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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Hendrickx Foreign affairs editor · de Volkskrant | Excluded | Journalist | Foreign correspondent at de Volkskrant. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Hensgens Managing director of Indeed DACH | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Indeed DACH. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Hornig Italy correspondent · DER SPIEGEL | Excluded | Journalist | Italy correspondent Der Spiegel, correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Jacob Professor · Nord Universitet | Selected | Academic | Professor at Nord University. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Jensen Former head of the Forensic Department | Selected | Former official | Former chief of criminal police unit. | 2 | 2 |
| Frank Jullum Chief economist · Danske Bank | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief economist at Danske Bank. | 2 | 3 |
| Frank Kirchner Robotics Innovation Center, Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz (DFKI) | Selected | Academic | Roboticist, DFKI center. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Knopers Geopolitical analyst · Geotrendlines | Selected | Economist or consultant | Geopolitical analyst at Geotrendlines. | 3 | 31 |
| Frank Larkin | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Lechtenberg Media scholar · Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen | Selected | Academic | Media studies researcher at Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Ledwidge Former intelligence officer | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Former intelligence officer. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Leidenberger Retired lieutenant general, chairman of the board · BWI | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | CEO of a company, former general. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Leschhorn Mining engineer and consultant · Munich Mining International | Selected | Economist or consultant | Mining engineer and consultant. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Lozano Program Executive Officer · Missiles and Space | Excluded | Serving politician | Brigadier general, military officer in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Lübberding Journalist · u.a. Welt | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist at Der Welt, simple journalist. | 1 | 4 |
| Frank Luntz Pollster and advisor | Selected | Commentator | Political pundit and political consultant. | 4 | 4 |
| Frank McAndrew Serpopsychologist · Knox College | Selected | Academic | Professor of psychology at Knox College. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank McClosky | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Vietnam Veteran. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank McDonough Leading historian of the Third Reich | Selected | Academic | Leading historian, Liverpool John Moores University. | 3 | 9 |
| Frank McNally Columnist · Irish Times | Selected | Commentator | Columnist at Irish Times. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Meeink | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Meester Philosopher | Selected | Commentator | Columnist, philosopher and writer. | 2 | 2 |
| Frank Meier Coach | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Coach. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Merenda | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Online video content creator. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Patterson CEO · Trilith Studios | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Trilith Studios. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Peters Reputation strategist | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently clear role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Prentice Worker on the Titanic | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Frank Renout France correspondent | Excluded | Journalist | France correspondent, foreign correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Rensen Tech editor | Excluded | Journalist | Tech reporter at de Volkskrant. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Rossavik Commentator | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Frank Sauer Military expert · Bundeswehruniversität München | Selected | Academic | Political scientist at Bundeswehr University Munich. | 7 | 15 |
| Frank Schäfer Thoreau biographer | Selected | Commentator | Biographer, nonfiction author. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Schäffler Bundestag member · FDP | Excluded | Serving politician | Member of the Bundestag. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Sieren China expert and bestselling author | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist and author. | 2 | 2 |
| Frank Skinner Stand-up comedian, broadcaster | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Slavich Corporate attorney | Selected | Lawyer | Corporate lawyer. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Slootman Chairman and CEO at Snowflake | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Snowflake. | 1 | 2 |
| Frank Stauss Election campaign adviser | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Election campaign advisor. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Thelen Serial founder, tech investor | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and technology investor. | 2 | 2 |
| Frank Trentmann Professor of History · Birkbeck College, University of London | Selected | Academic | Professor of history at the University of London. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Uekötter Chair of technology and environmental history · Ruhr University Bochum | Selected | Academic | History of technology researcher, Ruhr University Bochum. | 4 | 4 |
| Frank van Gool Otto Work Force | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (non) : Guest founded the staffing firm Otto Workforce; the linked profile is an academic researcher at Tilburg and Erasmus Universities. Namesake. | 2 | 3 |
| Frank Van Passel Film expert | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank van Vree Professor · University of Amsterdam | Selected | Academic | Emeritus Professor at University of Amsterdam. | 1 | 2 |
| Frank Vranken Analyst | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently clear role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Wahlig Political editor · Kontrafunk | Excluded | Journalist | Politics editor and chief correspondent at Kontrafunk, correspondent. | 1 | 3 |
| Frank Warren | Excluded | Business executive | Boxing promoter and businessperson. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Wilczek Nobel laureate | Selected | Academic | Nobel Prize physicist, MIT and other universities. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Zobel Co-head of research department and deputy director · Stiftung Sucht Schweiz | Selected | Academic | Co-Director of research at Stiftung Sucht Schweiz. | 1 | 1 |
| Frankie Chavez Author of the original soundtrack | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |