Mid Sweden University | Selected | Academic | Lecturer at Mittuniversitetet. | 1 | 1 |
| Sofie De Wit Author of Tien jaar vroeger met pensioen | Selected | Commentator | Author of financial nonfiction. | 1 | 1 |
| Sofie Goormachtig Professor · VIB-UGent Center of Plant Systems Biology | Selected | Academic | Professor of Biology, Plant Systems Center. | 1 | 1 |
| Sofie Lene Bak Lecturer · University of Copenhagen | Selected | Academic | History lecturer at University of Copenhagen. | 1 | 2 |
| Sofie Marie Koksbang Lecturer · University of Southern Denmark | Selected | Academic | Lecturer at Southern Denmark University. | 1 | 1 |
| Sofie Remijsen Professor | Selected | Academic | Prof. dr. in ancient history. | 1 | 1 |