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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Elliott Dr | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Dr., therapist, not academic. | 1 | 1 |
| David Eriksen Manager | Excluded | Business executive | Manager of a group. | 1 | 1 |
| David Ezpeleta Neurologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Neurologist, not academic. | 1 | 1 |
| David Falch Infrared expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| David Finck Writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Fiction writer. | 1 | 1 |
| David Fischer Founder · Highsnobiety | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Highsnobiety. | 1 | 1 |
| David Gborie | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| David Gerard Founder · Pivot to AI | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Pivot to AI. | 1 | 1 |
| David Gimeno Content creator | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| David Graham Star journalist · Atlantic | Excluded | Journalist | Star journalist Atlantic. | 1 | 1 |
| David Grasmann Captain · Feldjäger der Bundeswehr | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| David Greiner Co-founder · David & Luana Co. | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of David & Luana Co. | 1 | 1 |
| David Grusch Retired Maj. · U.S. Air Force | Excluded | Serving politician | Retired major, not a former official. | 1 | 1 |
| David Guldager | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Non-analytical journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| David Haber General Partner · a16z | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | General Partner at a16z. | 1 | 1 |
| David Harewood Actor and President of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| David Hart Founder of DHG | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of DHG. | 1 | 1 |
| David Hektner Dairy farmer | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| David Hempleman-Adams English industrialist and explorer | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| David Herrando Director general · Pensumo | Excluded | Business executive | General director of Pensumo. | 1 | 1 |
| David Holthouse Gonzo journalist, writer & filmmaker | Excluded | Journalist | Gonzo journalist writer filmmaker. | 1 | 1 |
| David Icke | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| David Insua | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| David Jessup History teacher | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Announced as a history teacher in a Minnesota pioneer episode; the linked profile is a bare researcher with no field, and namesakes exist. | 1 | 2 |
| David Jiménez Moreno Architect | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Architect. | 1 | 1 |
| David Klimeš Journalist · Page Not Found | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist (page not found). | 1 | 1 |
| David Ko Dr. | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| David Kuhn Project Manager · Dublin Port Company | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| David Larousserie Journalist on the Science desk · Le Monde | Excluded | Journalist | Science section journalist at Le Monde. | 1 | 1 |
| David Levy Mount Palomar Observatory | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Amateur astronomer at Mount Palomar Observatory. | 1 | 1 |
| David Liu Chief Financial Officer · SuccessKPI | Excluded | Business executive | Chief Financial Officer. | 1 | 1 |
| David Ludwig Global head of equity capital markets · Goldman Sachs | Excluded | Business executive | Global head of team at Goldman Sachs. | 1 | 1 |
| David Mamet Playwright, author, and filmmaker | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| David Meltzer | Excluded | Business executive | Entrepreneur and speaker. | 1 | 1 |
| David Mitchell | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Science fiction novelist. | 1 | 1 |
| David Nauer Ukraine correspondent · SRF | Excluded | Journalist | Ukraine correspondent at SRF. | 1 | 1 |
| David Neagle Founder and President · Life is Now Inc. | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and President. | 1 | 1 |
| David Nicholls Writer | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Fiction novelist. | 1 | 1 |
| David Noriega Housing journalist · elDiario.es | Excluded | Journalist | Housing journalist, elDiario.es. | 1 | 1 |
| David O'Neill Marketing and foresight director · Keolis | Excluded | Business executive | Marketing and foresight director. | 1 | 1 |
| David Ohlsson Reporter · Tredje Statsmakten Media | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Tredje Statsmakten Media | 1 | 1 |
| David Ol-Lars Former operator · Nationella insatsstyrkan | Excluded | Serving politician | Former special police operator. | 1 | 1 |
| David Ovalle Washington Post | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist (reporter) at Washington Post. | 1 | 1 |
| David Palomo World freestyle highline champion | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| David Pearce Transhumanist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Transhumanist independent philosopher. | 1 | 1 |
| David Pilling Correspondent · Financial Times | Excluded | Journalist | Financial Times correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| David Plouffe Harris-Walz Campaign | Excluded | Serving politician | Harris-Walz Campaign. | 1 | 1 |
| David Powell Andrews Property Group | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Andrews Property Group. | 1 | 1 |
| David Pralong Senior partner and global leader of Transformation Practice · McKinsey & Company | Excluded | Business executive | Senior Partner McKinsey & Company. | 1 | 1 |
| David Quinn Veteran journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Veteran journalist, reporter. | 1 | 1 |