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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesper Brodin CEO · Ingka Group | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Ingka Group. | 2 | 2 |
| Jesús Relinque Writer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Jim Dethmer Leadership expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Leadership coach. | 2 | 2 |
| Jim Himes Congressman · House Intelligence Committee | Excluded | Serving politician | Congressman in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Jim Kwik Brain coach · Kwik Learning | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Brain coach. | 2 | 2 |
| JJ Benítez Writer and journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Writer and journalist. | 2 | 2 |
| Joachim B. Olsen Commentator · B.T. | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Joakim Bruchmann Pluto.markets | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Founder of Pluto.markets. | 2 | 2 |
| Joana Gama Pianist | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Job Mantz Country Manager · MeDirect | Excluded | Business executive | Country Manager MeDirect. | 2 | 2 |
| Jochen Ott SPD parliamentary group leader · Landtag Nordrhein-Westfalen | Excluded | Serving politician | Head of SPD parliamentary group, NRW regional assembly. | 2 | 2 |
| Joe Barrett National affairs reporter · Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | National affairs reporter Wall Street Journal. | 2 | 2 |
| Joe Kent Retired 20-year-veteran Special Forces | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Joe Leahy FT reporter · Financial Times | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Financial Times | 2 | 2 |
| Joe Perticone The Bulwark | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist The Bulwark. | 2 | 2 |
| Joe Twyman Co-founder and director · DeltaPoll | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Co-founder and director of DeltaPoll. | 2 | 2 |
| Johan Op de Beeck Writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Belgian writer, book author. | 2 | 2 |
| John Andreas Gentlemen's coach | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| John Fetterman Senator | Excluded | Serving politician | Senator, politician in office. | 2 | 2 |
| John Hedberg CEO · Creades | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| John Heilemann | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist without specified role. | 2 | 2 |
| John Tedesco Engineer · Nightcrawler Research | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Engineer at private company, no academic or specialized role. | 2 | 2 |
| Johnny Mercer MP, Minister for Veterans' Affairs | Excluded | Serving politician | MP and Minister for Veterans' Affairs, active politician. | 2 | 2 |
| Joke de Wolf Art historian and photography expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 2 | 2 |
| Jon Craig Chief political correspondent · Sky News | Excluded | Journalist | Chief political correspondent at Sky News. | 2 | 2 |
| Jon Favreau Guest Host · Crooked Media | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Jon McNeill Former President · Tesla, DVx Ventures | Excluded | Business executive | Former President of Tesla, founder CEO. | 2 | 2 |
| Jonas Gahr Støre AP leader · Norway | Excluded | Serving politician | Prime Minister de Norvège, sitting politician. | 2 | 2 |
| Jonasz Dekkers Editor · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | Editor and TV critic. | 2 | 2 |
| Jonathan Anguelov Co-founder · Aircall, Aguesseau Capital | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of Aircall. | 2 | 2 |
| Jonathan Greenblatt CEO and National Chair · Anti-Defamation League | Excluded | Serving politician | CEO of Anti-Defamation League. | 2 | 2 |
| Jonathan Lindström The archaeologist | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 2 | 2 |
| Jonquilyn Hill Host · Vox | Excluded | Journalist | Podcast and show host. | 2 | 2 |
| Joona Aaltonen | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist with no detailed function. | 2 | 2 |
| Jordan Belfort Financier | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Joscha Bach Cognitive scientist · Liquid AI | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Executive at Liquid AI. | 2 | 2 |
| José Abellán Doctor | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Cardiologist. | 2 | 2 |
| José Antonio Caravaca Researcher | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| José Carlos González-Hurtado Top 100 Global Board Candidate · Financial Times | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Businessman, chairperson. | 2 | 2 |
| José Luís Carneiro Leader · PS | Excluded | Serving politician | Party leader and candidate in office. | 2 | 2 |
| José Ramón Iturriaga Investor | Excluded | Business executive | Investor. | 2 | 2 |
| Jowita Michalska CEO Digital University | Excluded | Business executive | CEO and founder of Digital University. | 2 | 2 |
| João Almeida | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Member currently serving in Portugal. | 2 | 2 |
| João Basto Father | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Priest. | 2 | 2 |
| João Cotrim de Figueiredo | Excluded | Serving politician | Portuguese politician and MEP (Member of European Parliament). | 2 | 2 |
| João Francisco Gomes Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist. | 2 | 2 |
| João Vieira Borges Major-General | Excluded | Serving politician | Major-General on active duty. | 2 | 2 |
| Juan Jesús Vivas President · Ceuta | Excluded | Serving politician | Presidente de Ceuta, serving (sitting politician). | 2 | 2 |
| Jude Joffe-Block Reporter · NPR | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter NPR | 2 | 2 |
| Juha Rantanen Vuorineuvos | Excluded | Business executive | Former CEO (toimitusjohtaja), not official. | 2 | 2 |