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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dana Pourkomeylian | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Daniel Baeza | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 2 |
| Daniel Bue Lauritzen Journalist · Altinget | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist and editor Altinget, no analysis. | 1 | 2 |
| Daniel Böhm Middle East correspondent · NZZ | Excluded | Journalist | NZZ Middle East correspondent. | 1 | 2 |
| Daniel Cela Journalist · elDiario.es Andalucía | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist, elDiario.es Andalusia, reporter. | 1 | 2 |
| Daniel Fried Ambassador | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Ambassador in office. | 1 | 2 |
| Daniel Israeli Speaker | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Daniele Manca Deputy director · Corriere della Sera | Excluded | Journalist | Vice-Director Corriere della Sera. | 1 | 2 |
| Daniël van Maanen CFO · Lendahand | Excluded | Business executive | CFO of Lendahand. | 1 | 2 |
| Darius J Wright Consciousness explorer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Darren Jones Chief secretary to the Treasury · UK Government | Excluded | Serving politician | Chief secretary to Treasury, in office. | 1 | 2 |
| David Adjmi Author and playwright | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author and playwright of fiction. | 1 | 2 |
| David Alandete Correspondent | Excluded | Journalist | Correspondent Washington. | 1 | 2 |
| David Bell | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (non) : Guest of a pop-history show on Saudi Arabia and US conservatism, while the linked profile is a historian of France, so likely a namesake. | 1 | 2 |
| David de Jong Middle East correspondent · Het Financieele Dagblad | Excluded | Journalist | Middle East correspondent for FD. | 1 | 2 |
| David Fernández Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author and journalist. | 1 | 2 |
| David Folkenflik Correspondent · NPR | Excluded | Journalist | NPR correspondent. | 1 | 2 |
| David George General partner · Andreessen Horowitz | Excluded | Business executive | General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz. | 1 | 2 |
| David McCann Commentator and politics lecturer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| David Neyskens America expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 2 |
| David Pogue Techno Claus | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| David van de Velde Editor · Het Financieele Dagblad | Excluded | Journalist | Editor Financial Daily | 1 | 2 |
| David Woode Crime Correspondent, The Times | Excluded | Journalist | Crime Correspondent The Times. | 1 | 2 |
| Dean Graziosi Entrepreneur | Excluded | Business executive | Entrepreneur and real estate investor. | 1 | 2 |
| Deepa Shivaram White House correspondent · NPR | Excluded | Journalist | White House Correspondent, correspondent. | 1 | 2 |
| Deirdre Walsh Congressional correspondent · NPR | Excluded | Journalist | Congressional correspondent. | 1 | 2 |
| Dennis Gastmann | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Dennis Jörnmark | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Dennis Knudsen | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Detlef D. Soost | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Diamantis Koukouvinos Founder · Doctor Diamantis | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Doctor Diamantis. | 1 | 2 |
| Dirk Pohlmann Filmmaker and journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Filmmaker and journalist, filmmaker and journalist. | 1 | 2 |
| Domenico Siniscalco Vice chairman of Morgan Stanley | Excluded | Business executive | Vice Chairman Morgan Stanley (bank). | 1 | 2 |
| Doug Chalmers Chair · Committee on Standards in Public Life | Excluded | Serving politician | Chair of Committee on Standards in Public Life. | 1 | 2 |
| Douglas Belkin WSJ reporter · The Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | WSJ Reporter, reporter. | 1 | 2 |
| Leszek Bukowski Dr · Vetapp | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Veterinarian, CEO of Vetapp. | 1 | 2 |
| Tomasz Witkowski Psychologist and pseudoscience hunter | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist, profession outside classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Will Bulsiewicz Leading gastroenterologist and gut health expert · ZOE | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Gastroenterologist. | 1 | 2 |
| Michael Phillips Dr. | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Texts do not specify the function. | 1 | 2 |
| Noel Fitzpatrick Weather researcher and science communicator | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 2 |
| Dries De Smet Expert · De Standaard | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist at De Standaard. | 1 | 2 |
| Edda Grabar | Excluded | Journalist | Science communication journalist. | 1 | 2 |
| Eddy Wax Playbook co-author · POLITICO | Excluded | Journalist | Playbook co-author, POLITICO newsletter. | 1 | 2 |
| Edoardo Perazzi Curator of artistic and intellectual heritage | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Eduardo Gageiro Photographer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Eduardo Álvarez Journalist · EL MUNDO | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist, EL MUNDO specializing in royal affairs. | 1 | 2 |
| Elena Moore Political reporter · NPR | Excluded | Journalist | Political reporter at NPR, political reporter. | 1 | 2 |
| Elfriede Hammerl | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Elizabeth Duggan CEO · Parkrun | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Parkrun. | 1 | 2 |
| Ella Van Eynde Editor | Excluded | Journalist | Newspaper editor. | 1 | 2 |