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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoni Assia Co-founder · eToro | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder and executive of eToro, financial services company. | 1 | 2 |
| Yoshua Shelton U.S. Air Force nuclear security specialist | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Yvo Kortmann Gastroenterologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Gastroenterologist (gastro-intestinal-liver doctor), physician. | 1 | 2 |
| Zach Mack NPR | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Zak Stein Philosopher of education · Center for World Philosophy and Religion | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficient text to determine. | 1 | 2 |
| Zardasht Rad Stage reader · Sveriges Radio | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Álvaro García | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Ève Gaumond Researcher at the public law research centre · Université de Montréal | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Éric Ciotti Mayor of Nice and president of the Union des Droites pour la République · Républicains | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor of Nice and party president. | 1 | 2 |
| Óscar Herradón Specialist journalist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Specialized journalist. | 1 | 2 |
| Øystein Bogen | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist, no indicated function. | 1 | 2 |
| Łukasz Osmalak Member of parliament · Polski 2050 | Excluded | Serving politician | Polska 2050 deputy, deputy. | 1 | 2 |
| Łukasz Wójcik | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Guest on a world affairs show about Saudi Arabia; the linked profile is a generic Lublin technical university researcher, nothing ties them. | 1 | 2 |
| A. Świdziński | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| A.J. Daulerio Writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Writer without affiliation. | 1 | 1 |
| Aad Ouborg Mr. Princess | Excluded | Business executive | Leader of Princess, business leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Aad van Loenen Vocational education expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Aamer Madhani Associated Press journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Associated Press journalist, reporter with no analytical indication. | 1 | 1 |
| Aamna Mohdin Community affairs correspondent · The Guardian | Excluded | Journalist | Community affairs correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Aant Jelle Soepboer NSC | Excluded | Serving politician | Member of Second Chamber, politician. | 1 | 1 |
| Aarathi Krishnan Founder and CEO · RAKSHA Intelligence Futures | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Founder CEO of RAKSHA. | 1 | 1 |
| Aarne Aktan CEO · Solteq | Excluded | Business executive | CEO at Solteq. | 1 | 1 |
| Aaron Alexander Host of the Align Podcast | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Host of Align Podcast. | 1 | 1 |
| Aaron Balick Psychotherapist and author | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychotherapist and author. | 1 | 1 |
| Aaron Dignan Organizational expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Founder of organizational consulting firm. | 1 | 1 |
| Aaron Flint Host · Montana Talks | Excluded | Journalist | Radio show host. | 1 | 1 |
| Aaron Grayson Dorseth The man behind the film Rich Kids | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Aaron Harper | Excluded | Business executive | Power washing company entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Aaron Hodari Managing Director · Schechter | Excluded | Business executive | Managing Director Schechter executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Aaron Kaartinen Investor | Excluded | Business executive | Investor. | 1 | 1 |
| Aaron Levine Chief Financial Officer · Prophix | Excluded | Business executive | CFO of Prophix, financial executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Aaron Mirck Tech speaker and author | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Aaron Reitz Candidate | Excluded | Serving politician | Texas attorney candidate, politician. | 1 | 1 |
| Aaron Rigsby | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Documents tornadoes. | 1 | 1 |
| Aaron Sibarium Reporter at The Washington Free Beacon | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter at The Washington Free Beacon, reporter | 1 | 1 |
| Aaron Tabacco Executive coach and leader at UCSF | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Executive coach at UCSF. | 1 | 1 |
| Aatu Turpeinen Content creator · RebelWerks | Excluded | Business executive | Content creator at RebelWerks. | 1 | 1 |
| Ab Nieuwdorp Presenter · NPO Klassiek | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | NPO Klassiek presenter. | 1 | 1 |
| Abby Johnson Author of "Unplanned" | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author and anti-abortion activist. | 1 | 1 |
| Abby Phillip Journalist · CNN | Excluded | Journalist | White House correspondent for CNN. | 1 | 1 |
| Abdallah Bou Habib Foreign Minister | Excluded | Serving politician | Foreign Minister in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Abdi Nor Iftin | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Abdirahim Saeed BBC Arabic | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist at BBC Arabic. | 1 | 1 |
| Abdon Pallasch | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Abdou Bouzerda Middle East expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Abdul El-Sayed | Excluded | Serving politician | Democratic primary candidate. | 1 | 1 |
| Abdullah Al-Majid Chairman of the board of Al Nasr Club company · nadi al-nasr | Excluded | Business executive | President of Al-Nasr sports council. | 1 | 1 |
| Abdullah Anas | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Abdullah Hammoud | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor of Dearborn, Michigan in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Abdulrazak Gurnah Nobel Prize in Literature 2021 | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Nobel Prize in Literature 2021 author. | 1 | 1 |