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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Hyman Family physician, Chief Medical Officer · Function Health | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Family physician and co-founder of Function Health. | 2 | 2 |
| Tara Shine Environmental scientist · Change by Degrees | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Founder of Change by Degrees, environmental scientist. | 2 | 2 |
| Ebony Rainford-Brent England's women's first Black cricketer · Channel 4, Sky Sports, BBC | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Eckhard Lohse Head of the Berlin parliamentary office of F.A.Z. | Excluded | Journalist | FAZ Berlin parliamentary office leader, parliamentary bureau chief. | 2 | 2 |
| Eddie Mullins CEO · Merchants Quay | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Merchants Quay. | 2 | 2 |
| Eduard Dörrenberg Managing director · Dr. Wolff-Gruppe | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Dr. Wolff Group. | 2 | 2 |
| Edward Lemay Psychologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist (non-university). | 2 | 2 |
| Eelco Bosch van Rosenthal Journalist · Nieuwsuur | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Nieuwsuur, TV presenter. | 2 | 2 |
| Eirik Lae Solberg Mayor · Oslo | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor of Oslo in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Elena Merino Journalist specialising in crime news · Elena en el País de los Horrores | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist specialized in crime, reporter. | 2 | 2 |
| Elisabeth Ohlson The artist and photographer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist Presenter · Centerpartiet | Excluded | Serving politician | Program presenter and party leader of Centerpartiet. | 2 | 2 |
| Elizabeth Dunn Researcher | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (non) : Episode on sources of happiness; the linked profile is an anthropologist and geographer, while a Canadian social psychologist namesake exists. | 2 | 2 |
| Elizabeth Weil Founder and Managing Partner · Scribble Ventures | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and Managing Partner. | 2 | 2 |
| Elli Harju Political journalist · Iltalehti | Excluded | Journalist | Politics journalist at Iltalehti, journalist. | 2 | 2 |
| Elodie Gabias Artist | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Enrique Riquelme President of Cox | Excluded | Business executive | President of Cox and political candidate. | 2 | 2 |
| Erfane Arwani CEO and co-founder · Biomemory | Excluded | Business executive | CEO and co-founder of Biomemory. | 2 | 2 |
| Eric Schmidt Ex-Google-CEO | Excluded | Business executive | Former CEO of Google. | 2 | 2 |
| Eric Trump Trump Organization Executive Vice President | Excluded | Business executive | Trump Organization executive. | 2 | 2 |
| Erik Hirsch Co-CEO · Hamilton Lane | Excluded | Business executive | Co-CEO of Hamilton Lane, business executive. | 2 | 2 |
| Erik Prince Retired U.S. Navy SEAL · UP Phone | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Retired U.S. Navy SEAL, retired military. | 2 | 2 |
| Espen Barth Eide Foreign minister | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Foreign Affairs. | 2 | 2 |
| Espen Teigen Journalist · Document | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Document, investigative. | 2 | 2 |
| Esra Limbacher Deputy leader of the SPD parliamentary group | Excluded | Serving politician | Head of SPD parliamentary group in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Esther Ghey Author | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Eugeniusz Twaróg | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 2 | 2 |
| Eva Kail Gender Planner · Stadtplanung | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Urban planner. | 2 | 2 |
| Evan Spiegel CEO · Snap | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder and CEO of Snap. | 2 | 2 |
| Fabian Grischkat Influencer and presenter | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Fabian Köster ZDF heute-show | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Fadumo Ali Founder · Hoiwa Oy | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of company (Hoiwa Oy), not an academic role. | 2 | 2 |
| Fahri Yardim Actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Felix Heremans Actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Fergus Butler-Gallie Revd | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Filipe Teles Political scientist · University of Aveiro | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Francesca Albanese Special rapporteur · Nations unies | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | UN special rapporteur in office, public authority. | 2 | 2 |
| Francesca Gerosa Journalist at Milano Finanza | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist, profession outside listed roles. | 2 | 2 |
| Francisco Pascual Doctor expert in addictive behaviour · Comité Nacional de Prevención del Tabaquismo | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Addiction specialist physician. | 2 | 2 |
| Frank Sieren China expert and bestselling author | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist and author. | 2 | 2 |
| Frank Thelen Serial founder, tech investor | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and technology investor. | 2 | 2 |
| Frankie Chavez Author of the original soundtrack | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| François Ruffin Member of parliament · Picardie Debout | Excluded | Serving politician | Member currently serving at La France Insoumise. | 2 | 2 |
| François Villeroy de Galhau Governor · Banque de France | Excluded | Serving politician | Governor of the Bank of France. | 2 | 2 |
| Fredrik Persson Partner · Swedia Capital | Excluded | Business executive | Partner at an investment firm. | 2 | 2 |
| Friedrich Küppersbusch | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Friedrich Schloffer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Frits Spits Radio maker and presenter | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Frøya Skjold Sjursæther Storting representative · Miljøpartiet de Grønne | Excluded | Serving politician | Parliament representative (deputy) in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Féris Barkat Activist · Banlieues Climat | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |