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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Runciman Podcaster, academic, historian and author | Selected | Academic | Podcaster, academic, historian and author. | 5 | 6 |
| Dietmar Bartsch Former parliamentary group leader · Die Linke | Selected | Former official | Former leader (former) of The Left faction. | 5 | 6 |
| Edward Ongweso Newsletter editor · The Tech Bubble Newsletter | Selected | Commentator | Newsletter editor and analyst, The Tech Bubble. | 5 | 6 |
| Edward Watts Historian | Selected | Academic | Historian, professor, author of Mortal Republic. | 5 | 6 |
| Fernando Díaz Villanueva Journalist, history popularizer · Vozpópuli | Selected | Commentator | Journalist and historical commentator, analyst/journalist. | 5 | 6 |
| Franziska Davies Eastern Europe expert and historian · Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München | Selected | Academic | Historian at Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich. | 5 | 6 |
| Heike Specht Dr. · Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities | Selected | Academic | Dr. at Bavarian Academy of Sciences. | 5 | 6 |
| James Comey Former FBI director | Selected | Former official | Former FBI director. | 5 | 6 |
| Jim Grant Founder and editor · Grant's Interest Rate Observer | Selected | Economist or consultant | Founder and editor of Grant's Interest Rate Observer. | 5 | 6 |
| John Martinis Nobel Prize in Physics Winner | Selected | Academic | Physicist at UC Santa Barbara. | 5 | 6 |
| Julia Ravanis The historian of technology | Selected | Academic | Doctoral student at Chalmers University of Technology. | 5 | 6 |
| Kiko Llaneras Expert in data and polling · EL PAIS | Selected | Commentator | Survey data expert at EL PAIS, analyst. | 5 | 6 |
| Kim Wehle Professor of law and former assistant U.S. attorney | Selected | Academic | Professor of law, former assistant attorney. | 5 | 6 |
| Liz Cheney Vice Chair · January 6th select committee | Selected | Former official | Former Congresswoman, committee now dissolved. | 5 | 6 |
| Lue Elizondo Former AATIP (Gov't UFO program) director | Selected | Former official | Former AATIP director, government program. | 5 | 6 |
| Matthew Desmond Princeton sociologist, Pulitzer Prize-winning author · Princeton University | Selected | Academic | Princeton sociologist, Pulitzer Prize-winning author. | 5 | 6 |
| Nadine Dorries Former Tory cabinet minister | Selected | Former official | Former Conservative cabinet minister. | 5 | 6 |
| Nicholas Kristof NYT columnist · New York Times | Selected | Commentator | Columnist at New York Times. | 5 | 6 |
| Olga Khazan Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of Me, But Better, scientific nonfiction. | 5 | 6 |
| Saul Perlmutter Nobel Prize laureate in physics | Selected | Academic | Physics Nobel laureate, Berkeley professor. | 5 | 6 |
| Steije Hofhuis Lecturer in cultural history and postdoctoral researcher · Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin | Selected | Academic | Docent in cultural history at Wissenschaftszentrum. | 5 | 6 |
| Stephon Alexander Theoretical physicist · Brown University | Selected | Academic | Theoretical physicist at Brown University. | 5 | 6 |
| Susan Cain Author | Selected | Commentator | Author Quiet. Primary activity non-fiction writing. | 5 | 6 |
| Tareq Baconi Board President · Al-Shabaka | Selected | Think tank | Board president of Al-Shabaka (Palestinian think tank). | 5 | 6 |
| Tim Weiner Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of history and non-fiction books. | 5 | 6 |
| Tom Standage Deputy editor · The Economist | Selected | Commentator | Deputy editor The Economist, analysis. | 5 | 6 |
| Vanessa Bohns Psychologist | Selected | Academic | Professor of Organizational Psychology at Cornell University. | 5 | 6 |
| Vincent Bevins Author | Selected | Commentator | Author of analysis book 'If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade'. | 5 | 6 |
| William Bernstein | Selected | Economist or consultant | American financial writer and economist on asset allocation. | 5 | 6 |
| Jack Power Europe correspondent · The Irish Times | Excluded | Journalist | Europe correspondent for Irish Times. | 4 | 6 |
| José Enrique Monrosi Journalist · elDiario.es | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 4 | 6 |
| Rasmus Dahlberg Leader · Center for Samfundssikkerhed | Selected | Academic | Lecturer and disaster researcher at Roskilde University. | 4 | 6 |
| Bjørn Erik Sættem Savings economist · Nordnet | Selected | Economist or consultant | Savings economist, financial analyst. | 4 | 6 |
| Cornelius Adebahr Self-employed political consultant and analyst · German Council on Foreign Relations | Selected | Think tank | Political consultant at Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik. | 4 | 6 |
| Fredrik Lindström Presenter and author | Selected | Commentator | Program presenter, popular historian and analyst author. | 4 | 6 |
| Leif Eriksrød Equities head · Alfred Berg Kapitalforvaltning | Selected | Economist or consultant | Senior Manager at Alfred Berg Kapitalforvaltning, investment manager. | 4 | 6 |
| Giovanni Maio Medical ethicist · Uni Freiburg | Selected | Academic | Director of Institute for Ethics at University. | 4 | 6 |
| Alberto Garín Historian | Selected | Commentator | Historian and popularizer, author of Renaissance book. | 4 | 6 |
| Katarzyna Chawryło Expert · Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich | Selected | Think tank | Expert at OSW, Eastern Studies Center. | 4 | 6 |
| Netta Weinstein Professor of psychology · University of Reading | Selected | Academic | Professor of psychology at University of Reading. | 4 | 6 |
| John McTernan Former political secretary · Tony Blair | Selected | Former official | Former political secretary to Tony Blair. | 4 | 6 |
| Robert Halver Head of capital markets analysis · Baader Bank | Selected | Economist or consultant | Market Analysis Director Baader Bank. | 4 | 6 |
| Hans Rauscher Columnist at DER STANDARD | Selected | Commentator | Columnist at DER STANDARD. | 4 | 6 |
| Mattias Eriksson Manager · Pam Capital | Selected | Economist or consultant | Fund manager at Pam Capital. | 4 | 6 |
| Menno Weij Tech lawyer · BDO-Legal | Selected | Lawyer | Tech lawyer BDO-Legal, law firm lawyer. | 4 | 6 |
| Alana Newhouse Editor-in-chief · Tablet | Selected | Commentator | Editor-in-chief of Tablet magazine. | 4 | 6 |
| Alex Stamos Director · Stanford Internet Observatory | Selected | Academic | Director of Stanford Internet Observatory. | 4 | 6 |
| Alex Tapscott Author | Selected | Economist or consultant | Business author and independent financial analyst. | 4 | 6 |
| Andreas Peichl Economist and professor · LMU München | Selected | Academic | Economist and professor at LMU Munich. | 4 | 6 |
| Andrzej Nowak Professor | Selected | Academic | Prof. Historian, Jagiellonian University. | 4 | 6 |