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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katarzyna Szymielewicz Lawyer and president · Fundacja Panoptykon | Selected | Think tank | Prezeska Fundacja Panoptykon, rights think tank. | 2 | 3 |
| Katarzyna Wagner Dr · University of Warsaw | Selected | Academic | Dr. at University of Warsaw, Faculty of History. | 1 | 1 |
| Katarzyna Wilkowiecka Ambassador · Ambasada RP w Manili | Excluded | Serving politician | Ambassador IN OFFICE Philippines at OTAN. | 1 | 1 |
| Katarzyna Zysk Professor of international relations and contemporary history · Norweigan Institute for Defence Studies | Selected | Academic | Professor of international relations at Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies. | 1 | 1 |
| Kate Adamala Bioengineer | Selected | Academic | Synthetic biologist at University of Minnesota. | 5 | 8 |
| Kate Andersen Brower Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | American history journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Kate Andrews Economics editor · The Spectator | Selected | Commentator | Economics editor, Spectator magazine. | 3 | 63 |
| Kate Brumback Associated Press | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Associated Press. | 1 | 1 |
| Kate Cadman Collections Curator · Blists Hill Living Museum | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Collections curator at museum. | 1 | 1 |
| Kate Clancy Princeton UP | Selected | Commentator | Author of non-fiction book Princeton UP. | 2 | 2 |
| Kate Dannies Dr | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Kate Dommett Professor of Digital Politics · University of Sheffield | Selected | Academic | Professor of Digital Politics at University of Sheffield. | 2 | 2 |
| Kate Edgar CEO · Oliver Sacks Foundation | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kate Fall Conservative peer and former government insider | Excluded | Serving politician | Conservative peer, hereditary title. | 1 | 1 |
| Kate Forbes SNP MSP for Skye, Lochaber & Badenoch | Excluded | Serving politician | SNP MSP, incumbent politician. | 1 | 1 |
| Kate Hancock Global AI Council | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Kate Hanniford Partner · Alston & Bird | Selected | Lawyer | Partner, Alston & Bird law firm. | 1 | 1 |
| Kate Lister Host of Betwixt the Sheets · History Hit | Selected | Academic | Senior lecturer at University of Leeds. | 9 | 20 |
| Kate Manne Philosophy professor · Cornell University | Selected | Academic | Philosophy professor, Cornell University. | 7 | 9 |
| Kate Marshall Founder of TheGrai and author of AI at Work | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Founder of TheGrai, startup founder. | 1 | 1 |
| Kate Moore Chief investment officer · Citi Wealth | Excluded | Business executive | Chief Investment Officer at Citi Wealth. | 1 | 1 |
| Kate Morgan | Selected | Commentator | The Walnut Tree, Women, Violence and Law. | 1 | 1 |
| Kate Mosse Bestselling writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Bestselling novelist. | 2 | 2 |
| Kate Nash | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kate Pickett Epidemiologist | Selected | Academic | Professor of Epidemiology at University of York. | 1 | 1 |
| Kate Riley Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author of the debut novel Ruth. | 1 | 1 |
| Kate Rocklein Dr | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Kate Ryan Food Writer and Founder of Flavour.ie | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Food writer, founder of Flavour.ie. | 1 | 1 |
| Kate Smaje Senior partner · McKinsey & Company | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company. | 2 | 2 |
| Kate Steel Lecturer in Linguistics · University of the West of England, Bristol | Selected | Academic | Lecturer in linguistics at University West England. | 1 | 1 |
| Kate Vredenburgh Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy, Logic, and Scientific Method · London School of Economics | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor, London School Economics. | 1 | 1 |
| Kate Wallinga Host · Ignorance Was Bliss | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kate Williams Historian | Selected | Academic | Professor of History and broadcaster. | 6 | 8 |
| Katell Pouliquen Director of newsrooms · Marie Claire | Excluded | Business executive | Director of editorial teams at Marie Claire. | 1 | 1 |
| Katerina Kikilia Head of Tourism Management · University of West Attica, Athens | Selected | Academic | Head of Tourism Management at University West Attica. | 1 | 1 |
| Kateryna Busol Associate Professor · National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor, National University Kyiv-Mohyla. | 1 | 1 |
| Kateryna Stepanenko Russia Deputy Team Lead · Institute for the Study of War | Selected | Think tank | Deputy team lead Russia, Institute for the Study of War. | 1 | 1 |
| Katharina Bracher NZZ reporter | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter NZZ | 1 | 1 |
| Katharina Brunner BR data journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Data journalist Bayerischer Rundfunk. | 1 | 1 |
| Katharina Brunsendorf | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 3 |
| Katharina Hamberger Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Generalist journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Katharina Hübel Author · Bayerischer Rundfunk | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist and author for Bayerischer Rundfunk. | 1 | 1 |
| Katharina Kort Head of the Handelsblatt office | Excluded | Journalist | Office director at Handelsblatt New York. | 1 | 1 |
| Katharina Kropshofer Head of the FALTER nature desk | Excluded | Journalist | Nature section director at magazine FALTER. | 1 | 3 |
| Katharina Leibring The name researcher | Selected | Academic | Researcher in onomastics, public linguistics research institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Katharina Mittelstaedt Senior domestic politics editor · STANDARD | Excluded | Journalist | Chief domestic politics editor, STANDARD. | 2 | 2 |
| Katharina Pagitz | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Katharina Peetz tagesschau | Excluded | Journalist | ARD tagesschau contributor. | 1 | 1 |
| Katharina Pistor Law professor · Columbia Law School | Selected | Academic | Law professor at Columbia Law School. | 4 | 4 |
| Katharina Richter-Wallmann | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |