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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kacey Wong Artist | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kacper Kita Author | Selected | Commentator | Author Epoka chaosu, political essay. | 4 | 9 |
| Kacper Ochman Direction of kaukaz.pl · Kierunek Kaukaz | Selected | Commentator | Author Kierunek Kaukaz, geopolitical analysis. | 2 | 9 |
| Kacper Rękawek Dr, terrorism expert · Międzynarodowe Centrum Badań na rzecz Zwalczania Terroryzmu | Selected | Think tank | Terrorism expert at Centre for Counter-Terrorism Research. | 3 | 4 |
| Kacper Rękawski Dr., expert in terrorism and counter-terrorism · Centre Badań nad Ekstremizmem Uniwersytetu w Oslo | Selected | Academic | Doctor, expert at Extremism Center at University of Oslo. | 1 | 1 |
| Kacper Turoboyski European karting champion | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kadafi Zaman Journalist · TV 2 | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist and reporter at TV 2. | 2 | 2 |
| Kaetan Mazza Lawyer | Selected | Lawyer | Internet lawyer, legal professional. | 1 | 1 |
| Kai Au Burschenschaft Hansea zu Mannheim | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kai Bastesen Head of the counter-terrorism department · PST | Excluded | Serving politician | Head of counter-terrorism service, PST security police. | 1 | 1 |
| Kai Bird Pulitzer prize-winning biographer | Selected | Commentator | Biographer, Pulitzer Prize winner. | 7 | 7 |
| Kai Eide FN, NATO | Selected | Former official | Former Norwegian ambassador and diplomat. | 2 | 2 |
| Kai Hammerich Partner · Spencer Stuart | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Partner, Spencer Stuart consulting firm. | 1 | 1 |
| Kai Kruse Majority shareholder of igefa · IGFA | Excluded | Business executive | Majority owner of IGFA, company. | 1 | 1 |
| Kai Küstner ARD | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist at public broadcaster without analysis evidence. | 1 | 1 |
| Kai Lintunen Kokoomus Uusimaa | Excluded | Serving politician | Kokoomus candidate, Finland election. | 1 | 1 |
| Kai North Centenary College of Louisiana | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kai Østberg Professor · University of South-Eastern Norway | Selected | Academic | Professor Universitetet Sørøst-Norge. | 1 | 2 |
| Kai Østergaard Chair · Danske Handicaporganisationer i Vejen | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | President of disability organization in Denmark. | 1 | 1 |
| Kai Roemmelt CEO · Udacity | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Udacity online learning platform. | 1 | 1 |
| Kai Ryssdal Host and senior editor · Marketplace | Excluded | Journalist | Marketplace radio presenter and editor-in-chief. | 1 | 1 |
| Kai Schlolaut Colonel physician · Bundeswehr | Excluded | Serving politician | Physician-Colonel Bundeswehr, active military. | 1 | 1 |
| Kai Schwemmer | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Political Activist Voice. | 1 | 1 |
| Kai Sina University of Göttingen | Selected | Academic | Doctor at University of Göttingen. | 2 | 3 |
| Kai Strittmatter China expert | Selected | Commentator | German journalist and non-fiction writer on China. | 1 | 1 |
| Kaisa Järvelä Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Aamupodi. | 1 | 1 |
| Kaisa Uurasmaa Investor relations and corporate responsibility director · Sanoma | Excluded | Business executive | Investor relations director at Sanoma. | 1 | 1 |
| Kaisa Vanha-Perttulan Analyst | Selected | Economist or consultant | Analyst at Inderes. | 1 | 1 |
| Kaitlyn Regehr Author | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kaja Hagen PhD in Medieval History | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Kaja Kallas EU's top diplomat · European Union | Excluded | Serving politician | Chief diplomat European Union. | 1 | 1 |
| Kajsa Boglind Presenter · Konflikt | Excluded | Journalist | Host of Konflikt podcast. | 1 | 1 |
| Kajsa Dovstad The doctor and debater | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Physician debater, not professional commentator. | 2 | 3 |
| Kajsa Ollongren Outgoing Minister of Defense | Selected | Former official | Former Defense Minister of Netherlands. | 7 | 12 |
| Kalev Stoicescu Estonian parliamentarian and defense expert | Excluded | Serving politician | Estonian parliamentarian, serving politician. | 1 | 1 |
| Kalevi Puonti Drug police officer and crime novelist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Anti-drug police officer, security forces agent. | 1 | 1 |
| Kalle Johannes Rose Researcher and lecturer · CBS | Selected | Academic | Researcher professor at Copenhagen Business School. | 2 | 2 |
| Kalle Lind Authority on pop culture | Selected | Commentator | Authority on pop culture, analytical commentary. | 3 | 3 |
| Kalle Moene Economics professor · UiO | Selected | Academic | Professor of economics, University of Oslo. | 2 | 38 |
| Kalle Patomeri | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kalle Sundin | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kalle-Erik Vähäkylä ROTC | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kamakshya Trivedi Research Analyst · Goldman Sachs | Selected | Economist or consultant | Research strategy analyst Goldman Sachs. | 1 | 2 |
| Kamal Pariyar BBC Nepali | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist BBC Nepali. | 1 | 1 |
| Kamala Harris Vice President | Excluded | Serving politician | Vice-President United States, politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Kamali Melbourne Sky News | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist news Sky News. | 1 | 1 |
| Kamel El Hadef Co-founder · Audion | Excluded | Business executive | Co-Founder of Audion, startup. | 1 | 1 |
| Kamil Całus Analyst · Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich | Selected | Think tank | Analyst Eastern Studies Center. | 6 | 19 |
| Kamil Czudej Director, screenwriter | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kamil Frymark Analyst · OSW | Selected | Think tank | Analyst OSW. | 4 | 9 |