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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josep Guijarro | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 10 |
| Lourdes Pérez | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 10 |
| Michael Friis Jørgensen Equity head · HC Andersen Capital | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Stock manager, asset manager. | 2 | 10 |
| Ulf Poschardt WELT publisher | Excluded | Journalist | WELT Editor-in-Chief, media editor. | 2 | 10 |
| Uwe Froschauer apolut | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 10 |
| Bruno Fuligni Historian and essayist | Selected | Commentator | Historian and essayist, historical analyst. | 2 | 10 |
| Christian Bito Professor of finance · ESSEC | Selected | Academic | Professor of finance at ESSEC Business School. | 2 | 10 |
| Jean-Hervé Lorenzi Founder · Cercle des Économistes | Selected | Think tank | Founder and president of Economists Circle. | 2 | 10 |
| Renaud Meltz University professor, research director · CNRS | Selected | Academic | Professor, CNRS research director. | 2 | 10 |
| Guido Barbujani Geneticist | Selected | Academic | Geneticist at Stony Brook University. | 2 | 10 |
| Elisabeth Niejahr Managing director · Hertie Foundation | Selected | Think tank | CEO of Hertie Foundation. | 2 | 10 |
| Rebecca Grant National security analyst | Selected | Commentator | National security analyst, air power specialist. | 2 | 10 |
| Lucas Brouwers | Selected | Commentator | Science journalist at NRC. | 2 | 10 |
| Peter Vuust Brain researcher · Institut for Klinisk Medicin på Aarhus Universitet | Selected | Academic | Neuroscience researcher at university (Aarhus University). | 2 | 10 |
| Andy Milburn Special operations veteran | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Special operations veteran, former soldier. | 1 | 10 |
| Annalisa Camilli Journalist · Internazionale | Excluded | Journalist | Internazionale journalist, news journalist. | 1 | 10 |
| Bruno Guglielminetti Journalist and host · Mon Carnet de l'actualité numérique | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist and podcast host. | 1 | 10 |
| Christian Poyau CEO · Micropole | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Micropole. | 1 | 10 |
| Clément David President · Theodo Cloud | Excluded | Business executive | President of Theodo Cloud, startup founder. | 1 | 10 |
| Henrique Monteiro | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 10 |
| James Kilner Foreign Correspondent · The Telegraph | Excluded | Journalist | Foreign correspondent and bulletin editor for The Telegraph. | 1 | 10 |
| Jochen Mitschka apolut | Selected | Commentator | Political commentator on apolut platform. | 1 | 10 |
| Jérôme Marin Founder · cafetech.fr | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of cafetech.fr. | 1 | 10 |
| Leila Belhadj Mohamed Geopolitics expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 10 |
| Patrick Artus Economist · Natixis | Selected | Economist or consultant | Director of economic research at Natixis. | 1 | 10 |
| Per Kuskner Editor-in-chief | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 10 |
| Petra de Koning Political reporter · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | Political correspondent, political correspondent. | 1 | 10 |
| Tamara Keith Senior White House correspondent · NPR | Excluded | Journalist | White House Correspondent NPR, not analyst. | 1 | 10 |
| Thomas Serval CEO · Baracoda | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Baracoda. | 1 | 10 |
| Ylva Byrman University lecturer · University of Gothenburg | Selected | Academic | University lecturer at University of Gothenburg. | 1 | 10 |
| Viktor Baranets Colonel · Радио КП | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Active colonel, military commentator. | 1 | 10 |
| Alice Dadgostar | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and Swedish writer, non-fiction author. | 1 | 10 |
| Faisal Islam BBC economics editor · BBC News | Selected | Commentator | BBC economics editor. | 1 | 10 |
| Ulf Sommer Stock market expert · Handelsblatt | Selected | Economist or consultant | Finance market analyst at Handelsblatt. | 1 | 10 |
| Elia Morelli Domino | Selected | Think tank | Analyst at Domino, Italian geopolitical think tank. | 1 | 10 |
| Lionel Steinmann Journalist in the industry section · Les Echos | Selected | Commentator | Automotive specialist journalist at Les Echos. | 1 | 10 |
| Marcin Fatalski | Selected | Academic | Political scientist at Jagiellonian University. | 1 | 10 |
| Stefano Liberti Journalist | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and writer (journalist and author). | 1 | 10 |
| Berthold Kohler F.A.Z. publisher · Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung | Selected | Commentator | FAZ editor. | 1 | 10 |
| Steven Sinofsky Board Partner · a16z | Selected | Economist or consultant | Board partner at a16z. | 1 | 10 |
| Gema Peñalosa | Selected | Commentator | Journalist current events analyst. | 1 | 10 |
| Paula María Economics journalist | Selected | Commentator | Economics journalist, analyst. | 1 | 10 |
| Eliezer Yudkowsky AI researcher and writer · Machine Intelligence Research Institute | Selected | Academic | AI researcher at Machine Intelligence Research Institute. | 9 | 9 |
| Hanno Sauer Associate Professor of Philosophy and Ethics · Universität Utrecht | Selected | Academic | Associate professor of philosophy and ethics at Utrecht. | 9 | 9 |
| Andy Burnham Mayor · Greater Manchester | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor - Greater Manchester, active politician. | 8 | 9 |
| Adam Alter Psychologist · New York University Stern School of Business | Selected | Academic | Professor of Marketing, NYU Stern. | 8 | 9 |
| Monika Schnitzer Chair of the Council of Economic Experts · Sachverständigenrat | Selected | Academic | Chair Council of Experts and Professor. | 8 | 9 |
| Daniel Ziblatt Political scientist · Harvard | Selected | Academic | Eaton Professor of the Science of Government at Harvard. | 8 | 9 |
| David Sirota Political journalist · The Lever | Selected | Commentator | Founder editor-in-chief of The Lever. | 8 | 9 |
| John Vervaeke Associate professor · University of Toronto, Department of Psychology | Selected | Academic | Associate professor at University of Toronto. | 8 | 9 |