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
Alfons Haider Actor, singer, cabaret artist, presenter · ORF	Excluded	Off-topic profile	Excluded before role classification.	2	2
Alfons Mais Army inspector general · Bundeswehr	Excluded	Serving politician	German Army Inspector, Bundeswehr general.	2	2
Alfonso Trinidad Researcher	Excluded	Off-topic profile	Excluded before role classification.	2	2
Alice Stenlöf Entrepreneur and influencer · A-DSGN	Excluded	Off-topic profile	Excluded before role classification.	2	2
Alicia Lyttle CEO · AI InnoVision	Excluded	Business executive	CEO of AI InnoVision.	2	2
Amanda Litman President and co-founder · Run for Something	Excluded	Profession outside the 6 roles	President and co-founder of Run for Something, political organization.	2	2
Amjad Masad Tech entrepreneur · Replit	Excluded	Business executive	Founder and CEO of Replit.	2	2
Amy Morin Psychotherapist	Excluded	Profession outside the 6 roles	Psychotherapist and mental strength expert.	2	2
Ana Sofia Antunes Secretary of State	Excluded	Serving politician	Secretary of State in office.	2	2
Anders Giæver Journalist · VG	Excluded	Off-topic profile	Excluded before role classification.	2	2
Andrea Brem Frauenhäuser	Excluded	Profession outside the 6 roles	Director, women's rights organization (Frauenhäuser).	2	2
Andreas Danzer Business editor · STANDARD	Excluded	Journalist	Economics Editor Standard.	2	2
Andrew Doyle Journalist & comedian · GB News	Excluded	Journalist	Journalist and comedian, humorist.	2	2
Andrew Griffith Minister for Science, Innovation, and Technology	Excluded	Serving politician	Minister for Science in office.	2	2
Andrius Kubilius Defense commissioner · EU	Excluded	Serving politician	Defense commissioner EU.	2	2
Andrzej Poczobut Activist of the Union of Poles in Belarus and correspondent · Związku Polaków na Białorusi	Excluded	Serving politician	Journalist.	2	2
Ane Cortzen Journalist and architect	Excluded	Off-topic profile	Excluded before role classification.	2	2
Angel Martín Comedian	Excluded	Personal testimony	Excluded before role classification.	2	2
Anjney Midha Founder · AMP PBC	Excluded	Business executive	Founder AMP, general partner at a16z.	2	2
Anna Bache-Wiig Screenwriters	Excluded	Fiction or entertainment	Screenwriter (writer) of films.	2	2
Anna Holligan Journalist · BBC	Excluded	Journalist	Journalist, correspondent BBC.	2	2
Anna Lehmann Journalist · taz	Excluded	Journalist	Journalist at taz.	2	2
Anna Maria Żukowska MP · Lewica	Excluded	Serving politician	Female deputy, political official in office.	2	2
Anna Zafesova Journalist · Stampa	Excluded	Journalist	Stampa journalist, expert on post-Soviet space.	2	2
Annelies Verlinden Minister of justice	Excluded	Serving politician	Minister of Justice in office.	2	2
Anneliese Dodds MP, Shadow Secretary for Women and Equalities	Excluded	Serving politician	MP, Shadow Secretary, opposition politician in office.	2	2
Annemarie van Gaal Businesswoman	Excluded	Off-topic profile	Excluded before role classification.	2	2
Annette Dittert Foreign correspondent and documentary filmmaker · ARD	Excluded	Journalist	ARD correspondent and documentarian.	2	2
Annick Cojean Senior reporter · Le Monde	Excluded	Journalist	Le Monde senior reporter.	2	2
Annika Östberg	Excluded	Personal testimony	Excluded before role classification.	2	2
António Costa e Silva Former Minister of Economy	Excluded	Personal testimony	Excluded before role classification.	2	2
Arild Hermstad Party leader · Miljøpartiet de Grønne (MDG)	Excluded	Serving politician	Party leader, Green Party, serving politician.	2	2
Arman Alizad Documentary maker, producer, journalist	Excluded	Profession outside the 6 roles	Documentary specialist, producer, editor, journalist/producer.	2	2
Armand Zorn Deputy leader of the SPD parliamentary group	Excluded	Serving politician	Member of Bundestag, in office.	2	2
Armin Laschet Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Bundestag · CDU	Excluded	Serving politician	Chair Foreign Affairs Committee Bundestag, politician IN OFFICE.	2	2
Arnaud Gallais Children's rights activist	Excluded	Personal testimony	Excluded before role classification.	2	2
Art O'Leary Chief executive · An Coimisiún Toghcháin	Excluded	Serving politician	Chief Executive at An Coimisiun Toghchain, in office.	2	2
Arthur Delaporte Member of parliament · PS	Excluded	Serving politician	PS member, politician in office.	2	2
Arthur Williams Jr Pilot, former soldier	Excluded	Personal testimony	Excluded before role classification.	2	2
Artur Kurasiński Investor, entrepreneur	Excluded	Business executive	Investor, entrepreneur, entrepreneur.	2	2
Artur Rojek Musician	Excluded	Artist	Excluded before role classification.	2	2
Ashley Roberts Dancer · Pussycat Dolls	Excluded	Artist	Excluded before role classification.	2	2
Ashley St. Clair MAGA influencer	Excluded	Artist	Excluded before role classification.	2	2
Assita Kanko MEP · N-VA	Excluded	Serving politician	MEP in office, politician in office.	2	2
Astead Herndon Political journalist · Vox	Excluded	Journalist	Political journalist at Vox.	2	2
Astrid Haug Communications adviser	Excluded	Profession outside the 6 roles	Communication advisor and media expert, fits no role.	2	2
Astro Teller Captain of Moonshots · X, Alphabet	Excluded	Profession outside the 6 roles	Captain of Moonshots at X (Alphabet), tech executive.	2	2
Audun Lysbakken Storting representative and former leader of SV	Excluded	Serving politician	Member of Storting currently serving and former party leader.	2	2
Aurélie Valognes Writer	Excluded	Fiction or entertainment	Author of fiction and novelist, does not fit any role.	2	2
Aya Batrawy Correspondent · NPR	Excluded	Journalist	Correspondent for NPR.	2	2

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