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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub Kwiatkowski Director of TVP Sport | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jakub Link-Lenczowski MilMag | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter or analyst specialized at MilMag portal | 1 | 1 |
| Jakub Mrugalski Mikrus | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Web hosting service manager. | 1 | 1 |
| Jakub Oleszczuk-Zygmuntowski | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jakub Pieńkowski Analyst · PISM | Selected | Think tank | Analyst at PISM (Polish Institute of International Affairs). | 4 | 10 |
| Jakub Rutnicki Minister of sport and tourism | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Sport and Tourism in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Jakub Sławek | Selected | Former official | Ambassador of Poland to UAE end 2024, past diplomatic position. | 1 | 1 |
| Jakub Stefaniak Deputy head of the Chancellery · PSL | Excluded | Serving politician | Deputy Head of Cabinet for PSL. | 1 | 1 |
| Jakub Szulc Deputy head · NFZ | Excluded | Serving politician | Vice-Head (vice-chief) of NFZ (government agency). | 1 | 1 |
| Jakub Tarki Reportage · Polskie Radio | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Polskie Radio | 1 | 3 |
| Jakub Wątor Journalist · Spider's Web, YouTube | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Spider's Web. | 1 | 1 |
| Jakub Wiech Expert · Energetyka24, Elektryfikacja | Selected | Commentator | Polish essayist journalist, energy and electrification analyst. | 6 | 7 |
| Jakub Zelenka Editor-in-chief · Page Not Found | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Czech investigative journalist, media editor-in-chief. | 1 | 1 |
| Jakuba Majmurek | Selected | Commentator | Critic and left-wing political publicist. | 1 | 1 |
| Jakuba Stefaniaka Deputy head of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister · Kancelarii Premiera | Excluded | Serving politician | Vice-Head of Prime Minister's Office IN OFFICE. | 1 | 1 |
| Jalale Getachew Birru Senior Analyst for East Africa · ACLED | Selected | Think tank | Senior Analyst at ACLED (think tank). | 1 | 1 |
| Jamal Kerrins | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jamal Szpalerski | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 3 |
| Jamal Szpalewski | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jamal Szpalowski | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Jameel Jaffer Executive Director · Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University | Selected | Think tank | Executive Director of Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia. | 1 | 1 |
| Jameela Jamil | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jamelle Bouie New York Times | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist New York Times. | 1 | 1 |
| James A. Robinson Professor of Global Conflict Studies · University of Chicago | Selected | Academic | Professor of Global Conflict Studies at University of Chicago. | 7 | 8 |
| James Adams Security & cyber expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| James Anderson Chair · Kinnevik | Excluded | Business executive | Chair of Kinnevik (company). | 1 | 1 |
| James Appathurai Assistant secretary general for innovation, hybrid and cyber · NATO | Excluded | Serving politician | Assistant secretary general at NATO, high-ranking civil servant. | 1 | 1 |
| James Ball Political editor · The New European | Excluded | Journalist | Politics editor and freelance writer. | 2 | 3 |
| James Barr | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (non) : Guest speaks in a 2023 episode; the linked biblical scholar died in 2006, so this is a namesake. | 1 | 1 |
| James Beacham Particle physicist · Large Hadron Collider at CERN | Selected | Academic | Particle physicist at Large Hadron Collider at CERN. | 2 | 3 |
| James Beeson The Grocer | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist The Grocer. | 1 | 1 |
| James Bluemel Director | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| James Brady Head of Engineering · Elicit | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Head of Engineering at Elicit (company). | 1 | 1 |
| James Brannigan | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| James Burke Science historian | Selected | Commentator | Science historian and broadcaster, science history analyst. | 2 | 2 |
| James Cartlidge Shadow defence secretary · Parlement britannique | Excluded | Serving politician | Shadow Defence Secretary (politician). | 1 | 1 |
| James Clayton North America technology reporter · BBC | Excluded | Journalist | Technology reporter BBC | 1 | 2 |
| James Clear Author, expert on habits | Selected | Commentator | Author of 'Atomic Habits', bestselling non-fiction. | 13 | 15 |
| James Clyburn Congressman · Chambre des représentants | Excluded | Serving politician | Congressman. | 1 | 1 |
| James Comey Former FBI director | Selected | Former official | Former FBI director. | 5 | 6 |
| James Coney News Projects Editor · The Sunday Times | Excluded | Journalist | News projects editor at The Sunday Times. | 1 | 1 |
| James Cook BBC | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist BBC. | 2 | 2 |
| James Cooke | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| James Daly Historian, museum curator and author | Selected | Commentator | Historian, museum curator and author of historical essays. | 1 | 1 |
| James Danckert Psychologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist without named university affiliation. | 1 | 1 |
| James Daunt CEO · Barnes & Noble, Waterstones | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Barnes & Noble and Waterstones. | 1 | 1 |
| James Doherty Historian · Waterford | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| James Dreyfus Actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| James Dyson Founder · Dyson | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Dyson. | 1 | 1 |
| James Elder Chief spokesman · UNICEF | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Chief spokesman at UNICEF. | 1 | 1 |