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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brankele Frank Strategy consultant | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Branko Marcetic | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Braxton McCoy Veteran, rancher, public lands advocate | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Brecht Van de Vyvere | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Bregje Hofstede Writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author of novel Oersoep, fiction author. | 1 | 1 |
| Brenda Donohue Woman in the Wild | Excluded | Journalist | Radio and television presenter according to Wikidata, host not commentator. | 1 | 1 |
| Brenda Lodigiani | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Brenda Mathijsen Researcher | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Brendan Farrell | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Brendan Hartnett | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Brendan Hunt Co-creator, writer, and star of Ted Lasso · Apple News Original | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Brendan Ogle Activist and trade unionist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Activist and trade unionist, organization activist. | 1 | 1 |
| Brent Bozell Media Research Center | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Brent Buchanan Pollster | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Pollster, not an economist. | 1 | 1 |
| Brent Friedman Creator | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Screenwriter, audiovisual creator, undefined role. | 1 | 1 |
| Brent Johnson | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Activity outside the six roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Bret Taylor Current chairman of OpenAI | Excluded | Business executive | Current president of OpenAI. | 1 | 1 |
| Brett Adcock Founder & CEO · Figure | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and CEO of Figure. | 1 | 1 |
| Brett Anderson Reporter for New York Times Food and Cooking | Excluded | Journalist | Food reporter New York Times | 1 | 1 |
| Brett Connellan | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Brett Eagleson | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Brett Favre Hall of Fame quarterback | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Brett Murphy Reporter · ProPublica | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter ProPublica | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Allen | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Armstrong Co-founder and CEO · Coinbase | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder and CEO of Coinbase. | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Bernasek Co-Head of Americas Corporate Private Equity · Carlyle | Excluded | Business executive | Co-Director at Carlyle Private Equity. | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Boxer Wachler MD | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Physician influencer on social media. | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Brøndum Møller | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Chesky Founder and CEO · Airbnb | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and CEO of Airbnb. | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Cranley Author | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Davenport Senior Vice President of Operations · A1 Garage Door Services | Excluded | Business executive | Vice-President Operations A1 Garage. | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Derrick Political strategist, and the founder and CEO · Oath | Excluded | Business executive | Political strategist and founder/CEO of Oath. | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Dixon | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Doherty | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Entin Senior national correspondent · NewsNation | Excluded | Journalist | National correspondent for NewsNation. | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Gibson Commanding General · 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command | Excluded | Serving politician | General commanding active military unit. | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Greve CEO · Hunkemöller | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Hunkemöller. | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Hurst Founder and Chief Investment Officer · ClearAlpha | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and investment director of ClearAlpha. | 1 | 1 |
| Brian J. Ruggeberg Consultant · Spencer Stuart | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Consultant at Spencer Stuart. | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Janous Co-founder and chief strategy officer · Cloverleaf Infrastructure | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder and strategist at Cloverleaf Infrastructure. | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Koppelman Actor, writer and producer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Llyod Entertainment.ie | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Entertainment.ie, no analysis. | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Lykke R8dio | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Martins Comedian · The Portuguese Kids | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Noyes Bush 2000 presidential campaign | Excluded | Serving politician | Work on Bush 2000 presidential campaign. | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Sheng Co-Founder and CEO · Aquaria | Excluded | Business executive | Co-Founder and CEO of Aquaria. | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Sivabalan Musician | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Tilzer Former CTO and CDO · Best Buy, Signet Jewelers | Excluded | Business executive | Former CTO/CDO, currently consultant. | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Trascher Vice president and PIO · United Cajun Navy | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Tyler Cohen | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |