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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dee Reddy | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 6 |
| Erik Mauritz Face of Trade Republic Netherlands | Excluded | Business executive | Trade Republic commercial figure, business executive. | 2 | 6 |
| Florian Heinemann Star investor | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Star investor. | 2 | 6 |
| Frank De Mol De Belegger | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 6 |
| Jarosław Kuisz Kultura Liberalna | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 6 |
| John Caddell | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 6 |
| John Downing Belfast Telegraph | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 6 |
| Laura Wismans Science editor · NRC | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Science editor at NRC. | 2 | 6 |
| Luc Julia Scientific director · Renault Group | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Scientific director at Renault, business executive. | 2 | 6 |
| Marko de Haan Political journalist · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | Political journalist at NRC. | 2 | 6 |
| Megan Basham Author · Daily Wire | Excluded | Journalist | Daily Wire culture reporter, general cultural reporting. | 2 | 6 |
| Molly Ball Reporter · Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Wall Street Journal | 2 | 6 |
| Peter Ernstved Rasmussen Journalist and defense expert · Olfi | Excluded | Journalist | Editor-in-chief, no explicit analysis. | 2 | 6 |
| Pim van den Dool Political journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Political journalist, political reporter. | 2 | 6 |
| René Pfister Washington bureau chief of SPIEGEL · DER SPIEGEL | Excluded | Journalist | SPIEGEL Washington bureau chief and correspondent. | 2 | 6 |
| Sophia Yan Senior Foreign Correspondent · The Telegraph | Excluded | Journalist | Senior Foreign Correspondent The Telegraph. | 2 | 6 |
| Victor Vlam America expert | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 6 |
| Adélie Pojzman-Pontay Journalist and Producer · The Telegraph | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist and producer at Telegraph. | 2 | 5 |
| Aitor Hernández-Morales Senior reporter · POLITICO | Excluded | Journalist | Senior Reporter Iberian Affairs POLITICO. | 2 | 5 |
| Andrew Madden Reporter · Belfast Telegraph | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Belfast Telegraph | 2 | 5 |
| Arjen van der Horst Correspondent | Excluded | Journalist | Correspondent. | 2 | 5 |
| Arnaud Auger Director and deputy head of the C.Lab · Cathay Innovation | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 5 |
| Bert van Dijk Energy editor · Het Financieele Dagblad | Excluded | Journalist | Energy editor, Financieele Dagblad. | 2 | 5 |
| Buck Sexton Author · The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 5 |
| Caroline van der Plas BBB leader | Excluded | Serving politician | BBB leader, political party officer. | 2 | 5 |
| Catherine Fegan Guest | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 5 |
| Daniel McConnell Editor · The Business Post | Excluded | Journalist | Editor of The Business Post, editorial direction. | 2 | 5 |
| David Dehenauw Weather presenter · HLN | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 5 |
| David Dinis Deputy director · Expresso | Excluded | Journalist | Deputy director at Expresso. | 2 | 5 |
| David Gómez El Orden Mundial | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 2 | 5 |
| David van Weel Foreign minister · Gouvernement des Pays-Bas | Excluded | Serving politician | Foreign minister and justice minister in office. | 2 | 5 |
| Denis Staunton China correspondent · The Irish Times | Excluded | Journalist | China correspondent. | 2 | 5 |
| Derk Stokmans Investigative journalist · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | Investigative journalist. | 2 | 5 |
| Edgar Caetano Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist, journalist. | 2 | 5 |
| Elaine Burke | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 5 |
| Ellen Vermorgen Stock market expert · De Tijd | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 5 |
| Florian Flade WDR investigative journalist | Excluded | Journalist | WDR Investigative Journalist, investigative reporter. | 2 | 5 |
| François Chaulet Chief executive officer · Montsegur Finance | Excluded | Business executive | General director of Montesegur Finance. | 2 | 5 |
| Gordon Repinski Executive Editor · POLITICO | Excluded | Journalist | Executive Editor at POLITICO. | 2 | 5 |
| Gudrun Harrer Middle East expert · STANDARD | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist STANDARD, journalist. | 2 | 5 |
| Isabelle Jacobi US editor · NZZ | Excluded | Journalist | US editor NZZ | 2 | 5 |
| Ivo van de Wijdeven Historian | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 2 | 5 |
| Jan Paternotte Parliamentary group leader · D66 | Excluded | Serving politician | D66 faction leader, political party leader in office. | 2 | 5 |
| Jean-Baptiste Kempf Founder · Kyber | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of VLC and VideoLAN. | 2 | 5 |
| Jim Pickard Deputy political editor · Financial Times | Excluded | Journalist | Political correspondent for Financial Times. | 2 | 5 |
| Joe O'Shea | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 5 |
| Jonny Hesthammer Leader · Norsk Kjernekraft | Excluded | Business executive | Director at Norsk Kjernekraft, leader. | 2 | 5 |
| João Maria Jonet Commentator · SIC | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | SIC commentator and municipal councilor, active. | 2 | 5 |
| Karsten Lemmens Journalist · De Standaard | Excluded | Journalist | Media and culture journalist at De Standaard. | 2 | 5 |
| Kmele Foster Tangle editor at large and co-host of The Fifth Column | Excluded | Journalist | Podcast host, not news analyst. | 2 | 5 |