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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank McNally Columnist · Irish Times | Selected | Commentator | Columnist at Irish Times. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Meeink | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Meier Coach | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Coach. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Merenda | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Online video content creator. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Patterson CEO · Trilith Studios | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Trilith Studios. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Peters Reputation strategist | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently clear role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Renout France correspondent | Excluded | Journalist | France correspondent, foreign correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Rensen Tech editor | Excluded | Journalist | Tech reporter at de Volkskrant. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Schäfer Thoreau biographer | Selected | Commentator | Biographer, nonfiction author. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Schäffler Bundestag member · FDP | Excluded | Serving politician | Member of the Bundestag. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Skinner Stand-up comedian, broadcaster | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Slavich Corporate attorney | Selected | Lawyer | Corporate lawyer. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Stauss Election campaign adviser | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Election campaign advisor. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Trentmann Professor of History · Birkbeck College, University of London | Selected | Academic | Professor of history at the University of London. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Van Passel Film expert | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Vranken Analyst | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently clear role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Warren | Excluded | Business executive | Boxing promoter and businessperson. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Wilczek Nobel laureate | Selected | Academic | Nobel Prize physicist, MIT and other universities. | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Zobel Co-head of research department and deputy director · Stiftung Sucht Schweiz | Selected | Academic | Co-Director of research at Stiftung Sucht Schweiz. | 1 | 1 |
| Frankie Kubicki Deputy Director of the Charles Dickens Museum in London | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Deputy museum director at Charles Dickens Museum. | 1 | 1 |
| Franklin Leonard Founder · Black List | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Black List. | 1 | 1 |
| Frans Blom | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently clear role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Frans Duijts Folk singer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Frans Muller CEO · Ahold Delhaize | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Ahold Delhaize. | 1 | 1 |
| Frans Pollux Singer, musician | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Frans van der Kolk Founder · VDK Groep | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of VDK Groep. | 1 | 1 |
| Franz Anko-Hubik Handelsblatt reporter | Excluded | Journalist | Handelsblatt reporter, automotive reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Franz Leibl Head · Bavarian Forest National Park | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | National park Director. | 1 | 1 |
| Franz Lidz Writes about archaeology · The New York Times | Excluded | Journalist | Writes about archaeology at New York Times, reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Franz Merli Law professor | Selected | Academic | Professor of law. | 1 | 1 |
| Franz Rogowski Actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Franz-Theo Gottwald Board · Weltzukunftsrat | Selected | Think tank | Board World Future Council, theologian and policy advisor. | 1 | 1 |
| Franziska Deutschmann History teacher · Louise-Otto-Peters-Gesellschaft | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | History teacher at an association. | 1 | 1 |
| Franziska Gottschalk | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently clear role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Franziska Hanschen Researcher · Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops | Selected | Academic | Researcher at Leibniz Institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Franziska Hochwald Journalist · SWR | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist SWR, simple journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Franziska Hoppen ARD correspondent | Excluded | Journalist | ARD correspondent (female). | 1 | 1 |
| Franziska Klemenz AfD correspondent · Berlin.Table | Excluded | Journalist | AfD correspondent Berlin, political correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Franziska Rauch Yorukani | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Yorukani. | 1 | 1 |
| Franziska Ryser Mechanical engineer, National Councillor · Grüne | Excluded | Serving politician | Swiss national member. | 1 | 1 |
| François Alu | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| François Asselin Executive · CPME | Excluded | Business executive | Leader of CPME. | 1 | 1 |
| François Bert Specialist in judgment and decision-making | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently clear role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| François Bougon Journalist · Mediapart | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist at Mediapart, reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| François Boulo Former spokesperson | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| François Braun Minister of Health and Prevention · Gouvernement français | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister in office. | 1 | 1 |
| François Cazor Chairman and co-founder · Kpler | Excluded | Business executive | CEO and co-founder of Kpler. | 1 | 1 |
| François Collon Maître, lawyer | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer (Maître Collon). | 1 | 1 |
| François Godement Advisor for Asia · institut Montaigne | Selected | Think tank | Asia advisor at Institut Montaigne. | 1 | 1 |
| François Hernandez Vice president · Samsung Electronics France | Excluded | Business executive | Samsung executive. | 1 | 1 |