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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Massie U.S. Representative | Excluded | Serving politician | U.S. Representative, incumbent politician. | 3 | 3 |
| Tijs van den Brink | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 3 | 3 |
| Tim Cook CEO · Apple | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Apple. | 3 | 3 |
| Veronika Dorman Journaliste · Libération | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Libération Russia specialist. | 3 | 3 |
| Øyunn Krogh danser | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 3 | 3 |
| Marwan Mery négociateur et spécialiste du mensonge | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : French negotiator who also wrote books; the profile is only a generic writer born 1975, so nothing precise links them. | 3 | 5 |
| Christine Emba writer | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Announced only as a writer and guest host on social topics; the American writer profile fits but nothing precise ties them. | 3 | 10 |
| Karan Malhotra Nous Research | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (non) : AI lab co-founder (Nous Research), whereas the profile is an academic researcher at biological sciences and university institutes; unrelated namesake. | 3 | 3 |
| Sid Lukkassen Dr. | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Announced only as 'Dr.' in Dutch commentary shows; the profile is a writer, philosopher and historian, but no episode confirms those fields. | 3 | 12 |
| Lance Roberts portfolio manager | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Portfolio manager, portfolio manager. | 2 | 23 |
| Virginie Robert présidente · Constance Associés | Excluded | Business executive | President of consulting firm, head of international service. | 2 | 22 |
| Zohra Bitan cadre de la fonction publique · fonction publique | Excluded | Serving politician | Public official in office, public executive. | 2 | 20 |
| Marion McKeone US correspondent · Business Post | Excluded | Journalist | USA correspondent for Business Post. | 2 | 18 |
| Miguel Pedrero reportero | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 17 |
| Sam Zirah créateur de contenu | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 17 |
| Jonas Kuld Rathje chefredaktør · Ingeniøren | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 15 |
| Laurent Vronski directeur général · Ervor | Excluded | Business executive | Business leader. | 2 | 15 |
| Jukka Lepikkö Ammattitreidaaja · Trader's Club | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Professional trader. | 2 | 14 |
| Lamyae Aharouay verslaggevers · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | Political reporter NRC | 2 | 14 |
| Léa Benaim journaliste · BFM Business | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist BFM Business. | 2 | 14 |
| Melinda Davan-Soulas journaliste · Tech&Co | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Tech & Co BFM Tech, technology reporting. | 2 | 14 |
| Carl Kinsella Columnist and Author · TheJournal.ie | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 13 |
| Fanny Bouton responsable du programme startup · OVHCloud | Excluded | Business executive | Startup program director at OVHCloud, company executive. | 2 | 13 |
| Charlie Weston Personal Finance Editor · The Irish Independent | Excluded | Journalist | Personal Finance Editor at Irish Independent. | 2 | 12 |
| Mariola Urrea | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Spanish politics radio analyst with no stated role; a La Rioja jurist is plausible, but nothing precise ties them. | 2 | 98 |
| Céline Piquemal-Prade présidente · Piquemal Houghton Investments | Excluded | Business executive | President of Piquemal Houghton Investments | 2 | 11 |
| Harry McGee political correspondent · The Irish Times | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist - standard journalistic role. | 2 | 10 |
| Isabelle Bordry fondatrice · Retency | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Retency (business executive). | 2 | 10 |
| Josep Guijarro | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 10 |
| Lourdes Pérez | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 10 |
| Michael Friis Jørgensen aktiechef · HC Andersen Capital | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Stock manager, asset manager. | 2 | 10 |
| Ulf Poschardt WELT-Herausgeber · WELT | Excluded | Journalist | WELT Editor-in-Chief, media editor. | 2 | 10 |
| Uwe Froschauer apolut | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 10 |
| Bram Moszkowicz strafpleiter | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 9 |
| Conor Lally crime and security editor · The Irish Times | Excluded | Journalist | Crime and Security Editor Irish Times. | 2 | 9 |
| Damien Douani responsable de l'innovation · école Narratiiv | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Innovation director at Narratiiv, founder of Topos consulting (entrepreneur). | 2 | 9 |
| Hemma Michel Narrator · Bayerischer Rundfunk | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 9 |
| Joe Barnes Brussels Correspondent · The Telegraph | Excluded | Journalist | Brussels correspondent Telegraph. | 2 | 9 |
| Krzysztof Kwiatkowski senator · KO | Excluded | Serving politician | Senator in office. | 2 | 9 |
| Wierd Duk voormalig Ruslandcorrespondent | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 9 |
| Bart Funnekotter Napoleon-kenner | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 2 | 8 |
| JJ Clarke producer · Irish Independent | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 8 |
| Julian Olk Hauptstadtkorrespondent · Handelsblatt | Excluded | Journalist | Political reporter Handelsblatt | 2 | 8 |
| Liam van de Ven Politiek verslaggever · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | Political correspondent and editor at NRC. | 2 | 8 |
| Simon Jack business editor · BBC | Excluded | Journalist | BBC business editor. | 2 | 8 |
| Stéphane Zumsteeg Directeur du département politique et opinion · Ipsos-BVA | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Director of opinion and polling department at Ipsos-BVA. | 2 | 8 |
| Andrés Gil corresponsal · elDiario.es | Excluded | Journalist | Correspondent and Subdirector elDiario.es. | 2 | 7 |
| Anna Dudzińska reporterka · Polskie Radio | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Reporter (journalist), Polskie Radio | 2 | 7 |
| Elisa de la Nuez jurista | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Jurist, profession outside defined roles. | 2 | 7 |
| Giovanni Ansaldo giornalista musicale · Internazionale | Excluded | Journalist | Music journalist, music editor at Internazionale. | 2 | 7 |