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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josep Ramoneda | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Panelist on Spanish news commentary shows with no function named and general topics; nothing precise ties him to this philosopher and journalist. | 2 | 39 |
| Pablo A. Iglesias | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (non) : Guest on a Spanish news commentary panel about politics; the linked profile is a Johns Hopkins researcher and engineer, so a namesake. | 2 | 15 |
| Andrea Carbone | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Introduced as founder of Smileconomy on pensions; the profile is a Sapienza jurist and teacher, with no link to that company; common name. | 2 | 3 |
| André Stern | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Interview about growing up without school; the profile is a French writer and musician, but nothing in the episodes mentions music or books. | 2 | 2 |
| David Dayen | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Interviewed on US politics shows; the American journalist profile fits, but no organization or specific field links them. | 2 | 2 |
| Frank van Gool Otto Work Force | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (non) : Guest founded the staffing firm Otto Workforce; the linked profile is an academic researcher at Tilburg and Erasmus Universities. Namesake. | 2 | 3 |
| Jacek Raubo | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Guest is a Dr defence analyst; the profile only lists Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, with no field, so nothing precise ties them. | 2 | 5 |
| Joel Pearson Psychologist, Neuroscientist, keynote speaker | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Introduced as psychologist and neuroscientist; the linked profile is only a generic researcher at UNSW with no stated field. | 2 | 3 |
| José Manuel Fernandes | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Debate commentator on Radio Observador; a Portuguese journalist namesake exists and nothing ties him to this politician and MEP. | 2 | 2 |
| Michael Steinberger Author | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Announced only as author discussing a Palantir book; the profile is a generic author, journalist and wine critic, with no precise link. | 2 | 2 |
| Piotr Matczuk Analyst | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Political analyst on party politics; the linked profile is a Polish economist and manager, a different field with no organization to bridge them. | 2 | 4 |
| Rainer Weiss Physicist | Excluded | Deceased | Décès en 2025. Introduced as physicist discussing LIGO and gravitational waves; Wikidata: American physicist at MIT (1932 to 2025), episodes predate death. | 2 | 2 |
| Robert Rix Dr. | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Guest called Dr. or professor in Greenland Viking episodes; the profile is a Copenhagen professor of English. Generic title, no field match. | 2 | 2 |
| Sandra Meeuwsen Sport philosopher | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Dutch sport philosopher; the linked profile only says Dutch scientist and professor, with no field or employer to confirm the match. | 2 | 2 |
| Sarah Bracke Sociologist | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Announced as sociologist and professor, but the profile only says university teacher at Amsterdam, with no field to confirm the match. | 2 | 2 |
| Stefano Bertacchi Biotechnologist, researcher and science communicator | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Biotechnologist and science communicator; the profile only says researcher at the University of Milan-Bicocca, with no field to confirm a match. | 2 | 3 |
| Stefano Mariani | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (non) : Guest is an ISPRA drought and water expert; the linked profile is a Politecnico di Milano mechanics and MEMS engineer. Namesake. | 2 | 2 |
| Tom Campbell Physicist and consciousness researcher | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (non) : Guest is a physicist and consciousness researcher; the linked profile is a California politician and law school dean. Namesake. | 2 | 4 |
| Witold Modzelewski Professor | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Politics radio guest announced only as a professor; general history and geopolitics talk does not specifically tie him to this Warsaw jurist. | 2 | 2 |
| Ángel Monterrubio Historian | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Historian guest on Spanish history topics; the OpenAlex profiles with this name are sparse, one is medical, and none clearly matches the episodes. | 2 | 2 |
| Frédéric Simottel Journalist · BFM Business | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist BFM Business, generalist journalist. | 1 | 66 |
| Emmanuel de Villiers Company head | Excluded | Business executive | Company executive, entrepreneur. | 1 | 36 |
| Joëlle Dago-Serry Life coach | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Life coach. | 1 | 32 |
| Bruno Poncet Railway worker | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 31 |
| Antoine Diers Consultant | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently clear role in texts. | 1 | 29 |
| Didier Giraud Cattle breeder · Saône-et-Loire | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 26 |
| Fatima Aït Bounoua French teacher | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Professor of French. | 1 | 26 |
| Abel Boyi Educator | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Educator. | 1 | 24 |
| My Rohwedder Expert · Aftonbladet | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist with no proof of analysis. | 1 | 20 |
| Marek Kozubel Dr | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 17 |
| Pascal Perri | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 17 |
| Anne Schwedt Stock market reporter · The Pioneer | Excluded | Journalist | Stock market reporter. | 1 | 16 |
| Jesús Callejo Cronovisor · SER | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Writer specializing in fairies, not academic or analyst. | 1 | 16 |
| Laura Warton Martinez Sophrologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Sophrology practitioner. | 1 | 16 |
| Léa Dunand-Chatellet Manager and director of responsible investment · DNCA Finance | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Manager at DNCA Finance. | 1 | 16 |
| Grzegorz Dobiecki Expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Simple journalist, no indication of analysis. | 1 | 15 |
| Pascale Seivy Sales director at Banque Privée France · ODDO BHF Private Bank | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Commercial director in private banking. | 1 | 15 |
| Benjamin Leander Betting expert and analyst · Better Collective | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Activity outside the six roles. | 1 | 14 |
| Guillaume Dard President · Montpensier Finance | Excluded | Business executive | President of Montpensier Finance. | 1 | 14 |
| Milena Preradovic | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 14 |
| Carla Quevedo | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 13 |
| Philippe Dewost Founder · Phileos | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Phileos. | 1 | 13 |
| Richard Orange Nordic editor · The Local | Excluded | Journalist | Nordic editor at The Local. | 1 | 13 |
| Eric Lewin President · Publications Agora | Excluded | Business executive | President of EL Finance. | 1 | 12 |
| Joline Maenhout | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 12 |
| Léonidas Kalogeropoulos CEO · Médiation & Arguments | Excluded | Business executive | CEO and founder of Mediation & Arguments, entrepreneur. | 1 | 12 |
| Rainer Rupp Commentator · apolut | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 12 |
| Andy O'Donoghue Tech journalist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Tech journalist, journalist not commentator. | 1 | 11 |
| Christophe Aulnette Senior advisor · Seven2 | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Senior Advisor at Seven2. | 1 | 11 |
| Enguérand Renault Consultant · Image 7 | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Consultant at Image 7. | 1 | 11 |