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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johann Hari Author | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and bestselling author, author and analyst. | 11 | 12 |
| Robert Malley Veteran Middle East peace negotiator | Selected | Former official | Former diplomatic advisor. | 11 | 12 |
| Kenneth Rogoff Former chief economist of the IMF · Harvard | Selected | Academic | Professor of economics at Harvard, former chief economist at the IMF. | 11 | 12 |
| Johan Norberg | Selected | Commentator | Author and journalist, editor-in-chief at Timbro think tank. | 10 | 12 |
| Richard Thaler Professor · University of Chicago | Selected | Academic | Professor of behavioral science, University of Chicago. | 10 | 12 |
| Holger Stark Head of the investigations desk · ZEIT | Selected | Commentator | Head of investigative desk, ZEIT and ZEIT ONLINE. | 10 | 12 |
| Adam Becker Astrophysicist | Selected | Commentator | Astrophysicist and non-fiction author. | 10 | 12 |
| Mohamed El-Erian President of Queens' College | Selected | Academic | President of Queens' College (university institution). | 10 | 12 |
| Zanny Minton Beddoes Editor · The Economist | Selected | Commentator | Editor of The Economist, economic analysis magazine. | 10 | 12 |
| Katja Gloger Journalist and Russia expert | Selected | Commentator | Russia expert, specialized domain analyst. | 9 | 12 |
| Hans Spekman Former PvdA chair | Selected | Former official | Former president of Labour Party (Oud PvdA-voorzitter). | 8 | 12 |
| Alfonso Peccatiello | Selected | Economist or consultant | Macro strategist, founder of Macro Compass. | 8 | 12 |
| Henrik Zeberg Chief economist · Swissblock | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief economist at Swissblock. | 8 | 12 |
| Jaime Nogueira Pinto Historian | Selected | Commentator | Portuguese historian, historical analyst. | 8 | 12 |
| Luke Kemp Research Affiliate · Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER) | Selected | Academic | Research Affiliate CSER - affiliated researcher | 8 | 12 |
| Michael Kofman Senior fellow at the Carnegie endowment for International Peace | Selected | Think tank | Senior Fellow Carnegie Endowment. | 8 | 12 |
| Radosław Pyffel Analyst, commentator | Selected | Commentator | Journalist, analyst analyzing current politics. | 8 | 12 |
| Kajsa Ollongren Outgoing Minister of Defense | Selected | Former official | Former Defense Minister of Netherlands. | 7 | 12 |
| Alessandro Aresu Limes | Selected | Think tank | Limes (geopolitical journal, public analysis). | 7 | 12 |
| Elinor Odeberg | Selected | Commentator | Economic historian and editorialist. | 7 | 12 |
| Jack Watling Dr | Selected | Think tank et Academic | Researcher at RUSI, military analyst (Ukraine). | 7 | 12 |
| Malin Ekman Journalist and author | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and author. | 7 | 12 |
| Michael Cembalest Chairman of Market and Investment Strategy · JPMorgan Asset & Wealth Management | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chairman of market and investment strategy, JPMorgan. | 7 | 12 |
| Oliver Rathkolb Historian | Selected | Academic | Historian at University of Vienna. | 7 | 12 |
| Rupert Sheldrake Cambridge biologist | Selected | Academic | Cambridge biologist. | 7 | 12 |
| Van Jones Political analyst and entrepreneur · CNN | Selected | Commentator | Political analyst at CNN, news analyst. | 7 | 12 |
| António Vitorino | Selected | Former official | Former Defense Minister, ex-commissioner. | 6 | 12 |
| Anna Thalhammer Editor-in-chief · profil | Selected | Commentator | Editor-in-chief, profil magazine, ideas publication. | 6 | 12 |
| Beatrice de Graaf Historian | Selected | Academic | Historian and professor of history at university. | 6 | 12 |
| Joachim Steinhöfel Lawyer and publicist | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer and publicist, practicing lawyer. | 6 | 12 |
| Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of Las Cleopatras, history book. | 6 | 12 |
| Steve Brusatte Professor · University of Edinburgh | Selected | Academic | Professor at University of Edinburgh. | 6 | 12 |
| Carlo Cottarelli Director · Partito Democratico | Selected | Academic | Director of PESES at Universita Cattolica. | 6 | 12 |
| Julia Reuschenbach Political scientist | Selected | Academic | Political scientist, political science researcher at Freie Universität Berlin. | 6 | 12 |
| Rahim Taghizadegan Economist and publicist | Selected | Commentator | Economist and publicist, public economy analyst. | 6 | 12 |
| Emma Southon Author | Selected | Commentator | Author and historian, author of history books. | 5 | 12 |
| Christophe Barbier Journalist, columnist, writer, actor, stage director · Franc-Tireur | Selected | Commentator | Editorialist and writer journalist. | 5 | 12 |
| Hans Engell Political commentator · Ekstra Bladet | Selected | Commentator | Political commentator, former defense minister. | 5 | 12 |
| Sarah Adams Former CIA targeting officer | Selected | Former official | Former CIA targeting officer. | 5 | 12 |
| Øystein Tunsjø Professor at the Norwegian Defence University College | Selected | Academic | Professor at Norwegian Defense University and Institute for Defence Studies. | 5 | 12 |
| Jakub Gajda Dr · Fundacja Pułaskiego | Selected | Academic | Dr. at University of Lodz and Pułaski Foundation. | 5 | 12 |
| Christian Sandström The researcher · Chalmers | Selected | Academic | Docent at Chalmers. | 5 | 12 |
| Claes de Vreese Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor (Prof. Dr.) explicit. | 5 | 12 |
| Molly White Writer and critic · Citation Needed | Selected | Commentator | Critic and researcher, analyst. | 5 | 12 |
| Andreas Kinneging Legal philosopher | Selected | Academic | Philosophy of law scholar, University of Leiden. | 5 | 12 |
| Arvid Hallén | Selected | Academic | Sociologist, academic. | 5 | 12 |
| Charles Pépin | Selected | Commentator | Philosopher and public essayist. | 5 | 12 |
| Karl Rove Political consultant | Selected | Former official | Former political consultant and presidential advisor. | 5 | 12 |
| Agnieszka Filipiak Deputy editor-in-chief · Forbes Women | Selected | Commentator | Vice Editor-in-Chief Forbes Women. | 4 | 12 |
| Mark Schieritz Deputy desk head in the politics desk · DIE ZEIT | Selected | Commentator | Deputy editor-in-chief, politics desk. | 4 | 12 |