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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amalie Trangbæk Lecturer · Institut for Statskundskab | Selected | Academic | Teaching assistant at Institute of Political Science. | 1 | 1 |
| Aman Sanger Creator of Cursor · Cursor / Anysphere | Excluded | Business executive | Creator of Cursor, founder. | 1 | 1 |
| Aman Verjee Venture capitalist | Excluded | Business executive | Venture capitalist, investor. | 1 | 1 |
| Amanda Askell House philosopher · Anthropic | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Philosopher at Anthropic, private company. | 1 | 1 |
| Amanda Becker Journalist · The 19th | Excluded | Journalist | The 19th journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Amanda Brown | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Amanda Bucci Business coach, conscious leadership coach | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Business coach and conscious leadership coach. | 1 | 1 |
| Amanda Carpenter | Excluded | Journalist | Generalist journalist without clear analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| Amanda Coogan Artist and sign language interpreter | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Amanda Dorenberg President of Billboard Canada | Excluded | Business executive | President of Billboard Canada, female executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Amanda Goodall Professor · City University of London | Selected | Academic | Professor at City University of London, Bayes Business School. | 1 | 1 |
| Amanda Hällsten Reporter · Aftonbladet | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Reporter at Aftonbladet, journalist | 1 | 2 |
| Amanda Herzog Founder · Intertalents in Sweden | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Intertalents in Sweden. | 1 | 1 |
| Amanda Hess Writer at large · The New York Times | Selected | Commentator | Writer at Large does analysis for The New York Times. | 2 | 2 |
| Amanda Hollis-Brusky | Selected | Commentator | Author of Ideas with Consequences, nonfiction. | 1 | 1 |
| Amanda Lind | Excluded | Serving politician | Swedish female politician, member of Riksdag. | 1 | 1 |
| Amanda Litman President and co-founder · Run for Something | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | President and co-founder of Run for Something, political organization. | 2 | 2 |
| Amanda Marcotte Salon | Selected | Commentator | Columnist at Salon writing on political psychology. | 4 | 10 |
| Amanda Maycock Climate scientist | Selected | Academic | Climatologist at University of Leeds. | 1 | 1 |
| Amanda McMaster Boston Dynamics | Excluded | Business executive | Director at Boston Dynamics, company executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Amanda Montell | Selected | Commentator | Author of nonfiction books (Alfred Hugenberg). | 3 | 3 |
| Amanda Paul European Policy Centre | Selected | Think tank | European Policy Centre, public policy institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Amanda Podany California State Polytechnic University | Selected | Academic | Professor at California State Polytechnic University. | 3 | 5 |
| Amanda Rae | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Amanda Ripley Writer | Selected | Commentator | Writer of non-fiction books on crisis preparation. | 2 | 2 |
| Amanda Rodríguez Popularizer | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 2 | 4 |
| Amanda Romare Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author of debut novel (debutromanen). | 1 | 1 |
| Amanda Romero Director · Veganuary | Excluded | Business executive | Director of Veganuary, organization leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Amanda Seyfried Actress | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Amanda Sundström Senior macro strategist · SEB | Selected | Economist or consultant | Senior macroeconomic strategist at bank (SEB). | 1 | 1 |
| Amanda Vincent Professor · University of British Columbia | Selected | Academic | Professor at University of British Columbia. | 1 | 1 |
| Amanda Wilcox Operations Director · MAP | Excluded | Business executive | Operations director at MAP, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Amandine Chaigne Ade-ci | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Amandine Chaignot Head cook | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Female chef, culinary artisan. | 1 | 1 |
| Amandine Marshall Egyptologist and archaeologist | Selected | Academic | Egyptologist, explicit academic title. | 1 | 1 |
| Amara Khan DNB | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Amaury de Tonquédec Journalist · BFM Business | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist BFM Business, no specialized analysis. | 1 | 2 |
| Amaury Guillem | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Amaury Martin Director of resources and innovation · Institut Curie | Selected | Academic | Resources director at Institut Curie, public research organization. | 1 | 1 |
| Amaya Barahona Marín Author of the book | Selected | Commentator | Author of nonfiction book (El mito genital). | 1 | 1 |
| Ambassadeur de Chine en Espagne Ambassador · Chine | Excluded | Doubtful participation | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Amber Rudd Home Secretary | Selected | Former official | Home Secretary 2016-2018, former minister. | 3 | 3 |
| Ambre Rosala Reporter · Le Parisien | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter at Parisien | 1 | 6 |
| Ambrogio Beccaria Skipper · IMOCA Allagrande Mapei | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ambroise Fayolle Vice president · Banque européenne d'investissement | Excluded | Business executive | Vice-President EIB in office, public authority. | 1 | 1 |
| Amedeo Balbi Astrophysicist | Selected | Academic | Astrophysicist at Tor Vergata University. | 3 | 5 |
| Amedeo Iasci | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Amedeo Osti Guerazzi | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Ameet Shah Founder and CEO · Wodify | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and CEO of Wodify. | 1 | 1 |
| Amelia Knight Associate Producer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |