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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Crist Comedian | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| John De Mol | Excluded | Business executive | Television producer. | 1 | 1 |
| John Delony Dr. | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Author, mental health expert and podcaster, radio personality. | 1 | 1 |
| John Dorney theIrishstory.com | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| John Emrich | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | American businessman in corporate finance, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| John Ennis | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| John Fernando | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| John Fletcher Historian | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| John Fox Chaplain · Union Rescue Mission | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Chaplain at Union Rescue Mission, religious professional. | 1 | 1 |
| John Gaeta CEO Escape.ai | Excluded | Business executive | Escape.ai CEO. | 1 | 1 |
| John Gleeson Founder & General Partner · Success Venture Partners | Excluded | Business executive | Founder & General Partner at Success Venture Partners. | 1 | 1 |
| John Glen MP | Excluded | Serving politician | MP, politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| John Goldman Founder and CEO · Rebel Health Alliance | Excluded | Business executive | Founder and CEO of Rebel Health Alliance. | 1 | 1 |
| John Gottman Psychologist · The Gottman Institute | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist at The Gottman Institute, practitioner. | 1 | 1 |
| John Grisham Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author of fiction novels (fiction writer). | 1 | 1 |
| John Halvey Chief developer · Raytheon | Excluded | Business executive | Chief developer at Raytheon (company executive). | 1 | 1 |
| John Hansen Journalist · Politiken | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Politiken. | 1 | 1 |
| John Helin | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| John Hite | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| John Hogue Nostradamus scholar | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| John Hussman Founder · Hussman Funds | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Founder of Hussman Funds. | 1 | 1 |
| John Johnson Theater producer and co-founder of Wagner Johnson Productions | Excluded | Business executive | Theater producer and co-founder of Wagner Johnson Productions. | 1 | 1 |
| John Kelleher CVC | Excluded | Business executive | CVC, private equity firm executive. | 1 | 1 |
| John Kelly Criminal profiler et psychotherapist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Criminal profiler and psychotherapist, practitioner. | 1 | 1 |
| John Kerry U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate · U.S. Department of State | Excluded | Serving politician | U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, incumbent. | 1 | 1 |
| John Killacky | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| John Lannon Chief Executive of DORAS | Excluded | Business executive | Chief Executive of DORAS, organization leader. | 1 | 1 |
| John Laverty | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| John Leahy Chairperson of the Birr Municipal District and Independent Councillor | Excluded | Serving politician | Independent Councillor, in office. | 1 | 1 |
| John Lin | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Investing podcast on China, no function named; the linked profile is a generic Utah researcher with no field; nothing ties them. | 1 | 1 |
| John Martin Johansen Document.no | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Document.no. | 1 | 1 |
| John Masterson Former Late Late Show producer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| John Mayer Singer-songwriter | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| John McCartney BNP Paribas Real Estate | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | BNP Paribas Real Estate, company executive. | 1 | 1 |
| John McDermott Chief Africa correspondent · The Economist | Excluded | Journalist | Chief Africa correspondent at The Economist. | 1 | 1 |
| John McKenna CEO and Co-Founder · Noah Media Group | Excluded | Business executive | CEO and Co-Founder of Noah Media Group. | 1 | 1 |
| John McPhee Former Special Operator | Excluded | Serving politician | Former Special Operator, military veteran. | 1 | 1 |
| John Mellkvist | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| John Mooney Investigations Editor · Sunday Times | Excluded | Journalist | Investigations editor Sunday Times. | 1 | 1 |
| John Moran Mayor of Limerick | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor of Limerick, active politician. | 1 | 1 |
| John Morgan Author | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (non) : Irish history podcast author; the linked profile is an American topologist and mathematician, unrelated to the topic, so a namesake. | 1 | 1 |
| John Mulaney Comedian and actor | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| John Murphy | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist without specified role. | 1 | 1 |
| John O'Neill Research and data team · The Spectator | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Research and data team The Spectator (journalist) | 1 | 1 |
| John Ourand Sports correspondent · Puck News | Excluded | Journalist | Sports correspondent Puck News. | 1 | 1 |
| John Plender FT | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Financial Times. | 1 | 1 |
| John Porter | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| John Prideaux US editor · The Economist | Excluded | Journalist | US editor at The Economist. | 1 | 1 |
| John Priestland uNHIdden | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| John Ray Perkins Realtor · Keller Williams Realty | Excluded | Business executive | Realtor at Keller Williams Realty. | 1 | 1 |