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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susanne Vögeli Author and former cooking school teacher | Selected | Commentator | Author, former cooking school instructor. Main author. | 1 | 1 |
| Susi Weichselbaumer Author · BR | Selected | Commentator | Author at BR, author and analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Sussi Pagh Senior researcher · Institut for Kemi og Biovidenskab | Selected | Academic | Senior Researcher Institute for Chemistry and Bioscience. | 1 | 1 |
| Suvi Kouri HR researcher · Puolustusvoimien tutkimuslaitokselta | Selected | Academic | Researcher at Armed Forces Research Institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Suzanne Scanlon Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of Committed nonfiction book. | 1 | 1 |
| Svante Nordin Intellectual historian | Selected | Academic | Professor emeritus at Lund University. | 1 | 1 |
| Svante Norrhem Historian | Selected | Academic | University teacher at Umeå and Lund University. | 1 | 3 |
| Svein Harald Gullbekk Professor of numismatics and history | Selected | Academic | Professor of Numismatics and History. | 1 | 1 |
| Sven Lindberg Psychologist and professor · Paderborn University | Selected | Academic | Professor of psychology at the University of Paderborn. | 1 | 1 |
| Sven Röbel SPIEGEL investigative reporter | Selected | Commentator | SPIEGEL investigative reporter, investigator. | 1 | 1 |
| Svenja Flasspöhler Philosopher | Selected | Commentator | Philosopher, essayist and editor-in-chief of Philosophie Magazin. | 1 | 1 |
| Svenja Gudell Chief Economist · Indeed | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief Economist at Indeed, economic analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Sverrir Jakobsson | Selected | Academic | University teacher at University of Iceland. | 1 | 1 |
| Svetlana Blitshtein Professor of neurology · Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo | Selected | Academic | Professor of neurology at the Jacobs School, University of Buffalo. | 1 | 1 |
| Sydney Finkelstein Professor of management at the Tuck School of Business · Dartmouth College | Selected | Academic | Professor of management at the Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth. | 1 | 1 |
| Sylvain Duranton Global director · BCG X | Selected | Economist or consultant | Global director of BCG X, consulting firm. | 1 | 1 |
| Sylvain Kahn Agrégé professor at Sciences Po, associate expert at the Jean Jaurès Foundation | Selected | Academic et Think tank | Agrégé professor at Sciences Po, expert Jean-Jaurès Foundation. | 1 | 3 |
| Sylvain Venayre Professor of contemporary history · Grenoble Alpes University | Selected | Academic | Professor of contemporary history at University Grenoble-Alpes. | 1 | 1 |
| Sylvian Fachard Archaeologist · Institut für Archäologie und Altertumswissenschaften, Universität Lausanne | Selected | Academic | Archaeologist and professor at University of Lausanne. | 1 | 1 |
| Sylwester Oracz Cybersecurity expert · Fundacja Odpowiedzialna Polityka | Selected | Think tank | Cybersecurity expert at Odpowiedzialna Polityka Foundation. | 1 | 1 |
| Sylwia Bobis-Wozowicz Dr | Selected | Academic | Researcher at Jagiellonian University | 1 | 1 |
| Sylwia Spurek Lawyer and activist · European Fem Institute | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer and human rights activist. | 1 | 1 |
| Synnøve Åsebø Head of VG's documentary department | Selected | Commentator | Documentary division leader at VG, analyst. | 1 | 2 |
| Szymon Drobniak Dr hab. · Université Jagellonne, UNSW Sydney | Selected | Academic | Dr. habilitated at Jagiellonian University and UNSW Sydney. | 1 | 4 |
| Szymon Jadczak Investigative journalist · WP | Selected | Commentator | Investigative journalist Washington Post. | 1 | 1 |
| Szymon Makuła Dr · Uniwersytet Śląski | Selected | Academic | Doctor at University of Silesia. | 1 | 1 |
| Szymon Opryszek Reporter | Selected | Commentator | Reporter and book author, author | 1 | 1 |
| Sébastien Jakubowski Sociologist and director · INSPE de Lille | Selected | Academic | Sociologist and director of INSPE de Lille. | 1 | 1 |
| Sébastien Ministru Journalist and columnist | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and columnist. | 1 | 1 |
| Sébastien Watelet Lawyer · Barreau de Bruxelles | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer at the Brussels Bar. | 1 | 1 |
| Sören Götz Mobility expert · ZEIT-ONLINE | Selected | Commentator | Mobility expert at ZEIT-ONLINE, expert journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Søren Holm Professor of bioethics · University of Manchester | Selected | Academic | Professor of Bioethics at University of Manchester. | 1 | 1 |
| Søren Kaj Andersen Lecturer in labour market studies · University of Copenhagen | Selected | Academic | Lecturer in labor market studies at Copenhagen University. | 1 | 1 |
| Søren Lissner | Selected | Commentator | Follows Danish team, provides quick analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| Søren Løntoft Senior analyst · Sydbank | Selected | Economist or consultant | Senior Analyst at Sydbank. | 1 | 1 |
| Sławomir Cenckiewicz Head of BBN | Selected | Former official | Former head of National Security Bureau. | 1 | 1 |
| Sławomir Sierakowski Publicist · Krytyka Polityczna | Selected | Commentator | Political commentator for Krytyka Polityczna. | 1 | 1 |
| Sławomir Łukasiewicz Professor · Katolickiego Uniwersytetu Lubelskiego | Selected | Academic | Professor Catholic University of Lublin. | 1 | 1 |
| Tabby Kinder West Coast financial editor · Financial Times | Selected | Commentator | West Coast Financial Editor FT, analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Tadeusz Wolsza Professor · Instytut Historii Polskiej Akademii Nauk | Selected | Academic | Professor at the Institute of History of the Polish Academy. | 1 | 1 |
| Taina Laajasalo Docent of forensic psychology and research professor at THL | Selected | Academic | Professor of Forensic Psychology at THL. | 1 | 1 |
| Takeo Hoshi Professor of economics · University of Tokyo | Selected | Academic | Professor of economics at the University of Tokyo. | 1 | 1 |
| Tal Inbar Research Fellow and Board Advisor · Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance | Selected | Think tank | Research Fellow, Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance | 1 | 1 |
| Tamar Hermann Senior researcher, Professor of Political Science · Israel Democracy Institute, Open University | Selected | Academic | Professor of Political Science at Open University. | 1 | 1 |
| Tamar Makin Neuroscientist | Selected | Academic | Neuroscientist, professor at Cambridge. | 1 | 1 |
| Tania Tetlow President · Fordham University | Selected | Academic | President of Fordham University. | 1 | 1 |
| Tarmo Kunnas Author and professor | Selected | Academic | Writer and professor, confirmed university position. | 1 | 1 |
| Tatia Bolkvadze Oxford Analytica | Selected | Economist or consultant | Analyst at Oxford Analytica. | 1 | 1 |
| Tatyana Mitrova Energy policy expert · Columbia University | Selected | Academic | Energy policy expert at Columbia University. | 1 | 1 |
| Taylor Crumpton Music critic and culture writer | Selected | Commentator | Music critic and culture writer. | 1 | 1 |