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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bente Andersen Hotel Romantik | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bente Birkeland Public affairs reporter · Colorado Public Radio | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter public affairs Colorado Public Radio | 1 | 1 |
| Bente Kristiansen Norwegian | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bente Müller | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Berend Aukema Entomologist | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Berend Nieuwhof | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bergita Ganse | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Interviewee in a space history episode; the profile is a Saarland University researcher with no field, and another same-name doctor exists. | 1 | 1 |
| Berit Ullestad | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bernard Brogan Tech founder · PepTalk | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of tech startup PepTalk. | 1 | 1 |
| Bernard Delcros Union Centriste senator · Cantal | Excluded | Serving politician | Centrist Union Senator in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Bernard Drescher Bund deutscher EinsatzVeteranen | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Military veterans association. | 1 | 1 |
| Bernard Jomier Senator | Excluded | Serving politician | Senator in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Bernard Phelan | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bernardo Fernandez Bling Energy | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Bling Energy. | 1 | 1 |
| Bernardo Gutiérrez Writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Hispanic-Brazilian writer, fiction author or undetermined. | 1 | 1 |
| Bernardo Kastrup Dutch philosopher and computer scientist | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Bernardo Seixas CEO · Granter | Excluded | Business executive | CEO and founder of Granter. | 1 | 1 |
| Bernd Baumann Parliamentary business manager · AfD | Excluded | Serving politician | Parliamentary Secretary of AfD, political party. | 1 | 1 |
| Bernd Breiter | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bernd Knöller Star chef · Valencia | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Michelin-starred chef in Valencia. | 1 | 1 |
| Bernd Sommer First mayor · Klosterstadt Waldsassen | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor in office of Waldsassen. | 1 | 1 |
| Bernd Theiss Head of testing and technology · connect | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Media executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Bernhard Meyer Neurosurgeon | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Neurosurgeon. | 1 | 1 |
| Bernhard Schlink Legal philosopher and writer | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Novelist and lawyer, fiction writer, former positions. | 1 | 1 |
| Bernice Notenboom Polar traveler and climate journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Climate journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Bernie Moreno Candidate | Excluded | Serving politician | Political candidate. | 1 | 1 |
| Bernt Børnich NEO | Excluded | Business executive | NEO executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Bert De Backer Professional cyclist | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bert De Kock | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bert Engelaar ABVV leader | Excluded | Serving politician | Union director, ABVV. | 1 | 1 |
| Bert Kleine Schaars UNIFIL veteran | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bert-Arjan Millenaar Founder · NLC Health | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of NLC Health. | 1 | 1 |
| Berta García Faet | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Berten Vanderbruggen | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Berth Milton | Excluded | Business executive | Swedish company executive, entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Bertil Ekerlid Publisher · Ekerlids Förlag | Excluded | Business executive | Editor and owner of Ekerlids Förlag. | 1 | 1 |
| Bertil Fruelund | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bertil Kuhlemann | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bertrand Benoit WSJ reporter · The Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Wall Street Journal | 1 | 1 |
| Bertrand Misonne Author of Mona l'IA | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Introduced as author of Mona l'IA; the profile only says Belgian author, with no field or work to check against. | 1 | 2 |
| Bertrand Métayer Journalist · Parisien | Excluded | Journalist | Sports section journalist at Le Parisien. | 1 | 1 |
| Bertrand Rambaud Chairman of Groupe Siparex | Excluded | Business executive | President of Siparex Group. | 1 | 1 |
| Bertrand Uzeel Co-founder · Welcome to the Jungle | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of Welcome to the Jungle. | 1 | 1 |
| Besfort Behrami Growth Marketer, Paid Ads & Lead Generation Expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Growth marketer and marketing consultant. | 1 | 1 |
| Besnik Barani Software developer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Beth Barrett-Wild Director of Women's Professional Game · ECB | Excluded | Business executive | Women's Game Director at ECB. | 1 | 1 |
| Beth Ford CEO · Land O'Lakes | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Land O'Lakes. | 1 | 1 |
| Beth Hammack Co-head of the Global Financing Group · Goldman Sachs | Excluded | Business executive | Senior executive at Goldman Sachs. | 1 | 1 |
| Beth McKigney Ovative | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Beth Williams PCLOB | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |