Screening of candidates
Only guests who fit one of the 6 roles of the Atrium spec are kept.
Guests identified28,558
Excluded19,870
Selected8,688
Selected by role
AcademicNamed position at a university or research institution4,341Think 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
27,700 people
| Person | Decision | Role or reason | Why | Podcasts | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 · Arctos | 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 Archäologe · 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 · 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 Läkare i obstetrik och gynekologi | 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 |
| 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 biologiste y artista experta en botánica | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Iaroslav Lebedynsky historien · INALCO | Selected | Academic | Historian teaching at INALCO. | 1 | 3 |
| Ib Keld Jensen journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist - standard journalistic role. | 1 | 1 |
| Ib Michael Rasmussen forfatter · Eventyrernes Klub | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author and adventurer, member of the Adventurers Club. | 1 | 1 |
| Ib Ravn forsker, underviser og forfatter | Selected | Academic | Researcher and university instructor. | 2 | 2 |
| Iban Martínez autor | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author of fiction saga. | 1 | 1 |
| Iben Mondrup | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Iben Schmidt USA-korrespondent · Finans | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist - standard journalistic role. | 1 | 2 |
| Ibon Cormenzana director | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ibrat Safo BBC journalist · BBC | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist - standard journalistic role. | 1 | 1 |
| Ida Arnell åklagare | Excluded | Serving politician | Prosecutor (Åklagare), public authority. | 1 | 1 |
| Ida Gabrielsson vice ordförande och ekonomisk-politisk talesperson · 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 |