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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridget Todd | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Recurring guest on pop culture and tech podcasts, but no role is stated; nothing precise ties her to this podcaster profile. | 4 | 27 |
| Olof Ehrenkrona | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Swedish newspaper editorial podcast on politics and world affairs; the profile is a generic writer and journalist with no field to match. | 4 | 15 |
| Zoe Gardner Independent researcher on migration policy | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Independent migration policy researcher; the linked profile is a bare University of Leicester researcher, and another namesake is a policy advocate and writer. | 4 | 5 |
| Anthony Morel Journalist · BFM Business | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist and presenter at BFM Business. | 3 | 39 |
| Jack Horgan-Jones Journalist · The Irish Times | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist and correspondent at Irish Times. | 3 | 17 |
| Pat Leahy Journalist · The Irish Times | Excluded | Journalist | Political editor, Irish Times, section editor. | 3 | 17 |
| Allison Morris Crime correspondent · Belfast Telegraph | Excluded | Journalist | News correspondent Belfast Telegraph. | 3 | 16 |
| Juan José Sánchez-Oro Historian | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 3 | 15 |
| Ole Søeberg CEO · Nordic Investment Partners | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Investor and stock strategist. Investor and wealth manager. | 3 | 12 |
| Sam McBride Northern Ireland editor · Belfast Telegraph | Excluded | Journalist | Editor of Belfast Telegraph, general news. | 3 | 12 |
| Sam Stein Journalist · The Bulwark | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist The Bulwark, politics info. | 3 | 12 |
| Berna González Harbour | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist writer, no specialized analysis. | 3 | 10 |
| Conor Gallagher Crime and security correspondent · The Irish Times | Excluded | Journalist | Crime and security correspondent Irish Times. | 3 | 10 |
| Mikkel Lind Sorgenfrey Reviewer · Radio IIII | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 3 | 10 |
| Christoph Drösser Journalist for science topics · SWR | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist for science topics. | 3 | 9 |
| Conor Pope Consumer Affairs Correspondent · The Irish Times | Excluded | Journalist | Consumer affairs correspondent for Irish Times. | 3 | 9 |
| Ignasi Guardans Analyst · Cadena SER | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 3 | 9 |
| Zbigniew Parafianowicz Journalist · Onet | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 3 | 9 |
| Ignacio Escolar Director · elDiario.es | Excluded | Journalist | Director of general news media. | 3 | 8 |
| Jeremy Bowen International Editor · BBC | Excluded | Journalist | International Editor BBC. | 3 | 8 |
| Paul Williams Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist. | 3 | 8 |
| Derk Walters Editor · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | Middle East editor, foreign correspondent. | 3 | 7 |
| Fionnán Sheahan Journalist · Belfast Telegraph | Excluded | Journalist | Belfast Telegraph journalist, reporter. | 3 | 7 |
| Michael Bröcker Editor-in-chief · Table Media | Excluded | Journalist | Editor-in-chief, Table Media, media information editor. | 3 | 7 |
| Rik Rutten Journalist at NRC | Excluded | Journalist | EU correspondent and journalist. | 3 | 7 |
| Anthony Scaramucci Broadcaster, financier and former White House Communications Director · SkyBridge Capital | Excluded | Serving politician | Founder of SkyBridge Capital, financier. Former government official. | 3 | 6 |
| Henrik Jönsson Entrepreneur, opinion leader, YouTuber and speaker | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 3 | 6 |
| Liz Wheeler BlazeTV host | Excluded | Journalist | BlazeTV host. | 3 | 6 |
| Mary Regan Political editor · Irish and Sunday Independent | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 3 | 6 |
| Nicolas Bouzou Founder · Asterès | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Founder of Asterès consulting firm (economic consulting). | 3 | 6 |
| Onni Rostila Member of parliament | Excluded | Serving politician | Member of Finnish Parliament. | 3 | 6 |
| Allie Beth Stuckey BlazeTV host | Excluded | Journalist | BlazeTV host. | 3 | 5 |
| Andrew Egger The Bulwark | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist with no demonstrated analytical work. | 3 | 5 |
| Aoife Moore Author and journalist · Sunday Times Ireland | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist and reporter. | 3 | 5 |
| Björn Hedensjö Psychologist, author and podcaster | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist. | 3 | 5 |
| Clara Ferreira Alves SIC Notícias | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Recurring commentator on Portuguese politics for SIC; the journalist profile fits, but no employer or specific field links them. | 3 | 39 |
| Daniel Suhonen Chef · Katalys | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 3 | 5 |
| Geoffrey Hinton Nobel laureate · Google | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Nobel Prize winner at Google, not an academic position. | 3 | 5 |
| Guus Valk Political reporter · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | Political correspondent at NRC. | 3 | 5 |
| Jacob Soboroff MS NOW correspondent and bestselling author · MSNBC | Excluded | Journalist | MSNBC correspondent and author. | 3 | 5 |
| José Gregorio González Journalist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist. | 3 | 5 |
| Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz Minister of Funds and Regional Policy · Trzecia Droga | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Funds in office. | 3 | 5 |
| Kevin Doyle Executive Editor · Irish Independent | Excluded | Journalist | General media editor-in-chief, not an analyst. | 3 | 5 |
| Marek Budzisz Strategy&Future | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Introduced as Strategy&Future analyst on security and Russia; the profile is a Polish publicist and historian with no stated field or think tank. | 3 | 9 |
| Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann FDP MEP | Excluded | Serving politician | FDP MEP, politician in office. | 3 | 5 |
| Matt Chorley Journalist · 5 Live | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist BBC 5 Live. | 3 | 5 |
| Michał Gramatyka Deputy minister of digital affairs · Polski 2050 | Excluded | Serving politician | Deputy and vice minister in office, politician. | 3 | 5 |
| Pippa Crerar Political editor · The Guardian | Excluded | Journalist | Political editor, not analyst. | 3 | 5 |
| Roderich Kiesewetter CDU foreign policy politician | Excluded | Serving politician | CDU politician and member of parliament, politician in office. | 3 | 5 |
| Simon Harris Taoiseach · Irlande | Excluded | Serving politician | Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) IN OFFICE. | 3 | 5 |