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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Foss Group CEO · Avinor | Excluded | Business executive | Avinor CEO. | 2 | 3 |
| Adelheid Roosen Dutch celebrity | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Alberto Ortiz Journalist · elDiario.es | Excluded | Journalist | Field journalist at elDiario.es, not a political analyst. | 2 | 3 |
| Alexander Bakker Brussels correspondent · Telegraaf | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Alexandra van Huffelen State secretary for digitalisation · D66 | Excluded | Serving politician | State secretary (public official in office). | 2 | 3 |
| Alison Sider WSJ reporter · Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Wall Street Journal | 2 | 3 |
| Andreas Kröner Banking reporter · Handelsblatt | Excluded | Journalist | Banking reporter Handelsblatt. | 2 | 3 |
| Anna Foglietta | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Annika Joeres Correspondent in France for Die Zeit · ZEIT-ONLINE | Excluded | Journalist | France correspondent for Die Zeit. | 2 | 3 |
| Antonio Maestre Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist. | 2 | 3 |
| Aurélie Trouvé Member of parliament · LFI | Excluded | Serving politician | Female member of French Parliament currently serving. | 2 | 3 |
| Barry Whyte Chief Reporter · Newstalk | Excluded | Journalist | Chief Reporter at Newstalk, senior reporter. | 2 | 3 |
| Benedicte Schilbred Fasmer Telenor head | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Telenor, business executive. | 2 | 3 |
| Benji Jones Vox senior correspondent | Excluded | Journalist | Senior Correspondent Vox, reporter. | 2 | 3 |
| Berber Jin WSJ reporter · The Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Tech reporter Wall Street Journal | 2 | 3 |
| Bert Hubert Tech expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Technical expert and entrepreneur. | 2 | 3 |
| Bjarne Corydon Director general · Danmarks Radio | Excluded | Serving politician | General director of media. | 2 | 3 |
| Bob Hansson | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Brian Schatz Senator | Excluded | Serving politician | American senator in office. | 2 | 3 |
| Bénédicte Vergez-Chaignon Historian | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 2 | 3 |
| Carlos Hernández-Echevarría Journalist · Maldita.es, elDiario.es | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist, Maldita.es and elDiario.es. | 2 | 3 |
| Carol Leonnig Journalist · Washington Post | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Washington Post | 2 | 3 |
| Carol Rock Journalist and America expert | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Amerikadeskundige. | 2 | 3 |
| Caroline Stage | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Celine Van Ouytsel Miss Belgium 2020 | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Charles Alloncle Member of parliament · Union des Droites pour la République | Excluded | Serving politician | Member currently serving. | 2 | 3 |
| Charles Liebherr EU correspondent · SRF | Excluded | Journalist | EU correspondent at SRF. | 2 | 3 |
| Charly Salonius-Pasternak CEO · Nordic West Office | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | CEO at Nordic West Office. | 2 | 3 |
| Christian Freuding Major general · Bundeswehr | Excluded | Serving politician | Major general at Bundeswehr, active military. | 2 | 3 |
| Ciaran Barnes Guest · Sunday Life | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Daniel Andersson Journalist · TV4 | Excluded | Journalist | Investigative reporter TV4, not analyst | 2 | 3 |
| Darragh Nolan Journalist · Irish Independent | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Irish Independent. | 2 | 3 |
| Denis Trubetskoy Journalist · ZEIT Online | Excluded | Journalist | Independent journalist. | 2 | 3 |
| Derek Scally Berlin correspondent · The Irish Times | Excluded | Journalist | Berlin correspondent. | 2 | 3 |
| Diederik Boomsma NSC MP | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Dominique Schelcher President of Système U · Coopérative U | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Cooperative U, business executive. | 2 | 3 |
| Dorothee Bär Former state minister for digitalisation | Excluded | Serving politician | Federal Minister of Research Germany in office. | 2 | 3 |
| Dylan Scott Senior correspondent · Vox | Excluded | Journalist | Senior Correspondent Vox. | 2 | 3 |
| Ebba Busch Party leader, minister, deputy prime minister · Kristdemokraterna | Excluded | Serving politician | Party leader in office (politician). | 2 | 3 |
| Elina Lappalainen Growth company journalist · HS Vision | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Elles van Gelder Africa correspondent · NOS | Excluded | Journalist | Africa correspondent NOS, correspondent. | 2 | 3 |
| Elon Musk Tech leader · Tesla, SpaceX | Excluded | Business executive | Tech leader Tesla SpaceX, founder-CEO. | 2 | 3 |
| Enda Brady | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist with no mention of analysis. | 2 | 3 |
| Eric Strand The manager · AuAg Funds | Excluded | Business executive | Investment fund leader, outside spec. | 2 | 3 |
| Fer Miralles Public speaking expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Speaking expert, trainer. | 2 | 3 |
| Fergal Keane Special correspondent · BBC | Excluded | Journalist | BBC special correspondent. | 2 | 3 |
| Fernando Rueda Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Spanish generalist journalist. | 2 | 3 |
| Franco Delle Donne Podcast creator · Epidemia Ultra | Excluded | Journalist | Podcast creator, podcaster not analyst. | 2 | 3 |
| Frédéric Bianchi Journalist · BFM Business | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist BFM Business, generalist journalist. | 2 | 3 |
| Gijs Tuinman State secretary for defence · Gouvernement des Pays-Bas | Excluded | Serving politician | Senior government official in office. | 2 | 3 |