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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liz Cheney Vice Chair · January 6th select committee | Selected | Former official | Former Congresswoman, committee now dissolved. | 5 | 6 |
| Lue Elizondo Former AATIP (Gov't UFO program) director | Selected | Former official | Former AATIP director, government program. | 5 | 6 |
| Maggie Jackson Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of nonfiction essays, journalist and columnist. | 5 | 7 |
| Magnus Henrekson | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist at Stockholm School of Economics. | 5 | 8 |
| Maria Libura Dr | Selected | Academic | Public health specialist, university employee. | 5 | 8 |
| Marques Mendes | Selected | Commentator et Former official | Political commentator, former Portuguese minister. | 5 | 5 |
| Mathias Sundin Former member of the Riksdag · WARP Institute | Selected | Former official | Former member of parliament. | 5 | 5 |
| Matthew Desmond Princeton sociologist, Pulitzer Prize-winning author · Princeton University | Selected | Academic | Princeton sociologist, Pulitzer Prize-winning author. | 5 | 6 |
| Mhairi Black Former SNP Deputy Leader and MP · Paisley and Renfrewshire South | Selected | Former official | Former SNP Deputy Leader and MP. | 5 | 7 |
| Michael Batnick Ritholtz Wealth Management | Selected | Economist or consultant | Ritholtz Wealth Management, manager. | 5 | 93 |
| Michael McConnell Richard and Frances Mallery Professor · Stanford Law School | Selected | Academic | Richard and Frances Mallery Professor, Stanford Law. | 5 | 5 |
| Michel Duclos Former French ambassador to Syria · Institut Montaigne | Selected | Former official | Former Ambassador of France to Syria, former status. | 5 | 14 |
| Mogens Lykketoft Former foreign minister | Selected | Former official | Former foreign minister. | 5 | 8 |
| Monika Rosen Stock market expert | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief analyst of a bank. | 5 | 9 |
| Nadine Dorries Former Tory cabinet minister | Selected | Former official | Former Conservative cabinet minister. | 5 | 6 |
| Nejra Macic Chief economist · Prognosesenteret | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief Economist at Prognosesenteret. | 5 | 7 |
| Nicholas Kristof NYT columnist · New York Times | Selected | Commentator | Columnist at New York Times. | 5 | 6 |
| Oana Lungescu Former NATO spokesperson | Selected | Former official | Former NATO spokesperson. | 5 | 5 |
| Olga Khazan Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of Me, But Better, scientific nonfiction. | 5 | 6 |
| Oliver Stuenkel Political scientist, writer, professor · Fundação Getulio Vargas | Selected | Academic | Professor at Fundacao Getulio Vargas. Academic position. | 5 | 5 |
| Olivier Alexandre Researcher · CNRS | Selected | Academic | Researcher at CNRS, public research organization. | 5 | 5 |
| Oriana Skylar Mastro Center Fellow · Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies | Selected | Think tank | Fellow at Freeman Spogli Institute Stanford. | 5 | 5 |
| Oísin Cantwell News columnist · Aftonbladet | Selected | Commentator | News columnist at Aftonbladet. | 5 | 11 |
| Pascal Boniface Geopolitical scientist · IRIS | Selected | Think tank | Geopolitologist director-founder of IRIS (think tank). | 5 | 58 |
| Paul Verhagen Strategic analyst · HCSS | Selected | Think tank | Strategic analyst at HCSS. | 5 | 16 |
| Rashid Khalidi Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies · Columbia University | Selected | Academic | Edward Said Professor at Columbia University. | 5 | 5 |
| Sami Miettinen AI expert and economic influencer | Selected | Commentator | AI expert and economic influencer. | 5 | 121 |
| Saul Perlmutter Nobel Prize laureate in physics | Selected | Academic | Physics Nobel laureate, Berkeley professor. | 5 | 6 |
| Sigrid Kaag Former Dutch deputy prime minister | Selected | Former official | Former Dutch deputy prime minister and finance minister. | 5 | 5 |
| Sindre Heyerdahl | Selected | Commentator | Political commentator and pundit. | 5 | 61 |
| Sophie Pedder Paris Bureau Chief · The Economist | Selected | Commentator | Paris Bureau Chief, The Economist. | 5 | 7 |
| Steen Jakobsen Investor and economic commentator | Selected | Commentator | Investor and economic commentator. | 5 | 8 |
| Steije Hofhuis Lecturer in cultural history and postdoctoral researcher · Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin | Selected | Academic | Docent in cultural history at Wissenschaftszentrum. | 5 | 6 |
| Stephon Alexander Theoretical physicist · Brown University | Selected | Academic | Theoretical physicist at Brown University. | 5 | 6 |
| Steve Richards Political commentator | Selected | Commentator | Political commentator. | 5 | 39 |
| Steven Cook | Selected | Think tank | Senior Fellow at Council on Foreign Relations. | 5 | 8 |
| Susan Cain Author | Selected | Commentator | Author Quiet. Primary activity non-fiction writing. | 5 | 6 |
| Susan David PHD, psychologist · McLean Hospital / Harvard Medical School | Selected | Academic | PhD psychologist at McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School. | 5 | 5 |
| Susana Monsó Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of La zarigüeya de Schrödinger. Main activity as author. | 5 | 5 |
| Susanne Spector Chief economist · Danske Bank | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief economist, Danske Bank. Bank analyst. | 5 | 8 |
| Szymon Kardaś | Selected | Academic | University teacher at Institute of International Relations. | 5 | 7 |
| Tareq Baconi Board President · Al-Shabaka | Selected | Think tank | Board president of Al-Shabaka (Palestinian think tank). | 5 | 6 |
| Tiffany Aliche | Selected | Commentator | Award-winning financial education teacher. | 5 | 9 |
| Tila Pronk Social psychologist and love scientist · Tilburg University | Selected | Academic | Social psychologist at Tilburg University. | 5 | 7 |
| Tim Weiner Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of history and non-fiction books. | 5 | 6 |
| Tom Baldwin Former Labour Party adviser and author | Selected | Commentator | Former advisor to Labour Party, author. | 5 | 7 |
| Tom Standage Deputy editor · The Economist | Selected | Commentator | Deputy editor The Economist, analysis. | 5 | 6 |
| Tom Wheeler Former FCC Chair | Selected | Former official | Former president of FCC. | 5 | 5 |
| Torbjørn Kjus Chief economist · Aker BP | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief Economist Aker BP. | 5 | 9 |
| Ueli Maurer Former Federal Councillor | Selected | Former official | Former Federal Councilor, former councilor. | 5 | 9 |