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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 fotbollsjournalist | 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 financieel journalist en Follow the Money-redacteur · 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 |
| 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 journaliste · 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 historiador | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 3 | 15 |
| Ole Søeberg adm. direktør · 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 anmelder · 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 analyste · Cadena SER | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 3 | 9 |
| Zbigniew Parafianowicz dziennikarz · 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 Redacteur · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | Middle East editor, foreign correspondent. | 3 | 7 |
| Fionnán Sheahan journaliste · Belfast Telegraph | Excluded | Journalist | Belfast Telegraph journalist, reporter. | 3 | 7 |
| Michael Bröcker Chefredakteur · Table Media | Excluded | Journalist | Editor-in-chief, Table Media, media information editor. | 3 | 7 |
| Rik Rutten journaliste NRC · 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, opinionsbildare, youtuber och föreläsare | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 3 | 6 |
| Liz Wheeler BlazeTV host · BlazeTV | 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 fondateur · Asterès | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Founder of Asterès consulting firm (economic consulting). | 3 | 6 |
| Onni Rostila kansanedustaja | Excluded | Serving politician | Member of Finnish Parliament. | 3 | 6 |
| Allie Beth Stuckey BlazeTV host · BlazeTV | 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 Psykolog, författare och poddare | 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 Nobelpristagare · Google | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Nobel Prize winner at Google, not an academic position. | 3 | 5 |
| Guus Valk Politiek verslaggever · 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 periodista | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist. | 3 | 5 |
| Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz Minister funduszy i polityki regionalnej · 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 |