Screening of candidates
Only guests who fit one of the 6 roles of the Atrium spec are kept.
Guests identified28,587
Excluded19,663
Selected8,924
Selected by role
AcademicNamed position at a university or research institution4,498Think tankNamed position at a think tank or public policy institute736Former officialHeld a position in a public authority: ministry, regulator, central bank, parliament551LawyerPractices law, in a firm, in-house or at the bar255Economist or consultantEconomist, analyst or adviser, in a firm or independent873CommentatorAnalyzes current affairs or ideas for the general public: columnist, essayist2,011
Why the others are excluded
People
27,729 people
| Person | Decision | Role or reason | Why | Podcasts | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Gregg Senior Research Associate & Vice President · Dolphin Communication Project | Selected | Academic | Assistant professor, associate researcher at Dolphin Communication Project. | 4 | 5 |
| Rüdiger von Fritsch ehemaliger Botschafter | Selected | Former official | Former ambassador to Moscow. | 4 | 5 |
| Serena Giacomin climatologa e meteorologa · Italian Climate Network | Selected | Academic | Physicist, meteorologist and climatologist, scientific director. | 4 | 5 |
| Eliot Cohen political scientist · CSIS | Selected | Think tank | Researcher at CSIS, American think tank. | 4 | 5 |
| Andrew Palmer senior editor · The Economist | Selected | Commentator | Senior Editor and Bartleby columnist The Economist. | 4 | 5 |
| Ben Wallace Secretary of State for Defence · UK Government | Selected | Former official | Former Secretary of Defense (2019-2023). | 4 | 5 |
| Bogdan Góralczyk profesor · Uniwersytet Warszawski | Selected | Academic | Profesor at University of Warsaw. | 4 | 5 |
| Catherine Ashton Außenpolitikchefin der EU · European Union | Selected | Former official | Former EU commissioner. | 4 | 5 |
| Christine Blume Schlafforscherin · Deutschlandfunk Nova | Selected | Academic | Sleep researcher at University of Basel. | 4 | 5 |
| David Albright president · Institute for Science and International Security | Selected | Think tank | President of international science security institute. | 4 | 5 |
| Helen Carr Historienne | Selected | Commentator | Historian and author of Sceptred Isle. | 4 | 5 |
| James Kanagasooriam chief research officer · Focaldata | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief research officer at Focaldata, polling firm. | 4 | 5 |
| John Ganz author | Selected | Commentator | Author of When the Clock Broke, essayist and analyst. | 4 | 5 |
| Lars Söderfjell aktiestrateg · Ålandsbanken | Selected | Economist or consultant | Equity strategist Ålandsbanken. | 4 | 5 |
| Linda Hill Professor · Harvard Business School | Selected | Academic | Professor at Harvard Business School. | 4 | 5 |
| Lorcan Sirr expert | Selected | Commentator | Housing policy analyst, author of Housing Nation. | 4 | 5 |
| Maurice Obstfeld Peterson Institute for International Economics | Selected | Think tank | Peterson Institute economics, think tank. | 4 | 5 |
| Olle Häggström Gäst | Selected | Academic | Mathematician at Chalmers University of Technology. | 4 | 5 |
| Ranjay Gulati | Selected | Academic | Professor at Harvard Business School. | 4 | 5 |
| Rod Blagojevich Former Illinois Governor · Illinois | Selected | Former official | Former governor of Illinois, 'Former' explicitly indicated. | 4 | 5 |
| Tessa Dunlop Royal historian | Selected | Commentator | Royal historian and author. | 4 | 5 |
| Sam Dalrymple author | Selected | Commentator | Historian and writer. | 4 | 5 |
| Maarten Boudry dr | Selected | Academic et Commentator | Philosopher of science, doctorate, author at Ghent University. | 4 | 5 |
| Torkel Brekke Professor i religionshistorie · Civita | Selected | Academic | Professor of history of religion, explicit academic title. | 4 | 5 |
| Adam Thierer Senior Fellow for the Technology & Innovation team · R Street | Selected | Think tank | Senior Fellow at R Street. | 4 | 5 |
| Agustín Fuentes leading biological anthropologist · Princeton University | Selected | Academic | Leading biological anthropologist at Princeton University. | 4 | 5 |
| Alex De Waal Hungerforscher | Selected | Academic | Anthropologist and researcher at Tufts University. | 4 | 5 |
| Amalia Guerrero economista, empresaria, inversora · Escuela de Tranquilidad Financiera | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist, independent analyst, school founder. | 4 | 5 |
| Ami Ayalon former director · Israeli Security Agency (Shin Bet) | Selected | Former official | Former director of Israeli Security Agency (Shin Bet). | 4 | 5 |
| Andrzej Duda | Selected | Former official | President of Poland, term ended 2025. | 4 | 5 |
| António Costa Pinto historiador e cientista político | Selected | Academic | Historian, sociologist at Universidade Lusófona. | 4 | 5 |
| Benedikte Moltumyr Høgberg professor i rettsvitenskap ved Institutt for offentlig rett · Universitetet i Oslo | Selected | Academic | Professor of law, University of Oslo. | 4 | 5 |
| Bertrand Badré Ancien directeur général · Banque mondiale | Selected | Former official | Former General Director of World Bank. | 4 | 5 |
| Charles Parton | Selected | Former official | Former diplomat. | 4 | 5 |
| Chris Guillebeau author, entrepreneur | Selected | Commentator | Writer and Blogger, author. | 4 | 5 |
| Damian Szacawa dr · UMCS Lublinie, Institut Europy Środkowej | Selected | Academic | Dr., UMCS Lublin, Central Europe Institute (Polish university). | 4 | 5 |
| Diarmaid Ferriter author | Selected | Commentator | Author of history book. | 4 | 5 |
| Gen Ben Hodges former Commanding General of US Army Europe | Selected | Former official | Former Commanding General of US Army Europe. | 4 | 5 |
| Geoff Woods author | Selected | Commentator | Author of 'The AI Driven Leader', essay. | 4 | 5 |
| Gytha Heins auteur | Selected | Commentator | Author with Waarom research. | 4 | 5 |
| Henrique Gouveia e Melo almirante na reserva | Selected | Former official | Admiral retired, former high-ranking military. | 4 | 5 |
| Ignacio Morgado catedrático de Psicobiología | Selected | Academic | Professor, explicit university title. | 4 | 5 |
| Isabella Tree conservationist | Selected | Commentator | Writer, conservationist. | 4 | 5 |
| Jan Jörnmark docent i ekonomisk historia · Université | Selected | Academic | Docent in economic history at university. | 4 | 5 |
| Jan Longeval auteur, adjunct professor · Kounselor Consulting, Vlerick Business School | Selected | Academic | Adjunct professor at Vlerick Business School, author. | 4 | 5 |
| Janne Stigen Drangsholt professor i engelsk litteratur · Universitetet i Stavanger | Selected | Academic | Professor of English at Universitetet i Stavanger. | 4 | 5 |
| Jonna Mendez chief of disguise · CIA | Selected | Former official | Former U.S. spy, CIA's chief of disguise. | 4 | 5 |
| Joschka Fischer Bundesaußenminister a.D. | Selected | Former official | Former federal foreign minister. | 4 | 5 |
| Kimberly Clausing professor at UCLA | Selected | Academic | Professor at UCLA. | 4 | 5 |
| Lawrence Douglas James J. Grosfeld Professor of Law, Jurisprudence and Social Thought · Amherst College | Selected | Academic | Professor James J. Grosfeld Professor of Law, Jurisprudence and Social Thought, Amherst College. | 4 | 5 |