Screening of candidates
Only guests who fit one of the 6 roles of the Atrium spec are kept.
Guests identified28,558
Excluded19,870
Selected8,688
Selected by role
AcademicNamed position at a university or research institution4,341Think 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
27,700 people
| Person | Decision | Role or reason | Why | Podcasts | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jens Stoltenberg Finanzminister · NATO | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Finance Norway in office. | 5 | 7 |
| Magdalena Andersson partiledare · 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 |
| Reid Hoffman co-founder · LinkedIn | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of LinkedIn and PayPal. | 5 | 6 |
| Jimmy Wales co-founder · Wikipedia | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of Wikipedia, startup founder. | 5 | 5 |
| Nigel Farage honorary president · Reform UK | Excluded | Serving politician | Leader and Parliament member, politician in office. | 5 | 5 |
| Volodymyr Zelensky President · Ukraine | Excluded | Serving politician | President of Ukraine in office. | 5 | 5 |
| Wes Streeting health secretary · UK Government | Excluded | Serving politician | Health Secretary, UK Government, currently in office. | 5 | 5 |
| José María Lassalle | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Panelist on Spanish news shows with no function named and general topics; nothing precise ties him to this politician and professor. | 5 | 45 |
| Andrea Scanzi | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Guest on talk shows about TV clashes and politics; no profession or organization is announced, so nothing confirms this journalist profile. | 5 | 16 |
| Petri Roininen | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Investor and Investors House chairman; the profile is a Finnish politician and businessperson whose chairperson post names no organization, so no precise tie. | 5 | 7 |
| Katy Balls Washington editor · The Spectator | Excluded | Journalist | Political editor at The Spectator, not analyst. | 4 | 48 |
| Flora Ghebali entrepreneure | Excluded | Business executive | Female entrepreneur in green transition. | 4 | 22 |
| Jakob Steen Olsen kongehuskommentator · Berlingske | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 4 | 19 |
| Lyse Doucet chief international correspondent · BBC | Excluded | Journalist | Chief international correspondent at BBC. | 4 | 10 |
| Michael Thumann außenpolitischer Korrespondent · DIE ZEIT | Excluded | Journalist | Foreign policy correspondent DIE ZEIT, correspondent. | 4 | 8 |
| Peadar Tóibín Leader · Aontú | Excluded | Serving politician | Party leader in office and TD. | 4 | 7 |
| Sebastião Bugalho comentador · SIC and Expresso | Excluded | Serving politician | Active political candidate (AD party lead). | 4 | 7 |
| Tomasz Terlikowski filozof, publicysta | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 4 | 7 |
| Torbjørn Røe Isaksen samfunnsredaktør · E24 | Excluded | Serving politician | Social affairs editor, E24, journalist. | 4 | 7 |
| Will Sommer author · The Bulwark | Excluded | Journalist | Author and reporter for The Bulwark, ambiguous role. | 4 | 7 |
| Jack Power Europe correspondent · The Irish Times | Excluded | Journalist | Europe correspondent for Irish Times. | 4 | 6 |
| José Enrique Monrosi periodista · elDiario.es | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 4 | 6 |
| Bill McKibben climate activist and author · Third Act | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Climate activist, matches no role. | 4 | 5 |
| Clas Svahn författaren och UFO-experten | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist and UFO expert. | 4 | 5 |
| Dana Mattioli investigative reporter covering Amazon · The Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Investigative reporter Wall Street Journal. | 4 | 5 |
| Henk Vermeer buitenlandwoordvoerder · BBB | Excluded | Serving politician | BBB foreign affairs spokesperson, active politician. | 4 | 5 |
| Jimmie Åkesson partiledare · Sverigedemokraterna | Excluded | Serving politician | Sweden Democrats party leader, serving politician. | 4 | 5 |
| Karsten Wildberger Bundesdigitalminister · CDU | Excluded | Serving politician | Federal digital minister in office. | 4 | 5 |
| Maciej Korowaj podpułkownik rezerwy, analityk wschodniej wojskowości · Instytut bezpieczeństwa i rozwoju międzynarodowego | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Reserve colonel, former military officer. | 4 | 5 |
| Michał Wawrykiewicz mecenas · Wolne Sądy | Excluded | Serving politician | Member of European Parliament in office, europoslan. | 4 | 5 |
| Mona Keijzer vicepremier · Gouvernement des Pays-Bas | Excluded | Serving politician | Vice-Prime Minister Dutch Government IN OFFICE. | 4 | 5 |
| Nick Timiraos chief economics correspondent · The Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Economics correspondent for Wall Street Journal. | 4 | 5 |
| Niels Paarup-Petersen politiker · Centre Party | Excluded | Serving politician | Riksdag politician, politician in office. | 4 | 5 |
| Rachel Maddow MSNBC anchor · MSNBC | Excluded | Journalist | MSNBC presenter and podcast host, animator. | 4 | 5 |
| Alexander Stubb poliitikko ja professori · Kansallisen Kokoomuksen | Excluded | Serving politician | President of Finland in office. | 4 | 4 |
| Carsten Linnemann CDU-Generalsekretär · CDU | Excluded | Serving politician | CDU secretary general, political official. | 4 | 4 |
| Carsten Maschmeyer Unternehmer | Excluded | Business executive | Entrepreneur Investor Bestselling author, entrepreneur. | 4 | 4 |
| Cecilia Sala giornalista | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist. | 4 | 4 |
| Emmanuel Macron président de la République française · France | Excluded | Serving politician | President of the French Republic, politician in office. | 4 | 4 |
| Eric Schmitt lawyer, formerly the Attorney General of Missouri · United States Senate | Excluded | Serving politician | Senator in office. | 4 | 4 |
| Erna Solberg Høyre-leder · Høyre | Excluded | Serving politician | Party leader of Høyre, currently in office. | 4 | 4 |
| Harley Finkelstein President · Shopify | Excluded | Business executive | President of Shopify: CEO in office. | 4 | 4 |
| Ines Schwerdtner Co-Chefin · Die Linkspartei | Excluded | Serving politician | Co-Chair of Die Linke, in office. | 4 | 4 |
| Javad El Bakali Humorprisvinner | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 4 | 4 |
| Kjetil Alstadheim politisk redaktør · Aftenposten | Excluded | Journalist | Politics editor, Aftenposten, not an analyst. | 4 | 4 |