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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Baxter Deputy editor · The Sunday Times | Excluded | Journalist | Deputy editor Sunday Times. | 1 | 2 |
| Sarah Breen Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Journalist/writer without indication of political analysis. | 1 | 2 |
| Sarah Durocher National president of Planning familial | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Sarah Pidgeon Actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Sarma Melngailis Restauratrice · Pure Food and Wine | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Sascha Britsko Tamedia | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist from Tamedia, without established analysis work. | 1 | 2 |
| Scott Anderson Senior Editor · Lawfare Institute | Excluded | Journalist | Senior Editor of Lawfare Institute. | 1 | 2 |
| Sean Coughlan Royal reporter · BBC News | Excluded | Journalist | Royal correspondent, BBC News. | 1 | 2 |
| Sean Rad Founder Tinder | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Tinder. | 1 | 2 |
| Sebastian Filipowicz | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Sebastian Trepper tagesschau | Excluded | Journalist | Tagesschau journalist. | 1 | 2 |
| Sergio Saiz Correspondent in the United States · Expansión | Excluded | Journalist | Correspondent United States of Expansión. | 1 | 2 |
| Shakira Khan Love Island star | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Shannon Bond Disinformation correspondent · NPR | Excluded | Journalist | Disinformation correspondent at NPR. | 1 | 2 |
| Shashi Roopram | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Shazia Majid Commentator · VG | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Shen Lu WSJ reporter · The Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | WSJ Reporter. | 1 | 2 |
| Shirley Plumerand | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not verifiable. | 1 | 2 |
| Siddy Jobe | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not verifiable. | 1 | 2 |
| Signe Molde | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Sigrun Pettersborg Head of business policy · Norges Bondelag | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Business policy chief at Norges Bondelag. | 1 | 2 |
| Silvana Schreier Bundeshaus editor · Tamedia | Excluded | Journalist | Federal parliament correspondent Tamedia. | 1 | 2 |
| Silvia Martín | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not verifiable. | 1 | 2 |
| Simon Langemann Editor · ZEIT | Excluded | Journalist | Political and economic editor ZEIT | 1 | 2 |
| Simon Lelieveldt Compliance expert · Stichting Human Rights in Finance | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Compliance expert and founder of Human Rights in Finance. | 1 | 2 |
| Simon Widmer Germany correspondent | Excluded | Journalist | Germany correspondent and foreign editor. | 1 | 2 |
| Sinead O'Carroll Editor · TheJournal.ie | Excluded | Journalist | General news media editor. | 1 | 2 |
| Siobhan Wynne Manager · ESB Networks | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Grid operations director, ESB Networks. | 1 | 2 |
| Sivert Eimhjellen Judo master | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Sjaak van der Tak Leader · LTO Nederland | Excluded | Serving politician | Leader of agricultural professional organization LTO. | 1 | 2 |
| Sofie Vanlommel Weekend editor · De Tijd | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Sonia Friedman Theater producer and founder · Sonia Friedman Productions | Excluded | Business executive | Theater producer, production founder. | 1 | 2 |
| Sophia Maier Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist with no precise function. | 1 | 2 |
| Sophie Sidos-Vicat President of the Conseillers du Commerce Extérieur · Conseillers du Commerce Extérieur de la France | Excluded | Business executive | President of Foreign Trade Advisors. | 1 | 2 |
| Stefan Porteck C't editor · c't Magazin | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | C't Magazin editor, journalist. | 1 | 2 |
| Stefan Świdziński | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Stephan Scheuer Co-head of Handelsblatt's tech team | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Co-Head of Handelsblatt Tech Team, journalist. | 1 | 2 |
| Stephanie Hegarty Population correspondent · BBC | Excluded | Journalist | Correspondent, not analysis journalist. | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Backshall Naturalist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Naturalist and adventurer, unclassified. | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Carse Founder · King of Pops | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of King of Pops. | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Laipply Global Co-Head of iShares Fixed Income ETFs · BlackRock | Excluded | Business executive | Managing director at BlackRock. | 1 | 2 |
| Steven Beacom Chief sportswriter · Belfast Telegraph | Excluded | Journalist | Sports editor, not an analysis journalist. | 1 | 2 |
| Steven Monacelli | Excluded | Journalist | No written function identified. | 1 | 2 |
| Stomy Bugsy Member · Les Grosses Têtes | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Stuart Miles Journalist and founder · Squirrel | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist and founder. | 1 | 2 |
| Ståle Hustoft Leader · Rogaland Bondelag | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Ståle Øksnes | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not verifiable. | 1 | 2 |
| Stéphane Minéo | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Susana Frexes Brussels correspondent · Expresso | Excluded | Journalist | Brussels correspondent. | 1 | 2 |
| Susanne Askvik | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |