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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Leopardi | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Barbara Mellers Professor of psychology · University of Pennsylvania | Selected | Academic | Professor of psychology at University of Pennsylvania. | 1 | 1 |
| Barbara Noordermeer America correspondent · FD | Excluded | Journalist | America correspondent at FD. | 1 | 1 |
| Barbara Oakley Engineering professor | Selected | Academic | Engineering professor. | 1 | 1 |
| Barbara Perfahl Housing psychologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Housing Psychologist without university affiliation. | 1 | 1 |
| Barbara Schmid Journalist and author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Journalist and author. | 1 | 1 |
| Barbara Schmitz Philosopher · University of Basel | Selected | Academic | Philosopher at Universität Basel. | 1 | 1 |
| Barbara Serra Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Barbara Stefanelli Co-director · Corriere della Sera | Selected | Commentator | Co-director of Corriere della Sera. | 1 | 1 |
| Barbara Stok Comic strip creator | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Barbara Teresi Translator | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Translator. | 1 | 1 |
| Barbara Visentin Corriere della Sera | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist at Corriere della Sera. | 1 | 1 |
| Barbara Wittmann Country manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland · LinkedIn | Excluded | Business executive | Country manager Deutschland. | 1 | 1 |
| Barbara Zechmeister Expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Opera singer. | 1 | 1 |
| Barbro Westerholm The doctor | Excluded | Serving politician | Swedish MP, in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Barend Lubbers Expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Barney Jopson Financial Times | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist at Financial Times. | 1 | 1 |
| Baronen af Øresund X phenomenon | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Baroness Gabby Bertin Conservative peer | Excluded | Serving politician | Active Conservative peer. | 1 | 1 |
| Baroness Grey-Thompson | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Baroness Sayeeda Warsi Conservative peer and former party chair · Conservative Party | Excluded | Serving politician | Active Conservative peer. | 1 | 1 |
| Barry Andrews | Excluded | Serving politician | European Parliament member in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Barry D. Todd U.S. Army veteran, entrepreneur | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Barry Heneghan Independent TD | Excluded | Serving politician | Independent TD in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Barry Lenihan Political Correspondent · RTÉ News | Excluded | Journalist | Political correspondent at RTÉ News. | 1 | 1 |
| Barry Marston Head of the BBC's jihadist media team | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Head of BBC's jihadist media team. | 1 | 1 |
| Barry Murphy Actor · RTÉ Documentary on One | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Barry Schwartz President and Chief Investment Officer · Baskin Wealth Management | Excluded | Business executive | President and Chief Investment Officer. | 1 | 1 |
| Barry Taylor Archeologist | Selected | Academic | Archaeologist at Chester. | 1 | 1 |
| Barry Wilmore Astronaut | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Astronaut. | 1 | 1 |
| Bart Belser | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bart Brinckman Journalist · De Standaard | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Bart Burggraaf Vrij Verbond | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Politician. | 1 | 1 |
| Bart Chabot Father | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Poet. | 1 | 1 |
| Bart de Graaff Korps Commando Troepen | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bart Gaens Analyst · Finnish Institute of International Affairs | Selected | Think tank | Analyst at Finnish Institute of International Affairs. | 1 | 1 |
| Bart Goemaere Shareholder activist | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bart Gonnissen Mate on oil tankers | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bart Grob Curator of contemporary science · Rijksmuseum Boerhaave | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Conservator at Rijksmuseum Boerhaave. | 1 | 1 |
| Bart Horsten Rabobank | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Director at Rabobank (bank), not one of the six roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Bart Lagae Journalist · De Standaard | Excluded | Journalist | Activity outside the six roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Bart Luirink | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bart Maat Photographer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bart Meijer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bart Meys Stem Livius | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bart Nauta Vakantieman | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bart Tuinman Presenter · NOS Jeugdjournaal | Excluded | Journalist | NOS Jeugdjournaal presenter, presenter. | 1 | 1 |
| Bart Van de Vijver Professor · UAntwerpen | Selected | Academic | Prof of diatoms at UAntwerpen. | 1 | 1 |
| Bart van den Brink Dutch MP · CDA | Excluded | Serving politician | Member of Second Chamber (incumbent deputy). | 1 | 1 |
| Bart Verest Lead Partner · E&C Consultants | Selected | Economist or consultant | Lead partner at E&C Consultants consulting firm. | 1 | 1 |