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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinsey Schofield Royal expert | Selected | Commentator | Royal expert, current affairs analyst. | 5 | 23 |
| Philippe Gijsels Market strategist · Trends Beleggen | Selected | Economist or consultant | Market strategist analyst. | 5 | 23 |
| Francesc Miralles Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of book on happiness formula. | 5 | 23 |
| Karlijn Kuijpers Investigative journalist · NRC | Selected | Commentator | Investigative journalist NRC. | 5 | 22 |
| Florian Freistetter Astronomer · Science Busters | Selected | Commentator | Astronomer and podcaster Science Busters. | 5 | 22 |
| Jędrzej Czerep Dr · Polish Institute of International Affairs | Selected | Think tank | Researcher at Polish Institute of International Affairs (Polish think tank). | 5 | 19 |
| Anastasiia Lapatina Ukraine Fellow · Lawfare | Selected | Think tank | Ukraine Fellow at think tank Lawfare. | 5 | 19 |
| Max V Karlsson Editorial writer and reporter at Dagens ETC | Selected | Commentator | Opinion writer. | 5 | 19 |
| Kari Due-Andresen Chief economist · Akershus Eiendom | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief Economist Akershus Eiendom. | 5 | 18 |
| Alex Heath Author of The Verge's Sources newsletter | Selected | Commentator | Author of technology newsletter The Verge. | 5 | 18 |
| Birgit Kelle Author and editor-in-chief · Statement | Selected | Commentator | Author and editor, analysis for the public. | 5 | 18 |
| Bronisław Komorowski Former president | Selected | Former official | Former President of Poland. | 5 | 17 |
| Pascal Perrineau Political scientist, professor · Sciences Po | Selected | Academic | Emeritus Professor at Sciences Po. | 5 | 16 |
| Anne-Charlène Bezzina Constitutional law scholar · université de Rouen | Selected | Academic | Constitutional law lecturer at University of Rouen. | 5 | 16 |
| Marte Heian-Engdal Historian | Selected | Academic | Historian and Middle East researcher. | 5 | 16 |
| 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 |
| Dave Nadig Financial Futurist · ETF Trends and ETF Database | Selected | Economist or consultant | Financial Futurist at ETF Trends Database. | 5 | 16 |
| Jakub Dymek | Selected | Commentator | Polish opinion journalist, political news analyst. | 5 | 16 |
| Lars Christensen Economist | Selected | Economist or consultant | Danish economist. | 5 | 16 |
| Paul Verhagen Strategic analyst · HCSS | Selected | Think tank | Strategic analyst at HCSS. | 5 | 16 |
| Elie Tenenbaum Director of the security studies centre · IFRI | Selected | Think tank | Director of the IFRI security studies center. | 5 | 15 |
| Campbell Price Egyptologist · Manchester Museum | Selected | Academic | Egyptologist at University of Liverpool. | 5 | 15 |
| Ola Borten Moe Project director · Senterpartiet | Selected | Former official | Former state councillor. Former public official. | 5 | 15 |
| Stijn Goossens Tech editor · BNR | Selected | Commentator | Tech journalist at BNR, specialized analyst. | 5 | 15 |
| Misha Glenny Journalist · Institute of Human Sciences | Selected | Think tank | Affiliation Institute of Human Sciences. | 5 | 15 |
| David Djaïz Essayist, teacher · Sciences Po | Selected | Academic | Essayist and teacher at Sciences Po. | 5 | 15 |
| Tim Sweijs Dr. · HCSS | Selected | Think tank | Dr. at Hague Centre for Strategic Studies. | 5 | 14 |
| Ingo Froböse Sports scientist, emeritus professor of prevention and rehabilitation in sport · Deutschen Sporthochschule Köln | Selected | Academic | Professor emeritus, German Sports University. | 5 | 14 |
| Jiang Xueqin Geopolitical analyst | Selected | Economist or consultant | Geopolitical analyst. | 5 | 14 |
| Lisa Graves Lawyer | Selected | Lawyer | Female lawyer in practice. | 5 | 14 |
| Michel Duclos Former French ambassador to Syria · Institut Montaigne | Selected | Former official | Former Ambassador of France to Syria, former status. | 5 | 14 |
| Ben Habib Formerly deputy leader of Reform | Selected | Former official | Former vice-leader of Reform UK, former official. | 5 | 13 |
| Lucile Schmid President of the think tank La Fabrique Écologique | Selected | Think tank | President of La Fabrique Écologique think tank. | 5 | 13 |
| Henrique Burnay Commentator on European affairs · Expresso | Selected | Commentator | European affairs commentator and consultant. | 5 | 13 |
| Laurien Crump Foreign affairs and defense expert · Centrum voor Parlementaire Geschiedenis aan de Radboud Universiteit | Selected | Academic | Historian expert at Centrum Parlementaire Radboud University. | 5 | 13 |
| Emma Southon Author | Selected | Commentator | Author and historian, author of history books. | 5 | 12 |
| Christophe Barbier Journalist, columnist, writer, actor, stage director · Franc-Tireur | Selected | Commentator | Editorialist and writer journalist. | 5 | 12 |
| Hans Engell Political commentator · Ekstra Bladet | Selected | Commentator | Political commentator, former defense minister. | 5 | 12 |
| Sarah Adams Former CIA targeting officer | Selected | Former official | Former CIA targeting officer. | 5 | 12 |
| Øystein Tunsjø Professor at the Norwegian Defence University College | Selected | Academic | Professor at Norwegian Defense University and Institute for Defence Studies. | 5 | 12 |
| Jakub Gajda Dr · Fundacja Pułaskiego | Selected | Academic | Dr. at University of Lodz and Pułaski Foundation. | 5 | 12 |
| Christian Sandström The researcher · Chalmers | Selected | Academic | Docent at Chalmers. | 5 | 12 |
| Claes de Vreese Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor (Prof. Dr.) explicit. | 5 | 12 |
| Molly White Writer and critic · Citation Needed | Selected | Commentator | Critic and researcher, analyst. | 5 | 12 |
| Andreas Kinneging Legal philosopher | Selected | Academic | Philosophy of law scholar, University of Leiden. | 5 | 12 |
| Arvid Hallén | Selected | Academic | Sociologist, academic. | 5 | 12 |
| Charles Pépin | Selected | Commentator | Philosopher and public essayist. | 5 | 12 |
| Karl Rove Political consultant | Selected | Former official | Former political consultant and presidential advisor. | 5 | 12 |
| Casper Thomas Americanist · de Groene Amsterdammer | Selected | Commentator | Americanist Groene Amsterdammer, media expert. | 5 | 11 |
| Jan van de Beek Migration researcher | Selected | Academic | Professor of migration research at university. | 5 | 11 |