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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juhani Eronen Lead expert · Kyberturvallisuuskeskus | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Expert at Cybersecurity Center, public agency. | 2 | 2 |
| Julia Klöckner President of the Bundestag · CDU | Excluded | Serving politician | Bundestag president in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Julian Liniger CEO and Co-Founder of Relai | Excluded | Business executive | CEO and co-founder Relai startup. | 2 | 2 |
| Julie Gurner Doctor of psychology | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist leadership coach. | 2 | 2 |
| Justin Brierley Broadcaster, author · Think Faith | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Broadcaster host, not commentator. | 2 | 2 |
| Justine Atlan Chief executive officer · e-Enfance | Excluded | Business executive | General director of e-Enfance association. | 2 | 2 |
| Jérôme Monceaux Pioneer of French robotics · Spoon | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Roboticist entrepreneur, founder of Spoon. | 2 | 2 |
| Kadafi Zaman Journalist · TV 2 | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist and reporter at TV 2. | 2 | 2 |
| Karel Smouter Editor · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | Editor, NRC. | 2 | 2 |
| Karen Gurney Clinical Psychologist, Psychosexologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Clinical psychologist, profession. | 2 | 2 |
| Karianne Solbrække News editor · TV 2 | Excluded | Journalist | News editor, TV 2. | 2 | 2 |
| Karin Schumacher Speaker | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (non) : Credited only as a speaker (voice) in history and radio features, whereas the linked profile is a cell biologist; namesake. | 2 | 2 |
| Karl Johnny Hersvik Group CEO · Aker BP | Excluded | Business executive | Group CEO of oil company. | 2 | 2 |
| Karl Lauterbach Former health minister and SPD Bundestag member | Excluded | Serving politician | Deputy in office (politician IN OFFICE). | 2 | 2 |
| Karol Nawrocki President of Poland | Excluded | Serving politician | President of Poland (serving). | 2 | 2 |
| Kate Mosse Bestselling writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Bestselling novelist. | 2 | 2 |
| Kate Smaje Senior partner · McKinsey & Company | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company. | 2 | 2 |
| Katharina Mittelstaedt Senior domestic politics editor · STANDARD | Excluded | Journalist | Chief domestic politics editor, STANDARD. | 2 | 2 |
| Katty Kay BBC US Special Correspondent | Excluded | Journalist | USA correspondent for BBC, not analyst. | 2 | 2 |
| Kayla Epstein BBC's U.S. reporter | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter BBC, not analyst | 2 | 2 |
| Keith Duggan Washington correspondent · The Irish Times | Excluded | Journalist | Washington correspondent for Irish Times, not analyst. | 2 | 2 |
| Kemi Badenoch Conservative Party leader | Excluded | Serving politician | British Conservative Party leader in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Kerstin Kohlenberg ZEIT foreign policy editor | Excluded | Journalist | Foreign politics editor, ZEIT, not an analyst. | 2 | 2 |
| Kev Adams Comedian | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Kevin Cokley Psychologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist, without university affiliation. | 2 | 2 |
| Kevin O'Sullivan Editor · Irish Times | Excluded | Journalist | Science editor, Irish Times, not an analyst. | 2 | 2 |
| Khadeeja Safdar Reporter · WSJ | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter WSJ, not analyst | 2 | 2 |
| Kim Bergsma Editor · IEX | Excluded | Journalist | Financial markets editor, not an analyst. | 2 | 2 |
| Kirk Cameron Actor and author | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Kitty Holland Journalist · The Irish Times | Excluded | Journalist | Social affairs correspondent for Irish Times, not analyst. | 2 | 2 |
| Kjetil Hanssen US correspondent | Excluded | Journalist | United States correspondent, not analyst. | 2 | 2 |
| Klara Klingspor Culture writer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Koen Petersen Senator | Excluded | Serving politician | Senator, political position. | 2 | 2 |
| Koert Debeuf Author | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Konstantin Kisin Co-host of the podcast TRIGGERnometry | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Kristalina Georgieva Managing Director · International Monetary Fund | Excluded | Serving politician | Managing Director of IMF, active public authority. | 2 | 2 |
| Kristian Corfixen Political reporter · Politiken | Excluded | Journalist | Political reporter, not analyst | 2 | 2 |
| Kristin Clemet Head of the think tank Civita | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Kristin Skaug Managing director · AksjeNorge | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Daglig leder of AksjeNorge, CEO. | 2 | 2 |
| Kristopher Schau | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Krzesimir Dębski Composer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Krzysztof Gawkowski Head of the parliamentary club · Lewicy | Excluded | Serving politician | Parliamentary club chief and digitization minister in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Krzysztof Płomiński Amb. | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Krzysztof Śmiszek MEP, former deputy minister of justice · Nowa Lewica | Excluded | Serving politician | MEP and Deputy Justice Minister in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Ksenia Bolchakova Journalist and director · Capa Presse | Excluded | Journalist | Investigative journalist. | 2 | 2 |
| Kurt Gray Psychologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist, without mentioned university affiliation. | 2 | 2 |
| Kurtis Reid | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Lars Dehli Psychologist and podcaster | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist and podcaster. | 2 | 2 |
| Lars Thorsen Leader of Stop the Islamisation of Norway · SIAN | Excluded | Serving politician | Political organization leader in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Laura Falcó Writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer, fiction. | 2 | 2 |