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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Harris Guardian columnist · The Guardian | Selected | Commentator | Guardian columnist. | 4 | 6 |
| John Hedberg CEO · Creades | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| John Heilemann | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist without specified role. | 2 | 2 |
| John Helin | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| John Hite | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| John Högström Lecturer in political science · Mid Sweden University | Selected | Academic | Docent in political science at Mittuniversitet. | 1 | 1 |
| John Hogue Nostradamus scholar | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| John Holdren | Selected | Academic | Scientist with Harvard University and UC Berkeley. | 1 | 1 |
| John Hussman Founder · Hussman Funds | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Founder of Hussman Funds. | 1 | 1 |
| John Ioannidis Professor · Stanford University | Selected | Academic | Professor at Stanford University. | 1 | 1 |
| John J. Sullivan Former State Department official and U.S. ambassador | Selected | Former official | Former State Department official and U.S. ambassador. | 1 | 1 |
| John Jansen van Galen Columnist | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 3 |
| John Johnson Theater producer and co-founder of Wagner Johnson Productions | Excluded | Business executive | Theater producer and co-founder of Wagner Johnson Productions. | 1 | 1 |
| John Kaag Professor of philosophy | Selected | Academic | Professor of philosophy and co-author. | 3 | 3 |
| John Kelleher CVC | Excluded | Business executive | CVC, private equity firm executive. | 1 | 1 |
| John Keller Former Chief of the Public Integrity Section · Department of Justice | Selected | Former official | Former Chief of Public Integrity Section at DOJ. | 1 | 3 |
| John Kelly Criminal profiler et psychotherapist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Criminal profiler and psychotherapist, practitioner. | 1 | 1 |
| John Kennedy Professor · Trinity St James's Cancer Institute | Selected | Academic | Professor at Trinity St James's Cancer Institute. | 2 | 2 |
| John Kerry U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate · U.S. Department of State | Excluded | Serving politician | U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, incumbent. | 1 | 1 |
| John Killacky | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| John Kiriakou Author, journalist and former intelligence officer · CIA | Selected | Former official | Former CIA analyst, case officer and intelligence officer. | 11 | 21 |
| John Kitzhaber Former Governor, ER Doctor · Oregon | Selected | Former official | Former Governor of Oregon. | 1 | 1 |
| John Kyle Former deputy leader · PUP | Selected | Former official | Former deputy leader of the PUP. | 1 | 1 |
| John Lannon Chief Executive of DORAS | Excluded | Business executive | Chief Executive of DORAS, organization leader. | 1 | 1 |
| John Laverty | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| John Leahy Chairperson of the Birr Municipal District and Independent Councillor | Excluded | Serving politician | Independent Councillor, in office. | 1 | 1 |
| John Lee Dr | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 3 | 3 |
| John Leif Jørgensen Professor of aerospace technology · DTU Space | Selected | Academic | Professor of Space Technology at DTU Space. | 1 | 1 |
| John Lennox Mathematician, bioethicist, and Christian apologist | Selected | Academic | Mathematician at University of Oxford. | 1 | 2 |
| John Lin | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Investing podcast on China, no function named; the linked profile is a generic Utah researcher with no field; nothing ties them. | 1 | 1 |
| John Lindberg PhD student · King's College London | Selected | Academic | Doctoral student at King's College London. | 1 | 1 |
| John List Economist · Becker Friedman Institute | Selected | Academic | Professor of Economics and Director, Becker Friedman Institute. | 2 | 2 |
| John Llodra Lead partner · New Harbor Financial | Selected | Economist or consultant | Lead partner at New Harbor Financial advisory firm. | 1 | 1 |
| John Long Australian palaeontologist | Selected | Academic | Paleontologist, professor at Flinders University. | 1 | 1 |
| John Maguire Film critic · Business Post | Excluded | Journalist | Film critic at Business Post. | 1 | 2 |
| John Martin Johansen Document.no | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Document.no. | 1 | 1 |
| John Martinis Nobel Prize in Physics Winner | Selected | Academic | Physicist at UC Santa Barbara. | 5 | 6 |
| John Masterson Former Late Late Show producer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| John Mayer Singer-songwriter | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| John McCartney BNP Paribas Real Estate | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | BNP Paribas Real Estate, company executive. | 1 | 1 |
| John McDermott Chief Africa correspondent · The Economist | Excluded | Journalist | Chief Africa correspondent at The Economist. | 1 | 1 |
| John McGuirk Journalist · Gript Media | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Gript Media. | 1 | 4 |
| John McKenna CEO and Co-Founder · Noah Media Group | Excluded | Business executive | CEO and Co-Founder of Noah Media Group. | 1 | 1 |
| John McLaughlin Former acting and deputy director · CIA | Selected | Former official | Former acting and deputy director of CIA. | 1 | 1 |
| John McPhee Former Special Operator | Excluded | Serving politician | Former Special Operator, military veteran. | 1 | 1 |
| John McTernan Former political secretary · Tony Blair | Selected | Former official | Former political secretary to Tony Blair. | 4 | 6 |
| John McWhorter | Selected | Academic | Professor at Columbia University. | 6 | 7 |
| John Meagher Guest | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 3 | 4 |
| John Mearsheimer Professor · University of Chicago | Selected | Academic | Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at University of Chicago. | 11 | 204 |
| John Mellkvist | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |