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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Napier Macro strategist | Selected | Economist or consultant | Macro strategist financial historian. | 9 | 11 |
| Ruud Koopmans Professor of sociology | Selected | Academic | Professor of sociology, migration researcher. | 9 | 11 |
| Hein de Haas Migration researcher | Selected | Academic | Prof. dr. migration researcher, international. | 9 | 11 |
| Ivan Krastev Political scientist | Selected | Academic | Bulgarian political scientist, university teacher. | 9 | 11 |
| Jacques Vallee UFO researcher | Selected | Commentator | Legendary UFO researcher, analyzes UFO phenomena. | 9 | 11 |
| Ta-Nehisi Coates | Selected | Commentator | Essayist and analysis journalist, Atlantic columnist. | 9 | 11 |
| Amy Gallo HBR contributing editor, expert workplace conflict and communication, co-host Women at Work · Harvard Business Review | Selected | Commentator | HBR contributing editor, workplace analysis expert. | 8 | 11 |
| Jessie Inchauspé Founder · Glucose Goddess | Selected | Commentator | Biochemist, founder of Glucose Goddess movement. | 8 | 11 |
| Emma Frans PhD in medical epidemiology · Karolinska Institutet | Selected | Academic | Doctor in medical epidemiology at Karolinska Institutet. | 8 | 11 |
| Mark Blyth Political economist · Brown University | Selected | Academic | Political economist professor at Brown University. | 8 | 11 |
| Debra Soh Neuroscientist PhD | Selected | Commentator | Neuroscientist, now columnist and author on gender. | 8 | 11 |
| Jonathan Rauch Brookings | Selected | Think tank | Brookings Institution, think tank. | 8 | 11 |
| Judith Kohlenberger Researcher | Selected | Academic | Social scientist and university teacher at University of Vienna. | 8 | 11 |
| Julie Bindel Feminist | Selected | Commentator | Feminist writer and radical feminist activist. | 8 | 11 |
| Soto Ivars | Selected | Commentator | Spanish essayist and opinion columnist. | 8 | 11 |
| Donald Trump President · The Trump Organization | Excluded | Serving politician | President of the United States (serving). | 7 | 11 |
| Thor Gotaas Folklore researcher and author | Selected | Commentator | Folklore researcher and author. | 7 | 11 |
| Natacha Polony Journalist · L'Audace | Selected | Commentator | Essayist, director of ideas magazine. | 7 | 11 |
| Axel Bojanowski Science journalists · WELT | Selected | Commentator | Science Journalist (science journalist analyst). | 7 | 11 |
| Gerhard Mangott Russia expert · University of Innsbruck | Selected | Academic | Russia expert, University of Innsbruck. | 7 | 11 |
| Ed Nijpels Former VVD leader | Selected | Former official | Former VVD Leader (former party leader). | 7 | 11 |
| Frauke Petry | Selected | Former official | Former Bundestag and Landtag Saxony member (end of 2021). | 7 | 11 |
| George Packer The Atlantic | Selected | Commentator | The Atlantic, analysis essayist. | 7 | 11 |
| Max Otte | Selected | Academic | Economist at University of Graz. | 7 | 11 |
| Gallagher Fenwick International affairs columnist · LCI | Selected | Commentator | International politics columnist and author. | 6 | 11 |
| Dario Bressanini Chemist, university lecturer, science communicator | Selected | Academic | University chemistry lecturer. | 6 | 11 |
| Düzen Tekkal Activist · Háwar.help | Selected | Commentator | Journalist, author and documentary filmmaker. | 6 | 11 |
| Miguel Poiares Maduro Deputy minister under Passos Coelho · PSD | Selected | Former official | Former or ex-deputy minister. | 6 | 11 |
| Mary McCord Executive Director · Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection | Selected | Academic | Executive Director of institute at Georgetown University Law Center. | 6 | 11 |
| Tracy Borman Bestselling author | Selected | Commentator | Bestselling author and doctor, history author. | 6 | 11 |
| Bo Lidegaard Dr.phil. in history and author | Selected | Commentator | Dr. history, author of historical analyses. | 6 | 11 |
| Gareth Russell Author and historian | Selected | Commentator | Author and historian analyzing history. | 6 | 11 |
| Krzysztof Rak Analyst · Institut Zachodni | Selected | Think tank | Analyst at Institute of the West, think tank. | 6 | 11 |
| Ralph Janik International law expert | Selected | Academic | International Law Expert, university teacher. | 6 | 11 |
| Casper Thomas Americanist · de Groene Amsterdammer | Selected | Commentator | Americanist Groene Amsterdammer, media expert. | 5 | 11 |
| Jan van de Beek Migration researcher | Selected | Academic | Professor of migration research at university. | 5 | 11 |
| Jean Garrigues Historian | Selected | Academic | Historian, emeritus history professor. | 5 | 11 |
| Daniel Thym Migration lawyer | Selected | Academic | Professor of law at University of Konstanz. | 5 | 11 |
| Christianne van der Wal Former minister | Selected | Former official | Former minister. | 5 | 11 |
| Alain Duhamel Political columnist at BFMTV | Selected | Commentator | Political columnist at BFMTV. | 5 | 11 |
| Brendan Kelly Professor of Psychiatry · TCD | Selected | Academic | Professor of Psychiatry, TCD. | 5 | 11 |
| Emmanuel Todd | Selected | Academic | Demographer at Institut National d'Études Démographiques. | 5 | 11 |
| Frida Bratt Savings economist · Nordnet | Selected | Economist or consultant | Savings economist at Nordnet. | 5 | 11 |
| Giada Messetti | Selected | Commentator | Sinologist, author and China analyst for general audience. | 5 | 11 |
| Oísin Cantwell News columnist · Aftonbladet | Selected | Commentator | News columnist at Aftonbladet. | 5 | 11 |
| Vittorio Emanuele Parsi Professor | Selected | Academic | Political scientist at Catholic University of the Sacred Heart. | 5 | 11 |
| Ignacy Morawski | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist commenting on American trade policy. | 4 | 11 |
| Laurent Berger General secretary · CFDT | Selected | Think tank | Director and secretary general at CFDT. | 4 | 11 |
| Brenda Power Columnist · Irish Daily Mail and Sunday Independent | Selected | Commentator | Columnist for Irish Daily Mail and Sunday Independent. | 4 | 11 |
| Nina Power Author · The Spectator | Selected | Commentator | Author. | 4 | 11 |