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 Watts Fischer-Z | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| John Weyne Navy captain | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| John Whaite Bake Off winner | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| John Whitehead | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (non) : Essay on AI and authoritarianism by John and Nisha Whitehead; the linked profile is a New Zealand economist, an unrelated namesake. | 1 | 1 |
| John Whitehouse News director · Media Matters | Excluded | Journalist | News director at Media Matters. | 1 | 1 |
| John Wise Director of Finance and Accounting · The Armstrong Company | Excluded | Business executive | Director of Finance and Accounting, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| John Yoo Law professor · University of California, Berkeley | Selected | Academic | Law professor at UC Berkeley. | 6 | 6 |
| John-Antoine Libourel Neuroscientist | Selected | Academic | Researcher at CNRS, neuroscientist. | 1 | 1 |
| John-Christopher Rolland Constitutional law scholar · Paris Nanterre University | Selected | Academic | Senior lecturer at University Paris-Nanterre. | 2 | 5 |
| John-Henry Westen | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist without specified role. | 1 | 1 |
| John-Luke Roberts Performer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| John-Mikal Størdal Director · Nato Science & Technology | Excluded | Serving politician | Director of NATO Science & Technology, public position. | 1 | 1 |
| Johnny Brenna Civil police officer | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Civilpolis, field public agent. | 1 | 1 |
| Johnny Madsen Investment chief and partner · Formue og Investeringspleje | Selected | Economist or consultant | Investment chief and partner in asset management. | 1 | 5 |
| Johnny Mercer MP, Minister for Veterans' Affairs | Excluded | Serving politician | MP and Minister for Veterans' Affairs, active politician. | 2 | 2 |
| Johnny Oduya Former ice hockey player · Hale | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Former ice hockey player. | 1 | 1 |
| Johnny Ray Wine critic · The Spectator | Selected | Commentator | Wine Critic at The Spectator. | 2 | 2 |
| Johnny Sexton | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Johnny Warström Co-founder & CEO · Mentimeter | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder and CEO, founder and CEO. | 1 | 1 |
| Johny Vansevenant Political journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Political journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Jojo Moyes Award-winning author | Selected | Commentator | Award-winning fiction author. | 1 | 2 |
| Joke de Wolf Art historian and photography expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 2 | 2 |
| Joke Westra Senior researcher and lecturer · HAN University of Applied Sciences | Selected | Academic | Senior Researcher and lecturer at HAN University. | 2 | 2 |
| Jolande Withuis Writer | Selected | Academic | Dutch sociologist, writer. | 2 | 2 |
| Jolanta Michalowski | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jolanta Sujecka Prof., editor-in-chief · Wydział Artes Liberales, Uniwersytet Warszawski, Instytut Slawistyki PAN | Selected | Academic | Prof. at University of Warsaw and Slavic Studies Institute PAN. | 1 | 1 |
| Jolien De Bouw Correspondent · L'Express | Excluded | Journalist | L'Express correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Jolien Robijns Dr. · UHasselt | Selected | Academic | Dr. at UHasselt. | 1 | 1 |
| Joline Maenhout | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 12 |
| Jon Aars Polar bear researcher · Norwegisches Polarinstitut | Selected | Academic | Polar bear researcher at Norwegian Polar Institute. | 2 | 2 |
| Jon Ander Apple Coding Academy | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jon Arnell Investment chief · von Euler & Partners | Selected | Economist or consultant | Investment chief at von Euler & Partners. | 2 | 2 |
| Jon Åsberg Editor-in-chief · Fokus | Excluded | Journalist | Editor-in-chief, Fokus. | 1 | 1 |
| Jon B. Alterman CSIS | Selected | Think tank | Center for Strategic and International Studies. | 2 | 23 |
| Jon Batiste | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jon Bon Jovi Singer, songwriter, guitarist, actor, philanthropist | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jon Burrows Ex-PSNI officer | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jon Caramanica Pop music critic · The New York Times | Selected | Commentator | Pop music critic at New York Times. | 1 | 1 |
| Jon Craig Chief political correspondent · Sky News | Excluded | Journalist | Chief political correspondent at Sky News. | 2 | 2 |
| Jon Dagsland Front commander · Aftenposten | Excluded | Journalist | Chief editor at Aftenposten. | 1 | 1 |
| Jon Donnison BBC | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist BBC. | 1 | 1 |
| Jon Engström Project manager · Swedish Environmental Protection Agency | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Project manager at public agency. | 1 | 1 |
| Jon Fasman Senior culture correspondent · The Economist | Excluded | Journalist | Senior Culture Correspondent Economist. | 1 | 1 |
| Jon Favreau Guest Host · Crooked Media | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Jon Finn Psychologist and founder of Tougher Minds | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist and founder of practice. | 1 | 1 |
| Jon Georg Dale Former minister | Selected | Former official | Former state councillor. | 2 | 2 |
| Jon Gordon Leadership author and speaker | Selected | Commentator | Leadership author and speaker. | 8 | 10 |
| Jon Gray President · Blackstone | Excluded | Business executive | President of Blackstone, CEO. | 1 | 1 |
| Jon Gunnar Pedersen Director · Arctic Securities | Selected | Economist or consultant | Director at Arctic Securities. | 2 | 2 |
| Jon Hackett | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |