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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kim van Sparrentak MEP · European Parliament | Excluded | Serving politician | MEP, politician in office. | 1 | 2 |
| Kim Wehle Professor of law and former assistant U.S. attorney | Selected | Academic | Professor of law, former assistant attorney. | 5 | 6 |
| Kim Wigaard Conductor of the dementia choir | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kimbal Musk Restaurateur · The Kitchen Restaurant Group | Excluded | Business executive | Restaurateur, The Kitchen Restaurant Group. | 1 | 1 |
| Kimberly Blumenthal Allergist-immunologist, researcher · Mass General Hospital, Harvard Medical School | Selected | Academic | Allergist-immunologist researcher Harvard Medical School. | 1 | 1 |
| Kimberly Brock | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Kimberly Clausing Professor at UCLA | Selected | Academic | Professor at UCLA. | 4 | 5 |
| Kimberly Ellison-Taylor | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kimberly K. Garrett Environmental Toxicologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Environmental toxicologist with no university affiliation. | 1 | 1 |
| Kimberly Kagan President · Institute for the Study of War | Selected | Think tank | President of Institute for Study of War. | 1 | 1 |
| Kimberly Samuel Scholar | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Kimberly Tchaikovsky Dr | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Kimihito Mukouyama Design manager · Tokyo | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Construction chief Tokyo, public administrator. | 1 | 1 |
| Kimmie Åhlén Youth coordinator, lecturer | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kimmo Elo Research director · University of Eastern Finland | Selected | Academic | Research director at University of Eastern Finland. | 1 | 2 |
| Kimmo Haanpää Senior lecturer · Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences | Selected | Academic | Lecturer at Metropolia University of Applied Sciences. | 1 | 1 |
| Kimmo Herranen CEO · Administer | Excluded | Business executive | CEO at Administer. | 1 | 1 |
| Kinga Gaździńska Architect · Grupa Pracuj | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Female architect at Grupa Pracuj, company executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Kinga Gruszecka President of the Association of Polish Space Sector Professionals · Stowarzyszenia Polskich Profesjonalistów Sektora Kosmicznego | Excluded | Business executive | Prezeska association professionnelle espace. | 1 | 1 |
| Kinga Zielińska Dr · Małopolskie Centrum Biotechnologii UJ | Selected | Academic | Dr. at Małopolskie Biotechnology Center at Jagiellonian University. | 1 | 1 |
| Kings Chimungu Local und Biologe | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Biologist, no university affiliation. | 1 | 1 |
| Kinsey Fabrizio Director · Consumer Technology Association | Selected | Think tank | Director of Consumer Technology Association. | 1 | 1 |
| Kinsey Schofield Royal expert | Selected | Commentator | Royal expert, current affairs analyst. | 5 | 23 |
| Kip Thorne Physicist | Selected | Academic | Physicist and professor at Caltech. | 5 | 5 |
| Kira Engelhardt Data & AI-Team Leader · EON | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Department director at EON, business. | 1 | 1 |
| Kira Huju Associate Director of Diplomatic Studies · University of Pennsylvania | Selected | Academic | Associate Director at University of Pennsylvania. | 1 | 1 |
| Kira Vibe Jespersen Lecturer · Aarhus University | Selected | Academic | Lecturer at Aarhus University. | 1 | 1 |
| Kiran Stacey Policy editor · The Guardian | Excluded | Journalist | Politics editor, The Guardian, not an analyst. | 1 | 2 |
| Kirin Sinha Founder/CEO · Illumix | Excluded | Business executive | Founder/CEO of Illumix. | 1 | 1 |
| Kirk Cameron Actor and author | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 2 |
| Kirk Ewing Co-Founder & General Manager · Zapbox | Excluded | Business executive | Co-Founder & General Manager of Zapbox. | 1 | 1 |
| Kirk Herbertson Senior Policy Advisor · EarthRights International | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Senior Policy Advisor at environmental NGO. | 1 | 1 |
| Kirk Siegler National correspondent · NPR | Excluded | Journalist | National correspondent for NPR, not analyst. | 1 | 1 |
| Kirsi Karlamaa KTK | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Kirsi Vainio-Korhonen The historian | Selected | Academic | Historian at University of Turku. | 1 | 1 |
| Kirsten Dahler Luxury broker · Dahler | Excluded | Business executive | Luxury real estate broker. | 1 | 1 |
| Kirsten Hyldgaard Lecturer · Danmarks institut for Pædagogik og uddannelse | Selected | Academic | Lecturer at Danish Institute of Education. | 1 | 1 |
| Kirsten Jenkins Visiting scholar · University of Edinburgh | Selected | Academic | Visiting Scholar at University of Edinburgh. | 1 | 1 |
| Kirsten K. Harris Sustainability strategist · eavolu | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Sustainability strategist founder of eavolu. | 1 | 1 |
| Kirsten Lockenwitz | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kirsten Møldrup | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kirsten Nilsson Journalist · Politiken | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Politiken, not analyst. | 1 | 2 |
| Kirsten Ramming Bernhardsson Investigator · polisens kalla fall-grupp | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Investigator at police, cold cases unit. | 1 | 1 |
| Kirsten Sæter | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kirsten von Elverfeldt Assoc. Prof. Dr. · Heidelberg Institut for Geoinformation Technology | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor Dr. at Heidelberg Institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Kirsti Husby | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kirsti Skogsholm | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kirstin Hallmann Deutschen Sporthochschule Köln | Selected | Academic | Institute at Deutschen Sporthochschule Koeln. | 1 | 1 |
| Kirstine Kundby-Nielsen Analyst · Danske Bank | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Analyst at Danske Bank, bank. | 1 | 1 |
| Kirsty Godso Trainer · Vuori | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Professional trainer at Vuori. | 1 | 1 |