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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Łukasz Mamica Professor · Université Économique de Cracovie | Selected | Academic | Profesor at Cracow University of Economics. | 1 | 1 |
| Łukasz Młyńczyk Professor · UW | Selected | Academic | Prof. UW, political scientist. | 1 | 1 |
| Łukasza Kossackiego-Lytwyna Hanglung Law Biernat&Kossacki | Selected | Lawyer | Hanglung Law Biernat Kossacki. | 1 | 1 |
| Łukasza Warzecha Publicist | Selected | Commentator | Publicist analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Vladimir Tyazhelnikov Professor · Sorbonne University | Selected | Academic | Professor at Sorbonne University. | 1 | 1 |
| Volodymyr Kryzhanivskyi First ambassador of Ukraine to France, deputy of the 1st convocation | Selected | Former official | First ambassador of Ukraine to France, former deputy. | 1 | 1 |
| Vyacheslav Savitsky Laboratory researcher · Harvard University | Selected | Academic | Laboratory researcher at Harvard University. | 1 | 1 |
| Vitaly Portnikov Journalist, publicist, writer | Selected | Commentator | Journalist, publicist, writer, essayist and commentator. | 1 | 1 |
| Dmitry Dagayev Professor · New Economic School | Selected | Academic | Professor at the Russian Economic School. | 1 | 1 |
| Yegor Matveyev Professor · MIT Sloan | Selected | Academic | Professor at MIT Sloan School. | 1 | 1 |
| Konstantin Severinov Doctor of biological sciences, geneticist | Selected | Academic | Geneticist, professor at Rutgers University. | 1 | 1 |
| Larysa Didkovska Psychotherapist · Ukrainian Free University | Selected | Academic | Rector of Free University of Ukraine. | 1 | 1 |
| Lyudmila Zasimova Associate professor of the department of applied economics · HSE University | Selected | Academic | Professor of department at HSE University. | 1 | 1 |
| Marat Salikhov Professor · New Economic School | Selected | Academic | Professor at the Russian Economic School. | 1 | 1 |
| Oleh Chaban Psychiatrist, scientist | Selected | Academic | Psychiatrist, professor at Bogomolets Medical University. | 1 | 1 |
| Oleg Shibanov Professor · New Economic School | Selected | Academic | Professor at the Russian Economic School. | 1 | 1 |
| Sofya Donets Chief economist · Renaissance Capital | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief economist at Renaissance Capital. | 1 | 1 |
| Basim Khandaqji Palestinian writer | Selected | Commentator | Palestinian non-fiction writer and activist. | 1 | 1 |
| Hossam Zawawi Associate professor of clinical microbiology | Selected | Academic | Associate professor in microbiology. | 1 | 1 |
| Ashraf El-Araby Former minister of planning · Institute of National Planning | Selected | Former official | Former Planning Minister in Egypt. | 1 | 1 |
| Abdulrahman al-Rashed Media personality and political writer · Asharq Al-Awsat | Selected | Commentator | Media figure and political writer, political writer and essayist. | 1 | 1 |
| Mohamed Abou el-Ghar Doctor, professor · Kasr Al Ainy Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University | Selected | Academic | Professor at the University of Cairo (Qasr Al-Aini). | 1 | 1 |
| Wahid Doss Professor of liver diseases · Cairo University | Selected | Academic | Professor of medicine at the University of Cairo. | 1 | 1 |
| Ho Keng-yu Vice dean and EMBA executive director · College of Management, National Taiwan University | Selected | Academic | Vice-Dean and EMBA Director at National Taiwan University. | 1 | 1 |
| Anne Wu Chair professor · National Chengchi University | Selected | Academic | Distinguished professor at National Chengchi University. | 1 | 1 |
| Hung Lan Chair professor · Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, National Central University | Selected | Academic | Distinguished Professor, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, National Central University. | 1 | 1 |
| John Coleman Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of non-fiction books on meaning and work. | 1 | 1 |
| Jason Hu Former mayor of Taichung, former foreign minister | Selected | Former official | Former mayor and former Foreign Affairs Minister. | 1 | 1 |
| Hsu En-te Professor · Department of Accounting, Tunghai University | Selected | Academic | Professor of accounting at Donghai University. | 1 | 1 |
| Chen Liang-gee Former minister of science and technology | Selected | Former official | Former Science and Technology Minister. | 1 | 1 |
| Andrew J. Nathan Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor of political science at Columbia University. | 1 | 1 |
| Andy Burnham Mayor · Greater Manchester | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor - Greater Manchester, active politician. | 8 | 9 |
| Donald Trump President · The Trump Organization | Excluded | Serving politician | President of the United States (serving). | 7 | 11 |
| Vivek Ramaswamy Author · Roivant Sciences, Strive Asset Management | Excluded | Serving politician | 2024 GOP presidential candidate, active politician. | 7 | 10 |
| Ellen Coyne Journalist · The Irish Times | Excluded | Journalist | Political correspondent, Irish Times. | 6 | 8 |
| Tucker Carlson Political commentator · Tucker Carlson Network | Excluded | Journalist | Host of The Tucker Carlson Show. | 6 | 8 |
| Miranda Melcher Dr | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Texts do not specify the function. | 6 | 6 |
| Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Cabinet secretary · US Government | Excluded | Serving politician | Secretary of Health United States, in office. | 6 | 6 |
| Zohran Mamdani Mayoral candidate · New York City | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor of New York in office. | 6 | 6 |
| Marc Andreessen Cofounder · Andreessen Horowitz | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz, entrepreneur. | 5 | 9 |
| Vassili Golod ARD correspondent | Excluded | Journalist | ARD correspondent Kyiv. | 5 | 9 |
| Dave Hanratty Producer · Irish Independent | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 5 | 8 |
| Dilan Yeşilgöz Political leader and parliamentary group leader · VVD | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Defense Netherlands and VVD leader in office. | 5 | 7 |
| Jens Stoltenberg Finance minister · NATO | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Finance Norway in office. | 5 | 7 |
| Magdalena Andersson Party leader · Socialdemokraterna | Excluded | Serving politician | Leader of Social Democratic Party, politician in office. | 5 | 7 |
| Michael Shellenberger Founder · Public.News | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Investigative journalist, journalism profession. | 5 | 7 |
| Ro Khanna Congressman · House of Representatives | Excluded | Serving politician | Congressman at the House of Representatives. | 5 | 7 |
| André Ventura Chega | Excluded | Serving politician | Founder politician Chega in office. | 5 | 6 |
| Keir Starmer Prime Minister · UK Government | Excluded | Serving politician | Prime Minister of United Kingdom in office. | 5 | 6 |
| Paul Ronzheimer Journalist · BILD | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist BILD. | 5 | 6 |