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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivona Remundová Documentary filmmaker, doula and political scientist by training | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Documentary maker, doula and podcast author. | 1 | 1 |
| Ivor Bennett Sky News | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Sky News. | 1 | 1 |
| Iwan Rhys Morus Professor | Selected | Academic | Prof, university historian. | 1 | 1 |
| Iwan Städler Domestic editor · Tages-Anzeiger | Excluded | Journalist | National editor Tages-Anzeiger | 1 | 1 |
| Iwan Verrips | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 3 |
| Iwona Bobrowska-Budny Kirov & Partners | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Iwona Tryfon-Wilkoszewska Prok. | Excluded | Serving politician | Prosecutor (magistrate). | 1 | 1 |
| Iwona Wiśniewska Expert at OSW | Selected | Think tank | Expert at OSW (Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich). | 4 | 7 |
| Iyad Rahwan Researcher | Selected | Academic | Researcher university teacher at Max Planck Institute for Human Development | 1 | 1 |
| Iza Zasztowt Violinist · Orkiestry Polskiego Radia | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Izabela Mokrowiecka | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Izanami García | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Izzeldin Abuelaish Doctor | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Izzy Posen Former member · Hasidic Jewish community | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| J. Bradford DeLong Economist · UC Berkeley | Selected | Academic et Commentator | Economic historian at UC Berkeley, author of Slouching Towards Utopia. | 1 | 2 |
| J. Logan Smilges Assistant professor of English language and literatures · University of British Columbia | Selected | Academic | Assistant professor at University of British Columbia. | 1 | 1 |
| J. Michael Luttig Judge | Selected | Former official | Former Fourth Circuit judge. | 1 | 1 |
| J. Stephen Morrison Senior Vice President · CSIS Global Health Policy Center | Selected | Think tank | Senior Vice President CSIS Global Health Policy Center. | 2 | 3 |
| J.B. Pritzker Illinois Governor · État de l'Illinois | Excluded | Serving politician | Illinois Governor (in office). | 1 | 1 |
| J.C. Kneale Head of North American Power and Gas Markets for ICE | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Head of Markets at ICE (company executive). | 1 | 1 |
| J.D. Vance Senator · Ohio | Excluded | Serving politician | Senator from Ohio, politician in office. | 1 | 2 |
| J.J. Benítez | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author of books on UFOs. | 1 | 1 |
| J.P. Hague Lawyer/Researcher | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer/researcher. | 1 | 1 |
| J'tia Hart Nuclear engineer | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Nuclear engineer. | 1 | 1 |
| Jaakko Kangasniemi CEO · Finnfund | Excluded | Business executive | CEO at Finnfund. | 1 | 1 |
| Jaakko Onali UB | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jaakko Parkkali YouTuber | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jaakko Sinnemaa CEO · Asuntosalkku | Excluded | Business executive | Businessman and professional investor. | 2 | 3 |
| Jaan Praks Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor (male form). | 1 | 1 |
| Jaana Jantola | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jaana Leena Kerola Journalist · Aamulehti | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Aamulehti. | 1 | 1 |
| Jaap Boonstra | Selected | Academic | Dutch psychologist, university teacher at University of Amsterdam. | 3 | 5 |
| Jaap de Hoop Scheffer Former NATO secretary general | Selected | Former official | Former NATO Secretary-General (former). | 8 | 28 |
| Jaap de Vlas | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Jaap Gerkes Managing director of Protiviti | Excluded | Business executive | MD Protiviti (consulting company executive). | 1 | 1 |
| Jaap Goudsmit Scientist, virologist and writer · University of Amsterdam | Selected | Academic | Scientist, virologist at University of Amsterdam. | 1 | 1 |
| Jaap Scholten Writer · stichting Protect Ukraine | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author (writer/activist). | 1 | 1 |
| Jaap Smit King's Commissioner | Excluded | Serving politician | Commissaris van de Koning, political office. | 1 | 1 |
| Jaap van 't Hek Change experts | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Jaap Velema Mayor · Gemeente Westerwolde | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor, politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Jaap-Willem Roozemond Skipper · KNRM Ouddorp | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Skipper at KNRM (rescue captain). | 1 | 1 |
| Jacco Baak | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jacek Banasiak Mathematics professor · Instytut Matematyki Politechniki Łódzkiej | Selected | Academic | Profesor of mathematics at Technical University of Lodz. | 1 | 1 |
| Jacek Bartosiak Strategy&Future | Selected | Think tank | Strategy and Future, Polish think tank. | 7 | 46 |
| Jacek Czarnecki War correspondent · Polskie Radio | Excluded | Journalist | War correspondent for Polish Radio. | 1 | 1 |
| Jacek Dukaj | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Polish science fiction writer, novel author. | 1 | 1 |
| Jacek Gądek Journalist and publicist · Newsweek | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and publicist at Newsweek. | 3 | 6 |
| Jacek Jakubiuk Author of the Finansowy Preppers YouTube channel | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jacek Janowski Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor (male form in Italian). | 1 | 1 |
| Jacek Karnowski Deputy minister of funds and regional policy | Excluded | Serving politician | Vice-Minister (vice-minister, politician in office). | 1 | 1 |