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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Clark Senior fellow · Hudson Institute | Selected | Think tank | Senior Fellow Hudson Institute. | 3 | 9 |
| Francesca Coin Sociologist | Selected | Academic | University sociologist (Ca' Foscari, Venice). | 3 | 9 |
| Frank McDonough Leading historian of the Third Reich | Selected | Academic | Leading historian, Liverpool John Moores University. | 3 | 9 |
| Françoise Vimeux Climatologist, research director · Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD) | Selected | Academic | Research director at IRD. | 3 | 9 |
| Helen Miller Director · Institute for Fiscal Studies | Selected | Think tank | Director of Institute for Fiscal Studies. | 3 | 9 |
| Hugh Ross Astrophysicist | Selected | Academic | Astrophysicist, Caltech. | 3 | 9 |
| Karolina Wigura Sociologist and publicist · Kultura Liberalna | Selected | Commentator | Sociologist and publicist at Kultura Liberalna. | 3 | 9 |
| Przemysław Biskup Analyst | Selected | Academic | Political scientist, university teacher at SGH Warsaw. | 3 | 9 |
| Saul David Military historian and author | Selected | Commentator | Military historian and author. | 3 | 9 |
| Snorre Valen | Selected | Former official | Former member of Norwegian Parliament until 2017. | 3 | 9 |
| William Hague Former foreign secretary · The Times | Selected | Commentator | Columnist for Times, former minister. | 3 | 9 |
| Bram Moszkowicz Criminal defense lawyer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 9 |
| Conor Lally Crime and security editor · The Irish Times | Excluded | Journalist | Crime and Security Editor Irish Times. | 2 | 9 |
| Damien Douani Head of innovation · école Narratiiv | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Innovation director at Narratiiv, founder of Topos consulting (entrepreneur). | 2 | 9 |
| Hemma Michel Narrator · Bayerischer Rundfunk | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 9 |
| Hermann Ploppa Commentator · apolut | Selected | Commentator | Commentator analyzing news and political issues. | 2 | 9 |
| Joe Barnes Brussels Correspondent · The Telegraph | Excluded | Journalist | Brussels correspondent Telegraph. | 2 | 9 |
| Krzysztof Kwiatkowski Senator · KO | Excluded | Serving politician | Senator in office. | 2 | 9 |
| Lau Svenssen Chief analyst · Svenssen & Tudborg | Selected | Economist or consultant | Founder analyst Svenssen & Tudborg. | 2 | 9 |
| Wierd Duk Former Russia correspondent | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 9 |
| Eve MacDonald Dr · Cardiff University | Selected | Academic | Dr. at Cardiff University. | 2 | 9 |
| Lacy Hunt Economist | Selected | Economist or consultant | Renowned economist with 50+ years in finance. | 2 | 9 |
| Giuseppe De Ruvo Limes | Selected | Commentator | Geopolitical analyst for Limes magazine. | 2 | 9 |
| Helena Gissén Political commentator · Ekot | Selected | Commentator | Political commentator at Ekot, commentator. | 2 | 9 |
| Martin Sommer Political commentator · EW Magazine | Selected | Academic et Commentator | Professor Neurology Clinic Göttingen, political commentator. | 2 | 9 |
| Stefan Vermeulen Investigative journalist · NRC | Selected | Commentator | Investigative journalist and editor at NRC. | 2 | 9 |
| Kacper Ochman Direction of kaukaz.pl · Kierunek Kaukaz | Selected | Commentator | Author Kierunek Kaukaz, geopolitical analysis. | 2 | 9 |
| Radosław Markowski Professor | Selected | Academic | Prof., Political scientist at Polish Academy of Sciences. | 2 | 9 |
| Andrea Graziosi Professor | Selected | Academic | Historian at University of Naples Federico II. | 2 | 9 |
| Bronisław Wildstein Publicist | Selected | Commentator | Publicist and writer, political analysis. | 2 | 9 |
| Piotr Andrzejewski Dr · ISP PAN, Instytut Zachodni | Selected | Academic | Dr., Western Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences. | 2 | 9 |
| Robert Mood Lieutenant general · FN | Selected | Former official | United Nations retired general. | 2 | 9 |
| Anna Momigliano Journalist · Il Mulino, Haaretz | Selected | Commentator | Journalist, contributor to Il Mulino intellectual review. | 2 | 9 |
| Annika Sandén Lecturer | Selected | Academic | Docent in history, university history lecturer. | 2 | 9 |
| Christian Rainer Publisher and editor-in-chief · profil | Selected | Commentator | Editor and Editor-in-Chief of profil magazine. | 2 | 9 |
| Eric Cullhed Professor of ancient Greek | Selected | Academic | Professor of ancient Greek. | 2 | 9 |
| Gregory Johnsen Researcher on Yemen and Middle East conflict | Selected | Think tank | Yemen specialist researcher, senior fellow at institute. | 2 | 9 |
| Leif Runefelt The intellectual historian | Selected | Academic | Professor of history of ideas at Södertörn University. | 2 | 9 |
| Patrick Boucheron | Selected | Academic | Historian and professor at Collège de France. | 2 | 9 |
| Carlos Canales | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 9 |
| Carlos Sánchez | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified. | 1 | 9 |
| Claudia Cohen Journalist · Bloomberg | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Bloomberg and Figaro. | 1 | 9 |
| Cédric Ingrand Chief executive officer · Heavyweight Studio | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Heavyweight Studio. | 1 | 9 |
| Dany Lang Academic in economics · Sorbonne-Paris Nord | Selected | Academic | Research teacher in economics at Sorbonne-Paris Nord. | 1 | 9 |
| Didier Sanz Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Tech, reporter. | 1 | 9 |
| Frédéric Farah Economist and teacher · Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University | Selected | Academic | Professor of economics at Paris-1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University. | 1 | 9 |
| Frédéric Krebs President · Krebs & Partners | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and CEO of Krebs & Partners. | 1 | 9 |
| Hendrik Spiering Science editor and historian · NRC | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Science Editor Historian NRC. | 1 | 9 |
| Henrik Rosenkvist Professor of Nordic languages · University of Gothenburg | Selected | Academic | Professor of Nordic languages at the University of Gothenburg. | 1 | 9 |
| Jagoda Marinić | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 9 |