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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Kucinich Mayor of Cleveland, U.S. Congressman, Democratic presidential candidate | Selected | Former official | Former mayor and U.S. Representative. | 5 | 8 |
| Diana Buttu Palestinian scholar | Selected | Academic | Jurist affiliated with Birzeit University. | 5 | 7 |
| Dietmar Bartsch Former parliamentary group leader · Die Linke | Selected | Former official | Former leader (former) of The Left faction. | 5 | 6 |
| Miriam Grossman Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of Lost in Trans Nation (nonfiction). | 5 | 10 |
| Edward Ongweso Newsletter editor · The Tech Bubble Newsletter | Selected | Commentator | Newsletter editor and analyst, The Tech Bubble. | 5 | 6 |
| Edward Watts Historian | Selected | Academic | Historian, professor, author of Mortal Republic. | 5 | 6 |
| Emily Herring Biographer | Selected | Commentator | Biographer. | 5 | 5 |
| Emmanuel Todd | Selected | Academic | Demographer at Institut National d'Études Démographiques. | 5 | 11 |
| Emérito Quintana Manager · Numantia Patrimonio Global | Selected | Economist or consultant | Wealth management manager. | 5 | 7 |
| Erick Erickson Author | Selected | Commentator | Political commentator and radio host. | 5 | 8 |
| Fernando Díaz Villanueva Journalist, history popularizer · Vozpópuli | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and historical commentator, analyst/journalist. | 5 | 6 |
| Florian Freistetter Astronomer · Science Busters | Selected | Commentator | Astronomer and podcaster Science Busters. | 5 | 22 |
| Francesc Miralles Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of book on happiness formula. | 5 | 23 |
| Franziska Davies Eastern Europe expert and historian · Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München | Selected | Academic | Historian at Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich. | 5 | 6 |
| Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf Professor | Selected | Academic | Prof. Legal scientist, Universität Potsdam. | 5 | 5 |
| 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 |
| Glory Liu Assistant professor · Georgetown University | Selected | Academic | Assistant professor at Georgetown University. | 5 | 7 |
| Hal Hershfield Professor of marketing, behavioral decision making and psychology · Anderson School of Management at UCLA | Selected | Academic | Professor of Marketing, UCLA. | 5 | 7 |
| Hanna Notte Expert on Russian foreign and security policy | Selected | Think tank | Political scientist at Center for Strategic and International Studies. | 5 | 7 |
| Heike Specht Dr. · Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities | Selected | Academic | Dr. at Bavarian Academy of Sciences. | 5 | 6 |
| Henri Guaino Former special adviser | Selected | Former official | Former special advisor to Nicolas Sarkozy. | 5 | 10 |
| Ingo Froböse Sports scientist, emeritus professor of prevention and rehabilitation in sport · Deutschen Sporthochschule Köln | Selected | Academic | Professor emeritus, German Sports University. | 5 | 14 |
| Jacob Kaarsbo Analyst · Europa | Selected | Think tank | Security analyst at think tank Europa. | 5 | 5 |
| Jakub Dymek | Selected | Commentator | Polish opinion journalist, political news analyst. | 5 | 16 |
| James Comey Former FBI director | Selected | Former official | Former FBI director. | 5 | 6 |
| Janna Levin | Selected | Academic | American theoretical cosmologist, physicist at University of Cambridge. | 5 | 27 |
| Jens Nordvig Goldman Sachs | Selected | Economist or consultant | Top economist at Goldman Sachs. | 5 | 9 |
| Jiang Xueqin Geopolitical analyst | Selected | Economist or consultant | Geopolitical analyst. | 5 | 14 |
| Jim Grant Founder and editor · Grant's Interest Rate Observer | Selected | Economist or consultant | Founder and editor of Grant's Interest Rate Observer. | 5 | 6 |
| Joanna Tyrowicz Professor | Selected | Economist or consultant | Polish economist and professor at University of Warsaw. | 5 | 49 |
| Johann Chapoutot Historian | Selected | Academic | Historian at Sorbonne University, specialist in Nazism. | 5 | 9 |
| John Martinis Nobel Prize in Physics Winner | Selected | Academic | Physicist at UC Santa Barbara. | 5 | 6 |
| John Torpey Director of the Ralph Bunche Institute | Selected | Academic et Think tank | Sociologist, professor and director of Ralph Bunche Institute. | 5 | 10 |
| Jonathan Czin Michael H. Armacost Chair in Foreign Policy · Brookings Institution | Selected | Think tank | Michael H. Armacost Chair in Foreign Policy Studies at Brookings Institution. | 5 | 5 |
| Julia Ravanis The historian of technology | Selected | Academic | Doctoral student at Chalmers University of Technology. | 5 | 6 |
| Jutta Allmendinger Sociologist · Wissenschaftszentrums Berlin für Sozialforschung | Selected | Academic | Sociologist at Scientificscentrum Berlin, social research. | 5 | 5 |
| Karl Rove Political consultant | Selected | Former official | Former political consultant and presidential advisor. | 5 | 12 |
| Kate Adamala Bioengineer | Selected | Academic | Synthetic biologist at University of Minnesota. | 5 | 8 |
| Kees Verhoeven Founder · Bureau Digitale Zaken | Selected | Former official | Former member of parliament (D66 Netherlands). | 5 | 7 |
| Kiko Llaneras Expert in data and polling · EL PAIS | Selected | Commentator | Survey data expert at EL PAIS, analyst. | 5 | 6 |
| Kim Wehle Professor of law and former assistant U.S. attorney | Selected | Academic | Professor of law, former assistant attorney. | 5 | 6 |
| Kip Thorne Physicist | Selected | Academic | Physicist and professor at Caltech. | 5 | 5 |
| Kristian Åström Economics commentator · Sveriges Radio | Selected | Commentator | Economics commentator at Sveriges Radio. | 5 | 7 |
| Kurt Bauer Historian | Selected | Commentator | Austrian historian and non-fiction writer. | 5 | 7 |
| Lars Christensen Economist | Selected | Economist or consultant | Danish economist. | 5 | 16 |
| Laurien Crump Foreign affairs and defense expert · Centrum voor Parlementaire Geschiedenis aan de Radboud Universiteit | Selected | Academic | Historian expert at Centrum Parlementaire Radboud University. | 5 | 13 |
| Leslie John Professor · Harvard Business School | Selected | Academic | Professor at Harvard Business School. | 5 | 5 |
| Liam Halligan Columnist · Telegraph | Selected | Commentator | Columnist for Telegraph. | 5 | 7 |
| Lisa Graves Lawyer | Selected | Lawyer | Female lawyer in practice. | 5 | 14 |