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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiden Reiter New Unhedged newsletter reporter · Financial Times | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 6 |
| Alba Leiva El Orden Mundial | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 6 |
| Alberto Gusmeroli Chair of the Chamber Productive Activities Committee · Lega | Excluded | Serving politician | Presidente della Commissione Attività Produttive, serving. | 1 | 6 |
| Alejandro Pelayo Musician | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 6 |
| Ambre Rosala Reporter · Le Parisien | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter at Parisien | 1 | 6 |
| Anders Heide Mortensen Communications adviser | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 6 |
| Andrea Pipino Editor · Internazionale | Excluded | Journalist | Editor of Internazionale. | 1 | 6 |
| Andy Schectman Precious metals expert · Miles Franklin | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Precious metals trader at Miles Franklin. | 1 | 6 |
| Antonio Misiani Head of economics · Partito Democratico | Excluded | Serving politician | Economic Officer, Democratic Party, in office. | 1 | 6 |
| Asger Juhl Journalist and communications director · Dansk Folkeparti | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist and spokesperson Danish People's Party. | 1 | 6 |
| Axel Buyse Former diplomat · De Standaard | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Former diplomat, currently journalist. | 1 | 6 |
| Bart Mol Host · Satoshi Radio | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 6 |
| Bartek Pucek | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 6 |
| Becky Waterton Journalist · The Local | Excluded | Journalist | Activity outside the six roles. | 1 | 6 |
| Bjarke Vestesen Journalist · Ekstra Bladet | Excluded | Journalist | Crime reporter Ekstra Bladet. | 1 | 6 |
| Corentin Pennarguear Journalist in the Monde section · L'Express | Excluded | Journalist | Senior reporter journalist at Le Monde. | 1 | 6 |
| Dan Mandis Guest-host · WTN/Nashville | Excluded | Journalist | Host of talk show on WTN Nashville. | 1 | 6 |
| Erik van Rein Real estate editor · Het Financieele Dagblad | Excluded | Journalist | Housing Market Editor Het Financieele Dagblad. | 1 | 6 |
| Esteban Urreiztieta Deputy director and head of Investigations · EL MUNDO | Excluded | Journalist | Subdirector and chief of Investigation EL MUNDO. | 1 | 6 |
| Francesco Semprini | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist and correspondent at La Stampa. | 1 | 6 |
| Geoff Brumfiel Science correspondent · NPR | Excluded | Journalist | Science correspondent, NPR, science reporter. | 1 | 6 |
| Hauke Friederichs Security policy correspondent · ZEIT | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist - standard journalistic role. | 1 | 6 |
| Hugo Borensztein Co-founder and chair · Omi | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder and president of Omi. | 1 | 6 |
| Ilari Leppäniemi Journalist · Aamulehti | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist at Aamulehti. | 1 | 6 |
| Jakob Martini Climate editor · Finans | Excluded | Journalist | Climate section editor Finans | 1 | 6 |
| Jason Lyons Intelligence professional | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 6 |
| Joan Subirats | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 6 |
| José Carlos Duarte Journalist · Observador | Excluded | Journalist | International journalist. | 1 | 6 |
| Larissa Rhyn Head of the Bundeshaus bureau · Tamedia | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 6 |
| Linette Krøger Jespersen Journalist · Ekstra Bladet | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Ekstra Bladet. | 1 | 6 |
| Lone Theils Author, journalist and former correspondent | Excluded | Journalist | Author, journalist, correspondent. | 1 | 6 |
| Lucas Perraudin President · AI Partners | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and president of AI consulting firms. | 1 | 6 |
| Marc Lambron Academician, editorialist, writer · Académie Française | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 6 |
| Maria Cecilia Guerra Labour manager · Partito Democratico | Excluded | Serving politician | Labor Manager, Democratic Party. | 1 | 6 |
| Massimo Garavaglia Chair of the Senate Finance Committee · Lega | Excluded | Serving politician | Presidente commissione Senato, IN OFFICE. | 1 | 6 |
| Matteo D'Alessandro Audio adaptation | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 6 |
| Nico Dijkshoorn Middagjournaal | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist with no analytical function. | 1 | 6 |
| Nkechi Simms Actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 6 |
| Olivier Frigara Podcast founder · On Refait Le Mac | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 6 |
| Pedro Rivas iSenaCode | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 6 |
| Philip Dulle | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 6 |
| Philippe Mutricy Director of studies · Bpifrance | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Studies director at Bpifrance public institution. | 1 | 6 |
| Rafik Smati Digital company head · Objectif France | Excluded | Business executive | CEO in digital business. | 1 | 6 |
| Sami Abu Omar | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 6 |
| Sarah Varetto Evp · Sky Italia | Excluded | Business executive | Sky Italia executive and editorialist. | 1 | 6 |
| Timothée Boutry Journalist on the police and justice desk · Le Parisien | Excluded | Journalist | Police and justice journalist at Le Parisien. | 1 | 6 |
| Tove Lifvendahl Author · SvD | Excluded | Journalist | Author at SvD writing editorial texts. | 1 | 6 |
| Tracy Smith Correspondent · CBS News | Excluded | Journalist | CBS News correspondent. | 1 | 6 |
| Viviana Mazza Journalist · Corriere della Sera | Excluded | Journalist | Corriere della Sera journalist. | 1 | 6 |
| Yann Rousseau Correspondent · Les Echos | Excluded | Journalist | Les Echos correspondent in Tokyo, reporter. | 1 | 6 |