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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neven Maguire Chef · MacNean House and Restaurant | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Nevia Gregorini Head of Exchange Traded Solutions · BNP Paribas | Selected | Economist or consultant | Head of Exchange Traded Solutions at BNP Paribas, bank. | 1 | 1 |
| Nevin Galmarini Snowboarder | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Nevin Truesdale CEO · The Jockey Club | Excluded | Business executive | CEO of The Jockey Club, organization leader. | 1 | 1 |
| Newt Gingrich Author | Selected | Commentator | Political author of March to the Majority, political analyst. | 13 | 64 |
| Nhung Nguyen Sound artist | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Niagalé Bagayoko President · African Security Sector Network | Selected | Think tank | President of African Security Sector Network, political think tank. | 3 | 7 |
| Niall Breslin Lead singer and songwriter for The Blizzards, coach on The Voice of Ireland · A Lust for Life | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Niall Ferguson Historian | Selected | Academic | Historian at Harvard University and University of Oxford. | 22 | 38 |
| Niall McKenna Chef Proprietor · Waterman House | Excluded | Business executive | Chef-proprietor of Waterman House. | 1 | 1 |
| Niall Stanage Journalist · The Hill | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist The Hill. | 1 | 1 |
| Niamh Campbell Reporter · Belfast Telegraph | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Belfast Telegraph | 1 | 3 |
| Niamh Corbett Head of Americas · Board Intelligence | Excluded | Business executive | Head of Americas at Board Intelligence, consulting executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Niamh Horan Guests | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 2 |
| Niamh O'Reilly | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Position not specified in texts. | 1 | 1 |
| Niamh Shaw Science communicator · NASA Kennedy Space Centre | Selected | Commentator | Science communicator at NASA, science analysis for public. | 2 | 3 |
| Niamh Towey Reporter · Irish Times | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Irish Times | 1 | 1 |
| Niayesh Afshordi Professor of physics and astronomy · University of Waterloo | Selected | Academic | Professor of physics and astronomy at University of Waterloo. | 2 | 2 |
| Niccolò Banfi Explorer and photographer | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Nicholas Aylott Associate professor of political science · Södertörn University | Selected | Academic | Associate professor in political science at Södertörn University. | 1 | 1 |
| Nicholas Carlini Research scientist · DeepMind | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Research scientist at DeepMind, tech company manager | 1 | 1 |
| Nicholas D. Anderson Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs · The George Washington University | Selected | Academic | Assistant Professor at George Washington University. | 1 | 1 |
| Nicholas Epley Psychologist · University of Chicago | Selected | Academic | Psychologist at University of Chicago. | 8 | 9 |
| Nicholas Grossman International relations expert | Selected | Academic | International relations specialist, teacher at University of Illinois. | 1 | 5 |
| Nicholas Hardie Entrepreneur and non-executive director · Moorfields Eye Hospital | Excluded | Business executive | Entrepreneur and non-executive director, executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Nicholas Hopton RUSI | Selected | Think tank et Former official | Distinguished Fellow at RUSI (think tank) and former ambassador. | 1 | 1 |
| Nicholas Kathios Music researcher · Northeastern University | Selected | Academic | Music researcher at Northeastern University. | 1 | 1 |
| Nicholas Kristof NYT columnist · New York Times | Selected | Commentator | Columnist at New York Times. | 5 | 6 |
| Nicholas Megaw FT reporter · Financial Times | Excluded | Journalist | Reporter Financial Times | 1 | 1 |
| Nicholas Meyer Filmmaker | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Nicholas Moch Chief Information Officer · SEB | Excluded | Business executive | Chief Information Officer at SEB, banking executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Nicholas Morton Dr. | Selected | Academic | Medieval historian at Nottingham Trent University. | 6 | 10 |
| Nicholas Rasmussen | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, currently in position. | 1 | 1 |
| Nicholas Reynolds Historian and former CIA officer | Selected | Former official | Former CIA officer. | 1 | 1 |
| Nicholas Shea Professor of Philosophy · Institute of Philosophy, University of London | Selected | Academic | Professor of Philosophy at University of London. | 1 | 1 |
| Nicholas Vinocur POLITICO | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist POLITICO. | 1 | 1 |
| Nici Schmidhofer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Beake Europe correspondent · BBC | Excluded | Journalist | Europe correspondent for BBC. | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Bednar Professor · University of Minnesota Law School | Selected | Academic | Professor at University of Minnesota Law School. | 1 | 4 |
| Nick Boles | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Fiche non confirmée (incertain) : General Spectator debate on Ukraine and other topics, no function stated; nothing specific ties him to this former British MP. | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Bostrom Philosopher | Selected | Academic | Philosopher at University of Oxford. | 19 | 21 |
| Nick Bryant Journalist · BBC | Excluded | Journalist | Former BBC correspondent and author. | 2 | 3 |
| Nick Butler Former Head of Strategy · BP | Selected | Academic | Visiting Professor at King's College London, current academic role. | 3 | 3 |
| Nick Corasaniti | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist with no specified function. | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Couldry Professor · LSE | Selected | Academic | Professor at LSE (London School of Economics). | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Daley Sound designer | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Nick De Leu Music journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Music journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Delehanty | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Epley Professor of behavioral science · University of Chicago's Booth School of Business | Selected | Academic | Professor of behavioral science at University of Chicago Booth. | 5 | 9 |
| Nick Ferrari Radio host · LBC | Excluded | Journalist | Radio host at LBC. | 1 | 1 |