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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bröcker Editor-in-chief · Table Media | Excluded | Journalist | Editor-in-chief, Table Media, media information editor. | 3 | 7 |
| Rik Rutten Journalist at NRC | Excluded | Journalist | EU correspondent and journalist. | 3 | 7 |
| Bo Eriksson Lecturer in history | Selected | Academic | Docent in history, historian and author. | 3 | 7 |
| Joar Hagatun Investment chief at Kron | Selected | Economist or consultant | Investment strategy leader at Kron/Storebrand. | 3 | 7 |
| Lars Trier Mogensen Political commentator · Genstart | Selected | Commentator | Political commentator. | 3 | 7 |
| Brian Hanley Co-author of 'The Lost Revolution: The Story of the Official IRA and the Workers Party' | Selected | Commentator | Co-author of 'The Lost Revolution', historian. | 3 | 7 |
| Bart Van Loo Author | Selected | Commentator | Historian and book author, primary activity is analysis. | 3 | 7 |
| Brian Finucane Editor · Just Security | Selected | Think tank | Editor of Just Security, political think tank. | 3 | 7 |
| Folkert Jensma Legal editor · NRC | Selected | Commentator | Specialized legal editor. | 3 | 7 |
| Gerard Howlin Columnist | Selected | Commentator | Columnist and public affairs consultant. | 3 | 7 |
| Niagalé Bagayoko President · African Security Sector Network | Selected | Think tank | President of African Security Sector Network, political think tank. | 3 | 7 |
| Paulo Portas Former deputy prime minister | Selected | Former official | Former deputy prime minister. | 3 | 7 |
| Adam Traczyk Political scientist · More in Common | Selected | Think tank | Political scientist at More in Common. | 3 | 7 |
| Anders Romarheim Associate professor at Institutt for forsvarsstudier at Forsvarets høgskole · Norwegian Defence University College | Selected | Academic | Associate professor at Forsvarets høgskole. | 3 | 7 |
| Lise Hand | Selected | Commentator | Irish political columnist. | 3 | 7 |
| Anton La Guardia Diplomatic editor · The Economist | Selected | Commentator | Diplomatic editor, The Economist, specialized analyst. | 3 | 7 |
| Bartłomiej Gajos Author · Centrum Mieroszewskiego | Selected | Think tank | Author at Centrum Mieroszewskiego (think tank). | 3 | 7 |
| Michael Duncan Host of the Ruthless podcast | Selected | Commentator | Host of the Ruthless podcast. | 3 | 7 |
| Stephanie Flanders Former BBC economics editor · Bloomberg | Selected | Commentator | Economic analyst, BBC editor and Bloomberg. | 3 | 7 |
| Łukasz Maślanka Expert · OSW | Selected | Think tank | Expert at OSW. | 3 | 7 |
| Adrian Daub Author of The Cancel Culture Panic | Selected | Commentator | Author of The Cancel Culture Panic. | 3 | 7 |
| Emily Nussbaum Staff writer and former television critic · The New Yorker | Selected | Commentator | Staff writer and former television critic at The New Yorker. | 3 | 7 |
| James Poulos Political theorist | Selected | Commentator | Political theorist author, political theory essayist. | 3 | 7 |
| Joanne Freeman Historian · Yale University | Selected | Academic | Historian at Yale University. | 3 | 7 |
| John Brennan | Selected | Former official | Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (end of 2017). | 3 | 7 |
| Larisa Brown Defence editor · The Times | Selected | Commentator | Defence editor The Times. | 3 | 7 |
| Olivette Otele Professor | Selected | Academic | Historian professor. Explicit university title. | 3 | 7 |
| Paulo Figueiredo | Selected | Commentator | Brazilian political commentator. | 3 | 7 |
| Pete Lunn Head of the ESRI's Behavioural Unit | Selected | Think tank | Head of ESRI's Behavioral Unit, economic think tank. | 3 | 7 |
| Sonia Sodha Columnist and broadcaster | Selected | Commentator | Columnist and broadcaster. | 3 | 7 |
| Ty Tashiro Psychologist and author | Selected | Commentator | Psychologist and author. | 3 | 7 |
| William Blanc | Selected | Commentator | Author of historical non-fiction books. | 3 | 7 |
| Andrés Gil Correspondent · elDiario.es | Excluded | Journalist | Correspondent and Subdirector elDiario.es. | 2 | 7 |
| Anna Dudzińska Reporter · Polskie Radio | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Reporter (journalist), Polskie Radio | 2 | 7 |
| Anna Souakri Affiliate professor · ESCP Business School | Selected | Academic | Affiliate Professor, ESCP Business School. | 2 | 7 |
| Elisa de la Nuez Lawyer | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Jurist, profession outside defined roles. | 2 | 7 |
| Giovanni Ansaldo Music journalist · Internazionale | Excluded | Journalist | Music journalist, music editor at Internazionale. | 2 | 7 |
| Gonzague Dambricourt Blogger, YouTuber and entrepreneur | Excluded | Business executive | Blogger and entrepreneur, content creator. | 2 | 7 |
| James Landale Diplomatic Correspondent · BBC News | Excluded | Journalist | Diplomatic correspondent for BBC News. | 2 | 7 |
| Maarten Keulemans Science editor · de Volkskrant | Excluded | Journalist | Science Editor Volkskrant. | 2 | 7 |
| Nicolas Lellouche Journalist · Numerama | Excluded | Journalist | Tech journalist at Numerama. | 2 | 7 |
| Raymond Mens America expert | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 2 | 7 |
| Svitlana Morenets Staff Writer · The Spectator | Selected | Commentator | Staff Writer The Spectator, analyst. | 2 | 7 |
| Wolfgang Effenberger Commentator | Selected | Commentator | Commentator. | 2 | 7 |
| Per Kristian Bjørkeng Technology journalist · Aftenposten | Selected | Commentator | Technology journalist, specialized analyst. | 2 | 7 |
| Philip Shetler-Jones Senior research fellow · RUSI | Selected | Think tank | Senior Research Fellow RUSI, security think tank. | 2 | 7 |
| Azzurra Rinaldi Economist | Selected | Academic | Female professor and economist. | 2 | 7 |
| Christian Lammert Professor · FU Berlin | Selected | Academic | Professor of political science, FU Berlin. | 2 | 7 |
| Domenico Montanaro Senior political editor and correspondent · NPR | Selected | Commentator | Senior Political Editor NPR, political analyst. | 2 | 7 |
| Mirosław Oczkoś Specialist in image and political marketing · SGH | Selected | Academic | Doctor affiliated with SGH, political image expert. | 2 | 7 |