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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eriona Bajrakurtaj | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Erja Sankari CEO · Foamit | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Foamit. | 1 | 1 |
| Erkan Özden News presenter | Excluded | Journalist | News presenter. | 1 | 1 |
| Erkka Mikkonen Yle journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Generalist journalist at Yle. | 1 | 1 |
| Erkki Toumioja Initiator · Historiker utan gränser | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Parliamentarian in office, founder of Historians Without Borders. | 1 | 1 |
| Erlend Willumsen Head of marketing and development · Bodø Havn | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Marketing and development director (director) at port, public executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Erling Håmsø Designer | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Designer, non-academic creative professional. | 1 | 1 |
| Erling Moe Mayor · Trondheim | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor of Trondheim, politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Erling P. Strand Researcher | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Erling Ronglan CEO · Ocean Power | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Ocean Power. | 1 | 1 |
| Erna Dijk Lifesaver | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Erna Harboe Group chief physician | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Group chief medical officer, medical professional. | 1 | 1 |
| Ernest Scheyder Senior correspondent for Reuters | Excluded | Journalist | Senior Correspondent Reuters. | 1 | 1 |
| Ernestine Comvalius Former director of the Bijlmerpark theatre · Bijlmerparktheater | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Former theater director. | 1 | 1 |
| Erni Kristiansen | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ernst Ahlers c't Magazin | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist at c't magazine. | 1 | 1 |
| Ernst Baltrusch Ancient historian and professor · Freien Universität Berlin | Excluded | Doubtful participation | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ernst Billgren Artist | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ernst de Klerk Partner AF Advisors | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Partner, AF Advisors, finance. | 1 | 1 |
| Ernst Jansz Founder · Doe Maar | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ernst Molden Singer-songwriter | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ernst Tradinik | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Ernst-Ludwig von Aster SWR | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist at SWR. | 1 | 1 |
| Erwan Le Méné Co-founder · EcoTree | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Co-Founder of EcoTree. | 1 | 1 |
| Erwin Annys Physician, facial and neck surgeon | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Maxillofacial surgeon. | 1 | 1 |
| Erwin Vogelaar Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Generalist journalist, tech reporting. | 1 | 1 |
| Esa Kaikkonen CEO · Metsä Board | Excluded | Business executive | Metsä Board CEO. | 1 | 1 |
| Esben Boeskov Øzhayat Dental researcher | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Introduced as a dental researcher; the profile is a generic researcher at the University of Copenhagen, with no field or organization to match. | 1 | 1 |
| Esben Weile Kjær | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Eskil Pedersen | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Esmaeil Baghaei Foreign Ministry Spokesman · Iran | Excluded | Serving politician | Iranian government spokesman. | 1 | 1 |
| Esmee Dirks | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist at NRC. | 1 | 1 |
| Esoteric Eddie Author, documentarian, researcher | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Espen Abrahamsen | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Espen Barth-Eide | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Foreign Affairs. | 1 | 1 |
| Espen Kristiansen Section head · SSB | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Head of section at statistics office. | 1 | 1 |
| Espen Malmo Partner · Skyfall Ventures | Excluded | Business executive | Venture capital partner, Skyfall. | 1 | 1 |
| Espen Nordhus Investor in Norsk Kjernekraft | Excluded | Business executive | Investor Norsk Kjernekraft. | 1 | 1 |
| Espen Olsen Langfeldt Sports editor | Excluded | Journalist | Sports editor NRK. | 1 | 1 |
| Espen Skarphagen Floral designer, gardener | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Espen Skorstad Organisational psychologist and Fairsight founder | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Organizational psychologist and founder. | 1 | 1 |
| Espen Smith Food and drink expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Gastronomy and beverages expert. | 1 | 1 |
| Esperanza Escribano Journalist · BBC World Service | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist BBC World Service, investigations. | 1 | 1 |
| Esperanza Santos Emergency coordinator · Doctors Without Borders | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Emergency coordinator at MSF. | 1 | 1 |
| Esperanza Spalding Musician | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Essa Kah Sallah | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Esteban Gutiérrez | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Estefanía Sánchez Garrido Architect · Atemporal Concept | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Estela García Relaño Director · La Investigación Paralela | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Association director. | 1 | 1 |
| Estelle Gabillet Ethics and compliance director · Parfums Christian Dior | Excluded | Business executive | Ethics director at Christian Dior. | 1 | 1 |