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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damian Bąbol Presenter, master of ceremonies and actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Damian Carrington Guardian's environment editor · The Guardian | Excluded | Journalist | Guardian's environment editor. | 1 | 1 |
| Damien Hetherington Witness | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Damien Lucas CEO · Scaleway | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Scaleway. | 1 | 1 |
| Damien Neymarc Marketing director · Hisense France | Excluded | Business executive | Marketing director at Hisense France (business executive). | 1 | 1 |
| Damien Twohig Business owner · Burnt Pizza | Excluded | Business executive | Business owner Burnt Pizza. | 1 | 1 |
| Damien Viel CEO · Bloom Social Analytics | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Bloom Social Analytics, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Damien Véron | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Damien Ó Dónaill | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Damon Gameau Film director, speaker and author · Regen Studios | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Film director and speaker (filmmaker, not political analyst). | 1 | 1 |
| Damon Scott Dr. | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Anthony President of Trade Partnership Worldwide | Excluded | Business executive | President of Trade Partnership Worldwide (commercial organization official). | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Bernstein Cryptographer | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Guest introduced as a cryptographer on quantum threats; the profile is a bare researcher with a 2007 Weizmann PhD and no cryptography link. | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Blakeley Former U.S. Army Special Operations Ranger · 75th Ranger Regiment | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Bloom Politico | Excluded | Journalist | Politico journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Caldwell Pentagon | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Carlin Podcaster · Hardcore History | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Cartmill Sr. Global Product Marketing Director · TXOne Networks | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Sr. Global Product Marketing Director TXOne Networks, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Charles Science writer | Excluded | Journalist | Science writer. | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Clays CEO · Omnicom Media Group EMEA | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Omnicom Media Group EMEA. | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Dailey 15th Sergeant Major of the Army, Vice President · Association of the United States Army | Excluded | Serving politician | 15th Sergeant Major of the Army (active military officer). | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Daly | Excluded | Business executive | Entrepreneur, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Dees Co-heads of Global Banking & Markets business · Goldman Sachs | Excluded | Business executive | Co-heads of Global Banking & Markets at Goldman Sachs. | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Dreyfus | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Dworkis Chief Medical Officer · The Mission Critical Team Institute | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Chief Medical Officer at The Mission Critical Team Institute, chief physician. | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Engber Journalist · The Atlantic | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist The Atlantic. | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Faggella AI researcher | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Founder of AI research company. | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Girma Producer · NPR's Embedded | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Harris Host of the award-winning 10% Happier podcast | Excluded | Journalist | Host of 10% Happier podcast. | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Hasson | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Henry Digital marketing entrepreneur · GetClients.com | Excluded | Business executive | Digital marketing entrepreneur GetClients.com (entrepreneur). | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Horowitz | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (non) : Guest discusses political prosecutions on a 2023 political commentary show, but the linked Israeli sociologist died in 1991, so a namesake. | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Ivascyn Chief investment officer · Pimco | Excluded | Business executive | Chief Investment Officer at Pimco, investment manager. | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Korn | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Levy | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Mapes | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Martell | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Entrepreneur and investor (AI Strategies in Business), no 6-role match. | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Olson Creator of Folding Ideas YouTube channel | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Creator YouTube Folding Ideas (content creator, not political analyst). | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Primack Business editor · Axios | Excluded | Journalist | Business editor Axios. | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Richards DeDunking the Past | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor · The Guardian | Excluded | Journalist | Defence and security editor Guardian. | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Schlund Rocketbelt pilot | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Schreiber Host · We Can Be Weirdos | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Host of We Can Be Weirdos podcast. | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Sherrard-Smith Founder and CEO of MotherTree | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and CEO of MotherTree. | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Smalls Independent concert promoter · DSP | Excluded | Business executive | Independent concert promoter DSP. | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Turrentine | Excluded | Journalist | Co-host of podcast. | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Wakeford Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Wertman Co-founder and CEO · Noetica | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder and CEO of Noetica. | 1 | 1 |
| Dan-Tage Augustsson Live editor · GP | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Dana Chivvis Producer · This American Life | Excluded | Journalist | Producer This American Life. | 1 | 1 |