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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Luis Martínez-Almeida Mayor of Madrid · Ayuntamiento de Madrid | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor of Madrid in office. | 1 | 1 |
| José Luis Marín Doctor and psychiatrist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Physician and psychiatrist. | 1 | 1 |
| José Luis Moro Vendemotos oficial | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| José Luis Neyro Gynecologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Gynecologist. | 1 | 1 |
| José Luis Pérez | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| José Manuel Albares Minister of foreign affairs, European Union and cooperation | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Foreign Affairs in office. | 1 | 1 |
| José Manuel Mendonça Academics and researchers | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| José Manuel Mestre Journalist · SIC | Excluded | Journalist | Generalist journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| José Manuel Morales Writer and tour guide | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Writer and tour guide. | 1 | 1 |
| José Manuel Moreno-Benítez President · Sociedad Andaluza de Entomología | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| José Manuel Villarejo Commissioner | Excluded | Serving politician | Former police commissioner. | 1 | 1 |
| José Maria Ferreira CEO and founder · Havelar | Excluded | Business executive | CEO and founder of Havelar. | 1 | 1 |
| José Maria Sánchez Naturopathy expert | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Naturopathy expert. | 1 | 1 |
| José María Bellido Mayor · Córdoba | Excluded | Serving politician | Mayor of Córdoba in office. | 1 | 1 |
| José María García | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist with no detailed function. | 1 | 1 |
| José Miguel Bolívar Creator of the OPTIMA3 method | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| José Milhazes | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Journalist and reporter. | 1 | 1 |
| José Morales Doctor | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| José Navarro Baker | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| José Oliveira | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| José Olmos | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| José Pablo Ferrándiz Director of public opinion and political studies · Ipsos Spain | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Director of studies at consulting firm Ipsos. | 1 | 1 |
| José Ruiz Mata Writer | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Introduced only as a writer on a mystery podcast; the topics (UFOs, Atlantis, Mars) do not tie him to this literary critic. | 1 | 1 |
| José Sena Goulão Photojournalist · agência Lusa | Excluded | Journalist | Photojournalist. | 1 | 1 |
| José Sáez-Merino 3D artist | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| José Vizner CEO of the NegociosTV channel | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of NegociosTV channel. | 1 | 1 |
| José Xavier Musician · IPMA | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| José-María Galán Eyewitness | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Jotam Confino Middle East correspondent · The Telegraph | Excluded | Journalist | Middle East correspondent for Telegraph. | 1 | 1 |
| Jouni Flyktman Defense and security business director · IQM | Excluded | Business executive | Commercial Director for defense and security. | 1 | 1 |
| Joy Delima | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Joy Denalane Musicians and producers | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Joy Reid | Excluded | Journalist | Generalist journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Joy Wielkens Actor and theatre maker | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Joyce Azar | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist with no detailed function. | 1 | 1 |
| Joyce de Haas Co-founder · Double Dutch | Excluded | Business executive | Co-founder of Double Dutch. | 1 | 1 |
| Joyce Jonathan Singer-songwriter | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Musician, singer-songwriter. | 1 | 1 |
| Joyce Karam Senior news editor · Al Monitor | Excluded | Journalist | News editor at Al Monitor. | 1 | 1 |
| Jozefien Van Beek Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Generalist journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Jozephine Trehy Royal affairs reporter · NOS | Excluded | Journalist | Royal reporter NOS | 1 | 1 |
| João Baião Presenter | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| João Baptista Leite CEO · Unicre | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Unicre. | 1 | 1 |
| João Carreira CEO · Critical Software | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of Critical Software. | 1 | 1 |
| João Castanheira Manager · Pastelaria Aloma | Excluded | Business executive | Pastelaria Aloma manager. | 1 | 1 |
| João Cruz Marine biologist | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Introduced as marine biologist; the linked Aveiro researcher works in biostatistics and computer science, so nothing confirms the match. | 1 | 1 |
| João Duarte Plate tectonics specialist | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Guest is a plate tectonics specialist; the linked profile is a generic researcher at Lund and Lausanne with no stated field. | 1 | 1 |
| João Galamba Minister of infrastructure | Excluded | Serving politician | Minister of Infrastructure in office. | 1 | 1 |
| João Gonzalez Director | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| João Goulão | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| João Guedes | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : Telecom episode with no function or employer named; the linked profile is a generic Porto engineering researcher with no stated field. | 1 | 1 |