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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Kirby Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor of China Studies. | 1 | 1 |
| William Marx Professor of comparative literature · Collège de France | Selected | Academic | Professor, College of France. | 1 | 2 |
| William Max Nelson Historian, associate professor of history · University of Toronto | Selected | Academic | Professor, University of Toronto. | 1 | 1 |
| William Nash Professor of American Studies and English · Middleburgh College | Selected | Academic | Professor, Middleburgh College. | 1 | 1 |
| Willie Soon | Selected | Academic | American astronomer at Harvard University and Smithsonian Institution. | 1 | 2 |
| Wim Blanken Lawyer | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer. | 1 | 1 |
| Wim Boonstra Economist · Rabobank | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist at Rabobank. | 1 | 2 |
| Wim Carton Sustainability researcher · Lund University | Selected | Academic | Sustainability researcher, Lund University. | 1 | 1 |
| Wim Klinkert Military historian | Selected | Academic | Military historian and professor at University of Amsterdam. | 1 | 1 |
| Wim Lagae Professor of sports marketing | Selected | Academic | Professor of sports marketing. | 1 | 1 |
| Wim Tops Professor · UHasselt | Selected | Academic | Professor, UHasselt. | 1 | 1 |
| Winfried Hensinger Professor of quantum technologies · University of Sussex | Selected | Academic | Professor of quantum technologies. | 1 | 1 |
| Winfried Nerdinger Architectural historian, former head · Architekturmuseum der TU München | Selected | Academic | Art historian and professor at Technical University of Munich. | 1 | 1 |
| Winfried Wehle Romanist, literary scholar · Deutsche Dante-Gesellschaft | Selected | Academic | Romanist and literary scholar, university teacher. | 1 | 1 |
| Winifred Gallagher Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of non-fiction books. | 1 | 1 |
| Wojtek Jezierski History professor | Selected | Academic | Polish historian and medievalist, university teacher. | 1 | 1 |
| Wolff Fuss Commentator | Selected | Commentator | Commentator, explicit commentator title. | 1 | 1 |
| Wolfgang Fiedler Dr. | Selected | Academic | Ornithologist at Max Planck Institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Wolfgang Kemp Art historian | Selected | Academic | Art historian, professor in Hamburg. | 1 | 1 |
| Wolfgang Krohn Prof. Dr., philosopher and social scientist · Bielefeld University | Selected | Academic | Prof. Dr. at Universität Bielefeld. | 1 | 1 |
| Wolfgang Lucht Professor · Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research | Selected | Academic | Prof. at Potsdam Institute for Climate Research. | 1 | 1 |
| Wolfgang Merkel Director of the Democracy and Democratisation department · Centro de Investigación en Ciencias Sociales de Berlín | Selected | Think tank | Director at Berlin Center for Social Science Research. | 1 | 1 |
| Wolfram Windisch Professor · Witten/Herdecke University | Selected | Academic | Prof. Dr. at Universität Witten Herdecke. | 1 | 1 |
| Wout Lambrecht Veteran forex trader · Archer | Selected | Economist or consultant | Seasoned forex trader in financial firm. | 1 | 1 |
| Wynn Thomas Professor | Selected | Academic | Welsh literature researcher, professor. | 1 | 1 |
| Xavi Brun Head of Equity · TREA AM | Selected | Economist or consultant | Head of Equity at asset management firm. | 1 | 1 |
| Xavier Crettiez Professor · Sciences Po Saint-Germain-en-Laye | Selected | Academic | Professor at Sciences Po Saint-Germain-en-Laye. | 1 | 1 |
| Xiangrui Kong Researcher · University of Gothenburg | Selected | Academic | Researcher at University of Gothenburg. | 1 | 1 |
| Ximena Cely Charité | Selected | Academic | Researcher in Charité research team. | 1 | 1 |
| Xurxo Mariño Contributor | Selected | Academic | Neuroscientist, University of A Coruña. | 1 | 1 |
| Yair Hirschfeld Professor | Selected | Academic | Israeli historian at University of Haifa. | 1 | 1 |
| Yamini Aiyar Visiting Professor of the Practice · Watson School of International and Public Affairs, Brown University | Selected | Academic | Professor at the School of International Affairs, Brown. | 1 | 1 |
| Yanell Braumuller Researcher · Naturalis and Universiteit Leiden | Selected | Academic | Researcher at Leiden University. | 1 | 1 |
| Yang Wang Senior analyst · Counterpoint Research | Selected | Economist or consultant | Senior analyst at technology research firm. | 1 | 1 |
| Yaniv Rosen Group Leader · LLNL | Selected | Academic | Group leader at Lawrence Livermore National Lab. | 1 | 1 |
| Yannick van den Berg Legal scholar · University of Amsterdam | Selected | Academic | Doctor of Law at University of Amsterdam. | 1 | 1 |
| Yannick Woudstra Stockholm University | Selected | Academic | Affiliated with University of Stockholm. | 1 | 1 |
| Yasmien Naciri Author | Selected | Commentator | Author analyzing the justice system. | 1 | 1 |
| Yassin Musharbash Investigations desk · ZEIT und ZEIT ONLINE | Selected | Commentator | Investigative department ZEIT, deep analysis journalism. | 1 | 2 |
| Ye Yaoyuan Lecturer, Professor · St. Thomas University | Selected | Academic | Professor at Saint Thomas University. | 1 | 1 |
| Yen Frydensberg Egebak Author and kitchen garden educator | Selected | Commentator | Author and host. | 1 | 1 |
| Yga Kostrzewa | Selected | Economist or consultant | Polish economist. | 1 | 1 |
| Yi-Chun Ko Professor · Asian Growth Research Institute | Selected | Think tank | Professor at the Asian Growth Research Institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Yiwen Lu Journalist · ChinaTalk | Selected | Commentator | Journalist ChinaTalk newsletter geopolitical analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| Yogendra Yadav Political thinker, activist | Selected | Commentator | Political thinker, public analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Yoko Li Partner · Andreessen Horowitz | Selected | Economist or consultant | Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, private equity. | 1 | 3 |
| Yola Wanders Former head of security · Penitentiaire Inrichting Vught | Selected | Former official | Former security official at Penitentiaire Inrichting Vught, public authority. | 1 | 1 |
| Yong-Shik Lee Professor, Director · West Virginia University, Law and Development Institute | Selected | Academic | Professor at West Virginia University. | 1 | 1 |
| Yosha Wijngaarden Assistant professor of Media and Creative Industries · Erasmus University Rotterdam | Selected | Academic | Assistant professor at Erasmus University Rotterdam. | 1 | 1 |
| Yossi Mekelberg Associate fellow · Chatham House | Selected | Think tank | Associate fellow at Chatham House, British think tank. | 1 | 2 |