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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hans Andréa Alchemist, gnosticus, author | Selected | Commentator | Alchemist and author, book on alchemy and fiction (non-fiction). | 1 | 1 |
| Hans Arnold Winther Astrophysicist | Selected | Academic | Astrophysicist researcher at University of Oslo. | 1 | 1 |
| Hans Bonde Professor of sports history | Selected | Academic | Professor of the history of sport (explicit university title). | 1 | 1 |
| Hans Brun Researcher | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently clear role. | 1 | 1 |
| Hans Christensen Professor of Accounting · Chicago Booth | Selected | Academic | Professor of accounting at Chicago Booth (business school). | 1 | 1 |
| Hans Christian Bratterud Manager · Odin fonder | Selected | Economist or consultant | Portfolio manager at Odin funds. | 1 | 1 |
| Hans Christoffer Aargaard Terjesen | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently clear role. | 1 | 1 |
| Hans Claus Prison director · De Huizen | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Prison director, public institution leader. | 2 | 2 |
| Hans Davidsen-Nielsen Journalist · Politiken | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist - standard journalistic role. | 1 | 1 |
| Hans de Jongh Mobility editor · Het Financieele Dagblad | Selected | Commentator | Mobility editor at Het Financieele Dagblad. | 2 | 13 |
| Hans Driessen | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Hans Engell Political commentator · Ekstra Bladet | Selected | Commentator | Political commentator, former defense minister. | 5 | 12 |
| Hans Geybels Theologian and historian · KU Leuven | Selected | Academic | Theologian and historian at KU Leuven University. | 1 | 2 |
| Hans Hauben Professor emeritus | Selected | Academic | Emeritus Professor in Classical Archaeology. | 1 | 1 |
| Hans Hinterberger Author | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently clear role. | 1 | 1 |
| Hans Høeg Chief of staff | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Hans Jacob Bønå County council chair · Finnmark | Excluded | Serving politician | President of Finnmark County, sitting politician. | 1 | 1 |
| Hans Jacob Orning Professor · University of Oslo | Selected | Academic | Professor of history at the University of Oslo. | 2 | 6 |
| Hans Jessen Political journalist · ARD | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist - standard journalistic role. | 1 | 2 |
| Hans Kazan Illusionist, presenter, entrepreneur | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Hans Königsmann World-leading space engineer · SpaceX | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Aerospace engineer at SpaceX, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Hans Koster Professor · VU | Selected | Academic | Professor at VU University (Amsterdam). | 1 | 3 |
| Hans Kristensen Federation of American Scientists | Selected | Think tank | Researcher at Federation of American Scientists, think tank. | 1 | 1 |
| Hans Linderholm Professor of physical geography | Selected | Academic | Professor of natural geography (university title). | 1 | 1 |
| Hans Liwång Professor · Swedish Defence University | Selected | Academic | Professor at Sweden's defense university. | 1 | 1 |
| Hans Mulder | Selected | Commentator | Author of 'Verhalen van de natuur', nature non-fiction narratives. | 1 | 1 |
| Hans Neubauer District head · Nationalpark Berchtesgaden | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Hans Nijenhuis | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Hans Olov Markström Former police officer | Excluded | Serving politician | Former police officer, field agent, not senior public official. | 1 | 1 |
| Hans Otto Uldall Fynbo Professor · Institut for Fysik og Astronomi, Aarhus Universitet | Selected | Academic | Professor of physics and astronomy at Aarhus University. | 1 | 1 |
| Hans Oudshoorn Investment trainer · Saxo | Selected | Economist or consultant | Investment trainer at Saxo, financial analyst. | 3 | 27 |
| Hans Peter Michaelsen Military analyst | Selected | Commentator | Independent military and defense analyst. | 1 | 3 |
| Hans Petter Graver Professor of law · UiO | Selected | Academic | Professor of law at the University of Oslo. | 2 | 2 |
| Hans Petter Hougen Retired forensic pathologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Retired forensic physician, medical professional. | 1 | 1 |
| Hans Petter Sjøli Debate editor and commentator · VG | Selected | Commentator | Debate editor and commentator, VG. | 4 | 67 |
| Hans Philip | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Hans Rauscher Columnist at DER STANDARD | Selected | Commentator | Columnist at DER STANDARD. | 4 | 6 |
| Hans Ruin Philosopher | Selected | Academic | Philosopher at Stockholm University and Södertörn University. | 1 | 2 |
| Hans Rusinek Labour researcher and author · University of St.Gallen | Selected | Academic | Work researcher and author at University of St. Gallen. | 2 | 2 |
| Hans Rustad | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Hans Scheffer Co-founder · HelloPrint | Excluded | Business executive | Co-Founder of HelloPrint, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Hans Spekman Former PvdA chair | Selected | Former official | Former president of Labour Party (Oud PvdA-voorzitter). | 8 | 12 |
| Hans Steketee Reporter | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist - standard journalistic role. | 1 | 1 |
| Hans Thomann Head · Musikhaus Thomann | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Musikhaus Thomann, company executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Hans Thrane Nielsen Senior portfolio manager · Storebrand | Selected | Economist or consultant | Senior portfolio manager at Storebrand. | 3 | 6 |
| Hans van Bommel Founder · ArQiver | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Founder of ArQiver, business leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Hans Van Dyck Behavioural biologist | Selected | Academic | Behavioral biologist, university professor. | 1 | 1 |
| Hans van Leeuwen International economics editor · The Telegraph | Selected | Commentator | International economics editor, The Telegraph. | 1 | 1 |
| Hans van Wolde Two-time Michelin-starred chef · Brut 172 | Excluded | Business executive | Michelin chef, restaurateur and company executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Hans Vermaak Change expert and researcher | Selected | Commentator | Researcher and author, organizational analysis (non-fiction). | 4 | 4 |