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 Rich Country music singer-songwriter | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| John Rogers Founder of a reputable investment firm · Ariel Investments | Excluded | Business executive | Founder of investment firm Ariel Investments. | 1 | 1 |
| John Stevens Political editor · Daily Mirror | Excluded | Journalist | Political editor at Daily Mirror. | 1 | 1 |
| John Taylor Co-founder · Black Male Initiative Georgia | Excluded | Serving politician | Co-founder of Black Male Initiative Georgia. | 1 | 1 |
| John Ternus Hardware chief · Apple | Excluded | Doubtful participation | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| John Tholen Curator of the Erasmus collection | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Museum curator, occupation fitting no role. | 1 | 1 |
| John Thorndike GM | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| John Thune Senate Majority Leader | Excluded | Serving politician | Senate Majority Leader, politician in office. | 1 | 1 |
| John Toner Journalist · Sunday Life | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Sunday Life. | 1 | 1 |
| John Touey Managing Partner · Trilogy Talent Advisors | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | C-suite recruiter. | 1 | 1 |
| John V BT6 | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| John Vecchi CMO · Phosphorus Cybersecurity | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | CMO of company. | 1 | 1 |
| John Warren Tellworth | Excluded | Business executive | Tellworth, probable company executive. | 1 | 1 |
| John Watts Fischer-Z | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| John Weyne Navy captain | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| John Whaite Bake Off winner | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| John Whitehead | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (non) : Essay on AI and authoritarianism by John and Nisha Whitehead; the linked profile is a New Zealand economist, an unrelated namesake. | 1 | 1 |
| John Whitehouse News director · Media Matters | Excluded | Journalist | News director at Media Matters. | 1 | 1 |
| John Wise Director of Finance and Accounting · The Armstrong Company | Excluded | Business executive | Director of Finance and Accounting, business executive. | 1 | 1 |
| John-Henry Westen | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist without specified role. | 1 | 1 |
| John-Luke Roberts Performer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| John-Mikal Størdal Director · Nato Science & Technology | Excluded | Serving politician | Director of NATO Science & Technology, public position. | 1 | 1 |
| Johnny Brenna Civil police officer | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Civilpolis, field public agent. | 1 | 1 |
| Johnny Oduya Former ice hockey player · Hale | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Former ice hockey player. | 1 | 1 |
| Johnny Sexton | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Johnny Warström Co-founder & CEO · Mentimeter | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder and CEO, founder and CEO. | 1 | 1 |
| Johny Vansevenant Political journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Political journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Jolanta Michalowski | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jolien De Bouw Correspondent · L'Express | Excluded | Journalist | L'Express correspondent. | 1 | 1 |
| Jon Ander Apple Coding Academy | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jon Batiste | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jon Bon Jovi Singer, songwriter, guitarist, actor, philanthropist | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jon Burrows Ex-PSNI officer | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jon Dagsland Front commander · Aftenposten | Excluded | Journalist | Chief editor at Aftenposten. | 1 | 1 |
| Jon Donnison BBC | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist BBC. | 1 | 1 |
| Jon Engström Project manager · Swedish Environmental Protection Agency | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Project manager at public agency. | 1 | 1 |
| Jon Fasman Senior culture correspondent · The Economist | Excluded | Journalist | Senior Culture Correspondent Economist. | 1 | 1 |
| Jon Finn Psychologist and founder of Tougher Minds | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Psychologist and founder of practice. | 1 | 1 |
| Jon Gray President · Blackstone | Excluded | Business executive | President of Blackstone, CEO. | 1 | 1 |
| Jon Hackett | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Jon Hartey GDF coach · Garage Door Freedom | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | GDF coach. | 1 | 1 |
| Jon Henley Europe correspondent · The Guardian | Excluded | Journalist | Europe correspondent for The Guardian. | 1 | 1 |
| Jon Hilsenrath Founder · Serpa Pinto Advisory | Excluded | Journalist | Founder of Serpa Pinto Advisory. | 1 | 1 |
| Jon Jarløv Rasmussen Specialist physician in endocrinology · Rigshospitalet og Holbæk Sygehus | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Endocrinology specialist, physician. | 1 | 1 |
| Jon Kelly Haulage megatrucker | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jon Lovett | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jon Marcus Hechinger Report | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Hechinger Report. | 1 | 1 |
| Jon Parker Ex-RAF pilot and CEO of FlyBy Technology | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | CEO of FlyBy Technology. | 1 | 1 |
| Jon Pult SP | Excluded | Serving politician | SP politician, incumbent politician. | 1 | 1 |
| Jon Sigve Skard Refapp | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |