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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javier Milei President · Argentina | Excluded | Serving politician | Presidente de Argentina, serving. | 1 | 1 |
| Javier Molina Go-to expert | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Javier Morante Head of a specialist forest firefighting group | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Head of Fire Department, public sector executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Javier Peña Ex-DEA agent | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Former DEA agent, field agent. | 1 | 1 |
| Javier Pérez Campos Journalist | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Javier Quintero Psychiatrist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychiatrist. | 1 | 1 |
| Javier Ramos | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Javier Rufino Coordinating prosecutor for the environment and urban planning | Excluded | Serving politician | Prosecutor, public official in office. | 1 | 1 |
| Javier Ruiz Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Generic journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Javier Sánchez Product manager · MyInvestor | Excluded | Business executive | Products Director, company executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Javier Sánchez Portas Colegio de Santo Domingo | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Javier Zurro Film journalist · elDiario.es | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist specialized in cinema. | 1 | 1 |
| Jay Bhattacharya Director of the National Institutes of Health · NIH | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Director of NIH, currently in position. | 1 | 1 |
| Jay Blades Host · The Repair Shop | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jay Godfrey Nushama | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Clinic, insufficient role information. | 1 | 1 |
| Jay Paterno Former Penn State assistant football coach | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jay Rughani Investing partner · a16z | Excluded | Business executive | Investing partner at a16z. | 1 | 1 |
| Jaya Keaney Dr. | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Jayme Poisson Host · CBC | Excluded | Journalist | Podcast host. | 1 | 1 |
| Jazz Shaw Contributing writer · The Debrief | Excluded | Journalist | Contributing editor. | 1 | 1 |
| JC Rodriguez Creator | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Content creator. | 1 | 1 |
| JD Gainey MDAA Board of Directors Member · Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance | Excluded | Serving politician | MDAA Board Member. | 1 | 1 |
| JD Ploetz Area manager, Author · Tommy's company | Excluded | Business executive | Area manager. | 1 | 1 |
| Jean Amadou | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jean Blaute Music producer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jean Caragher Founder · Capstone Marketing | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Capstone Marketing. | 1 | 1 |
| Jean Crosetti CEO of Bubble Robotics | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Bubble Robotics. | 1 | 1 |
| Jean de Boisséson | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Jean Hynes CEO · Wellington Management | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Wellington Management. | 1 | 1 |
| Jean Lee Journalist · AP bureau | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist (AP bureau). | 1 | 1 |
| Jean McCabe Chief Executive at Retail Excellence Ireland | Excluded | Business executive | Chief Executive at Retail Excellence Ireland. | 1 | 1 |
| Jean Roman Low-carbon strategy project manager · Toovalu | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Strategy project manager, company executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Jean-Baptiste Andrea | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Filmmaker and novelist, fiction. | 1 | 1 |
| Jean-Baptiste Chastand Correspondent for Le Monde in Central Europe | Excluded | Journalist | Le Monde correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Jean-Baptiste Guyot Commander in the Air and Space Force · Armée de l'air et de l'espace | Excluded | Serving politician | Commander in Air and Space Force. | 1 | 1 |
| Jean-Baptiste Monié Carte Financement | Excluded | Business executive | Leader of Carte Financement. | 1 | 1 |
| Jean-Baptiste Thoret Historian and film critic, director | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Historian, film critic and filmmaker. | 1 | 1 |
| Jean-Charles Samuelian-Werve Co-founder and general manager · Alan | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder and CEO of Alan. | 1 | 1 |
| Jean-Charles Simon President · Propriété et Libertés | Excluded | Business executive | President of organization (not think tank). | 1 | 1 |
| Jean-Damien Marie Global Head of Investments · Barclay's Private Bank and Wealth Management | Excluded | Business executive | Global Head of Investments at Barclays Private Bank. | 1 | 1 |
| Jean-Daniel Lévy Deputy managing director · Harris Interactive | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Deputy director at Harris Interactive (polling firm). | 1 | 1 |
| Jean-David Blanc Entrepreneur, founder · AlloCiné et Molotov | Excluded | Business executive | Entrepreneur, founder of AlloCiné and Molotov. | 1 | 1 |
| Jean-Eudes du Mesnil Founder of Du Mesnil Advisor | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Du Mesnil Advisor. | 1 | 1 |
| Jean-François Caverne Colonel · Armée de Terre | Excluded | Serving politician | Colonel in French Army. | 1 | 1 |
| Jean-François Dupont Administrator · France Nature Environnement Seine-et-Marne | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Administrator of environmental association. | 1 | 1 |
| Jean-François Faure Expert in precious metals and founder · Au Coffre | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Precious metals expert and founder of Au Coffre. | 1 | 1 |
| Jean-François Loiseau President of ANIA | Excluded | Business executive | President of ANIA. | 1 | 1 |
| Jean-François Pillou Founder · Around.us | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of Around.us. | 1 | 1 |
| Jean-François Pomerol CEO & co-founder · Tribun Health | Excluded | Business executive | CEO and co-founder of Tribun Health. | 1 | 1 |
| Jean-François Porte President of ROF, co-founder of Edgard Opticiens · Rassemblement des Opticiens de France | Excluded | Business executive | President of ROF, co-founder of Edgard Opticiens. | 1 | 1 |