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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea Pezzi | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Andreas Arp Food editor · Altinget | Excluded | Journalist | Food editor and editor at Altinget. | 1 | 2 |
| Andreas Bo Pedersen | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Andreas Haukeland Artist | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Andreas Neumann Bayerischer Rundfunk | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Andreas Ross Political news chief · F.A.Z. | Excluded | Journalist | Politics news chief at F.A.Z. | 1 | 2 |
| Andrew Duehren WSJ reporter · The Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Wall Street Journal | 1 | 2 |
| Andrew Kenny Journalist · The Spectator | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist The Spectator. | 1 | 2 |
| Andrew Lowth Reporter | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter | 1 | 2 |
| Andrew Phelan | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (non) : Guest speaks in a news podcast in 2023 to 2026, but the linked British circuit judge died in 2013; namesake. | 1 | 2 |
| Andrzej Byrt Former ambassador | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Andrzej Gajcy Telewizja Republika | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Andrzej Grzyb PSL MP | Excluded | Serving politician | PSL deputy in office. | 1 | 2 |
| Andrzej Zawadzki-Liang Political scientist | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 2 |
| Andy Ogles Tennessee Rep | Excluded | Serving politician | Tennessee representative, incumbent congressman. | 1 | 2 |
| Angela Davison Sunday Life | Excluded | Journalist | Sunday Life journalist. | 1 | 2 |
| Angelika Hellemann Reporter · BILD | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter BILD | 1 | 2 |
| Angry Foreigner Youtuber | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Anil Manji Communications consultant | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Communications consultant, general consultant. | 1 | 2 |
| Anissa Chehbib President · UNEF Sciences Po | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Anja Kohl ARD economics expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | ARD economics expert, journalist. | 1 | 2 |
| Anke Behrend | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Opinion columnist on politics and history at apolut; nothing ties her to this biologist profile, and nothing rules it out. | 1 | 2 |
| Ann Wright Founder · Roughhouse Media | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Founder of Roughhouse Media and BBC journalist. | 1 | 2 |
| Anna Daimler General secretary · vida | Excluded | Business executive | General secretary of vid union. | 1 | 2 |
| Anna de Haas Industry editor · Het Financieele Dagblad | Excluded | Journalist | Industry editor at Het Financieele Dagblad. | 1 | 2 |
| Anna Libak | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Anna Munch Heydorn Investigative journalist · TV2 Fyn | Excluded | Journalist | Investigative journalist at TV2 Fyn. | 1 | 2 |
| Anna North Reporter and writer · Vox | Excluded | Journalist | Bestselling novelist. | 1 | 2 |
| Anna Sofie Laue Journalist · Finans | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Finans. | 1 | 2 |
| Anna Svanberg Co-founder of BRAVE Leadership | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Founder of BRAVE Leadership, business executive. | 1 | 2 |
| Anna Łabuszewska Editor · Tygodnik Powszechny | Excluded | Journalist | Weekly newspaper editor, without established analysis function. | 1 | 2 |
| Anne Cagan Editor-in-chief of the Tech desk · L'Express | Excluded | Journalist | Tech desk editor-in-chief, L'Express. | 1 | 2 |
| Anne Tergesen WSJ retirement reporter · The Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | WSJ Retirement Reporter. | 1 | 2 |
| Anne-Françoise Hivert Correspondent · Le Monde | Excluded | Journalist | Le Monde correspondent. | 1 | 2 |
| Annette Birschel Journalist, Netherlands correspondent · Duitse media | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist, correspondent for German media. | 1 | 2 |
| Annie Duke Former professional poker champion | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Former professional poker champion, athlete. | 1 | 2 |
| Annika Borg | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Annika Hirvonen Green Party | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Anoosh Chakelian Britain Editor · The New Statesman | Excluded | Journalist | Britain editor at New Statesman. | 1 | 2 |
| Anouk Boone Correspondent · Het Financieele Dagblad | Excluded | Journalist | Italy correspondent for Het Financieele Dagblad. | 1 | 2 |
| Anton Breinbjerg | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Anton Nootenboom Barefoot Dutchman | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Antonella Clerici TV presenter | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Antoni Rokicki Reportage writer · Polskiego Radia | Excluded | Journalist | Report (reporter) Polish Radio | 1 | 2 |
| Antonio Albanese Actor and comedian | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Antonio Martínez Ron Science journalist · elDiario.es | Excluded | Journalist | Science specialist journalist, elDiario.es. | 1 | 2 |
| Antía Lousada | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Antón Meana | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Spanish journalist, no evidence of analysis. | 1 | 2 |
| Anurupa Ganguly Founder · Prisms | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Prisms VR. | 1 | 2 |
| Anya Parampil | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |