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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruben Mooijman Economics editor · De Standaard | Excluded | Journalist | Economics editor, economics journalist. | 2 | 3 |
| Ryan Petersen CEO · Flexport | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Flexport. | 2 | 3 |
| Rüdiger Rauls apolut | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Salman Rushdie Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Acclaimed author, fiction novelist. | 2 | 3 |
| Salvatore Aranzulla CEO · Aranzulla.it | Excluded | Business executive | CEO and founder of Aranzulla.it. | 2 | 3 |
| Santeri Korpinen CEO · Sifter-rahasto | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Sifter fund. | 2 | 3 |
| Sarah Elliott Republicans Overseas UK | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Sarah Grünewald | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Sergio del Molino Writer and journalist | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer, journalist and actor, not news commentator. | 2 | 3 |
| Seán Quinn Former billionaire · Quinn Group | Excluded | Business executive | Former billionaire, founder of Quinn Group. | 2 | 3 |
| Splinter Chabot | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Steve Deace Host · BlazeTV | Excluded | Journalist | BlazeTV host, not an analysis journalist. | 2 | 3 |
| Sverre Haugen Partner and co-founder · Refapp | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Co-founder and business partner. | 2 | 3 |
| Sylwia Czubkowska Expert in new technologies | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Technology journalist, no named analytical role. | 2 | 3 |
| Sébastien Martin Minister delegate for industry | Excluded | Serving politician | Delegate Minister for Industry, public official in office. | 2 | 3 |
| Terry Lovelace Author | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Tomasz Trela Member of parliament · Lewica | Excluded | Serving politician | Deputy in office. | 2 | 3 |
| Valentina Nappi Actor, writer and provocateur | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Vera Lúcia Arreigoso Journalist · Expresso | Excluded | Journalist | Jornalista Expresso. | 2 | 3 |
| Ville Tolvanen Digitalisation pioneer · Aura Boards | Excluded | Business executive | Leader of Aura Boards, digitalization pioneer, business leader. | 2 | 3 |
| Vincenzo Latronico Writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer, fiction. | 2 | 3 |
| Vinod Khosla Founder of Khosla Ventures | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and CEO of Khosla Ventures. | 2 | 3 |
| Wafa Al Ali Justice editor · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | Justice editor NRC, justice editor | 2 | 3 |
| Wopke Hoekstra European commissioner | Excluded | Serving politician | EU Commissioner, active. | 2 | 3 |
| Xander van der Wulp Explainer · NOS | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Zoé Mohl Investor · Balderton Capital | Excluded | Business executive | Investor at Balderton Capital. | 2 | 3 |
| Álvaro Anula | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Aaron Levie Box co-founder and CEO | Excluded | Business executive | Box CEO. | 2 | 2 |
| Ab Flipse Veteran, former soldier | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Veteran former military. | 2 | 2 |
| Abigail Disney Disney heiress | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Adam Bryant Senior Managing Director and Partner at the ExCo Group | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Senior Managing Director ExCo. | 2 | 2 |
| Adam Kay Comedian and former doctor | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Comedian and former doctor. | 2 | 2 |
| Adriana Herreros Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Journalist and writer. | 2 | 2 |
| Adèle Haenel Actress | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Afua Hirsch Journalist and creator | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist and creative. | 2 | 2 |
| Agnieszka Holland Director | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Film director. | 2 | 2 |
| Aksel Lund Svindal Investor | Excluded | Business executive | Investor and alpine champion Aksel Lund Svindal. | 2 | 2 |
| Alan Purcell CloudAccounts | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | CloudAccounts, entrepreneur. | 2 | 2 |
| Alba Flores Actress | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Albert Verlinde | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Alberto Retana Broadcaster · Community Coalition | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Albrecht Vorster Sleep researcher | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 2 | 2 |
| Aldo Linares Psychic · Grupo Hepta | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Alev Doğan | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | German journalist, not explicitly political analyst. | 2 | 2 |
| Alex Wagner Guest host | Excluded | Journalist | Guest host. | 2 | 2 |
| Alexander Busch South America correspondent · Handelsblatt | Excluded | Journalist | South America correspondent Handelsblatt. | 2 | 2 |
| Alexander Kissler Journalist · NIUS | Excluded | Journalist | NIUS journalist. | 2 | 2 |
| Alexander Pröll State secretary for digitalisation · Bundeskanzleramt | Excluded | Serving politician | Secretary of State (civil servant in office). | 2 | 2 |
| Alexandra Schwartzbrod Deputy editor · Libération | Excluded | Journalist | Director of Libération newsroom. | 2 | 2 |
| Alexandre Bompard Chairman and chief executive officer · groupe Carrefour | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Carrefour group. | 2 | 2 |