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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armin Thurnher FALTER publisher | Selected | Commentator | FALTER publisher and book author, current affairs analysis. | 2 | 7 |
| Stephanie Lahrtz Science editor · NZZ | Selected | Commentator | Science editor, domain specialist analyst. | 2 | 7 |
| Alexander Meschnig Psychologist and political scientist | Selected | Commentator | Political scientist and publicist. | 2 | 7 |
| David Sandalow Inaugural Fellow · Center on Global Energy Policy | Selected | Think tank | Inaugural Fellow at Center on Global Energy Policy. | 2 | 7 |
| Gerald Karner Military expert | Selected | Commentator | Journalist specialized in military affairs. | 2 | 7 |
| João Duque Professor · ISEG | Selected | Academic et Commentator | Professor at ISEG and television commentator, SIC. | 2 | 7 |
| Mateusz Piątkowski Dr · University of Łódź | Selected | Academic | Dr. at University of Lodz. | 2 | 7 |
| Aleksandra Fedorska | Selected | Commentator | Publicist specialist in energy policy. | 2 | 7 |
| Charlie Falconer Labour peer, former cabinet minister · London Drugs Commission | Selected | Former official | Former cabinet minister, Labour peer. | 2 | 7 |
| David Gwynn | Selected | Academic | Dr. David Gwynn, late antiquity historian. | 2 | 7 |
| Delphine Oudiette Cognitive neuroscience researcher | Selected | Academic | Researcher at INSERM. | 2 | 7 |
| Enrico Giovannini Scientific director · ASviS | Selected | Think tank | Scientific director of ASviS. | 2 | 7 |
| Erik Nordenskjöld Investment strategist · Citroneer | Selected | Economist or consultant | Investment strategist. | 2 | 7 |
| José Palmeira Assistant professor in the Department of Political Science · University of Minho | Selected | Academic | Associate Professor, University of Minho. | 2 | 7 |
| Lieven Sioen Economics journalist | Selected | Commentator | Economics journalist, analyst in economics field. | 2 | 7 |
| Maud Quessard Director of the Transatlantic Area · IRSEM | Selected | Think tank | Director of Transatlantic Space domain at IRSEM. | 2 | 7 |
| Nicolas Véron Co-founder of Bruegel, scholar at Peterson Institute · Bruegel, Peterson Institute for International Economics | Selected | Think tank | Co-Founder of Bruegel. | 2 | 7 |
| Rebecca Ingber Just Security | Selected | Think tank | Affiliated with Just Security. | 2 | 7 |
| Wolfgang Wodarg Physician and former SPD health policy politician | Selected | Former official | Former SPD politician in health, now physician. | 2 | 7 |
| Ana Boata Director of economic research · Allianz Trade | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economic research director at Allianz Trade. | 1 | 7 |
| Anji Ismail Co-Founder at Finnt | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Co-Founder of Finnt, startup founder. | 1 | 7 |
| Ashley Lopez Political correspondent · NPR | Excluded | Journalist | Political correspondent at NPR. | 1 | 7 |
| Ben Horowitz Cofounder · Andreessen Horowitz | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz, venture capital. | 1 | 7 |
| Camille Lothe Bellevue Bar | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 7 |
| Carlos Navarro-Antolín | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 7 |
| Christina Sartori Author · Quarks | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Author and journalist reporter. | 1 | 7 |
| Christophe Joly Archivist | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 7 |
| Cian Sullivan Sissy That Pod | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 7 |
| Claus Iversen Financial editor · Finans | Excluded | Journalist | Finance editor at Finans. | 1 | 7 |
| Cormac McQuinn Journalist · The Irish Times | Excluded | Journalist | Political correspondent at Irish Times. | 1 | 7 |
| David Knowles Head of Audio Development · The Telegraph | Excluded | Journalist | Head of Audio Development at Telegraph. | 1 | 7 |
| Davide Frattini Journalist · Corriere della Sera | Excluded | Journalist | Corriere della Sera journalist, reporter. | 1 | 7 |
| Dino Busalachi CTO · Velta Technology | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | CTO and co-founder of Velta Technology. | 1 | 7 |
| Filipp Piatov | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 7 |
| Félix José Casillas | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 7 |
| Gerald Grosz | Excluded | Serving politician | Member of Austrian National Council. | 1 | 7 |
| Gonzalo Velasco Analyst | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 7 |
| Guillaume Poitrinal Founder · WO2 | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and executive of WO2. | 1 | 7 |
| Joeri Buiten | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 7 |
| José Ignacio Wert | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 7 |
| Lena Mellin Expert · Aftonbladet | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist at Aftonbladet. | 1 | 7 |
| Luís Rosa Senior editor · Observador | Excluded | Journalist | Principal Editor Observador | 1 | 7 |
| Marco Osnato Chair of the Chamber Finance Committee · Fratelli d'Italia | Excluded | Serving politician | Finance Committee chair in office. | 1 | 7 |
| Marion Moreau Journalist and founder · Hors Normes Média | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist and founder of Hors Normes. | 1 | 7 |
| Matias Seidelin Senior correspondent · OLFI | Excluded | Journalist | Defense and security policy senior correspondent. | 1 | 7 |
| Mette Fleckner Crime journalist · Ekstra Bladet | Excluded | Journalist | Crime journalist at Ekstra Bladet, crime reporter. | 1 | 7 |
| Mikkel Andersson Chief adviser · Liberal Alliance | Excluded | Serving politician | Advisor and leader of Liberal Alliance party. | 1 | 7 |
| Natalia Hernández | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 7 |
| Nicolas Guyot Editor-in-chief · Clubic.com | Excluded | Journalist | Editor-in-chief, Clubic.com. | 1 | 7 |
| Niels Pinborg Editor-in-chief · SE og HØR | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 7 |