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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stefano Nazzi Journalist and author | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and author of Indagini podcast (investigation). | 6 | 10 |
| William Dalrymple | Selected | Academic | Historian and author at Brown University. | 6 | 10 |
| Romuald Sciora Director · IRIS | Selected | Think tank | Director of political observatory and researcher at IRIS. | 5 | 10 |
| Marie Robert Author | Selected | Academic | Teacher and author, philosopher and writer. | 5 | 10 |
| Owen Matthews Russia writer · The Spectator | Selected | Commentator | Associate editor The Spectator, analyst/senior reporter. | 5 | 10 |
| Gavin Baker Founding partner and CIO of Atreides Management | Selected | Economist or consultant | Founding partner and CIO of Atreides Management. | 5 | 10 |
| Haroon Sheikh Philosopher, special professor at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and senior researcher at the Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy · Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam | Selected | Academic | Associate professor at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. | 5 | 10 |
| Coen Teulings Professor · Utrecht University | Selected | Academic | Prof dr Utrecht University. | 5 | 10 |
| Alberto Grandi Lecturer · Università di Parma | Selected | Academic | Lecturer and degree program president at University of Parma. | 5 | 10 |
| Ricardo Reis Professor · London School of Economics | Selected | Academic | Professor at the London School of Economics. | 5 | 10 |
| Anna van Zoest Atlantische Commissie | Selected | Think tank | Speaker for Atlantische Commissie. | 5 | 10 |
| Chadwick Moore Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of biography. | 5 | 10 |
| Charlie Spiering Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of Amateur Hour. | 5 | 10 |
| David Engels Ancient historian and publicist | Selected | Academic | Ancient historian and publicist, Prof. Dr. | 5 | 10 |
| Miriam Grossman Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of Lost in Trans Nation (nonfiction). | 5 | 10 |
| Henri Guaino Former special adviser | Selected | Former official | Former special advisor to Nicolas Sarkozy. | 5 | 10 |
| John Torpey Director of the Ralph Bunche Institute | Selected | Academic et Think tank | Sociologist, professor and director of Ralph Bunche Institute. | 5 | 10 |
| Lyse Doucet Chief international correspondent · BBC | Excluded | Journalist | Chief international correspondent at BBC. | 4 | 10 |
| 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 |
| Brian Greene Theoretical physicist and author · Columbia University | Selected | Academic | Professor of physics at Columbia, author. | 4 | 10 |
| Stefan Kaltenbrunner Journalist | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and book author. | 4 | 10 |
| Helen Bond Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor, joined by Professor Helen Bond. | 4 | 10 |
| Lars Feld Chief economist | Selected | Academic | Professor and Chefökonom, academic principal. | 4 | 10 |
| Barbara Brodzińska-Mirowska Political scientist · UMK w Toruniu | Selected | Academic | Female political scientist at UMK in Torun. | 4 | 10 |
| Javier Galán Investor relations director at Renta 4 Gestora | Selected | Economist or consultant | Director of Inversores at Renta 4 Gestora. | 4 | 10 |
| Michał Lubina | Selected | Academic | Political scientist at Jagiellonian University. | 4 | 10 |
| Amanda Marcotte Salon | Selected | Commentator | Columnist at Salon writing on political psychology. | 4 | 10 |
| Barb McQuade Professor, former U.S. attorney · University of Michigan Law School | Selected | Academic | Professor at University of Michigan Law School. | 4 | 10 |
| Doug Brunt Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of The Lost Empire of Emanuel Nobel. | 4 | 10 |
| Jakub Pieńkowski Analyst · PISM | Selected | Think tank | Analyst at PISM (Polish Institute of International Affairs). | 4 | 10 |
| Maya Kandel Associate consultant · Sorbonne-Nouvelle | Selected | Academic | Associate consultant at Sorbonne-Nouvelle. | 4 | 10 |
| Piotr Kuczyński | Selected | Economist or consultant | Polish economist and opinion journalist. | 4 | 10 |
| Shane Ross Former TD, minister and journalist | Selected | Former official | Former TD and minister, former Irish politician. | 4 | 10 |
| Berna González Harbour | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist writer, no specialized analysis. | 3 | 10 |
| Conor Gallagher Crime and security correspondent · The Irish Times | Excluded | Journalist | Crime and security correspondent Irish Times. | 3 | 10 |
| Mikkel Lind Sorgenfrey Reviewer · Radio IIII | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 3 | 10 |
| Søren Sørensen Former fighter pilot · Forsvarsakademiet | Selected | Commentator | Military analyst at Forsvarsakademiet. | 3 | 10 |
| Fernando Garea Journalist · Cadena SER | Selected | Commentator | Analyst at Cadena SER, current events analyst. | 3 | 10 |
| Andreas Utterström US expert | Selected | Commentator | USA expert, political analyst. | 3 | 10 |
| Gary Murphy Professor of Politics · DCU, School of Law and Government | Selected | Academic | Professor of Politics at DCU. | 3 | 10 |
| Giuliano Battiston Member of Lettera 22 and contributor to ISPI | Selected | Think tank | Researcher and contributor to ISPI. | 3 | 10 |
| Sylvain Gouguenheim Agrégé in history, teacher · ENS (LSH) de Lyon | Selected | Academic | Professor of medieval history at the ENS Lyon. | 3 | 10 |
| Christian Anton Smedshaug Chief economist · Landkreditt | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief economist at Landkreditt. | 3 | 10 |
| Andrei Kozovoï Professor · University of Lille | Selected | Academic | Professor at the University of Lille. | 3 | 10 |
| Antonello Pasini Climatologist · Cnr | Selected | Academic | Climatologist at CNR, public research organization. | 3 | 10 |
| Christine Emba Writer | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Announced only as a writer and guest host on social topics; the American writer profile fits but nothing precise ties them. | 3 | 10 |
| Hugo Micheron Specialist in jihadism | Selected | Academic | Political scientist, École Normale Supérieure. | 3 | 10 |
| Paweł Musiałek | Selected | Think tank | Political scientist at Krakow University and Klub Jagielloński. | 3 | 10 |
| Harry McGee Political correspondent · The Irish Times | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist - standard journalistic role. | 2 | 10 |
| Isabelle Bordry Founder · Retency | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Retency (business executive). | 2 | 10 |