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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Jordan Rep. | Excluded | Serving politician | Rep. (representative) in office | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Kwik Brain coach · Kwik Learning | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Brain coach. | 2 | 2 |
| Jim LaPorta Investigative reporter | Excluded | Journalist | Investigation journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Jim McDowell Editor at the Sunday World | Excluded | Journalist | Sunday World editor. | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Newton Journalist working in Los Angeles | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Los Angeles. | 1 | 1 |
| Jim O'Callaghan Justice Minister · Fianna Fáil | Excluded | Serving politician | Justice Minister Fianna Fail, active politician. | 1 | 1 |
| Jim O'Neill Burnham advisor | Selected | Economist or consultant et Former official | Economist at Goldman Sachs and House of Lords. | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Pickard Deputy political editor · Financial Times | Excluded | Journalist | Political correspondent for Financial Times. | 2 | 5 |
| Jim Rogers International investor and financial commentator | Selected | Economist or consultant | International investor and financial commentator. | 4 | 8 |
| Jim Solatie Co-founder of Sisufy | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of Sisufy, startup founder. | 1 | 1 |
| Jim van Os Psychiatrist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychiatrist, physician without university affiliation. | 1 | 1 |
| Jim VandeHei CEO · Axios | Excluded | Business executive | Axios CEO. | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Waterson Media Editor · The Guardian | Excluded | Journalist | Media editor, The Guardian. | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Young Men's Burnout Coach | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Men's Burnout Coach, independent coach. | 1 | 1 |
| Jimena González Member of Más Madrid in the Madrid Assembly | Excluded | Serving politician | Diputada Más Madrid, politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Jimmie Åkesson Party leader · Sverigedemokraterna | Excluded | Serving politician | Sweden Democrats party leader, serving politician. | 4 | 5 |
| Jimmy Andersson | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jimmy Atienza Bodybuilder, personal transformer and expert on the unbreakable connection between body and mind | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Bodybuilder and personal transformer, coach without established practice. | 1 | 1 |
| Jimmy Cleary Success4U Driving School | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Success4U Driving School, business leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Jimmy Corsetti Bright Insight | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | YouTube content creator. | 1 | 1 |
| Jimmy Dijk List leader · Socialistische Partij | Excluded | Serving politician | List leader Socialist Party, active politician. | 1 | 1 |
| Jimmy Dore Lifelong Democrat | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jimmy Fallon Tonight Show host | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jimmy Holloran Partner and head of talent · American Industrial Partners | Excluded | Business executive | Partner and Head of Talent, American Industrial Partners, corporate manager. | 1 | 1 |
| Jimmy Iovine | Excluded | Business executive | Music industry legend, no specific professional role named. | 1 | 2 |
| Jimmy McLoughlin Former Special Advisor to then-UK Prime Minister Theresa May | Selected | Former official | Former Special Advisor to then-UK Prime Minister. | 4 | 4 |
| Jimmy Rushton Kyiv-based security analyst | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 2 |
| Jimmy Wales Co-founder · Wikipedia | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of Wikipedia, startup founder. | 5 | 5 |
| Jindra Kessener Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of De Dialoogrevolutie, non-fiction book. | 1 | 1 |
| Jingmai O'Connor Paleobiologist and associate curator of reptiles · Field Museum of Chicago | Selected | Academic | Paleobiologist, associate curator at Field Museum of Chicago. | 2 | 2 |
| Jinyan Zeng Researcher at the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University | Selected | Academic | Researcher at Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies Lund University | 1 | 1 |
| Jip van den Toorn | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jitske Kramer Bestselling author, anthropologist | Selected | Commentator | Bestselling author and anthropologist. | 9 | 10 |
| Jiull Cainey Dr. · Cape Grim Forschungsstation | Selected | Academic | Dr., Cape Grim Research Station, public research station. | 1 | 1 |
| JJ Benítez Writer and journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Writer and journalist. | 2 | 2 |
| JJ Clarke Producer · Irish Independent | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 8 |
| Jo Anna Dossett Oklahoma State Senator | Excluded | Serving politician | Oklahoma State Senator, politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Jo Bager Editor · c't Magazin | Excluded | Journalist | Editor, c't Magazin. | 1 | 1 |
| Jo Berry | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jo Berten City guide | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jo Brouns Minister of agriculture · CD&V | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Agriculture CD&V, minister in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Jo Celis City guide | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jo De Boeck Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Vice President · imec | Excluded | Business executive | Chief Strategy Officer at imec, corporate executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Jo De Poorter | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Belgian television presenter. | 1 | 1 |
| Jo Furniss | Selected | Commentator | Author of Short History Of..., historical non-fiction. | 1 | 2 |
| Jo Grady University and College Union | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | University and College Union, union spokesperson. | 1 | 1 |
| Jo Hoffman Centenary junior · Centenary College of Louisiana | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jo Johnson Chairman · FutureLearn | Excluded | Business executive | Chairman FutureLearn, company executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Jo Malone Perfumer | Excluded | Business executive | Perfumer, fragrance creator. | 1 | 1 |
| Jo Osborne Head of Women's Sport · Sky Sports | Excluded | Business executive | Head of Women's Sport at Sky Sports, company executive. | 1 | 1 |