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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franco Gussalli Beretta President of Fabbrica d'Armi Beretta | Excluded | Business executive | President of weapons manufacturer. | 1 | 1 |
| Franco Ordoñez White House correspondent · NPR | Excluded | Journalist | White House Correspondent, political correspondent. | 1 | 3 |
| Franco Tenaglia Fighter | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| François Alu | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| François Angelier Producer and specialist · France Culture | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Producer and France Culture specialist. | 1 | 2 |
| François Asselin Executive · CPME | Excluded | Business executive | Leader of CPME. | 1 | 1 |
| François Bert Specialist in judgment and decision-making | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently clear role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| François Bougon Journalist · Mediapart | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist at Mediapart, reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| François Boulo Former spokesperson | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| François Braun Minister of Health and Prevention · Gouvernement français | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister in office. | 1 | 1 |
| François Cazor Chairman and co-founder · Kpler | Excluded | Business executive | CEO and co-founder of Kpler. | 1 | 1 |
| François Chaulet Chief executive officer · Montsegur Finance | Excluded | Business executive | General director of Montesegur Finance. | 2 | 5 |
| François Chimits Economist, analyst · MERICS, Institut Montaigne | Selected | Think tank | Economist analyst at MERICS and Institut Montaigne. | 3 | 6 |
| François Collon Maître, lawyer | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer (Maître Collon). | 1 | 1 |
| François Ecalle Founder · FipEco.fr | Selected | Academic | Professor of economics at Paris 1 University. | 3 | 14 |
| François Gemenne Climate change specialist · HEC | Selected | Academic | Professor IPCC at HEC. | 6 | 9 |
| François Godement Advisor for Asia · institut Montaigne | Selected | Think tank | Asia advisor at Institut Montaigne. | 1 | 1 |
| François Hartog Historian, director of studies · EHESS | Selected | Academic | Director of Studies at EHESS. | 2 | 2 |
| François Hernandez Vice president · Samsung Electronics France | Excluded | Business executive | Samsung executive. | 1 | 1 |
| François Hollande Former President of the Republic · France | Excluded | Serving politician | Member in office since 2024. | 3 | 3 |
| François Houdecek Specialist in military affairs · Fondation Napoléon | Selected | Think tank | Military specialist at Napoleon Foundation. | 1 | 3 |
| François Jolivet Member of parliament · Assemblée nationale | Excluded | Serving politician | Member currently serving at Assembly. | 1 | 1 |
| François Lenglet Commentator · LCI | Selected | Commentator | Commentator, economic news analyst. | 2 | 4 |
| François Massonnet | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| François Mattens | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| François Morinière President · groupe Bayard Presse | Excluded | Business executive | President of Bayard Presse group. | 1 | 1 |
| François Piquemal LFI member of parliament for Haute-Garonne | Excluded | Serving politician | La France Insoumise member currently serving. | 1 | 1 |
| François Queyrel | Selected | Academic | Archaeologist at Paris-Sorbonne and EPHE. | 1 | 1 |
| François Ruffin Member of parliament · Picardie Debout | Excluded | Serving politician | Member currently serving at La France Insoumise. | 2 | 2 |
| François Villeroy de Galhau Governor · Banque de France | Excluded | Serving politician | Governor of the Bank of France. | 2 | 2 |
| François Zimeray Former French ambassador for human rights | Selected | Former official | Former Ambassador of France. | 1 | 1 |
| François-Jérôme Authier Neurologist · EUROMENE | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Neurologist in practice. | 1 | 1 |
| François-Pierre Goy Curator · National Library of France | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Curator at the National Library of France. | 1 | 1 |
| Françoise Benhamou Professor of economics · Université Paris 13 | Selected | Academic | Professor of Economics at University of Paris 13. | 1 | 2 |
| Françoise Brougher Google, Pinterest | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Executive at Google and Pinterest. | 1 | 2 |
| Françoise Vimeux Climatologist, research director · Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD) | Selected | Academic | Research director at IRD. | 3 | 9 |
| Frank Aischmann Correspondent · ARD | Excluded | Journalist | ARD correspondent, foreign correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Asche Professor · University of Florida, Universitetet i Stavanger | Selected | Academic | Professor at University of Florida. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Baasner Dfi director | Selected | Think tank | Director of Franco-German Institute Ludwigsburg. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Barrett Jazz pianist and management professor | Selected | Academic | Management professor. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Bräutigam ARD legal expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Legal expert for ARD. | 1 | 2 |
| Frank Clarke President · Law Reform Commission | Excluded | Serving politician | President of Law Reform Commission. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Cottrell-Boyce Children's writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author of children's books. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank De Mol De Belegger | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 6 |
| Frank Drescher SWR | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist SWR, without evidence of analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Erichsen | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Fagan | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Greaney Court Correspondent · Today FM | Excluded | Journalist | Court Correspondent at Today FM, not an analysis journalist. | 1 | 2 |
| Frank Hailer Nature conservation biology and genetics · Universität Cardiff | Selected | Academic | Biologist at University of Cardiff. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Hechtner Public finance economist · Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg | Selected | Academic | Economist at University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. | 1 | 1 |