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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karsten Marrup Head of the Center for Air and Space Operations, Major | Excluded | Serving politician | Military officer (Major), active military position. | 1 | 1 |
| Karsten Neuhoff Professor · DIW Berlin | Selected | Think tank | Professor at DIW Berlin, economic think tank. | 1 | 1 |
| Karsten Wildberger Federal minister for digital affairs · CDU | Excluded | Serving politician | Federal digital minister in office. | 4 | 5 |
| Karwan Faraj Freelance journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Freelance journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Karyn Light-Gibson Educator and author | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Educator and author, educational role. | 1 | 1 |
| Karyn Paringatai | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kash Patel Former Department of Defense Chief of Staff | Excluded | Serving politician | FBI director, currently in position. | 1 | 1 |
| Kash Rangan Goldman Sachs Research | Selected | Economist or consultant | Goldman Sachs Research, financial analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Kasia Lins | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kasia Nosowska | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kasper Edwards Professor · DTU | Selected | Academic | Professor at DTU, Danish technical university. | 1 | 1 |
| Kasper Goethals Correspondent · De Standaard | Excluded | Journalist | De Standaard correspondent in Istanbul. | 1 | 1 |
| Kasper Green Larsen Professor of algorithms and machine learning · Aarhus University | Selected | Academic | Professor of Algorithms and Machine Learning at Aarhus University. | 1 | 1 |
| Kasper Grotle Rasmussen Lecturer and researcher | Selected | Academic | Lecturer and researcher, university title. | 1 | 1 |
| Kasper Halberg | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kasper Junge AI and software engineer · Computertech.love | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | AI-engineer and founder, entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Kasper Løvkvist Political correspondent at Berlingske | Excluded | Journalist | Political correspondent for Berlingske. | 1 | 1 |
| Kasper Mellas Analyst · Inderes | Selected | Economist or consultant | Analyst at Inderes, financial analysis firm. | 1 | 3 |
| Kasper Reinhold Biologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Biologist, initiator of mapping website. | 1 | 1 |
| Kasper Støvring Ph.D. | Selected | Commentator | Doctor of Literature and Culture, writer and cultural critic. | 1 | 1 |
| Kasper Tidemann Investor and founder · Alefarm | Excluded | Business executive | Investor and founder, entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Kat Cole CEO · Athletic Greens | Excluded | Business executive | Athletic Greens CEO. | 1 | 1 |
| Kat Marquez North American sports lead · TikTok | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Sports lead TikTok, tech company executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Katalin Kariko Nobel Prize laureate | Selected | Academic | Nobel Prize winner, professor at University of Pennsylvania. | 2 | 2 |
| Katariina Kannus Cybersecurity expert · DNA | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Cybersecurity expert at DNA, corporate executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Katarin Wagner Co-managing director · econsense | Excluded | Business executive | Co-CEO of econsense, executive director. | 1 | 1 |
| Katarina Helmerson Political reporter | Excluded | Journalist | Political reporter Sveriges Radio | 1 | 1 |
| Katarína Mathernová Ambassador · Union européenne | Excluded | Serving politician | Ambassador IN OFFICE to EU. | 1 | 1 |
| Katarina Nakken Sales director · Emera | Excluded | Business executive | Sales director (Salgsdirektør), corporate executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Katarina Norrgrann Reporter · Aftonbladet | Excluded | Journalist | Crime reporter Aftonbladet | 1 | 1 |
| Katarina Ponsbach Carlsson Manager · Lannebo | Selected | Economist or consultant | Fund manager at Lannebo. | 2 | 2 |
| Katarina Wadstein MacLeod Art scholar | Selected | Academic | Art historian and researcher at Sodertorn University. | 1 | 1 |
| Katarzyna Błaszczyk Reportage · Polskie Radio | Excluded | Journalist | Reporting Polskie Radio | 1 | 1 |
| Katarzyna Chawryło Expert · Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich | Selected | Think tank | Expert at OSW, Eastern Studies Center. | 4 | 6 |
| Katarzyna Czajka-Kominiarczuk | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Katarzyna Hajduk Founder · agencja dla striptizerek i hostess | Excluded | Business executive | Agency founder, business founder. | 1 | 1 |
| Katarzyną Kapczyńska | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Katarzyna Kasia Philosopher, publicist | Selected | Commentator | Philosopher and publicist, philosopher and publicist. | 7 | 22 |
| Katarzyna Kłosińska Professor · Rada Języka Polskiego | Selected | Think tank | Prof. Polish Language Council, research institution. | 1 | 2 |
| Katarzyna Kruk Team manager · Saule | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Manager at Saule, corporate executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Katarzyna Krzysińska Director · Zespół Szkolno-Przedszkolny im. Komisji Edukacji Narodowej | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | School headmistress. | 1 | 1 |
| Katarzyna Lipka Senior content verification analyst · NASK | Selected | Think tank | Analyst at NASK, research institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Katarzyna Lubnauer Deputy minister · Ministerstwo Edukacji Narodowej | Excluded | Serving politician | Vice-Minister (vice-minister IN OFFICE). | 2 | 3 |
| Katarzyna Nosowska Vocalist, composer, lyricist, writer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Katarzyna Nowicka Radio Wnet | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Radio Wnet. | 1 | 1 |
| Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz Minister of Funds and Regional Policy · Trzecia Droga | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Funds in office. | 3 | 5 |
| Katarzyna Rzentarzewska Chief CEE macro economist · Erste Group Bank AG | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief macro economist at Erste Group Bank. | 1 | 1 |
| Katarzyna Skrzydłowska-Kalukin Publicist · Kultura Liberalna | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Katarzyna Sową-Górska Leroy Merlin | Excluded | Business executive | Leroy Merlin executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Katarzyna Stańczak-Wiślicz Scientist · Instytutu Badań Literackich Polskiej Akademii Nauk | Selected | Academic | Researcher at Polish Academy Institute of Literary Research. | 1 | 2 |