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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friederike Hofmann France correspondent · Handelsblatt | Excluded | Journalist | France correspondent at Handelsblatt. | 1 | 1 |
| Friederike Walch-Nasseri ZEIT ONLINE reporter | Excluded | Journalist | ZEIT ONLINE reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Friedhelm Klinkhammer | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently clear role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Friedl Koncilia National team goalkeeper | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Friedrich Küppersbusch | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Friedrich Merz German Chancellor · Germany | Excluded | Serving politician | Chancellor in office. | 3 | 3 |
| Friedrich Pürner Physician and epidemiologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Arzt (physician), not at university. | 1 | 2 |
| Friedrich Schloffer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Friedrich Schmidt Russia correspondent · F.A.Z. | Excluded | Journalist | Russia correspondent, F.A.Z., correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Friis Arne Petersen Former director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and former Danish ambassador in Washington · Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Selected | Former official | Former director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. | 1 | 3 |
| Frithjof N. Lund Managing Partner · McKinsey Norge | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Managing Partner, consultant at McKinsey. | 1 | 1 |
| Frithjof Staiß Professor · Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoffforschung Baden-Württemberg | Selected | Academic | Prof. at Center for Solar Energy (public research center). | 1 | 1 |
| Frits Barend | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Frits Conijn Editor · FD | Excluded | Journalist | FD editor, general editor. | 1 | 1 |
| Frits Moonen Private banker · Momentum Family Office | Excluded | Business executive | Private banker. | 1 | 1 |
| Frits Spits Radio maker and presenter | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Frits Wester | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Fritz Dross Dr, medical historian · Uni Erlangen | Selected | Academic | Dr., medical historian at Uni Erlangen. | 1 | 1 |
| Fritz Espenlaub | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | German journalist, no analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| Fritz Gemsemer Pforzheim | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Fritz Habekuß ZEIT Ressort Wissen | Excluded | Journalist | ZEIT Science section, section journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Fritz Jergitsch Founder, editor-in-chief · Die Tagespresse | Excluded | Journalist | Die Tagespresse founder and editor-in-chief, satirical newspaper editor. | 1 | 1 |
| Fritz Keller Winemaker and former DFB president | Excluded | Business executive | Former DFB president. | 1 | 1 |
| Fritz Schinagl State chair · vida Salzburg | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Fritz Vahrenholt Environment and energy expert | Selected | Academic | University Hamburg teacher, chemist and author. | 6 | 9 |
| Frode Lindegjerdet Historian · Forsvarsmuseet Rustkammeret | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Historian in museum, not university. | 1 | 1 |
| Frode Lindtvedt Department director for local democracy at KS | Excluded | Serving politician | Department director (administrative official) at KS. | 1 | 1 |
| Frode Nakken Commander · Kystjegerkommandoen | Excluded | Serving politician | Military captain in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Frøy Gudbrandsen | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Frøya Skjold Sjursæther Storting representative · Miljøpartiet de Grønne | Excluded | Serving politician | Parliament representative (deputy) in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Fulco Treffers Urban planner | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Urban planner. | 1 | 1 |
| Fulvio Bufi Journalist · Corriere della Sera | Excluded | Journalist | Corriere della Sera journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Fulvio Conti Professor · University of Florence | Selected | Academic | Professor at University of Florence. | 1 | 1 |
| Fulvio Scaglione | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Italian journalist, no analytical role. | 1 | 1 |
| Fumilayo Showers Rutgers University Press | Selected | Commentator | Author with Rutgers University Press, non-fiction. | 1 | 1 |
| Fynn Kliemann Entrepreneur, influencer, musician and designer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| G. Mormino Professor | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently clear role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Gabby Mark | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Gabe Arik Entrepreneur · Happy Jewelers | Excluded | Business executive | Entrepreneur (Happy Jewelers). | 1 | 1 |
| Gabe Szody COL · 5th Special Forces Group | Excluded | Serving politician | COL, active military. | 1 | 1 |
| Gabi López Expert in self-knowledge | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Self-awareness expert (coach). | 1 | 1 |
| Gabi Schaap Assistant professor · Radboud Universiteit | Selected | Academic | Lecturer at Radboud University. | 1 | 1 |
| Gabija Gataveckaite | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Gabor George Burt Expert on Blue Ocean Strategy | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently clear role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Gabor Mate Dr. | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Physician and psychotherapist, not academic. | 2 | 2 |
| Gábor Paál SWR | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist SWR, reporter without analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| Gabor Steingart Business journalist and founder of «Media Pioneer» | Selected | Commentator | Economics Journalist and Media Pioneer Founder, economic analyst. | 9 | 140 |
| Gabor Thomas University of Reading | Selected | Academic | Dr. at University of Reading. | 1 | 1 |
| Gabriel Attal Candidate for Renaissance | Excluded | Serving politician | Member and party leader in office. | 2 | 4 |
| Gabriel Chrostowski Author | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently clear role in texts. | 1 | 1 |