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 Mooney Investigations Editor · Sunday Times | Excluded | Journalist | Investigations editor Sunday Times. | 1 | 1 |
| John Moran Mayor of Limerick | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor of Limerick, active politician. | 1 | 1 |
| John Morgan Author | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (non) : Irish history podcast author; the linked profile is an American topologist and mathematician, unrelated to the topic, so a namesake. | 1 | 1 |
| John Moser Author · Ashland University | Selected | Academic | Author and chair of Department of History at Ashland University. | 1 | 1 |
| John Mulaney Comedian and actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| John Mullan Professor of English, author | Selected | Academic | Professor of English and author. | 3 | 3 |
| John Müller Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist. | 1 | 2 |
| John Murphy | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist without specified role. | 1 | 1 |
| John Murray BBC 5 Live commentator | Excluded | Journalist | BBC football correspondent. | 1 | 2 |
| John Nichol Former RAF navigator and author | Selected | Commentator | Former RAF navigator and non-fiction author. | 2 | 2 |
| John Nieters TestRxMD | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 3 |
| John Nollet Hairdresser | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| John O'Brennan Expert | Selected | Academic | Professor of European politics at Maynooth University. | 2 | 2 |
| John O'Neill Research and data team · The Spectator | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Research and data team The Spectator (journalist) | 1 | 1 |
| John Ourand Sports correspondent · Puck News | Excluded | Journalist | Sports correspondent Puck News. | 1 | 1 |
| John Plassard Strategist · Cité Gestion | Selected | Economist or consultant | Strategist at Cité Gestion consulting firm. | 2 | 5 |
| John Plender FT | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Financial Times. | 1 | 1 |
| John Porter | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| John Preskill Professor of theoretical physics · California Institute of Technology | Selected | Academic | Professor of theoretical physics, California Institute of Technology. | 1 | 1 |
| John Prideaux US editor · The Economist | Excluded | Journalist | US editor at The Economist. | 1 | 1 |
| John Priestland uNHIdden | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| John Ray Perkins Realtor · Keller Williams Realty | Excluded | Business executive | Realtor at Keller Williams Realty. | 1 | 1 |
| John Rich Country music singer-songwriter | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| John Rogers Founder of a reputable investment firm · Ariel Investments | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of investment firm Ariel Investments. | 1 | 1 |
| John S Tregoning Professor of vaccine immunology · Imperial College London | Selected | Academic | Professor of vaccine immunology at Imperial College London. | 1 | 1 |
| John Scheid Emeritus professor at the Collège de France | Selected | Academic | Emeritus professor at the Collège de France. | 1 | 1 |
| John Sellars Reader in philosophy · Royal Holloway, University of London | Selected | Academic | Reader in philosophy at Royal Holloway University of London. | 3 | 4 |
| John Sipher Former CIA officer | Selected | Former official | Former CIA officer. | 6 | 10 |
| John Skogman Day trader and podcaster | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Day trader and podcaster (independent trader). | 2 | 3 |
| John Solomon CEO · Just the News | Excluded | Journalist | Just the News CEO. | 1 | 3 |
| John Stepek Bloomberg senior reporter | Selected | Commentator | Money Distilled newsletter author. | 2 | 25 |
| John Stevens Political editor · Daily Mirror | Excluded | Journalist | Political editor at Daily Mirror. | 1 | 1 |
| John Studzinski Strategic adviser · Pimco | Selected | Economist or consultant | Strategic advisor at Pimco investment company. | 2 | 2 |
| John Sweeney Emeritus professor · Maynooth University | Selected | Academic | Emeritus professor at Maynooth University. | 5 | 8 |
| John Taylor Co-founder · Black Male Initiative Georgia | Excluded | Serving politician | Co-founder of Black Male Initiative Georgia. | 1 | 1 |
| John Tedesco Engineer · Nightcrawler Research | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Engineer at private company, no academic or specialized role. | 2 | 2 |
| John Ternus Hardware chief · Apple | Excluded | Doubtful participation | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| John Tholen Curator of the Erasmus collection | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Museum curator, occupation fitting no role. | 1 | 1 |
| John Thorndike GM | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| John Thune Senate Majority Leader | Excluded | Serving politician | Senate Majority Leader, politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| John Tidd Director general and investment director · HAMCO AM | Selected | Economist or consultant | General director and investment director in asset management. | 3 | 3 |
| John Toner Journalist · Sunday Life | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Sunday Life. | 1 | 1 |
| John Torpey Director of the Ralph Bunche Institute | Selected | Academic et Think tank | Sociologist, professor and director of Ralph Bunche Institute. | 5 | 10 |
| John Touey Managing Partner · Trilogy Talent Advisors | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | C-suite recruiter. | 1 | 1 |
| John V BT6 | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| John Van Reenen Ronald Coase School Professor · London School of Economics | Selected | Academic | Ronald Coase School professor, LSE. | 1 | 2 |
| John Vecchi CMO · Phosphorus Cybersecurity | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | CMO of company. | 1 | 1 |
| John Vervaeke Associate professor · University of Toronto, Department of Psychology | Selected | Academic | Associate professor at University of Toronto. | 8 | 9 |
| John Voppen CEO of ProRail | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of ProRail. | 1 | 2 |
| John Warren Tellworth | Excluded | Business executive | Tellworth, probable company executive. | 1 | 1 |