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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Norton | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| James Randi | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Canadian-American magician and skeptic. | 1 | 1 |
| James Reed Chairman and CEO · Reed Group | Excluded | Business executive | Chairman and CEO of Reed Group. | 1 | 1 |
| James Reynolds Journalist · BBC | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist BBC. | 1 | 1 |
| James Rothwell Berlin Correspondent · The Telegraph | Excluded | Journalist | Berlin correspondent for The Telegraph. | 1 | 1 |
| James Shields Restaurant entrepreneur · Xeno's Pizza | Excluded | Business executive | Restaurant entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| James Timpson CEO · Timpson | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Timpson. | 1 | 1 |
| James Wong RHS Ambassador · Royal Horticultural Society | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | British ethnobotanist, horticulturist, presenter. | 1 | 1 |
| James Woods Actor and musician | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jamie Butler Media | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jamie Dimon CEO · JPMorgan Chase | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of JPMorgan Chase. | 1 | 1 |
| Jamie Dornan Actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jamie Greene MSP West of Scotland region · Liberal Democrats | Excluded | Serving politician | MSP West of Scotland region, Liberal Democrats. | 1 | 1 |
| Jamie Hord Professional organizer · Horderly | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Professional organizer, does not correspond to any of the 6 roles. | 1 | 1 |
| Jamie Loeb Professional tennis player | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jamie Redknapp | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jamie Tahsin Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Jamie Tarabay Reporter | Excluded | Journalist | Documentary reporter | 1 | 1 |
| Jamila Meischke NRC editor | Excluded | Journalist | Dutch media editor | 1 | 1 |
| Jamy Gourmaud | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | French journalist and science communicator. | 1 | 1 |
| Jan Artem Henriksson IDG | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Jan Balliauw | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jan Bogatko | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (non) : Radio guest on current German politics in 2026; the linked profile is an old Commonwealth Sejm deputy, so a namesake. | 1 | 1 |
| Jan Bolliger Trainee journalist at Tages-Anzeiger | Excluded | Journalist | Volunteer Intern Tages-Anzeiger. | 1 | 1 |
| Jan Bommerez | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Jan Broberg | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jan Brützel Podcaster · Gasgeflüster | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jan Dam Chef · Flyvevåbnet | Excluded | Serving politician | Head of Flyvevåbnet, military officer in service. | 1 | 1 |
| Jan De Schepper Chief Marketing and Sales Officer · Swissquote | Excluded | Business executive | Chief Marketing Sales Officer at Swissquote, corporate executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Jan Degebrodt Chief detective inspector · Bayrisches Landeskriminalamt in München | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Criminal inspector at Munich State Criminal Investigation Office. | 1 | 1 |
| Jan den Hartog Taxi driver | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jan Dinkelspiel | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jan Goetz CEO · IQM Quantum Computers | Excluded | Business executive | IQM Quantum Computers CEO. | 1 | 1 |
| Jan Guldner Head of the money desk · DIE ZEIT | Excluded | Journalist | Finance section editor, ZEIT. | 1 | 1 |
| Jan Göransson Guest | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jan Heidtmann Latin America correspondent · Süddeutsche Zeitung, Tages-Anzeiger | Excluded | Journalist | Latin America correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Jan Hellesøe Hypnotist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Hypnotist does not fit any role. | 1 | 1 |
| Jan Hessellund CEO · Billund Lufthavn | Excluded | Business executive | Billund Airport CEO. | 1 | 1 |
| Jan Hondorp | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jan Jaap van der Wal | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jan Jambon | Excluded | Serving politician | Belgian politician without specified role in current affairs. | 1 | 1 |
| Jan Jensen Journalist and sports commentator | Excluded | Journalist | Sports commentator, sports journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Jan Józef Kasprzyk | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jan Karlseng | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jan Karon Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Simple journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Jan Kerckhoff Science journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Science journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Jan Kielland Head · Capsol Technologies | Excluded | Business executive | CEO Capsol Technologies, company leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Jan Kwakman | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jan Leyers VRT Canvas | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jan Ling | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |