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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abel van Gijlswijk Rapper/singer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Abelardo Linares Bookseller, poet and publisher | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Bookstore owner, poet, editor, poet. | 1 | 1 |
| Abena Christine Jon'el Model | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Abha Bhattarai Washington Post | Excluded | Journalist | Economics correspondent for Washington Post. | 1 | 1 |
| Abhi Nag Balasubramanya Former Northvolt worker, microgreens company entrepreneur | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Abhishek Thakore Founder · The Blue Ribbon Movement | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Blue Ribbon. | 1 | 1 |
| Abid Raja | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Abraham Christie | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Abraham Verghese Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author of fiction novels. | 1 | 1 |
| Abubakar Hussain | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Aby Gaye Basketball player | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ace Collins Author | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Achim Truger | Excluded | Doubtful participation | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ad Visser | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ada Hegerberg Striker · Olympique Lyonnais | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ada Limón Poet laureate | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ada Wikdahl | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Ben-Shabbat | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Bielan Member of parliament · PiS | Excluded | Serving politician | PiS deputy in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Bodnar Senator, former Commissioner for Human Rights · PO | Excluded | Serving politician | Senator PO, senator in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Bogoryja-Zakrzewskiego Reportage and documentary · Polskiego Radia | Excluded | Journalist | Report and documentary Polish Radio, reportage | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Carolla | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Christing Comedian, speaker and author | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Conover Standup comedian and host · Factually Podcast | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Curry Inventor and consciousness researcher | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Radio presenter and podcaster. | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Czarnecki Społeczna Operacja Referendalna | Excluded | Serving politician | Referendum Operation politician. | 1 | 1 |
| Adam D'Angelo Founder · Quora/Poe | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Quora Poe startup. | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Daigle Business journalist · Acadiana Advocate | Excluded | Journalist | Business journalist at Acadiana Advocate. | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Ejnik Primary school teacher | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Entous New York Times award winning journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Award-winning journalist at New York Times. | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Friedland | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Gamal Former Army SMU Operator | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Former Army SMU operator. | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Geller Republican pollster | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Republican pollster | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Glapinski President of the National Bank of Poland · Narodowy Bank Polski | Excluded | Serving politician | Prezesa Banku Polski, serving. | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Goldman The Franchise Master | Excluded | Business executive | Franchising expert, without clearly defined academic role. | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Guibourgé-Czetwertyński T&E | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Public official at Polish Ministry of Environment. | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Guilette | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Górczewski Polskie Radio, Berlin | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist at Polskie Radio. | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Hickey | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Janek | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Jank Philosopher, chair of the board of the H+P Foundation · Fundacja H+P | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Philosopher, foundation president. | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Jarrell | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Jarubas Politician · Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe | Excluded | Serving politician | Politician of Stronnictwo Ludowe. | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Joks General | Excluded | Serving politician | Active general. | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Kostyál Head of European listings · Nasdaq | Excluded | Business executive | Listing chief at Nasdaq, executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Lean | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Lundgren The actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Adam McKendry Sport Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Sports journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Michalski | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Mirick Head of strategy · Prometheus Hyperscale | Excluded | Business executive | Head of strategy at Prometheus. | 1 | 1 |