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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hubert Étienne Philosopher · Quintessence AI | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | CEO of Quintessence AI, main role. | 2 | 2 |
| Hubert Kijek Journalist · TVN24 BiS | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist - standard journalistic role. | 1 | 1 |
| Hubert Kowalski Dr hab., archaeologist · University of Warsaw | Selected | Academic | Dr. hab., archaeologist at University of Warsaw. | 1 | 1 |
| Hubert Liebertz Former butcher | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Hubert Smeets Russia expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Specialized Dutch journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Hubert Stojanowski | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Hubert Teubenbacher Head · Wiener Bäder | Excluded | Business executive | Head of Wiener Bäder. | 1 | 1 |
| Hubert Védrine Former secretary general of the Élysée | Selected | Former official | Former Secretary General of Elysee, former Foreign Affairs Minister. | 9 | 16 |
| Huggy Rao Professor · Stanford | Selected | Academic | Professor, Stanford University. | 2 | 2 |
| Hugh Brasher CEO · London Marathon Events | Excluded | Business executive | London Marathon Events CEO. | 1 | 1 |
| Hugh Dennis Comedian | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Hugh Forrest Co-President & Chief Programming Officer · SXSW | Excluded | Business executive | Co-President of SXSW. | 1 | 1 |
| Hugh Linehan Presenter · Inside Politics | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist - standard journalistic role. | 1 | 1 |
| Hugh Lovatt Senior Policy Fellow · European Council on Foreign Relations | Selected | Think tank | Senior Policy Fellow European Council on Foreign Relations. | 1 | 1 |
| Hugh Newman Author and documentarian | Selected | Commentator | Author and documentarian. | 3 | 4 |
| Hugh O'Connell | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Hugh Powell Deputy security adviser | Excluded | Serving politician | Deputy security adviser in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Hugh Pym Health editor · BBC News | Selected | Commentator | Health editor, BBC News. | 2 | 3 |
| Hugh Ross Astrophysicist | Selected | Academic | Astrophysicist, Caltech. | 3 | 9 |
| Hugh Schofield Paris correspondent · BBC | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist - standard journalistic role. | 1 | 1 |
| Hugh Tomlinson Washington Reporter · The Times | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist - standard journalistic role. | 1 | 1 |
| Hugh White Emeritus Professor of Strategic Studies · Australian National University | Selected | Academic | Emeritus professor of strategic studies at Australian National University. | 3 | 3 |
| Hugo Bachega Correspondent · BBC | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist - standard journalistic role. | 1 | 1 |
| Hugo Biolley Mayor · Vinzieux | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor of Vinzieux in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Hugo Borensztein Co-founder and chair · Omi | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder and president of Omi. | 1 | 6 |
| Hugo Coniez Agrégé in history | Selected | Academic | History agrégé (French university title). | 1 | 2 |
| Hugo Daniel General news reporter · The Sunday Times | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist - standard journalistic role. | 1 | 1 |
| Hugo de Gentile | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently clear role. | 1 | 1 |
| Hugo Erken Economist · RaboResearch | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist at RaboResearch. | 1 | 1 |
| Hugo Ferrer | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently clear role. | 1 | 1 |
| Hugo Franco Journalist · Expresso | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist - standard journalistic role. | 1 | 3 |
| Hugo Hesser Professor of psychology | Selected | Academic | Psychology professor. | 1 | 1 |
| Hugo Kennis | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Hugo Koning Greek mythology expert · Leiden University | Selected | Academic | Greek mythology expert at University of Leiden. | 1 | 2 |
| Hugo Laurençon HuggingFace M4 | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | HuggingFace M4, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Hugo Mercier Cognitive scientist · Institut Jean Nicod | Selected | Academic | Cognitive scientist at Institut Jean Nicod (CNRS). | 4 | 4 |
| Hugo Micheron Specialist in jihadism | Selected | Academic | Political scientist, École Normale Supérieure. | 3 | 10 |
| Hugo Mills | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Hugo Mujica Retired priest, poet | Selected | Commentator | Retired priest, poet, primary activity poet. | 1 | 1 |
| Hugo Nordland Historian and author · Historiska Media | Selected | Commentator | Historian and author, author activity. | 2 | 11 |
| Hugo Pronk | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Hugo Sarrazin CEO · Avalara | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Avalara. | 1 | 1 |
| Hugo Schiffers Guest | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist - standard journalistic role. | 1 | 1 |
| Hugo Soussan Chief of staff · Exail Technologies | Excluded | Business executive | Chief of staff at Exail Technologies. | 1 | 1 |
| Hugo Swart VP and GM of XR · Qualcomm | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | VP and GM of XR Qualcomm. | 1 | 1 |
| Hugo Volz Oliveira Secretary of the New Economy Institute · Instituto New Economy | Selected | Think tank | Secretary of New Economy Institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Hugo von Essen Analyst · Centrum för Östeuropastudier, UI | Selected | Think tank | Analyst Center for Eastern European Studies UI. | 2 | 6 |
| Hugues Dayez | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Hugues Fulchiron | Selected | Academic | University teacher, jurist. | 1 | 7 |
| Hugues Tertrais Historian | Selected | Academic | Historian at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. | 1 | 2 |