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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Brydon | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Rob Crilly Chief US political correspondent · Daily Mail | Excluded | Journalist | Chief correspondent, US editor. | 2 | 2 |
| Robbie Gramer Journalist · Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | National security reporter Wall Street Journal. | 2 | 2 |
| Robert Barron Bishop in the Catholic Church · Diocese of Winona-Rochester, Word on Fire | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Bishop of Winona-Rochester diocese. | 2 | 2 |
| Robert Gaal CEO · Vesper | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of startup Vesper. | 2 | 2 |
| Robert Kenyon Reform UK | Excluded | Serving politician | Reform UK politician in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Robert McMillan Reporter · Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Wall Street Journal = reporter | 2 | 2 |
| Robert Peston The Rest Is Money | Excluded | Journalist | The Rest Is Money, podcast host. | 2 | 2 |
| Robert ten Brink TV presenter | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Roberto Vannacci General | Excluded | Serving politician | General in office, military. | 2 | 2 |
| Roderic O'Gorman Minister for Integration · Green Party Ireland | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister in office and Green Party leader, politician. | 2 | 2 |
| Rodrigo Fresán Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer and literature author, creation. | 2 | 2 |
| Rolf Schumann Head of cybersecurity · Schwarz Gruppe | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Head of cybersecurity Schwarz Group and co-CEO. | 2 | 2 |
| Ron Friedman Psychologist and founder · Superteams, Inc. | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist and founder of Superteams, Inc. | 2 | 2 |
| Ron Johnson Senator | Excluded | Serving politician | American senator in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Ron Prosor Ambassador · Israel | Excluded | Serving politician | Israeli ambassador in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Ron Simpson Serial entrepreneur · Winwin Agency | Excluded | Business executive | Serial entrepreneur. | 2 | 2 |
| Ronny Blaschke Reporter · SWR | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter SWR, Sports journalist = sports reporter | 2 | 2 |
| Rory Cellan-Jones Writer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Rory King Founder · Rory's Travel Club | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Rory's Travel Club. | 2 | 2 |
| Rosalie Weigand Psychotherapist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychotherapist and couples therapist. | 2 | 2 |
| Roseanne Barr Comedian and actress | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Roy Wood, Jr. Host · NPR | Excluded | Journalist | NPR host. | 2 | 2 |
| Rubén Ibarzábal Journalist and translator, former Nintendo employee | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist and translator. | 2 | 2 |
| Rui Cardoso Engineering director · Bosch | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Director of engineering at Bosch or journalist. | 2 | 2 |
| Rui Miguel Nabeiro Executive chairman · Delta | Excluded | Business executive | Presidente CEO Grupo Nabeiro-Delta. | 2 | 2 |
| Rui Tavares Coporta-voz · Livre | Excluded | Serving politician | Co-spokesperson for Livre, active. | 2 | 2 |
| Ryan Grim Reporter · Drop Site News | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Drop Site News and podcast co-host | 2 | 2 |
| Ryan McBeth Intelligence analyst, software architect, cybersecurity | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Intelligence analyst and cybersecurity, independent expert. | 2 | 2 |
| Rylan Clark Presentador TV y radio · BBC | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Rémi Godeau Director · L'Opinion | Excluded | Journalist | Director L'Opinion, opinion media director. | 2 | 2 |
| Sage Steele Former ESPN announcer | Excluded | Journalist | Former ESPN announcer, sports broadcaster. | 2 | 2 |
| Sammy Mahdi Chair · CD&V | Excluded | Serving politician | Chair of CD&V, party leader in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Sampsa Tikkala Trader | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Trader. | 2 | 2 |
| Sara Canals | Excluded | Journalist | Without specified function. | 2 | 2 |
| Sara Heyman Correspondent for Global Health · Sveriges Radio | Excluded | Journalist | Global health correspondent, reporter. | 2 | 2 |
| Sara Hürlimann Co-founder · zahnarztzentrum.ch | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of zahnarztzentrum.ch (clinic). | 2 | 2 |
| Sara Pascoe Comedian, writer and actor | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Comedian, writer and actor. | 2 | 2 |
| Sarah Collins Journalist · Irish Independent | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Irish Independent. | 2 | 2 |
| Sarah O'Connor Writer · Financial Times | Excluded | Journalist | Licensed psychologist, order president. | 2 | 2 |
| Savanah Hernandez TPUSA Frontlines reporter | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter TPUSA Frontlines | 2 | 2 |
| Sean Duffy Cofounder and CEO · Omada Health | Excluded | Business executive | Secretary of Transportation in office, US government. | 2 | 2 |
| Sebastian Dettmers CEO of Stepstone | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Stepstone. | 2 | 2 |
| Sebastian Faulks Novelist and writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Novelist and writer. | 2 | 2 |
| Sebastian Fischer Narrator | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Sebastián Álvaro Journalist, writer and adventurer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer/mountaineer, adventurer, not analyst. | 2 | 2 |
| Sergio C. Fanjul Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Writer, poet and journalist. | 2 | 2 |
| Sergio Navas iSenaCode | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Shane Gillis | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Sheera Frenkel New York Times journalist · The New York Times | Excluded | Journalist | Award-winning reporter New York Times | 2 | 2 |