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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheldon Whitehouse Senator · Judiciary Committee | Excluded | Serving politician | Senator on Judiciary Committee in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Shyam Sankar CTO · Palantir | Excluded | Business executive | CTO and EVP at Palantir Technologies. | 2 | 2 |
| Sidsel Wold NRK correspondent | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | NRK correspondent, journalist. | 2 | 2 |
| Sigrid Maurer Deputy group leader of the Greens · Grüne Österreich | Excluded | Serving politician | Club chairperson of the Greens, politician in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Silvia Congost Specialist psychologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Specialized psychologist. | 2 | 2 |
| Simen Velle Education policy spokesperson · Frp | Excluded | Serving politician | Political spokesman and youth leader of FpU. | 2 | 2 |
| Simon Emil Ammitzbøll-Bille Minister · Kristeligt Dagblad | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Economy and Interior Affairs Denmark in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Sira Rego Minister of youth and children · Government of Spain | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Youth and Children Spain in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Siv Rajendram Eliassen Screenwriters | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Film screenwriter. | 2 | 2 |
| Sofia Coppola Film director | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Sofie Lenaerts First Belgian woman | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Sondre Gravir CEO · Sats | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Sats. | 2 | 2 |
| Sonia Romero Ruiz Journalist · L'Echo | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist L'Echo. | 2 | 2 |
| Sonja Wehsely Executive Vice President · Siemens Healthineers | Excluded | Business executive | Executive Vice President at Siemens Healthineers. | 2 | 2 |
| Sophie Hermans Minister for climate and green growth · Nederland | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Climate and Green Growth in the Netherlands. | 2 | 2 |
| Sophie Passmann Radio presenter | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Sorcha Eastwood MLA of the Alliance party | Excluded | Serving politician | MLA and MP, active politician. | 2 | 2 |
| Spencer Pratt The Hills | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Stan Larroque Augmented reality expert and founder of Lynx | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Expert and founder of Lynx startup. | 2 | 2 |
| Stefan Evers Berlin Senator for Finance · CDU | Excluded | Serving politician | Berlin finance senator CDU, in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Steffen Kretz DR's international correspondent | Excluded | Journalist | International correspondent DR (correspondent). | 2 | 2 |
| Stephan Zöchling CEO · Remus | Excluded | Business executive | CEO and entrepreneur, company founder. | 2 | 2 |
| Stephen Wolfram Founder and C.E.O. · Wolfram Research | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and CEO of Wolfram Research. | 2 | 2 |
| Steven Derix Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist with no analytical precision. | 2 | 2 |
| Stijn de Vries Presenter, photographer and writer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Sunita Biharie Alderman · SP | Excluded | Serving politician | Alderman in office. Local politician. | 2 | 2 |
| Sven Schulze Minister-President · Sachsen-Anhalt | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister-president of Saxony-Anhalt in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Sylvain Hajri Cybersecurity expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Hacker and cybersecurity expert. | 2 | 2 |
| Søren Bendixen Correspondent in Africa · DR | Excluded | Journalist | Africa correspondent at DR. | 2 | 2 |
| Sørine Gotfredsen Priest | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Priest (clergy). | 2 | 2 |
| Sławomir Dudek Chair of the Fiscal Council · Rada Fiskalna | Excluded | Serving politician | President of U.S. Oil & Gas Association. | 2 | 2 |
| Sławomir Mentzen Presidential candidate · Konfederacja | Excluded | Serving politician | Presidential candidate and co-leader. | 2 | 2 |
| Tanja Gönner Chief executive · Bundesverbands der Deutschen Industrie | Excluded | Business executive | General director of BDI (employers confederation). | 2 | 2 |
| Telle Whitney Engineer, executive and cofounder of the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Engineer, executive and cofounder of Grace Hopper Celebration. | 2 | 2 |
| Teun Toebes Elderly care nurse, author | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Nurse and author. | 2 | 2 |
| Theo Francken Minister · N-VA | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Defense in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Thierry Baudet Leader of Forum voor Democratie | Excluded | Serving politician | Forum for Democracy leader in office. | 2 | 2 |
| Thomas Blom Police lawyer · PST | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Political lawyer, PST and documentary filmmaker. | 2 | 2 |
| Thomas Fischermann Economic policy correspondent · DIE ZEIT | Excluded | Journalist | Political economics correspondent for Die Zeit. | 2 | 2 |
| Tim Burchett Congressman | Excluded | Serving politician | Congressman. | 2 | 2 |
| Tim Höttges CEO · Telekom | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Deutsche Telekom. | 2 | 2 |
| Tim Storey Speaker, life coach, and author | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Speaker and life coach. | 2 | 2 |
| Tim Van Deursen Author · Hack the Poacher | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 2 | 2 |
| Timo Lappi CEO · Fondia | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Fondia. | 2 | 2 |
| Tom Allen Comedian | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Tom Carstensen Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Danish journalist. | 2 | 2 |
| Tom Homan U.S. Border Czar | Excluded | Serving politician | U.S. Border Czar under Trump, government position. | 2 | 2 |
| Tom McTague Editor · New Statesman | Excluded | Journalist | Political editor, general news editorial writer. | 2 | 2 |
| Tom van Lamoen List leader · libertaire partij | Excluded | Serving politician | List leader (candidate) Libertaire Party. | 2 | 2 |
| Tom Whipple Guest presenter · BBC Radio 4 | Excluded | Journalist | Guest presenter, science editor. | 2 | 2 |