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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacek Leociak | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Debate on inherited historical guilt with no stated profession; the profile is a Polish literary historian, which fits broadly but nothing precise confirms it. | 1 | 1 |
| Jacek Prusinowski Journalist · Kanał Zero | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Kanał Zero. | 1 | 1 |
| Jacek Ręka Stove maker | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Tile maker (Zdun), craftsperson. | 1 | 1 |
| Jacek Saryusz-Wolski Adviser to the President on international affairs | Excluded | Serving politician | Presidential adviser (political position). | 1 | 1 |
| Jacek Siewiera | Excluded | Serving politician | Polish army officer and politician with multiple roles (soldier, physician, jurist). | 1 | 1 |
| Jacek Szczypiorski Expert · STRATPOINT | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Jacek Waliszewski Green Beret US Army Special Forces Warrant Officer | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Green Beret US Army Special Forces (military). | 1 | 1 |
| Jacek Łukasik Junior aspirant · Polska Policja | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jacek Śpiewak | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jack Altman Uncapped | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of startup Uncapped. | 1 | 1 |
| Jack Beaumont Author · DGSE | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author of detective novels, fiction. | 1 | 1 |
| Jack Blanchard Politico | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Politico. | 1 | 1 |
| Jack Brewer Former NFL player | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jack Ciattarelli Republican Candidate | Excluded | Serving politician | Republican political candidate. | 1 | 1 |
| Jack Cloonan FBI agent | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | FBI agent. | 1 | 1 |
| Jack Crangle | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Jack Farchy Senior Correspondent for Commodities · Bloomberg | Excluded | Journalist | Commodities correspondent for Bloomberg. | 1 | 1 |
| Jack Grandcolas Husband | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jack Lohmann Author | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Jack McCullagh | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jack McCullough Founder and President · CFO Leadership Council | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Founder and president of CFO Leadership Council. | 1 | 1 |
| Jack Morris AI researcher · Nomic | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | AI researcher at Nomic company. | 1 | 1 |
| Jack Phillips | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jack Thorne Co-creator · Netflix | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Co-creator of Netflix film, artistic creation. | 1 | 1 |
| Jack Whitehall | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jackie Davalos Reporter | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter | 1 | 1 |
| Jackie Fox | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jackie Healy Rae Independent Councillor · Kerry County Council | Excluded | Serving politician | Independent advisor to elected officials, active political function. | 1 | 1 |
| Jackie Higgins Writer, producer and director | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Female filmmaker and audiovisual producer. | 1 | 1 |
| Jackie McCarthy O'Brien Former Irish football international and rugby player | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Former football international and rugby player. | 1 | 1 |
| Jackie Sahm Director of Product Development, Interactive Products · Hogan Assessments | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Product director at Hogan Assessments. | 1 | 1 |
| Jackie Stewart Three-time Formula One World Champion · Race Against Dementia | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Three-time Formula 1 world champion. | 1 | 1 |
| Jackson Olson Baseball player, Savannah Bananas | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jacky Coorevits | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jacob Bock Axelsen | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Jacob Bogage The Washington Post | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Washington Post. | 1 | 1 |
| Jacob Dunne Campaigner | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jacob Ellis Policymaker, civil society leader · Office of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales | Excluded | Serving politician | Commissioner for Future Generations in Wales, active. | 1 | 1 |
| Jacob Elordi Actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jacob Frey Mayor · Minneapolis | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor of Minneapolis, political function IN OFFICE. | 1 | 1 |
| Jacob Helberg | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | US State Department undersecretary in office since 2025. | 1 | 1 |
| Jacob Hård SVT | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist SVT. | 1 | 1 |
| Jacob Jensen Sweeten Invest | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of investment firm Sweeten Invest. | 1 | 1 |
| Jacob Johansen MOJO Capitals | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of investment firm MOJO Capitals. | 1 | 1 |
| Jacob Koolstra | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Jacob Lund Madsen | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jacob Stjernberg The prodigy | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Jacob Svendsen Defense journalist · Politiken | Excluded | Journalist | Defense journalist at Politiken. | 1 | 1 |
| Jacob van Velzen Soldier | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jacopo Barigazzi Senior defense correspondent · POLITICO | Excluded | Journalist | Defense correspondent for POLITICO. | 1 | 1 |