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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Gálvez Author | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Christian Hecker Co-founder and CEO · Trade Republic | Excluded | Business executive | Co-Founder and CEO of Trade Republic. | 2 | 2 |
| Christian Klein Head · SAP | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of SAP. | 2 | 2 |
| Christian Schiffer BR online reporter · ARD | Excluded | Journalist | BR network reporter ARD. | 2 | 2 |
| Christian Stocker Federal chancellor · Autriche | Excluded | Serving politician | Austrian chancellor in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Christiane Amanpour Chief International Anchor for CNN | Excluded | Journalist | Chief International Anchor at CNN, presenter. | 2 | 2 |
| Christina Finn Political Editor of the Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Political Editor at The Journal. | 2 | 2 |
| Christophe De Rijcke Head of Beleggen · De Tijd | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Investment chief at De Tijd. | 2 | 2 |
| Christopher Nolan Director | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Ciara O'Brien Business and technology journalist · Irish Times | Excluded | Journalist | Business and technology journalist Irish Times. | 2 | 2 |
| Claer Barrett Consumer editor · Financial Times | Excluded | Journalist | Consumer editor at Financial Times. | 2 | 2 |
| Clara Tahoces Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist and novelist, journalist. | 2 | 2 |
| Clara van de Wiel Europe correspondent · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | Europe correspondent at NRC, reporter. | 2 | 2 |
| Coen van de Ven Political journalist · Groene Amsterdammer | Excluded | Journalist | Political journalist at Groene Amsterdammer. | 2 | 2 |
| Constantin Schreiber Foreign reporter at Axel Springer | Excluded | Journalist | Foreign reporter Axel Springer. | 2 | 2 |
| Cory Doctorow Science fiction author and activist | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Science fiction author and activist. | 2 | 2 |
| Dambisa Moyo Economist, life peer | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Life peeress, member of House of Lords in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Daniel Otis Independent Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Independent Journalist, UFO investigations. | 2 | 2 |
| Daniel Riolo Consultant for RMC Sport and L'After Foot | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Danielle Sheridan Defence Editor · The Telegraph | Excluded | Journalist | Defence Editor The Telegraph. | 2 | 2 |
| Danielle Spera Journalist, author and cultural manager | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist and director of Jewish Museum. | 2 | 2 |
| Darcy Weir Filmmaker | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Daria van den Bercken Pianist | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Dario Amodei CEO · Anthropic | Excluded | Business executive | CEO and founder of Anthropic. | 2 | 2 |
| Dariusz Standerski Deputy minister of digital affairs | Excluded | Serving politician | Vice-Minister of Digitalization in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Darren Grimes GB News presenter | Excluded | Journalist | GB News presenter. | 2 | 2 |
| Dave Asprey Entrepreneur, author, biohacking pioneer · Bulletproof 360, Inc. | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Entrepreneur and biohacking pioneer founder. | 2 | 2 |
| Dave Evans Behavioral scientist | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 2 | 2 |
| Dave Maasland CEO · ESET Nederland | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | ESET Netherlands CEO. | 2 | 2 |
| Dave Smith | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Dave Weigel Semafor | Excluded | Journalist | Political reporter at Semafor. | 2 | 2 |
| David Criekemans Professor of international politics | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| David Davis Former Brexit minister | Excluded | Serving politician | British member of Parliament in office. | 2 | 2 |
| David Hepworth Legendary music journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Legendary music journalist. | 2 | 2 |
| David Hogg Gun control advocate | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Gun control advocate. | 2 | 2 |
| David Lammy Shadow Foreign Secretary · Labour Party | Excluded | Serving politician | Foreign Secretary in office. | 2 | 2 |
| David Lisnard President · Association des Maires de France | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor of Cannes in office. | 2 | 2 |
| David Perez Neurologist · Ronquillo | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Neurologist and chef. | 2 | 2 |
| David Rennie Geopolitics editor · The Economist | Excluded | Journalist | Geopolitics editor at The Economist. | 2 | 2 |
| David Trueba Journalist, writer, screenwriter and film director | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Journalist, writer, screenwriter and film director. | 2 | 2 |
| Davide Lerner Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist, reporter. | 2 | 2 |
| Demi Moore Oscar-nominated actress | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Demis Hassabis CEO · DeepMind | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | CEO of Google DeepMind. | 2 | 2 |
| Denise Hamilton Inclusion strategist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Inclusion strategist. | 2 | 2 |
| Dermot Bannon Registered Architect · RIAI | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Architect registered with RIAI. | 2 | 2 |
| Dermot O'Leary General Secretary · National Bus and Rail Union | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Devi Boerema Correspondent · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | Correspondent. | 2 | 2 |
| Devin Nunes CEO · Truth Social | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Truth Social. | 2 | 2 |
| Dick Schoof National Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Security | Excluded | Serving politician | Prime Minister of Netherlands in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Sarah Ball GP and Menopause Specialist · WSJ. Magazine | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | GP/physician, magazine editor. | 2 | 2 |