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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Parry | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Ian Proud Former British Diplomat | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 3 |
| Ian Sample Science editor · The Guardian | Selected | Commentator | Science editor, The Guardian. | 1 | 13 |
| Ian Smith | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (non) : Business and investing podcast guest speaking in 2025; the linked profile is the Rhodesian prime minister who died in 2007, a namesake. | 1 | 1 |
| Ian Thomson | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Ian Watkinson Structural geologist · Royal Holloway university | Selected | Academic | Structural geologist at Royal Holloway university. | 1 | 1 |
| Ian Winwood Music journalist, author | Selected | Commentator | Music journalist, author. | 1 | 1 |
| Iara Chapuis Biologist and artist specializing in botany | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Iaroslav Lebedynsky Historian · INALCO | Selected | Academic | Historian teaching at INALCO. | 1 | 3 |
| Ib Keld Jensen Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist - standard journalistic role. | 1 | 1 |
| Ib Michael Rasmussen Author · Eventyrernes Klub | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author and adventurer, member of the Adventurers Club. | 1 | 1 |
| Ib Ravn Researcher, teacher and author | Selected | Academic | Researcher and university instructor. | 2 | 2 |
| Iban Martínez Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author of fiction saga. | 1 | 1 |
| Iben Mondrup | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Iben Schmidt US correspondent · Finans | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist - standard journalistic role. | 1 | 2 |
| Ibon Cormenzana Director | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ibrat Safo BBC journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist - standard journalistic role. | 1 | 1 |
| Ida Arnell Prosecutor | Excluded | Serving politician | Prosecutor (Åklagare), public authority. | 1 | 1 |
| Ida Gabrielsson Vice chair and economic policy spokesperson · Västerpartiet | Excluded | Serving politician | Vice-leader of political party. | 1 | 1 |
| Ida Guldsted Robinson | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ida Hansteen | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ida Kannisto Datajournalismin tuottaja · Aamulehti | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist - standard journalistic role. | 1 | 1 |
| Ida Karkiainen Migration spokesperson · Social Democrats | Excluded | Serving politician | Political party spokesman. | 1 | 1 |
| Ida Kjos | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Ida Kristensen Senior partner · McKinsey & Company | Selected | Economist or consultant | Senior Partner McKinsey & Company. | 1 | 1 |
| Ida Nathan Journalist · Politiken | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist and reporter at Politiken newspaper. | 1 | 2 |
| Ida Nynne Daarbak Reislev Lawyer · forbrugerrådet Tænk | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Jurist, not a law firm attorney. | 1 | 1 |
| Ida Östenberg Professor · University of Gothenburg | Selected | Academic | Professor at Gothenburg University. | 2 | 8 |
| Ida Västerdal Doctoral student · University of Gothenburg | Selected | Academic | Doctoral student at University of Gothenburg. | 1 | 1 |
| Ida Wolden Bache Central bank governor · Norges Bank | Excluded | Serving politician | Central bank governor in office. | 1 | 2 |
| Idar Kreutzer NHO | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | CEO, businessman, no specific role. | 1 | 1 |
| Ido Portal Global pioneer of Movement Culture | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Founder of Movement Culture. | 1 | 1 |
| Idoia Sota Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist with no indication of specialized analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| Idrees Ali Journalist · Reuters | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist and reporter at Reuters. | 1 | 2 |
| Idriss Khouader Co-founder and general manager · Meteoria | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder and CEO of startup. | 1 | 1 |
| Ieva Bisigirskaitė Author | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Iga Dzieciuchowicz Author | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Iga Magda Associate professor · Warsaw School of Economics | Selected | Academic | Associate professor Warsaw School of Economics. | 2 | 3 |
| Iggy Rubin | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Igiaba Scego Writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer, fiction author. | 1 | 1 |
| Ignaas Devisch | Selected | Commentator | Essayist, philosophical analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| Ignacio Cabria Anthropologist | Selected | Commentator | Anthropologist and essay author. | 2 | 2 |
| Ignacio Crespo | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 2 |
| Ignacio Escolar Director · elDiario.es | Excluded | Journalist | Director of general news media. | 3 | 8 |
| Ignacio Fuertes Investment director and partner at Miraltabank | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Investment Director in bank. | 1 | 1 |
| Ignacio Galán Chair · Iberdrola | Excluded | Business executive | Chair of Iberdrola, company executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Ignacio Jarillo Journalist and writer | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist and novelist (second novel). | 1 | 2 |
| Ignacio López Goñi | Selected | Academic | Professor of microbiology at the University of Navarre. | 1 | 1 |
| Ignacio Martín Cuadrado Neuropsychologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Neuropsychologist. | 1 | 1 |
| Ignacio Martin-Lerma Professor of prehistory · University of Murcia | Selected | Academic | Profesor de prehistoria at Universidad de Murcia. | 1 | 1 |