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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sébastien Chenu Vice president of the National Assembly, RN deputy · Rassemblement national | Excluded | Serving politician | Member in office, vice-president of National Assembly. | 3 | 5 |
| Thorsten Frei Head of the Chancellery · Bundesregierung | Excluded | Serving politician | Chancellor's Minister Germany. | 3 | 5 |
| Tim Klüssendorf General secretary of the SPD | Excluded | Serving politician | General Secretary SPD (political party). | 3 | 5 |
| Ahmed Marcouch Mayor of Arnhem · gemeente Arnhem | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor of Arnhem in office. | 3 | 4 |
| Alex Ward National-security reporter · Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | National security reporter Wall Street | 3 | 4 |
| Anna Bryłka MEP · Konfederacja | Excluded | Serving politician | MEP, political official in office. | 3 | 4 |
| Annett Meiritz Washington correspondent · Handelsblatt | Excluded | Journalist | Washington Correspondent, Handelsblatt, reporter. | 3 | 4 |
| Anselm Lenz Co-founder · Demokratischer Widerstand | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 3 | 4 |
| Bozoma Saint John Former Netflix and Apple CMO | Excluded | Business executive | Former Netflix and Apple CMO, business executive. | 3 | 4 |
| Caroline O'Doherty Correspondent · The Irish Times | Excluded | Journalist | Science correspondent, Irish Times. | 3 | 4 |
| Cathie Wood Founder and CEO · ARK | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and CEO of ARK Invest. | 3 | 4 |
| Charlie Kirk Founder · Turning Point USA | Excluded | Serving politician | Deceased in 2025. | 3 | 4 |
| Christina Sander Journalist and influencer | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist and influencer, not commentator. | 3 | 4 |
| Dariusz Joński MEP · Koalicja Obywatelska | Excluded | Serving politician | MEP in office. | 3 | 4 |
| Esther Perel Therapist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Relational psychotherapist. | 3 | 4 |
| Evelina Galli Tech reporter · P3 | Excluded | Journalist | Tech reporter at P3. | 3 | 4 |
| Fabian Schmid Senior investigative editor · STANDARD | Excluded | Journalist | Leading investigative editor, investigative journalist. | 3 | 4 |
| Ferdinando Cotugno Journalist · Domani | Excluded | Journalist | Domani journalist, reporter. | 3 | 4 |
| Fleur Agema Minister · PVV | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Health (politician in office). | 3 | 4 |
| Franziska Brantner Co-chair · Die Grünen | Excluded | Serving politician | Secretary of State at German Ministry of Economics. | 3 | 4 |
| Frédéric Denhez Journalist · Marianne | Excluded | Journalist | Environment specialist journalist at Marianne, specialized reporting. | 3 | 4 |
| Gary Brecka Human Biologist and Biohacker · 10X Health System | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Human biologist and biohacker, no category. | 3 | 4 |
| Hannah Murphy FT tech reporter · Financial Times | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist - standard journalistic role. | 3 | 4 |
| Ignacio Urquizu | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 3 | 4 |
| Ingrid Coenradie Number 3 on the JA21 list | Excluded | Serving politician | Number 3 at JA21 party in office. | 3 | 4 |
| John Meagher Guest | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 3 | 4 |
| Joost Eerdmans JA21 list leader | Excluded | Serving politician | List leader JA21, active politician. | 3 | 4 |
| Kim Van Oncen Entrepreneur and actor · HLN | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 3 | 4 |
| Marcin Kierwiński Head of MSWiA · Ministerstwo Spraw Wewnętrznych | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Interior in office. | 3 | 4 |
| Megyn Kelly Journalist · The Megyn Kelly Show | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist and podcast host. | 3 | 4 |
| Michael Weiss Reporter | Excluded | Journalist | Investigative journalist, investigation reporter. | 3 | 4 |
| Michelle Hackman Immigration policy reporter · Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Immigration reporter at Wall Street Journal. | 3 | 4 |
| Morten Messerschmidt Chair · Dansk Folkeparti | Excluded | Serving politician | Leader of Danish People's Party, current party leader. | 3 | 4 |
| Nicolas Dufourcq Chief executive officer · Bpifrance | Excluded | Business executive | General Director Bpifrance (public institution). | 3 | 4 |
| Paweł Łatuszka Deputy head of the transition cabinet · gabinet przejściowy Białorusi | Excluded | Serving politician | Vice-President Belarusian transitional cabinet. | 3 | 4 |
| Robin Alexander Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist alone = basic role. | 3 | 4 |
| Ruben Brekelmans Minister of defense · VVD | Excluded | Serving politician | Dutch parliamentarian in office, former defence minister. | 3 | 4 |
| Seth Moulton Congressman · Massachusetts | Excluded | Serving politician | Active congressman (representative) from Massachusetts. | 3 | 4 |
| Stefan Stern The report author · Svenskt Näringsliv | Excluded | Serving politician | City secretary Social Democrats, official. | 3 | 4 |
| Tito Vivas Archaeologist | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 3 | 4 |
| Ulf Kristersson Prime minister · Svezia | Excluded | Serving politician | Prime minister Sweden, politician. | 3 | 4 |
| Veit Medick Head of politics · Stern | Excluded | Journalist | Politics chief at Stern, political editor. | 3 | 4 |
| Velina Tchakarova Security expert · FACE | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficient text to determine. | 3 | 4 |
| Victor Malm Culture chief · Expressen | Excluded | Journalist | Culture chief at Expressen, culture editor-in-chief. | 3 | 4 |
| A.J. Jacobs NY Times bestselling author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Journalist and author. | 3 | 3 |
| Adam Smith Congressman · États-Unis | Excluded | Serving politician | Congressman, active politician. | 3 | 3 |
| Anastasia Soare Founder and CEO · Anastasia Beverly Hills | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and CEO of Anastasia Beverly Hills. | 3 | 3 |
| Andrea Bernstein Investigative journalist · ProPublica | Excluded | Journalist | Investigative journalist ProPublica, reporter. | 3 | 3 |
| Annalena Baerbock Foreign minister · Gouvernement allemand | Excluded | Serving politician | Foreign minister in office, minister in post. | 3 | 3 |
| António José Seguro | Excluded | Serving politician | President of Portugal in office since 2026. | 3 | 3 |