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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anders Romarheim Associate professor at Institutt for forsvarsstudier at Forsvarets høgskole · Norwegian Defence University College | Selected | Academic | Associate professor at Forsvarets høgskole. | 3 | 7 |
| Anders Rudolfsson Stockbroker · DNB | Selected | Economist or consultant | Stock broker bank DNB. | 3 | 8 |
| Christian Anton Smedshaug Chief economist · Landkreditt | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief economist at Landkreditt. | 3 | 10 |
| Daniel Gros Director · Institute for European Policymaking Università Bocconi | Selected | Think tank et Academic | Director of Institute for European Policymaking at Universita Bocconi (principal think tank). | 3 | 3 |
| Frank Knopers Geopolitical analyst · Geotrendlines | Selected | Economist or consultant | Geopolitical analyst at Geotrendlines. | 3 | 31 |
| Jorge Bustos Deputy editorial director · EL MUNDO | Selected | Commentator | Editorial sub-director El Mundo. | 3 | 14 |
| Kevin Frazier Lawfare Tarbell Fellow · Lawfare Institute | Selected | Academic | Assistant Professor St. Thomas University College of Law. | 3 | 71 |
| Lise Hand | Selected | Commentator | Irish political columnist. | 3 | 7 |
| Mariusz Marszałkowski Defence24 | Selected | Commentator | Defence24, journalist-analyst. | 3 | 20 |
| Michael Götschenberg ARD intelligence expert | Selected | Commentator | ARD intelligence analyst. | 3 | 23 |
| Romain Huret Historian | Selected | Academic | French historian with university positions. | 3 | 12 |
| Soumaya Sahla Deradicalisation expert · Amsterdam | Selected | Academic | Doctoral student doing thesis at University of Leiden. | 3 | 3 |
| Wojciech Szacki | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and analyst at Polityka Insight. | 3 | 41 |
| Alexandra Stråberg Chief economist · Länsförsäkringar | Selected | Economist or consultant | Chief economist at Länsförsäkringar. | 3 | 8 |
| Alexandre Devecchio Journalist, editor-in-chief of the debates section · Figaro | Selected | Commentator | Debates section head at Figaro. | 3 | 4 |
| Allan Klynne | Selected | Academic | Archaeologist at Swedish Institute at Athens. | 3 | 15 |
| Alondra Nelson Member · UN advisory body on AI | Selected | Academic | Sociologist, Columbia affiliation and research. | 3 | 3 |
| Amedeo Balbi Astrophysicist | Selected | Academic | Astrophysicist at Tor Vergata University. | 3 | 5 |
| Amos Harel Haaretz military affairs analyst | Selected | Commentator | Military affairs analyst at Haaretz. | 3 | 23 |
| Andrei Kozovoï Professor · University of Lille | Selected | Academic | Professor at the University of Lille. | 3 | 10 |
| 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 |
| Anton La Guardia Diplomatic editor · The Economist | Selected | Commentator | Diplomatic editor, The Economist, specialized analyst. | 3 | 7 |
| Aoife White Tech and Competition Editor · POLITICO | Selected | Commentator | Tech and Competition Editor · POLITICO, specialized analyst. | 3 | 3 |
| Arthur Aidala Attorney · AM 970 The Answer | Selected | Lawyer | Attorney, lawyer. | 3 | 25 |
| Arthur Weststeijn Historian | Selected | Academic | Historian at Utrecht. | 3 | 4 |
| Bartłomiej Gajos Author · Centrum Mieroszewskiego | Selected | Think tank | Author at Centrum Mieroszewskiego (think tank). | 3 | 7 |
| Bethany Brookshire Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains. | 3 | 5 |
| Bi Puranen General Secretary · World Values Survey | Selected | Academic | Senior lecturer in history, World Values Survey. | 3 | 3 |
| Bérengère Bonte Political journalist | Selected | Commentator | Author on Gabriel Attal and L'Ange exterminateur. | 3 | 8 |
| Daisy Dunn Dr. | Selected | Commentator | Writer, Classical Scholar and Historian, Author of Historical Non-fiction. | 3 | 5 |
| Ed Ongweso Jr. Critic · Tech Bubble newsletter | Selected | Commentator | Critic, Tech Bubble newsletter. | 3 | 8 |
| Eugene Rogan Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History · University of Oxford | Selected | Academic | Professor of history, Oxford. | 3 | 11 |
| Farid Vahid Co-director of the Observatory of North Africa and the Middle East · Fondation Jean-Jaurès | Selected | Think tank | Co-Director of Observatory at Jean-Jaures Foundation. | 3 | 5 |
| Germano Almeida Commentator · SIC | Selected | Commentator | SIC commentator. | 3 | 6 |
| Gil Luria Head of Technology Research · D.A. Davidson | Selected | Economist or consultant | Head of Technology Research at D.A. Davidson. | 3 | 18 |
| Gilles Kepel Emeritus university professor, Middle East specialist | Selected | Academic | Emeritus Professor. | 3 | 17 |
| Jaap Boonstra | Selected | Academic | Dutch psychologist, university teacher at University of Amsterdam. | 3 | 5 |
| Javier Caballero Pioneer in the investment world and key advisor · Gestión Boutique VI Opportunity | Selected | Economist or consultant | Key advisor, asset management investor. | 3 | 3 |
| Julia Weigelt Journalist | Selected | Commentator | Expert journalist on security politics. | 3 | 34 |
| Jürgen Matthes Head of the cluster for international economic policy, financial and property markets · Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft | Selected | Think tank | Economics director, German Institute for Economics. | 3 | 3 |
| Kevin Muir Founder and editor of The Macro Tourist | Selected | Commentator | Founder editor of The Macro Tourist. | 3 | 9 |
| Lone Frank | Selected | Commentator | Science journalist and non-fiction author. | 3 | 8 |
| Louis Landeman Head of sustainability analysis · Danske Bank | Selected | Economist or consultant | Head of sustainability analysis at Danske Bank. | 3 | 3 |
| Lucía Méndez Political analyst · El Mundo | Selected | Commentator | Political analyst El Mundo, political analysis for public. | 3 | 12 |
| Martha Claeys Philosopher | Selected | Academic | Belgian philosopher at University of Antwerp. | 3 | 4 |
| Matt Perault Center on Technology Policy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Selected | Academic | Center on Technology Policy, University of North Carolina. | 3 | 5 |
| Matthieu Auzanneau Journalist · The Shift Project | Selected | Think tank | Director of think tank Shift Project. | 3 | 11 |
| Michael Duncan Host of the Ruthless podcast | Selected | Commentator | Host of the Ruthless podcast. | 3 | 7 |
| Michael Pento Money manager and macro analyst · Pento Portfolio Strategies | Selected | Economist or consultant | Macroeconomic analyst and independent portfolio manager. | 3 | 20 |
| Michał Przeperski Dr · Katolickiego Uniwersytetu Lubelskiego | Selected | Academic | Dr. at Catholic University of Lublin. | 3 | 34 |