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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agnieszką Jucewicz Mental health expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Agnès Aoudaï Co-chair of the Mouvement des mères isolées | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Agnès Cluzel Mrap 89 | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | MRAP member, activist. | 1 | 1 |
| Agnès Fabre Professor of literature | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | High school teacher, not academic. | 1 | 1 |
| Agnès Pannier-Runacher Minister | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister, politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Agostino Ghiglia Author | Selected | Commentator et Former official | Author and former Italian deputy (late 2013). | 1 | 1 |
| Agus Morales Director · Revista 5W | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Magazine director, media business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Agustus Doricko CEO · Rainmaker | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Rainmaker. | 1 | 1 |
| Agustín Jiménez | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author and Spanish comedian. | 1 | 1 |
| Agustín Pulido Historian | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Ahmad Nassar CEO · Winners Alliance | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Winners Alliance. | 1 | 1 |
| Ahmed Abdillahi Mail carrier | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ahmed al-Sharaa President of Syria | Excluded | Serving politician | President of Syria, serving political office. | 1 | 1 |
| Ahmed ElShamy BBC Eye Investigations | Selected | Commentator | BBC Eye Investigations, investigative journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Ahmed Jazouli Author and independent policy expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Ahmed Zazzaa Urban researcher · 10 طوبة | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Co-founder of urban planning company. | 1 | 1 |
| Ai Weiwei Artist and Activist | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Aida Brands Economics editor · NOS | Selected | Commentator | Economics editor at NOS, economics editor. | 1 | 1 |
| Aida Touma Palestinian-Israeli member of parliament · Knesset | Excluded | Serving politician | Israeli parliamentarian at Knesset, serving politician. | 1 | 1 |
| Aidan Crowe | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Aidan Gately Decluttering specialist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Decluttering specialist, practical life consultant. | 1 | 1 |
| Aidan Kearney | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Aidan McGarry Author · Oxford UP | Selected | Commentator | Author of political analysis book published by Oxford UP. | 1 | 1 |
| Aidan McGivern Meteorologist and weather presenter · Met Office | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Meteorologist and weather presenter Met Office. | 1 | 1 |
| Aidan McLoughlin Group Managing Director of ITC | Excluded | Business executive | Group Managing Director at ITC, company executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Aidan O'Donovan Actor · RTÉ Documentary on One | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh Award-winning Irish-language poet | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Irish-language poet, fiction poetry author. | 1 | 1 |
| Ailsa Chang Host · All Things Considered | Excluded | Journalist | Host of All Things Considered. | 1 | 1 |
| Aimar Bretos | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist at Cadena SER radio network. | 1 | 1 |
| Aimee Louise Middlemiss | Selected | Academic | Researcher at University of Plymouth. | 1 | 1 |
| Aimee Smale Founder · Odd Muse | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Odd Muse. | 1 | 1 |
| Aimée de Jongh Illustrator | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Illustrator, visual artist. | 1 | 1 |
| Aina Garcia Espriu PhD student · Institut de Ciències del Mar | Selected | Academic | Doctoral student at Institute of Marine Sciences. | 1 | 1 |
| Aine Toner | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ainhara Viñarás General Director · Shiseido Prestige Division | Excluded | Business executive | General Director of Shiseido Prestige Division. | 1 | 1 |
| Ainhoa Martínez | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Aini Mäensivu Calligraphy entrepreneur | Excluded | Business executive | Calligraphy entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Aisha Musa Former leader | Selected | Former official | Former civilian leader of Sudan. | 1 | 1 |
| Aisling Byrne Writer and Director | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Aisling McLaughlin | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Aisling McNicholl McNicholl Caravans | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Aisling Moloney Political reporter · Irish Independent | Excluded | Journalist | Political reporter at Irish Independent. | 1 | 1 |
| Aisling O'Driscoll Dr, researcher · CONNECT Research Ireland Centre | Selected | Academic | Dr. researcher at CONNECT Research Ireland Centre. | 1 | 1 |
| Aisling O'Sullivan | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Aisling Parkes Special Rapporteur on Children · University College Cork | Selected | Academic | Dr. Special Rapporteur at University College Cork. | 1 | 1 |
| Aitana Sánchez-Gijón Actress | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Aito Paloheimo Chief instructor, captain · Maanpuolustuskorkeakoulu | Selected | Academic | Captain-teacher at Maanpuolustuskorkeakoulu military school. | 1 | 1 |
| Aitor Lagunas Editor · Panenka | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Editor of Panenka magazine. | 1 | 1 |
| Aitor Sánchez Nutritionist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Nutritionist, health professional. | 1 | 1 |
| Aizpea Goenaga Historian · Museo de Oiasso | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Historian at Museo de Oiasso, cultural manager. | 1 | 1 |