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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danielle Lindemann Sociologist · Lehigh University | Selected | Academic | Sociologist at Lehigh University, author of True Story. | 3 | 3 |
| Darryl Campbell Author · W. W. Norton | Selected | Commentator | Author. | 3 | 3 |
| David Botello Popularizer | Selected | Commentator | Science communicator and history program director. | 3 | 6 |
| David Corn Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of American Psychosis. | 3 | 6 |
| David Le Breton Professor of sociology and anthropology · University of Strasbourg | Selected | Academic | Professor of anthropology at Strasbourg. | 3 | 3 |
| David McRaney Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of How Minds Change. | 3 | 4 |
| David Miles Member of the OBR's Budget Responsibility Committee · Office for Budget Responsibility | Selected | Economist or consultant | Member of fiscal responsibility committee. | 3 | 3 |
| David Stuart Professor of Art History · University of Texas | Selected | Academic | Professor of Art History at University of Texas. | 3 | 3 |
| Dean Ball Senior Fellow, former Senior Policy Advisor · Foundation for American Innovation, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy | Selected | Think tank et Former official | Senior Fellow at Foundation for American Innovation, former adviser. | 3 | 3 |
| Deborah Nas Delft University of Technology | Selected | Academic | Professor at TU Delft. | 3 | 5 |
| Deirdre Heenan Professor of Social Policy · Ulster University | Selected | Academic | Professor of Social Policy at Ulster University. | 3 | 3 |
| Dennis Whyte Director of the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center | Selected | Academic | Director of MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center. | 3 | 3 |
| Didier Billion Deputy director of IRIS, specialist on Turkey | Selected | Think tank | Associate Director of the IRIS, think tank. | 3 | 3 |
| Diogo Noivo Political scientist · Complutense University of Madrid | Selected | Academic | Political scientist at Universidad Complutense Madrid. | 3 | 5 |
| Doug Noll Mediator · Pepperdine University | Selected | Academic | Mediator and adjunct professor at Pepperdine University. | 3 | 3 |
| Jessica Ware Dragonfly expert · American Museum of Natural History | Selected | Academic | Dragonfly expert and curator at American Museum of Natural History. | 3 | 3 |
| Johannes Gerschewski WZB Berlin Social Science Center | Selected | Academic | Researcher at Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung. | 3 | 4 |
| Rick Strassman Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry · University of New Mexico School of Medicine | Selected | Academic | Clinical Associate Professor of psychiatry at university. | 3 | 3 |
| Ryan Martin Psychologist, Dean · University of Wisconsin-Green Bay | Selected | Academic | Dean and psychologist at University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. | 3 | 5 |
| Duncan Weldon Economic journalist | Selected | Commentator | Economic journalist, economic analyst. | 3 | 5 |
| Eckart von Hirschhausen Medical doctor and honorary professor | Selected | Academic | Honorary professor (explicit university title). | 3 | 3 |
| Edgar Fernández Adviser at Tercio Capital, university professor | Selected | Academic | University professor at Universidad Carlos III. | 3 | 6 |
| Eduardo Sáenz de Cabezón Mathematician and popularizer · RTVE | Selected | Commentator | Mathematician and science communicator for the general public. | 3 | 3 |
| Eirik Furuseth Wealth manager | Selected | Economist or consultant | Wealth manager, forvaltmesforvalter. | 3 | 13 |
| Eirik Haavaldsen Pareto Securities | Selected | Economist or consultant | Analyst at Pareto Securities. | 3 | 6 |
| Elisabeth Bronfen Professor of English and American studies · University of Zurich | Selected | Academic | Professor of English and American Studies at Zurich. | 3 | 3 |
| Elizabeth Saunders Columbia political scientist · Columbia University | Selected | Academic | Political scientist at Columbia University. | 3 | 3 |
| Emilio Duró | Selected | Commentator | Author of books on life and success, essayist. | 3 | 3 |
| Emily Benson CSIS | Selected | Think tank | CSIS's Emily Benson, think tank researcher. | 3 | 3 |
| Emily Field McKinsey talent expert · McKinsey & Company | Selected | Economist or consultant | McKinsey talent expert, consultant. | 3 | 3 |
| Emily Nussbaum Staff writer and former television critic · The New Yorker | Selected | Commentator | Staff writer and former television critic at The New Yorker. | 3 | 7 |
| Emma Haziza Hydrologist, PhD · Mines Paris, PSL University | Selected | Academic | Hydrologist, PhD from École des Mines de Paris. | 3 | 3 |
| Erik Ziengs Ondernemend Nederland | Selected | Former official | Former member of Dutch House of Representatives. | 3 | 3 |
| Ernest Wyciszkiewicz Director of the Mieroszewski Centre · Centrum Mieroszewskiego | Selected | Think tank | Dyrektor of Centrum Mieroszewskiego, research institute. | 3 | 5 |
| Esha Chhabra Forbes contributor | Selected | Commentator | Author on sustainability and international development. | 3 | 3 |
| Eskil Grendahl Sivertsen Special adviser · Norwegian Defence Research Establishment | Selected | Academic | Researcher, Forsvarets forskningsinstitutt. | 3 | 3 |
| Eugene Fama Nobel Laureate | Selected | Economist or consultant | Nobel Prize economist, professor at University of Chicago. | 3 | 4 |
| Eva Hoeke Columnist | Selected | Commentator | Columnist. | 3 | 3 |
| Eva van Roekel Anthropologist | Selected | Academic | University anthropologist. | 3 | 3 |
| Evelyn Farkas Executive Director · McCain Institute | Selected | Think tank | Executive Director of McCain Institute. | 3 | 3 |
| Ewa Bartnik Professor · University of Warsaw | Selected | Academic | Prof. at University of Warsaw. | 3 | 3 |
| Ewa Marciniak Professor · CBOS | Selected | Academic | Prof. Political scientist and director of CBOS (public research). | 3 | 6 |
| Ezekiel Emanuel Dr | Selected | Academic | Physician and bioethicist, professor at University of Pennsylvania. | 3 | 3 |
| Faika El-Nagashi Political scientist | Selected | Former official | Former Green party MP (ehemalige Grün-Abgeordnete). | 3 | 3 |
| Ferdinand Gehringer Security policy analyst | Selected | Economist or consultant | Security policy analyst, independent political analyst. | 3 | 3 |
| Fernando López-Mirones Biologist, science communicator and researcher | Selected | Commentator | Biologist and science communicator. | 3 | 4 |
| Fernando Sánchez Economist, professional investor · Invertir desde Cero | Selected | Economist or consultant | Economist and professional investor. | 3 | 3 |
| Filip Rudnik Expert · OSW | Selected | Think tank | Expert at OSW (think tank). | 3 | 5 |
| Flemming Splidsboel Senior researcher · DIIS | Selected | Think tank | Senior Researcher at DIIS (think tank). | 3 | 4 |
| Florian Scheuba FALTER | Selected | Commentator | FALTER, ideas magazine contributor. | 3 | 3 |