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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sébastien Jean Economics professor · National Conservatory of Arts and Crafts | Selected | Academic | Professor of economics at the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers. | 4 | 11 |
| Łukasz Fyderek | Selected | Academic | Political scientist at Jagiellonian University. | 4 | 11 |
| Alex Kantrowitz Author of the Big Technology newsletter and host of the Big Technology Podcast | Selected | Commentator | Author of Big Technology newsletter. | 4 | 11 |
| Corey Brettschneider Author | Selected | Academic | Professor of political science at Brown University. | 4 | 11 |
| Fintan O'Toole Columnist · Irish Times | Selected | Commentator | Columnist for Irish Times. | 4 | 11 |
| Harald Benink Professor Banking and Finance · Tilburg University | Selected | Academic | Professor of Banking and Finance at Tilburg University. | 4 | 11 |
| Joana Ricarte Professor | Selected | Academic | Female professor specializing in the Middle East. | 4 | 11 |
| Juan Branco Lawyer and doctor of law | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer and doctor of law. | 4 | 11 |
| Julian Nida-Rümelin Philosopher and former SPD politician · Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München | Selected | Academic | Philosopher LMU, former SPD politician. | 4 | 11 |
| Matt Stoller | Selected | Think tank | Non-fiction writer at American Economic Liberties Project. | 4 | 11 |
| Michael Oliver Technical analyst and author · Momentum Structural Analysis | Selected | Economist or consultant | Independent technical analyst specializing in structural analysis. | 4 | 11 |
| Mike Nellis | Selected | Commentator | Progressive political commentator. | 4 | 11 |
| Richard Werner Economist · Oxford | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist affiliated with Oxford. | 4 | 11 |
| Vincent Icke Astronomer | Selected | Academic | Astronomer and physicist at Utrecht University and Leiden University. | 4 | 11 |
| Yves Léonard Historian | Selected | Academic | Historian, professor at Paris Institute of Political Studies. | 4 | 11 |
| Zuzanną Krzyżanowska Expert · OSW | Selected | Think tank | Expert at OSW (Polish think tank). | 4 | 11 |
| Herman Lindqvist Author | Selected | Commentator | Swedish writer and historian. | 3 | 11 |
| Krzysztof Strachota Expert · OSW | Selected | Think tank | Expert at OSW, think tank. | 3 | 11 |
| Eugene Rogan Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History · University of Oxford | Selected | Academic | Professor of history, Oxford. | 3 | 11 |
| Matthieu Auzanneau Journalist · The Shift Project | Selected | Think tank | Director of think tank Shift Project. | 3 | 11 |
| Harry Browne Media Lecturer · TU Dublin | Selected | Academic | Media Lecturer at TU Dublin. | 3 | 11 |
| Miquel Ramos | Selected | Commentator | Non-fiction writer, journalist analyst. | 3 | 11 |
| Will Witt Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of Do Not Comply (nonfiction book). | 3 | 11 |
| Céline Antonin Economist · OFCE | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist at OFCE. | 2 | 11 |
| Céline Piquemal-Prade President · Piquemal Houghton Investments | Excluded | Business executive | President of Piquemal Houghton Investments | 2 | 11 |
| Lars Persson Technical analyst · Aktierådet | Selected | Economist or consultant | Technical analyst in stock market Aktierådet. | 2 | 11 |
| Thomas Röper Commentator · apolut | Selected | Commentator | Commentator. | 2 | 11 |
| Étienne Bracq Market commentator · BFM Business | Selected | Commentator | Markets commentator for BFM Business. | 2 | 11 |
| Francesco Saraceno Economist · istituto di studi politici di Parigi | Selected | Academic | Professor of economics at IEP Paris. | 2 | 11 |
| Hugo Nordland Historian and author · Historiska Media | Selected | Commentator | Historian and author, author activity. | 2 | 11 |
| James Pearce Legal Fellow · Lawfare Institute | Selected | Think tank | Legal fellow at Lawfare Institute. | 2 | 11 |
| Annelien de Dijn | Selected | Commentator | Historian who comments on/analyzes three books. | 2 | 11 |
| Juan Manuel Medina Criminal lawyer | Selected | Lawyer | Criminal law attorney. | 2 | 11 |
| Juliet Samuel Columnist · The Times | Selected | Commentator | Columnist at The Times. | 2 | 11 |
| Nuno Garoupa | Selected | Academic | Economist at Nova School of Business and Economics. | 2 | 11 |
| Peyman Jafari Historian and Iran expert | Selected | Academic | Historian and political scientist. | 2 | 11 |
| Andy O'Donoghue Tech journalist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Tech journalist, journalist not commentator. | 1 | 11 |
| Christophe Aulnette Senior advisor · Seven2 | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Senior Advisor at Seven2. | 1 | 11 |
| Dorothée Rouzet Chief economist · direction générale du Trésor | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief economist and director general of treasury (currently). | 1 | 11 |
| Enguérand Renault Consultant · Image 7 | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Consultant at Image 7. | 1 | 11 |
| Jens Anton Havskov Crime reporter · Ekstra Bladet | Excluded | Journalist | Crime reporter Ekstra Bladet | 1 | 11 |
| Martin Vinæs Researcher and lecturer · Aarhus University | Selected | Academic | Researcher and lecturer at Aarhus University. | 1 | 11 |
| Michel Levy Provençal Foresight specialist · Brightness | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Futurologist, founder of TEDxParis and independent consultant. | 1 | 11 |
| Nathalie Janson Professor · Neoma Business School | Selected | Academic | Professor of economics, Neoma Business School. | 1 | 11 |
| Salime Nassur Founder · Maars | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Maars, entrepreneur/business leader. | 1 | 11 |
| Teng Biao Human rights lawyer · University of Chicago Law School | Selected | Lawyer et Academic | Human rights lawyer and visiting professor at University of Chicago. | 1 | 11 |
| Ingemar Ottosson Lecturer in history at Lund University | Selected | Academic | Docent in history at Lund University. | 1 | 11 |
| Hartmut Gieselmann Editor · c't Magazin | Selected | Commentator | Editor · c't Magazine | 1 | 11 |
| Kelly Chen China expert · DNB | Selected | Economist or consultant | China expert and analyst at DNB. | 1 | 11 |
| Laura Olías Journalist specializing in labour issues · elDiario.es | Selected | Commentator | Expert journalist on work issues. | 1 | 11 |