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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liz Carolan Tech and Democracy Journalist · thebriefing.ie | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Manuel Jabois | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist with no explicit function. | 2 | 3 |
| Maria Qundos Head of allocation · Skandia | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Portfolio manager at asset management company, not an economist or independent analyst. | 2 | 3 |
| Marie-Astrid Langer US correspondent · NZZ | Excluded | Journalist | USA correspondent. | 2 | 3 |
| Marta León Expert in hormonal health and microbiota | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Health and nutrition expert, outside university. | 2 | 3 |
| Mary Margaret Olohan Reporter · The Daily Wire | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Daily Wire | 2 | 3 |
| Mathias Sindberg Journalist · Dagbladet Information | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Information. | 2 | 3 |
| Mathilde Panot Member of parliament · La France insoumise | Excluded | Serving politician | Female member in office, politician. | 2 | 3 |
| Mati Staniszewski Founder · ElevenLabs | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of ElevenLabs, startup leader. | 2 | 3 |
| Matt Fradd Catholic podcaster · Pints with Aquinas | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Matt Frei Channel 4 presenter | Excluded | Journalist | Channel 4 presenter. | 2 | 3 |
| Mattea Meyer Co-president · SP | Excluded | Serving politician | Co-President of SP Switzerland, politician in office. | 2 | 3 |
| Mattias Tesfaye Minister for children and education · Socialdemokratiet | Excluded | Serving politician | Children and education minister in office. | 2 | 3 |
| Maud Bregeon Government spokesperson · Gouvernement français | Excluded | Serving politician | French government spokesman in office. | 2 | 3 |
| Maurizio Gasparri Leader of the Forza Italia group | Excluded | Serving politician | Forza Italia Senate group leader, politician. | 2 | 3 |
| Max Boot Reporter · Washington Post | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Reporter at Washington Post, journalist | 2 | 3 |
| Michael Kretschmer Minister-president · Saxony | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister-president Saxony, politician. | 2 | 3 |
| Michael Roth SPD MP · Bundestag | Excluded | Serving politician | Politician in office at German Bundestag. | 2 | 3 |
| Michael Taylor Palaeontologist | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Texts do not specify the function. | 2 | 3 |
| Michel Kerres Diplomatic editor · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | Diplomatic editor NRC, correspondent/reporter. | 2 | 3 |
| Michel Picon President · U2P | Excluded | Business executive | President of an employers' organization (U2P). | 2 | 3 |
| Miguel Morgado | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Mirosław Suchoń Member of parliament · Polska 2050 | Excluded | Serving politician | Deputy in office. | 2 | 3 |
| Naomi O'Leary Europe correspondent · Irish Times | Excluded | Journalist | Europe correspondent reporter. | 2 | 3 |
| Nelleke Noordervliet Writer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Nick Bryant Journalist · BBC | Excluded | Journalist | Former BBC correspondent and author. | 2 | 3 |
| Niki Korteweg Guest | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 2 | 3 |
| Nora Rydne Journalist · E24 | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Oisin Coghlan Public policy advisor | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Political advisor, former director of Friends of the Earth. | 2 | 3 |
| Ole Hall Business journalist · DR | Excluded | Journalist | Business journalist at DR. | 2 | 3 |
| Onno Eichelsheim Commander of the Armed Forces · Strijdkrachten | Excluded | Serving politician | Commander of armed forces, active. | 2 | 3 |
| Pablo Cerezo Bookseller · Pérgamo | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Librarian (profession not corresponding to any role). | 2 | 3 |
| Paolo Ardoino CEO · Tether | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Tether. | 2 | 3 |
| Pasquale Tridico Head of the M5S delegation to the European Parliament | Excluded | Serving politician | M5S delegation head at European Parliament. | 2 | 3 |
| Patricia Simón Journalist · EL PAÍS | Excluded | Journalist | Newspaper contributor, journalist. | 2 | 3 |
| Paulina Modlitba AI expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | AI consultant and speaker. | 2 | 3 |
| Paulina Neuding | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Paweł Śliz Chair of the Parliamentary Club · Polska 2050 | Excluded | Serving politician | Politician, parliamentary group president. | 2 | 3 |
| Pepe Rubio | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Per Olav Ødegård Foreign affairs commentator · VG | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Peter Christian Bech-Nielsen Tech correspondent and editor · Ingeniøren | Excluded | Journalist | Tech correspondent, not an analyst. | 2 | 3 |
| Peter Weinelt Director general of Wiener Stadtwerke | Excluded | Business executive | General Director, CEO of Wiener Stadtwerke. | 2 | 3 |
| Radosław Sikorski Deputy prime minister and foreign minister · Polska | Excluded | Serving politician | Vice-Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs. | 2 | 3 |
| Rafał Modrzewski Chief executive officer · ICEYE | Excluded | Business executive | Dyrektor generalny of ICEYE. | 2 | 3 |
| Raphaël Glucksmann Presidential candidate and member of the European Parliament · Place Publique | Excluded | Serving politician | MEP candidate, politician IN OFFICE. | 2 | 3 |
| Ray Dalio Founder · Bridgewater Capital | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Founder of Bridgewater Capital. | 2 | 3 |
| Remco de Boer Energy expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 2 | 3 |
| Rick Rule Natural resource investor | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Natural resources investor. | 2 | 3 |
| Rob Jetten D66 leader | Excluded | Serving politician | D66 party leader in office. | 2 | 3 |
| Roger Housen Defensie | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |