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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John McGuirk Journalist · Gript Media | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Gript Media. | 1 | 4 |
| Jon Hamilton Science correspondent · NPR | Excluded | Journalist | Science correspondent, NPR. | 1 | 4 |
| Jonas Roth Foreign editor · NZZ | Excluded | Journalist | Foreign and Middle East correspondent. | 1 | 4 |
| Juan Carlos Gil | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 4 |
| Judith Perret Reporter · Le Parisien | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter at Parisien | 1 | 4 |
| Julien Bonnet Journalist · BFM Business | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist BFM Business. | 1 | 4 |
| Justin Webb Reporter · Americast | Excluded | Journalist | BBC presenter and reporter. | 1 | 4 |
| Jérôme Colombain Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist podcast creator. | 1 | 4 |
| Jérôme Dedeyan Partner and chair · ToutSurMesFinances.com | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Associate president finance consulting sites. | 1 | 4 |
| Kevin Smouts | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 4 |
| Lars Leijonborg | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 4 |
| Laurens Berentsen Tax editor · Het Financieele Dagblad | Excluded | Journalist | Taxes editor at Het Financieele Dagblad. | 1 | 4 |
| Laurent Guimier Journalist · LCP | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist LCP. | 1 | 4 |
| Leny Malacinski Journalist · Weekendavisen | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 4 |
| Liam Tunney Reporter · Belfast Telegraph | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Belfast Telegraph | 1 | 4 |
| Liron Kayvan Fitness expert · BFLA | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Fitness expert/coach. | 1 | 4 |
| Lisa Caspari ZEIT politics editor and podcaster | Excluded | Journalist | ZEIT political editor and podcast host. | 1 | 4 |
| Lorenzo Cremonesi Journalist · Corriere della Sera | Excluded | Journalist | Corriere della Sera journalist. | 1 | 4 |
| Lucia Aleotti Vice president · Confindustria | Excluded | Business executive | Vice-President of Confindustria, employer representative. | 1 | 4 |
| Magda Skawińska Reporter · Polskie Radio | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Polskie Radio | 1 | 4 |
| Mara Gergolet Journalist · Corriere della Sera | Excluded | Journalist | Corriere della Sera journalist. | 1 | 4 |
| Mara Liasson National political correspondent · NPR | Excluded | Journalist | National political correspondent NPR. | 1 | 4 |
| Marcel de Boer Stock market editor · Het Financieele Dagblad | Excluded | Journalist | Financial editor Het Financieele Dagblad. | 1 | 4 |
| Marcel Luthe Trade union founder | Excluded | Serving politician | Founder and leader of German trade union. | 1 | 4 |
| Marcin Pośpiech | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Generalist journalist. | 1 | 4 |
| Marco Bonarrigo Journalist · Corriere della Sera | Excluded | Journalist | Corriere della Sera journalist. | 1 | 4 |
| Marek Meissner | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist, no indication of analysis. | 1 | 4 |
| Marina Pina Correspondent for the Royal Household · EL MUNDO | Excluded | Journalist | Diplomacy correspondent. | 1 | 4 |
| Marlies Jellema Centrum voor Werkgeluk | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 4 |
| Mathijs Rotteveel Editor · Het Financieele Dagblad | Excluded | Journalist | Financial markets editor FD | 1 | 4 |
| Maxime Recoquillé Journalist · L'Express | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist in Tech section, technology news reporter. | 1 | 4 |
| Merijn de Waal Correspondent · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | NRC correspondent/editor, reporting journalist. | 1 | 4 |
| Michael Moynihan Host · The Fifth Column | Excluded | Journalist | Host/co-host of The Fifth Column podcast. | 1 | 4 |
| Olivia Kortas Ukraine correspondent for ZEIT | Excluded | Journalist | Ukraine correspondent at DIE ZEIT. | 1 | 4 |
| Olle Larsson Historian | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 4 |
| Pablo Pardo Correspondent · EL MUNDO | Excluded | Journalist | Correspondent EL MUNDO. | 1 | 4 |
| Paolo Zangrillo Minister · Governo italiano | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Public Administration in office. | 1 | 4 |
| Patrick Bertrand Chief operating officer · Holnest | Excluded | Business executive | General director of operations at Holnest. | 1 | 4 |
| Paul Treyvaud Social commentator | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Restaurateur and chef. | 1 | 4 |
| Pedro Cordeiro International editor · Expresso | Excluded | Journalist | International editor at Expresso. | 1 | 4 |
| Pernille Jensen Music critic · Politiken | Excluded | Journalist | Music critic Politiken, culture critic. | 1 | 4 |
| Peter Slagter Analyst · Bitcoin Alpha | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 4 |
| Phil Holloway MK True Crime host · Holloway Law Group | Excluded | Journalist | MK True Crime host, not analysis journalist. | 1 | 4 |
| Pieter Van Dooren Journalist · De Standaard | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist, De Standaard, not analyst. | 1 | 4 |
| Pilar Pérez Head of the health section · El Mundo | Excluded | Journalist | Head Health Section, health section chief. | 1 | 4 |
| Rashif el Kaoui | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 4 |
| Renol Vestergaard Construction editor · Het Financieele Dagblad | Excluded | Journalist | Construction editor, specialized journalist. | 1 | 4 |
| Robert Citino Senior historian, National WWII Museum | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Senior historian in a museum. | 1 | 4 |
| Robert Schuckink Kool Fund manager · ABS Fund Wijs & van Oostveen | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Fund manager and research head, not an economist by definition. | 1 | 4 |
| Salomé Ferraris Journalist · Tech&Co | Excluded | Journalist | Tech journalist at BFM. | 1 | 4 |