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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Levitsky Professor of Government · Harvard University | Selected | Academic | Professor of Government at Harvard University. | 6 | 6 |
| Suzy Welch Professor at NYU's Stern School of Business | Selected | Academic | Professor, NYU Stern School of Business. | 6 | 6 |
| Tali Sharot Neuroscience professor | Selected | Academic | Neuroscience professor, academic title. | 6 | 9 |
| Thina Saltvedt Chief analyst · Nordea | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief Analyst Nordea. | 6 | 6 |
| Vincent Karremans Outgoing minister of Economic Affairs · VVD | Selected | Former official | Resigned Minister of Economy (VVD). | 6 | 6 |
| Whitney Webb Researcher and author | Selected | Commentator | Researcher and author analyzing for the general public | 6 | 13 |
| William Dalrymple | Selected | Academic | Historian and author at Brown University. | 6 | 10 |
| Óscar Fábrega Writer | Selected | Commentator | Opinion journalist and writer. | 6 | 14 |
| Romuald Sciora Director · IRIS | Selected | Think tank | Director of political observatory and researcher at IRIS. | 5 | 10 |
| John Sweeney Emeritus professor · Maynooth University | Selected | Academic | Emeritus professor at Maynooth University. | 5 | 8 |
| Christiane Vejlø Tech analyst · Dataetisk Råd | Selected | Commentator | Tech analyst analyzing future trends. | 5 | 5 |
| Vicente Garrido Criminologist · University of Valencia | Selected | Academic | Professor of criminology, Université de Valence. | 5 | 7 |
| Carlos Rodríguez Braun Professor | Selected | Academic | Profesor. | 5 | 9 |
| Andrzej Kohut Expert · OSW | Selected | Think tank | Expert at OSW. | 5 | 7 |
| Jan Ludvig Andreassen Chief economist · Eika Gruppen | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief Economist Eika Gruppen. | 5 | 25 |
| Bojan Pancevski Europe correspondent · Wall Street Journal | Selected | Commentator | Chief political correspondent for Wall Street Journal. | 5 | 23 |
| Karlijn Kuijpers Investigative journalist · NRC | Selected | Commentator | Investigative journalist NRC. | 5 | 22 |
| Pascal Perrineau Political scientist, professor · Sciences Po | Selected | Academic | Emeritus Professor at Sciences Po. | 5 | 16 |
| Richard Wiseman Professor · University of Hertfordshire | Selected | Academic | Professor at the University of Hertfordshire. | 5 | 45 |
| Anne-Charlène Bezzina Constitutional law scholar · université de Rouen | Selected | Academic | Constitutional law lecturer at University of Rouen. | 5 | 16 |
| Ben Habib Formerly deputy leader of Reform | Selected | Former official | Former vice-leader of Reform UK, former official. | 5 | 13 |
| Brad Klontz Psychologist · Creighton University's Heider College of Business | Selected | Academic | Associate professor Creighton University. | 5 | 7 |
| Emma Southon Author | Selected | Commentator | Author and historian, author of history books. | 5 | 12 |
| Magnus Ranstorp Terrorism expert and research leader · Försvarshögskolan | Selected | Academic | Docent in political science at Swedish Defence University. | 5 | 9 |
| Michio Kaku Theoretical physicist, bestselling author · City College of New York | Selected | Academic | Professor at City College of New York, physicist. | 5 | 6 |
| Muriel Domenach Former French ambassador to OTAN | Selected | Former official | Former Ambassador of France to NATO. | 5 | 7 |
| Thomas Gomart Historian and director · Institut français des relations internationales (IFRI) | Selected | Think tank | Director French Institute of International Relations (IFRI). | 5 | 9 |
| Ángeles Caballero Columnist · El País | Selected | Commentator | Columnist for El País. | 5 | 7 |
| Paul Harper Equity strategist · DNB Markets | Selected | Economist or consultant | Stock strategist DNB Markets, analyst. | 5 | 60 |
| Cristina Monge | Selected | Academic | Political scientist at University of Zaragoza. | 5 | 85 |
| Audun Wickstrand Iversen Manager · DNB | Selected | Economist or consultant | Fund manager at DNB Disruptive. | 5 | 28 |
| Christophe Barbier Journalist, columnist, writer, actor, stage director · Franc-Tireur | Selected | Commentator | Editorialist and writer journalist. | 5 | 12 |
| Elie Tenenbaum Director of the security studies centre · IFRI | Selected | Think tank | Director of the IFRI security studies center. | 5 | 15 |
| Hamish de Bretton-Gordon Chemical Weapons Expert and Former Tank Commander | Selected | Former official | Former commander of Royal Tank Regiment (indication: former). | 5 | 8 |
| Jędrzej Czerep Dr · Polish Institute of International Affairs | Selected | Think tank | Researcher at Polish Institute of International Affairs (Polish think tank). | 5 | 19 |
| Konstanty Gebert Opposition activist under the People's Republic of Poland, journalist · Kultura Liberalna | Selected | Commentator | Author of books and contributor to ideas journal. | 5 | 56 |
| Freddy Gray Host · The Spectator | Selected | Commentator | Deputy editor The Spectator, editor-in-chief of ideas journal. | 5 | 60 |
| Kari Due-Andresen Chief economist · Akershus Eiendom | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief Economist Akershus Eiendom. | 5 | 18 |
| Marek Matusiak Expert · OSW | Selected | Think tank | Expert at OSW (Eastern Studies Center). | 5 | 9 |
| Michael Feinberg Senior Editor · Lawfare | Selected | Think tank | Senior Editor Lawfare Institute. | 5 | 24 |
| Casper Thomas Americanist · de Groene Amsterdammer | Selected | Commentator | Americanist Groene Amsterdammer, media expert. | 5 | 11 |
| Hans Engell Political commentator · Ekstra Bladet | Selected | Commentator | Political commentator, former defense minister. | 5 | 12 |
| Jamie Loftus Historian | Selected | Commentator | Historian essayist for analysis podcasts. | 5 | 31 |
| Kjersti Haugland Chief economist · DNB | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief Economist DNB Markets, bank analyst. | 5 | 36 |
| Marie Robert Author | Selected | Academic | Teacher and author, philosopher and writer. | 5 | 10 |
| Steve Rosenberg Russia Editor · BBC | Selected | Commentator | Russia editor, BBC, domain specialist analyst. | 5 | 6 |
| Tom van der Meer Professor · Université | Selected | Academic | Prof. dr. political scientist at UvA. | 5 | 8 |
| Alex Heath Author of The Verge's Sources newsletter | Selected | Commentator | Author of technology newsletter The Verge. | 5 | 18 |
| Anastasiia Lapatina Ukraine Fellow · Lawfare | Selected | Think tank | Ukraine Fellow at think tank Lawfare. | 5 | 19 |
| Andy McCarthy Legal expert · National Review | Selected | Commentator | Legal expert analyzing legislation at National Review. | 5 | 41 |