Screening of candidates
Only guests who fit one of the 6 roles of the Atrium spec are kept.
Guests identified28,558
Excluded19,870
Selected8,688
Selected by role
AcademicNamed position at a university or research institution4,341Think 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
27,700 people
| Person | Decision | Role or reason | Why | Podcasts | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakob v. Uexcüll Philantrop | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Philanthropist, England. | 1 | 1 |
| Jakop Dalunde trafikregionråd · Region Stockholm | Excluded | Serving politician | Regional traffic councillor, incumbent. | 1 | 1 |
| Jakub Ber analityk · Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jakub Cupisz | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Jakub Czarodziej | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jakub Gałęziowski doktor historii · Universität Augsburg, Universität Warszawa | Selected | Academic | Doctor of History at University of Augsburg and University of Warsaw. | 1 | 1 |
| Jakub Karnowski prezes KredoBanku · KredobBank, Grupa PKO Banku Polskiego | Excluded | Business executive | Prezes KredoBanku (bank president). | 1 | 1 |
| Jakub Kosikowski rzecznik · Naczelna Izba Lekarska | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Spokesperson for a professional order. | 1 | 1 |
| Jakub Krupa | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist based in London. | 1 | 1 |
| Jakub Kwiatkowski Dyrektor TVP Sport · TVP Sport | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jakub Link-Lenczowski MilMag | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter or analyst specialized at MilMag portal | 1 | 1 |
| Jakub Mrugalski Mikrus | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Web hosting service manager. | 1 | 1 |
| Jakub Oleszczuk-Zygmuntowski | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jakub Rutnicki minister sportu i turystyki | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Sport and Tourism in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Jakub Stefaniak zastępca szefa Kancelarii · PSL | Excluded | Serving politician | Deputy Head of Cabinet for PSL. | 1 | 1 |
| Jakub Szulc Wiceszef · NFZ | Excluded | Serving politician | Vice-Head (vice-chief) of NFZ (government agency). | 1 | 1 |
| Jakub Sławek | Selected | Former official | Ambassador of Poland to UAE end 2024, past diplomatic position. | 1 | 1 |
| Jakub Wątor Dziennikarz · Spider's Web, YouTube | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Spider's Web. | 1 | 1 |
| Jakub Zelenka šéfredaktor · Page Not Found | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Czech investigative journalist, media editor-in-chief. | 1 | 1 |
| Jakub Ćwiek | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jakuba Majmurek | Selected | Commentator | Critic and left-wing political publicist. | 1 | 1 |
| Jakuba Stefaniaka wiceszefa Kancelarii Premiera · Kancelarii Premiera | Excluded | Serving politician | Vice-Head of Prime Minister's Office IN OFFICE. | 1 | 1 |
| Jalale Getachew Birru Senior Analyst for East Africa · ACLED | Selected | Think tank | Senior Analyst at ACLED (think tank). | 1 | 1 |
| Jamal Kerrins | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jamal Szpalewski | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jamal Szpalowski | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Jameel Jaffer Executive Director · Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University | Selected | Think tank | Executive Director of Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia. | 1 | 1 |
| Jameela Jamil | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jamelle Bouie New York Times | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist New York Times. | 1 | 1 |
| James Adams security & cyber expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| James Anderson Chair · Kinnevik | Excluded | Business executive | Chair of Kinnevik (company). | 1 | 1 |
| James Appathurai assistant secretary general for innovation, hybrid and cyber · NATO | Excluded | Serving politician | Assistant secretary general at NATO, high-ranking civil servant. | 1 | 1 |
| James Barr | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (non) : Guest speaks in a 2023 episode; the linked biblical scholar died in 2006, so this is a namesake. | 1 | 1 |
| James Beeson The Grocer | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist The Grocer. | 1 | 1 |
| James Bluemel director | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| James Brady Head of Engineering · Elicit | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Head of Engineering at Elicit (company). | 1 | 1 |
| James Brannigan | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| James Cartlidge shadow defence secretary · Parlement britannique | Excluded | Serving politician | Shadow Defence Secretary (politician). | 1 | 1 |
| James Clyburn Congressman · Chambre des représentants | Excluded | Serving politician | Congressman. | 1 | 1 |
| James Coney News Projects Editor · The Sunday Times | Excluded | Journalist | News projects editor at The Sunday Times. | 1 | 1 |
| James Cooke | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| James Daly historian, museum curator and author | Selected | Commentator | Historian, museum curator and author of historical essays. | 1 | 1 |
| James Danckert psychologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist without named university affiliation. | 1 | 1 |
| James Daunt CEO · Barnes & Noble, Waterstones | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Barnes & Noble and Waterstones. | 1 | 1 |
| James Doherty historian · Waterford | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| James Dreyfus actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| James Dyson Founder · Dyson | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Dyson. | 1 | 1 |
| James Elder chief spokesman · UNICEF | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Chief spokesman at UNICEF. | 1 | 1 |
| James Fanelli Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Wall Street Journal. | 1 | 1 |
| James Fenelon author | Selected | Commentator | Author of Angels Against the Sun. | 1 | 1 |