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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub Krupa | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist based in London. | 1 | 1 |
| Jakub Kwiatkowski Director of TVP Sport | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jakub Link-Lenczowski MilMag | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter or analyst specialized at MilMag portal | 1 | 1 |
| Jakub Mrugalski Mikrus | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Web hosting service manager. | 1 | 1 |
| Jakub Oleszczuk-Zygmuntowski | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jakub Rutnicki Minister of sport and tourism | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Sport and Tourism in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Jakub Stefaniak Deputy head of the Chancellery · PSL | Excluded | Serving politician | Deputy Head of Cabinet for PSL. | 1 | 1 |
| Jakub Szulc Deputy head · NFZ | Excluded | Serving politician | Vice-Head (vice-chief) of NFZ (government agency). | 1 | 1 |
| Jakub Wątor Journalist · Spider's Web, YouTube | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Spider's Web. | 1 | 1 |
| Jakub Zelenka Editor-in-chief · Page Not Found | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Czech investigative journalist, media editor-in-chief. | 1 | 1 |
| Jakub Ćwiek | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jakuba Stefaniaka Deputy head of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister · Kancelarii Premiera | Excluded | Serving politician | Vice-Head of Prime Minister's Office IN OFFICE. | 1 | 1 |
| Jamal Kerrins | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jamal Szpalewski | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jamal Szpalowski | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Jameela Jamil | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jamelle Bouie New York Times | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist New York Times. | 1 | 1 |
| James Adams Security & cyber expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| James Anderson Chair · Kinnevik | Excluded | Business executive | Chair of Kinnevik (company). | 1 | 1 |
| James Appathurai Assistant secretary general for innovation, hybrid and cyber · NATO | Excluded | Serving politician | Assistant secretary general at NATO, high-ranking civil servant. | 1 | 1 |
| James Barr | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (non) : Guest speaks in a 2023 episode; the linked biblical scholar died in 2006, so this is a namesake. | 1 | 1 |
| James Beeson The Grocer | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist The Grocer. | 1 | 1 |
| James Bluemel Director | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| James Brady Head of Engineering · Elicit | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Head of Engineering at Elicit (company). | 1 | 1 |
| James Brannigan | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| James Cartlidge Shadow defence secretary · Parlement britannique | Excluded | Serving politician | Shadow Defence Secretary (politician). | 1 | 1 |
| James Clyburn Congressman · Chambre des représentants | Excluded | Serving politician | Congressman. | 1 | 1 |
| James Coney News Projects Editor · The Sunday Times | Excluded | Journalist | News projects editor at The Sunday Times. | 1 | 1 |
| James Cooke | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| James Danckert Psychologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist without named university affiliation. | 1 | 1 |
| James Daunt CEO · Barnes & Noble, Waterstones | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Barnes & Noble and Waterstones. | 1 | 1 |
| James Doherty Historian · Waterford | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| James Dreyfus Actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| James Dyson Founder · Dyson | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Dyson. | 1 | 1 |
| James Elder Chief spokesman · UNICEF | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Chief spokesman at UNICEF. | 1 | 1 |
| James Fanelli Wall Street Journal | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Wall Street Journal. | 1 | 1 |
| James Ferguson MacroStrategy | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | MacroStrategy strategist, consultant without clearly named firm. | 1 | 1 |
| James Fishback Azoria | Excluded | Business executive | Chief Investment Officer and co-founder, business executive/investor. | 1 | 1 |
| James Flanagan Service User · Focus Ireland | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| James Foster Marketing · HUGO Boss | Excluded | Business executive | Marketing at HUGO Boss (company executive). | 1 | 1 |
| James Gallagher Health and science correspondent · BBC News | Excluded | Journalist | Health and science correspondent for BBC News. | 1 | 1 |
| James Graham Playwright | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| James Hawkins Co-founder · PostHog | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of PostHog. | 1 | 1 |
| James Hoffmann Coffee expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Coffee expert businessman, YouTuber presenter. | 1 | 1 |
| James Howells Engineer | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| James Johnson Pollster | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Pollster (non-economist per guidelines). | 1 | 1 |
| James Lacatski Dr. · DIA | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Dr. at DIA (Defense Intelligence Agency). | 1 | 1 |
| James Leonard Community Worker, criminologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Community worker, criminologist. | 1 | 1 |
| James McHugh Founder and chairman · Tquila | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and chairman of Tquila. | 1 | 1 |
| James McNaney Reporter · Belfast Telegraph | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Belfast Telegraph | 1 | 1 |