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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamil Jakubiec | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kamil Kłysiński Expert · Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich | Selected | Think tank | OSW expert. | 2 | 3 |
| Kamil Kozak UJ | Selected | Academic | Jagiellonian University. | 1 | 1 |
| Kamil Mieżeń YouTube channel creator · Globalne Przebudzenie | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kamil Potrzusek Sports historian · Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego w Warszawie | Selected | Academic | Sports historian at Academy of Physical Education. | 1 | 1 |
| Kamil Prabucki | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kamil Szymański Experienced expert · Trade Republic | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Chief Trade Republic, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Kamila Kalińczak Reads | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 3 |
| Kamilla Miskowiak Professor · Institut for Psykologi, Københavns Universitet | Selected | Academic | Professor, Institute of Psychology, University of Copenhagen. | 1 | 1 |
| Kamzy Gunaratnam Deputy mayor · Oslo | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kandice Ardiel UNIFIL spokesperson | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | UNIFIL spokesperson, organization spokesperson. | 1 | 1 |
| Kanita Focak | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kaouthar Darmoni Sexologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Sexologist, medical/health professional. | 1 | 1 |
| Kapteeni Jonne Piili Captain · Puolustusvoimat | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Captain, military in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Kara Alloway | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Works in television. | 1 | 1 |
| Kara Kennedy The Spectator World | Selected | Commentator | Ideas magazine editor, Spectator World. | 2 | 2 |
| Karamba Diaby SPD | Excluded | Serving politician | SPD politician, in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Karan Malhotra Nous Research | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (non) : AI lab co-founder (Nous Research), whereas the profile is an academic researcher at biological sciences and university institutes; unrelated namesake. | 3 | 3 |
| Karan Rajan NHS surgeon | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | NHS surgeon. | 1 | 1 |
| Kåre Aas Former diplomat | Selected | Former official | Former ambassador to Israel, USA, Afghanistan. | 3 | 20 |
| Kåre Quist TV host | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Karel J. Golta Founder & Managing Director · INDEED Innovation | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of INDEED Innovation. | 1 | 1 |
| Karel Lannoo CEO · Centre for European Policy Studies | Selected | Think tank | Center for European Policy Studies CEO. | 1 | 1 |
| Karel Mercx Investment expert · Beleggers Belangen | Selected | Economist or consultant | Investment specialist Beleggers Belangen. | 1 | 6 |
| Karel Smouter Editor · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | Editor, NRC. | 2 | 2 |
| Karel Verhoeven Editor-in-chief · De Standaard | Excluded | Journalist | Editor-in-chief, De Standaard. | 1 | 2 |
| Kareljan Schoutens Researcher · University of Amsterdam | Selected | Academic | Researcher at University of Amsterdam. | 1 | 1 |
| Karen Alexander Researcher | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Karen Aplin University of Bristol | Selected | Academic | Professor, University of Bristol. | 1 | 1 |
| Karen Bass Mayor · Los Angeles | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor Los Angeles, active politician. | 1 | 1 |
| Karen Beckett Psychologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist, profession. | 1 | 1 |
| Karen Campbell Brock University | Selected | Academic | Brock University. | 1 | 1 |
| Karen Donfried Assistant US Secretary of State | Excluded | Serving politician | Assistant US Secretary of State, public official. | 1 | 1 |
| Karen Ellemann Head of the Nordic Council of Ministers | Excluded | Serving politician | Nordic Council of Ministers leader, ministerial official. | 1 | 1 |
| Karen Gurney Clinical Psychologist, Psychosexologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Clinical psychologist, profession. | 2 | 2 |
| Karen Hamaker-Zondag | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Astrologer and author. | 1 | 1 |
| Karen Hao Reporter · Wall Street Journal | Selected | Commentator | Reporter Wall Street Journal, author Empire of AI | 20 | 23 |
| Karen Hauer Dancer · Strictly Come Dancing | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Karen Jackson didlaw | Selected | Lawyer | Didlaw, law firm. | 1 | 1 |
| Karen Johanne Pallesen Lecturer · Dansk Center for Mindfulness | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Lecturer at Dansk Center for Mindfulness talking about stress; the linked profile is a bare 'researcher' with no employer or field. | 1 | 1 |
| Karen Kilgariff | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Karen Kornbluh Ambassador · German Marshall Fund | Selected | Former official | Former ambassador. | 1 | 1 |
| Karen Kwiatkowski LtCOL | Selected | Former official | Former USAF, former military officer. | 4 | 129 |
| Karen Levy Professor · Cornell | Selected | Academic | Professor, Cornell University. | 2 | 2 |
| Karen M. O'Neill Associate Professor · Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor Rutgers School. | 1 | 1 |
| Karen McVeigh Seascapes reporter · The Guardian | Excluded | Journalist | Environment reporter The Guardian | 1 | 1 |
| Karen Modesta Olsen Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor, explicit academic title. | 2 | 2 |
| Karen Noblinski Criminal lawyer | Selected | Lawyer | Criminal defense lawyer. | 1 | 1 |
| Karen Pastorello Author · Cornell UP | Selected | Commentator | Author, Cornell UP, historical nonfiction. | 1 | 1 |
| Karen Philippa Larsen Researcher · DIIS | Selected | Think tank | Researcher at DIIS, Danish institute. | 3 | 3 |