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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanessa Bohns Psychologist | Selected | Academic | Professor of Organizational Psychology at Cornell University. | 5 | 6 |
| Vincent Bevins Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of analysis book 'If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade'. | 5 | 6 |
| Vittorio Emanuele Parsi Professor | Selected | Academic | Political scientist at Catholic University of the Sacred Heart. | 5 | 11 |
| Wendy Suzuki Professor and neuroscientist | Selected | Academic | Professor and neuroscientist (professor). | 5 | 9 |
| William Bernstein | Selected | Economist or consultant | American financial writer and economist on asset allocation. | 5 | 6 |
| William Ury World-class negotiator | Selected | Commentator | American author and anthropologist affiliated with Harvard Law School. | 5 | 5 |
| Zeke Emanuel MD, PhD, Vice Provost for Global Initiatives · University of Pennsylvania | Selected | Academic | Vice Provost at University of Pennsylvania. | 5 | 8 |
| Zongyuan Zoe Liu Maurice R. Greenberg Fellow · Council on Foreign Relations | Selected | Think tank | Maurice R. Greenberg Fellow at Council on Foreign Relations. | 5 | 7 |
| Åsa Wikforss Professor · Stockholm University | Selected | Academic | Professor at Stockholm University. | 5 | 9 |
| Éric Sadin Philosopher and writer | Selected | Commentator | Philosopher and essayist. | 5 | 7 |
| Étienne Klein | Selected | Commentator | Philosopher of science, radio personality. | 5 | 5 |
| Jean-Marc Daniel Columnist · BFM Business | Selected | Academic | Emeritus Professor at ESCP Business School. | 4 | 112 |
| Anne-Sophie Alsif Chief economist · BDO France | Selected | Economist or consultant et Academic | Economist at BDO and professor at Paris 1, primary role consulting. | 4 | 24 |
| Mark Paul London correspondent · Irish Times | Selected | Commentator | Irish Times correspondent in London, journalist. | 4 | 9 |
| Rasmus Dahlberg Leader · Center for Samfundssikkerhed | Selected | Academic | Lecturer and disaster researcher at Roskilde University. | 4 | 6 |
| Antoine Oberdorff Political journalist · L'Opinion | Selected | Commentator | Political journalist at L'Opinion, political analysis. | 4 | 5 |
| Bernd Ulrich Journalist · ZEIT | Selected | Commentator | Historian and deputy editor at Die Zeit. | 4 | 7 |
| Jean-Yves Camus Co-director of the Observatory of Political Radicalities · Fondation Jean Jaurès | Selected | Think tank | Co-director of Political Radicalism Observatory at Jean-Jaurès Foundation, IRIS researcher. | 4 | 8 |
| Allison J. Pugh Researcher · Johns Hopkins University | Selected | Academic | Professor at Princeton University. | 4 | 4 |
| Mikkel Vedby Rasmussen Professor · Institut for statskundskab, Københavns Universitet | Selected | Academic | Professor at the University of Copenhagen. | 4 | 4 |
| Per Johansson Manager · Origo Fonder | Selected | Economist or consultant | Fund manager at Origo Fonder. | 4 | 4 |
| James Heale Deputy political editor · The Spectator | Selected | Commentator | Deputy political editor The Spectator, opinion journal. | 4 | 216 |
| Fernando Arancón El Orden Mundial | Selected | Commentator | Geopolitics analyst, editor El Orden Mundial. | 4 | 16 |
| Eduardo Saldaña El Orden Mundial | Selected | Commentator | El Orden Mundial, geopolitics analyst. | 4 | 9 |
| Carlo Alberto Carnevale Maffè Economist · Università Bocconi | Selected | Academic | Economist at Università Bocconi. | 4 | 156 |
| Agnieszka Filipiak Deputy editor-in-chief · Forbes Women | Selected | Commentator | Vice Editor-in-Chief Forbes Women. | 4 | 12 |
| Bettany Hughes Author | Selected | Commentator | Historian and author. | 4 | 4 |
| Errin Haines Guest host · The 19th | Selected | Commentator | Editor-at-Large at The 19th, politics analyst. | 4 | 5 |
| Hans Petter Sjøli Debate editor and commentator · VG | Selected | Commentator | Debate editor and commentator, VG. | 4 | 67 |
| Karol Wasilewski Head of the Turkey, Caucasus and Central Asia team · Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich | Selected | Think tank | Team leader at Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich. | 4 | 10 |
| Rym Momtaz Consultant Research Fellow · IISS | Selected | Think tank | Consultant Fellow IISS, Carnegie researcher, think tanks. | 4 | 14 |
| Albin Kjellberg Sparprofil · Investera Mera | Selected | Economist or consultant | Engineer, investor, and independent financial analyst. | 4 | 4 |
| Andrew Brodsky Professor · McCombs School of Business | Selected | Academic | Management professor at McCombs School. | 4 | 4 |
| Carl Zimmer Writes the Origins column · The New York Times | Selected | Commentator | Writes Origins column for New York Times. | 4 | 4 |
| Chris Stokel-Walker Journalist · The Times | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and author of TikTok Boom book. | 4 | 7 |
| Christina Pletten Commentator | Selected | Commentator | International journalist commentator, explicit commentator. | 4 | 72 |
| Cormac Lucey Chartered Accountant, economia columnista · Sunday Times | Selected | Commentator | Chartered accountant and economics columnist at Sunday Times. | 4 | 8 |
| Erica Chenoweth Political scientist · Harvard Kennedy School | Selected | Academic | Frank Stanton Professor at Harvard Kennedy School. | 4 | 5 |
| Greg Ip Chief Economics Commentator · WSJ | Selected | Commentator | Chief Economics Commentator at Wall Street Journal. | 4 | 5 |
| Gregorio Hernández Financial popularizer | Selected | Commentator | Financial science communicator, bestselling author. | 4 | 7 |
| Justin Gregg Senior Research Associate & Vice President · Dolphin Communication Project | Selected | Academic | Assistant professor, associate researcher at Dolphin Communication Project. | 4 | 5 |
| Rüdiger von Fritsch Former ambassador | Selected | Former official | Former ambassador to Moscow. | 4 | 5 |
| Emmanuel Lechypre Columnist · BFM Business | Selected | Commentator | Columnist at BFM Business. | 4 | 90 |
| Jean-Marie Colombani Founder · slate.fr | Selected | Commentator | Founder of Slate.fr (analysis magazine). | 4 | 115 |
| Luc Ferry Philosopher, essayist, writer, former education minister | Selected | Commentator | Philosopher and essayist, former education minister. | 4 | 20 |
| Santiago Alba Rico | Selected | Commentator | Essayist, political analysis columnist. | 4 | 72 |
| Dario Fabbri Author · Limes | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and geopolitical analyst author. | 4 | 64 |
| Mark Schieritz Deputy desk head in the politics desk · DIE ZEIT | Selected | Commentator | Deputy editor-in-chief, politics desk. | 4 | 12 |
| Greta Cristini | Selected | Commentator | Female Italian geopolitical analyst. | 4 | 32 |
| Brian Weichardt Political commentator · Radio IIII | Selected | Commentator | Political commentator for Radio IIII. | 4 | 117 |