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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Entrepreneur | Excluded | Business executive | Female entrepreneur in green transition. | 4 | 22 |
| Jakob Steen Olsen Royal household commentator · 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 Foreign policy correspondent · 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 Commentator · SIC and Expresso | Excluded | Serving politician | Active political candidate (AD party lead). | 4 | 7 |
| Tomasz Terlikowski Philosopher, publicist | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 4 | 7 |
| Torbjørn Røe Isaksen Society editor · 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 Journalist · 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 The author and UFO expert | 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 Foreign affairs spokesperson · BBB | Excluded | Serving politician | BBB foreign affairs spokesperson, active politician. | 4 | 5 |
| Jimmie Åkesson Party leader · Sverigedemokraterna | Excluded | Serving politician | Sweden Democrats party leader, serving politician. | 4 | 5 |
| Karsten Wildberger Federal minister for digital affairs · CDU | Excluded | Serving politician | Federal digital minister in office. | 4 | 5 |
| Maciej Korowaj Reserve lieutenant colonel, analyst of Eastern military affairs · Instytut bezpieczeństwa i rozwoju międzynarodowego | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Reserve colonel, former military officer. | 4 | 5 |
| Michał Wawrykiewicz Lawyer · Wolne Sądy | Excluded | Serving politician | Member of European Parliament in office, europoslan. | 4 | 5 |
| Mona Keijzer Deputy prime minister · 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 Politician · Centre Party | Excluded | Serving politician | Riksdag politician, politician in office. | 4 | 5 |
| Rachel Maddow MSNBC anchor | Excluded | Journalist | MSNBC presenter and podcast host, animator. | 4 | 5 |
| Alexander Stubb Politician and professor · Kansallisen Kokoomuksen | Excluded | Serving politician | President of Finland in office. | 4 | 4 |
| Carsten Linnemann CDU general secretary | Excluded | Serving politician | CDU secretary general, political official. | 4 | 4 |
| Carsten Maschmeyer Entrepreneur | Excluded | Business executive | Entrepreneur Investor Bestselling author, entrepreneur. | 4 | 4 |
| Cecilia Sala Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist. | 4 | 4 |
| Emmanuel Macron President of the French Republic · 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 leader | 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-head · Die Linkspartei | Excluded | Serving politician | Co-Chair of Die Linke, in office. | 4 | 4 |
| Javad El Bakali Humour prize winner | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 4 | 4 |
| Kjetil Alstadheim Political editor · Aftenposten | Excluded | Journalist | Politics editor, Aftenposten, not an analyst. | 4 | 4 |
| Mark Zuckerberg Founder · Meta | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and CEO of Meta/Facebook. | 4 | 4 |
| Nish Kumar Comedian · Pod Save the UK | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 4 | 4 |
| Olof Lundh Football journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Football journalist. | 4 | 4 |
| Sam Altman CEO · OpenAI | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of OpenAI. | 4 | 4 |
| Ted Cruz Senator · United States Senate | Excluded | Serving politician | US Senator in office. | 4 | 4 |
| Thomas Bollen Financial journalist and editor at Follow the Money | Excluded | Journalist | Investigation journalist at Follow the Money. | 4 | 4 |
| Fabrice Epelboin | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Regular guest of a tech podcast with no function announced; the profile is an entrepreneur and Sciences Po teacher with no stated field. | 4 | 31 |