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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susanne Spector Chief economist · Danske Bank | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief economist, Danske Bank. Bank analyst. | 5 | 8 |
| Zeke Emanuel MD, PhD, Vice Provost for Global Initiatives · University of Pennsylvania | Selected | Academic | Vice Provost at University of Pennsylvania. | 5 | 8 |
| Michael Thumann Foreign policy correspondent · DIE ZEIT | Excluded | Journalist | Foreign policy correspondent DIE ZEIT, correspondent. | 4 | 8 |
| Jean-Yves Camus Co-director of the Observatory of Political Radicalities · Fondation Jean Jaurès | Selected | Think tank | Co-director of Political Radicalism Observatory at Jean-Jaurès Foundation, IRIS researcher. | 4 | 8 |
| Cormac Lucey Chartered Accountant, economia columnista · Sunday Times | Selected | Commentator | Chartered accountant and economics columnist at Sunday Times. | 4 | 8 |
| Martijn van der Linden Lecturer in New Finance · Haagse Hogeschool | Selected | Academic | Lecturer at Haagse Hogeschool. | 4 | 8 |
| Daniel Pinéu Specialist | Selected | Academic | University professor in International Relations and commentator. | 4 | 8 |
| Eric Anceau Historian, recognized specialist in the Second Empire | Selected | Academic | Historian, university professor specializing in the Second Empire. | 4 | 8 |
| Jim Rogers International investor and financial commentator | Selected | Economist or consultant | International investor and financial commentator. | 4 | 8 |
| Patrick Freyne Columnist | Selected | Commentator | Columnist. | 4 | 8 |
| Peter K Andersson Historian | Selected | Academic | Historian, university researcher. | 4 | 8 |
| Sebastian Sons Dr. | Selected | Think tank | Islamologist, Gulf researcher in research center. | 4 | 8 |
| Édouard Louis Author | Selected | Commentator | Author, French political and intellectual figure. | 4 | 8 |
| Ignacio Escolar Director · elDiario.es | Excluded | Journalist | Director of general news media. | 3 | 8 |
| Jeremy Bowen International Editor · BBC | Excluded | Journalist | International Editor BBC. | 3 | 8 |
| Paul Williams Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist. | 3 | 8 |
| Sébastien Abis Director · Club Déméter, Iris | Selected | Think tank | Director of the Demeter Club and associate researcher at IRIS. | 3 | 8 |
| David Blair Chief foreign affairs commentator · The Telegraph | Selected | Commentator | Chief foreign affairs commentator at Telegraph. | 3 | 8 |
| Carlos E. Cué Analyst · EL PAÍS | Selected | Commentator | Analyst Cadena SER. | 3 | 8 |
| Eric Cline Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor of history. | 3 | 8 |
| Javier Resines Journalist | Selected | Commentator | Author of Criptozoología, essayist and expert. | 3 | 8 |
| Zoë Schiffer Editor-in-chief · Platformer | Selected | Commentator | Managing editor Platformer, author Extremely Hardcore. | 3 | 8 |
| Éric Heyer Director of the analysis and forecasting department · OFCE | Selected | Think tank | Department director at OFCE. | 3 | 8 |
| Gudula Walterskirchen Historian · Niederösterreichischen Nachrichten | Selected | Commentator | Publicist and historian, author of analyses. | 3 | 8 |
| Anders Rudolfsson Stockbroker · DNB | Selected | Economist or consultant | Stock broker bank DNB. | 3 | 8 |
| Alexandra Stråberg Chief economist · Länsförsäkringar | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief economist at Länsförsäkringar. | 3 | 8 |
| Bérengère Bonte Political journalist | Selected | Commentator | Author on Gabriel Attal and L'Ange exterminateur. | 3 | 8 |
| Ed Ongweso Jr. Critic · Tech Bubble newsletter | Selected | Commentator | Critic, Tech Bubble newsletter. | 3 | 8 |
| Lone Frank | Selected | Commentator | Science journalist and non-fiction author. | 3 | 8 |
| Helle Thorning-Schmidt | Selected | Former official | Prime Minister of Denmark through 2015. | 3 | 8 |
| Lasse Meholm Consultant · Norges Bank | Selected | Economist or consultant | Consultant for Norges Bank. | 3 | 8 |
| Seyed Mohammad Marandi Professor | Selected | Academic | Explicit professor title. | 3 | 8 |
| Thomas Brudermann Assoc. Prof. Dr. · Universität Graz | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor Dr. University of Graz. | 3 | 8 |
| André Loesekrug-Pietri President · JEDI | Selected | Think tank | President of JEDI think tank. | 2 | 8 |
| Bart Funnekotter Napoleon expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 2 | 8 |
| Jade McGlynn War Studies Department · King's College London | Selected | Academic | Dr. at War Studies Department, King's College London. | 2 | 8 |
| JJ Clarke Producer · Irish Independent | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 8 |
| Julian Olk Capital correspondent · Handelsblatt | Excluded | Journalist | Political reporter Handelsblatt | 2 | 8 |
| Liam van de Ven Political reporter · NRC | Excluded | Journalist | Political correspondent and editor at NRC. | 2 | 8 |
| Philip Scholtzé Savings economist · Placera | Selected | Economist or consultant | Savings economist, Fondbolagens förening (financial association). | 2 | 8 |
| Simon Jack Business editor · BBC | Excluded | Journalist | BBC business editor. | 2 | 8 |
| Stéphane Zumsteeg Director of the politics and opinion department · Ipsos-BVA | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Director of opinion and polling department at Ipsos-BVA. | 2 | 8 |
| Ida Östenberg Professor · University of Gothenburg | Selected | Academic | Professor at Gothenburg University. | 2 | 8 |
| Géraldine Woessner Editor-in-chief · Le Point | Selected | Commentator | Editor-in-chief, Le Point, ideas publication editor-in-chief. | 2 | 8 |
| Finian McGrath Former TD and junior minister | Selected | Former official | Former TD and junior minister. | 2 | 8 |
| Jon Wolfsthal Expert · Global Zero | Selected | Think tank | Expert at Global Zero. | 2 | 8 |
| Jürgen Kaube Publisher · F.A.Z. | Selected | Commentator | Feuilleton editor-in-chief, F.A.Z. | 2 | 8 |
| Kathrin Stainer-Hämmerle Political scientist | Selected | Academic | Political scientist and female professor of higher education. | 2 | 8 |
| Conor Sen Author · Bloomberg | Selected | Commentator | Author writer for Bloomberg, essayist. | 2 | 8 |
| Dharshini David Chief economics correspondent · BBC News | Selected | Commentator | Chief Economics correspondent at BBC, economic analyst. | 2 | 8 |