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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrzej Grzyb PSL MP | Excluded | Serving politician | PSL deputy in office. | 1 | 2 |
| Andrzej Gutowski Ronson | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Andrzej Gwiżdż Portu | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (non) : Investing podcast guest from Portu in 2025; the linked Polish jurist died in 1998. Namesake. | 1 | 1 |
| Andrzej Halicki MEP · Koalicja Obywatelska | Excluded | Serving politician | MEP in office. | 1 | 4 |
| Andrzej Janisz Sports journalist and commentator | Excluded | Journalist | Sports journalist and commentator. | 1 | 1 |
| Andrzej Kawalec Chief executive officer · Moneta AM | Selected | Economist or consultant | General director of Moneta AM. | 1 | 3 |
| Andrzej Kohut Expert · OSW | Selected | Think tank | Expert at OSW. | 5 | 7 |
| Andrzej Krajewski Author | Selected | Commentator | Andrzej Krajewski, author of history books. | 3 | 4 |
| Andrzej Krzywda Founder, guru Ruby on Rails · Arkency | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Arkency. | 1 | 1 |
| Andrzej Leder Philosopher of culture, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst · Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk | Selected | Academic | Professor at Instytut Filozofii PAN. | 3 | 3 |
| Andrzej Lukaszewski Credipass | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Andrzej Nowak Professor | Selected | Academic | Prof. Historian, Jagiellonian University. | 4 | 6 |
| Andrzej Paczkowski Professor · Institut d'Études Politiques Académie Pologne | Selected | Academic | Professor at Instytu Studiów Politycznych. | 1 | 2 |
| Andrzej Poczobut Activist of the Union of Poles in Belarus and correspondent · Związku Polaków na Białorusi | Excluded | Serving politician | Journalist. | 2 | 2 |
| Andrzej Poniedzielski | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Andrzej Powierża | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Andrzej Rychard Director of the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN) | Selected | Academic | Dyrektor of Instytutu Filozofii PAN. | 3 | 13 |
| Andrzej Sadecki Expert · Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich | Selected | Think tank | Expert at OSW. | 4 | 4 |
| Andrzej Skalimowski Dr · Instytut Historii Nauki Polskiej Akademii Nauk | Selected | Academic | Dr. at Institute of the History of Science PAN. | 1 | 1 |
| Andrzej Śliwka Member of parliament · PiS | Excluded | Serving politician | PiS deputy, politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Andrzej Strojny Author of the report · Warsaw Enterprise Institute | Selected | Think tank | Author of report, Warsaw Enterprise Institute. | 1 | 1 |
| Andrzej Szeptycki Deputy minister of science and higher education · Ministère de la Science et l'Enseignement Supérieur | Excluded | Serving politician | Vice-Minister of Science and Higher Education in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Andrzej Trautman Professor | Selected | Academic | Professor, explicit academic title. | 1 | 1 |
| Andrzej Zawadzki-Liang Political scientist | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 2 |
| Andrzej Zawistowski Historian · Szkoła Główna Handlowa, Instytut Solidarności i Męstwa im. Witolda Pileckiego | Selected | Academic | Historian at Szkoła Główna Handlowa, prof. dr. hab. | 1 | 2 |
| Andrzej Zybała Political scientist · SGH | Selected | Academic | Political scientist at SGH, Polish commercial university. | 1 | 2 |
| Andy Biggs Rep. · Arizona | Excluded | Serving politician | Rep. · Arizona, representative in office | 1 | 1 |
| Andy Brocklesby Former British citizen | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Andy Burnham Mayor · Greater Manchester | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor - Greater Manchester, active politician. | 8 | 9 |
| Andy Cook CEO · Centre for Social Justice | Selected | Think tank | CEO of Centre for Social Justice, think tank. | 1 | 1 |
| Andy Coomans Business Expert | Excluded | Business executive | Entrepreneur and business expert, not academic. | 1 | 1 |
| Andy Elliot CEO and Co-founder · The Elliot Group | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of The Elliot Group. | 1 | 1 |
| Andy Fitze Technology entrepreneur and extreme adventurer | Excluded | Business executive | Technology entrepreneur, entrepreneur in position. | 1 | 1 |
| Andy Gabriel Powell | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Andy Green Award-winning communicator, trainer, and author | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Communicator, trainer and author. | 1 | 1 |
| Andy Hill Family finance coach · Marriage Kids and Money | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Family finance coach, coach outside the roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Andy Hughes Crime Agent | Excluded | Journalist | Crime Agent reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| Andy Levin Former U.S. Representative from Michigan | Selected | Former official | Former U.S. Representative from Michigan. | 1 | 1 |
| Andy McCarroll Sports and entertainment journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Sports and entertainment journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Andy McCarthy Legal expert · National Review | Selected | Commentator | Legal expert analyzing legislation at National Review. | 5 | 41 |
| Andy Milburn Special operations veteran | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Special operations veteran, former soldier. | 1 | 10 |
| Andy O'Donoghue Tech journalist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Tech journalist, journalist not commentator. | 1 | 11 |
| Andy Ogles Tennessee Rep | Excluded | Serving politician | Tennessee representative, incumbent congressman. | 1 | 2 |
| Andy Ransom CEO · Rentokil | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Rentokil. | 1 | 1 |
| Andy Roth President · State Freedom Caucus Network | Excluded | Serving politician | President · State Freedom Caucus Network. | 1 | 1 |
| Andy Schectman Precious metals expert · Miles Franklin | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Precious metals trader at Miles Franklin. | 1 | 6 |
| Andy Shiles Simply Trade | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Andy Street Mayor · West Midlands | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor - West Midlands, active politician. | 1 | 1 |
| Andy Teerlink | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Andy Thomas Researcher, lecturer & author | Selected | Academic | Researcher, lecturer and author, academic title. | 1 | 1 |