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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alessandra De Poli Journalist · Asia News | Excluded | Journalist | Asia News journalist, no analyst role. | 1 | 1 |
| Alessandra Todde Vice president · M5S | Excluded | Serving politician | Vice-President M5S in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Alessandro Balduzzi Traveler and scholar | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Alessandro Barberis Canonico President of Milano Unica | Excluded | Business executive | President of Milano Unica. | 1 | 1 |
| Alessandro Borghese | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Alessandro Calvi Journalist · Internazionale | Excluded | Journalist | Internazionale journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Alessandro Cattaneo Forza Italia | Excluded | Serving politician | Forza Italia (political party). | 1 | 1 |
| Alessandro Cattelan | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Alessandro Colucci Noi Moderati | Excluded | Serving politician | Noi Moderati (political party). | 1 | 1 |
| Alessandro Florenzi | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Alessandro Gassmann | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Alessandro Genovesi General secretary of Fillea-CGIL | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Alessandro Lubello Economics editor · Internazionale | Excluded | Journalist | Economics editor at Internazionale, desk role. | 1 | 1 |
| Alessandro Mazzocchetti CFO · Odoo | Excluded | Business executive | CFO of Odoo. | 1 | 1 |
| Alessandro Nesta | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Alessandro Orlando Telemarketer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Alessandro Russo Expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Alessandro Sipolo | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Alessandro Tenace YouTuber · TheShow | Excluded | Business executive | YouTuber and Entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Alessandro Vercellotti | Excluded | Doubtful participation | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Alessia Conzonato Journalist · Corriere della Sera | Excluded | Journalist | Corriere della Sera journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Alessio Carciofi Digital wellbeing expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Alessio Ribaudo Journalist · Corriere della Sera | Excluded | Journalist | Corriere della Sera journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Alessio Romenzi Photographer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Anderson Animal communicator | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Animal communicator. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Bazzell President and Co-Founder · Unrivaled Basketball | Excluded | Business executive | President and Co-Founder of Unrivaled Basketball. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Bellini Explorer and popularizer | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Explorer and science communicator, not political analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Berger Producer · TOP-The Originals Productions | Excluded | Business executive | Franco-American producer. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Birks | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Blumberg Producer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Burghart MP · Conservative | Excluded | Serving politician | Active Conservative MP. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Castellanos Republican Party strategist | Excluded | Serving politician | Republican Party strategist | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Chalk Justice secretary | Excluded | Serving politician | Justice secretary in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Cizmic Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter journalist from Abidjan. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Clark Host | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Cooney Chief Executive · CyberSafeKids | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Chief Executive at CyberSafeKids. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Cooper Podcaster | Excluded | Business executive | Podcaster, host. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Cotoia | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Cranz Freelance writer | Excluded | Journalist | Freelance writer. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Crawford Special Correspondent · Sky News | Excluded | Journalist | Special Correspondent Sky News. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Dang Author | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Depledge Tech entrepreneur | Excluded | Business executive | Tech entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Dietrich Retired US Navy Pilot Lt. Cmdr | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Retired US Navy pilot. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Drost | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Escolá Gascón | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Forsyth BBC News expert | Excluded | Journalist | BBC News expert, role unspecified. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Frangos Markets editor · Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Markets editor Wall Street Journal. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex G. Calvet | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Gibney Director | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Gladstein Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Chief Strategy Officer at Human Rights Foundation. | 1 | 1 |