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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rita Tavares Journalist · Observador | Excluded | Journalist | Jornalista Observador = journalist. | 1 | 2 |
| Roan Asselman America expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 2 |
| Rob Kristoffersen UFO encyclopedia | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Robert Edward Grant Serial entrepreneur, polymath, prolific inventor | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Entrepreneur and inventor. | 1 | 2 |
| Robert Evans Behind The Bastards | Excluded | Journalist | Behind The Bastards host and podcast producer. | 1 | 2 |
| Robert Stanilewicz | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Roberto de Lapuente | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Roberto Napoletano Director of Il Mattino | Excluded | Business executive | Newspaper Director, media and press. | 1 | 2 |
| Robin Häggblom Corporal | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Corporal in Finnish defense forces. | 1 | 2 |
| Robin Ince | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Presenter of Infinite Monkey Cage podcast. | 1 | 2 |
| Robin Korda Journalist on the international desk · Le Parisien | Excluded | Journalist | International section journalist at Le Parisien = correspondent. | 1 | 2 |
| Robin te Slaa Historian | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 2 |
| Roch Kowalski Polskie Radio | Excluded | Journalist | Polskie Radio, radio journalist. | 1 | 2 |
| Roger Letsch Blogger and photographer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Roman Hebenstreit Chair · vida | Excluded | Business executive | Chair of vida union. | 1 | 2 |
| Roman Tyborski Business reporter · Handelsblatt | Excluded | Journalist | Corporate reporter at Handelsblatt. | 1 | 2 |
| Ron DeSantis Governor · Florida | Excluded | Serving politician | Governor of Florida in office. | 1 | 2 |
| Ronan McGreevy Journalist and historian · Irish Times | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist and historian Irish Times = journalist. | 1 | 2 |
| Ronan Mullen Sen. | Excluded | Serving politician | Independent NUI Senator in office. | 1 | 2 |
| Ronen Steinke Senior editor · Süddeutsche Zeitung | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist and editor at Süddeutsche Zeitung. | 1 | 2 |
| Roosa Vanhanen Liven tuottaja · Aamulehti | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Rosanne Peters Tech editor · BNR | Excluded | Journalist | Tech reporter at BNR. | 1 | 2 |
| Rosario Rasizza President of the Italian Association of Employment Agencies · Assosomm | Excluded | Business executive | Presidente d'Assosomm, professional association. | 1 | 2 |
| Rosemary Coleman Consultant Dermatologist · Blackrock Clinic | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Consultant dermatologist, outside roles. | 1 | 2 |
| Rune Bye Department director · KS | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Department director at KS. | 1 | 2 |
| Rune Garborg Top executive · Vipps | Excluded | Business executive | Top chief at Vipps. | 1 | 2 |
| Rushdi Abualouf Correspondant Gaza · BBC | Excluded | Journalist | Gaza correspondent for BBC. | 1 | 2 |
| Russ Harris Therapist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Therapist. | 1 | 2 |
| Rutger Overstegen Tech editor · Het Financieele Dagblad | Excluded | Journalist | Tech reporter. | 1 | 2 |
| Ruth Ferrero Analyst · SER Podcast | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Analyst for a podcast, not one of six categories. | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan Dezember WSJ commodities reporter | Excluded | Journalist | WSJ Commodities Reporter, reporting. | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan Mauro Counterterrorism expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Counter-terrorism and security expert. | 1 | 2 |
| Ryszard Derdziński | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Polish translator. | 1 | 2 |
| Ryszard Petru Candidate for chair · Polska 2050 | Excluded | Serving politician | Polska 2050 deputy, politician in office. | 1 | 2 |
| Ryszard Schnepf Ambassador | Excluded | Serving politician | Ambassador in office, public authority. | 1 | 2 |
| Rüdiger Lenz Standpunkt contributor | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Sahar Zand Reporter · BBC World Service | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter BBC World Service | 1 | 2 |
| Sahil Kapur NBC News | Excluded | Journalist | NBC News journalist. | 1 | 2 |
| Sam Gringlas Congressional reporter · NPR | Excluded | Journalist | Congressional reporter for NPR. | 1 | 2 |
| Sam McPhail Research and data team · The Spectator | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Research and data team · The Spectator, journalist | 1 | 2 |
| Sam North EToro | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | EToro, corporate executive. | 1 | 2 |
| Samah Karaki Neuroscientist · France Culture | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 2 |
| Samer Sinijlawi Palestinian activist and commentator | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Samuel Forey Correspondent · Le Monde | Excluded | Journalist | Le Monde correspondent. | 1 | 2 |
| Sandra Brovall Culture correspondent and US expert · DR | Excluded | Journalist | Culture correspondent and USA journalist. | 1 | 2 |
| Sandra Kooij Psychiatrist · H3-netwerk | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychiatrist, physician. | 1 | 2 |
| Sandrine Cassini Journalist · Le Monde | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Le Monde, politics reporting. | 1 | 2 |
| Santi Prego Actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Santiago Manchado Editorial director · elDiario.es Extremadura | Excluded | Journalist | Director of edition at elDiario.es. | 1 | 2 |
| Sara Bolla | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |