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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Nowak Head of TUC · Trades Union Congress | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Paulo Dimas Vice president of innovation, CEO · Unbabel | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Vice-President Innovation and CEO of Unbabel. | 2 | 2 |
| Paweł Jabłoński PiS | Excluded | Serving politician | PiS politician in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Paweł Reszka Reporter · Polityka | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Polityka | 2 | 2 |
| Pedro Gomes Sanches | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Peer Swinkels CEO · Royal Swinkels | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Royal Swinkels, business leader. | 2 | 2 |
| Pekka Toveri Member of parliament | Excluded | Serving politician | Deputy in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Pete Hegseth Defense Secretary · USA | Excluded | Serving politician | Defense Secretary USA, minister in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Pete Townshend Musician · The Who | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Peter Benson Stock market legend | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Stock market legend. | 2 | 2 |
| Peter Bergen Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Simple journalist, no analysis. | 2 | 2 |
| Peter Frølich Høyre politician | Excluded | Serving politician | Conservative politician, currently in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Peter Hajek Pollster | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Pollster. | 2 | 2 |
| Peter Hitchens Journalist and author | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist and author, genre not specified. | 2 | 2 |
| Peter Kyle Labour | Excluded | Serving politician | Labour politician in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Peter McCullough Cardiologist · McCullough Foundation | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Cardiologist and foundation president, physician. | 2 | 2 |
| Peter van der Ploeg Music editor · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | Music editor, not analyst. | 2 | 2 |
| Peter Veit | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Petra Stuiber Deputy editor-in-chief of DER STANDARD | Excluded | Journalist | Deputy Editor-in-Chief. | 2 | 2 |
| Petri Niemisvirta CEO · Mandatum | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Mandatum, company executive. | 2 | 2 |
| Petter Stordalen Hotel king | Excluded | Business executive | Hotel King, business leader/billionaire. | 2 | 2 |
| Philipp Amthor State secretary in the digital ministry | Excluded | Serving politician | State secretary Digital Ministry, politician in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Philipp Jessen Editor-in-chief | Excluded | Journalist | Editor-in-chief. | 2 | 2 |
| Philippe Labro French writer and journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Writer and journalist, genre not specified. | 2 | 2 |
| Philippe Rio Mayor · Grigny | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor of Grigny public responsibility in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Pierre Branda Historian, specialist in the Consulate and First Empire · Fondation Napoléon | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Historian responsible for heritage at Napoleon Foundation, not academic. | 2 | 2 |
| Pierre-Joseph Givre Corps general · Armée de Terre | Excluded | Serving politician | Army corps general in office, Army. | 2 | 2 |
| Piet Hoebeke Urologist · UEFA | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Pjotr Sauer Journalist · The Guardian | Excluded | Journalist | Russian affairs reporter, correspondent. | 2 | 2 |
| Pobre Millenial | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Pontus Dackmo Founder and manager · Protean | Excluded | Business executive | Protean funds founder and manager, manager. | 2 | 2 |
| Przemysław Rosati Mec. · Naczelna Rada Adwokackiej | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| R.J. Cutler Filmmaker | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Radosław Majdan Footballer, TV expert, commentator | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Rafał Rutkowski | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Ralf Stegner Senior German Social Democrat | Excluded | Serving politician | Senior German Social Democrat, politician in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Ralph Riegel Southern Correspondent · Irish Independent | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Raymond Blanc Chef · Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons | Excluded | Business executive | Chef and owner of Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons. | 2 | 2 |
| Rebecca Feng WSJ reporter · The Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | WSJ Reporter, investigative reporter. | 2 | 2 |
| Rener Gracie Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu expert · Gracie University | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Black belt jiu-jitsu trainer, entrepreneur. | 2 | 2 |
| Renske Leijten Politician · SP | Excluded | Serving politician | Female member currently serving, Dutch Chamber SP. | 2 | 2 |
| Rhaina Cohen Producer and editor · NPR | Excluded | Journalist | Producer and editor NPR, producer-editor. | 2 | 2 |
| Ricardo Alonso Administrator of the company that owns the flat · Urbagestión | Excluded | Business executive | Administrator and owner Urbagestión. | 2 | 2 |
| Richard C. Schneider Middle East expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Middle East expert and journalist. | 2 | 2 |
| Richard Grannon Narcissism Expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist, narcissism expert. | 2 | 2 |
| Richard Holden Chemical engineer, site manager | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Chemical engineer and Under Secretary of State in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Richard Rubin WSJ reporter · Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | WSJ Reporter Wall Street Journal, reporter. | 2 | 2 |
| Richard Schwartz Dr. | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Therapist and creator of a psychological system. | 2 | 2 |
| Rickey Gevers Cyber specialist · Responders | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Cyber-specialist in a private agency. | 2 | 2 |
| Riley Gaines Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Activist and former swimmer, out of scope. | 2 | 2 |