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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khadija Amin | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Khalil Gibran Muhammad Professor · Princeton University | Selected | Academic | Professor, Princeton University. | 1 | 1 |
| Khanyisile Ngcobo Reporter · BBC Africa | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter BBC Africa, not analyst | 1 | 1 |
| Khaouter Ben Hania Director | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kharis Templeman Research Fellow · Hoover Institution | Selected | Think tank | Research Fellow Hoover Institution | 2 | 2 |
| Kharyton Matveyev Co-founder · Skypro | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of Skypro. | 1 | 1 |
| Khir-Drin Grid Producer · La Nouvelle Toile | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Khosro Isfahani Research director · National Union for Democracy in Iran | Selected | Think tank | Research director National Union Democracy Iran | 2 | 3 |
| Khrystyna Hevchuk Campaigner | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ki Kyung-eun | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Kia Sødergren Sikringen | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kida Khodr Ramadan Actor and director | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kieran Cunningham Chief Sports Writer · The Irish Daily Star | Excluded | Journalist | Sports columnist, not analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Kieran File Dr | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Kieran Klaassen Entrepreneur · Every | Excluded | Business executive | Entrepreneur in residence at Every. | 1 | 1 |
| Kieran McCarthy Engineer and Director · KMC Homes in Cork | Excluded | Business executive | Engineer and Director at KMC Homes Cork. | 1 | 1 |
| Kieran Setiya Professor · MIT | Selected | Academic | Professor, MIT. | 6 | 7 |
| Kiese Laymon Author | Selected | Commentator | Award-winning nonfiction author. | 1 | 1 |
| Kiira Fröberg Investor relations director · Konecranes | Excluded | Business executive | Investor Relations Manager Konecranes, executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Kiki Lauwers CEO · Thorizon | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Thorizon. | 1 | 1 |
| Kiki McDonough | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Designer, does not belong to any defined role. | 1 | 1 |
| Kiko Llaneras Expert in data and polling · EL PAIS | Selected | Commentator | Survey data expert at EL PAIS, analyst. | 5 | 6 |
| Kiko Rivera | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Killian Clarke Dr. · Cambridge University Press | Selected | Academic | Cambridge University Press indicates academic affiliation. | 1 | 1 |
| Kim Arcand Data-sonification expert · Chandra X-ray Observatory | Selected | Academic | Data-sonification expert Chandra X-ray Observatory. | 1 | 1 |
| Kim Aris | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kim Barthel Occupational Therapist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Occupational therapist. | 1 | 1 |
| Kim Baudry Dematic | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Dematic executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Kim Beerden Historian · Leiden University | Selected | Academic | Historian at Leiden University. | 1 | 1 |
| Kim Bergqvist Doctoral student in history · Stockholm University | Selected | Academic | Doctoral student in history at Stockholm University. | 1 | 1 |
| Kim Bergsma Editor · IEX | Excluded | Journalist | Financial markets editor, not an analyst. | 2 | 2 |
| Kim Bielenberg | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Kim Bos Editor · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | Editor, NRC, not an analyst. | 1 | 2 |
| Kim Dankoor Researcher · Erasmus Universiteit, Universiteit Utrecht | Selected | Academic | Researcher at Erasmus University. | 1 | 1 |
| Kim Darroch Former British ambassador to the United States | Selected | Former official | Former British ambassador to United States. | 3 | 5 |
| Kim Edgar Karlsen Psychologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist, without university affiliation. | 1 | 1 |
| Kim Ghattas Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of Black Wave, nonfiction. | 8 | 15 |
| Kim Hakkarainen | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Kim Hijkamp Co-founder · SpeedDryer | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder SpeedDryer, founder. | 1 | 1 |
| Kim Kardashian Business mogul | Excluded | Business executive | Business mogul. | 1 | 1 |
| Kim Kristensen Court chief · H.M. Dronning Margrethe | Excluded | Serving politician | Chef of H.M. Queen Margrethe, personal staff. | 1 | 1 |
| Kim Leadbeater Labour MP | Excluded | Serving politician | Labour MP, politician in office. | 3 | 3 |
| Kim Mathiasen Psychologist and research leader · Center for Digital Psykiatri | Selected | Academic | Psychologist and research leader at Digital Psychiatry Center. | 2 | 2 |
| Kim Poldner Lecturer in circular business models · Haagse Hogeschool | Selected | Academic | Lecturer in circular business models at Haagse Hogeschool. | 1 | 2 |
| Kim Richard Mystery shopper | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kim Schoenholtz | Selected | Academic | Professor of economics at NYU Stern. | 1 | 1 |
| Kim Scott Author and co-founder · Radical Candor | Selected | Commentator | Author and co-founder of Radical Candor, business. | 10 | 10 |
| Kim Skalborg Simonsen Biologist · Givskud Zoo | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Biologist Givskud Zoo. | 1 | 1 |
| Kim Skotte Reviewer · Politiken | Selected | Commentator | Critic (reviewer) Politiken, culture analyst. | 1 | 4 |
| Kim Van Oncen Entrepreneur and actor · HLN | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 3 | 4 |