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 institution4,334 Think tankNamed position at a think tank or public policy institute730 Former officialHeld a position in a public authority: ministry, regulator, central bank, parliament531 LawyerPractices law, in a firm, in-house or at the bar251 Economist or consultantEconomist, analyst or adviser, in a firm or independent865 CommentatorAnalyzes 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
Lorenzo Trombetta Journalist · ANSA	Excluded	Journalist	ANSA journalist.	2	5
Lucie Robequain Editor-in-chief · Échos	Excluded	Journalist	Editor-in-chief, Les Echos.	2	5
Lucy Dunn Political correspondent · The Spectator	Excluded	Journalist	Political correspondent at The Spectator.	2	5
Mahmoud Farahmand Storting representative · Høyre	Excluded	Serving politician	Parliament representative for Progress Party, politician IN OFFICE.	2	5
Manuel Berrocal Doctor	Excluded	Profession outside the 6 roles	Psychiatrist, healthcare provider.	2	5
Manuel Carballal UFO case researcher	Excluded	Profession outside the 6 roles	Researcher-writer on UFO cases, paranormal.	2	5
Marcin Bosacki Member of parliament for the Civic Coalition · Koalicja Obywatelska	Excluded	Serving politician	Member and vice-minister currently serving.	2	5
Mark Koster Media journalist	Excluded	Off-topic profile	Excluded before role classification.	2	5
Olga Rodríguez Journalist · elDiario.es	Excluded	Journalist	Journalist specialized in Middle East.	2	5
Paul Buitink General director · Holland Gold	Excluded	Profession outside the 6 roles	General director Holland Gold.	2	5
Paweł Rakowski Expert on the Middle East	Excluded	Profession outside the 6 roles	Expert journalist on Middle East.	2	5
Philippe Boxho Forensic doctor	Excluded	Profession outside the 6 roles	Forensic physician.	2	5
Rebecca Barth ARD correspondent	Excluded	Journalist	ARD correspondent, war correspondent.	2	5
Rebecca Picciotto Reporter · Wall Street Journal	Excluded	Journalist	Reporter Wall Street Journal, real estate specialist	2	5
Robin Rivaton Chief executive officer · Stonal	Excluded	Profession outside the 6 roles	General director of Stonal and essayist, business executive.	2	5
Steven De Foer Journalist · De Standaard	Excluded	Journalist	Journalist De Standaard, not analyst.	2	5
Sumi Somaskanda Chief anchor · BBC	Excluded	Journalist	Chief anchor at BBC, presenter.	2	5
Tabitha Monahan Irish Independent reporter	Excluded	Off-topic profile	Excluded before role classification.	2	5
Xavier Colás Correspondent · EL MUNDO	Excluded	Journalist	El Mundo correspondent, geopolitical reporter.	2	5
Íñigo Sáenz de Ugarte Deputy director · elDiario.es	Excluded	Journalist	Sub-director of elDiario.es.	2	5
Aitor Riveiro Journalist · elDiario.es	Excluded	Journalist	Journalist at elDiario.es.	2	4
Aleksandra Leo Member of parliament · Polska 2050	Excluded	Serving politician	Female deputy in office.	2	4
Alex af Heurlin Journalist · HS Vision	Excluded	Profession outside the 6 roles	Journalist at HS Vision.	2	4
Alf Ole Ask Correspondent · Energi og Klima	Excluded	Journalist	Correspondent Energy and Climate.	2	4
Amanda Rodríguez Popularizer	Excluded	Position not verifiable	Position not specified in texts.	2	4
Andreas Babler Federal party chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Austria · SPÖ	Excluded	Serving politician	Federal party chairman SPÖ, politician in office.	2	4
Anna Thygesen Communications expert	Excluded	Profession outside the 6 roles	Businessperson, communications expert.	2	4
Annika Östman Medical reporter · Sveriges Radio	Excluded	Journalist	Reporter and medical reporter at Sveriges Radio	2	4
Aurore Bergé Minister · Gouvernement français	Excluded	Serving politician	Minister of Equality in office, politician.	2	4
Balaji Srinivasan Angel investor and entrepreneur · Coinbase, Andreessen Horowitz	Excluded	Business executive	Angel investor and entrepreneur.	2	4
Barbara Nowacka Minister of education · MEN	Excluded	Serving politician	Minister of Education in office.	2	4
Bart Groothuis VVD MEP · European Parliament	Excluded	Serving politician	MEP in office.	2	4
Björn Gunér Reporter and host · Vetenskapsradion	Excluded	Journalist	Reporter Vetenskapsradion	2	4
Bruno van Wayenburg NRC	Excluded	Profession outside the 6 roles	Journalist at NRC, no analysis.	2	4
Carmen Lumbierres	Excluded	Off-topic profile	Excluded before role classification.	2	4
Dariusz Klimczak Minister of infrastructure · PSL	Excluded	Serving politician	Minister of Infrastructure in office.	2	4
Derk Boswijk CDA MP	Excluded	Serving politician	Secretary of State for Defense of Netherlands.	2	4
Domingo Soriano Journalist · esRadio	Excluded	Off-topic profile	Excluded before role classification.	2	4
Dorota Łoboda Club spokesperson · KO	Excluded	Serving politician	Female CO deputy (female politician in office).	2	4
Eckart Lohse Head of the parliamentary editorial team · F.A.Z.	Excluded	Journalist	FAZ parliamentary editor chief, parliamentary bureau chief.	2	4
Elmar Theveßen Journalist · ZDF auslandsjournal	Excluded	Journalist	USA correspondent at ZDF, correspondent.	2	4
Emil Rottbøll Russia correspondent · Berlingske	Excluded	Journalist	Russia correspondent, Berlingske.	2	4
Emilia Landaluce Columnist · El Mundo	Excluded	Off-topic profile	Excluded before role classification.	2	4
Esther O'Moore Donohoe Writer and podcaster	Excluded	Off-topic profile	Excluded before role classification.	2	4
Eunice Lourenço Politics editor · Expresso	Excluded	Journalist	Politics editor at Expresso.	2	4
Floor Bremer Political reporter	Excluded	Off-topic profile	Excluded before role classification.	2	4
Freya McClements Northern Editor · The Irish Times	Excluded	Journalist	Northern Editor at Irish Times.	2	4
Gabriel Attal Candidate for Renaissance	Excluded	Serving politician	Member and party leader in office.	2	4
George Kamel Expert · Ramsey Network	Excluded	Profession outside the 6 roles	Ramsey Solutions business coach.	2	4
Gloria von Thurn und Taxis Entrepreneur	Excluded	Business executive	Female entrepreneur.	2	4

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