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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karoline Leavitt White House press secretary | Excluded | Serving politician | White House Press Secretary, government position. | 1 | 1 |
| Karoly Poka Artifact Foundation | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Affiliated with Artifact Foundation. | 1 | 1 |
| Karri Alameri CEO · OmaSp | Excluded | Business executive | CEO at OmaSp. | 1 | 1 |
| Karri Saarinen CEO · Linear | Excluded | Business executive | CEO at Linear. | 1 | 1 |
| Kars Veling Expert · Vlinderstichting | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Expert at Vlinderstichting foundation. | 1 | 1 |
| Karsten Blomvik Stand-up comedian | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Karsten Marrup Head of the Center for Air and Space Operations, Major | Excluded | Serving politician | Military officer (Major), active military position. | 1 | 1 |
| Karwan Faraj Freelance journalist | Excluded | Journalist | Freelance journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Karyn Light-Gibson Educator and author | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Educator and author, educational role. | 1 | 1 |
| Karyn Paringatai | Excluded | Personal testimony | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kash Patel Former Department of Defense Chief of Staff | Excluded | Serving politician | FBI director, currently in position. | 1 | 1 |
| Kasia Lins | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kasia Nosowska | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kasper Goethals Correspondent · De Standaard | Excluded | Journalist | De Standaard correspondent in Istanbul. | 1 | 1 |
| Kasper Halberg | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kasper Junge AI and software engineer · Computertech.love | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | AI-engineer and founder, entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Kasper Løvkvist Political correspondent at Berlingske | Excluded | Journalist | Political correspondent for Berlingske. | 1 | 1 |
| Kasper Reinhold Biologist | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Biologist, initiator of mapping website. | 1 | 1 |
| Kasper Tidemann Investor and founder · Alefarm | Excluded | Business executive | Investor and founder, entrepreneur. | 1 | 1 |
| Kat Cole CEO · Athletic Greens | Excluded | Business executive | Athletic Greens CEO. | 1 | 1 |
| Kat Marquez North American sports lead · TikTok | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Sports lead TikTok, tech company executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Katariina Kannus Cybersecurity expert · DNA | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Cybersecurity expert at DNA, corporate executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Katarin Wagner Co-managing director · econsense | Excluded | Business executive | Co-CEO of econsense, executive director. | 1 | 1 |
| Katarina Helmerson Political reporter | Excluded | Journalist | Political reporter Sveriges Radio | 1 | 1 |
| Katarina Nakken Sales director · Emera | Excluded | Business executive | Sales director (Salgsdirektør), corporate executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Katarina Norrgrann Reporter · Aftonbladet | Excluded | Journalist | Crime reporter Aftonbladet | 1 | 1 |
| Katarzyna Błaszczyk Reportage · Polskie Radio | Excluded | Journalist | Reporting Polskie Radio | 1 | 1 |
| Katarzyna Hajduk Founder · agencja dla striptizerek i hostess | Excluded | Business executive | Agency founder, business founder. | 1 | 1 |
| Katarzyna Kruk Team manager · Saule | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Manager at Saule, corporate executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Katarzyna Krzysińska Director · Zespół Szkolno-Przedszkolny im. Komisji Edukacji Narodowej | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | School headmistress. | 1 | 1 |
| Katarzyna Nosowska Vocalist, composer, lyricist, writer | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Katarzyna Nowicka Radio Wnet | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Radio Wnet. | 1 | 1 |
| Katarzyna Sową-Górska Leroy Merlin | Excluded | Business executive | Leroy Merlin executive. | 1 | 1 |
| Katarzyna Wilkowiecka Ambassador · Ambasada RP w Manili | Excluded | Serving politician | Ambassador IN OFFICE Philippines at OTAN. | 1 | 1 |
| Katarzyną Kapczyńska | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Katarína Mathernová Ambassador · Union européenne | Excluded | Serving politician | Ambassador IN OFFICE to EU. | 1 | 1 |
| Kate Andersen Brower Journalist | Excluded | Journalist | American history journalist. | 1 | 1 |
| Kate Brumback Associated Press | Excluded | Journalist | Journalist Associated Press. | 1 | 1 |
| Kate Cadman Collections Curator · Blists Hill Living Museum | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Collections curator at museum. | 1 | 1 |
| Kate Dannies Dr | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Kate Edgar CEO · Oliver Sacks Foundation | Excluded | Off-topic profile | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kate Fall Conservative peer and former government insider | Excluded | Serving politician | Conservative peer, hereditary title. | 1 | 1 |
| Kate Forbes SNP MSP for Skye, Lochaber & Badenoch | Excluded | Serving politician | SNP MSP, incumbent politician. | 1 | 1 |
| Kate Hancock Global AI Council | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Kate Marshall Founder of TheGrai and author of AI at Work | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Founder of TheGrai, startup founder. | 1 | 1 |
| Kate Moore Chief investment officer · Citi Wealth | Excluded | Business executive | Chief Investment Officer at Citi Wealth. | 1 | 1 |
| Kate Nash | Excluded | Artist | Excluded before role classification. | 1 | 1 |
| Kate Riley Author | Excluded | Fiction or entertainment | Author of the debut novel Ruth. | 1 | 1 |
| Kate Rocklein Dr | Excluded | Position not verifiable | Insufficiently precise role. | 1 | 1 |
| Kate Ryan Food Writer and Founder of Flavour.ie | Excluded | Profession outside the 6 roles | Food writer, founder of Flavour.ie. | 1 | 1 |