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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelefa Sanneh Writer · CBS | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and author of books (The New Yorker, CBS). | 4 | 7 |
| Ana Sá Lopes Journalist · PÚBLICO | Selected | Commentator | Journalist analyzing daily politics for Público. | 4 | 23 |
| Elin Wiker Manager · Humle Fonder | Selected | Economist or consultant | Manager at Humle Fonder investment fund. | 4 | 17 |
| Eliot A. Cohen Former Counsellor of the United States Department of State · CSIS | Selected | Think tank et Former official | Researcher at CSIS, American think tank. | 4 | 5 |
| Ignacy Morawski | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist commenting on American trade policy. | 4 | 11 |
| Laurent Berger General secretary · CFDT | Selected | Think tank | Director and secretary general at CFDT. | 4 | 11 |
| Serena Giacomin Climatologist and meteorologist · Italian Climate Network | Selected | Academic | Physicist, meteorologist and climatologist, scientific director. | 4 | 5 |
| Ana Santos Pinto Researcher · Instituto Português de Relações Internacionais | Selected | Academic | Female professor at Nova University of Lisbon. | 4 | 7 |
| Bjørn Erik Sættem Savings economist · Nordnet | Selected | Economist or consultant | Savings economist, financial analyst. | 4 | 6 |
| Cornelius Adebahr Self-employed political consultant and analyst · German Council on Foreign Relations | Selected | Think tank | Political consultant at Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik. | 4 | 6 |
| Fredrik Lindström Presenter and author | Selected | Commentator | Program presenter, popular historian and analyst author. | 4 | 6 |
| Jill Rutter Treasury civil servant · Institute for Government | Selected | Think tank | Institute for Government, former Treasury civil servant. | 4 | 51 |
| Kjetil Olsen Chief economist · Nordea Markets | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief Economist Nordea Markets. | 4 | 9 |
| Leif Eriksrød Equities head · Alfred Berg Kapitalforvaltning | Selected | Economist or consultant | Senior Manager at Alfred Berg Kapitalforvaltning, investment manager. | 4 | 6 |
| Marjorie Paillon Journalist | Selected | Commentator | U.S. politics specialist journalist. | 4 | 12 |
| Matthew Parris Columnist for the Times, former MP | Selected | Commentator | Columnist for Times, former MP. | 4 | 55 |
| Paolo Magri President of the ISPI Scientific Committee | Selected | Think tank | Presidente comitato scientifico ISPI (think tank). | 4 | 16 |
| Peter Harrell Senior Director · National Security Council | Selected | Think tank | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank). | 4 | 15 |
| Giovanni Maio Medical ethicist · Uni Freiburg | Selected | Academic | Director of Institute for Ethics at University. | 4 | 6 |
| Tim Stanley Historian and journalist · The Telegraph | Selected | Commentator | Historian columnist at The Telegraph. | 4 | 13 |
| Vijay Pande Head of bio fund · a16z | Selected | Economist or consultant | General Partner at a16z venture capital fund. | 4 | 9 |
| Adam Cwejman Political editor · Göteborgs-Posten | Selected | Commentator | Politics editor at Göteborgs-Posten, political editor. | 4 | 19 |
| Alberto Garín Historian | Selected | Commentator | Historian and popularizer, author of Renaissance book. | 4 | 6 |
| Andrew Palmer Senior editor · The Economist | Selected | Commentator | Senior Editor and Bartleby columnist The Economist. | 4 | 5 |
| Anna Kwiatkowska Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich | Selected | Think tank | Center for Eastern Studies, think tank. | 4 | 41 |
| Anna Maria Dyner Polish Institute of International Affairs | Selected | Think tank | Polish Institute of International Affairs. | 4 | 22 |
| Ben Wallace Secretary of State for Defence · UK Government | Selected | Former official | Former Secretary of Defense (2019-2023). | 4 | 5 |
| Bogdan Góralczyk Professor · University of Warsaw | Selected | Academic | Profesor at University of Warsaw. | 4 | 5 |
| Brenda Power Columnist · Irish Daily Mail and Sunday Independent | Selected | Commentator | Columnist for Irish Daily Mail and Sunday Independent. | 4 | 11 |
| Brian Greene Theoretical physicist and author · Columbia University | Selected | Academic | Professor of physics at Columbia, author. | 4 | 10 |
| Catherine Ashton EU foreign policy chief · European Union | Selected | Former official | Former EU commissioner. | 4 | 5 |
| Christine Blume Sleep researcher · Deutschlandfunk Nova | Selected | Academic | Sleep researcher at University of Basel. | 4 | 5 |
| David Albright President · Institute for Science and International Security | Selected | Think tank | President of international science security institute. | 4 | 5 |
| David Fajgenbaum Dr. · Every Cure | Selected | Academic | Physician-scientist at University of Pennsylvania. | 4 | 4 |
| Eddy van Hijum Outgoing deputy prime minister · NSC | Selected | Former official | Demissionair vice-premier (former vice-prime minister). | 4 | 7 |
| Franz Vranitzky Federal chancellor 1986-1997 | Selected | Former official | Former Chancellor of Austria. | 4 | 7 |
| Frédéric Charillon Political scientist | Selected | Academic | Professor of political science. | 4 | 4 |
| Helen Carr Historian | Selected | Commentator | Historian and author of Sceptred Isle. | 4 | 5 |
| James Kanagasooriam Chief research officer · Focaldata | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief research officer at Focaldata, polling firm. | 4 | 5 |
| Jan Hallenberg Senior research adviser · Utrikespolitiska institutet | Selected | Think tank | Senior Research Advisor Swedish Institute for Foreign Affairs. | 4 | 4 |
| Javier Gil Scientist · CSIC | Selected | Academic | Scientist at CSIC. | 4 | 7 |
| John Ganz Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of When the Clock Broke, essayist and analyst. | 4 | 5 |
| Joost van Dreunen Video game market analyst · Bloomberg | Selected | Economist or consultant | Videogame Market Analyst at Bloomberg. | 4 | 7 |
| Katarzyna Chawryło Expert · Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich | Selected | Think tank | Expert at OSW, Eastern Studies Center. | 4 | 6 |
| Lars Söderfjell Equity strategist · Ålandsbanken | Selected | Economist or consultant | Equity strategist Ålandsbanken. | 4 | 5 |
| Linda Hill Professor · Harvard Business School | Selected | Academic | Professor at Harvard Business School. | 4 | 5 |
| Lorcan Sirr Expert | Selected | Commentator | Housing policy analyst, author of Housing Nation. | 4 | 5 |
| Margot Cleveland Lawyer · New Civil Liberties Alliance | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer at New Civil Liberties Alliance. | 4 | 7 |
| Marijn Kruk Correspondent and historian | Selected | Commentator | Author of 'Opstand' on politics. | 4 | 4 |
| Mark Roberge Tech entrepreneur, Harvard Business School professor, founding Chief Revenue Officer of HubSpot | Selected | Academic | Harvard Business School professor and lecturer. | 4 | 4 |