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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Xavier Musician · IPMA | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| José-María Galán Eyewitness | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Joséphine van Ruiten Delft University of Technology | Selected | Academic | Researcher at TU Delft. | 1 | 1 |
| Jotam Confino Middle East correspondent · The Telegraph | Excluded | Journalist | Middle East correspondent for Telegraph. | 1 | 1 |
| Jouni Flyktman Defense and security business director · IQM | Excluded | Business executive | Commercial Director for defense and security. | 1 | 1 |
| Jovan Kurbali Director of the Diplo Foundation | Selected | Think tank | Director of the Diplo Foundation. | 1 | 1 |
| Jovana Ranito Coordinator of the UN Working Group on the use of mercenaries and professor at the University of Twente · Nações Unidas | Selected | Academic et Think tank | Professor at the University of Twente, UN coordinator. | 1 | 1 |
| Jowanka Jakubek-Lalik Dr, expert · University of Warsaw | Selected | Academic | Doctor, expert at University of Warsaw. | 1 | 1 |
| Joy Delima | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Joy Denalane Musicians and producers | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Joy Reid | Excluded | Journalist | Generalist journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Joy White Lecturer in Applied Social Studies at the University of Bedfordshire | Selected | Academic | Senior lecturer at University of Bedfordshire. | 1 | 1 |
| Joy Wielkens Actor and theatre maker | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Joyce Azar | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist with no detailed function. | 1 | 1 |
| Joyce de Haas Co-founder · Double Dutch | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of Double Dutch. | 1 | 1 |
| Joyce Harper Professor of reproductive science · University College London | Selected | Academic | Professor of reproductive sciences at UCL. | 1 | 1 |
| Joyce Jonathan Singer-songwriter | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Musician, singer-songwriter. | 1 | 1 |
| Joyce Karam Senior news editor · Al Monitor | Excluded | Journalist | News editor at Al Monitor. | 1 | 1 |
| Jozefien Van Beek Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Generalist journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Jozefien Vanharpe Professor of intellectual property law · Leuven university | Selected | Academic | Professor of intellectual property law at Leuven. | 1 | 1 |
| Jozephine Trehy Royal affairs reporter · NOS | Excluded | Journalist | Royal reporter NOS | 1 | 1 |
| João Albuquerque International relations specialist | Selected | Former official | Member of European Parliament (until 2024). | 1 | 1 |
| João Baião Presenter | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| João Baptista Leite CEO · Unicre | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Unicre. | 1 | 1 |
| João Carreira CEO · Critical Software | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Critical Software. | 1 | 1 |
| João Castanheira Manager · Pastelaria Aloma | Excluded | Business executive | Pastelaria Aloma manager. | 1 | 1 |
| João Cruz Marine biologist | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Introduced as marine biologist; the linked Aveiro researcher works in biostatistics and computer science, so nothing confirms the match. | 1 | 1 |
| João Duarte Plate tectonics specialist | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Guest is a plate tectonics specialist; the linked profile is a generic researcher at Lund and Lausanne with no stated field. | 1 | 1 |
| João Galamba Minister of infrastructure | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Infrastructure in office. | 1 | 1 |
| João Gonzalez Director | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| João Goulão | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| João Guedes | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Telecom episode with no function or employer named; the linked profile is a generic Porto engineering researcher with no stated field. | 1 | 1 |
| João Jesus Photography professor · Etic | Selected | Academic | Professor of photography at Etic. | 1 | 1 |
| João M. Santos Author | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| João Macdonald Historian | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| João Magueijo Cosmologist | Selected | Academic | Physicist at Imperial College London and University of Cambridge. | 1 | 1 |
| João Medeiros Lawyer · Ordem dos Advogados | Selected | Lawyer | Lawyer affiliated with the Bar Association. | 1 | 1 |
| João Navalho Necton | Excluded | Business executive | Leader of Necton. | 1 | 1 |
| João Oliveira CDU list leader | Excluded | Serving politician | List head CDU, political candidate. | 1 | 1 |
| João Paulo Batalha Vice president of the association Frente Cívica | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Vice-President of Frente Cívica association. | 1 | 1 |
| João Pinhal Journalist · PÚBLICO | Excluded | Journalist | Jornalista PUBLICO. | 1 | 1 |
| João Porfírio Special envoy · Observador | Excluded | Journalist | Special correspondent at Observador. | 1 | 1 |
| João Reis Alves Journalist | Selected | Commentator | Author of the book A segunda volta, 1986. | 1 | 1 |
| João Rio Martins Pediatrician and neonatologist · Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Coimbra | Selected | Academic | Pediatrician and neonatologist at University of Coimbra. | 1 | 1 |
| João Silva Santos CEO · Merytu | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Merytu. | 1 | 1 |
| João Tiago Martins AI specialist · Noesis | Selected | Economist or consultant | AI specialist at Noesis consulting firm. | 1 | 1 |
| João Vieira de Almeida Lawyer | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| João Vitor Tossini | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| João Zoio | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Joël Schnapp Historian | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |