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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Gómez Aragonés Licentiate in humanities · Real Academia de Bellas Artes y Ciencias Históricas de Toledo | Selected | Academic | Licenciado in humanities, Real Academia, academic historian. | 3 | 4 |
| Henri Vanhanen Non-fiction writer | Selected | Commentator | Author of non-fiction and geopolitics expert. | 3 | 9 |
| Keith Humphreys Esther Ting Memorial professor of psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences · Stanford University | Selected | Academic | Professor of psychiatry at Stanford University. | 3 | 6 |
| Larry Swedroe Head of Financial and Economic Research · Buckingham Strategic Wealth | Selected | Economist or consultant | Head of Financial Research at Buckingham Strategic Wealth. | 3 | 4 |
| Luís Tomé Director · Autonomous University of Lisbon | Selected | Academic | Director and professor at Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa. | 3 | 4 |
| Stéphanie Villers Economic adviser at PwC France | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist advisor at PwC France, consulting firm. | 3 | 6 |
| Sylvie Kauffmann Columnist · Le Monde | Selected | Commentator | Monde columnist, political analyst. | 3 | 4 |
| Adnan Hadziefendic Author and manager · REQ | Selected | Economist or consultant | Portfolio manager at REQ Capital. | 3 | 3 |
| Andrea Giuricin Economist · Università Bicocca | Selected | Academic | Economist at Università Bicocca (main academic role). | 3 | 3 |
| Andrzej Leder Philosopher of culture, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst · Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk | Selected | Academic | Professor at Instytut Filozofii PAN. | 3 | 3 |
| Artur Bartoszewicz Dr · Szkoła Główna Handlowa | Selected | Academic | Economist at Szkoła Główna Handlowa. | 3 | 6 |
| Bo Eriksson Lecturer in history | Selected | Academic | Docent in history, historian and author. | 3 | 7 |
| Clément Therme Historian of international relations · Passés composés | Selected | Academic | Historian researcher at Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier. | 3 | 5 |
| David Gauke Former Lord Chancellor · Conservative MP | Selected | Former official | Former Lord Chancellor, heads think tank. | 3 | 5 |
| Eric Zwick Economist · University of Chicago | Selected | Academic | Professor of economics at Chicago. | 3 | 3 |
| Eske Willerslev One of the world's leading DNA researchers, professor · Cambridge, Københavns Universitet | Selected | Academic | Professor Cambridge and Copenhagen. | 3 | 3 |
| Francisco Pereira Coutinho Professor · Nova School of Law | Selected | Academic | Professor at Nova School of Law. | 3 | 3 |
| Gillian Sandstrom Senior Lecturer in the psychology of kindness · University of Sussex | Selected | Academic | Senior Lecturer at University of Sussex. | 3 | 3 |
| Irving Finkel Scholar of ancient languages and curator · British Museum | Selected | Academic | Scholar and curator, British Museum. | 3 | 5 |
| Joar Hagatun Investment chief at Kron | Selected | Economist or consultant | Investment strategy leader at Kron/Storebrand. | 3 | 7 |
| Klas-Göran Karlsson Historian · Lund University | Selected | Academic | Professor of History, Lund University. | 3 | 4 |
| Lippo Suominen Chief strategist · S-Pankki | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief Strategist at OP Pohjola (bank). | 3 | 3 |
| Mona Mannevuo Adjunct professor · University of Helsinki | Selected | Academic | Docent at University of Helsinki. | 3 | 3 |
| Nick Butler Former Head of Strategy · BP | Selected | Academic | Visiting Professor at King's College London, current academic role. | 3 | 3 |
| Niels Bjerre-Poulsen PhD in American history, lecturer in American Studies · SDU | Selected | Academic | Ph.D. history and lecturer in American Studies, SDU. | 3 | 3 |
| Pia Glud Munksgaard Journalist and political analyst · DR | Selected | Commentator | Political analyst journalist news DR. | 3 | 3 |
| Tara Varma Managing director of strategic foresight · German Marshall Fund of the United States | Selected | Think tank | Visiting Fellow at Brookings Institution. | 3 | 13 |
| Tobias Singelnstein Professor | Selected | Academic | Prof. Dr. Criminologist. | 3 | 3 |
| Tomasz Pindel Dr | Selected | Commentator | Translator and journalist, author. | 3 | 3 |
| Ulf Danielsson Professor of theoretical physics · Uppsala University | Selected | Academic | Professor of theoretical physics, Uppsala. | 3 | 4 |
| Wojciech Jakóbik Energy expert | Selected | Commentator | Polish journalist and energy expert/analyst specializing in energy. | 3 | 3 |
| Kate Andrews Economics editor · The Spectator | Selected | Commentator | Economics editor, Spectator magazine. | 3 | 63 |
| Hans von der Burchard Europe expert · POLITICO | Selected | Commentator | POLITICO. | 3 | 59 |
| Norbert Häring Commentator | Selected | Commentator | Commentator. | 3 | 14 |
| Michael Simmons Economics editor · The Spectator | Selected | Commentator | Economics editor at The Spectator, economic analyst. | 3 | 33 |
| Jean-François Colosimo Chief executive officer · éditions du Cerf | Selected | Commentator | Editor, philosopher and theologian, essayist. | 3 | 9 |
| Eduardo Madina | Selected | Former official | Former member of Congress (end 2017). | 3 | 74 |
| Patricia Allémonière Senior reporter | Selected | Commentator | Senior reporter author of non-fiction book. | 3 | 13 |
| Will Saletan Author · The Bulwark | Selected | Commentator | The Bulwark and Author, political opinion site. | 3 | 6 |
| Blas Moreno Co-director · El Orden Mundial | Selected | Commentator | Co-director of world analysis publication. | 3 | 13 |
| Máriam Martínez-Bascuñán Analyst · SER Podcast | Selected | Commentator | Analyst SER Podcast, opinion and current events analysis. | 3 | 9 |
| Peter Hedlund Analyst · EFN | Selected | Economist or consultant | Analyst EFN, financial analyst bank. | 3 | 24 |
| David Blair Chief foreign affairs commentator · The Telegraph | Selected | Commentator | Chief foreign affairs commentator at Telegraph. | 3 | 8 |
| Elisabeth Kendall President · Girton College, University of Cambridge | Selected | Academic | President of Girton College, Cambridge University. | 3 | 4 |
| Florian Louis Historian · EHESS | Selected | Academic | Historian with PhD from EHESS. | 3 | 9 |
| Jesús Núñez Co-director · Instituto de Estudios sobre Conflictos y Acción Humanitaria | Selected | Think tank | Co-director of Instituto de Estudios sobre Conflictos. | 3 | 16 |
| Lars Trier Mogensen Political commentator · Genstart | Selected | Commentator | Political commentator. | 3 | 7 |
| Maarten Doorman Philosopher, poet and writer · Université | Selected | Academic | Cultural philosopher, professor emeritus at university. | 3 | 4 |
| Marcin Gabryś Professor · Jagiellonian University | Selected | Academic | Professor at Jagiellonian University. | 3 | 4 |
| Martin Seligman Psychologist · University of Pennsylvania | Selected | Academic | Professor of psychology, University of Pennsylvania. | 3 | 4 |