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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huib Modderkolk Investigative journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist - standard journalistic role. | 1 | 1 |
| Hülya Tektas Community Coach · wohnpartner | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Humayun Tai Senior partner · McKinsey & Company | Selected | Economist or consultant | Senior Partner McKinsey & Company. | 1 | 1 |
| Humberto Márquez | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist - standard journalistic role. | 1 | 1 |
| Humza Yousaf First Minister · Écosse | Excluded | Serving politician | First Minister of Scotland in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Hung Cao Candidate | Excluded | Serving politician | Political candidate. | 1 | 1 |
| Hung Lan Chair professor · Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, National Central University | Selected | Academic | Distinguished Professor, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, National Central University. | 1 | 1 |
| Hunter Thevis Co-founder of S1 Technology | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of S1 Technology. | 1 | 1 |
| Huri Shahin Mayor · Rijswijk | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor of Rijswijk in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Husam Zomlot Head of the Palestinian Mission · Palestinian Mission to the UK | Excluded | Serving politician | Head of the Palestinian Mission, diplomatic position. | 1 | 1 |
| Huseyn Aliyev Lecturer · University of Glasgow | Selected | Academic | Lecturer at University of Glasgow. | 1 | 1 |
| Hussein Ibish Scholar | Selected | Think tank | Senior fellow at Gulf institute. | 2 | 2 |
| Huub Stapel | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Huub Wijfjes Media historian | Selected | Academic | Media historian, university teacher. | 2 | 2 |
| Huwy-min Lucia Liu Assistant Professor · George Mason University | Selected | Academic | Assistant Professor George Mason University. | 1 | 1 |
| Huxi Bach Journalist and satirist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist - standard journalistic role. | 1 | 1 |
| Hyemin Han Associate Editor · The Lawfare Institute | Selected | Commentator | Associate Editor, The Lawfare Institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Hyeseung Song | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Hyun Song Shin Economic advisor and head of research · Bank for International Settlements | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economic advisor and head of research at Bank for International Settlements. | 3 | 6 |
| Iain D. Thomson Professor of philosophy · University of New Mexico | Selected | Academic | Professor of philosophy, University of New Mexico. | 1 | 1 |
| Iain Dale Broadcaster, podcaster | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist - standard journalistic role. | 1 | 1 |
| Iain Lawson Senior advisor · Baringa | Selected | Economist or consultant | Senior Advisor Baringa (consulting firm). | 1 | 1 |
| Iain MacInnes | Selected | Academic | Medieval historian at University of Highlands. | 1 | 1 |
| Iain MacWhirter | Selected | Commentator | Scottish political columnist. | 4 | 4 |
| Ian Acheson Former prison governor | Selected | Former official | Former prison governor. | 1 | 1 |
| Ian Boyd Professor · University of St Andrews | Selected | Academic | Professor, University of St Andrews. | 1 | 1 |
| Ian Bremmer Founder and President · Eurasia Group | Selected | Think tank | Founder and President of Eurasia Group. | 27 | 224 |
| Ian Buruma Historian | Selected | Academic | Historian at Bard College. | 3 | 3 |
| Ian Carroll Investigative journalist & content creator | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Ian Charles Managing partner of Arctos' Sports Partners | Excluded | Business executive | Managing partner Arctos Sports Partners. | 1 | 2 |
| Ian Dunt Political writer and commentator | Selected | Commentator | Political writer and commentator. | 7 | 21 |
| Ian Gold Professor and Chair of Philosophy and Professor of Psychiatry · McGill | Selected | Academic | Professor and Chair of Philosophy, McGill University. | 1 | 6 |
| Ian Goldin Oxford professor · Université d'Oxford | Selected | Academic | Oxford professor, University of Oxford professor. | 3 | 3 |
| Ian Gregory CTO · AdvanceTrack Outsourcing | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | CTO of AdvanceTrack Outsourcing. | 1 | 1 |
| Ian Guider Columnist · Business Post | Selected | Commentator | Columnist for Business Post. | 1 | 21 |
| Ian Harris Tech expert · Pulse Podcasts | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Ian Haworth | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ian Hislop Chief judge · Private Eye | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 4 |
| Ian Hodder Archaeologist · Stanford University | Selected | Academic | Archaeologist at Stanford University. | 1 | 1 |
| Ian Johnson Council on Foreign Relations | Selected | Think tank | Council on Foreign Relations. | 1 | 2 |
| Ian Jones University of Liverpool | Selected | Academic | Professor at University of Liverpool. | 1 | 1 |
| Ian Kehoe Co-Founder, The Currency | Excluded | Business executive | Co-Founder at The Currency. | 1 | 1 |
| Ian Lance Portfolio Manager · Temple Bar Investment Trust | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Portfolio Manager at investment bank. | 1 | 2 |
| Ian Lavender | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ian Lovett The Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist - standard journalistic role. | 1 | 1 |
| Ian Marcus Corbin Philosopher, essayist, and author · Capita | Selected | Commentator | Philosopher, essayist and author. | 1 | 1 |
| Ian McMillan Poet | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ian Milsom Physician in obstetrics and gynaecology | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Obstetrician. | 1 | 1 |
| Ian Morris Jean and Rebecca Willard Professor of Classics and Professor in History · Stanford University | Selected | Academic | Professor of Classics and History at Stanford University. | 2 | 3 |
| Ian Murray Shadow Scotland Secretary | Excluded | Serving politician | Shadow Scotland Secretary, politician in office. | 1 | 1 |